An Introduction to Solar Energy for Scientists and Engineers

By Sol Wieder

Presents the fundamental principles behind solar energy technology for serious students in science and engineering. Discusses the apparent motion of the sun and the energy it provides at the earth's surface, the principles of heat transfer and optics, solar heating applications, and thermodynamic and photovoltaic conversion of solar energy to useful work. Contains numerical examples and derivations of formulas.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471060488
• ISBN13: 9780471060482
• Release Date: April 1982
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 301 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.