A compilation of decades of knowledge spanning the authors career as a mechanical engineer specializing in heat transfer and thermodynamics in the solar and aerospace industries, this book is instantly practicable. Topics include definitions of energy terms, relationship of the sun and earth, sunlight on the earth, heat transfer, solar collectors, absorbed solar energy, solar domestic hot water systems, solar photovoltaic systems, solar space heating, solar power towers, Stirling engine solar power systems, passive solar energy and greenhouse solar collector. Appendices include Carnot and Stirling Efficiency, mathematical techniques for solving heat transfer problems and case studies. It includes an Excel® based companion CD of computations for the reader to readily put the information in the book to practical use.
Preface
Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Introduction to Energy Terms
Chapter 3 : The Sun & the Earth
Chapter 4 : Sunlight on the Earth
Chapter 5 : Heat Transfer
Chapter 6 : Solar Collectors
Chapter 7 : Absorbed Solar Energy
Chapter 8 : Solar Domestic Hot Water Systems
Chapter 9 : Solar Photovoltaic Systems
Chapter 10 : Solar Space Heating
Chapter 11 : Solar Power Towers
Chapter 12 : Stirling Engine Solar Power Systems
Chapter 13 : Passive Solar Energy
Chapter 14 : Greenhouse Solar Collector
Chapter 15 : Problems
References
Appendices
Index
