Energy Conversion
eBook - ePub

Energy Conversion

  1. 1,193 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Energy Conversion

About this book

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 explained. Appendices are provided with fully updated data. Thoroughly revised, this second edition surveys the latest advances in energy conversion from a wide variety of currently available energy sources. It describes energy sources such as fossil fuels, biomass (including refuse-derived biomass fuels), nuclear, solar radiation, wind, geothermal, and ocean, then provides the terminology and units used for each energy resource and their equivalence. It includes an overview of the steam power cycles, gas turbines, internal combustion engines, hydraulic turbines, Stirling engines, advanced fossil fuel power systems, and combined-cycle power plants. It outlines the development, current use, and future of nuclear power.

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Yes, you can access Energy Conversion by D. Yogi Goswami, Frank Kreith, D. Yogi Goswami,Frank Kreith in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Physical Sciences & Thermodynamics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2017
Print ISBN
9781466584822
eBook ISBN
9781315356624
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Thermodynamics

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Contributors
  8. 1. Global Energy Systems
  9. Section I Energy Resources
  10. Section II Energy Conversion
  11. Appendix A: The International System of Units, Fundamental Constants, and Conversion Factors
  12. Appendix B: Solar Radiation Data
  13. Appendix C: Properties of Gases, Vapors, Liquids, and Solids
  14. Appendix D: Ultimate Analysis of Biomass Fuels
  15. Index