Planar solar reflectors
- 1 October 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Ambient Energy
- Vol. 3 (4) , 195-202
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01430750.1982.9675851
Abstract
A planar reflector is preferred to curved alternatives as a concentrating or augmenting device for a flat-plate solar collector. The performance characteristics of a reflector-augmented collector have previously been determined, and are reviewed in this paper. Particular emphasis is placed on the practical application of the principal results to single reflector and V-trough systems. The usefulness of highly reflective, horizontal diffuse surface to a tilted collector, and the comparative performance of a faceted reflector containing two planar segments are also discussed.Keywords
This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Stationary reflector-augmented flat-plate collectorsSolar Energy, 1982
- Bi-yearly adjusted V-trough concentratorsSolar Energy, 1982