Solar Energy Engineering
：Processes and Systems
Publication subTitle ：Processes and Systems
Author： Kalogirou Soteris A.
Publisher： Elsevier Science
Publication year： 2009
E-ISBN: 9780080922874
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780123745019
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9780123745019
Subject： TK511 Solar
Language： ENG
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Description
As perhaps the most promising of all the renewable energy sources available today, solar energy is becoming increasingly important in the drive to achieve energy independence and climate balance. This new book is the masterwork from world-renowned expert Dr. Soteris Kalogirou, who has championed solar energy for decades. The book includes all areas of solar energy engineering, from the fundamentals to the highest level of current research. The author includes pivotal subjects such as solar collectors, solar water heating, solar space heating and cooling, industrial process heat, solar desalination, photovoltaics, solar thermal power systems, and modeling of solar systems, including the use of artificial intelligence systems in solar energy systems, modeling and performance prediction.
*Written by one of the world's most renowned experts in solar energy
*Covers the hottest new developments in solar technology, such as solar cooling and desalination
*Packed with quick look up tables and schematic diagrams for the most commonly used systems today'
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