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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 180, 2020
9th International Conference on Thermal Equipments, Renewable Energy and Rural Development (TE-RE-RD 2020)
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| Article Number | 02016 | |
| Number of page(s) | 12 | |
| Section | Renewable Energy | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202018002016 | |
| Published online | 24 July 2020 | |
Energy and exergy analysis of a flat plate collector using collector test equations
“Politehnica” University of Bucharest, Department of Engineering Thermodynamics, 313 Splaiul Independentei, 060042, Bucharest, Romania
* Corresponding author: adina_gheorghian@yahoo.com
This paper presents the energetic and exergetic analysis of a widely used flat plate collector based on the collector testing equations. The evaluation of the performances of the collector is done under the climatic conditions corresponding to a typical meteorological year in Constanta, Romania. Using a dimensionless-geometric optimization criterion, the climatic conditions for which the energy efficiency and exergetic efficiency have the maximum values are determined. The optimal weather conditions for the collector's operation are: the solar irradiation of 916 W/m2 and the air temperature of 15.4 °C; under these conditions, the energy and exergy efficiencies of the collector are 57% and 4.8%, respectively.
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