Cairo University
Faculty of Engineering
Data of Solar Energy
Prepared By
Prof. Mostafa El Sallak
4th Year
Mechanical Power Engineering
Table 1:
Average Daily Extraterrestrial Radiation
Ф Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
60 3.5 8.2 16.7 27.3 63.3 40.6 38.4 30.6 20.3 10.7 4.5 2.3
55 6.1 11.2 19.6 29.3 37.2 40.8 39.0 32.2 22.9 13.6 7.2 4.8
50 9.1 14.2 22.3 31.2 38.1 41.1 39.6 33.7 25.3 16.6 10.2 7.6
45 12.1 17.2 24.8 32.9 38.8 41.3 40.0 35.0 27.5 19.4 13.2 10.5
40 15.1 20.1 27.2 34.3 39.3 41.3 40.2 36.1 29.5 22.1 16.2 13.6
35 18.1 22.8 29.3 35.5 39.5 41.1 40.2 36.9 31.3 24.7 19.1 16.7
30 21.1 25.5 31.2 36.4 39.6 40.7 40.0 37.5 32.9 27.1 22.0 19.7
25 23.9 27.7 32.9 37.1 39.4 40.0 39.6 37.8 34.2 29.3 24.8 22.6
20 26.7 30.2 34.4 37.5 38.9 39.1 38.9 37.8 35.3 31.3 27.4 25.5
15 29.3 32.3 35.5 37.6 38.1 38.0 37.9 37.6 36.1 33.1 29.8 28.2
10 31.7 34.1 36.4 37.5 37.1 36.6 36.7 37.1 36.6 34.6 32.1 30.8
5 33.9 35.7 37.1 37.1 35.9 35.0 35.3 36.3 36.8 35.9 34.1 33.1
0 35.9 37.0 37.4 36.4 34.4 33.2 33.6 35.3 36.8 36.9 36.0 35.3
-5 37.6 38.1 37.5 35.4 32.7 31.1 31.7 34.1 36.5 37.7 37.5 37.3
-10 39.1 38.9 37.3 34.2 30.7 28.9 29.6 32.6 35.9 38.1 38.9 39.0
-15 40.4 39.4 36.8 32.7 28.6 26.5 27.4 3.8 35.0 38.3 39.9 30.4
-20 41.4 39.6 36.0 31.0 26.3 23.9 24.9 28.8 33.9 38.2 40.7 41.7
-25 42.1 39.6 35.0 29.0 23.8 21.3 22.3 26.7 32.5 37.8 41.3 42.6
-30 42.5 39.3 33.7 26.9 21.2 18.5 19.7 24.3 30.9 37.2 41.5 43.3
-35 42.7 38.7 32.1 24.5 18.4 15.7 16.7 21.8 29.0 36.3 41.5 43.8
-40 42.7 37.8 30.3 22.0 15.6 12.8 14.0 19.2 27.0 35.1 41.3 44.0
-45 42.4 36.7 28.3 19.4 12.8 9.9 11.2 16.5 24.7 33.7 40.8 44.0
-50 41.9 35.3 26.1 16.6 9.9 7.1 8.3 13.6 22.2 32.0 40.1 43.8
-55 41.3 33.8 23.6 13.7 7.1 4.5 5.6 1.8 19.6 30.2 39.2 43.5
-60 40.6 32.1 21. 10.8 4.4 2.1 3.1 7.9 16.8 28.1 38.3 43.2
Fig. 1 Normal total and beam radiations on
a horizontal surface.
Fig. 2 Daily diffuse radiation as a function of Kr.
Hd,m
Hg,m
Kr,m
Fig.3 Monthly diffuse radiation as a function of Kr,m = Hg,m / Ho,m
Ig
Hg
Fig. 4 Relationship between ( Ig ) and ( Hg ) radiations on a
horizontal surface as a function of day light
Id
Hd
Fig. 5 Relationship between ( Id ) ( Hd ) radiations on a
horizontal surface as a function of day light
Figs. 6 Top loss coefficients
Fig. 7 Fin efficiency (F).
Figs. 8 Collector efficiency factor F ‘
F” =
FR / F’
Fig.9 Collector flow factor ( F “ )