STANDARDIZED PERFORMANCE TESTS OF COLLECTORS OF SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY - A SELECTIVELY COATED, STEEL COLLECTOR WITH ONE TRANSPARENT COVER

摘要

This preliminary data report gives basic test results of a flat-plate solar collector whose performance was determined in the NASA- Lewis solar simulator. The collector was tested over ranges of inlet temperatures, fluxes and coolant flow rates. Collector efficiency is correlated in terms of inlet temperature and flux level.