Solar energy technology advances / / G.N. Tiwari

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910969533603321
• Autore: Tiwari G. N
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2006
• ISBN: 1-61470-492-9
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (148 p.)
• Collana: Novinka
• Disciplina: 621.47
• Soggetti: Solar energy - Technological innovations
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES -- SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- ABSTRACT -- 1.1 FORMATION OF ATMOSPHERE -- 1.2 SOLAR RADIATION -- SOLAR THERMAL DEVICES -- 2.1. FLAT-PLATE COLLECTOR -- 2.1.1. Analysis of Flat-Plate Collectors -- 2.1.2. Collector Efficiency (F/ ) and Flow Rate (FR) Factors -- 2.1.3. Energy Pay Back Time (EPBT) -- 2.2. EVACUATED TUBULAR COLLECTOR -- 2.2.1. Analysis of Owens - Illinois (OI) Flat Plate Collector -- 2.2.2. Energy Pay Back Time (EPBT) -- 2.2.3. Analysis of Evacuated - Tube Collector with Heat Pipe -- 2.3. THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF CONCENTRATOR -- SOLAR DISTILLATION -- 3.1. IMPORTANCE OF WATER -- 3.2. WATER SOURCES AND WATER DEMAND -- 3.3. WATER POLLUTION AND ITS EFFECT -- 3.4. PRINCIPLE OF SOLAR DISTILLATION: A STATE OF THE ART -- 3.5. THERMAL MODELLING OF SINGLE BASIN SYMMETRICAL DOUBLE SLOP SOLAR STILL -- 3.6. THERMAL EFFICIENCY OF A SINGLE BASIN SYMMETRICAL DOUBLE SLOP SOLAR STILL -- 3.7. EFFECT OF CLIMATIC AND STILL DESIGN PARAMETERS ON PERFORMANCE OF PASSIVE SOLAR STILL -- Effect of Wind Velocity -- Effect of Solar Intensity and Ambient Air Temperature -- Effect of Bottom Insulation -- Effect of Condensing Cover Inclination -- Effect of Impurities in the Water -- Effect of Water Depth (Water Mass Per M2) -- Effect of Charcoal and Black Dye -- Effect of Scaling on the Basin Liner -- 3.8. OTHER DESIGN OF PASSIVE SOLAR STILLS -- Unsymmetrical Double Slop and Single Basin Solar Still with Fin -- Single Slope Single Basin Solar Still with Condenser -- Single Slope Single Basin Multiple ; Effect Diffusion Solar Still -- Two Comportment Single Basin and Single Slop Solar Still -- 3.9. THERMAL MODELLING OF ACTIVE SINGLE SLOP AND BASIN SOLAR STILL -- Energy Balance -- Water Mass: Glass Cover -- 3.10. ENERGY PAY BACK PERIOD (EPBT) -- For Passive Solar Still.; For Active Solar Still -- SOLAR GREENHOUSE CROP DRYING -- 4.1. IMPORTANCE OF DRYING -- 4.2. WORKING PRINCIPLE OF DRYING SYSTEM -- Open Sun Drying (OSD) -- Direct Solar Drying (DSD) -- Greenhouse Crop Drying -- Indirect Solar Drying (ISD) -- (i) Reverse absorber cabinet dryer (RACD) -- (ii) Conventional dryer -- Passive and Active Solar Dryer -- 4.4. THERMAL ANALYSIS OF CABINET/GREENHOUSE DRYER -- Crop Surface -- Drying Chamber -- Steady State Analysis o Drying System -- Energy Pay Back Time (EPBT) -- (i) Cabinet dryer -- (ii) Greenhouse crop dryer -- 4.5.THERMAL ANALYSIS FOR REVERSE ABSORBER CABINET DRYER (RACD) -- Energy Balance for Thin Layer Drying -- For an Absorber Plate -- For Working Fluid (Air) -- For Crop Surface -- For Drying Chamber -- Energy Pay Back Time (EPBT) -- 4.6. ENERGY BALANCE FOR ACTIVE (CONVENTIONAL) SOLAR DRYING (ASD) SYSTEM -- Solar Air Heater -- Absorber Plate -- Working Fluid -- Drying Chamber -- Coefficient of Performance -- Thermal Efficiency -- Energy Pay Back Time (EPBT) -- SOLAR GREENHOUSE CROP PRODUCTION -- 5.1. INTRODUCTION -- 5.2. APPLICATIONS OF GREENHOUSE (CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT GREENHOUSE) -- 5.2.1. Crop Cultivation -- 5.2.2. Soil Solarization -- 5.2.3. Poultry -- 5.2.4. Aquaculture -- 5.3. CONSTITUENTS OF CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT -- 5.3.1. Temperature -- 5.3.2. Light Intensity -- 5.3.3. Humidity -- 5.3.4. Carbon Dioxide -- 5.3.5. Root Medium -- 5.3.6. Greenhouse Climate Requirement -- 5.4. REVIEW: STATUS OF GREENHOUSE -- 5.5. CLASSIFICATION OF GREENHOUSES -- 5.5.1. Based on Working Principles -- Passive Greenhouse -- (a) Heating -- (i)Water storage -- (ii) Rock-bed storage -- (iii) Northwall -- (iv) Mulching -- (v) Phase change materials -- (vi) Movable insulation -- (b) Cooling -- (i) Natural Ventilation -- (ii) Shading -- (c) Active greenhouse -- 5.5.2. Classification on the Basis of Shape.; 5.5.3. Classification on Basis of Cost of Construction or Extent of Environment Control -- (A) Low Cost or Low Tech Greenhouse -- (B) Medium-tech Greenhouse -- (C) Hi-tech Greenhouse -- 5.5.4. On the Basis Greenhouse Cover Material -- 5.5.5. On the Basis of Utility -- 5.6. CONCLUSIONS -- EMBODIED ENERGY ANALYSIS OF PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) SYSTEM -- 6.1. INTRODUCTION -- 6.2. ENERGY ANALYSIS -- 6.3. EMBODIED ENERGY FOR 1.2 KWP PV SYSTEM -- (a) Embodied energy 1m2 PV module -- Production of Czochralski Silicon Ingot (Cz-Si) -- Production of Silicon Cell -- PV Module -- (b) Embodied energy of support structure -- (c) Balance-of-system (BOS) -- 6.4. ENERGY OUTPUT OF PV SYSTEM -- 6.5. ENERGY PAYBACK TIME (EPBT) -- 6.6. CO2 EMISSIONS -- 6.7. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 6.8. CONCLUSION -- LIFE CYCLE COST ANALYSIS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.
• Sommario/riassunto: This text reviews advanced research work in the area of flat plate collectors, solar distillation, greenhouse technology for crop drying, and production and solar electric/thermal (PV/T) systems. It discusses the basic working principle, energy balances, thermal modelling, energy, and economic analysis.