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ME-895 Solar Thermal Systems
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Campus
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College of E&ME
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Programs
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PG
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Session
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Fall Semester 2016
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Course Title
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Solar Thermal Systems
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Course Code
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ME-895
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Credit Hours
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3
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Pre-Requisutes
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Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics-1
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Course Objectives
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The course intends to cover the study of available and absorbed solar radiation, components of solar thermal systems, thermal and optical analysis of flat plate and/or concentrating solar thermal collectors, solar water heating and air-conditioning systems and other potential thermal application
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Detail Content
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- Introduction to solar energy, physics of the sun and its energy transport, thermal radiation fundamentals, sun earth geometric relationship, solar radiation, angles for tracking surfaces, beam and diffuse components of solar radiation, surface tilt, shadow determination
- Extraterrestrial and terrestrial Irradiation, radiation on sloped surfaces, optical properties of cover systems, Reflection of radiation, absorption by glazing, transmittance-absorptance product, absorbed solar radiation, measuring solar radiation
- Solar collectors (flat plate collectors, vacuum tube collectors, concentrators etc.), heat storage, solar circuit (pumps, valves, expansion tanks, heat transfer fluids, etc.), controller
- Decommention of flat-plate collectors, basic flat-plate energy balance equation, collector overall heat loss coefficient, collector heat removal factor and flow factor, liquid heater plate geometries, air heaters, measurements of collector performance, collector characterizations, sizing of a collector for an application, decommention of concentrating collectors and configurations, thermal and optical performance analysis of concentrating collectors
- Passive systems, thermosiphon, active systems, direct and indirect heating systems, solar space heating, overview of various solar cooling technologies, absorption and adsorption cooling cycles, desiccant cooling systems
- Overview of other solar thermal application e.g., solar drying, solar thermal power plants, solar cooking etc.
Course Outcome
- To understand the overall schematic of solar thermal systems, their advantages and constraints of using sun as energy resource
- To explain the nature and types of solar radiation, sun-earth geometrical relationship
- To estimate the total amount of solar radiation available and absorbed on a surface for any given location on earth
- To identify the components of a solar thermal system and to design a basic lay out of a solar thermal system for a certain heating and/or cooling application
- To design and perform a detailed thermal analysis of the flat plate and/or concentrating solar thermal collectors
- To enumerate salient features, working principle, types, and selection criteria of solar thermal water heating, space heating and cooling systems
- To be able to operate, install, and work safely with solar thermal systems.
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Text/Ref Books
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- Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes by John A. Duffie and William A. Beckman.
- Solar Thermal Systems by Felix A. Peuser, Karl-Heinz Remmers, Martin Schnauss.
- Planning and Installing Solar Thermal Systems, ISBN: 9781844071258; 2004
- Principles of Solar Engineering by D. Yogi Goswami, Frank Kreith, and Jan. F. Kreider
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