New Book on Solar Engineering
The solar world has changed a lot in the last 10 years. Solar themal has seen a decline as the (US) government removes incentives and turns its back on conservation and global climate change. Big utilities have begun to adopt solar electric (PV) on a large scale. These happenings gave me the hint it was time to retire.
Nevertheless, people from all over the world continue visiting this site wanting information about solar thermal. So I decided to gather my years of information from seminars, lectures, and webinars, including this web site, and put them into a book.
The result is Solar Engineering of Drainback Systems. It is available directly from this site. To order:
Your feedback and suggestions are welcome. The table of contents is below.
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1. A (very) brief History of solar energy
Chapter 2. Solar Collector Design
Chapter 3. Solar Hot Water System Design
Chapter 4. Collector Array Geometry and Piping
Chapter 6. Controls
Chapter 7. Project Analysis Methods
Appendix A. Three Project Flyers
Appendix B. Potential for Cross Connection between
Tank fluid and Potable Water in a
Non-Pressurized Drainback Solar System
Appendix C. Load Side Solar Heat Exchanger Sizing
Appendix D. Recommended Solar Tank Locations
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