Solar Energy Thermal Technology

✍ Scribed by Brian Norton BSc, MSc, PhD, F Inst E, C Eng (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag London
• Year: 1992
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 284
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Solar Energy Technology deals with all aspects of solar energy systems. The fundamentals of predicting avail- ability; economic appraisal strategies; specific collector sub-systems, including a proven analytical procedure for predicting performance; and analyses of solar energy systems from dryers to greenhouses, passive solar buildings to water pumps, are covered in depth. Researchers and technologists need to have an insight into the challenges implementation entails, and this book presents practical constraints, operational considerations, and the latest research results. The book should be of great interest to students as well as professionals undertaking feasibility studies, development and implementation, technical assistance, and training assignments. Political action and pressure groups will also find the text useful for developing energy policies.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Introduction....Pages 1-4
The Solar Energy Resource....Pages 5-41
Transmission of Solar Energy Through Transparent Materials....Pages 43-59
Absorption of Solar Energy at Surfaces....Pages 61-66
Convective Heat Transfer in Solar Energy Systems....Pages 67-70
Solar Energy Storage....Pages 71-80
Flat-Plate Collectors....Pages 81-115
Line-Axis Concentrating Collectors....Pages 117-147
Solar Ponds....Pages 149-159
Solar Water Heaters....Pages 161-189
Solar Dryers....Pages 191-209
Solar Refrigeration....Pages 211-218
Greenhouses....Pages 219-234
Passive and Hybrid Solar Design of Buildings....Pages 235-259
Back Matter....Pages 261-279

✦ Subjects

Energy Economics; Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks; Manufacturing, Machines, Tools