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SOLAR ENERGY
SUN-193, 000,000 Miles Away from Earth No deadly radioactive waste Free-Renewable Fuel Already heating Earth (No added Heat) Dependable-Sustained Clean Energy Natural Power
The fusion reactions in the solar core take place because of the very high temperatures ( 108K ) in this region of the Sun.
SOLAR SPECTRUM
Solar radiation received at the top of earths atmosphere comprises of : Ultraviolet (UV) radiation : 9% Visible radiation: 40% Infra Red (IR) radiation: 51% Roughly half of it reaches the surface of earth. Much of the UV is absorbed by Oxygen, Nitrogen and Ozone in upper part of earths atmosphere. Some of the infrared rays are also absorbed by water vapours, carbon dioxide and methane in the lower atmosphere.
Telkess Oven: Design has fixed cooking pot and movable oven
A typical solar water heating system can meet approx. 50% of the water heating requirements in a home.
These are best suited to applications that require heating during the winter months.
Choice of materials for surfaces on the tank(s): The surfaces of the tank should have good absorbers of solar infrared radiation and inhibit radiative loss. On an area basis, batch collector systems are less costly than glazed flat-plate collectors but energy delivered per year by them is less .
They can also be an effective alternative to flatplate collectors for domestic space heating, especially in regions where it is often cloudy.
(b) Orientation of the building (South facing windows). Schematic illustration direct solar heat gain (c) The characteristics of the collection areas (their solar transmittance/absorption and heat transfer). of
2. Indirect Gain
The fluid (also called heat transfer fluid) becomes very hot. Common fluids are synthetic oil, molten salt and water.
The hot fluid is transported to a turbine where about a third of the heat is converted into electricity.
SOLAR COLLECTORS
parabolic trough (PSA) solar tower (SNL)
Eurotrough Reflector
The focus pipe has flexible pipes on the ends to allow rotary motion to track the sun, while the absorber pipe is kept at the focus.
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