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Author:   Moulay Abdelghani-Idrissi (Rouen University, France) ,  Lamiae Vernieres-Hassimi (INSA Rouen Normandie, France) ,  Soufiane Abdelghani-Idrissi (University of Gustave Eiffel, France)
Publisher:   ISTE Ltd
Imprint:   ISTE Ltd
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9781836690832

ISBN 10:   1836690835
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   22 November 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface vii Chapter 1. Global Energy Context 1 1.1. Global energy consumption 1 1.2. Solar energy development 5 Chapter 2. Thermal Solar Systems 11 2.1. High-temperature solar thermal 14 2.1.1. Parabolic concentrators 15 2.1.2. Tower plants 31 2.1.3. Cylindrical-parabolic collectors 36 2.2. Low-temperature solar thermal 69 2.2.1. Solar pool heating 73 2.2.2. Solar space heating 75 2.2.3. Domestic hot water 77 2.3. Solar panels 82 2.3.1. Types of solar panels 82 2.3.2. Solar collector efficiency 86 Chapter 3. Thermal Convexity Principle 117 3.1. Single-phase fluid mixing 117 3.2. Fluid heat exchange through an isotherm surface 120 3.3. Heat exchange along a pipe crossing an isotherm compartment 121 3.4. Solar receiver 123 3.5. Heat exchange along a tubular heat exchanger 124 Chapter 4. Solar Water Heating Analysis 139 4.1. Thermal modeling of solar water heating 139 4.1.1. Collector model 139 4.1.2. Heat exchanger 143 4.1.3. Storage tank 146 4.1.4. Solar water heating global model 148 4.2. Solar position and radiation 149 4.2.1. Sun position 150 4.2.2. Solar radiation 155 4.3. Simulation and discussion 158 4.3.1. Daily response to variation in solar radiation 159 4.3.2. Effect of the calorific fluid flow rate 161 4.4. Experimental results with a fixed solar collector 170 4.4.1. Without consumption of domestic hot water 170 4.4.2. With consumption of domestic hot water 177 4.5. Experimental results with the solar tracker 181 Conclusion 193 Appendix. Principles of Heat Transfer 201 References 241 Index 247

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Moulay Abdelghani-Idrissi is Full Professor at the Rouen University, France. He holds a PhD in Engineering Science and manages national research-industry programs. Lamiae Vernières-Hassimi is Associate Professor at the INSA Rouen Normandie, France. Her research focuses on chemical process safety and energy systems. Soufiane Abdelghani-Idrissi is Associate Professor at the University of Gustave Eiffel, France. His research focuses on electrochemistry, nanofluidics and energy systems.

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