Total aperture area(m²)

system total aperture area (m2)
Reflector rim angle

reflector rim angle
Concentration

concentration ratio
Reflector rim angle

reflector rim angle
Concentration

concentration ratio
Reference collector efficiency

reference collector efficiency for beam radiation.
Total fluid flowrate

system design fluid flow rate (l/h) (total over all rows).
Order loss coeffs per unit of tube

linear loss coefficient per unit collector tube length (W/mK)

quadratic loss coefficient per unit collector tube length (W/mK
2)
where:

number of collector units in each serially-connected collector

number of collector rows configured in parallel

reflector width (m) (

4.0)

outer radius of absorber tube (mm)

intercept factor

mirror reflectance

collector unit aperture area (m
2)

cover tube transmittance at normal incidence

absorber tube absorptance at normal incidence

linear loss coefficient per unit aperture area (W/ m
2 K) (

1)

quadratic loss coefficient per unit aperture area (W/m
2K
2) (

1)

distance the receiver tube extends beyond the reflector at end of each collector unit (m)

collector unit reflector length (m) (

)