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Solar Collector
Evacuated Tube Collectors Line Focus Collectors

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Flat Plate Collectors Point Focus Collectors

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 Flat Plate Collector
MEEN 616 : Solar Thermal Analysis, Design & Testing
Moza Ibrahim Alteneiji , KU ID:100053503
Instructor : Dr. Matteo Chiesa

OCTOBER 2022
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Overview:
• Solar Thermal System Components
• Flat Plate Collector Components
• Application
• Specification
• Glazing Cover Transmission:
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Flat Plate Collector

 Solar Thermal System Components
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Flat Plate Collector

 Flat Plate Collector Components
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Flat Plate Collector

o FPC uses both Direct & Diffuse radiation

o Typically, it raise the temperature about above the ambient

o Application:

Water Heating Air Conditioning Building Heating Industrial Process Heating

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Flat Plate Collector

 Specifications: Working Fluid

Water Air

 Specifications: Stationary
Not Tacking the Sun
NOTE: Orientation is Critical, WHY ?

Determined depending on:

• Location
• Intended Period of Operation
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 Glazing Cover Transmission: Transparent Cover of FPC
𝝉 :𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆
𝑰𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏
𝑪𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝜶 : 𝑨𝒃𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒍𝒂𝒕 𝒑𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒆

𝟐
( 𝟏 − 𝜶 )𝟐 𝝉 𝝆 𝒅 𝝆 𝒅 : 𝑹𝒆𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓
( 𝟏 − 𝜶) 𝝉
( 𝟏 − 𝜶 )𝟐 𝝉 𝝆 𝟐𝒅
𝝉 ( 𝟏 − 𝜶) 𝝉 𝝆 𝒅

𝜶 (𝟏 − 𝜶 )𝝉 𝝆𝒅 𝟐 𝟐
𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒕 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆
( 𝟏 − 𝜶) 𝝉 𝜶 𝝆 𝒅

Total Absorption at Flat plate:

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Flat Plate Collector

𝑪𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏:𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑪𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑭𝑷𝑪

Effective fraction of :Incoming solar radiation bsorbed by the flat plate:

∞
𝝉 𝜶=𝝉 𝜶 ∑ [ ( 𝟏− 𝜶 ) 𝝆 𝒅 ¿ ]
𝒏

𝒏=𝟎
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𝑹𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐 𝒐𝒇 : 𝑬𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒚 − 𝑨𝒃𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕

Number of Covers
For any angle of Incident

𝝉 𝜶
𝝉 𝜶𝒏 For Transparent Cover

NOTE:
Same value when radiation is  As No. of Cover the
NORMAL  As
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𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒃𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒃𝒆𝒅 𝑹𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏
.

Absorbed radiation per unit For Beam Radiation For Diffusive Radiation
area of the absorber plat
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References
• Duffie, J. A., Beckman, W. A., & Blair, N. (2020, March 24). Solar Engineering
of Thermal Processes, Photovoltaics and Wind: Photovoltaics and Wind (5th ed.).
Wiley.
• undefined [IIT Kanpur July 2018]. (2020, December 2). noc21-me34 - lec15.
YouTube. Retrieved October 10, 2022, from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ziy7cl3OvUA
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