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Derived Parameters

 
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/mK2)
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 (m2)
cover tube transmittance at normal incidence
   absorber tube absorptance at normal incidence
          linear loss coefficient per unit aperture area (W/ m2 K) ( 1)
 quadratic loss coefficient per unit aperture area (W/m2K2)  ( 1)
 distance the receiver tube extends beyond the reflector at end of each collector unit (m)
 collector unit reflector length (m) ( )