Applications of Solar Energy

Part I. General

1. Introduction to Applications of Solar Energy
Himanshu Tyagi, Avinash Kumar Agarwal, Prodyut Ranjan Chakraborty, Satvasheel Powar

2. Distributed Polygeneration Using Solar Energy: A Future Sustainable Energy System for India
Avishek Ray, Sudipta De

Part II. Heat Transfer Aspects of Solar Thermal Collectors

3. Effect of Reflector Absorptivity on Radiative Heat Exchange in Case of Solar Receiver Collection Systems
Santosh B. Bopche

4. Numerical Investigation of the Temperature Distribution of a Solar Cavity Receiver Wall Using Finite Element Method
Suneet Kumar, Santosh B. Bopche

Part III. Volumetric Solar Thermal Collectors

5. Direct Absorption Solar Thermal Technologies
Vikrant Khullar, Harjit Singh, Himanshu Tyagi

6. Solar Thermal Energy: Use of Volumetric Absorption in Domestic Applications
Vishal Bhalla, Vikrant Khullar, Harjit Singh, Himanshu Tyagi

7. Thermal and Materials Perspective on the Design of Open Volumetric Air Receiver for Process Heat Applications
Gurveer Singh, Rajesh Kumar, Ambesh Dixit, Laltu Chandra

Part IV. Thermal Storage of Solar Energy

8. Solar Thermal Energy Storage
Aniket D. Monde, Amit Shrivastava, Prodyut R. Chakraborty

9. Review on Integration of Solar Air Heaters with Thermal Energy Storage
Prashant Saini, Dhiraj V. Patil, Satvasheel Powar

10. Solar Thermal Energy Storage Using Graphene Nanoplatelets-Added Phase Change Materials
S. Suresh, Srikanth Salyan

Part V. Various Applications of Solar Energy: Cooling, Cooking, Efficient Buildings

11. Water–Lithium Bromide Absorption Chillers for Solar Cooling
Ashok Verma, Satish, Prodyut R. Chakraborty

12. Solar Assisted Solid Desiccant—Vapor Compression Hybrid Air-Conditioning System
D. B. Jani, Manish Mishra, P. K. Sahoo

13. Solar Food Processing and Cooking Methodologies
Abhishek Saxena, Varun Goel, Mehmet Karakilcik

14. Visual Comfort Based Algorithmic Control for Roller Shade and Assessment of Potential Energy Savings
Lakshya Sharma, Dibakar Rakshit

Part VI. Power Generation Using Solar Energy

15. Solar Updraft Tower—A Potential for Future Renewable Power Generation: A Computational Analysis
Ankit Agarwal, Pradeep Kumar, Balkrishna Mehta

16. Manufacturing Techniques of Perovskite Solar Cells
Priyanka Kajal, Kunal Ghosh, Satvasheel Powar

Keywords: Energy, Renewable and Green Energy, Energy Storage, Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer