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Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Processes

  • Book

  • September 2005
  • Elsevier Science and Technology
  • ID: 1761930

Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Processes contains the technical detail necessary to understand the engineering principles that govern renewable energy application at many different levels. Focused on the fundamental mechanisms and processes that underpin energy management, it provides students with the foundation for all energy process courses.

This text is organized according to the main forms of energy - heat engines, hydrogen energy, energy from the sun, and wind and water energy - with an introductory chapter of basic energy terms. From fuel cells, electrolyzers, and processes for hydrogen production to biomass and windmills the author provides the most thorough examination of all aspects of renewable energy processes.

The book is recommended for all students and professionals studying the basic mechanisms of renewable energies.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Energy Terms; PART I: HEAT ENGINES; Thermodynamics and Kinetic Theory; Heat Engines; Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion; Thermoelectricity; Thermionic Converters; AMTECs; Radio-Noise Generators; PART II: The World of Hydrogen;Fuel Cells; Production of Hydrogen; Hydrogen Storage; PART III: Energy from the Sun; Solar Radiation; Biomass; Photovoltaic Converters; PART IV: Wind & Water Energy; Wind Energy; Other Ocean Engines

Authors

Aldo Vieira da Rosa Stanford University, Professor Emeritus (deceased), USA. Dr. da Rosa taught the perennially popular Renewable Energy course at Stanford University for over 30 years. Former Chairman of the Brazilian National Research Council, Director of the Aeronautical Technical Center, and founder of Brazilian NASA, he also served as the CEO of a tech start-up, Chairman of the Board for a microprocessor manufacturer, and as a member of Siemens Corporation's scientific advisory board.