Plane and parabolic solar panels

2009/05/14 by J. H. O. Sales, A. T. Suzuki, Sales, J. H. O. +1
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Architecture and Computational Design #FOS: Physical sciences #General Physics (physics.gen-ph) #Structural Analysis and Optimization #physics.gen-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0905.2440

3 pages and 3 figures

arxiv created 2009/05/14 · openalex publication_date 2009/05/14 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

We present a plane and parabolic collector that absorbs radiant energy and transforms it in heat. Therefore we have a panel to heat water. We study how to increment this capture of solar beams onto the panel in order to increase its efficiency in heating water.

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