All,

For component level modeling challenges like constructing custom solar
thermal collectors, what sort of simulation tools would others recommend to
evaluate, i.e. heat transfer through different types of enclosure materials
into the receiving fluid, or different reflector shapes?

My first instinct would be to use something like IES and push the
temperatures out of range, then examine results at the surface level in
Vista.

Ideas?

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Arpan Bakshi