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Fundamentals of renewable energy processes / Aldo Vieira da Rosa and Juan Carlos Ordonez.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: UK : Academic Press, 2022.Edition: Fourth editionDescription: 922pSubject(s): DDC classification:
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Table of contents 1. Introduction PART I: HEAT ENGINES 2. A Minimum of Thermodynamics and of the Kinetic Theory of Gases 3. Mechanical Heat Engines 4. Ocean Thermal Energy Converters 5. Thermoelectricity 6. Thermionics 7. AMTEC 8. Radio-Noise Generators PART II: THE WORLD OF HYDROGEN 9. Fuel Cells 10. Hydrogen Production 11. Hydrogen Storage PART III: ENERGY FROM THE SUN 12. Solar Radiation 13. Biomass 14. Photovoltaic Converters PART IV: WIND AND WATER 15. Wind Energy 16. Ocean Engines PART V: LAND AND BEYOND 17. Nuclear Energy 18. Storage of Energy
Summary: Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Processes, Fourth Edition, winner of a 2022 Textbook Excellence Award (Texty) from the Textbook and Academic Authors Association, provides accessible coverage of clean, safe alternative energy sources such as solar and wind power. Aldo da Rosa’s classic and comprehensive resource has provided thousands of engineers, scientists, students and professionals alike with a thorough grounding in the scientific principles underlying the complex world of renewable energy technologies. The fourth edition has been fully updated and revised by new author Juan Ordonez, Director of the Energy and Sustainability Center at Florida State University, and includes new worked examples, more exercises, and more illustrations to help facilitate student learning.
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Includes index.

Table of contents
1. Introduction
PART I: HEAT ENGINES

2. A Minimum of Thermodynamics and of the Kinetic Theory of Gases

3. Mechanical Heat Engines

4. Ocean Thermal Energy Converters

5. Thermoelectricity

6. Thermionics

7. AMTEC

8. Radio-Noise Generators
PART II: THE WORLD OF HYDROGEN

9. Fuel Cells

10. Hydrogen Production

11. Hydrogen Storage
PART III: ENERGY FROM THE SUN

12. Solar Radiation

13. Biomass

14. Photovoltaic Converters
PART IV: WIND AND WATER

15. Wind Energy

16. Ocean Engines
PART V: LAND AND BEYOND

17. Nuclear Energy

18. Storage of Energy

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Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Processes, Fourth Edition, winner of a 2022 Textbook Excellence Award (Texty) from the Textbook and Academic Authors Association, provides accessible coverage of clean, safe alternative energy sources such as solar and wind power. Aldo da Rosa’s classic and comprehensive resource has provided thousands of engineers, scientists, students and professionals alike with a thorough grounding in the scientific principles underlying the complex world of renewable energy technologies. The fourth edition has been fully updated and revised by new author Juan Ordonez, Director of the Energy and Sustainability Center at Florida State University, and includes new worked examples, more exercises, and more illustrations to help facilitate student learning.

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