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Testing Application Forms for customers:

• Application Form for Solar Flat Plate Collector (FPC)


• Application Form for Solar Box Cooker (SBC)


• Application Form for ETC Based Solar Water Heating System

Testing Fee Structure

Events

The following events have been conducted under the aegis of Regional Test Center-

1. "Skill Development Program on Solar Systems", 29-30 Jan 2015 at NIT Silchar, funded by the Institute. Audiences were local nearby village entrepreneurs. Both theoretical and field training was imparted. Speakers were: Prof. N.V. Deshpande, Director, Dr. A. Biswas, Dr. R.G. Nair.


2. One-day Workshop on "Awareness and Technical Discussion on Solar Thermal Systems" was organized on 29th Nov 2015. Audiences were faculty, students, staffs, fabricators, and Entrepreneurs. Speakers were: Prof. N.V. Deshpande, Director, Prof. M.G. Takwale, emeritus Prof. of Pune University, Dr. A. Biswas, Mr. J. Saikia, Neutech Solar Systems, Bengaluru, Mr. D. Adhikari, HUGE energy solutions, Guwahati.


3. One-day Workshop on "Manufacturing Solar Water Heating System and Solar Photovoltaic System" was organized on 5th May 2016. Audiences were faculty, pass-out engineering and post graduate students, staffs, fabricators, and Entrepreneurs. Speakers were: Dr. A. Biswas, Mr. J. Saikia, Neutech Solar Systems, Bengaluru, Mr. D. Adhikari, HUGE Energy Solutions, Guwahati, Mr. Venkatesh G. Hegde, Neutech Solar Systems, Bengaluru.

Research and Development (R & D)

• Students working in the RTC have developed new absorber shapes of the FPC of less than 100 LPD capacity by the following manner:
  • Single continuous rectangular absorber duct of size 1.96m x 0.96m x 0.01 m replacing copper riser tubes having a direct heat transfer between top absorber sheet and the fluid.
  • Four parallel rectangular absorber duct of size 1m x 0.85m x 0.012m replacing copper riser tubes having a direct heat transfer between top absorber sheet and the fluid as shown below-
  


• Students indigenously developed a storage collector for 100 LPD water heater by the following manner-
  • Riser tubes have been replaced with a wavy continuous duct for more heat absorption. It is shown below-
  

Facilities

Regional Test Center (RTC) at NIT Silchar carries out testing of solar thermal gadgets as per details given below:

1. Flat plate collector as per IS 12933 (Part 1) : 2003
2. Box type solar cooker as per IS 13429 (Part 1) : 2000
3. Evacuated tube collector based hot water system as per MNRE draft Standard MED 04(1050)C

1. Consultancy: Design, development, commissioning and monitoring the performance of renewable devices and systems, organizing seminars, workshops, and business meets, etc.
2. Testing: Performance testing of renewable devices and systems for the purpose of certification and product improvement.
3. Training: For users, technicians, students, teachers and researchers, fabricators, financiers and policy makers.

• Pyranometer
• Air Temperature Sensor
• Relative Humidity Sensor
• Fluid Temperature Sensors
• Digital Weighing Balance
• Electromagnetic flow meter
• Rotameter
• Data Logger
• Three cup Anemometer for wind speed
• Temp. Oven
• Digimatic Micrometer
• Digimatic Caliper
• Digital Multimeter
• Measuring Tape
• Pressure Gauge
• Digital Thermometer
• Stop watch (digital)
• K-Type thermocouple.

Contact Details

• Dr. A. Biswas,
  Principal Investigator,
  M.E. Deptt., NIT Silchar,
  Silchar, Assam-788010.
  Mob.: +91-9435500659.
  E-mail: agnibis[at]mech[dot]nits[dot]ac[dot]in
  


• Prof. R.D. Misra,
  Head, RTC Silchar,
  M.E. Deptt., NIT Silchar,
  Silchar, Assam-788010.
  Mob.: +91-9435072301.
  E-mail: rdmisra[at]mech[dot]nits[dot]ac[dot]in