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Dev,<br>
The capacitance should account for the thermal capacitance of the
entire array (collectors, manifolds, fluid etc.). A single
differential equation governs the array; there are not separate but
coupled differential equations for the fluid and for the array
itself. Since we do not have a second differential equation, we
distribute the capacitance of the entire array into the number of
collector nodes.<br>
Kind regards,<br>
David<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/26/2014 09:57, Sharma Dev wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Parameter 14 : Capacitance of Collector, is
“Capacitance of a solar collector” or “Capacitance of the
array of collectors” ?
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<p class="MsoNormal">My confusion arises from the fact that in
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solar collector and fluid it contains” i.e Single collector.
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