NPTEL : Solar Energy Technology (Mechanical Engineering)

Co-ordinators : Prof. V.V. Satyamurty


Lecture 1 - Energy and Dependence on External Sources and Sun, Physical Descriptions and Reactions

Lecture 2 - Sun - Earth Geometry

Lecture 3 - Terminology Extra - Terrestrial Radiation Terrestria Radiation

Lecture 4 - Measuring Instruments

Lecture 5 - Estimation of Solar Radiation or Details

Lecture 6 - Radiation Processing - Long Term

Lecture 7 - Evaluation of the Apparent Sunrise and Sunset Angles

Lecture 8 - Estimation of Daily/Monthly Average daily Tilt Factor Under Terrestrial Conditions

Lecture 9 - Solar Colector Basics

Lecture 10 - Transmission - Absorptance Product

Lecture 11 - Daily (Or Monthly Average Daily) Transmittance - Absorptance Product Analytical Evaluation

Lecture 12 - Theory of Flat Plate Collectors - Liquid Based (A)

Lecture 13 - Theory of Flat Plate Collectors - Liquid Based (B)

Lecture 14 - Theory of Flat Plate Collectors - Liquid Based (C)

Lecture 15 - Mean temperature and Heat Capacity Effects

Lecture 16 - Theory of Air Based Solar Flat Plate Collectors

Lecture 17 - Theory of Air Based Solar Flat Plate Collectors (Continued.)

Lecture 18 - Other Collector Geometries

Lecture 19 - Concentrating Collectors

Lecture 20 - Concentrating Collectors (Continued.)

Lecture 21 - Concentrating Collectors (Continued.)

Lecture 22 - Compound Parabolic Collectors

Lecture 23 - Exercise - I

Lecture 24 - Exercise - I (Continued.)

Lecture 25 - Device and System Performance

Lecture 26 - Long Term Solar Energy System Performance

Lecture 27 - Exercise - I (Continued.)

Lecture 28 - Long Term Solar Energy System Performance Simplified Design Methods

Lecture 29 - Long Term Solar Energy System Performance Simplified Design Methods (Continued.)

Lecture 30 - Monthly Average Daily Utilizability

Lecture 31 - The phi(bar) - f chart method (Continued.)

Lecture 32 - The phi(bar) - f chart method Tank Losses and Finite Heat Exchanger

Lecture 33 - Exercise - 2

Lecture 34 - Exercise - 2 (Continued.)

Lecture 35 - Exercise - 2 (Continued.)

Lecture 36 - Economic Analysis

Lecture 37 - Life Cycle Savings : The P1 and P2 Method

Lecture 38 - Passive Devices

Lecture 39 - Passive Architecture, Overhangs and Wing Walls

Lecture 40 - Passive Architecture, Overhangs and Wing Walls (Continued.)

Lecture 41 - Summary

Lecture 42 - Summary (Continued.)

Lecture 43 - Summary (Continued.)