Solar engineering of thermal processes, photovoltaics and wind

"The updated Fifth Edition of Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes, Photovoltaics and Wind contains the fundamentals of solar energy and explains how we get energy from the sun. The authors--noted experts on the topic--provide an introduction to the technologies that harvest, store, and deliv...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Duffie, John A. (Author)
Other Authors Beckman, William A., Blair, Nate
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Hoboken : Wiley, 2020.
Edition5th ed.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781119540304
1119540305
9781119540311
1119540313
9781119540328
1119540321
9781119540281
1119540283
Physical Description1 online resource (931 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Solar radiation
  • Available solar radiation
  • Selected heat transfer topics
  • Radiation characteristics of opaque materials
  • Radiation transmission through glazing: absorbed radiation
  • Flat-plate collectors
  • concentrating collectors
  • Energy storage
  • Solar process loads
  • System thermal calculations
  • Solar process economics
  • Solar water heating: active and passive
  • Building heating: active
  • Building heating: passive and hybrid methods
  • Solar cooling
  • Solar industrial process heat
  • Solar thermal power systems
  • Solar ponds: evaporative processes
  • Simulations in solar process design
  • Design of active systems: f-chart
  • Design of active systems by utilizability methods
  • Design of passive and hybrid heating systems
  • Design of photovoltaic systems
  • Wind energy.