Solar Collectors, Energy Storage and Materials - de Winter, Fracis (London The MIT Press, 1990)
I. Solar Collectors Overview Collector Concepts and Designs Optical Theory and Modeling of Solar Collectors Thermal Theory and Modeling of Solar Collectors Testing and Evaluation of Tracking Collectors Optical Research and Development Collector Thermal Research and Development Collector Engineering Research and Development Solar Pond Research and Development Cost Issues and Opportunities Reliability and Durability of Solar Collectors Environmental Degradation of Low - Cost Solar Collectors: Research Issues and Opportunities II. Energy Storage for Solar Systems Overview Storage Concepts and Design Analytical and Numerical Modeling of Thermal Energy Storage Testing and Evaluation of Thermal Energy Storage Systems Storage Research and Development Issues and Opportunities III. Materials for Solar Technologies Overview Materials for Solar Collector Concepts and Designs Theory and Modeling of Solar Materials Testing and Evaluation of Solar Materials Exposure Testing and Evaluation of Performance Degradation Solar Materials Research and Development Solar Materials Issues and Opportunities Contributors Index
Keywords: Mechanical Engineering