Principles of solar engineering
Basic principles and applications of solar energy engineering are reviewed for solar space heating and cooling, water heating, solar electrical generation, and solar energy conversion systems. Basic principles and fundamentals of solar radiation and methods for measuring radiation data are discussed as a preliminary to an analysis of various applications of solar energy systems. Laws of thermodynamics, the properties of fluid mechanics and the principles of heat transfer were used to explain the thermal characteristics of solar energy system components, heat exchangers, and fixed beds. The types of collectors reviewed include flat plate, tubular, concentrating, fixed or intermittently turned concentrators, and tracking concentrators. Procedures for analyzing solar energy systems, components, and economics were developed and applied to thermal storage, energy transport, heat exchangers, nonsolar mechanical equipment, and control systems. The engineering and thermal aspects are reveiwed for solar heating, water heating, cooling, and dehumidifying systems. Principles and components for solar electric power generation, industrial process heat, distillation, photovoltaic conversion, and solar ponds are discussed. Natural solar conversion systems reviewed include wind energy, ocean thermal gradient and wave power, photosynthetic, biomass, and photochemical conversion and utilization. Practical application of the engineering concepts, thermodynamics, and mathematical models developed is enhanced by the inclusion of problems and solutions throughout the text.
- OSTI ID:
- 6114590
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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