Principles of solar engineering (Record no. 41528)
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| fixed length control field | 04033 a2200181 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781560327141 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 621.47 |
| Item number | GOS |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Goswami, D. Yogi, |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Principles of solar engineering |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | Ed.2 |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Taylor and Francis group |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2000 |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New York |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xi,694p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | CONTENT<br/>PREFACE ix<br/>1 INTRODUCTION TO SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION 1<br/>Availability of Solar Energy 4<br/>Limitations of Solar Energy 6 <br/>The Economics of Solar Systems 11 <br/>References and Suggested Readings 12<br/>2 FUNDAMENTALS OF SOLAR RADIATION 13<br/>The Physics of the Sun and Its Energy Transport 13 <br/>Thermal Radiation Fundamentals 14 <br/>Sun-Earth Geometric Relationship 22<br/>Solar Radiation 39<br/>Estimation of Terrestrial Solar Radiation 43<br/>Models Based on Long-Term Measured Horizontal Solar Radiation 55<br/>Measurement of Solar Radiation 63<br/>Solar Radiation Mapping Using Satellite Data 71<br/>Problems 75<br/>References and Suggested Readings 77<br/>3 METHODS OF SOLAR COLLECTION AND THERMAL CONVERSION 81<br/>Radiative Properties and Characteristics of Materials 82 <br/>Flat Plate Collectors 89 <br/>Concentrating Solar Collectors 120 <br/>Solar Concentrator Summary 161<br/>Problems 166<br/>References and Suggested Readings 169<br/>4 THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE AND TRANSPORT 173<br/>Thermal Energy Storage (TES) 173 <br/>Types of Thermal Energy Storage 176 <br/>Design of Storage System 180 <br/>Energy Transport Subsystems 187 <br/>Problems 207<br/>References and Suggested Readings 208<br/>5 SOLAR-HEATING SYSTEMS 211<br/>Calculations of Heating and Hot Water Loads in Buildings 211 <br/>Solar Water Heating Systems 222<br/> Liquid-Based Solar-Heating Systems for Buildings 227 <br/>Solar Air-Heating Systems 236<br/>Methods of Modeling and Design of Solar Heating Systems 244 Problems 254<br/>References and Suggested Readings 256<br/>6 SOLAR COOLING AND DEHUMIDIFICATION 259<br/>Solar Space Cooling and Refrigeration 259 <br/>Solar Desiccant Dehumidification 284 <br/>Summary 290 <br/>Problems 290<br/>References and Suggested Readings 294<br/>PASSIVE METHODS FOR HEATING, COOLING, AND DAYLIGHTING 297<br/>Introduction 297 <br/>Passive Space-Heating Systems 298<br/> Passive Space-Cooling Systems 307 <br/>Daylighting Fundamentals 316 <br/>Problems 333<br/>References and Suggested Readings 335<br/>SOLAR THERMAL POWER AND PROCESS HEAT 337<br/>Historical Perspective 337 <br/>Solar Industrial Process Heat 340<br/> Examples of SIPH Systems 342<br/> Long-Term Performance of SIPH Systems 350<br/> TRNSYS-Computer Simulation Program 359 <br/>Thermal Power 359<br/>Examples of Rankine Solar Thermal Power Plants 372 <br/>Stirling Cycle 376<br/>Solar Distillation of Saline Water 393 <br/>Nonconvecting Solar Ponds 398 <br/>Problems 405<br/>References and Suggested Readings 408<br/>PHOTOVOLTAICS 411<br/>Semiconductors 412 <br/>Analysis of Photovoltaic Cells 419<br/> Manufacture of Solar Cells and Panels 430 <br/>Design for Remote Photovoltaic Applications 434 <br/>Problems 443<br/>References and Suggested Readings 446<br/>SOLAR PHOTOCHEMICAL APPLICATIONS 447<br/>Photocatalytic Reactions 447<br/>Solar Photocatalytic Detoxification 451<br/>Solar Reactors 452<br/>Kinetic Models 459<br/>Useful Insolation 465<br/>Catalyst Development 466<br/>System Design Methodology 467<br/>Gas Phase Photocatalytic Detoxification 472<br/>Commercial/Industrial Applications 473<br/>Solar Disinfection of Water and Air 476<br/>Summary 477<br/>Problems 477<br/>References and Suggested Readings 478<br/>CAPTURING SOLAR ENERGY THROUGH BIOMASS 483<br/>Introduction 483 <br/>Biomass Feedbacks 484<br/>Thermodynamic Calculations for Biomass Energy 492 <br/>Conversion of Biomass to Gaseous Fuels 501 <br/>Liquid Fuels from Biomass 507 <br/>Conversion of Biomass to Electricity 513<br/> Economic Assessments 520 <br/>Problems 523<br/>References and Suggested Readings 524<br/>INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 527<br/>Overview of Solar Economics 527 <br/>Life-Cycle Costing 528<br/><br/>Principles of Discounted Cash-Flow Analysis 529 <br/>Solar-System Life-Cycle Costs 536<br/> Cost-Benefit Analysis and Optimization 544<br/> Problems 559 <br/>References 561<br/>APPENDIXES 681<br/>INDEX<br/><br/> |
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| 9 (RLIN) | 41330 |
| 890 ## - Country | |
| Country | USA |
| 891 ## - Topic | |
| Topic | FT |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Faculty of Technology | CEPT Library | CEPT Library | 03/09/2015 | 49 | 3727.00 | 7 | 3 | 621.47 GOS | 014076 | 21/08/2023 | 08/08/2023 | 3727.00 | 14/05/2015 | Book |