Active solar collectors and their applications
Book
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OSTI ID:5982207
This book presents a clear, systematic overview of active solar thermal technologies, covering all the standard topics on solar energy and more. The author draws on a unified framework for all collector types based on elegant methods originally developed only for flat plates, such as the heat transfer factors of Hottel, Whillier and Bliss, the utilizability method and the f-chart. A spectrum of analytical tools is presented, from simple and approximate to complex and accurate. For example, the chapter on system analysis develops both shorthand methods and computer simulation. The book covers topics on the frontiers of research, including a comparison of the single-pass and multipass alternatives for the flow rate.
- OSTI ID:
- 5982207
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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