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Teaching Schedule: MEE7630 Solar Thermal Energy Course Contents Periods

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Teaching Schedule: MEE7630 Solar Thermal Energy

Course Contents Periods


Solar Radiation: Extraterrestrial and terrestrial solar radiation 1
Solar Time, Solar radiation geometry 2
Radiation on inclined surface, Solar radiation data 2
Measurement of solar radiation 2
Empirical Equations for estimation of solar radiation 2
Flat plate collectors; components and materials, Basic energy balance equation 2
Transmissivity of the cover system, Transmissivity-absorptivity product 1
Overall loss coefficient and heat transfer correlations 2
Useful energy collection in liquid flat plate collector, collector efficiency factor 2
Collector heat removal factor, efficiency of flat plate collector 1
Effect of various parameters on performance of plat plate collectors, selective coatings 1
Testing procedure of liquid flat plate collectors 1
Solar air hater; types and applications 1
Performance analysis of conventional air heaters 3
Concentrating collectors; types and applications 3
Solar water heating systems 1
Solar distillation, Thermal analysis of solar still 3
Solar cookers, Testing procedure of solar cooker 3
Solar thermal energy storage; types, analysis of liquid storage tank 3
Solar pond 2
Solar thermal power generation 2
Active and passive heating & cooling of buildings 2
Solar refrigeration 2

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