What would be direct beam insolation on the collector at solar noon for days when a south-facing collector in Dallas be tipped up to have it normal to the Sun's rays at solar noon

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What would be direct beam insolation on the collector at solar noon for days when a south-facing collector in Dallas be tipped up to have it normal to the Sun's rays at solar noon?

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   In general, the optimum orientation of collector in the northern hemisphere is true south. But we can tilt the collector up to 90º east or west of true south. Thsese alternation does not majorly affect the collector performance.

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