The proceedings entitled “Concentrated Solar Thermal Technologies: Recent Trends and Applications” includes the peer-reviewed selected papers those are presented during NCSTET 2016. The sub-topics under concentrated solar thermal technologies and applications included in the book are Solar Field; Receiver and Heat Exchanger; Coating; Thermal Energy Storage; Cooling; Process Heat; and Smart Grid and Policy Research. The domains mentioned cover topics from resource-assessment, collection to conversion of solar energy for applications, like, heating, cooling and electricity. The proceedings also include invited lectures from domain experts. The edited work will be useful for beginners and for the advanced level researchers in the field of concentrated solar thermal technologies and their applications.
Table of Content
Part 1. Invited Papers.- Part 2. Solar Field.- Part 3. Receiver and Heat Exchanger.- Part 4. Coating.- Part 5. Thermal Energy Storage.- Part 6. Solar Cooling.- Part 7. Process Heat.- Part 8. Smart Grid and Policy Research.
About the author
Dr. Laltu Chandra (Ph D, 2005, University of Karlsruhe Germany) has experience in experimental and numerical heat transfer and fluid mechanics. His interest is on the nuclear and concentrated solar thermal sub-systems design, development and evaluation. Recently, he has developed open volumetric air receiver based solar convective furnace system for metals processing. He has authored several research publications in international journal, as book chapters and in conference proceedings.
Dr. Ambesh Dixit (Ph D, 2010, Wayne State University MI, USA) has experience in computational and experimental condensed matter physics with special emphasis on design and development of materials for energy applications. He is currently working on the development of materials for energy conversion and storage. He has authored several research publications in international journal and in conference proceedings.
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