The Dynamics of Energy : Supply, Conversion, and Utilization

ISBN-13: 9781420076882 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 320 str.

Horacio Perez-Blanco

Opis

Assessing the existing and future possibilities of energy sources and technologies, this book helps develop competence in energy matters on three levels: basic concepts, essential computations, and dynamic modeling. It provides a complete portfolio of various energy technologies to enhance understanding of the present and enable innovative speculation about the energy future. The text contains numerical examples that further conceptual insights and uses dynamic modeling to show how different energy systems fulfill different needs in a timely manner. The accompanying CD-ROM includes VisSim(TM) examples while Simulink(R) examples and a trial version of VisSim are available for download online.

Spis treści

The Laws. The Equations for Transient Phenomena. Predicting Peaks: A Difficult Art. Fossil Fuels and Their Technology. Renewable Technology. Après Conversion: Utilization Technology. Chain Efficiencies: From Capture to Utilization. Energy and Its Sequels. Dynamic Modeling. The Future: A Moving Green Target.

O autorze

Horacio Perez-Blanco is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. A fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Dr. Perez-Blanco teaches short courses on gas turbines for the International Gas Turbines Institute and has developed an energy systems laboratory for his department. His research interests include thermal systems, simultaneous heat and mass transfer, and gas turbine inlet cooling.