Total Energy
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Total Energy

International Series in Heating, Ventilation and Refrigeration

  1. 440 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Total Energy

International Series in Heating, Ventilation and Refrigeration

About this book

Total Energy discusses the process of generating power where it is wanted and to use the waste heat for useful purposes. The book is comprised of 12 chapters that provide a comprehensive discussion of the various aspects of total energy. The text first introduces the concept of total energy, and then proceeds to detailing the principal prime movers used in total energy production. The next chapters cover steam turbines and governors systems for industrial steam turbo-alternators. Next, the book talks about open- and closed-cycle gas turbines. The next three chapters tackle fuel cell, refrigeration and district heating. Chapter 11 examines the existing total energy schemes in North America, while Chapter 12 presents an economic assessment of total energy. The book will be of great interest to researchers and professionals in the energy industry.

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Yes, you can access Total Energy by R. M. E. Diamant, N. S. Billington,E. Ower in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Engineering General. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Total Energy
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. PREFACE
  6. SI UNITS
  7. CHAPTER 1. WHAT IS TOTAL ENERGY?
  8. CHAPTER 2. PRINCIPAL PRIME MOVERS USED IN TOTAL ENERGY PRODUCTION
  9. CHAPTER 3. STEAM TURBINES AND TOTAL ENERGY
  10. CHAPTER 4. GOVERNOR SYSTEMS FOR INDUSTRIAL STEAM TURBO-ALTERNATORS
  11. CHAPTER 5. OPEN-CYCLE GAS TURBINES AND TOTAL ENERGY
  12. CHAPTER 6. CLOSED-CYCLE GAS TURBINES AND TOTAL ENERGY
  13. CHAPTER 7. DIESEL AND GAS ENGINES AND TOTAL ENERGY (23,121,159)
  14. CHAPTER 8. THE FUEL CELL AND TOTAL ENERGY
  15. CHAPTER 9. REFRIGERATION AND TOTAL ENERGY
  16. CHAPTER 10. DISTRICT HEATING AND TOTAL ENERGY
  17. CHAPTER 11. EXISTING TOTAL ENERGY SCHEMES IN NORTH AMERICA
  18. CHAPTER 12. ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF TOTAL ENERGY
  19. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  20. INDEX