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Professor Yasar Demirel is currently a member of the faculty at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. He received his PhD from the University of Birmingham, UK in 1981. Over the past 30 years he has focused on energy science and thermodynamics, process design and optimization, techno economic analysis, sustainability analysis, and exergy analysis. He undertook research at the University of Delaware between 1999 and 2001 and worked at Virginia Tech as a visiting Professor between 2002 and 2006, before joining the University of Nebraska Lincoln in 2006. Professor Demirel has authored or co-authored ten books and book chapters, more than 100 research papers in respected international journals, and presented over 50 conference papers and offers an ideal reference text for students, engineers, energy researchers and industry professionals.
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Introduction: Basic Definitions.- Energy Sources.- Mechanical Energy and Electrical Energy.- Internal Energy and Enthalpy.- Energy Balances.- Energy Balances.- Energy Production.- Energy Conversion.- Energy Storage.- Energy Coupling.- Sustainability in Energy Technologies.- Renewable Energy.- Energy Management and Economics.