List of Contents and Author Index Volume 50, 1993 PERGAMON PRESS NEW YORK ¢ OXFORD e SEOUL» TOK YO International Journal for Scientists, Engineers and Technologists in Solar Energy and Its Application Volume 50 Number 6 June 1993 Published Monthly by Pergamon Press for the International Solar Energy Society® Headquarters Postal Address immediate Past President Clunies Ross House P.O. Box 124 Mr. D. Lorriman 191 Royal Parade Caulfield East, 3145 Victoria Ballinafad Research Parkville, Victoria 3052 Australia P.O. Box 97 Australia Ballinafad, Ontario NOB 1HO Canada Office-Bearers and Directors 1991-1993 President Secretary-Treasurer Prof. A. Goetzberger Mr. W. R. Read Fraunhofer-institut fur Solare P.O. Box 124 Energiesysteme Caulfield East, Victoria 3145 Oltmannstrasse 22 Australia D-7800 Freiburg Telephone: 61 3 571 7557 Germany Fax: 61 3 563 6860 Vice-Presidents Editor Mr. M. Nicklas Prof. E. Oliveira-Fernandes Dr. John A. 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PERGAMON PRESS 660 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, Headington Hill Hall, Oxford OX3 OBW New York 10591-5153, U.S.A. England Solar Energy Vol. 50, No. 6, pp. HI-LX, 1993 0038-092/9 3 $6.00 + .00 Printed in the U.S.A. Copyright © 1993 Pergamon Press Ltd. LIST OF CONTENTS VOLUME 50, NUMBER 1, 1993 Articles G. P. Mantas and A. S. Rapti 1 Investigation of the aging rate of a star-type (Greece) pyranometer due to the discoloration of the receiver R. Festa and C. F. Ratto 9 Proposal of anumerical procedure to select reference & (/taly) years A. Steinfeld and M. Schubnell 19 Optimum aperture size and operating temperature of a (Switzerland) solar cavity-receiver G. De Beni and R. Friesen 27 Spontaneous downward heat transport comparison (/taly) tests of an improved system J. Appelbaum, G. A. Landis, 35 Solar radiation on Mars—Update 1991 and |. Sherman (U.S.A. /lsrael) D. Faiman, D. Feuermann, 53 Site-independent algorithm for obtaining the direct and A. Zemel (/srae/) beam insolation from a multipyranometer instrument M. N. A. Hawlader, 59 Unglazed collector/regenerator performance for a solar K. S. Novak, and assisted open cycle absorption cooling system B. D. Wood (U.S.A.) D. Goossens, Z. Y. Offer, and 75 Wind tunnel experiments and field investigations of A. Zangvil (Be/gium/Israe!) eolian dust deposition on photovoltaic solar collectors S. O. Onyegegbu and 85 Transient multidimensional second law analysis of - J. Morhenne solar collectors Subjected to time-varying insolation (Nigeria/Germany ) with diffuse Components Book Review D. Van Dijk and 97 Building 2000 C. W. J. Van Koppen ( The Netherlands) Announcement 99 ISES conference information/Solar Energy upcoming issues VOLUME 50, NUMBER 2, 1993 Guest editorial S. Sklar (U.S.A.) 101 Institutional and financing changes that need to be implemented to bring solar and renewable energy into significant worldwide markets Contents Articles Stability of antireflection Coatings for large area glazing G. K. Chinyama, A. Roos, and B. Karlsson (Zambia/ Sweden) A. Carotenuto, F. Reale, Thermal behaviour of a multi-cavity volumetric solar G. Ruocco, U. Nocera, and receiver: Design and tests results F. Bonomo (/ta/y) V. M. Pathak and Series resistance in n-MoSez (TMDC)-based PEC R. Srivastava (india) solar cells P. Robinson and J. Littler Thermal performance assessment of an advanced glazing system (U.K.) R. Prasad and D. P. Rao Feasibility studies on the ennancement of energy (India) storage in the ground beneath solar ponds F. O. Akuffo and The frequency distribution of daily global irradiation A. Brew-Hammond at Kumasi (Ghana) E. M. Kleinbach, Performance study of one-dimensional models for W. A. Beckman, and stratified thermal storage tanks S. A. Klein (U.S.A.) V. Belessiotis and Testing solar water heating systems in Athens, Greece D. Haralambopoulos (Greece) M. Levy, R. Levitan, H. Rosin, Solar energy storage via a closed-loop chemical and R. Rubin (/srae/) heat pipe Communication N. G. Anderson (U.S.A.) Proposal for a new superiattice-based solar cell: structure Book Review C. W. J. Van Koppen European directory of renewable energy: Suppliers and (The Netherlands) Services, 1992 Announcements ISES conference information/So/ar Energy upcoming issues VOLUME 50, NUMBER 3, 1993 Articles I. Tselepidaki, Analysis of the summer ambient temperatures for M. Santamouris, cooling purposes and D. Melitsiotis (Greece) C. Choudhury and H. P. Garg Performance of air-heating collectors with packed air- (India) flow passage G. J. Bom (The Netherlands) Energy losses through entrance condensation in small vapour engines Contents Vv S. D. Alaruri 229 Empirical regression models for weather data and M. F. Amer (U.S.A.) measured in Kuwait during the years 1985, 1986, and 1987 R. Perez, R. Seals, 235 All-weather model for sky luminance distribution— and J. Michalsky (U.S.A.) Preliminary configuration and validation N. Halouani, C. T. Nguyen, 247 Calculation of monthly average global solar radiation and D. Vo-Ngoc (Canada) on horizontal surfaces using daily hours of bright sunshine P. V. Pedersen (Denmark) 259 Experience with a large solar DHW system in Denmark—The Nordic solar heating demonstration project P. V. Pedersen (Denmark) 267 System design optimization for large building integrated solar heating systems for domestic hot water D. Subhakar and 275 Saturated solar ponds: 1. Simulation procedure S. Srinivasa Murthy (/nd/a) 283 Books Received Announcement 285 ISES conference/information Solar Energy upcoming issues VOLUME 50, NUMBER 4, 1993 Guest Editorial M. Nicklas (U.S.A.) 287 Energy politics: Can we achieve a sustainable energy path? Articles H. G. Beyer, J. Luther, and 297 Power fluctuations in spatially dispersed wind turbine R. Steinberger-Willms systems (Germany) D. Subhakar and 307 Saturated solar ponds: 2. Parametric studies S. Srinivasa Murthy (/ndia) P. C. Eames and B. Norton 321 Detailed parametric analyses of heat transfer in CPC (Northern Ireland) solar energy collectors P. C. Eames and B. Norton 339 Validated, unified model for optics and heat transfer in (Northern Ireland) line-axis concentrating suiar energy collectors M. Lacroix (Canada) 357 Numerical simulation of a shell-and-tube latent heat thermal energy storage unit P. T. Tsilingiris (Greece) 369 Design of a submersible, low-cost, flat-response net radiometer V. Badescu (Romania) 379 Letter to the Editor S. Kabelac (Germany) 379 Author's Reply Contents Announcement 381 ISES conference information/Solar Energy upcoming issues VOLUME 50, NUMBER 5, 1993 F. Kasten and J. A. Duffie 383 Editorial (Germany /U.S.A.) Articles C. Gueymard (U.S.A.) Mathematically integrable parameterization of clear-sky beam and global irradiances and its use in daily irradiation applications J. F. Manwell and Lead acid battery storage model for hybrid energy J. G. McGowan (U.S.A.) systems A. Beck, T. Hoffmann, Thermochromic gels for control of insolation W. Korner, and J. Fricke (Germany) H. D. Kambezidis and Solar position and right ascension A. E. Tsangrassoulis (Greece) K. A. Antonopoulos and Correlations for the yearly or seasonally optimum salt- E. D. Rogdakis (Greece) gradient solar pond in Greece B. Givoni (U.S.A.) Semiempirical model of a building with a passive evaporative cool tower B. J. Huang (Taiwan) Performance rating method of thermosyphon solar water heaters M. Ashjaee, M. R. Roomina, Estimating direct, diffuse, and global solar radiation for and R. Ghafouri-Azar (/ran) various cities in Iran by two methods and their comparison with the measured data H. Arashi and Y. Kaneda Solar-pumped laser and its second harmonic (Japan) generation J. C. V. Chinnappa, Solar-assisted vapor compression/absorption M. R. Crees, S. Srinivasa cascaded air-conditioning systems Murthy, and K. Srinivasan (Australia) Announcement ISES conference information/Solar Energy upcoming issues VOLUME 50, NUMBER 6, 1993 J. A. Duffie (U.S.A.) 461 Editorial Articles M. A. Kamel, S. A. Shalaby, 463 Solar radiation over Egypt: Comparison of predicted and S. S. Mostafa (Egypt) and measured meteorological data Contents VII A. Palacio 469 Numerical analysis of greenhouse-type solar stills with and J. L. Fernandez high inclination (Mexico) B. Orel, M. Kianjsek Gunde, 477 Radiative cooling efficiency of white pigmented paints and A. Krainer (S/ovenia) D. Feuermann and A. Zemel 483 Dust-induced degradation of pyranometer sensitivity (/srael) P. A. Davies (Spain) 487 Sun-tracking mechanism using equatorial and ecliptic axes T. Y. Bong, K. C. Ng, 491 Thermal performance of a flat-plate heat-pipe collector and H. Bao (Singapore) array J. A. Ballinger, 499 Bonnyrigg Solar Village: An analysis of annual energy T. L. di Franco, use and comfort and D. K. Prasad (Australia) M. Sokolov and D. Hershgal 507 Optimal coupling and feasibility of a solar-powered (Israel) year-round ejector air conditioner B. Perers (Sweden) 517 Dynamic method for solar collector array testing and evaluation with standard database and simulation programs J. D. Garrison (U.S.A.) 527 Effect of pressure-induced stress on the design of shaped-glass evacuated solar collectors Announcement 539 ISES conference information/So/ar Energy upcoming issues Recommended Nomenclature Index Volume 50, 1993—List of contents and author index AUTHOR INDEX Akuffo, F. O., 145 Kaneda, Y., 447 Alaruri, §. D., 229 Karlsson, B., 105 Amer, M. F., 229 Kasten, F., 383 Anderson, N. G., 191 KlanjSek Gunde, M., 477 Antonopoulos, K. A., 417 Klein, S. A., 155 Appelbaum, J., 35 Kleinbach, E. M., 155 Arashi, H., 447 Korner, W., 407 Ashijaee, M., 441 Krainer, A., 477 Badescu, V., 379 Lacroix, M., 357 Ballinger, J. A., 499 Landis, G. A., 35 Bao, H., 491 Levitan, R., 179 Beck, A., 407 Levy, M., 179 Beckman, W. A., 155 Littler, J., 129 Belessiotis, V., 167 Luther, J., 297 Beyer, H. G., 297 Bon, G. J., 223 Mantas, G. P., 1 Bong, T. Y., 491 Manwell, J. F., 399 Bonomo, F., 113 McGowan, J. G., 399 Brew-Hammond, A., 145 Melitsiotis, D., 197 Michalsky, J., 235 Carotenuto, A., 113 Morhenne, J., 85 Chinnappa, J.C. V., 453 Mostafa, S. S., 463 Chinyama, G. K., 105 Choudhury, C., 205 Ng, K. C., 491 Crees, M. R., 453 Nguyen, C. T., 247 Nicklas, M., 287 Davies, P. A., 487 Nocera, U., 113 De Beni, G., 27 Norton, B., 321, 339 di Franco, T. L., 499 Novak, K. S., 59 Duffie, J. A., 383, 461 Offer, Z. Y., 75 Eames, P. C., 321, 339 Onyegegbu, S. O., 85 Orel, B., 477 Faiman, D., 53 Fernandez, J. L., 469 Palacio, A., 469 Festa, R., 9 Pathak, V. M., 123 Feuermann, D., 53, 483 Pedersen, P. V., 259, 267 Fricke, J., 407 Perers, B., 517 Friesen, R., 27 Perez, R., 235 Prasad, D. K., 499 Garg, H.P., 205 Prasad, R., 135 Garrison,J . D., 527 Ghafouri-Azar, R., 441 Rao, D. P., 135 Givoni, B., 425 Rapti, A. S., 1 Goossens, D., 75 Ratto, C. F., 9 Gueymard, C., 385 Reale, F., 113 Robinson, P., 129 Halouani, N., 247 Rogdakis, E. D., 417 Haralambopoulos, D., 167 Roomina, M. R., 441 Hawlader, M. N. A., 59 Roos, A., 105 Hershgal, D., 507 Rosin, H., 179 Hoffmann, T., 407 Rubin, R., 179 Huang, B. J., 435 Ruocco, G., 113 Kabelac, §., 379 Santamouris, M., 197 Kambezidis, H. D., 415 Schubnell, M., 19 Kamel, M. A., 463 Seals, R., 235 VIII Author Index Shalaby, S. A., 463 Tsilingiris, P. T., 369 Sherman, I., 35 Sklar, S., 101 Sokolov, M., 507 Van Dijk, D., 97 Srinivasa Murthy, S., 275, 307, 453 Van Koppen, C. W. J., 97, 193 Srinivasan, K., 453 Vo-Ngoc, D., 247 Srivastava, R., 123 Steinberger-Willms, R., 297 Steinfeld, A., 19 Wood, B. 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