| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 503 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
1 SURVEY OF SOLAR EQUIPMENT AND APPLICATIONS; 2 SOLAR GEOMETRY; 3 INSOLATION DATA AND MODELS; 4 COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY AND COLLECTOR TESTING; 5 FUNDAMENTALS OF OPTICS FOR SOLAR COLLECTIORS; 6 OPTICS OF NONTRACKING COLLECTORS; 7 TRACKING CONCENTRATOR TYPES; 8 OPTICAL ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION OF PARABOLIC REFLECTORS; 9 HEAT TRANSFER IN SOLAR COLLECTORS; 10 HEAT TRANSFER FACTORS; 11 SYSTEM MODELS; 12 APPLICATIONS; 13 PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS; 14 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; 15 SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION; Appendix A: Nomenclature; Appendix B: Units; Appendix C: Properties of Materials. |
| Summary |
1. Survey of Solar Equipment and Applications2. Solar Geometry3. Insolation Data and Models4. Collector Efficiency and Collector Testing5. Fundamentals of Optics for Solar Collectors6. Optics of Nontracking Collectors7. Tracking Concentrator Types8. Optical Analysis and Optimization of Parabolic Reflectors9. Heat Transfer in Solar Collectors10. Heat Transfer Factors11. System Models12. Applications13. Practical Considerations14. Economic Analysis15. System OptimizationAppendix A. NomenclatureAppendix B. UnitsAppendix C. Properties of MaterialsAppendix D. Meteorological DataAppendix E. Circumso. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Solar collectors.
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Solar collectors. |
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Solar energy.
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Solar energy. |
| Indexed Term |
Solar energy collectors |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Rabl, Ari. Active solar collectors and their applications. New York : Oxford University Press, 1985 (DLC) 84014861 |
| ISBN |
1429400919 (electronic book) |
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9781429400916 (electronic book) |
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0195365216 |
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9780195365214 |
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9780195035469 |
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0195035461 |
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128052300X |
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9781280523007 |
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0195035461 |
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