An orthodox flat-plate solar heat collector has been constructed which is capable of being manufactured cheaply on a large scale. A simple relation has been established between the efficiency of the collector, the plate temperature and the rate of insolation for constant rates of flow of circulating water. Performance charts have been constructed enabling an assessment to be made of the practicability of using solar energy in the tropics for the production of heat and power.
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