Energy Conversion

ISBN-13: 9781466584822 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 1193 str.

D. Yogi Goswami; Frank Kreith

Opis

Completely revised and updated, this second edition surveys the latest advances in energy conversion from a wide variety of currently available energy sources. It describes energy sources such as fossil fuels, biomass including refuse-derived biomass fuels, nuclear, solar radiation, wind, geothermal, and ocean, then provides the terminology and units used for each energy resource and their equivalence. It includes an overview of the steam power cycle, gas turbines, internal combustion engines, hydraulic turbines, Stirling engines, advanced fossil fuel power systems, and combined-cycle power plants. It outlines the development, current use, and future of nuclear fission.

Recenzje

The second edition of Energy Conversion is an excellent resource, as there is growing interest in the substitution of renewable energy sources for fossil fuels. The book is divided into two sections— "Energy Resources" and "Energy Conversion." The first section presents a good review of current energy sources such as fossil fuels, biomass, municipal solid waste, nuclear, solar, wind, and geothermal. Under each topic, the availability of the resources, production, transportation, and environmental features are discussed. The second section covers energy conversion from different technologies to power/work. Some of the topics covered in this section include gas turbines, internal combustion engines, hydraulic turbines, advanced fossil fuel power systems, nuclear fusion, energy storage technologies, solar thermal energy conversion, wind energy conversion, biomass conversion process, waste-to-energy combustion, fuel cells, and direct energy conversion. Each chapter offers a general review of the topic and relevant scientific fundamentals, followed by technology applications.
—CHOICE, March 2018

Spis treści

Preface. Contributors. Global Energy Systems. Fossil Fuels. Biomass Properties and Resources. Municipal Solid Waste. Nuclear Resources. Solar Energy Resources. Wind Energy Resource. Geothermal Energy. Steam Power Plant. Gas Turbines. Internal Combustion Engines. Hydraulic Turbines. Advanced Fossil Fuel Power Systems. Stirling Engines. Nuclear Power Technologies through Year 2035. Nuclear Fusion. Energy Storage Technologies. Solar Thermal Energy Conversion. Concentrating Solar Thermal Power. Photovoltaics Fundamentals, Technology and Application. Wind Energy Conversion. Biomass Conversion Process for Energy Recovery. Geothermal Power Generation. Waste-to-Energy Combustion. Fuel Cells. Direct Energy Conversion. Appendix A: The International System of Units, Fundamental Constants, and Conversion Factors. Appendix B: Solar Radiation Data. Appendix C: Properties of Gases, Vapors, Liquids, and Solids. Appendix D: Ultimate Analysis of Biomass Fuels. Index.