Research Article

Performance Investigation and Structure Optimization of a Flat Dual-Function Solar Collector

Table 3

Water heating efficiency of the collector in different days.

Date (°C)Tinital (°C)Tfinal (°C) (°C) (MJ/m2 day) (%) (%)

03/3118.5 13.0 55.2 42.2 24.3 58.2 4.37
04/0126.5 28.5 58.1 29.7 18.0 55.2 5.37
04/0722.2 17.2 51.9 34.7 19.2 60.8 4.88
04/2624.2 17.1 57.7 40.6 22.8 59.7 4.46
05/0926.4 22.6 43.0 20.4 11.3 60.6 6.90
05/1027.4 23.0 58.8 35.8 20.9 57.5 4.79
05/1128.4 28.4 58.6 30.2 17.7 57.3 5.31
05/1630.3 32.6 60.3 27.7 16.6 56.0 5.61
05/2121.8 17.8 54.7 36.9 21.2 58.3 4.71
06/0227.4 28.0 52.3 24.4 14.5 56.4 6.10
06/0832.6 25.7 57.3 31.7 17.3 61.4 5.15
06/1231.9 26.4 55.5 29.1 16.3 60.0 5.44