Region kWh/[m.sup.2]/year Guajira 2190 Atlantic
Coasl 1825 Orinoquia 1643 Amazonia 1551 Andean 1643 Pacific Coast 1278 Table 2: Dimensions of the solar collector parabolic dish Nomenclature Value Description Da 1.5 Diameter of apertura (m) F 0.42 Focus(m) A 0.015 Radius of the cylinder receptor Table 3: Necessary values to calculate the optical efficiency Parameter Nomenclature Value Receptor absorptance [rho]c 0.85 Transmittance of the [[tau].sub.v] 1 glass coating the (if it exists).