Guide for calculating collection efficiency for the shallow solar pond (applicable for any horizontal flat plate solar collector)
The collection efficiemcy of a solar collector system was calculated by a method of Hottel and Whillier and Liu and Jordan. The method calculates the hourly rate of energy collecti on and the long term on monthly average collection efficiency based upon monthly average daily solar insolation data and daytime temperatures obtained from Weather Bureau data. The method provides the most realistic values of collection efficiency that can be obtained for a given collector system in a given location. Not only is the monthly variation taken into account but also the statistical effect of bad weather. The Solar'' computer program was written to calculate average hourly values of collected heat ficiency. (MCW) Energy flow charts for the U. S., showing the origin and disposition of energy for the years 1950, 1960, 1970, 1980, 1985, and l990, are presented along with a discussion of their development and the implications of the data they represent. An appendix describes the construction of one chart in detail, serving as an example of the method. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore Lab.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- NSA Number:
- NSA-29-026379
- OSTI ID:
- 4331019
- Report Number(s):
- UCID--16446
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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