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EME 811: Solar Thermal Energy for Utilities and Industry

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Lesson 8: Solar Cooling

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  • 8.0 Introduction
  • 8.1. Overview of Solar Cooling
  • 8.2. Absorption Cooling
  • 8.3. Psychrometrics and Desiccants
  • 8.4. Assignment
  • 8.5. Course Project Pre-Proposal
  • 8.6. Summary and Final Tasks

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    • Lesson 1: Introduction - Overview of Solar Thermal Energy
    • Lesson 2: Materials for Optocaloric Performance
    • Lesson 3: Flat Plate Collector Systems
    • Lesson 4: Concentrating Collector Systems
    • Lesson 5: Thermal Fluids
    • Lesson 6: Performance of Solar Thermal Collectors and Systems
    • Lesson 7: Buildings and District Heating
    • Lesson 8: Solar Cooling
      • 8.0 Introduction
      • 8.1. Overview of Solar Cooling
      • 8.2. Absorption Cooling
      • 8.3. Psychrometrics and Desiccants
      • 8.4. Assignment
      • 8.5. Course Project Pre-Proposal
      • 8.6. Summary and Final Tasks
    • Lesson 9: Industrial Processing Requirements
    • Lesson 10: Solar Thermal Power Systems
    • Lesson 11: Solar Drying, Desalination, and Chemical Applications
    • Lesson 12: Markets for Solar Thermal Energy Applications

Author: Lucas Witmer, Lecturer, Department of Energy and Environmental Engineering, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University.

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