A Cost Effective Desalination Plant Using a Solar Chimney with Recycled Aluminum Can Collector

Table 2

Dimensions and specifications of RAC solar collector.

Data assumed	Value(s)
Length of collector	1.5 m
Width of collector	0.6 m
Length of absorber plate ()	1.5 m
Width of absorber plate ()	0.6 m
Spacing between absorber plate and bottom plate ()	1.5 cm
Air flow rate ()	200 kg/hr
Air inlet temperature ()	30°C
Ambient temperature ()	28°C
Solar flux incident on the collector face ()	950 W/m^2-°C
Transmissivity ()	0.85
Top loss coefficient ()	6.2 W/m^2-°C
Bottom loss coefficient ()	0.8 W/m^2-°C
Emissivity top plate and bottom plate surfaces =	0.95