Fundamentals and Applications of Renewable Energy / Mehmet Kanoglu and Yunus A. Cengel and John M. Cimbala.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kanoğlu, Mehmet, author.

Çengel, Yunus A., author.

Cimbala, John M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Renewable energy sources--Textbooks.

Renewable energy sources.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education, [2020].

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Written by a team of recognized experts and educators, this authoritative textbook offers comprehensive coverage of all major renewable energy sources. The book delves into the main renewable energy topics such as solar, wind, geothermal, hydropower, biomass, tidal, and wave, as well as hydrogen and fuel cells. By stressing real-world relevancy and practical applications, Fundamentals and Applications of Renewable Energy helps prepare students for a successful career in renewable energy. The text contains detailed discussions on the thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics aspects of renewable energy systems in addition to technical and economic analyses. Numerous worked-out example problems and over 850 end-of-chapter review questions reinforce main concepts, formulations, design, and analysis. Coverage includes:Renewable energy basics, Thermal sciences overview, Fundamentals and applications of Solar energy Wind energy Hydropower Geothermal energy. Biomass energy, Ocean energyHydrogen and fuel cells, Economics of renewable energy, Energy and the environment.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

About the Authors

Contents

Preface

CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Renewable Energy

1-1 Why Renewable Energy?

1-2 Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Energy

References

Problems

CHAPTER 2 A Review of Thermal Sciences

2-1 Thermal Sciences

2-2 Thermodynamics

2-3 Heat Transfer

2-4 Fluid Mechanics

2-5 Thermochemistry

2-6 Heat Engines and Power Plants

2-7 Refrigerators and Heat Pumps

CHAPTER 3 Fundamentals of Solar Energy

3-1 Introduction

3-2 Radiation Fundamentals

3-3 Radiative Properties

3-4 Solar Radiation

3-5 Solar Data

CHAPTER 4 Solar Energy Applications

4-1 Introduction

4-2 Flat-Plate Solar Collector

4-3 Concentrating Solar Collector

4-4 Solar-Power-Tower Plant

4-5 Solar Pond

4-6 Photovoltaic Cell

4-7 Passive Solar Applications

CHAPTER 5 Wind Energy

5-1 Introduction

5-2 Wind Turbine Types and Power Performance Curve

5-3 Wind Power Potential

5-4 Wind Power Density

5-5 Wind Turbine Efficiency

5-6 Considerations in Wind Power Applications

CHAPTER 6 Hydropower

6-1 Introduction

6-2 Analysis of a Hydroelectric Power Plant

6-3 Impulse Turbines

6-4 Reaction Turbines

6-5 Turbine Specific Speed

6-6 Run-of-River Plants and Waterwheels

CHAPTER 7 Geothermal Energy

7-1 Introduction

7-2 Geothermal Applications

7-3 Geothermal Heating

7-4 Geothermal Cooling

7-5 Geothermal Heat Pump Systems

7-6 Geothermal Power Production

7-7 Geothermal Cogeneration

CHAPTER 8 Biomass Energy

8-1 Introduction

8-2 Biomass Resources

8-3 Conversion of Biomass to Biofuel

8-4 Biomass Products

8-5 Electricity and Heat Production by Biomass

8-6 Solid Municipality Waste

CHAPTER 9 Ocean Energy

9-1 Introduction

9-2 Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion

9-3 Wave Energy

9-4 Tidal Energy

CHAPTER 10 Hydrogen and Fuel Cells

10-1 Hydrogen: An Energy Carrier

10-2 Fuel Cells

CHAPTER 11 Economics of Renewable Energy

11-1 Engineering Economics

11-2 The Time Value of Money

11-3 Life Cycle Cost Analysis

11-4 Payback Period Analysis

CHAPTER 12 Energy and the Environment

12-1 Introduction

12-2 Air Pollutants

12-3 Emissions from Automobiles

12-4 The Greenhouse Effect

12-5 Stratospheric Ozone Depletion

12-6 Nuclear Waste

APPENDIX 1 Property Tables (SI Units)

APPENDIX 2 Property Tables (English Units)

INDEX.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. New York, N.Y. : McGraw Hill, 2020. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser. Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.

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Print version: Fundamentals and Applications of Renewable Energy.

ISBN:

9781260455304 (print-ISBN)

1260455300 (print-ISBN)

9781260455311 (e-ISBN)

1260455319 (e-ISBN)

OCLC:

1076514867

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