Citation
Abstract
This article is the first of two which describe and analyze the thermal performance of the new General Electric vacuum tube solar collector. The assumptions and mathematical modeling are presented. The problem is reduced to the formulation of two simultaneous linear differential equations characterizing the collector thermal behavior. After applying the boundary conditions, a general solution is obtained which is found similar to the general Hottel, Whillier and Bliss form but with a complex flow factor.
Details
- Volume
- 42-49
- Published
- February 15, 1979
- Pages
- 116–131
- File Size
- 1.0 MB