List of contents author index volume 53, 1994

Solar Energy, Vol. 53, No. 6, pp. 535-543, 1994 Copyright © 1994 Elsevier Science Ltd Printed in the USA. All rights reserved 0038-092X/94 $6.00 + ,00

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LIST OF CONTENTS

VOLUME 53, NUMBER 1, 1994

Special Section: Swimming Pool Heating E. Hahne and R. KLibler

1 Guest editorial

(Germany) C. C. Smith, G. LOf, and R. Jones (U.S.A.)

Measurement and analysis of evaporation from an inactive outdoor swimming pool

E. Hahne and R. K0bler

Monitoring and simulation of the thermal performance of solar heated outdoor swimming pools

(Germany)

Thermal analysis of five outdoor swimming pools heated by unglazed solar collectors

B. Molineaux, B. Lachal, and O. Guisan (Switzerland)

21

B. Molineaux, B. Lachal, and O. Guisan (Switzerland)

27 Thermal analysis of five unglazed solar collector systems for the heating of outdoor swimming pools

F. de Winter (U.S.A.)

33 Twenty-year progress report on the Copper Development Association do-it-yourself solar swimming pool heating manual and on the associated prototype heater

R. Almanza and J. Lara

37

Energy requirements for a swimming pool through a water-atmosphere energy balance

W. Haaf, U. Luboschik, and B. Tesche (Germany)

41

Solar swimming pool heating: Description of a validated model

R. Croy and F. A. Peuser

47

Experience with solar systems for heating swimming pools in Germany

(Mexico)

(Germany)

Articles I. A. Raja (Pakistan)

53

C. Gueymard (U.S.A.)

57 Analysis of monthly average atmospheric precipitable water and turbidity in Canada and Northern United States

P. T. Tsilingiris (Greece)

73

Steady-state modeling limitations in solar pond design

N. K. Bansal, S. N. Garg, N. Lugani, and M. S. Bhandari (India)

81

Determination of glazing area in direct gain systems for three different climatic zones

D. R. Mills, Ao Monger, and G. L. Morrison

91

Comparison of fixed asymmetrical and symmetrical reflectors for evacuated tube solar receivers

Insolation-sunshine relation with site elevation and latitude

(Australia) A. M. EI-Nashar (U.A.E.)

105 The effect of dust accumulation on the performance of evacuated tube collectors 537

538

M. Yanadori and M. Hamano

Contents

117

(Japan )

A. Ertas, P. Gandhidasan, I. Kiris, and E. E. Anderson

Study on the heat-flow controllable heat exchanger

(2nd report): Dehumidification in the greenhouse by the ventilation type dehumidifier with heat-flow controllable heat exchanger 125 Experimental study on the performance of a regeneration tower for various climatic conditions

(U.S.A./Saudi Arabia) R. J. Co van Zolingen

131 Book Review

(The Netherlands) Announcements 133

ISES conference information~Solar Energy upcoming issues

135 ISES International Awards 137 Recommended Nomenclature VOLUME 53, NUMBER 2, 1994

Articles J. Xinian, T. Zhen, L. Junsheng, and G. Hongchuan (China)

139 Theoretical and experimental studies on sequential freezing solar water heater

M. Aubinet (Belgium)

147 Longwave sky radiation parametrizations

M. P. Utrillas and J. A. Martinez-Lozano

155 Performance evaluation of several versions of the Perez tilted diffuse irradiance model

(Spain) 163

Phase change energy storage: Entropy production, irreversibility, and second law efficiency

A. Scheydecker, A. Goetzberger, and V. Wittwer (Germany)

171

Reductionof reflection losses of PV-modules by structured surfaces

H. D. Kambezidis, B. E. Psiloglou, and C. Gueymard (Greece/

177

Measurementsand models for total solar irradiance on inclined surface in Athens, Greece

C. Bellecci and M. Conti

(Italy)

U.S.A.) K. Adachi, K. Ohta, and T. Mizuno (Japan)

187 Photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide to hydrocarbon using copper-loaded titanium dioxide

O. StC. Headley, A. F. Kothdiwala, and I. A. McDoom (Trinidad and

191

Charcoal-methanol adsorption refrigerator powered by a compound parabolic concentrating solar collector

Tobago) M. S. Bhandari and N. Bansal

(India)

199 Solar heat gain factors and heat loss coefficients for passive heating concepts

J. F. Lodenquai (Jamaica)

209

Determination of absorption coefficients of thin films

W. R. Anis and H. A. Alfons

211

Photovoltaic powered regulated cathodic protection system

215

Intensity distribution in the collector plane from structured booster reflectors with rolling grooves and corrugations

(Egypt) B. Perers, B. Karlsson, and M. Bergkvist (Sweden)

Contents

539

Announcements 227

ISES International Awards

229

ISES Conference information/Solar Energy upcoming issues

VOLUME 53, NUMBER 3, 1994

Special Issue: SIMULATIONS J. Luther (Germany)

231

Guest editorial

Articles 233

Control problems in solar domestic hot water systems

237

Modeling and simulation of aquifer storage energy systems

G. L. Morrison (Australia)

249

Simulation of packaged solar heat-pump water heaters

B. K. Bala and J. L. Woods

259

Simulation of the indirect natural convection solar drying of rough rice

J. P. Vanhanen, P. S. Kauranen, P. D. Lund, and L. M. Manninen (Finland)

267

Simulation of solar hydrogen energy systems

R. A. Gansler, S. A. Klein, and W. A. Beckman (U.S.A.)

279

Assessment of the accuracy of generated meteorological data for use in solar energy simulation studies

R. Rabenstein (Germany)

289

Application of model reduction techniques to building energy simulation

G. Mihalakakou, M. Santamouris, and D. Asimakopoulos (Greece)

301

Modelling the thermal performance of earth-to-air heat exchangers

W. A. Beckman, J. Thornton, S. Long, and B. D. Wood

(U.S.A.) M. T. Kangas and P. D. Lund

(Finland)

(Bangladesh/U. K. )

Announcements 307

ISES conference information/Solar Energy upcoming issues

309

ISES International Awards

VOLUME 53, NUMBER 4, 1994

Farrington Daniels Award W. W. S. Charters (Australia)

311

Solar energy: A viable pathway towards ecologically sustainable development

Articles P. J. Littlefair

(U.K.)

M. Arulanantham and N. D. Kaushika (India)

315

A comparison of sky luminance models with measured data from Garston, United Kingdom

323

Global radiation transmittance of transparent insulation materials

540

I. Fujii, M. Ishino, S. Akiyama, M. S. Murthy, and K. S. Rajanandam (Japan/

Contents

329

Behavior of Ca(OH)2/CaO pellet under dehydration and hydration

343

The design, construction, and initial operation of a closed-cycle, salt-gradient solar pond

H. Suehrcke (Australia)

353

The effect of time errors on the accuracy of solar radiation measurements

B. Varlet, T. Menigault, and G. Flamant (France)

359

Modelling and optimization of a two-slab selective volumetric solar receiver

W. R. Anis and H. M, B. Metwally (Egypt)

369

Dynamic performance of a directly coupled PV pumping system

F. Sick and J. Leppanen

379

Innovative economic options for low-energy housing in northern climates

India) F. B. Alagao, A° Akbarzadeh, and P. W. Johnson

(Australia)

(Germany~Finland)

Announcements 391 393

ISES conference information/Solar Energy upcoming issues ISES international awards

VOLUME 53, NUMBER 5, 1994

Articles M. C. Gonzalez and J. J, Carroll (U.S.A.)

395

Solar cells efficiency variations with varying atmospheric conditions

K. Y. Khouzam (Australia)

403

The load matching approach to sizing photovoltaic systems with short-term energy storage

M. Santamouris, C. A. Balaras, E. Dascalaki, and M. Vallindras (Greece)

411

Passive solar agricultural greenhouses: A worldwide classification and evaluation of technologies and systems used for heating purposes

N. K. Garg and T. Oreszczyn

427

Energy efficiency in building envelopes through ground integration

M. Izquierdo, F. Hern~ndez, and E. Martin (Spain)

431

Solar cooling in Madrid: Available solar energy

B. Eo Psiloglou, M. Santamouris, and D° N. Asimakopoulos

445

On the atmospheric water vapor transmission function for solar radiation models

A° A. Chen, P. N. Chin, W. Forrest, P. McLean, and C. Grey (Jamaica)

455

Solar radiation in Jamaica

C. Carter (Canada)

461

Few-day solar radiation cycles and their use in building simulation

(India/U.K. )

(Greece)

Announcement 467

ISES conference information/Solar Energy upcoming issues

Contents

541

VOLUME 53, NUMBER 6, 1994

Articles D. Subhakar and S. Srinivasa Murthy (India)

469

Saturated solar ponds: 3. Experimental verification

S. Rehman, T. O. Halawani, and T. Husain (Saudi

473

Weibull parameters for wind speed distibution in Saudi Arabia

J. F. Manwell and J. G. McGowan (U.S.A.)

481

A combined probabiUstic/time series model for wind diesel systems simulation

R. Perez, R. Seals, R. Stewart, A. Zelenka, and V. Estrada-Cajigal

491

Using satellite-derived insolation data for the site/time specific simulation of solar energy systems

I. M. Oroud (Jordan)

497

Evaluation of saturation vapor pressure over hypersaline water bodies at the southern edge of the Dead Sea, Jordan

J. Chandrasekaran and S. Kumar (India)

505

Hourly diffuse fraction correlation at a tropical location

R. Kittler (S/ovak Republic)

511

Some qualities of scattering functions defining sky radiance distributions

C. Protogeropoulos, R. H. Marshall, and B. J. Brinkworth (U.K.)

517

Battery state of voltage modelling and an algorithm describing dynamic conditions for long-term storage simulation in a renewable system

529

Letter to the editor

531

Books received

Arabia)

(U.S.A./Switzerland/ Mexico)

Announcement 533

ISES conference information/Solar Energy upcoming issues

Index 535

Volume 53, 1994-List of contents and author index

AUTHOR INDEX Adachi, K., 187 Akbarzadeh, A., 343 Akiyama, S., 329 Alagao, F. B., 343 Alfons, H. A., 211 Almanza, R., 37 Anderson, E. E., 125 Anis, W. R., 211,369 Arulanantham, M., 323 Asimakopoulos, D. N., 445, 301 Aubinet, M., 147 Badescu, V., 529 Bala, B. K., 259 Balaras, C. A., 411 Bansal, N. K., 81, 199 Beckman, W. A., 233, 279 Bellecci, C., 163 Bergkvist, M., 215 Bhandari, M. S., 81, 199 Brinkworth, B. J., 517 Carroll, J. J., 395 Carter, C., 461 Chandrasekaran, J., 505 Charters, W. W. S., 311 Chen, A. A., 455 Chin, P. N., 455 Conti, M., 163 Croy, R., 47 Dascalaki, E., 411 de Winter, F., 33 E1-Nashar, A. M., 105 Ertas, A., 125 Estrada-Cajigal, V., 491 Flamant, G., 359 Forrest, W., 455 Fujii, I., 329 Gandhidasan, P., 125 Gansler, R. A., 279 Garg, N. K., 427 Garg, S. N., 81 Goetzberger, A., 171 Gonzalez, M. C., 395 Grey, C., 455 Gueymard, C., 57, 177 Guisan, O., 21, 27 Haaf, W., 41 Hahne, E., 1, 9 Halawani, T. O., 473 Hamano, M., 117 Headley, O. StC., 191 Hernfindez, F., 431 Hongchuan, G., 139 Husain, T., 473

lshino, M., 329 Izquierdo, M., 431 Johnson, P. W., 343 Jones, R., 3 Junsheng, L., 139 Kambezidis, H. D., 177 Kangas, M. T., 237 Karlsson, B., 215 Kauranen, P. S., 267 Kaushika, N. D., 323 Khouzam, K. Y., 403 Kiris, I., 125 Kittler, R., 511 Klein, S. A., 279 Kothdiwala, A. F., 191 Ktibler, R., 1, 9 Kumar, S., 505 Lachal, B., 21, 27 Lara, J., 37 Lepp~inen, J., 379 Littlefair, P. J., 315 Lodenquai, J. F., 209 L6f, G., 3 Long, S., 233 Luboschik, U., 41 Lugani, N., 81 Lund, P. D., 237, 267 Luther, J., 231 Manninen, L. M., 267 Manwell, J. F., 481 Marshall, R. H., 517 Martin, E., 431 Martinez-Lozano, J. A., 155 McDoom, I. A., 191 McGowan, J. G., 481 McLean, P., 455 Menigault, T., 359 Metwally, H. M. B., 369 Mihalakakou, G., 301 Mills, D. R., 91 Mizuno, T., 187 Molineaux, B., 21, 27 Monger, A., 91 Morrison, G. L., 91,249 Murthy, M. S., 329 Murthy, S. S., 469 Ohta, K., 187 Oreszczyn, T., 427 Oroud, I. M., 497 Perers, B., 215 Perez, R., 491 Peuser, F. A., 47 Protogeropoulos, C., 517 Psiloglou, B. E., 177, 445 542

543 Rabenstein, R., 289 Raja, I. A., 53 Rajanandam, K. S., 329 Rehman, S., 473 Santamouris, M., 301, 411,445 Scheydecker, A., 171 Seals, R., 491 Sick, F., 379 Smith, C. C., 3 Stewart, R., 491 Subhakar, D., 469 Suehrcke, H., 353

Author Index Utrillas, M. P., 155 Vallindras, M., 411 van Zolingen, R. J.C., 131 Vanhanen, J. P., 267 Variot, B., 359 Wittwer, V., 171 Wood, B. D., 233 Woods, J. L., 259 Xinian, J., 139 Yanadori, M., 117

Tesche, B., 41 Thornton, J., 233 Tsilingiris, P. T., 73

Zelenka, A., 491 Zhen, T., 139