Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Chapter 1. Solar Collectors: Types and Applications (Guillermo Martínez-Rodríguez, Amanda L. Fuentes-Silva, and Martín Picón-Núñez, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico) -- Chapter 2. An Assessment of Solar Collectors Efficiency Factors (A. Colmenar-Santos, G. Góngora-Gallardo, E. Rosales Asensio, and M. Castro-Gil, Superior Technical School for Industrial Engineers, National University for Distance Education, Madrid, Spain) -- Chapter 3. A Parameter Design Tool for Solar Collectors (Guillermo Martínez-Rodríguez, Amanda L. Fuentes-Silva, and Martín Picón-Núñez, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico) -- Chapter 4. Enhancement Techniques for Solar Energy Technologies (Hussain H. Al-Kayiem and Afolabi L. Owolabi, Mechanical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Perak, Malaysia) -- Chapter 5. Thermo-Hydraulic Performance of Solar Collectors (J. Arturo Alfaro-Ayala, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico) -- Chapter 6. Flow Distribution and Pressure Drop in Solar Collectors (José M. Riesco-Ávila, Juan M. García-Guendulain, Martín Picón-Núñez, and Francisco Elizalde-Blancas, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Guanajuato, Salamanca, Gto., Mexico) -- Chapter 7. The Design of Solar Collector Networks (Guillermo Martínez-Rodríguez, Amanda L. Fuentes-Silva, and Martín Picón-Núñez, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, México) -- Chapter 8. Application of Solar Thermal Energy in Industrial Processes: Practical Cases (María González Alriols, Aicha Mabrouk, Jose A. Quijera, Xabier Erdocia, and Jalel Labidi, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, San Sebastian, Gipuzkoa, Spain) -- Chapter 9. The Market Prospect of Solar Technology in Mexico (Riardo A. Rodríguez-Carvajal, Paula C. Isiordia-Lachica, M. Picón-Núñez, Jorge L. Taddei-Bringas, and Jorge A. Romero-Hidalgo, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico) -- Index