Fundamentals and Applications of Renewable Energy, Second Edition

Yunus A. Çengel is Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Istanbul Technical University and his M.S. and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State University. His areas of interest are renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy policies, heat transfer enhancement, and engineering education. He served as the director of the Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) at the University of Nevada, Reno, from 1996 to 2000. He has led teams of engineering students to numerous manufacturing facilities in Northern Nevada and California to perform industrial assessments, and has prepared energy conservation, waste minimization, and productivity enhancement reports for them. He has also served as an advisor for various government organizations and corporations. Dr. Çengel is the recipient of several outstanding teacher awards, and he has received the ASEE Meriam/Wiley Distinguished Author Award for excellence in authorship in 1992 and again in 2000. Dr. Çengel is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Nevada, and is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). John M. Cimbala is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State), University Park, PA. He received his B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Penn State and his M.S. in Aeronautics from the California Institute of Technology (CalTech). He received his Ph.D. in Aeronautics from CalTech in 1984. His research areas include experimental and computational fluid mechanics and heat transfer, turbulence, turbulence modeling, turbomachinery, indoor air quality, and air pollution control. More information can be found at www.mne.psu.edu/cimbala. Professor Cimbala is the recipient of several outstanding teaching awards and views his book writing as an extension of his love of teaching. He is a member and Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).  He is also a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), and the American Physical Society (APS).

• PrefaceChapter 1. Introduction to Renewable Energy1-1 Why Renewable Energy?1-2 Dimensions and Units1-3 Fossil Fuels and Nuclear EnergyReferencesProblemsChapter 2. A Review of Thermal Sciences2-1 Thermal Sciences2-2 Thermodynamics2-3 Heat Transfer2-4 Fluid Mechanics2-5 Thermochemistry2-6 Heat Engines and Power Plants2-7 Refrigerators and Heat PumpsReferencesProblemsChapter 3. Fundamentals of Solar Energy3-1 Introduction3-2 Radiation Fundamentals3-3 Radiative Properties3-4 Solar Radiation3-5 Estimation of Solar RadiationReferencesProblemsChapter 4. Solar Energy Applications4-1 Introduction4-2 Flat-Plate Solar Collector4-3 Evacuated Tube Collectors4-4 Concentrating Solar Collector4-5 Solar-Power-Tower Plant4-6 Solar Pond4-7 Passive Solar ApplicationsReferencesProblemsChapter 5. Solar Photovoltaic Systems5-1 Photovoltaic Effect5-2 Analysis of Solar Cells5-3 Photovoltaic Technologies and Systems5-4 Energy Production from Photovoltaic Systems5-5 Photovoltaic System Configurations5-6 Components of Photovoltaic Power SystemsReferencesProblemsChapter 6. Wind Energy6-1 Introduction6-2 Wind Turbine Types and Power Performance Curve6-3 Wind Turbine Operation and Aerodynamics6-4 Wind Power Potential6-5 Wind Power Density6-6 Wind Turbine Efficiency6-7 Electricity Production from Wind Turbines6-8 Wind Power Costing6-9 Considerations in Wind Power ApplicationsReferencesProblemsChapter 7. Hydropower7-1 Introduction7-2 Analysis of a Hydroelectric Power Plant7-3 Impulse Turbines7-4 Reaction Turbines7-5 Turbine Specific Speed7-6 Run-of-River Plants and WaterwheelsReferencesProblemsChapter 8. Geothermal Energy8-1 Introduction8-2 Geothermal Applications8-3 Geothermal Heating8-4 Geothermal Cooling8-5 Geothermal Heat Pump Systems8-6 Geothermal Power Production8-7 Geothermal CogenerationReferencesProblemsChapter 9. Biomass Energy9-1 Biomass Resources9-2 Conversion of Biomass to Biofuel9-3 Anaerobic Digestion9-4 Thermal Gasification9-5 Ethanol9-6 Biodiesel9-7 Liquid Fuels from Syngas, Pyrolysis Oil, and Biocrude9-8 Electricity and Heat Production by Biomass9-9 Municipal Solid WasteReferencesProblemsChapter 10. Ocean Energy10-1 Introduction10-2 Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion10-3 Wave Energy10-4 Tidal EnergyReferencesProblemsChapter 11. Hydrogen and Fuel Cells11-1 Hydrogen: An Energy Carrier11-2 Fuel CellsReferencesProblemsChapter 12. Economics of Renewable Energy12-1 Engineering Economics12-2 The Time Value of Money12-3 Life Cycle Cost Analysis12-4 Payback Period AnalysisReferencesProblemsChapter 13. Energy and the Environment13-1 Introduction13-2 Air Pollutants13-3 Emissions from Automobiles13-4 The Greenhouse Effect13-5 Stratospheric Ozone Depletion13-6 Nuclear WasteReferencesProblemsAppendix 1. Property Tables (SI Units)Appendix 2. Property Tables (English Units)Index