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School of Engineering · ANU College of Engineering Computing & Cybernetics
This course conveys the principles of solar thermal engineering. The topics covered include low- and high-temperature solar thermal energy collectors, solar thermal conversion processes, thermal energy storage, systems design and control. Theoretical material is balanced with practical experience in laboratories and design case studies. It is a capstone course for Engineering Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer stream in the Renewable Energy Systems major.
Design Project
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Laboratory
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Assignments
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Exam
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Four lectures per week One two-hour tutorial per week starting from week 1 Two two-hour laboratory sessions Six hours of independent study on average per week Other Information Professional Skills Mapping: Mapping of Learning Outcomes to Assessment and Professional Competencies
J.A. Duffie and W.A. Beckman. Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes. John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, fourth edition, 2013.