Low-profile solar water heaters: The mirror booster problem revisited

D. Faiman; A. Zemel

doi:10.1016/0038-092X(88)90011-4

Low-profile solar water heaters: The mirror booster problem revisited

D. Faiman, A. Zemel

The Swiss Institute for Dryland Environmental and Energy Research

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We discuss the use of a plane mirror, attached to the elevated storage tank of a thermosiphon solar water heater, in order to lower the total profile of the system. The discussion includes a critical review of some of the simplifying assumptions that have been made by previous authors who have proposed the use of mirror boosters in order to enhance the energy collection of flat-plate receivers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	385-390
Number of pages	6
Journal	Solar Energy
Volume	40
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0038-092X(88)90011-4
State	Published - 1 Jan 1988

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