Q1: For February 16 in Pueblo, CO (p = 38.3°N): a) What is the day length and the sunrise hour angle? b) What is the declination? Is it significantly different at sunrise and sunset? c) How does theta, the angle of incidence of beam radiation, vary through the day for a surface sloped to the south as the slope varies?

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Q1: For February 16 in Pueblo, CO (o = 38.3°N):
a) What is the day length and the sunrise hour angle?
b) What is the declination? Is it significantly different at sunrise and sunset?
c) How does theta, the angle of incidence of beam radiation, vary through the
day for a surface sloped to the south as the slope varies?
d) For a collector slope of 60, what is the R,?
e) What is the extraterrestrial radiation on a horizontal surface for this day?
f) How does Io vary through this day?
g) For the hour 10 to 11 AM (solar time), how much of the extraterrestrial
horizontal solar radiation?
h) At 10 AM solar time, what is the local clock time (Lloc=105)?
Transcribed Image Text:Q1: For February 16 in Pueblo, CO (o = 38.3°N): a) What is the day length and the sunrise hour angle? b) What is the declination? Is it significantly different at sunrise and sunset? c) How does theta, the angle of incidence of beam radiation, vary through the day for a surface sloped to the south as the slope varies? d) For a collector slope of 60, what is the R,? e) What is the extraterrestrial radiation on a horizontal surface for this day? f) How does Io vary through this day? g) For the hour 10 to 11 AM (solar time), how much of the extraterrestrial horizontal solar radiation? h) At 10 AM solar time, what is the local clock time (Lloc=105)?
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