Glass Tubes For Collecting Solar Power

This article takes a look at some examples of the application and use of glass tubes for solar collectors. Have you ever thought about thermos flasks? If they can keep tea, coffee and other products hot, it is because, between the two layers of glass that the walls of the flask are made of, there is a vacuum space, which improves the insulation and stops dispersion of heat. This kind of technology is also used for the collection of solar power, using hollow transparent glass vacuum tubes positioned next to each other. These tubes have a yield higher than that of the most known and widespread flat glass collectors because of the vacuum created between the glass covering and the collection plate.