Structural and Thermal Analysis of Asphalt Solar Collector Using Finite Element Method

Table 1

Properties of material.

Layer	Density, (kg/m^3)	Thermal conductivity, (W/mK)	Specific heat,; (J/kgK)	Young’s modulus,; (Mpa)	Poisson ratio,
HMA (layer 1)	2600	1.83	920	3500	0.4
Base (layer 2)	2600	1.83	920	3500	0.45
Subgrade (layer 3)	2200	1.7	1800	2800	0.45
Copper tube	8700	400	385	1.1 × 10^5	0.34