Solar engineering of thermal processes / John A. Duffie, William A. Beckman
Contributors: Beckman, William A.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: John Wiley; Wiley
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Hoboken
Language: eng
Number of pages: 910
ISBN-13: 9780470873663
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Solar energy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Fundamentals. Solar radiation; title: Available solar radiation; title: Selected heat transfer topics; title: Radiation characteristics of opaque materials; title: Radiation transmission through glazing: absorbed radiation; title: Flat-plate collectors; title: Concentrating collectors; title: Energy storage; title: Solar process loads; title: System thermal calculations; title: Solar process economics; title: pt. 2. Applications. Solar water heating: active and passive; title: Building heating: active; title: Building heating: passive and hybrid methods; title: Solar cooling; title: Solar industrial process heat; title: Solar thread power systems; title: Solar ponds: evaporative processes; title: pt. 3. Design methods. Simulations in solar process design; title: Design of active systems: f-chart; title: Design of active systems by utilizability methods; title: Design of passive and hybrid heating systems; title: Design of photovoltaic systems; title: Wind energy; title: Appendix A: Problems; title: Appendix B: Nomenclature; title: Appendix C: International system of units; title: Appendix D: Meteorological data; title: Appendix E: Average shading factors for overhangs.