rudiments

Solar Energy: Fundamentals, Design, Modelling, and Applications offers a comprehensive but accessible treatment of solar energy, from its basic principles and applications to its economics aspects. Beginning with an overview of the sun's structure, the properties of its radiation, and the rudiments of heat transfer, the author presents in-depth discussions on the design, construction, and performance of solar thermal devices and photovoltaic systems. He explores numerous applications including air and water heating systems, crop drying, water distillation, and biogas digestion.

• air and water
• biogas
• combustibles
• conversion units
• cost comparisons
• depth discussions
• economic analysis
• energy fundamentals
• financial considerations
• flow diagrams
• photovoltaic systems
• properties of materials
• radiation
• rudiments
• solar energy
• thermal devices
• ultimate success
• vapor pressure
• water distillation
• water heating systems