Question: ( P 7 ) ) Solar radiation is incident on the glass cover of a solar collector at a rate of (

\( P 7\)) Solar radiation is incident on the glass cover of a solar collector at a rate of \(650\mathrm{~W}/\mathrm{m}^{2}\). The glass transmits 88 percent of the incident radiation and has an emissivity of 0.90. The hot water needs of a family in summer can be met completely by a collector 1.5 m high and 2 m wide, and tilted \(40^{\circ}\) from the horizontal. The temperature of the glass cover is measured to be \(40^{\circ}\mathrm{C}\) on a calm day when the surrounding air temperature is \(20^{\circ}\mathrm{C}\). The effective sky temperature for radiation exchange between the glass cover and the open sky is \(-40^{\circ}\mathrm{C}\). Water enters the tubes attached to the absorber plate at a rate of 1\(\mathrm{kg}/\mathrm{min}\). Assuming the back surface of the absorber plate to be heavily insulated and the only heat loss occurs through the glass cover, determine (a) the total rate of heat loss from the collector, (b) the collector efficiency, which is the ratio of the amount of heat transferred to the water to the solar energy incident on the collector, and (c) the temperature rise of water as it flows through the collector.
\ ( P 7 \ ) ) Solar radiation is incident on the

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