Chapter 17 SOLAR ENERGY - Pennsylvania State University

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The efficiency of conversion of solar radiation to heat stored in the working fluid is a complex issue; it is quite dependent on collector design. Man-made collectors are much less efficient than “natural collectors,” that is, animal furs. The fur of polar bears, for example, has been reported to have an efficiency

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