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020			_a978-14-66514003 (alkaline paper-)
040			_aCvSU-CCAT Campus Library. _bEnglish. _cCvSU-CCAT Campus Library _erda.
050			_aCIR TJ 810 _bM33 2012
100			_a McMordie, Robert K., author. _91887
245			_a Solar energy fundamentals / _cRobert K. McMordie ; edited by Mitchel C. Brown and Robert S. Stoughton.
260			_aLilburn, Georgia : _bThe Fairmont Press/CRC Press, _cc2012.
300			_axvi, 200 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm
504			_a Includes bibliographical references and index.
505			_a1. 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.
520			_aA 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.
546			_a In English text.
650			_aSolar energy. _9207
650			_aSolar energy -- Equipment and supplies. _91888
700			_aBrown, Mitchel C., editor. _91889
700			_aStoughton, Robert S., editor. _91890
942			_cBK _hTJ 810 M33 2012 _kCIR _2lcc
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