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1 online resource |
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Intro -- Preface -- Part I -- Part II -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Part IFundamentals -- 1 Energy -- 1.1 Energy Demand and Resources -- 1.2 Energy Consumption, Economic Performance and Resource Availability -- 1.3 Impact of Energy Demand and Population Growth -- 1.4 Energy Forms, Carriers and Conversion Processes, Exergy-Energy -- 1.5 Energy Demand and Economic Considerations -- 1.6 Sector Coupling-Power, Heat and Chemical Carriers -- References -- 2 Solar Radiation -- 2.1 The Sun as Energy Source -- 2.1.1 Structure and Composition of the Sun |
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2.1.2 Fusion Process Within the Sun -- 2.2 Extra-terrestrial Solar Radiation -- 2.2.1 Solar Constant -- 2.2.2 Spectrum of Extra-terrestrial Irradiation -- 2.2.3 Directional and Temporal Variation of Extra-terrestrial Irradiation -- 2.2.4 Daily and Monthly Sums of Extra-terrestrial Irradiation on Arbitrarily Inclined Surfaces -- 2.2.5 Tracking Surfaces -- 2.2.6 Shading of Surfaces -- 2.3 Terrestrial Solar Radiation -- 2.3.1 Attenuation Mechanisms in the Atmosphere -- 2.3.2 Technical Calculation of the Attenuation in the Atmosphere -- 2.3.3 Global, Direct, and Diffuse Irradiation |
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2.4 Calculation of Irradiation on Arbitrarily Inclined Surfaces -- 2.4.1 Circumsolar Radiation -- 2.4.2 Isotropic Sky Model -- 2.4.3 Anisotropic Sky Models -- 2.5 Statistical Distribution of Irradiation -- 2.6 Quantitative Measurement of Solar Radiation -- 2.6.1 Terrestrial Measurements -- 2.6.2 Satellite Data Evaluation -- 2.6.3 Composition of Representative Time Series of Solar Irradiation -- 2.6.4 Data Sources for Direct and Global Irradiation -- References -- 3 Optical Conversion -- 3.1 Electromagnetic Radiation -- 3.2 Radiation Transport in Transparent Media |
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3.2.1 Basic Definitions and Nomenclature -- 3.2.2 Origin of Absorption and Reflection in Transparent Media -- 3.2.3 Polarization, Refraction, and Reflection -- 3.2.4 Scattering and Absorption in Media -- 3.2.5 Transmission and Reflection in (Semi-)transparent Components -- 3.2.6 Anti-Reflection Coatings -- 3.3 Spectral Selectivity -- 3.3.1 Introduction -- 3.3.2 Selective Glazings -- 3.3.3 Design of Selective Absorbers -- 3.3.4 Production Methods for Selective Layers -- 3.3.5 Low and Medium Temperature Absorber Layers in Air/ Vacuum -- 3.3.6 Absorber Layers for High Temperature Applications |
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3.3.7 Degradation Mechanisms of Selective Absorber Layers -- 3.4 Optical Concentration -- 3.4.1 Motivation for Optical Concentration -- 3.4.2 Limits of Optical Concentration of Solar Radiation -- 3.4.3 Reflector Materials -- 3.4.4 Linear-Imaging Concentrators -- 3.4.5 Point-Imaging Concentrators -- 3.4.6 Non-Imaging Concentrators -- 3.4.7 Fresnel Concentrators -- 3.4.8 Practical Concentrators -- 3.5 Measurement Methods -- 3.5.1 Spectral Measurements-Reflectance and Transmittance -- 3.5.2 Scattering and Surface Characterization -- 3.5.3 Deflectometry -- 3.6 Modelling of Optical Systems |
| Summary |
This textbook is intended for master's level engineering students in the field of their studies. It begins with an analysis of the growing world population's energy demand (heat and electricity) and its connection to the undeniable climate change, necessitating the expansion of climate-friendly technologies. The book is divided into two sections. The first section (Chapters 2 to 7) presents the physical fundamentals of solar thermal energy usage, along with the necessary processes, methods, and models. The second section (Chapters 8-12) covers the synthesis of the developed fundamentals applied to various functional solar thermal systems. It not only provides the logic and methods for transferring the physical fundamentals into an operative technical system but also includes aspects of concept development, selection, economic evaluation, and performance. Additionally, measurement and control technology are presented, underpinned by real projects that have already been successfully implemented |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 17, 2024) |
| Subject |
Solar thermal energy.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Stieglitz, Robert
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| ISBN |
9783031431739 |
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3031431731 |
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