Solar engineering of thermal processes / John A. Duffie, William A. Beckman
| Author/creator | Duffie, John A. |
| Other author | Beckman, William A. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 4th ed. |
| Publication Info | Hoboken : John Wiley, 2013 |
| Description | xxvi, 910 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 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 -- Appendix D: Meteorological data -- Appendix E: Average shading factors for overhangs. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2014397905 |
| ISBN | 0470873663 |
| ISBN | 9780470873663 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |