Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes (eBook)

JOHN A. DUFFIE (deceased) was Professor Emeritus ofChemical Engineering and past Director of the Solar EnergyLaboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WILLIAM A. BECKMAN is the Ouweneel-Bascom ProfessorEmeritus of Mechanical Engineering and Director Emeritus of theSolar Energy Laboratory at the University ofWisconsin-Madison.

Preface xi

Preface to the Third Edition xiii

Preface to the Second Edition xv

Preface to the First Edition xvii

Introduction xxi

PART I FUNDAMENTALS 1

1 Solar Radiation 3

2 Available Solar Radiation 43

3 Selected Heat Transfer Topics 138

4 Radiation Characteristics of Opaque Materials 173

5 Radiation Transmission through Glazing: Absorbed Radiation 202

6 Flat-Plate Collectors 236

7 Concentrating Collectors 322

8 Energy Storage 373

9 Solar Process Loads 409

10 System Thermal Calculations 422

11 Solar Process Economics 447

PART II APPLICATIONS 477

12 Solar Water Heating: Active and Passive 479

13 Building Heating: Active 505

14 Building Heating: Passive and Hybrid Methods 544

15 Solar Cooling 575

16 Solar Industrial Process Heat 604

17 Solar Thermal Power Systems 621

18 Solar Ponds: Evaporative Processes 635

PART III DESIGN METHODS 651

19 Simulations in Solar Process Design 653

20 Design of Active Systems: f-Chart 668

21 Design of Active Systems by Utilizability Methods 692

22 Design of Passive and Hybrid Heating Systems 711

23 Design of Photovoltaic Systems 745

24 Wind Energy 774

APPENDIXES 797

A Problems 797

B Nomenclature 856

C International System of Units 861

D Meteorological Data 863

E Average Shading Factors for Overhangs 870

Index 887