Fully revised throughout, Energy Systems Engineering, Second Edition discusses fossil, nuclear, and renewable energy sources, emphasizing a technology-neutral, portfolio approach to energy systems options. The book covers major energy technologies, describing how they work, how they are quantitatively evaluated, their cost, and their benefit or impact on the natural environment.
Evaluating project scope, cost, energy consumption, and technical efficiency is clearly addressed. Example problems help you to quantify the performance of each technology and better assess its potential. Hundreds of illustrations and end-of-chapter exercises aid in your understanding of the concepts presented in this practical guide.
Contents - Ch 1. Introduction
- Ch 2. Systems Tools for Energy Systems
- Ch 3. Economic Tools for Energy Systems
- Ch 4. Climate Change and Climate Modeling
- Ch 5. Fossil Fuel Resources
- Ch 6. Stationary Combustion Systems
- Ch 7. Carbon Sequestration
- Ch 8. Nuclear Energy Systems
- Ch 9. The Solar Resource
- Ch 10. Solar Photovoltaic Technologies
- Ch 11. Active Solar Thermal Applications
- Ch 12. Passive Solar Thermal Applications
- Ch 13. Wind Energy Systems
- Ch 14. Bioenergy Resources and Systems
- Ch 15. Transportation Energy Technologies
- Ch 16. Systems Perspective on Transportation Energy
- Ch 17. Conclusion: Creating the Twenty-First Century Energy System
- Appendix A: Perpetual Julian Date Calendar
- Appendix B: LCR Table
- Appendix C: CF Table
- Appendix D: Numerical Answers to Select Problems
- Appendix E: Common Conversions
- Appendix F: Information about Thermodynamic Constants
- Index
About the Authors
- Francis M. Vanek, Ph.D., is a lecturer and research assistant in the Departments of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and Civil & Environmental Engineering and the Systems Engineering Program at Cornell University, where he specializes in energy efficiency, alternative energy, and energy for transportation. He is also a consultant with Taitem Engineering in Ithaca.
- Louis D. Albright, Ph.D., is a professor of Biological and Environmental Engineering and Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow at Cornell University. He is also a Fellow of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE).
- Largus T. Angenent, Ph.D., is associate professor in the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University, Director of the Agricultural Waste Management Lab, and Faculty Fellow at the Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future. He specializes in converting organic biomass and waste materials into bio-energy, specific energy carrying products such as methane, carboxylates, and n-butanol. Dr. Angenent also works in the areas of biosensors and bio-aerosols.
Book Details
- Hardcover: 672 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 2 edition (March 14, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 007178778X
- ISBN-13: 978-0071787789
- Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.5 x 1.6 inches
List Price: $95.00