Solar energy

Book · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5365010

Anderson, E E

This text on the thermal conversion of solar energy begins with fundamental principles, which are then developed and applied to a variety of solar conversion systems. In addition to system components-such as flat plate, salt gradient, and concentrating collectors, and thermal storage units-the author discusses active and passive space heating, hot water, air conditioning, dehumidification, air drying, distillation, and swimming pool heating systems. The f-chart system performance estimation techniques active systems, and load-collector-ratio technique for passive systems are presented. Contents: Introduction. Solar kinematics. Availability of Solar Energy. Solar Concentrators. Elements of Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer in Solar Systems. Flat Plate Collectors. Thermal Storage of Solar Energy. Solar Space and Hot water Heating Systems. Economics of Solar Energy Systems. Solar Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Dehumidification. Additional Solar Energy Applications and Collectors. Passive Solar Heating. Appendices.

• OSTI ID: 5365010
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140500* -- Solar Energy Conversion
AIR CONDITIONING
ARCHITECTURE
CONCENTRATING COLLECTORS
CONVERSION
COOLING
DEHUMIDIFICATION
DISTILLATION
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECONOMICS
ENERGY
ENERGY CONVERSION
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENERGY TRANSFER
EQUIPMENT
F-CHART
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
FLUID MECHANICS
HEAT TRANSFER
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
LOAD COLLECTOR RATIO
MECHANICS
PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
POWER PLANTS
REFRIGERATION
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
REVIEWS
SALINITY GRADIENT POWER PLANTS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLAR AIR CONDITIONING
SOLAR ARCHITECTURE
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR ENERGY
SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
SOLAR REFRIGERATION
SOLAR THERMAL CONVERSION
SOLAR WATER HEATING
SURFACE WATERS
SWIMMING POOLS
THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT
WATER HEATING