Research Article

[Retracted] Thermal Analysis of the Solar Dish Array Concentrator System

Table 1

Nomenclature.

SimpleAbbreviations

AaAperture area of the collector
ArAperture area of the receiver
QoptThe rate of the optical energy absorbed by the receiver
QoutUseful energy delivered to the total incoming solar energy
QLossThe rate of the energy lost from the receiver to the ambience
Specular reflectance of the concentrator
Transmittance of the glass
Absorbance of the receiver
Beam insolation incident on the collector aperture
SReceiver shading factor
TAveraged receiver temperature
TambAmbient temperature
ULThe overall heat loss coefficient
Temperature of the fluid exiting the receiver
Temperature of the fluid entering the receiver
Convective coefficient
Radiation coefficient between the receiver (or glass cover) and the ambient
Stefan–Boltzmann constant
Emittance of the absorbing surface
Nusselt number
Reynolds numbers
Wind speed
Diameter of the receiver
NViscosity