Useful Heat Gain
Useful heat gain is defined as the rate of heat transfer to the working fluid.
Symbol: qu
Measurement: PowerUnit: W
Note: Value can be positive or negative.
Instantaneous Collection Efficiency
Instantaneous collection efficiency is defined as ratio of useful heat gain to radiation incident on collector.
Symbol: ηi
Measurement: NAUnit: Unitless
Note: Value should be greater than 0.
Hourly Beam Component
Hourly beam component is defined as the solar radiation received from the Sun without having been scattered by the atmosphere per hour.
Symbol: Ib
Measurement: Heat Flux DensityUnit: J/sm²
Note: Value can be positive or negative.
Tilt Factor for Beam Radiation
Tilt factor for beam radiation is defined as the ratio of beam radiation flux falling on a tilted surface to that falling on an horizontal surface.
Symbol: rb
Measurement: NAUnit: Unitless
Note: Value can be positive or negative.
Hourly Diffuse Component
Hourly diffuse component is defined as the part of total radiation that reaches earth's surface after a change of its directions due to scattering by the atmosphere per hour.
Symbol: Id
Measurement: Heat Flux DensityUnit: J/sm²
Note: Value can be positive or negative.
Tilt factor for Diffused Radiation
Tilt factor for diffused radiation is the ratio of the diffuse radiation flux falling on the tilted surface to that falling on a horizontal surface.
Symbol: rd
Measurement: NAUnit: Unitless
Note: Value should be greater than 0.
Concentrator Aperture
Concentrator aperture is defined as the opening through which sun rays pass .
Symbol: W
Measurement: LengthUnit: m
Note: Value can be positive or negative.
Length of Concentrator
Length of concentrator is the length of concentrator from one end to other end.
Symbol: L
Measurement: LengthUnit: m
Note: Value can be positive or negative.