An in–depth understanding of energy technology, sources, conversion, storage, transport and conservation is crucial for developing a sustainable and economically viable energy infrastructure. This need, for example, is addressed in university courses with a special focus on the energy mix of renewable and depletable energy resources. Energy makes our lives comfortable, and the existence of amenities such as heaters, cars, warm water, household appliances and electrical light is characteristic for a developed economy. Supplying the industrial or individual energy consumer with energy 24 hours a day is a non–trivial challenge, especially in times where the energy is coming from very diverse resources such as oil, gas, nuclear fuels, wind, sun, or waves. This book gives physics, chemistry, engineering, and materials science students insights in the basics of energy and energy technology. It was developed along a successful course for advanced bachelor or graduate students and is written in a didactic style. The problems and solutions at the end of each chapter are ideal for exams and make self–study easy. Topics covered include energy from fossil and nuclear fuels, renewable sources, energy transport, storage, and conservation. INDICE: INTRODUCTION Global Energy Flow Natural and Anthropogenic Greenhouse Effect Limit to Atmospheric CO2–Concentration Potential Remedies ENERGY CONSERVATION VIA THERMAL INSULATION Opaque Insulations Transparent and Translucent Insulations THERMODYNAMIC ENERGY EFFICIENCY Carnot´s Law Stirling Engine Irreversibilties Exergy and Anergy Compression Heat Pumps and Air–Conditioning Systems Absorption Heat Transformers Exergy Efficiency FOSSIL FIRED ENERGY CONVERTERS Power Plants Internal Combustion Engines Thermoelectric Converters (TECs) Exotic Energy Converters Absorption Cycles NUCLEAR ENERGY AND NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS Binding Energy and Mass Defect Fission The Multiplication Factor Reactor Control Neutron Flux Reactivity Changes During Power Plant Operation Fuel Conversion and Breeding Nuclear Reactor Types The Fuel Question U235 Enrichment Spent Fuel Reactor Safety and Accidents HYDROELECTRICITY Water Runoff from Mountains Laminar and Turbulent Flow in Pipes Running Water from Oceans Ocean Tides Ocean Waves Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Energy from Osmotic Pressure WIND TURBINES Wind Velocity Using the Drag Using the Lift Technical Questions Electricity from Wind on Demand Small–Scale Wind Energy Conversion Alternative Wind Energy Converters Wind Energy Concentration PHOTOVOLTAICS Diodes and Solar Cells Transport Phenomena, Isc and Uoc Temperature Effects Equivalent Circuit Absorption Processes and Transitions Advanced Solar Cells Si–Production and Energetic Amortization Other Solar Materials From Solar Cells to Modules Future Prospects SOLAR THERMAL: HEAT Solar Radiation Flat Plate Collectors Solar Thermal Heating Systems Evacuated Thermal Collectors ELECTRICITY FROM SOLAR HEAT Concentration of Solar Radiation Solar Troughs Solar Dish and Solar Tower Compound Parabolic Concentrator Solar Thermic Power Plants BIOMASS Growth of Biomass Direct Use of Solid Biomass Biogas Biofuel Hydrothermal Carbonization of Biomass GEOTHERMAL ENERGY The Origin of Geothermal Energy Geothermal Anomalies Geothermal Power Plants Hot Dry Rock ENERGY STORAGE Mechanical Energy Storage Electric Energy Storage Electrochemical Energy Storage Chemical Energy Storage Thermal Energy Storage ENERGY TRANSPORT Mechanical Energy Transport Electricity Transport Transport of Heat FUEL CELLS General Considerations Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Other Fuel Cells FUSION The Fuel Question Break Even and Lawson Criterion Magnetic Confinement Fusion (MCF) Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF)
- ISBN: 978-3-527-33416-2
- Editorial: Wiley VCH
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 462
- Fecha Publicación: 04/12/2013
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés