Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Conference Papers Conference Paper Faculty Publications- Conference Papers Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Optimizing the efficiency of solar flat plate collector with trapezoidal reflector Subject The topic of the resource Flat plate collector; Renewable energy; Solar energy; Solar water heating system; Trapezoidal reflector Description An account of the resource Solar flat plate collectors are the most vital parts of a solar heating system. The collector plate absorbs the energy from the sun and transforms this radiation into heat and then transmit this heat into a fluid, it can either water or air. This research paper proposes a new technology to enhance the performance of the solar flat plate collector. A trapezoidal solar reflector is connected with the flat plate collector to enhance the amount of sunlight which hits the collector plate surface. The trapezoidal reflector concentrates both the direct and diffused radiation of the sun towards the flat plate collector. To maximize the concentration of incident radiation the trapezoidal reflector was permitted to change its inclination with the direction of sunlight. A prototype of a solar water heating system with trapezoidal reflector was constructed and achieved the improvement of collector plate efficiency by around 12%-13%. Thus the current solar heating system has the best thermal performance compared to the existing systems. 2019 Author(s). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rajashekaraiah T.; Mura M.J.; Sharasthantra R.; Sharma G.S. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol-2080 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available American Institute of Physics Inc. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5092911" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5092911</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85063293062&amp;doi=10.1063%2F1.5092911&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=5d8f079e2160a72f307f80c800d7430f" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85063293062&amp;doi=10.1063%2f1.5092911&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=5d8f079e2160a72f307f80c800d7430f</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 0094243X; ISBN: 978-073541810-3 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Conference paper Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Rajashekaraiah T., Faculty of Engineering, Christ (Deemed to Be University), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India; Mura M.J., Faculty of Engineering, Christ (Deemed to Be University), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India; Sharasthantra R., Faculty of Engineering, Christ (Deemed to Be University), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India; Sharma G.S., Faculty of Engineering, Christ (Deemed to Be University), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India