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Does Copper Conduct Heat Better than cPVC?
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[QUOTE="Steven Bolgiano, post: 6438690, member: 643284"] Apologies for delaying responding! I'm on the road and missed your message. I will follow up with more info in another reply... But the surface of the bladder tank (in contact with the copper tube radiators) cannot exceed 60C, and the digestate within the tank cannot exceed 50C. In the warmer seasons (mid-atlantic coast), no heating of the tank is needed. My project is exploring through solar heating, the feasibility of extending the months anaerobic digestion can be used in regions that experience a cold weather. I do think you're correct that there is a equalization that will occur between the two materials, that would be near impossible to predict. But I think it's safe to say that you're dealing with a cPVC that absorbs and releases heat energy significantly slower than the copper that absorbs the heat and releases it much more efficiently. Because with this project nearly no solar water heat is required in the summer and in the coldest part of the winter, the heat that can be created from solar energy is only enough to keep the biodigester from going dormant, but not enough to create a significant amount of methane... I need to start talking to people about thermal couples and thermal switches so that I can reroute the hot water to a storage system when I don't need it going to the digester. Clear as mud I bet huh? Ha! Thanks so much for that answer, although it may have not been specific I think it was correct [/QUOTE]
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