Solar Thermal Technologies.

Asif, Muhammad; Muneer, Tariq

Abstract

Solar thermal technologies are amongst the most diverse and effective renewable energy technologies. They range from low-temperature (200°C) and sophisticated ones like solar air conditioning and solar thermal power generation. Solar thermal technologies, similarly, have a broad economic bandwidth amongst them. The most successful application of solar thermal technologies so far has been in the form of solar water heating. In this entry, a brief overview of the prominent solar thermal technologies has been presented in which the technology fundamental and operational principles of these technologies have been precisely discussed

• Publication Date: 2008
• Deposit Date: Mar 7, 2016
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Book Title: Encyclopedia of Energy Engineering and Technology
• ISBN: 0-8493-3653-8
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1081/E-EEE-120042348
• Keywords: Solar thermal technologies; Solar radiation; Concentrated collectors; Parabolic trough; Sorption
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9628
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1081/E-EEE-120042348