Abstract: A set of general graphical relationships has been developed for establishing the receiver-reflector area ratio which will provide the maximum useful heat delivery from a focusing collector. The ...

Abstract: Although the performance of solar domestic hot water (SDHW) systems has been well studied, there are several promising control alternatives that have not been thoroughly investigated. Reduced ...

Abstract: A technique for optimizing the design of focusing solar collectors was developed through a detailed study of the energy balances for a parabolic-cylindrical reflector with tubular receivers of ...

Abstract: The variation with wavelength of thermal radiation properties of coated surfaces is important for solar energy absorbers and in other applications, and depends on the optical properties of the ...

Abstract: Current-voltage characteristics of silicon solar cells cooled by conduction or convection at radiation levels up to 60 langleys per minute are reported for several cell temperatures. Maximum power ...

Abstract: The effects of thermal capacitance in the modeling of the performance of a flat plate solar collector have often been neglected because of the computation involved. But because the solar ...

Abstract: A modification to the f -Chart method has been developed to predict monthly and annual performance of thermosyphon solar domestic hot water systems. Stratification in the storage tank is accounted ...