| Book Detail | |
| Publication Year | 1995 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-81-7409-184-0 |
| ASIN | 81-7409-184-X |
| Language | English |
| Edition | 5th |
| Pages | 644 |
| Preface | |
| Preface | This book is intended to serve as a textbook for courses in Solar Energy Engineering taught to engineering students. The aim is to provide ample information concerning all forms and topics of solar energy, being I hope, both as well as a work of reference. In the near future the present energy conversion systems will change drastically, due to lack of conventional fuels, the political uncertainties related to the supply of petroleum, a rising population and rapid technological advancement. Within this framework solar energy will play a prominent role. That is why this subject is being introduced in the syllabus of engineering courses of various universities. |
| Table of Contents | |
| Table of Contents | * Introduction to Solar Energy * Heat Transfer for Solar Energy Utilisation * Solar Radiation Analysis * Solar Radiation: Measurements, Data & Estimation * Solar Collectors : Liquid Flat Plate Collectors * Solar Collectors: Flat Plate Air Heating Collectors (Solar Air Heaters) * Solar Collectors: Focusing Type * Performance Testing of Solar Collectors * Storage of Solar Energy * Solar Ponds * Solar Water Heating * Solar Heating of Buildings * Solar Cooling of Buildings * Solar Thermal Power Generation * Solar Photo-Voltaics : Electric Power Generation * Some Additional Methods of Solar Energy Utilisation * Selective Surface for Solar Energy Conversion * Indirect Sources of Energy Conversion * Appendices |