AP-2610C Copper Absorber Plate

1inch headers, 1/2inch risers, 4 x 6.5 feet

Strength and Durability: Exclusive AET processes assure the world's finest welded and brazed joints. Heat and pressure are the secrets to the exclusive AET forge welding process that is renowned for its high performance and durability. AET's collar drilling uses a special bit which results in the production of a highly durable and superior brazed joint.

Image shows backside of a finned copper absorber plate.

Efficiency and Performance:

Efficient solar energy absorbers begin with high thermal conductivity between the fin and tube. The AET welding process actually makes the tube one with the fin and creates a joint at least two times wider than the thickness of the copper fin, resulting in a clean, uninterrupted heat path unlike any other.

AET absorbers have no soldered or crimped seam joints to weaken or fail. The forge welding actually strengthens the joint area, unlike other welding processes, such as ultrasonics, which causes a weakening of the fin around the joint area.

AET uses the world's finest solar selective coating on their absorbers. The revolutionary Crystal Clear™ coating was developed by AET as a collaborative effort working with Coating Industry Professionals from broad based backgrounds. Crystal Clear™ is environmentally benign and boasts an emissivity of approximately 0.10 and absorptivity of approximately 0.95 !