Index

Note: Page numbers followed by “f” denote figures; “t” tables.

A

Absorbed solar radiation, 153–158, 167, 513–518
Absorber, 51, 125–127, 129–130, 771
Absorption units, 375–388
LiBr–water absorption systems, 376–379
ammonia–water absorption systems, 386–388
Absorptance, 51–52, 76, 771
Absorptivity, 76
Acceptance angle, 188–190, 233
Acid rain, 9
Active systems, 269–280, 323, 626–631
Active solar dryers, 418
Distributed type, 418f
Integral type, 419
Mixed mode type, 419–420, 421f
Adsorption units, 373–375
Air water–heating systems, 274
Air collector, 178–183
Efficiency factor, 180
Heat removal factor, 180
Air mass, 52, 67–68, 95, 96f, 513, 771
Alkaline fuel cell (AFC), 410
Altitude angle, 60, 303–304
Angle of refraction, 83–84
Aperture, 52, ...

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