Nonimaging optics
by NetLibrary, Inc, Welford, W. T., Winston, Roland, Miñano, Juan C., Benítez, Pablo
With nonimaging optics, it's possible to achieve concentrations of solar energy equal to 80,000 suns!
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 Optimiza…
Heating water with the sun is almost as old as humankind itself, and it is done all over the world. Yet there are strangely few resources on the topic in North America. Solar Water Heating fills this gap. It reviews the history of solar water and space heating systems from prehi…
"Solar Water Heating reviews the history of solar water & space heating systems from prehistory to the present, then presents the basics of solar water heating, including an introduction to modern solar energy systems, energy conservation and energy economics. Drawing on the aut…
This book provides a platform to disseminate the knowledge regarding economical and technical considerations of long term and short term solar tracking to undergraduate and postgraduate students, learners, professional and designers with focusing on the methodologies and opportu…