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Surface Azimuth Angle
- Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2003 18:42:19 -0300
- Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2003 16:43:17 -0600
- From: "Juan Pablo Salazar" <jsalazar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Surface Azimuth Angle
Dear TRNSYS Users,
I have some doubt regarding the surface azimuth angle to be used when simulating for negative latitudes (southern hemisphere). Suppose I want to simulate a collector facing the equator in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. According to the angle convention in “Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes” I should use a surface azimuth angle of 180°, right? I’m asking because the reference manual doesn’t treat this matter explicitly, referring to surfaces facing the equator having a “zero” azimuth angle. This might cause some misinterpretation.
Best regards,
Juan Pablo de L. C. Salazar