TE4013 Solar Thermal Technologies Syllabus:
TE4013 Solar Thermal Technologies Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
OBJECTIVES:
- To clarify impression of various solar thermal energy collectors
- To delineate the other applications and the devices used to collect solar energy
- To study the various types and configurations of solar space conditioning system
- To learn the various solar applications.
- To summarize the basic economics of solar energy collection system.
UNIT – I SOLAR COLLECTORS
Collectors: Flat plate: Water, Air – Evacuated tube – Concentrated – Construction – Function – Suitability – Comparison – Design of Storage Tank – Solar Fluids.
UNIT – II SOLAR WATER HEATING SYSTEMS
Integral Collector Storage System – Thermosyphon System – Open Loop, Drain Down, Drain Back, Antifreeze Systems – Refrigerant Solar Water Heaters – Solar Heated Pools – Solar Heated Hot Tubs and Spas.
UNIT – III SOLAR SPACE CONDITIONING SYSTEMS
Liquid Type Solar Heating System With / Without Storage – Heat Storage Configurations – Heat Delivery Methods – Air-Type Solar Heating Systems – Solar Refrigeration and Air Conditioning.
UNIT – IV OTHER SOLAR APPLICATIONS
Solar Cooking – Distillation – Desalination – Solar Ponds – Solar Passive Architecture – Solar Drying – Solar Chimney.
UNIT – V SOLAR ECONOMICS
Application of economic methods to analyze the feasibility of solar systems to decide project / policy alternatives – Net energy analysis – and cost requirements for active and passive heating and cooling – for electric power generation – and for industrial process-heating. Economics – Fixed and variable cost – Payback period – Net Present Value – Internal Rate of Return – Carbon credit – Embodied energy analysis.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to:
1. Explain the technical and physical principles of different solar collectors
2. Measure and evaluate different solar energy technologies through knowledge of the physical function of the devices
3. Articulate the technical and economic fundamentals of solar thermal energy conversion useful to society and industry
4. Describe the spectrum of possible solar thermal technologies to assist industrial processing or power production
5. Communicate technological and socio-economic issues around solar energy in a concise and an accessible way to a target group with basic technical skills.
REFERENCES:
1. Duffie, J.A., and Beckman, W.A. Solar Energy Thermal Process – 4 th Edition (2013), John Wiley and Sons, New York, ISBN: 978-0-470-87366-3, Solar Energy Laboratory, University of Wisconsin-Madison, pp. 944.
2. H P Garg, M Dayal, G Furlan, Physics and Technology of Solar Energy- Volume I: Solar Thermal Applications, Springer, 2007.
3. Sukhatme S.P. J K Nayak, Solar Energy, Tata McGraw Hills P Co., ISBN: 9789352607112, 4th Edition, 2017, pp. 568.
4. Charles Christopher Newton – Concentrated Solar Thermal Energy- Published by VDM Verlag, 2008.
5. H.P.Garg, S.C.Mullick, A.K.Bhargava, D.Reidal, Solar Thermal Energy Storage Springer, 2005