Assignment-1

Report
on
Estimation of Solar Insolation Data of 5 cities in Odisha


Submitted by
Nehal Ahmad
Roll No.:15

as a part of curriculum for 2
nd
Semester of
M.Tech Heat Power Engg for the session 2013-14.





Submitted to
Prof. Sandeep Joshi
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Shri Ramdeobaba College Of Engg. & Mgmt. Nagpur


I. Results Table:





Sr.No




Location Details

Values of
constants for
given locations
based on
Gopinathans
relation

Calculated
value of H
g
{Average of all
months}
(KJ/m
2
-day)

Calculated
value of H
g
{Average of all
months}
(KW/m
2
-day)

22-year
average
value of
H
g
[1]
State City Latitude,
Longitude
Elevation,
m

a

b
1



Odisha
Bhubaneshswar 20.27N,
85.84E
45 .4593 .2040 22532 6.2589 4.82
2 Cuttack 20.27N,
85.52E
36 .4579 .2125 22783 6.328 4,82
3 Brahmapur 19.32N,
84.78E
26 .4757 .2057 23276 6.4658 4.82
4 Rourkela 22.25N,
85.00E
219 .3327 .2320 18985 5.2737 4.82
5 Puri 19.48N,
85.49E
0 .4934 .1944 23473 6.52 4.96









II. Plots obtained using data

1. Solar insolation for Bhubaneshwar(20.27N, 85.84E; Elevation=45m)







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Hg(kW/m2-day)
Average
2. Solar insolation for Cuttack(20.27N, 85.52E; Elevation=36m)











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Hg(kW/m2-day)
Avg
3. Solar insolation data for Brahmapur(19.32N, 84.78E; Elevation=26m)











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4. Solar insolation for Rourkela(22.25N, 85.00E; Elevation=219m)












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Hg(kW/m2-day)
Avg
5. Solar insolation plot for Puri(19.48N, 85.49E; Elevation=0m)




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Hg(kW/m2-day)
Avg