TY  - BOOK
AU  -  McMordie, Robert K., author. 
AU  - Brown, Mitchel C., editor. 
AU  - Stoughton, Robert S., editor. 
TI  -  Solar energy fundamentals / 
SN  - 978-14-66514003 (alkaline paper-) 
AV  - CIR TJ 810 M33 2012
PY  - 2012///.
CY  - Lilburn, Georgia : 
PB  - The Fairmont Press/CRC Press, 
KW  - Solar energy.
KW  - Solar energy -- Equipment and supplies
N1  -  Includes bibliographical references and index.; 1. Introduction -- 2. Introduction To Energy Terms -- 3. The Sun & The Earth -- 4. Sunlight On The Earth -- 5. Heat Transfer -- Introduction -- Conduction -- Convection -- Radiation -- Oppenheim Radiation Networks -- Generalized Network Analysis -- Closing Remarks -- 6. Solar Collectors -- 7. Absorbed Solar Energy -- 8. Solar Domestic Hot Water Systems -- 9. Solar Space Heating -- 10. Solar Electric Systems -- 11. Stirling Engine & Solar Power Systems -- 12. Passive Solar Energy -- 13. Greenhouse Solar Collector -- A. Carnot Efficiency -- Stirling Efficiency -- B. Mathematical Techniques for Solving Heat Transfer Problems -- C. Case Studies
N2  - 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
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