RTD Talos (Cyprus)

Cyprus is currently the leading country in the world with respect to the application of solar water heaters for domestic applications, with more than 93 % of the houses equipped with such a system. The great majority of these solar water heaters are of the thermosiphonic type. Currently, the knowledge about the parameters affecting the ‘thermosiphonic phenomenon’ is rather poor while on an international level (International Organization for Standardization, ISO, and Comite Europeen de Normalisation CEN committees) there is no standard available to test thermosiphon solar collectors. The deeper understanding of the ‘thermosiphonic phenomenon’ and the identification of the key parameters affecting it is the main aim of a research project currently in process in Cyprus.