Research Article
A Dynamic Multinode Model for Component-Oriented Thermal Analysis of Flat-Plate Solar Collectors
Table 2
Characteristics of the field-testing collector.
| Collector |
| Gross length | 1.987 | [m] | Gross width | 1.046 | [m] | Gross area | 2.078 | [m²] | Aperture area | 1.903 | [m²] | Weight (empty) | 39 | [kg] | Liquid content | 1.12 | [l] |
| Glazing |
| Thickness | 0.0032 | [m] | Transmission coefficient τ | 0.918 | [—] |
| Absorber |
| Absorber area | 1.903 | [m²] | Absorption coefficient | 0.95 | [—] | Emission coefficient | 0.04 | [—] | Number of risers | 10 | [—] |
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