ASSIGNMENT 8

Question 1:
Givens:
,

Collector efficiency factor

Length of collector panel

Width of collector panel

Inlet water temperature

, , , ̇

, , ,

Solution:
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Time Ta (oc) It (MJ/m2K) S (MJ/m2K) qu η
7 to 8 am -11 0.02 --- --- ---
8 to 9 -8 0.43 0.35 0 0
9 to 10 -2 0.99 0.82 0 0
10 to 11 2 3.92 3.29 1.76 .448
11 to 12 3 3.36 2.84 1.42 .42
12 to 1 pm 6 4.01 3.39 1.93 .481

1 to 2 7 3.84 3.21 1.81 .471

2 to 3 8 1.96 1.63 0.57 .29
3 to 4 9 1.21 0.99 0.08 .066
4 to 5 7 0.05 --- --- ---

∑
∑
= 0.3839

0.6

0.5

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.1

0
7:12 8:24 9:36 10:48 12:00 13:12 14:24 15:36 16:48

-0.1
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Question 2:

Find the mean fluid and plate temperature for the previous problem where:
The inlet water temperature is The useful heat gain , ,
collector flow factor , , The hear removal factor , , and
the overall loss coefficient
Givens:

, , , ,

Solution:
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Question 3:
Find the two days of the year, where there is no shade at noon at the location
where the latitude

Rules 

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Givens 

Required 

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Days when there’s no shadow at the noon 

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