Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Description
Solar radiation, Solar angles, classifications of Solar thermal collectors, Non-concentrating and concentrating collectors, Heat transfer fluids, Tracking mechanisms, Emerging solar thermal technologies, Application of solar thermal technologies: Power generation, Industrial process heating, Water distillation, Refrigeration, Building heating and cooling, Cooking, Drying, Thermal energy storage systems: Sensible, Latent and Thermochemical energy storage, Integration of thermal energy systems with various end use applications, Economic analyses of solar thermal energy systems, Life cycle assessment of solar thermal energy systems.