Combined collector-reflector systems

A.A. Arata and R.W. Geddes

Energy, 1986, vol. 11, issue 6, 621-630

Abstract: The use of flat-plate reflectors can substantially improve the performance of flat-plate collectors. We present the fundamental characteristics of a simulation program to estimate the optimum configuration of reflectors, which should be added to a solar plant, under a variety of design parameters, in order to yield the greatest economic benefit. The performance results for these collector-reflector plants are compared with traditional, single-cover collector plants, as well as with plants made up of collectors with different numbers of cover plates. The flat-plate reflector is incorporated in large-scale solar collector plants; the reflector-enhancement factor and its cost are taken into account. A sensitivity analysis is performed to visualize the behaviour of these novel systems under different cost and operating conditions.

Date: 1986
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DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(86)90110-6

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