Essays in energy / Kaufui Vincent Wong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wong, Kaufui Vincent, author.

Series:

Thermal science and energy engineering collection.

Thermal Science and Energy Engineering Collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy industries.

Energy policy.

Energy industries--Forecasting.

Renewable energy sources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 172 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Momentum Press, 2016.

Summary:

A collection of essays by the same number of engineers. They show a variety of viewpoints and diversity. This collection is meant to incite and excite conversation among engineers, scientists, and society at large. It would serve as a catalyst for a three-credit course as an introductory engineering subject to non engineering university students. As university education develops to better prepare future leaders to appreciate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, engineering courses for non engineering majors are essential and so is the requirement of worthy textbooks. This monograph intends to be one of the useful tools available. The wide range of topics includes nuclear power, small hydroelectric plants, wind turbines, and organic photovoltaics. Nanotechnology, natural gas, and deep sea oil drilling have also been presented. Energy efficiency has been called the "fifth fuel" and these topics have been covered. The four hydrocarbon fuels are oil, coal, natural gas, and biofuel.

Contents:

1. Nuclear power: waste or fuel? / Raymond Wisenburg

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Nuclear waste

1.3 Nuclear fuel reprocessing

1.4 Nuclear fuel disposal

1.5 Conclusion

References

2. Small hydroelectric plants / Chad Kaleky

2.1 Introduction to hydropower

2.2 Diversity of hydropower plant design

2.3 Small hydroelectric power plants in use

2.4 Design of small hydroelectric power plants

2.5 Automatic controls in small hydroelectric plants

2.6 Environmental impact

2.7 Small hydropower utilization

2.8 Generators in hydropower systems

2.9 Electricity production using current water supply system

2.10 Conclusion

3. Small wind turbine applications and market analysis / Tyler Lovelle

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Discussion

3.3 Conclusion

4. Organic photovoltaics / Nick Evangelista

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Status and perspectives

4.3 Discussion and conclusion

5. Increasing diversity of renewable energy through tidal water power / Benton Patterson

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Types of tidal water power generation

5.3 Placing tidal water power stations

5.4 Engineering challenges of tidal power

5.5 Conclusion

6. Natural gas resources in the world / William David Sanchez

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Natural gas

6.3 Available resources

6.4 Discussion and conclusion

7. Deep sea oil drilling and its future / Jonathan Smirles

7.1 Introduction

7.2 BP's project 2K

7.3 Discussion and conclusion

Acknowledgments

8. Harvesting geothermal energy from oil wells and other unexpected sources / James Johnston

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Geothermal energy

8.3 Issues with greenhouse gases

8.4 Conclusion

9. Nanotechnology in the energy industry / Michael Greene

9.1 Introduction

9.2 Energy harvesting and conversion

9.3 Energy storage

9.4 Conclusion

10. Offshore wind power and related immature technologies / Yuri Bhardwaj

10.1 Introduction

10.2 History

10.3 Today

10.4 Utilization

10.5 How it works

10.6 Discussion

10.7 Conclusion, immature offshore wind technologies

11. Industrial sector energy efficiency / Carlos Upegui

11.1 Introduction

11.2 Importance of energy

11.3 Energy efficiency

11.4 Energy system perspective

11.5 Improving energy efficiency

11.6 Principles of implementation

11.7 Barriers to energy efficiency

11.8 Factors influencing energy efficiency

11.9 Rebound effect

11.10 Policies promoting energy efficiency

11.11 Conclusion

12. Commercial sector energy efficiency / Refael Listman

12.1 Introduction

12.2 Trends in commercial sector energy consumption in recent decades

12.3 Trends in innovations in energy efficient technology for commercial sector use

12.4 Do these energy efficient innovations lead to true energy savings?

12.5 Adoption of energy-efficient innovations in the commercial sector

12.6 A focus on the example of semitransparent PV window treatments

12.7 Discussion and conclusions

13. Agricultural sector energy efficiency / Stephen J. Leonard

13.1 Introduction

13.2 Overview of agriculture in the United States

13.3 Measuring energy efficiency in the agricultural sector

13.4 Improving agricultural sector energy efficiency: decreasing energy inputs

13.5 Improving agricultural sector energy efficiency: increasing energy outputs

13.6 A call to action: the future of energy efficiency in the agricultural sector

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 28, 2016).

ISBN:

1-60650-820-2

OCLC:

932525969