Solar Radiation and Daylight Models. With Software Available from Companion Web Site with a chapter on Solar Spectral Radiation

Content: Foreword , Page xi Preface to the First Edition , Pages xiii-xiv Preface to the Second Edition , Pages xv-xvi Acknowledgements , Page xvii Electronic Files Available from this Book's Web Site , Page xix List of Files Available from this Book's Web Site , Pages xxi-xxii List of Figures , Pages xxiii-xxviii List of Tables , Pages xxix-xxxii Introduction , Pages xxxiii-xlii 1 - Fundamentals , Pages 1-34 2 - Daily Irradiation , Pages 35-59 3 - Hourly Horizontal Irradiation and Illuminance , Pages 61-142 4 - Hourly Slope Irradiation and Illuminance , Pages 143-220,I 5 - Solar spectral radiation , Pages 221-301 6 - Ground Albedo , Pages 303-316 7 - Psychrometrics , Pages 317-322 8 - Solar Radiation and Daylight Data , Pages 323-331 Projects , Pages 333-334 Appendices , Pages 335-337 Index , Pages 339-345 "The cost of operating a building far exceeds the cost of constructing it, and yet until recently little attention was paid to the impact of solar radiation on the costs of heating, cooling and ventilation. And now that there has been a surge in interest in energy efficiency and solar design, architects and designers need a practical guide to the modelling and application of solar energy data. There are many different models and techniques available for calculating the distribution of solar radiation on and in buildings, and these algorithms vary considerably in scope, accuracy and complexity. This book demonstrates which of these predictive tools gives the best results in different circumstances, including explaining which models can be best used in different parts of the world. The author has had over twenty-five years of experience of dealing with solar energy data from four continents and has used that experience in this book to show the development not just of knowledge but also the growing sophistication of the models available to apply it. *Based on many years of first-hand experience with solar data *Different models demonstrated and evaluated *Calculations that can be used anywhere in the world"--PUBLISHER DESCRIPTION

the Cost Of Operating A Building Far Exceeds The Cost Of Constructing It, And Yet Until Recently Little Attention Was Paid To The Impact Of Solar Radiation On The Costs Of Heating, Cooling And Ventilation. And Now That There Has Been A Surge In Interest In Energy Efficiency And Solar Design, Architects And Designers Need A Practical Guide To The Modelling And Application Of Solar Energy Data.

there Are Many Different Models And Techniques Available For Calculating The Distribution Of Solar Radiation On And In Buildings, And These Algorithms Vary Considerably In Scope, Accuracy And Complexity. This Book Demonstrates Which Of These Predictive Tools Gives The Best Results In Different Circumstances, Including Explaining Which Models Can Be Best Used In Different Parts Of The World.

the Author Has Had Over Twenty-five Years Of Experience Of Dealing With Solar Energy Data From Four Continents And Has Used That Experience In This Book To Show The Development Not Just Of Knowledge But Also The Growing Sophistication Of The Models Available To Apply It.

*based On Many Years Of First-hand Experience With Solar Data
*different Models Demonstrated And Evaluated
*calculations That Can Be Used Anywhere In The World

Content: Foreword, __Page xi__Preface to the First Edition, __Pages xiii-xiv__Preface to the Second Edition, __Pages xv-xvi__Acknowledgements, __Page xvii__Electronic Files Available from this Book's Web Site, __Page xix__List of Files Available from this Book's Web Site, __Pages xxi-xxii__List of Figures, __Pages xxiii-xxviii__List of Tables, __Pages xxix-xxxii__Introduction, __Pages xxxiii-xlii__1 - Fundamentals, __Pages 1-34__2 - Daily Irradiation, __Pages 35-59__3 - Hourly Horizontal Irradiation and Illuminance, __Pages 61-142__4 - Hourly Slope Irradiation and Illuminance, __Pages 143-220,I__5 - Solar spectral radiation, __Pages 221-301__6 - Ground Albedo, __Pages 303-316__7 - Psychrometrics, __Pages 317-322__8 - Solar Radiation and Daylight Data, __Pages 323-331__Projects, __Pages 333-334__Appendices, __Pages 335-337__Index, __Pages 339-345__