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  • Thumbnail for Solar gain
    structure as it absorbs incident solar radiation. The amount of solar gain a space experiences is a function of the total incident solar irradiance and of the...
    17 KB (2,304 words) - 13:30, 6 February 2024
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    pressure is experienced as radiation pressure on the surface: P incident = ⟨ S ⟩ c = I f c {\displaystyle P_{\text{incident}}={\frac {\langle S\rangle...
    40 KB (5,289 words) - 15:21, 14 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Diffuse sky radiation
    Diffuse sky radiation is solar radiation reaching the Earth's surface after having been scattered from the direct solar beam by molecules or particulates...
    19 KB (1,964 words) - 14:43, 1 September 2024
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    Solar irradiance is the power per unit area (surface power density) received from the Sun in the form of electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range...
    58 KB (7,014 words) - 17:18, 23 August 2024
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    axis is aligned with incident solar radiation. Sunlight has two components: the "direct beam" that carries about 90% of the solar energy and the "diffuse...
    52 KB (6,813 words) - 17:53, 7 September 2024
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    Selective surface (category Solar thermal energy)
    the differing wavelengths of incident solar radiation and the emissive radiation from the absorbing surface: Solar radiation covers approximately the wavelengths...
    5 KB (466 words) - 08:53, 31 December 2023
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    If there is more solar radiation absorbed than OLR emitted, the planet will heat up. If there is more OLR than absorbed solar radiation the planet will...
    33 KB (3,775 words) - 15:16, 8 July 2024
  • stagnant fluid (no motion), an ambient temperature of 30C, and incident solar radiation of 1000W/m2. The aforementioned figures are 'worst case scenario...
    4 KB (578 words) - 07:56, 29 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Parker Solar Probe
    systems are protected from the extreme heat and radiation near the Sun by a solar shield. Incident solar radiation at perihelion is approximately 650 kW/m2,...
    90 KB (8,189 words) - 12:37, 24 August 2024
  • from Shading Coefficient to Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC), which is defined as the fraction of incident solar radiation that actually enters a building...
    3 KB (411 words) - 09:28, 5 February 2021
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    {\displaystyle \eta } of the incident solar radiation into mechanical work depends on the thermal radiation properties of the solar receiver and on the heat...
    86 KB (9,664 words) - 17:49, 4 September 2024
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    critical period, the human power output will exceed the quantity of incident solar radiation after 240 years, after 800 years the total energy radiated by the...
    140 KB (16,693 words) - 16:07, 14 September 2024
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    the area that receives the solar radiation) is roughly the same as the absorber area (i.e., the area absorbing the radiation). A common example of such...
    55 KB (7,022 words) - 22:58, 19 July 2024
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    advantages are global". The Earth receives 174 petawatts (PW) of incoming solar radiation (insolation) at the upper atmosphere. Approximately 30% is reflected...
    75 KB (8,960 words) - 13:57, 12 August 2024
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    Sunlight (redirect from Sun radiation)
    atmosphere as daylight when the Sun is above the horizon. When direct solar radiation is not blocked by clouds, it is experienced as sunshine, a combination...
    52 KB (5,643 words) - 17:08, 25 June 2024
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    Greenhouse (redirect from Solar greenhouse)
    efficiencies. The warmer temperature in a greenhouse occurs because incident solar radiation passes through the transparent roof and walls and is absorbed by...
    47 KB (5,346 words) - 07:44, 26 August 2024
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    that originate from solar radiation. Photosynthesis also has a significant effect: An estimated 140 TW (or around 0.08%) of incident energy gets captured...
    57 KB (5,983 words) - 21:00, 12 August 2024
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    Two location dependant factors that affect solar PV yield are the dispersion and intensity of solar radiation. These two variables can vary greatly between...
    49 KB (5,937 words) - 11:05, 9 August 2024
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    number of different ways. These include melting of clean snow by incident solar radiation in bright sunny conditions, but also during melting away of dirty...
    3 KB (293 words) - 01:30, 28 September 2022
  • Thumbnail for Solar flare
    A solar flare is a relatively intense, localized emission of electromagnetic radiation in the Sun's atmosphere. Flares occur in active regions and are...
    49 KB (5,229 words) - 18:40, 15 August 2024
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