186. A plate-type solar energy collector with an absorbing surface covered by a glass plate is to

receive an incident radiation of 800 W/m2

. The glass plate has a reflectivity of 0.12 and atransmissivity of 0.85. The absorbing surface has an absorptivity of 0.90. The area of the

collector is 5 m2

. How much solar energy in watts is absorbed by the collector?

A. 2500 B. 2880

C. 3510 D. 3060