ME 443s/543
ANALYSIS OF THERMAL ENERGY SYSTEMS: SOLAR ENERGY
prerequisites: ME 345 (Heat Transfer)
and Engr 335 (Fluid Mechanics)
Instructor: Dr. Karen Den Braven
Office: GJ 234I
Phone: (208) 885-7655
email:
TENTATIVE office hours: 9:30-10:30daily, PACIFIC time
(I am usually-but not always- available whenever I am in my office.)
Text: "Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes,"
Third Edition, 2006.
by John A. Duffie and William A. Beckman
GRADING: THREE HOURLY EXAMS: 40%
HOMEWORK: 15%
SPECIAL PROJECT: 20%
FINAL EXAM: 25%
Welcome to Solar Energy System Design!! Homework will be due about once a week. There will be three hourly exams plus a final. In addition, each student is expected to do a special project about some aspect of solar energy utilization or solar system design and present results to the class. More information about the specifics of the project will be available later. I suggest that you begin thinking about it immediately.
ME 443s/543: Solar Thermal Energy Systems
Topics to be covered
1) Determining Solar Radiation on a surface (beam and diffuse):
-location (weather and climate)
-surface orientation
-time of year
2) Collector Performance:
-solar gain (radiation)
-convective heat loss
-properties of transparent (glass) and opaque (collector) materials
-total useful energy gain
-collector energy efficiency (includes fin efficiency, etc.)
-effects of shading, dust, etc.
-air vs. liquid collectors
3) System Design:
-heating, cooling, and hot water systems
-energy storage
-air vs. liquid systems
-troubleshooting: potential problems-freezing, wrong materials, bad
piping design, etc.)
4) System Modeling:
-performance prediction
-calculating heat used
-software for system design
5) Solar Economics (basic)
6) Passive Solar Design
-Trombe wall
-Sunspaces
-Overhangs
7) Other alternative energy sources, an introduction to wind photovoltaics, etc.
ME 443s/543 Analysis of Thermal Energy Systems:
Solar Energy Systems
Spring Semester 2007
Text: Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes,
THIRD Edition, 2006
by John A. Duffie and William A. Beckman
Lecture Day Date ReadingProblem assignment
1 W Jan 10 --
2 F 12 1.1-1.6
M 15------HOLIDAY!!!!!!!------
3 W 17 1.7-1.11
4 F 19 2.1-2.5 Ch.1: 3,5abe,9*
5 M 22 2.6-2.12
6 W 24 2.13-2.25
7 F 26 3.1-3.9
8 M 293.10-3.17 Ch.2: 5,6a-h,11,24
9 W 31 4.1-4.6
10 F Feb 2 4.7-4.9,4.11
11 M 5 5.1-5.2Ch. 3: 2,4,7,13,16
12 W 7 5.3-5.9 Ch. 4: 2,4
13 F 9 5.10-5.13
14 M 12---
15 W 14 REVIEWCh. 5: 1,3,8,10
F 16 FIRST EXAM (Chs. 1-5)
M 19 ------HOLIDAY!!!!!!!------
16 W 21 6.1-6.5
17 F 23 6.6-6.10
18 M 26 6.11-6.14
19 W 28 6.15-6.19 Ch.6: 1,11,4,10
20 F Mar 2 6.20-6.25
21 M 5 8.1-8.5 Ch. 6: 13,22,25,31
22 W 7 8.6-8.10
23 F 9 Ch. 9, 10.1-10.3 Ch 8: 8.1**,8.3
SPRING BREAK!!!!!
24 M 19 10.4-10.11 project proposals due!
25 W21 11.1-11.3 9.2,10.2,10.8
* Typo in problem statement: times are 2:30 pm and 10:30 am
** 8.1: ASSUME no temps > 100°C nor < 20°C!!!
Homework problems are due on the day listed. Also, readings
listed should be done by that day.
On all homework problems:
1) tell which equations, tables, figures, etc. you use
2) block answers
3) don't forget units!
4) DISCUSS what the answers mean!
ME 443s/543 Analysis of Thermal Energy Systems:
Solar Energy Systems
Spring Semester 2007--Second Half TENTATIVE!!!
Period Day Date Reading Problem assignment
26 F 23 11.4-11.10
27 M 26 REVIEW 11.3,11.5,11.15
W 28 SECOND EXAM
28 F 30 Ch. 12
29 M Apr 2 13.1-13.6
30 W 4 13.7-13.11 12.1,12.2
F 6 NO CLASS!!
31 M 9 14.1-14.5
32 W 11 14.6-14.8
33 F 13 14.9-14.12, 22.1-22.3
34 M 16 Ch. 19
35 W 18 20.1-20.4 14.1,14.2
37 F 20 Introduction to alternative energies 22.1
36 M 23 REVIEW20.2
W 25 THIRD EXAM
38 F 27PROJECT PRESENTATIONS
39 M 30 PROJECT PRESENTATIONS
40 W May 2 PROJECT PRESENTATIONS
41 F 4 REVIEW FOR FINAL
ON-CAMPUS FINAL EXAM: TUESDAY, MAY 8, 10 am-noon
ME 443s/504: Solar Thermal Energy Systems
Topics to be covered
2) Determining Solar Radiation on a surface (beam and diffuse):
-location (weather and climate)
-surface orientation
-time of year
2) Collector Performance:
-solar gain (radiation)
-convective heat loss
-properties of transparent (glass) and opaque (collector) materials
-total useful energy gain
-collector energy efficiency (includes fin efficiency, etc.)
-effects of shading, dust, etc.
-air vs. liquid collectors
4) System Design:
-heating, cooling, and hot water systems
-energy storage
-air vs. liquid systems
-troubleshooting: potential problems-freezing, wrong materials, bad
piping design, etc.)
5) System Modeling:
-performance prediction
-calculating heat used
-software for system design
6) Solar Economics (basic)
7) Passive Solar Design
-Trombe wall
-Sunspaces
-Overhangs
7) Other alternative energy sources, an introduction to wind photovoltaics, etc.