Table 2. Solar Field Design without Thermal Storage: Inputs and Calculation Results.

receiver inlet pipe diameter, Di	0.065 m
receiver outlet pipe diameter, Do	0.07 m
receiver area, Ar	31.27 m2
collector effective length, Lc	142.2 m
collector width, Wc	5.75 m
collector aperture area, Aa	817.5 m2
direct normal irradiance, DNI	10.80 kWh/m2
sunlight hours per day, td	12 h
receiver absorbance, a	0.94
receiver reflectance, r	0.92
receiver intercept factor, g	0.92
receiver transmittance, t	0.945
incident angle modifier, k	1
absorbed solar radiation, S	0.677 kW/m2
heat loss coefficient, UL	0.0055 kW/m2°C
collector heat removal factor, FR	0.963
HTF outlet temperature, To	265 °C
HTF inlet temperature, Ti	165 °C
HTF average temperature, Tav	236 °C
ambient temperature, Ta	31 °C
HTF mass flow per loop, mc	7.0 kg/s
HTF heat capacity at Tav, Cp	1.8 kJ/kg K
collector useful heat gain, Qc	510 kJ/s
HTF first collector outlet temperature, Toc	207 °C
number of collectors per loop, NL	3
solar field total number of loops, L	1
solar field number of collectors, Nf	3
solar field area, As	2452 m2
HTF mass flow in the solar field, mT	7.0 kg/s