Solar Thermal Systems and Applications
New Design Techniques for Improved Thermal Performance
- 1st Edition - May 28, 2024
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Author: Mohsen Sheikholeslami
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 8 3 8 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 8 3 9 - 1
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Request a sales quoteSolar Thermal Systems and Applications: New Design Techniques for Improved Thermal Performance brings together the latest advances for the improved performance, efficiency, and integration of solar thermal energy (STE) technology.
This book begins by introducing solar energy and solar thermal energy as a viable option in terms of green energy for industrial, commercial, and residential applications, as well as its role and potential within hybrid energy systems. This is followed by detailed chapters that focus on key innovations in solar thermal energy systems, covering novel approaches and techniques in areas such as flat plate solar collectors, modified evacuated tube solar collectors, solar parabolic trough collectors, linear Fresnel reflectors, photovoltaic thermal systems (PVT), phase change materials (PCMs), nanotechnology, combined PVT-PCM systems, solar thermal systems and Trombe wall design, solar still units, and solar dish systems. Throughout this book, the coverage is supported by experimental and numerical modeling methods, and techniques are discussed and assessed with a view to improved electrical and thermal efficiency and performance.
Solar Thermal Systems and Applications is a valuable resource for researchers and advanced students in solar energy, thermal engineering, hybrid energy systems, renewable energy, mechanical engineering, nanotechnology, and materials science. This is also of interest to engineers, R&D professionals, scientists, and policy makers with an interest in solar thermal energy in an industrial, residential, or commercial setting.
- Introduces solar thermal energy (STE) and details the current state and future opportunities
- Reviews and analyzes the latest advances in solar thermal energy technology, design, methods, and applications
- Covers, in detail, the role of phase change materials and nanomaterials in STE systems
Academic: Researchers, scientists, and advanced students in solar energy, thermal engineering, hybrid energy systems, renewable energy, mechanical engineering, nanotechnology, and materials science Industry: Engineers, R&D professionals, and other industry personnel with an interest in solar thermal energy (STE), solar energy, hybrid energy systems, or renewable energy.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Hybrid energy systems series
- Copyright
- About the author
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Significance of solar energy
- 1.1. Importance of solar energy
- 1.2. Solar thermal collectors
- 1.3. Concentrating solar-thermal power basics
- 1.4. Compound parabolic collector
- 1.5. Linear Fresnel reflector
- 1.6. Parabolic through collector
- 1.7. Parabolic dish
- 1.8. Central receiver
- 1.9. Additional uses for solar collectors
- 1.10. Summary of solar applications
- Chapter 2. Solar water heater with flat plate collector
- 2.1. Advancement in flat-plate solar water heater
- 2.2. FPSC employed with turbulator
- 2.3. Entropy generation within absorber with simple turbulator
- Chapter 3. Modified evacuated tube solar collector
- 3.1. Design of evacuated tube solar collectorsystems
- 3.2. A detailed analysis that highlights the differences and similarities between ETSC and FPC
- 3.3. Enhancing ETSC performance with fins and nanomaterials
- Chapter 4. Applications of solar parabolic trough collector
- 4.1. Introducing various components of PTC
- 4.2. Configurations of solar collectors
- 4.3. Governing equations
- 4.4. Improvement of efficiency of PTC with involving disturbers
- 4.5. Description of proposed solar system
- 4.6. The associated outputs
- Chapter 5. Enhancement of performance of linear Fresnel reflector system in existence of nanomaterial
- 5.1. Newly constructed linear Fresnel reflector solar energy system
- 5.2. The explanations behind the use of nanoparticles in LFR technologies
- 5.3. Descriptions of numerical simulations for novel LFR designs
- 5.4. LFR system with parabolic reflector
- Chapter 6. Introducing various approaches for cooling of photovoltaic thermal system
- 6.1. Introduction
- 6.2. Nanofluid cooling
- 6.3. Water jet impingement
- 6.4. Radiative cooling
- 6.5. Heat sink
- 6.6. Air-based cooling
- 6.7. Water cooling
- 6.8. Evaporative cooling and spraying cooling
- 6.9. Floating photovoltaic thermal
- 6.10. Heat pipe
- 6.11. Example for effect of MHD on performance of PVT
- Chapter 7. Innovative design of PVT system with incorporating new cooling system
- 7.1. Introduction
- 7.2. Air cooling
- 7.3. Water cooling
- 7.4. Nanofluid cooling
- 7.5. Optical filter
- 7.6. PCM cooling
- 7.7. Water jet micro-channel
- 7.8. Effect of insert and extended surface
- 7.9. Heat pipe cooling
- 7.10. Heat sink
- 7.11. Metal foam
- 7.12. Microchannel heat sink
- 7.13. Effect of reflector
- Chapter 8. The combined PVT-PCM system
- 8.1. PVT system with PCM
- 8.2. Simulation of PVT treatment in existence of PCM layer
- 8.3. Description of proposed PVT
- 8.4. The associated outputs
- Chapter 9. Application of phase change material in solar energy systems as ventilation system
- 9.1. Introduction
- 9.2. PCM in building
- 9.3. Air conditioning/ventilation system based on PCMs
- 9.4. Conclusions about previous works
- 9.5. Effect of installing fins within PCM-TW solar system
- Chapter 10. Solar thermal systems in the building environment
- 10.1. Introduction
- 10.2. Methodology
- 10.3. Classification
- 10.4. Overview of Trombe wall solutions and applications
- 10.5. Configuration of Trombe wall
- 10.6. Conclusions about previous works
- 10.7. Ventilation of building with use of NEPCM
- Chapter 11. Development of system for desalination in solar stills
- 11.1. Classifying the numerous types of units for solar stills
- 11.2. New pyramidal solar still unit design
- 11.3. The associated outputs
- Chapter 12. New design of solar dish system and improvement of its efficiency
- 12.1. Introduction
- 12.2. Components and technology used in solar dish apparatus
- 12.3. Parabolic solar collector energy efficiency improvement techniques
- 12.4. Alterations to the parabolic solar collectors' absorber surface
- 12.5. Utilizing nanofluids to increase exergy efficiency
- 12.6. Stirling engines
- 12.7. Receiver and Stirling engine for a solar dish
- 12.8. Desalination facilities powered by a hybrid of solar PTC-dish
- 12.9. Conclusion
- Appendix: Sample codes for with various software
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: May 28, 2024
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 558
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443158384
- eBook ISBN: 9780443158391
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Mohsen Sheikholeslami
Dr. Mohsen Sheikholeslami is the Head of the Renewable Energy Systems and Nanofluid Applications in Heat Transfer Laboratory at the Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, in Iran. He was the first scientist to develop a novel numerical method (CVFEM) in the field of heat transfer and published a book based on this work, entitled "Application of Control Volume Based Finite Element Method (CVFEM) for Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer". He was selected as a Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher (Top 0.01%) by Clarivate Analytics, and he was ranked first in the field of mechanical engineering and transport globally (2020-2021) according to data published by Elsevier. Dr. Sheikholeslami has authored a number of books and is a member of the Editorial Boards of the ‘International Journal of Heat and Technology’ and ‘Recent Patents on Nanotechnology’.
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