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Book Reviews be modified to optimize the selectivity. All stages of producing selective services are presented, beginning with the theoretical optimization and continuing through the production processes and resulting performance parameters. The book begins with an analysis of the desirable characteristics of surfaces. Chapter 2 considers selective optical surfaces for solar conversion and devotes particular attention to photovoltaic semiconductor converters for space applications. Chapter 3 illustrates techniques in producing selective surfaces for thermal power systems and systems for solar heating and air conditioning homes. The 4th chapter considers the selective surface requirements for solar collectors for thermal and power applications. The book is well illustrated and includes color plates of several devices and solar collector arrays. The reader should have a background in electromagnetic theory and understand the solution to Maxwelrs equations for the propagation of electromagnetic radiation in media and its surface interactions. The 1st chapter begins with the solution of Maxwell's equations across a selective surface and the derivation of the reflected and absorbed components. Thus, one is able to relate theoretically surface characteristics to the wavelength dependent reflection coefficient, The solution is then applied to the calculation of optical characteristics of a variety of single and multilayered selective and anti-reflective coatings. Subsequent chapters describe the production of these coatings in the laboratory and their applications. The book is recommended for researchers in the field of solar energy and others with a strong interest in selective surfaces and sufficient technical background to understand the material presented. For those interested primarily in the production of coatings rather than the theory, the book could still be useful if one skips over the 1st chapter, which contains most of the advanced mathematics.
Heating the Home Water Supply, Larry Gay. Garden Way, Charlotte, Vermont, 1983, 128 pp: Cost $7.95. This 117 page paperback describes methods of utilizing solar energy, wood energy, and coal for heating domestic hot water. It begins with a brief explanation of the economics of solar water heating. The 2rid chapter describes a thermosyphoning system utilizing a solid fuel stove (wood or coal) to provide hot water. This type of system was quite popular decades ago. Gay recommends copper plumbing and describes the different types of valves, fittings and solders. The importance of insulation, proper pipe sizing and properly installed pressure relief valves are stressed. The 3rd chapter presents a variety of active solar systems utilizing ttatplate collectors with and without wood assist. The following chapter concerns passive solar water heating
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including thermosyphoning and bread box systems. The final chapters consider heat pumps and system performance and safety. This brief introduction to water heating is well written and amply illustrated. It is recommended for those who desire a non-technical description of home water heating techniques using solid fuel, solar energy, or both.
Illustrated Dictionary of Building, Paul Marsh. Construction Press, Longman, New York, 1982, 256 pp: Cost $33.00. Many people have become involved with the design and installation of solar energy systems for buildings without previous experience in the construction industry. In dealing with contractors and the documents required for construction projects, they find themselves frequently befuddled by some of the jargon indigenous to the building trades. Paul Marsh has provided a concise comprehensive dictionary of terms. It should prove useful for anyone involved in construction. Numerous illustrations are given to clarify explanations of the various terms. Although the book is billed as a dictionary and certainly serves this purpose, it would be worthwhile for anyone involved in solar applications to residences to review the book and the illustrations since a great deal of information on construction techniques can be obtained. For example, the definition and accompanying illustration of an expanding anchor not only defines the term but describes its use. Thus, the book serves both as a dictionary and a useful guide to construction techniques.
Applied Solar Energy, David Kut and Gerald Hare. Butterworth's, Woburn, Massachusetts, 1983, 190 pp: Cost $22.95. This text provides an introduction to solar energy for service engineers and related building professionals as well as others who desire a relatively non-technical text. There are no mathematical equations or technical jargon to befuddle the non-technical reader. The book begins with a brief introduction and then leads immediately into a description of the terminology of the solar field. The remaining chapters describe the various types of non-tracking solar collectors, heating and hot water systems, controls, heat pumps, greenhouses, biogas, solar ponds, energy conservation, maintenance of solar systems, solar economics, legislation, photovoltaics and projections of future solar applications. The book is abundantly illustrated and contains photographs of a variety of systems.
Heating the Home Water Supply, Larry Gay. Garden Way, Charlotte, Vermont, 1983, 128 pp: Cost $7.95. This 117 page paperback describes methods of utilizing solar energy, wood energy, and coal for heating domestic hot water. It begins with a brief explanation of the economics of solar water heating. The 2rid chapter describes a thermosyphoning system utilizing a solid fuel stove (wood or coal) to provide hot water. This type of system was quite popular decades ago. Gay recommends copper plumbing and describes the different types of valves, fittings and solders. The importance of insulation, proper pipe sizing and properly installed pressure relief valves are stressed. The 3rd chapter presents a variety of active solar systems utilizing ttatplate collectors with and without wood assist. The following chapter concerns passive solar water heating
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including thermosyphoning and bread box systems. The final chapters consider heat pumps and system performance and safety. This brief introduction to water heating is well written and amply illustrated. It is recommended for those who desire a non-technical description of home water heating techniques using solid fuel, solar energy, or both.
Illustrated Dictionary of Building, Paul Marsh. Construction Press, Longman, New York, 1982, 256 pp: Cost $33.00. Many people have become involved with the design and installation of solar energy systems for buildings without previous experience in the construction industry. In dealing with contractors and the documents required for construction projects, they find themselves frequently befuddled by some of the jargon indigenous to the building trades. Paul Marsh has provided a concise comprehensive dictionary of terms. It should prove useful for anyone involved in construction. Numerous illustrations are given to clarify explanations of the various terms. Although the book is billed as a dictionary and certainly serves this purpose, it would be worthwhile for anyone involved in solar applications to residences to review the book and the illustrations since a great deal of information on construction techniques can be obtained. For example, the definition and accompanying illustration of an expanding anchor not only defines the term but describes its use. Thus, the book serves both as a dictionary and a useful guide to construction techniques.
Applied Solar Energy, David Kut and Gerald Hare. Butterworth's, Woburn, Massachusetts, 1983, 190 pp: Cost $22.95. This text provides an introduction to solar energy for service engineers and related building professionals as well as others who desire a relatively non-technical text. There are no mathematical equations or technical jargon to befuddle the non-technical reader. The book begins with a brief introduction and then leads immediately into a description of the terminology of the solar field. The remaining chapters describe the various types of non-tracking solar collectors, heating and hot water systems, controls, heat pumps, greenhouses, biogas, solar ponds, energy conservation, maintenance of solar systems, solar economics, legislation, photovoltaics and projections of future solar applications. The book is abundantly illustrated and contains photographs of a variety of systems.