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Solar Collector Plate

Collector plate

1 m wide, W=1 m

Water tubes

x

insulation

Radiation heat transfer in

T

Question: what will be the temperature distribution of the plate, T(x), if there is a constant radiation heat flux q” coming in. For simplicity, assume the temperature immediately below the water tube is constant, T(x=L)=TO.

x=L=0.1(m)

Water

flow

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