A Dynamic Multinode Model for Component-Oriented Thermal Analysis of Flat-Plate Solar Collectors

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">Testing</td><td align="center">Model</td><td align="center">Difference</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Glazing</td><td align="center">71°C</td><td align="center">71°C</td><td align="center">±0 K</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Absorber</td><td align="center">174°C</td><td align="center">175°C</td><td align="center">+1 K</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Backside (outside)</td><td align="center">54°C</td><td align="center">55°C</td><td align="center">+1 K</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Collector component temperatures during stagnation of a conventional flat-plate collector in testing and simulation.

Journal of Solar Energy

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