Course Information

Course Code:
Course Number:
Code Course Name Language Type
FIZ 443 Solar Energy Physics and Technology I Turkish Elective
Local Credits ECTS Theoretical Tutorial Laboratory
3 4 3 0 0
Course Prerequisites and Class Restriction
Prerequisites None
Class Restriction None
Course Description
Renewable energy sources and solar energy, sun and solar radiation outside the atmosphere, passage of solar radiation through the atmosphere,terrestrial irradition, electromagnetic spectrum, absorption and emission of radiation, Planck and Wien displacement law, Stefan-Boltzmann Formula, radiation characteristics of opaque materials, Kirchoff law, reflection from surfaces, flat solar collectors, transparent coatings. Reflection from interfaces. Transmission and absorption. Anti-reflecting coating. Absorbing surfaces, selective surfaces, thermal analysis of collectors, collector energy losses, collector efficiency, collector performance testing.