Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Processes

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

AvAldo Vieira da Rosa,Juan Carlos Ordonez

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Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Processes, Fourth Edition, winner of a 2022 Textbook Excellence Award (Texty) from the Textbook and Academic Authors Association, provides accessible coverage of clean, safe alternative energy sources such as solar and wind power. Aldo da Rosa's classic and comprehensive resource has provided thousands of engineers, scientists, students and professionals alike with a thorough grounding in the scientific principles underlying the complex world of renewable energy technologies. The fourth edition has been fully updated and revised by new author Juan Ordonez, Director of the Energy and Sustainability Center at Florida State University, and includes new worked examples, more exercises, and more illustrations to help facilitate student learning.

Illuminates the basic principles behind all key renewable power sources, including solar, wind, biomass, hydropower and fuel cells
Connects scientific theory with practical implementation through physical examples and end-of-chapter questions of increasing difficulty to help readers apply their knowledge
Offers completely revised content for better student accessibility
Updated with expanded coverage of such topics as solar thermal processes, hydropower and renewable energy storage technologies

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2021-06-30
Mått191 x 235 x 36 mm
Vikt1 380 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor944
Upplaga4
FörlagElsevier Science
ISBN9780128160367

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Dr. da Rosa taught the perennially popular Renewable Energy course at Stanford University for over 30 years. Former Chairman of the Brazilian National Research Council, Director of the Aeronautical Technical Center, and founder of Brazilian NASA, he also served as the CEO of a tech start-up, Chairman of the Board for a microprocessor manufacturer, and as a member of Siemens Corporation’s scientific advisory board. Juan C. Ordonez is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Florida State University, where he serves as Director of the Energy and Sustainability Center and as Principal Investigator on thermal management for the Center for Advanced Power Systems. His research lies within the fields of heat transfer and applied thermodynamics and their application to the design, modeling and optimization of energy systems. He obtained his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University working in the field of thermodynamic optimization and his M.S. degree in Energy Systems and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UPB – Colombia.

1. IntroductionPART I: HEAT ENGINES2. A Minimum of Thermodynamics and of the Kinetic Theory of Gases3. Mechanical Heat Engines4. Ocean Thermal Energy Converters5. Thermoelectricity6. Thermionics7. AMTEC8. Radio-Noise GeneratorsPART II: THE WORLD OF HYDROGEN9. Fuel Cells10. Hydrogen Production11. Hydrogen StoragePART III: ENERGY FROM THE SUN12. Solar Radiation13. Biomass14. Photovoltaic ConvertersPART IV: WIND AND WATER15. Wind Energy16. Ocean EnginesPART V: LAND AND BEYOND17. Nuclear Energy18. Storage of Energy