M.Tech / ICAR-NET · Renewable Energy Engineering

Solar Thermal Energy Conversion Technologies

REE-502 Renewable Energy Engineering

Syllabus topic plan

1. 01Characteristics of solar radiation: attenuation, absorption, scattering, air mass
2. 02Solar-earth geometry
3. 03Solar flux and weather data
4. 04Radiation estimation models and applications
5. 05Heat and mass transfer in solar energy utilization
6. 06Selective surfaces and materials
7. 07Solar thermal collectors (tracking and non-tracking)
8. 08Collector design and efficiency; F-chart method
9. 09Techno-economic feasibility: cooking, drying and steam generation
10. 10Space heating, cooling and absorption refrigeration
11. 11Solar thermal power generation

Part of the M.Tech / ICAR-NET curriculum (ICAR recommendations). Upload or find notes, previous-year papers and quick-revision reels for each topic on theciae.