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A collection of essays by the same number of engineers. They show a variety of viewpoints and diversity. This collection is meant to incite and excite conversation among engineers, scientists, and society at large. It would serve as a catalyst for a three-credit course as an introductory engineering...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Wong, Kau-Fui Vincent (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York [New York] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Momentum Press, 2016.
Colección:Thermal science and energy engineering collection.
Temas:
Power resources.
Energy development.
Ressources énergétiques.
Énergie > Développement.
energy resources.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
POWER RESOURCES.
Energy development
Power resources
efficiency
hydroelectricity
nanotechnology
natural gas
nuclear power
organics
solar
wind
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Nuclear power: waste or fuel? / Raymond Wisenburg
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Nuclear waste
  • 1.3 Nuclear fuel reprocessing
  • 1.4 Nuclear fuel disposal
  • 1.5 Conclusion
  • References.
  • 2. Small hydroelectric plants / Chad Kaleky
  • 2.1 Introduction to hydropower
  • 2.2 Diversity of hydropower plant design
  • 2.3 Small hydroelectric power plants in use
  • 2.4 Design of small hydroelectric power plants
  • 2.5 Automatic controls in small hydroelectric plants
  • 2.6 Environmental impact
  • 2.7 Small hydropower utilization
  • 2.8 Generators in hydropower systems
  • 2.9 Electricity production using current water supply system
  • 2.10 Conclusion
  • References.
  • 3. Small wind turbine applications and market analysis / Tyler Lovelle
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Discussion
  • 3.3 Conclusion
  • References.
  • 4. Organic photovoltaics / Nick Evangelista
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Status and perspectives
  • 4.3 Discussion and conclusion
  • References.
  • 5. Increasing diversity of renewable energy through tidal water power / Benton Patterson
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Types of tidal water power generation
  • 5.3 Placing tidal water power stations
  • 5.4 Engineering challenges of tidal power
  • 5.5 Conclusion
  • References.
  • 6. Natural gas resources in the world / William David Sanchez
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Natural gas
  • 6.3 Available resources
  • 6.4 Discussion and conclusion
  • References.
  • 7. Deep sea oil drilling and its future / Jonathan Smirles
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 BP's project 2K
  • 7.3 Discussion and conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • References.
  • 8. Harvesting geothermal energy from oil wells and other unexpected sources / James Johnston
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 Geothermal energy
  • 8.3 Issues with greenhouse gases
  • 8.4 Conclusion
  • References.
  • 9. Nanotechnology in the energy industry / Michael Greene
  • 9.1 Introduction
  • 9.2 Energy harvesting and conversion
  • 9.3 Energy storage
  • 9.4 Conclusion
  • References.
  • 10. Offshore wind power and related immature technologies / Yuri Bhardwaj
  • 10.1 Introduction
  • 10.2 History
  • 10.3 Today
  • 10.4 Utilization
  • 10.5 How it works
  • 10.6 Discussion
  • 10.7 Conclusion, immature offshore wind technologies
  • References.
  • 11. Industrial sector energy efficiency / Carlos Upegui
  • 11.1 Introduction
  • 11.2 Importance of energy
  • 11.3 Energy efficiency
  • 11.4 Energy system perspective
  • 11.5 Improving energy efficiency
  • 11.6 Principles of implementation
  • 11.7 Barriers to energy efficiency
  • 11.8 Factors influencing energy efficiency
  • 11.9 Rebound effect
  • 11.10 Policies promoting energy efficiency
  • 11.11 Conclusion
  • References.
  • 12. Commercial sector energy efficiency / Refael Listman
  • 12.1 Introduction
  • 12.2 Trends in commercial sector energy consumption in recent decades
  • 12.3 Trends in innovations in energy efficient technology for commercial sector use
  • 12.4 Do these energy efficient innovations lead to true energy savings?
  • 12.5 Adoption of energy-efficient innovations in the commercial sector
  • 12.6 A focus on the example of semitransparent PV window treatments
  • 12.7 Discussion and conclusions
  • References.
  • 13. Agricultural sector energy efficiency / Stephen J. Leonard
  • 13.1 Introduction
  • 13.2 Overview of agriculture in the United States
  • 13.3 Measuring energy efficiency in the agricultural sector
  • 13.4 Improving agricultural sector energy efficiency: decreasing energy inputs
  • 13.5 Improving agricultural sector energy efficiency: increasing energy outputs
  • 13.6 A call to action: the future of energy efficiency in the agricultural sector
  • References.

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