Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Processes
- 3rd Edition - September 11, 2012
- Author: Aldo Vieira da Rosa
- Language: English
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Foreword to the Third Edition
Foreword to the Second Edition
Foreword to the First Edition
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. Generalites
1.1 Units and Constants
1.2 Energy and Utility
1.3 Conservation of Energy
1.4 Planetary Energy Balance
1.5 The Energy Utilization Rate
1.6 The Population Explosion
1.7 The Market Penetration Function
1.8 Planetary Energy Resources
1.9 Energy Utilization
1.10 The Efficiency Question
1.11 The Ecology Question
1.12 Financing
1.13 The Cost of Electricity
PROBLEMS
References
Part I: Heat Engines
Chapter 2. A Minimum of Thermodynamics and of the Kinetic Theory of Gases
2.1 The Motion of Molecules
2.2 Manipulating Confined Gases (Closed Systems)
2.3 Manipulating Flowing Gases (Open Systems)
2.4 Entropy and Lossy Systems
2.5 Distribution Functions
2.6 Boltzmann’s Law
2.7 Phases of a Pure Substance
2.8 Symbology
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Chapter 3. Mechanical Heat Engines
3.1 Heats of Combustion
3.2 Carnot Efficiency
3.3 Engine Types
3.4 The Otto Engine
3.5 Gasoline
3.6 Knocking
3.7 Rankine Cycle
3.8 The Brayton Cycle
3.9 Combined Cycles
3.10 Hybrid Engines for Automobiles
3.11 The Stirling Engine
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Chapter 4. Ocean Thermal Energy Converters
4.1 Introduction
4.2 OTEC Configurations
4.3 OTEC Efficiency
4.4 OTEC Design
4.5 Heat Exchangers
4.6 Siting
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Chapter 5. Thermoelectricity
5.1 Experimental Observations
5.2 Thermoelectric Thermometers
5.3 The Thermoelectric Generator
5.4 Figure of Merit of a Material
5.5 The Wiedemann-Franz-Lorenz Law
5.6 Thermal Conductivity in Solids
5.7 Seebeck Coefficient of Semiconductors
5.8 Performance of Thermoelectric Materials
5.9 Some Applications of Thermoelectric Generators
5.10 Design of a Thermoelectric Generator
5.11 Thermoelectric Refrigerators and Heat Pumps
5.12 Temperature Dependence
5.13 Battery Architecture
5.14 The Physics of Thermoelectricity
5.15 Directions and Signs
5.16 Appendix
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Chapter 6. Thermionics
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Thermionic Emission
6.3 Electron Transport
6.4 Lossless Diodes with Space Charge Neutralization
6.5 Losses in Vacuum Diodes with No Space Charge
6.6 Real Vacuum-Diodes
6.7 Vapor Diodes
6.8 High-Pressure Diodes
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Chapter 7. AMTEC
7.1 Operating Principle
7.2 Vapor Pressure
7.3 Pressure Drop in the Sodium Vapor Column
7.4 Mean Free Path of Sodium Ions
7.5 V - I Characteristics of an AMTEC
7.6 Efficiency
7.7 Thermodynamics of an AMTEC
References
Chapter 8. Radio-Noise Generators
8.1 Sole Section
References
Part II: The World of Hydrogen
Chapter 9. Fuel Cells
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Voltaic Cells
9.3 Fuel Cell Classification
9.4 Fuel Cell Reactions
9.5 Typical Fuel Cell Configurations
9.6 Fuel Cell Applications
9.7 The Thermodynamics of Fuel Cells
9.8 Performance of Real Fuel Cells
References
Chapter 10. Hydrogen Production
10.1 Generalities
10.2 Chemical Production of Hydrogen
10.3 Electrolytic Hydrogen
10.4 Thermolytic Hydrogen
10.5 Photolytic Hydrogen
10.6 Photobiologic Hydrogen Production
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Chapter 11. Hydrogen Storage
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Compressed Gas
11.3 Cryogenic Hydrogen
11.4 Storage of Hydrogen by Adsorption
11.5 Storage of Hydrogen in Chemical Compounds
11.6 Hydride Hydrogen Compressors
11.7 Hydride Heat Pumps
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Part III: Energy from the Sun
Chapter 12. Solar Radiation
12.1 The Nature of the Solar Radiation
12.2 Insolation
12.3 Solar Collectors
12.4 Some Solar Plant Configurations
12.5 The Measurement of Time
12.6 Orbital Mechanics
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Chapter 13. Biomass
13.1 Introduction
13.2 The Composition of Biomass
13.3 Biomass as Fuel
13.4 Photosynthesis
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Chapter 14. Photovoltaic Converters
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Theoretical Efficiency
14.3 Carrier Multiplication
14.4 Spectrally Selective Beam Splitting
14.5 Thermo-photovoltaic Cells
14.6 The Ideal and the Practical
14.7 Solid-State Junction Photodiode
14.8 The Reverse Saturation Current
14.9 Practical Efficiency
14.10 Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSC)
14.11 Organic Photovoltaic Cells (OPC)
14.12 Solar-Power Satellite
14.13 Solar Energy to DC Conversion
14.14 Microwave Generation
14.15 Radiation System
14.16 Receiving Array
14.17 Attitude and Orbital Control
14.18 Space Transportation and Space Construction
14.19 Future of Space Solar Power Projects
Appendix A: Values of two definite integrals used in the calculation of photodiode performance
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Part IV: Wind and Water
Chapter 15. Wind Energy
15.1 History
15.2 Wind Machine Configurations
15.3 Measuring the Wind
15.4 Availability of Wind Energy
15.5 Wind Turbine Characteristics
15.6 Principles of Aerodynamics
15.7 Airfoils
15.8 Reynolds Number
15.9 Aspect Ratio
15.10 Wind Turbine Analysis
15.11 Magnus Effect
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Chapter 16. Ocean Engines
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Wave Energy
16.3 Tidal Energy
16.4 Energy from Currents
16.5 Salination Energy
16.6 Osmosis
16.7 Further Reading
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Chapter 17. Nuclear Energy
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Fission Reactors
17.3 Fusion Reactors
17.4 Cold Fusion
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Chapter 18. Storage of Energy
18.1 Generalities
18.2 Electrochemical Storage (Batteries)
18.3 Capacitive Storage
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Index
- Edition: 3
- Published: September 11, 2012
- Language: English
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Aldo Vieira da Rosa
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.
Affiliations and expertise
Stanford University, Professor Emeritus (deceased), USARead Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Processes on ScienceDirect