Industrial Visit to
SSV Rubber Private Limited (Solar Division), Ghaziabad
29th September, 2017
An industrial visit to SSV Rubber Private Limited (Solar Division), Ghaziabad was organized by the DGI-ISTE Student Chapter, Dronacharya Group of Institutions, Greater Noida on 29th September 2017. Twenty Six students of CE and ME Branch from 1st Year along with Dr. S. K. Srivastava, Professor-Applied Sciences Departmentwent for the visit.
The aim of the visit was to enhance technical and practical knowledge about manufacturing and production of SOLAR WATER HEATER.
Mr. B. K. Sharma (Plant Head) and Mr. Akshay Sharma (Engineer) welcomed the students Mr. Sharma gave an overview of the products exclusively developed and manufactured by the unit.
Mr. Sharma explained Flat-plate collectors whichtypically consist of copper tubes fitted to flat absorber plates. The most common configuration is a series of parallel tubes connected at each end by two pipes, the inlet and outlet manifolds. The flat plate assembly is contained within an insulated box, and covered with tempered glass. Flat plate collectors are typically sized to contain 40 gallons of water. Two collectors provide roughly half of the hot water needed to serve a family of four.
Students were divided into groups of ten for the plant visit.
During the plant visit, students witnessed copper pipe fitting, Absorber Coating, Collector Transparent Cover, Collector Insulation, Collector Sealants and Collector Testing.
Mr. Sharma said that the manufactured product is sent to the quality department for testing under Government standard norms.
The visit was very useful which provided the students with an opportunity to learn the technology of solar industry.