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From: Parametric modeling and simulation of photovoltaic panels with earth water heat exchanger cooling
Parameters | Properties |
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PV/T collector length | 1.20 m |
PV/T collector width | 1.59 m |
Thermal conductivity of absorber plate | 385 W/m K |
Copper tube diameter (OD) | 0.012 m |
PV efficiency at reference condition | 12 % |
PV panel reference temperature | 25 °C |
HDPE pipe thermal conductivity | 0.40 W/m K |
Galvanized Iron (GI) pipe thermal conductivity | 16 W/m K |
Steel pipe thermal conductivity | 54 W/m K |
Fluid density | 1000 kg/m3 |
Fluid thermal conductivity | 0.55 W/m K |
Buried pipe depth | 3.5 m |