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CBE 567

SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY

3 credits.

Radiant energy transfer and its application to solar exchangers; energy balances for solar exchangers, review of theory, economics, and practice of solar energy applications.

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Requisites: ( M E 364 , CBE 326 , or concurrent enrollment), or graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Predict available solar radiation at a given location and time, for a given surface orientation Audience: Undergraduate 2. Predict and model thermal and optical losses for solar thermal systems Audience: Undergraduate 3. Calculate the load on a solar system Audience: Undergraduate 4. Predict and model long term performance of solar thermal systems Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Predict available solar radiation at a given location and time, for a given surface orientation Audience: Undergraduate 2. Predict and model thermal and optical losses for solar thermal systems Audience: Undergraduate 3. Calculate the load on a solar system Audience: Undergraduate 4. Predict and model long term performance of solar thermal systems Audience: Undergraduate

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