Small-Scale Flat Plate Collectors for Solar Thermal Scavenging in Low Conductivity Environments

Table 2

Small-scale solar collector specification variables.

Variable	Range
Ambient temperature,	298 K
Absorber plate temperature,	363–388 K
Absorber plate emittance,	0.1
Glass cover emittance,	0.90
Collector tilt angle, β	0°
Collector length, L	0.04 m
Collector width, W	0.04 m
Number of cover, N	1
Insulation material	Vacuum
Wind heat transfer coefficient,	1–10 W/m^2 K
Top loss coefficient,	1.68–4.40 W/m^2 K
Total loss coefficient,	3.10–7.86 W/m^2 K