Chapter 1: Fundamentals of thermal energy and solar system integration

M. Washim Akram 1 , and Md Hasanuzzaman 2       1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh Army University of Science and Technology, Saidpur, Rangpur, Bangladesh      2 Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), UM Power Energy Dedicated Advanced Centre (UMPEDAC), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Abstract

Thermal energy is one of the most important energy sources for daily usage, industrial processes heat, and to generate electricity. Global energy demand continues to increase with the expansion of the economy activities and sustainable development where the world is suffering from pollution and harmful greenhouse gases due to over burning ...

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