Solar engineering of thermal processes / John A. Duffie (Deceased), William A. Beckman.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Duffie John A.
Group Author: Beckman William A.
Published: John Wiley & Sons,
Publisher Address: Hoboken, New Jersey
Publication Dates: 2013
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: 4th ed.
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Carrier Form: xxvi, 910 p.: ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 0470873663
9780470873663
Index Number: TK51
CLC: TK51
Call Number: TK51/D857/4th ed.
Contents: Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Fundamentals. Solar radiation -- Available solar radiation -- Selected heat transfer topics -- Radiation characteristics of opaque materials -- Radiation transmission through glazing: absorbed radiation -- Flat-plate collectors -- Concentrating collectors -- Energy storage -- Solar process loads -- System thermal calculations -- Solar process economics -- pt. 2. Applications. Solar water heating: active and passive -- Building heating: active -- Building heating: passive and hybrid methods -- Solar cooling -- Solar industrial process heat -- Solar thread power systems -- Solar ponds: evaporative processes -- pt. 3. Design methods. Simulations in solar process design -- Design of active systems: f-chart -- Design of active systems by utilizability methods -- Design of passive and hybrid heating systems -- Design of photovoltaic systems -- Wind energy -- Appendix A: Problems -- Appendix B: Nomenclature -- Appendix C: International system of units...