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Q1.

Calculae the equivalent radiation flux falling on the solar collector Today at 8 AM at Udupi
(13.3409° N, 74.7421° E), it is tilted at an angle of 32º wrt ground and rotated at an ange of 28º wrt
to south direction.

= 7.34

Calculate the equivalent radiation flux falling on the solar collector on August 15 at 8 AM at Udupi
(13.3409° N, 74.7421° E), it is tilted at an angle of 32º wrt ground and rotated at an ange of 28º wrt
to south direction and receiving beam radiation intensity of 900 W/m2.

=0.63=50.24=567 w/m2

Q 2. In Udupi (13.3° N, 74.5° E) a 2 m2 solar flat plate collector is used to heat water. The collector is
installed facing due south and inclined at 40º to the horizontal surface on May-15. This collector is
tested for its instantaneous efficiency at 10:25 AM [Standard time] (equation of time correction -5
min). The flow rate through the collector was maintained at 70 kg/hr-m2. The inlet water
temperature is 35º C. While ambient temperature is 30º C. At the same time pyranometer without
shading ring give the reading of 900 W/m2 and with shading ring gave 150 W/m2. Neglect the
reflected radiation from the surface.

Calculate the (a)Total radiation (b)Efficiency of the collector (c) Collector outlet temperature (d)
Solar altitude angle. Assume Cp = 4.2 KJ/kg K ; τ𝜶 =0.84 ; FR= 0.822 ;

UL = 5.5 W/m2-K.

Given : A = 2 m2

β = 40º ; day number (n) = 135 ;


LAT = 10:25 – 4(82.5 – 74.5) – 5 = 10 AM ω = 30º

m = 70 kg/hr-m2 = 0.0195 kg/s-m2

Inlt water temperature(Ti) = 35º C = 308 K ; Ambeint temperature(Ta) = 30º C = 303 K

Pyranometer without shading ring (Ig) = 900 W/m2

Pyranometer with shading ring gave (Id) = 150 W/m2

Ib = 750 W/m2

= 18.78

S=(

S=(

= 0.678
= 0.88

= 761.7 W/m2

S=(

S=(

There are two equations for Qu. Using eq. 1 find Qu substitute that in the another equation Eq.2

Altitude angle

Q3. Calculate the monthly average hourly global and hourly diffuse radiation during the
month of January on a horizontal surface at Kashmir (33.8° N, 75.3° E) with the given data.
Time 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM (IST) (Equation of time correction 3 min). The average number of
sunshine hours per day is 9 ;
a = 0.27 b = 0.43 for Monthly average daily solar radiation. Klein’s recommendation for the
month of January is 17. For Monthly average hourly radiation, a = 0.54; b = 0.51.

LAT = 2:00 hour – 4(82.5-75.3) + 3 = 1 Hour 35 Minute ;

Day number (n) = 17

 is the Declination angle


= -20.91

= 10.025 Hour

10.77*3600 = 38772 kJ/m2-day

25178.998 kJ/m2-day

Hd = 7921 kJ/m2-day

=1736.81
Id = 540.35

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