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Incident angle modifiers for evacuated tube collectors

Conference · · Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5745509

Ray trace calculations are performed to acquire the normal-incidence optial efficiencies and incident angle modifiers for four commercial evacuated tube collectors. The significance of the incident angle modifiers is illustrated by comparing the efficiencies of collectors with tubes aligned north-south. The calculations are compared with measured data for one of the collectors and with solar simulator data. (LEW)

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab., IL
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
5745509
Report Number(s):
CONF-810509-(Vol.1)
Journal Information:
Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States), Journal Name: Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States) Vol. 4.1; ISSN PMSID
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English