Solar Energy Engineering: Processes and Systems

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Soteris A Kalogirou (Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Sciences and Engineeringof the Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus)

Solar Energy Engineering

Processes and Systems

Soteris A Kalogirou (Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Sciences and Engineeringof the Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus)

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Academic Press Inc
01 December 2023

Energy technology & engineering; Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology

Solar Energy Engineering: Processes and Systems, Third Edition, includes updated chapters and extended resources to assist in the research and teaching of solar energy engineering. Sections cover advances in solar collectors, solar water heating, solar space heating and cooling, industrial process heat, solar desalination, photovoltaic technology, solar thermal power systems, modeling of solar energy systems, and a new chapter on wind energy systems. This book provides students, teachers and professionals with the basic principles and applications of solar energy systems and processes to help them understand how to operate and design solar systems.

In addition, this best-selling title includes a student and academic companion site with additional materials on chapter PowerPoints for teaching, problems with a solutions manual, and equations files to assist in problem-solving.

By: Soteris A Kalogirou (Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Sciences and Engineeringof the Cyprus University of Technology Limassol Cyprus)
Imprint: Academic Press Inc
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 191mm,
Weight: 1.970kg
ISBN: 9780323993500
ISBN 10: 0323993508
Pages: 902
Publication Date: 01 December 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction 2. Environmental Characteristics 3. Solar Energy Collectors 4. Performance of Solar Collectors 5. Solar Water-Heating Systems 6. Solar Space Heating and Cooling 7. Industrial Process Heat, Chemistry Applications, and Solar Dryers 8. Solar Desalination Systems 9. Photovoltaic Systems 10. Solar Thermal Power Systems 11. Designing and Modeling Solar Energy Systems 12. Solar Economic Analysis 13. Hybrid Energy Systems

Professor Soteris Kalogirou is Dean of the School of Engineering and Technology, at Cyprus University of Technology. He is Visiting Professor at Brunel University, UK and Adjunct Professor at the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), Ireland. He is Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences and Founding Member of the Cyprus Academy of Sciences, Letters, and Arts. For more than 35 years, he is actively involved in research in solar energy and particularly in flat plate and concentrating collectors, solar water heating, solar steam generating systems, desalination and absorption cooling. Additionally, he is involved in a pioneering research dealing with the use of artificial intelligence methods, modelling and performance prediction of energy and solar energy systems. He has published many books and papers in scientific journals and is Editor-in-Chief of Renewable Energy and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Energy, and Editorial Board Member of fifteen journals.