Course Information

Course Name	Turkish	Güneş Enerjisi Fizik ve Teknolojisi I
	English	Solar Energy Physics and Technology I
Course Code	FIZ 443	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	7	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Zuhal Er
Course Objectives		1.To calculate the amount of radiation on a collector. 2.To introduce the flat plate solar energy collector and its parts. To teach the design and construction of this type of collector 3.To transfer the knowledge of optics and thermodynamics on the use of flate plate collectors.
Course Description		Renewable energy sources and solar energy, sun and solar radiation outside the atmosphere, passage of solar radiation through the atmosphere,terrestrial irradition, electromagnetic spectrum, absorption and emission of radiation, Planck and Wien displacement law, Stefan-Boltzmann Formula, radiation characteristics of opaque materials, Kirchoff law, reflection from surfaces, flat solar collectors, transparent coatings. Reflection from interfaces. Transmission and absorption. Anti-reflecting coating. Absorbing surfaces, selective surfaces, thermal analysis of collectors, collector energy losses, collector efficiency, collector performance testing.
Course Outcomes
Pre-requisite(s)
Required Facilities
Other
Textbook
Other References