Constants:

Terminal Pressure
Gas constant
Molecular weight (air)
surface roughness of drawn tubing ():
surface roughness of commercial steel ():
Emmisivity (black oil paint):
Stefan Boltzmann Constant:
inside/outside fouling factor
Thermal conductivity (k) for stainless steel
Diameter of coil (inside)
Diameter of coil (outside)
Length of coil
Diameter of tube (between compressor and solar coil)
Length or tube (between compressor and solar coil)
Number of 90 degree elbows
Data recorded
Pressure of compressor discharge (gauge)
Temperature initial
Temperature terminal
Temperature heat trap
Temperature compressor discharge
Temperature ambient
Properties
Temperature average (solar coil)
Temperature average (tube between compressor and solar coil)
Viscosity of air
Viscosity of air (tube between compressor and solar coil)
Pressure of compressor discharge
Area cross sec'n of tube between compressor and solar coil
Area cross sec'n of solar coil
Air density average
Pressure at initial
Thermal conductivity (k) for air
Specific Heat (Cp) for air
Heat transfer area (inside)
Heat transfer area (outside)
Prandtl number:
Determination of air mass rate (trial and error)
*Assume value for mass rate until computed terminal pressure is approximately equal to
Mass rate

Initial pressure
Terminal pressure
velocity (solar coil)
velocity (tube between compressor and solar coil)
Fanning friction factor (tube between compressor and solar coil)
Fanning friction factor (solar coil)
Reynold's number (tube between compressor and solar coil)
Reynolds number for inside of pipe
Reynolds number for outside of pipe
Determination of heat transfer from radiation and convection:
Radiative heat transfer coefficient
Convective heat transfer coefficient
Heat transfer from radiation and convection

Determination of heat transfer to air

Fanning friction factor (inside)
Fanning friction factor (outside)
Inside heat coefficient
Outside heat coefficient
Overall heat transfer coefficient
Heat transfer to air

Equipment efficiency
Efficiency
Theoretical output temperature
Theoretical output temperature

Value

Unit
101325 Pa
8.314 J/mol/K
0.029 kg/mol
0.00000152 m
0.0000457 m
0.94 5.6704E-008 W/m^2/K^4
2840 W/m^2/K
45 W/m/K
0.035 m
0.039 m
20 m
0.009 m
6.23 m
49 -

Notes

System Description: The system consists

reflectors and a double heat trap. The co
discharge point via a rubber tube. The co
atmosphere for the air flowing inside it.

from perry's
from perry's
source: http://www.thermoworks.com/learning/emissivity_table
approximate value for gases from geankoplis
from perry's

15 psig
312 K
352.5 K
345.5 K
315 K
309 K

332.25 K
313.5 K
2.003783779267E-005 Pa*s
1.917785069138E-005 Pa*s
204717.857142857 Pa
0.000063585 m^2
0.000961625 m^2
1.5962453632 kg/m^3
202768.163265306 Pa
0.0283806919 W/m/K
29.0378802235 J/mol/K
2.198 m^2
2.4492 m^2
0.7069599145 -

dippr from perry's

dippr from perry's
unit conversion

ideal gas assumption

ideal gas assumption
dippr from perry's
dippr from perry's

ure is approximately equal to terminal pressure

0.00694 kg/s
An initial pressure is assumed to compute for the mass rate of t

161517.17657235 Pa
101322.236565544 Pa
4.5212037201 m/s
68.3762291006 m/s
0.0053368597 0.0078817264 51220.9195764494 12605.8145204841 14046.4790371109 -

mechanical energy balance for gases between compressor and

mechanical energy balance for gases at solar coil (ideal gas)

Turbulent, fanning friction factor is independent of Reynold's nu

Turbulent, fanning friction factor is independent of Reynold's nu
Turbulent, fanning friction factor is independent of Reynold's nu

7.49530112 W/m^2/K
7.5011894861 W/m^2/K
1203.1234518598 W

0.007382894 0.0071706577 29.2122470323 W/m^2/K

28.5449251036 W/m^2/K
12.9873943268 W/m^2/K
1288.253410497 W

Using an equation suitable for turbulent fluids

Using an equation suitable for turbulent fluids

107.0757459266 %

334.0763370809 deg Celsius

61.076337

cription: The system consists of a stainless steel solar coil exposed to sunlight with
nd a double heat trap. The coil's initial/entry point is connected to the compressor's
oint via a rubber tube. The coil has an open exit/terminal point exposed to the
for the air flowing inside it.

m/learning/emissivity_table

eankoplis

mpute for the mass rate of the 2 energy balance equations

es between compressor and solar coil (ideal gas)

es at solar coil (ideal gas)

ndependent of Reynold's number

ndependent of Reynold's number
ndependent of Reynold's number

ulent fluids
ulent fluids