SOLAR ENERGY (Fundamentals, Design, Modelling And Applications)

This book provides a platform to the scientists and engineers to understand the fundamentals of solar energy, and its applications and basic heat transfer. It describes the design, construction and performance of solar thermal devices and photovoltaic system.The solar thermal devices include flat plate collector, air heaters, crop drying, solar house, water heating system, solar distillation, solar concentrator and a controlled environment green-house. The economic aspects of solar systems have also been discussed.Key Features• About three hundred thirty figures, one hundred eighty solved examples with fiftyfive tables• Large number of problems with hints• Appendix and a complete list of references for deeper analysis and further studies