Energy conversion
"This handbook surveys the range of methods and fuel types used in generating energy for industry, transportation, and heating and cooling of buildings. Solar, wind, biomass, nuclear, geothermal, ocean and fossil fuels are discussed and compared, and the thermodynamics of energy conversion is e...
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| Other Authors | , |
|---|---|
| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
| Published |
Boca Raton :
CRC Press,
2017.
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| Edition | Second edition. |
| Series | Mechanical and aerospace engineering series.
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| Subjects | |
| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9781315356624 1315356627 9781523114047 1523114045 9781466584822 1466584823 9781315374192 1315374196 9781466584839 1466584831 9781315337562 1315337568 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Contributors
- 1. Global Energy Systems
- Section I Energy Resources
- 2. Fossil Fuels
- 3. Biomass Properties and Resources
- 4. Municipal Solid Waste
- 5. Nuclear Resources
- 6. Solar Energy Resources
- 7. Wind Energy Resource
- 8. Geothermal Energy
- Section II Energy Conversion
- 9. Steam Power Plant
- 10. Gas Turbines
- 11. Internal Combustion Engines
- 12. Hydraulic Turbines
- 13. Advanced Fossil Fuel Power Systems
- 14. Stirling Engines
- 15. Nuclear Power Technologies through Year 2035
- 16. Nuclear Fusion
- 17. Energy Storage Technologies
- 18. Solar Thermal Energy Conversion
- 19. Concentrating Solar Thermal Power
- 20. Photovoltaics Fundamentals, Technology and Application
- 21. Wind Energy Conversion
- 22. Biomass Conversion Process for Energy Recovery
- 23. Geothermal Power Generation
- 24. Waste-to-Energy Combustion
- 25. Fuel Cells
- 26. 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.