Research Article

Performance Characterization of a Solar Cavity Collector Using Artificial Neural Network

Table 1

Technical overall details of SCC.

Size of the collector m
Area of each cavity0.101 m2
Number of receivers and cavities5
Receiver coating materialMatt black paint of industrial use
Diameter of inlet and exit tube size0.013 m
Material used for receiverCopper
Collector insulation materialGlass wool
Insulation thickness0.025 m
Thickness of glass cover0.004 m
Header diameter size for both inlet and exit0.019 m