Direct Use of the Sun's Energy
The best book on Solar Energy that I know of.
Any curious and intelligent person can learn a great deal about our planet and ourselves by reading this book about ways of using sunlight. There are many numbers in the book but the math never goes beyond 8th grade arithmetic. The book is clear and simple whether talking about heating water —
For general domestic use of hot water for bathing and washing dishes a temperature of 135°F (57°C) is considered adequate and 20 gal per person per day is a reasonable consumption. In many sunny climates these requirements can be met with an insulated storage tank and solar radiation absorber which has an area of 0.75 ft2 galt-1 of hot water. A family of four would need a tank of 80 gal and a solar absorber of 60 ft2.
or photochemical reactions —
The photo dissociation of iodine (l2) molecules into atoms absorbs most of the visible light of the sun with a considerable amount of energy which cannot be retained. It is immediately evolved as heat during the exposure
to light.
I read the book on a Greyhound bus in Texas in 1966 and it has changed my life and my way of thinking.
[Steve Baer]
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1. Introduction
2. History
3. Solar Radiation
4. Collectors of Solar Radiation
5. Cooking
6. Heating Water
7. Agricultural and Industrial Drying
8. Storage of Heat
9. Heating Buildings
10. Distillation of Water
...etc
出版年:1975年 (4th Printing)
言語:英語
ページ数:264ページ
サイズ:11cm×18cm×2cm
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