Solar Energy Engineering

Solar Energy Engineering
Author: A. A. M. Sayigh
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 527
Release: 2012-12-02
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0323147097

Solar Energy Engineering is a 21-chapter text that provides ample information concerning all forms and topics of solar energy. Chapter 1 deals with the scope and advantages of solar energy and serves as an introduction to the rest of the chapters. Chapters 2 to 5 explain the nature of the sun, the solar radiation spectrum, the estimation of total, direct, and diffuse radiation, and the heat transfer fundamentals for solar energy application. Chapters 6 to 8 outline the fundamentals, fabrication, and uses of various water and air heaters. Chapters 9 and 11 cover optics, concentrating collectors, and solar furnaces, while Chapters 10 and 12 to 20 discuss the various applications of solar energy, namely, solar pond, solar distillation, photovoltaic conversion of solar energy, solar refrigeration, solar hydrogen production, space applications, and solar measuring equipment. Lastly, Chapter 21 focuses on the cost of solar appliances. Engineers, designers, and researchers in their field of solar energy will find this book invaluable.

2018 9th Workshop on Hyperspectral Image and Signal Processing Evolution in Remote Sensing (WHISPERS)

2018 9th Workshop on Hyperspectral Image and Signal Processing Evolution in Remote Sensing (WHISPERS)
Author: IEEE Staff
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2018-09-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9781728115825

The aim of this workshop is to bring together all the people involved in hyperspectral data processing, generally speaking BY DATA WE MEAN Signals, as provided by spectrometers and processed individually Images, from the ground using microscopes and spectrometers to airborne or satellite sensors, up to astrophysical data Models models of the sensors or of the sensed scene, including physical considerations BY PROCESSING, we mean everything from the acquisition, the calibration to the analysis (image processing, signal processing, feature extraction, dimension reduction, unmixing and source separation, classification)

European Solar Radiation Atlas

European Solar Radiation Atlas
Author: Wolfgang Palz
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3642802370

This atlas is a revised and updated version of the European Solar Radiation Atlas published in 1984. The revised version contains tables and maps displaying monthly means of global, diffuse and beam solar radiation as well as sunhours for a large number of represenative sites in Europe. Tables show radiation on both horizontal and inclined surfaces. The revisions reflect the political developments in the European Union and within neighbouring countries. The presentation of the tables has been improved and additional information is included. An enlarged text section provides an introduction to the systematics of solar radiation measurement and calculation. The solar data presented in this book is a useful source of information for the estimation of the energy harvest potential for solar systems. The data base is provided on two 3 1/2" disks for more ease in computer assisted design work.

Agent Based Modelling of Urban Systems

Agent Based Modelling of Urban Systems
Author: Mohammad-Reza Namazi-Rad
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2017-01-10
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3319519573

This book constitutes revised, selected, and invited papers from the First International Workshop on Agent Based Modelling of Urban Systems, ABMUS 2016, held in conjunction with AAMAS 2016 in Singapore in May 2016. The 11 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 20 submissions. They were organized in topical sections named: urban systems modeling; traffic simulation in urban modeling; and applications.

Spatial Analysis and Modeling in Geographical Transformation Process

Spatial Analysis and Modeling in Geographical Transformation Process
Author: Yuji Murayama
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2011-02-26
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9400706715

Currently, spatial analysis is becoming more important than ever because enormous volumes of spatial data are available from different sources, such as GPS, Remote Sensing, and others. This book deals with spatial analysis and modelling. It provides a comprehensive discussion of spatial analysis, methods, and approaches related to human settlements and associated environment. Key contributions with empirical case studies from Iran, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Nepal, and Japan that apply spatial analysis including autocorrelation, fuzzy, voronoi, cellular automata, analytic hierarchy process, artificial neural network, spatial metrics, spatial statistics, regression, and remote sensing mapping techniques are compiled comprehensively. The core value of this book is a wide variety of results with state of the art discussion including empirical case studies. It provides a milestone reference to students, researchers, planners, and other practitioners dealing the spatial problems on urban and regional issues. We are pleased to announce that this book has been presented with the 2011 publishing award from the GIS Association of Japan. We would like to congratulate the authors!

Télédétection et gestion des ressources

Télédétection et gestion des ressources
Author: Association québécoise de télédétection. Congrès (7e : 1991 : Université de Montréal)
Publisher: Sainte-Foy, Québec : L'Association
Total Pages: 302
Release: 1991
Genre: Natural resources
ISBN: 9782980269608