TY - JOUR
TI - Experimental analysis of Scheffler reflector water heater
AU - Patil Rupesh
AU - Awari Gajanan K
AU - Singh Mahendra P
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2011
VL - 15
IS - 3
SP - 599
EP - 604
PT - Article
AB - The performance of Scheffler reflector has been studied. In this system  storage reservoir was installed at Focus point. It has a single large  diameter drum which serves the dual purpose of absorber tube and storage  tank. The drum is sized to have a storage capacity of 20 liter for  experiment. The tests were carried out with this set up and were repeated for  several days. Performance analysis of the collector has revealed that the  average power and efficiency in terms of water boiling test to be 1.30  kilowatts and 21.61 % respectively against an average value of beam  radiations of 742[Wm-2]. The maximum water temperature in the storage tank of  98°C has been achieved on a clear day operation and ambient temperature  between 28°C to 31°C.