Physics and Technology of Solar Energy: Volume 1: Solar Thermal Applications

ISBN-13: 9789027725585 / Angielski / Twarda / 1987 / 609 str.

H. P. Garg; M. Dayal; G. Furlan

Opis

The 'fuel crises' in 1972-73 generated world wide effort f6r the search for an Alternative Energy source to fossil fuels. Solar energy waS identified as one of the alternatives to fossil fuels. On one hand the developed countries are trying to maintain their standard of living while the developing countries are trying to solve their industrial, social and economical problems to increase their standard of living. After this period a lot of Research and Development in the field of solar energ'y was carried out both in developing and developed countries and solar energy i. utilized in domestic, agricultural and indvstrial sectors and also in the space. During the period of "Oil Crises" industrialized countries expended their activities in solar energy and substantial progress was made. In f. ew developing countries seperate funding in the field of solar energy R&D was also provided through national and international, organizations. Time has now come when one should . eriously look into the problems and screen, select, adapt, and manage emerging solar energy technology for its use in developing countries. Also the International Organizations will have to play a major role in this direction which may assist building up of a local Solar energy' R&D and manufacturing capabilities in developing countries which should be based ori a long term but on necessary basis.

Spis treści

Preface.- Sponsors.- Solar Radiation Measurement and Modelling.- 1. Solar Radiation, its Measurement and Application in Solar Energy Utilization Programme.- 2. A Program in Basic for Calculating Solar Radiation in Tropical Climates on Small Computers.- Solar Energy Collectors.- 3. Principles of solar thermal conversion.- 4. Solar Concentrators.- 5. Stationary Asymmetric Concentrators.- 6. Thermal analysis of Compound Parabolic Concentrating Solar Energy Collectors.- 7. Physics of Solar Ponds.- 8. Operating Experience with solar ponds in Tropics.- 9. Testing of Liquid Collectors.- Solar Passive Heating and Cooling.- 10. Passive heating and cooling concepts.- 11. Energy Conscious Building Design.- 12. Field Studies on Solar Passive Buildings in India.- 13. Monitoring and Modeling of Passive Solar Buildings.- Solar Refrigeration and Airconditioning.- 14. Solar Energy Cooling in Buildings.- 15. A Village size Solar Refrigerator.- 16. Solar Cooling for Cold Storage Applications using Solid desiccants and Adsorbents.- Solar Drying.- 17. Solar Crop drying.- 18. Passive Autarkic Solar Drying Techniques.- Other Thermal Applications.- 19. Solar Thermal Applications.- 20. Solar Cookers.- 21. Solar Desalination Techniques.- 22. Thermodynamic Analysis of a Direct Expansion Solar Assisted Heat Pump.- 23. Instrumentation in Solar Energy Applications.- Author Index.