MAE 598 Solar Thermal Engineering Spring 2011

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1 Locations and Times MAE 598 Solar Thermal Engineering Spring 2011 Meeting Times: Mondays & Wednesdays, 11:05 12:20 PM SCOB 105 Class Numbers: (MAE 598 in-person), (MAE 598 online) Course Webpage my.asu.edu Look for MAE598: Solar Thermal Engineering (2011 Spring). Instructor Pat Phelan, ERC 419, (480) , Office Hours: Mondays 2-4, Tuesdays 1-3 Required Textbooks Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes, 3 rd Edition, by John A. Duffie & William A. Beckman, ISBN , Wiley (2006) Online References (available through the ASU library website) Nano/Microscale Heat Transfer, by Z.M. Zhang (2007), especially Chapter 8: Fundamentals of Thermal Radiation Heat Transfer Handbook, A. Bejan & A.D. Kraus, Editors, Chapter 8: Thermal Radiation, by M.F. Modest (2003) Course Introduction The purpose of MAE 598 Solar Thermal Engineering is to provide a comprehensive treatment of solar thermal energy collection and utilization. The emphasis here is solar thermal technologies, i.e., collecting and utilizing heat from sunlight, rather than on solar photovoltaic technologies that generate electricity directly from sunlight. A necessary part of this education is to develop a fundamental understanding of radiative heat transfer. Although only one textbook is required for the class, you may find it necessary to consult other texts on radiative heat transfer. I have listed two such books, both of which are available for free online via the ASU Library website ( and each of which contains a chapter on thermal radiation. The focus on radiative transfer, however, should also be of interest for solar photovoltaic systems. 1

2 This course will be offered in both a face-to-face format, and online via asynchronous streaming video. All students will be required to take online quizzes, which will be due before the beginning of class each Monday. The purpose of these quizzes is to prepare the students for the upcoming classes, i.e., they re supposed to make you read the book (or the required readings) before coming to class. A major part of your grade will be a semester project, which will require both a written report, due on the last day of class, and an oral presentation in front of the entire class. The details for the semester project are given below. Course Objectives The specific course objectives are as follows. In each case, the goal is to develop fundamental understanding of solar energy availability reflectance, transmittance, and absorptance of layered media radiative transport in participating media, utilizing the equation of radiative transport solar thermal energy collection, both concentrating and non-concentrating solar thermal energy utilization, including water heating, electric power generation, cooling & refrigeration, and other applications Prerequisites This class requires an undergraduate understanding of heat transfer and thermodynamics. Therefore, an undergraduate thermodynamics course, or its equivalent, is required as a prerequisite. Any graduate heat transfer or thermodynamics course can be taken as a corequisite. Otherwise, instructor approval is required. Grading The semester grade will be determined in the manner described in Table 1. The course will be graded per the following scale: A+: 97 semester score 100 A: 94 semester score < 97 A : 90 semester score < 94 B+: 87 semester score < 90 B: 84 semester score < 87 B : 80 semester score < 84 C+: 75 semester score < 80 C: 70 semester score < 75 D: 60 semester score < 70 E: semester score < 60 2

3 Table 1 Course assignments and grading for MAE 598 Assignment % of Semester Grade Homework 25% Online Quizzes 10% Midterms 10% each) 20% Semester Project 25% Final Exam 20% Total 100% Schedule The topics to be discussed each week, and the required readings, are listed in Table 2. The scheduled dates for the two midterm exams are also shown. This schedule is subject to change, but I will try my best to keep the midterms scheduled as they are, unless there are good reasons to change those dates. Homework The homework will be graded on effort, not on getting the correct answer. Therefore, you are encouraged to work together on the homework assignments. Note: Late HW assignments will receive ½ of the credit that they would have received if they had been submitted on time. Semester Projects Your semester project can be on any topic relevant to solar thermal energy. It is fine to base your semester project on your thesis research, if appropriate, or you can choose something entirely different. Your semester project must include experimental measurements. That is, you have to design, build, and test some kind of solar thermal system. Data acquisition systems are available to borrow from Dr. Bruce Steele, SEMTE Laboratory Manager, USE 170D, (480) , Bruce.Steele@asu.edu. You are encouraged to form teams of up to 3 people to carry out each project, where each person on the team will receive the same grade. Experimental design, fabrication, and tests are required. In addition to design calculations, an analysis predicting the performance of your system is also required. 3

4 The final report is limited to 8 single-spaced, two-column pages, including all figures and tables, and it should be written in the form of an ASME conference paper (see ASME Paper Format and the Author Templates on that site). You must present some graphs, tables, or perhaps both. Note that I do take off points for poor writing! All references used in your report must be cited appropriately. That is, you must cite each reference where it is used in your text, and NOT just list the references at the end of the report. You must follow ASME format for the references, i.e., the references must be numbered consecutively. Your paper should include the following: Title Author Abstract Introduction Theoretical Model Experiment Results and Discussion Conclusions and Recommendations for Future Work References (be sure to format per ASME guidelines) The deadlines for the semester project are as follows: Mar 7, 2011: discuss idea for project topic in class by presenting one (and only one) PowerPoint slide Note: These presentations can be made individually, or by teams, or by partial teams. Mar 9, 2011: finalize student project teams Apr 20 27, 2011: deliver oral presentations in class (schedule to be determined later) May 2, 2011: submit final project report Project Grading Oral Presentation: 10 points Written Report: 10 points for technical content, 5 points for writing 4

5 Table 2 MAE 598 Solar Thermal Engineering Spring 2011 Course Outline Week Date Topics Notes/Reading 1 M 1/17 MLK Holiday! 1 Course Introduction, Available Solar W 1/19 Radiation Chs 1 & 2 2 M 1/24 Available Solar Radiation Chs 1 & 2 W 1/26 Radiative Heat Transfer Fundamentals Ch M 1/31 No class!!! W 2/2 Radiative Selective Surfaces Ch 4 4 M 2/7 Electromagnetic Theory Zhang, Ch 8 (online) W 2/9 Electromagnetic Theory Zhang, Ch 8 (online) 5 M 2/14 Flat-Plate Collectors Ch 6 W 2/16 Flat-Plate Collectors Ch 6 6 M 2/21 Review for Midterm 1 W 2/23 Midterm 1 7 M 2/28 Concentrating Collectors Ch 7 W 3/2 Concentrating Collectors Ch 7 M 3/7 Student Presentations of Project Topics 8 Ch 17 W 3/9 Solar Thermal Power Systems Finalize project teams 9 M 3/14 Spring Break! W 3/16 Spring Break! 10 M 3/21 Radiative Transfer Equation Modest, Ch 8 (online) W 3/23 Radiative Transfer Equation Modest, Ch 8 (online) 11 M 3/28 Solar Energy Storage Ch 8 W 3/30 Solar Energy Storage Ch 8 12 M 4/4 Review for Midterm 2 W 4/6 Midterm 2 13 M 4/11 Solar Cooling Ch 15 W 4/13 Solar Cooling Ch M 4/18 Design Methods (f-chart) Ch 20 W 4/20 Student Presentations 15 M 4/25 Student Presentations W 4/27 Student Presentations 16 M 5/2 Final exam review Last Day of Class Project report due Final Exam: TBA 1 The indicated material should be read BEFORE the day on which it is listed. The online quizzes are based on the reading material. 5