1 Energy and the Environment
Index
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Forms of energy
- 1.3 Energy conversion
- 1.4 The burning question
- 1.5 Environmental impact from fossil fuels
- 1.6 Energy worldwide
- 1.7 Energy and the future
- 1.8 Worked examples
- 1.9 Tutorial problems
- 1.10 Case Study: Future energy for the world
- 2.1 The need for an energy audit
- 2.2 The energy benchmarking method
- 2.3 The degree-days concept
- 2.4 Energy Performance Certificates
- 2.5 Worked examples
- 2.6 Tutorial problems
- 3.1 Modes of heat transfer
- 3.2 Fourier’s law of thermal conduction
- 3.3 Heat transfer by convection
- 3.4 Heat transfer through a composite wall separating two fluids
- 3.5 Heat exchange through a tube with convection on both sides
- 3.6 A composite tube with fluid on the inner and outer surfaces
- 3.7 Heat transfer by radiation
- 3.8 Building fabric’s heat load calculations
- 3.9 Energy efficiency and the environment
- 3.10 Worked examples
- 3.11 Tutorial problems
- 4.1 Aims of ventilation
- 4.2 Air quality
- 4.3 Ventilation methods
- 4.4 Ventilation flow calculations
- 4.5 Fans
- 4.6 Worked examples
- 4.7 Tutorial problems
- 4.8 Case Study: The National Trust’s ventilation system
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Lighting
- 5.3 Energy-saving measures for lighting
- 5.4 Casual heat gains from appliances
- 5.5 Occupants’ heat gains
- 5.6 Worked examples
- 5.7 Tutorial problems
- 5.8 Case Study: Calculation of heating load for a building – options
- 6.1 Thermal comfort in human beings
- 6.2 Energy balance of the human body
- 6.3 Latent heat losses
- 6.4 Sensible heat losses
- 6.5 Estimation of thermal comfort
- 6.6 Worked examples
- 6.7 Tutorial problems
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 History of refrigeration
- 7.3 Refrigeration choice and environmental impact
- 7.4 Refrigeration system components
- 7.5 Heat pump and refrigeration cycles
- 7.6 Worked examples
- 7.7 Tutorial problems
- 7.8 Case Study: Star Refrigeration Ltd – heat pumps in a chocolate factory. May 2010, UK
- 8.1 Types of heat exchanger
- 8.2 Overall heat transfer coefficient
- 8.3 Analysis of heat exchangers
- 8.4 Optimisation of heat transfer surfaces (fins)
- 8.5 Worked examples
- 8.6 Tutorial problems
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Temperature measurement
- 9.3 Humidity measurement
- 9.4 Pressure measurement
- 9.5 Flow measurement
- 9.6 Electrical measurements
- 9.7 Worked examples
- 9.8 Tutorial problems
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Solar energy
- 10.3 Wind energy
- 10.4 Biomass
- 10.5 Hydraulic turbines
- 10.6 Worked examples
- 10.7 Tutorial problems
Index
Energy efficiency is today a crucial topic in the built environment - for both designers and managers of buildings. This increased interest is driven by a combination of new regulations and directives within the EU and worldwide to combat global warming.
All buildings now must now acquire and display an EPC (energy performance certificate), a rating similar to the A–G rating given to white goods. But in order to understand how to be more efficient in energy use, you need first to understand the mechanisms of both energy requirements and how energy is used in buildings.
Energy Audits: a workbook for energy management in buildings tackles the fundamental principles of thermodynamics through day-to-day engineering concepts and helps students understand why energy losses occur and how they can be reduced. It provides the tools to measure process efficiency and sustainability in power and heating applications, helping engineers to recognize why energy losses occur and how they can be reduced utilizing familiar thermodynamic principles.
The author describes the sources of energy available today; explains how energy is used in buildings – and how energy is lost - and how this can be controlled and reduced. Investments in energy efficiency are considered for a number of case studies conducted on real buildings
The book explains the theory; illustrates it with case studies and worked examples; and then tests students’ understanding with tutorial problems. This is an invaluable resource for students on engineering and building courses where energy management is now a core topic.
About the Author
- Tarik Al-Shemmeri is Professor of Renewable Energy Technology, Faculty of Computing, Engineering & Technology, Staffordshire University. He teaches energy management at both MSc and BEng/MEng levels and researches renewable energy technology.
Book Details
- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0470656085
- ISBN-13: 978-0470656082
- Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.8 x 0.7 inches
List Price: $60.00