Beta
ManageSearchChatDiscover
120908

Global Solar Radiation Estimation in Mansoura, Egypt.

Article

Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

OverviewSimilar Items

Subjects

-

Tags

Mechanical Power Engineering

Abstract

Solar radiation data are not easily available in many places over the world. Measurements of solar radiation in Mansoura either on a horizontal or tilted surfaces are too sparse to meet demand for scientific research and applications in agriculture and engineering. Estimation of daily global solar radiation is essential in Delta zone, since it is one of the most crowded areas and most agriculture and industrial activities are concentrated at this area where no solar observatory exist. Therefore, in this work, the hourly average total solar radiation data on horizontal, tilted (30° facing south) and normal surfaces is measured and compared with that data computed the clear sky model and the data recorded from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) website [1]. Based on the MATrix LABoratory (MATLAB), a computer program has been developed to solve the clear sky model governing equations. The obtained results revealed that, the predicted solar radiation on horizontal, tilted, and normal surfaces were validated well with that measured. Results which are given in graphical form show that the data obtained from the clear sky model and that obtained from NASA website can be used as a reasonable and quick method for estimating the solar radiation when actual measurements are not available. 

DOI

10.21608/bfemu.2020.120908

Keywords

Global, Estimation, Solar Radiation, Mansoura, Egypt

Authors

First Name

Helmy

Last Name

Gad

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Professor of Mechanical Power Engineering Department., Faculty of Engineering., El-Mansoura University., Mansoura., Egypt.

Email

he_gad@yahoo.com

City

Mansoura

Orcid

-

First Name

Safya

Last Name

El-Gayar

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Agric. Eng. Res. Inst., A. R. C, Giza, P.O. 256 egypt

Email

saffy_gyar99@yahoo.com

City

Giza

Orcid

-

Volume

37

Article Issue

4

Related Issue

17853

Issue Date

2012-12-01

Receive Date

2012-09-11

Publish Date

2020-10-31

Page Start

98

Page End

116

Print ISSN

1110-0923

Online ISSN

2735-4202

Article File

BFEMU_Volume 37_Issue 4_Pages 98-116.pdf

PDF . 784.1kB

Link

https://bfemu.journals.ekb.eg/article_120908.html

Detail API

https://bfemu.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=120908

Order

8

Type

Research Studies

Type Code

1,205

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

MEJ. Mansoura Engineering Journal

Publication Link

https://bfemu.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

-

Details

Type

Article

Created At

22 Jan 2023