Solar energy in agriculture
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Bibliographic Information
Solar energy in agriculture
（Energy in world agriculture / editor-in-chief B.A. Stout, 4）
Elsevier, 1991
Available at 13 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This is the 4th volume in an international energy reference book series aimed at bringing together, in a concise form, the basic principles and the most relevant data concerning both the efficient use of energy in agriculture and the food industry and alternative energy sources for agriculture.
The theme of this volume is solar energy applications in agriculture. Since the 1960's the major industrial nations have faced an energy crisis; there is a realisation that fossil fuels exist in finite quantitities. In the 1970's and 80's, deposits of CO2 in the atmosphere have increased, arguably resulting in an increase in global warming. Utilisation of solar energy could contribute to the improvement of man's standard of living while helping to decrease the potential for disasterous earth warming. The application of solar energy in agriculture is, in the main, environmentally benign.
The purpose of this volume is to assist the solar energy system designer in understanding the principles of solar energy, to provide conceptual designs which are useful as application examples, and to provide specific equations and data for the design of specific applications. This information, when used with other standard engineering handbooks, should complete the knowledge base needed for design of agricultural solar heating and photovoltaic applications. There are three general chapters relating to solar energy availability around the world, solar thermal design and photovoltaic system design. The other chapters provide specific applications of solar energy.
Table of Contents
General Preface (B.A. Stout). Preface to Volume 4 (B.F. Parker). 1. Techniques of Estimating Incident Solar Radiation (D.G. Colliver). 2. Photovoltaic System Design (L. Rosenblum). 3. Agricultural Applications of Photovoltaic Systems (A. Ratajczak and W.J. Kaszeta). 4. Solar-Thermal Design (B.F. Parker). 5. Solar Water Heating (D. Faiman). 6. Production Solar Greenhouses (L.D. Albright). 7. Animal Housing: Solar Application (J.A. DeShazer and G.R. Bodman). 8. Water Desalination (A.I. Kudish). 9. Solar Grain Drying (H.M. Keener). 10. Design of Solar-Heated Forage Dryers (B.F. Parker). 11. Solar Fruit Drying (E.J. Carnegie). 12. Solar-Heated Lumber Kilns (R.A. Plumptre). 13. Solar Curing of Specialty Crops (J.M. Bunn). 14. Free Convection Dryers (R. Corvalan and W. Zambrano). 15. Solar Thermal Water Pumping (R. Burton). List of Contributors. List of SI Units and Conversion Factors to SI, compiled by V.H.A.M. Oosterbaan. Subject Index
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