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"World Eneruy Resources 2016", Yearly Report APPENDIX 87 ime I Inlet 1 Outlet Temp. , Temp. n... i . ýýýýý (ýl1I ý_ _ý ý--- Table 5: Table nf Data 2 cm Covered copper tube with automatic system (Static Flow) Time Inlet Outlet Ambient Solar Humidity Tom.,,., Tenn Temp. Insolatlon (%) 10: 30am I 1: OOam I 1: 30am 12: OOpm 12: 30pin 1: 00pm I : 3Opm 2: OO))lll 2: 30pm i; OO1)111 1 : 30pm 4: UUpm 2nd Temp. (°C) 37 39 40 37 42 44 ýl l 1\) 34 34 34 35 ;? Temp. (°C) 65 68 71 4$ 78 100 46 44 42 42 41 ý; Tine Inlet Outlet Temp. Temp. (°c) (oc) j O: Oý)tllll ý 27 ý 40 10: 30A111 132 45 I I: O(Aim 13' ý44 11: ZOam 134 L5 0 I?: llO1ým ý ;ý 61 12: 301)m 137 52 I: OUý, m ý ;S ýý l: 3(lýým 17 Sl ý ;S 47 2: 0011111 ý 30 3 3: 0011111 37 30) 3: 3Oýýý» 37 4S 1: O(lýým ; ti 43 2 cm non-coN crcd copper tube automatic c kmbient Solar Humidity Wind Te p. Temp. Insulation (`%, ) (m/s) 10 0 UI i C) ient Temp. (°C) 37 40 40 38 40 F4--O 37 l7 3G 36 34 3l Ambient Temp. (°c) 40 7 I 1 36 39 46 45 37 39 ; ti ,s i; 7 ; ti Insolation (W/m') 819 826 859 218 935 964 306 284 542 565 287 209 Solar InsolatloQ I (W/IIl) 611 688 770 861 894 886 910 996 ýi9 372 54 49 46 57 40 41 49 50 53 51 62 76 Humidity ('V,, ) 35 34 36 36 40 41 41 41 40 47 4-5 56 50 Wind (m/s) 0.8 0.9 0.96 2.11 1.25 0.95 1.25 1.03 2.25 0.88 0.88 0.97 Wind (m/s) 2.27 1.67 0.98 0.90 0.85 0.87 0.88 0.78 0.90 1.01 1.03 1.05 1.03 2 cm Covered copper tube receiver manual 239 W ý67 A (C) 88 10: 30am 11: OOam 11: 30am 12: OOpm I2: 30pm 1: OOpm I : 30pm 2: OOpm 2: 30pm 3: 00pm 3: 30pm 25 30 39 49 36 36 36 38 35 35 35 37 2 cm Non-covered copper tube with manual system ., _-_ ý.. ý,. f ll.. rlýr ýmhiýnt Solar Humidity Insolation (\\'/1112) 714 Time Inlet Temp. ( °C) 1(1: 3Oam 1 31 Il : 00am 1 28 I 1: ')Ollill 131 12: O(ljým ý 32 1?: 3(lpm ý 33 l: OOpm 132 1: 3l)pin 2: 001111l 1 -11 ?:; (lpm 1i6 3: OO11m 1 35 3: 3U11m 1 12 1 cnº Covered cop 'tunºe Inlet "Icmp. (°C) 1O: OOam O IO: 3Oam 3ý I1 : l)l)am ý; I 1I : 3(lam 1?: (1(lhm 3 12: ')()1) m 3->" l : l)Uhm I:? ?: (1 ?. 3llhm 3: 0()(1 ii i7 37 25 37 27 44 46 37 51 53 50 49 Outlet Temp. (°C) 42 ýý 19 ýý 26 46 41 1l 58 29 per tute Outlet Temp. (°C) 119 4? 6() sý s1) (() yy 1(1(1 ý)S Q-3 ý% ý 32 35 34 35 36 36 ;4 35 36 17 36 Ambient Temp. (0C) 36 34 O 31 32 39 1 6 ,S ý 1 4 3 Nvith Autoi ýmhicut Tcmp. (°C) 45 42 47 42 -41) 4() 41 4(1 ;9 305 424 345 978 941 840 i- 7(l 910 880 1025 766 515 733 100 206 865 667 375 1166 309 253 vatic System (Static Flo Solar lnsolation 9 (WW'/m") 723 S9 i 945 74 61 61 58 54 52 53 48 46 44 45 ('/0) 54 56 55 74 74 60 49 57 50 63 63 29 32 27 32 ý1o 31 Wind (m/s) w) Wind (m/s) 2.18 2.13 2.15 2.05 1.96 1.26 1.17 1.42 1.46 1.66 1.33 I Huntidity ('%) 57? 673 34 34 31 875 q; 2 ý)6? 96 5 970 Q41 30 32 89 ===j::::; 1ý I Data for the water flow System 2 cni Aluminum tube with automatic s ystem Time Inlet Outlet Ambient Solar Temp. Temp. Temp. Insolation (°C) (°C) (°C) (W/m`) 10: 00äm 28 37 40 489 10: 30am 31 48 42 650 11: 00am 35 56 44 695 11: 30am 36 61 44 749 12: 00pm 38 68 43 783 12: 30pm 37 60 37 561 1: 00pm 37 64 41 835 1: 30pn1 39 70 46 935 2: 00pm 40 72 46 923 2: 30pm 37 75 41 871 3: 00pm 38 67 44 800 2 cnm Copper tube with automatic system Inlet Outlet Ambient Solar Temp. Temp. Temp. Insolatiol (°C) (°C) (°C) (V1'/m2) 10: 00am 24 34 41 570 10: 30am 31 54 43 665 11: 00am 34 54 44 745 11: 30ä1n 36 57 43 824 12: 00pm 36 55 39 719 12: 30pm 39 67 40 930 1: OOpm 40 78 40 959 1: 30pm 42 80 43, 963 2: 0Opn1 33 59 43 782 2: 30pn1 35 63 42 949 3: 001111 ,5 49 37 457 2 cm copper tub e with manual system Tinle Inlet Outlet Ambient Solar Temp. Temp. l'cmp, ° °C ° lnsolati (ýý /m2) ( C) ( C) ( ) 10: 0(1än1 27 34 34 385 3 Oan l U: 30 1 36 37 572 11: 110äm 31 48 38 628 ý ý; ýý)[llll ý ýZ ý I ýS J Humidity (%) 53 38 38 35 42 45 39 33 32 32 33 I Humidity (%) 41 35 34 34 p 31 37 28 30 43 32 011 Humidity (`%ý) 67 55 49 47 Wind Ill/S2) 0 0 0.15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.28 0.34 Wind (m/s`) 1.92 2.03 1.96 1.95 1.93 1.93 1.91 1.92 1.79 1.84 1.74 Energy Absorbed ' (KJ/m-) 105 178.5 220.5 262.5 315 241.5 283.5 325.5 336 399 304.5 Energy Absorbed (KJ/m2) 105 210 210 220 199.5 294 399 399 273 294 147 Efficiency (`%) 22.37 28.61 33.05 36.51 41.9 44.84 35.37 36.26 37.92 47.72 39.65 Efficiency (`%) 19.19 32.89 29.36 27.87 28.9 32.93 43.34 43.16 36.37 32.27 33.51 Energy Absorbed (KJ/m2) Wind nl/s`) 2.62 1.33 1.54 1.36 73.5 63 178.5 210 Efficiency (%) 19.89 1 1.47 29.61 31.75 12: 001)m 12: 30pm 1: 00pm l : 30pm 2: 00pm 2: 30pm 3: 00pm 3: 30pm Time 10: 30am II : OOam I 1: 30am 12: OOpm 12: 3 UpIll 1: 001)m 1: 3OpIll 2: OOppm 2: 3()pm 3: 00 11111 1 cm Covered copper tube with automatic system 37 36 37 38 35 36 35 35 2 cm Non-covered Copper tube with Automatic System Inlet Temp. (°C) 27 28 3, 35 36 35 37 38 30 -) Z, 69 74 62 49 47 51 55 50 Outlet Tenip. (°C) 32 39 53 58 62 42 69 55 42 32 40 39 38 37 36 40 38 36 Ambient Temp. (°C) I? 32 37 41 ý? 35 45 41 34 ýý 849 821 711 683 428 8l0 692 523 Solar Insolation (N'/m') 374 336 691 [-7 5-5 786 442 817 / 73 482 244 Tlllle Inlet Outlet rl elllp. I elllp. ý°C) (o(c) 1O: O0am 121) 41 ýO: ýý)illll ý iý ý 45 1 (lUam ý ;? ý 52 I j: iOilill 134 ýý 12: 001)m 136 04 ý 12: 3Oýllll I iý 5 1: 0oplll 1 36 60 1: 30plll 137 56 Ambient Temp. (°C) 41 42 43 43) 45 Solar Insolation (W/Ilh) 555 624 719 800 89 8 40 1 645 40 º 771 42 1 848 45 49 49 40 55 39 46 47 Humidity CV,, 0 ) 79 72 61 76 55 49 37 37 39 34 Humidity ('%o) 45 39 38 31 30 44 35 33 59 57 1.28 1 . 28 1.34 1.24 1.16 1.22 1.31 1.31 Wind m/s2) 2.06 2.02 1.53 1.61 1.83 1.65 1.69 1.64 1.72 1.57 Wind M/s2) 0.13 0 0 U 0.07 0.19 0.13 0 0.19 0 336 399 262.5 115.5 126 157.5 210 157.5 Energy Absorbed (KJ/m') 52.5 1 15.5 210 241.5 273 73.5 346.5 178.5 126 94.5 Energy, Absorbed (KJ/in2) 126 147 199.5 220.5 294 178.5 252 199.2 63 115.5 41.22 50.62 38.46 17.62 30.67 20.25 31.61 31.37 Efficiency (°/, ) 14.62 35.81 31.66 33.32 36.18 1 7.3? 42.84 34.63 27.23 40.34 Efficiency ((Yo) 23.65 24.54 28.9 28.71 36.54 28.83 30.96 26.91 18.97 ý4.18 17 1 ; 46 11 l1 152 ?: OO)ým >; 'ýý ý: ý0))111 3 il 47 1 cm COwcred copper tutee With manual sv, stem Time Inlet Outlet Temp. lend). (° C) ýýýý i(ý ý 438 45 0 157.5 37.46 Humidity Wind Energy Efficiency m/s2) Absorbed (KJ/m'") Amhicnt Temp. (°C) Solar lnsolütion (\\7 2) 90 91 10: 00am 1 28 10: 30am 132 11: 00am 134 11: 3Oam 38 12: 00pm 35 12: 30pin j : OOj1111 1: 30pm 2: 00pm 2: 30pm 3: OOpm I cm Non-covered copper tube with automatic system midity Time F1111 et OutlýTApmbin- ment Solar F .,,., rý,,, Insolation 1 O: OOam l O: 3Oa111 I1 : U0Qlll I 1: 30am I?: 00hm I?: 3Uhm 1: 11Ohm I : 3Ohm 2: UOppm 2: 3Oppm 3: 00 11111 I em Non-covered copper tube with manual system Time Inlet Outlet Ambient Solar 1 Temp. Temp. Temp. Insolation i r°[, l (°C) (°C) (VV'/1112) 35 37 37 32 36 35 Inlet Temp. (°C) 24 29 27 31 32 ;4 11 37 36 34 36 33 47 52 66 59 42 68 43 36 57 46 et Temp. (0 C) 27 36 36 3$ 48 50 54 61 53 4S 5; 5 92 I, ýmc c clip. c C) ° ) 1O: OOam 3(l 40 10: 30Alll 134 -ýý ýý; II: UUamý3S I 1: 30am 134 ý 41) '_ 5S -4 ?: 45 I: 3UI» 140 6 15 40 )(ý ým 3-ý -ýO 3: U(l1) m 3ý . }-' 38 42 43 44 43 35 43 39 17 40 19 A bient Temp. (°C) 31 >8 ;i 39 37 37 7 3 i9 ý 1Ci t7 433 40 3q 40 42 is 42 ;ý 43 44 O i () 3 () 343 727 735 887 834 305 1090 429 274 617 508 (ww'/m') 309 532 518 523 S57 873 951 95 883 727 823 745 8 15 S? 1 1019 741 954 1166 695 50 36 34 34 37 35 36 46 58 45 44 81 55 54 41 45 4j 42 37 4i 33 37 Humidity ('%o) 54 50 49 55 41 56 39 38 54 48 57 Wind (m/s2) 2.33 2.21 2.3 2.35 2.42 2.52 2.5 2.54 2.61 2.5 1.9 Wind (m/s') 52.5 157.5 189 294 252 73.5 325.5 63 42 220.5 1 15.5 Energy Absorbed (KJ/M2) 31.5 73.5 94.5 73.5 168 168 199.5 ? 53.5 178.5 147 178.5 Energy Absorbed (KJhu 105 94.5 157.5 157.5 262.5 126 199.5 304.5 115.5 63 73.5 15.94 22.57 26.79 34.53 31.47 25.1 31.12 15 29 15.98 37.23 23.68 Efficiency (%) 10.62 14.39 19 14.64 20.42 20 21.85 26. £3 21.06 21.06 22.59 Efficiency ((V") 18.48 13.21 20.13 19.98 26.83 17.71 21-78 27.2 17.31 14 1-5 79 466 485 92