SET Proceedings 2978-4387 Caravel Press 10.65582/set.2010.200 2010.200 Heat Gain of a Solar Collector under Optimum Slope Angle in Kerman -Iran AbdolzadehM. mabdolzadh@yahoo.com MehrabianM. A. ma_mehrabian@yahoo.com Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Isalamic Azad University- Kerman Branch Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman 24082010 9 978-1-995850-04-7 1 10 24 August 2010 © 2010 Copyright WSSET 2010

In this study a mathematical model was used for estimating the total (global) solar radiation intensity on an inclined surface faced to south, and to determine the optimum slope angle for the solar collector in Kerman-Iran based on metrological data for a horizontal surface. The monthly, seasonal and yearly optimum slope angles were found. The gained heats for a solar collector based on the monthly, seasonal and yearly optimum slope angles were found. The results indicated that changing the monthly, seasonal and yearly slope angles causes to achieve a yearly gain of 23. 9%, 22.6% and 14.5% in solar radiation intensity respectively.

 Global solar radiation intensity Optimum slope angle Solar collectors Zero slope angle Heat gain 24 to 27 August 2010 9th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies SET2010 9 Shanghai, China