TY - BOOK ID - 5329316 TI - Solar engineering of thermal processes AU - Duffie, John A AU - Beckman, William A. PY - 1991 SN - 0471510564 PB - New York : Wiley, DB - UniCat KW - Solar energy. KW - Energie solaire KW - Énergie solaire KW - Solar energy KW - Mesure KW - Measurement KW - Capteur solaire KW - Solar collectors KW - Valeur énergetique KW - Energy value KW - Échange d'énergie KW - energy exchange KW - Source d'énergie KW - energy sources KW - Chauffage KW - Heating KW - Échange thermique KW - Heat transfer KW - Analyse thermique KW - Thermal analysis KW - Modèle de simulation KW - Simulation models KW - design KW - Changement technologique KW - technological changes KW - Agrotechnology and Food Sciences. Engineering KW - Energy KW - Solar Energy KW - Solar Energy. KW - 644.8 KW - energie (gez) KW - Solar power KW - Force and energy KW - Renewable energy sources KW - Solar radiation UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:5329316 AB - The first section details the basic concepts of solar thermal energy processes, with new material on the latest value of solar constant and extraterrestrial spectral distribution; new sections on shading, anisotropic sky models, and utilizability radiation statistics.In the second section, applications for water heating, active and passive building heating, cooling, industrial operations, power generation, solar ponds, and evaporative processes are discussed.The final section offers a practical look at the thermal design of active and passive systems by simulation, correlation, and utilizability methods that is essential to predicting long-term performance and estimation of costs. ER -