Solar Water Heating

Literature

References and Guidelines

American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-conditioning Engineers, 2004 ASHRAE Handbook, HVAC Systems and Equipment, Chapter 33 Solar Energy Use, 2004

Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, Renewable Energy Sources for Buildings, 2006

German Solar Energy Society, Planning and Installing Solar Thermal Systems: A Guide for Installers, Architects and Engineers, James & James, 2005

Reddy, T. A., The Design and Sizing of Active Solar Thermal Systems, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1987

Sustainable Sources website, A Source Book for Green and Sustainable Building, Solar Hot Water, Heating and Cooling Systems

Technical articles/papers relating to Hong Kong

J. Ji, T. T. Chow and W. He, Dynamic performance of hybrid photovoltaic/thermal collector wall in Hong Kong, Building and Environment, Volume 38, Issue 11, November 2003, Pages 1327-1334.

K. H. Yeung, An Optimization Model for a Solar Hybrid Water Heating and Adsorption Ice-Making System, MPhil Thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, the University of Hong Kong, 2003.

T.T. Chow, W. He and J. Ji, An experimental study of facade-integrated photovoltaic/water-heating system, Applied Thermal Engineering, Volume 27, Issue 1, January 2007, Pages 37-45.

T.T. Chow, K.F. Fong, A.L.S. Chan and Z. Lin, Potential application of a centralized solar water-heating system for a high-rise residential building in Hong Kong, Applied Energy, Volume 83, Issue 1, January 2006, Pages 42-54.