Harnessing Solar Heat

• Main Author: Norton, Brian (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Energy, 18
• Subjects: Energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Energy systems.; Electric power production.; Building construction.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Energy Systems.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Energy Technology.; Building Physics, HVAC.

Systems engineered by man to harness solar heat in a controlled manner now include a diverse range of technologies each serving distinctive needs in particular climate contexts.  This text covers the breadth of solar energy technologies for the conversion of solar energy to provide heat, either as t...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 The Solar Energy Resource
• Chapter 3 Optics and Heat Transfer in Solar Collectors
• Chapter 4 Solar Energy Storage
• Chapter 5 Flat-Plate and Evacuated tube Collectors
• Chapter 6 Use of heat from, and thermal management of, photovoltaics
• Chapter 7 Solar thermal power generation and industrial process heat
• Chapter 8 Solar Water Heating and Combisystems
• Chapter 9 Solar Drying
• Chapter 10 Solar Cooling, Refrigeration and Desalination
• Chapter 11 Greenhouses
• Chapter 12 Passive and Hybrid Solar Design of Buildings
• References
• Subject Index.