Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780470501979
Author: Frank P. Incropera, David P. DeWitt, Theodore L. Bergman, Adrienne S. Lavine
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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Chapter 6, Problem 6.11P
A concentrating solar collector consists of a parabolic reflector and a collector tube of diameter D, through which flows a working fluid that is heated with concentrated solar irradiation. Throughout the day, the reflector is slowly repositioned to track the sun. For wind conditions characterized by a steady, horizontal flow normal to the tube axis, the local heat transfer coefficient on the tube surface varies, as shown in the schematic for various reflector positions. 
- Estimate the value of the average heat transfer coefficient over the entire collector tube surface for each of the three cases.
- Assuming the tube receives the same amount of solar irradiation in each case, which case would have the highest collector efficiency?
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