19–33 Solar radiation is incident on the glass cover of a solar collector. The total rate of heat loss from the collector, the
collector efficiency, and the temperature rise of water as it flows through the collector are to be determined.
Assumptions 1 Steady operating conditions exist. 2 The critical Reynolds number is Recr = 5105. 3 Heat exchange on the
Analysis (a) Assuming wind flows across 2 m surface, the
Reynolds number is determined from
6
25 10036.1
/sm 10608.1
m) m/s)(2 3600/100030(
Re
VL
L
which is greater than the critical Reynolds number. Using the
Nusselt number relation for combined laminar and turbulent flow,
the average heat transfer coefficient is determined to be
1378)7282.0](871)10036.1(037.0[Pr)871Re037.0(
3/18.063/18.0
k
hL
Nu
The rate of heat loss from the collector by radiation is
)(
44282
44
surrssrad TTAQ
Solar radiation
Ts = 35C