Handbook of Energy Engineering Calculations
Published on 16. October 2011
Book
Hardback
736 pages
978-0-07-174552-9 (ISBN)
Description
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Filled with step-by-step procedures for performing hundreds of calculations, this practical guide helps you solve a variety of applied energy engineering design and operating problems. Handbook of Energy Engineering Calculations features worked-out examples and enables you to obtain accurately results with minimum time and effort. Calculation procedures emphasize greenhouse gas and carbon dioxide emissions control as well as energy conservation and reuse. This is an invaluable, time-saving resource for anyone involved in energy engineering.
Comprehensive coverage includes:
Energy conversion engineering
Steam power generation
Gas-turbine power generation
Internal-combustion engine energy analysis
Nuclear energy engineering
Hydroelectric energy power plants
Wind power energy design and application
Solar power energy application and usage
Geothermal energy engineering
Ocean energy engineering
Heat transfer and energy conservation
Fluid transfer engineering
Interior climate control energy economics
Energy conservation and environmental pollution control
Filled with step-by-step procedures for performing hundreds of calculations, this practical guide helps you solve a variety of applied energy engineering design and operating problems. Handbook of Energy Engineering Calculations features worked-out examples and enables you to obtain accurately results with minimum time and effort. Calculation procedures emphasize greenhouse gas and carbon dioxide emissions control as well as energy conservation and reuse. This is an invaluable, time-saving resource for anyone involved in energy engineering.
Comprehensive coverage includes:
Energy conversion engineering
Steam power generation
Gas-turbine power generation
Internal-combustion engine energy analysis
Nuclear energy engineering
Hydroelectric energy power plants
Wind power energy design and application
Solar power energy application and usage
Geothermal energy engineering
Ocean energy engineering
Heat transfer and energy conservation
Fluid transfer engineering
Interior climate control energy economics
Energy conservation and environmental pollution control
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
0 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 196 mm
Thickness: 44 mm
Weight
1544 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-174552-9 (9780071745529)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Tyler G. Hicks, PE (Rockville Center, NY) is a consulting engineer and a successful engineering book author. He has worked in plant designing and operation in a variety of industries, taught at several engineering schools, and lectured both in the United States and abroad. He holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cooper Union School of Engineering in New York.
Content
Contributors and Advisers
Preface
Acknowledgments
How to Use This Handbook
Section 1. Energy Conversion Engineering
Section 2. Steam Power Generation
Section 3. Gas-Turbine Energy Power Generation
Section 4. Internal-Combustion Engine Energy Analyses
Section 5. Nuclear Energy Engineering
Section 6. Hydroelectric Energy Power Plants
Section 7. Wind-Power Energy Design and Application
Section 8. Solar-Power Energy Application and Usage
Section 9. Geothermal Energy Engineering
Section 10. Ocean Energy Engineering
Section 11. Heat Transfer and Energy Conservation
Section 12. Fluid Transfer Engineering
Section 13. Interior Climate Control Energy Economics
Section 14. Energy Conservation and Environmental Pollution Control
Index
Preface
Acknowledgments
How to Use This Handbook
Section 1. Energy Conversion Engineering
Section 2. Steam Power Generation
Section 3. Gas-Turbine Energy Power Generation
Section 4. Internal-Combustion Engine Energy Analyses
Section 5. Nuclear Energy Engineering
Section 6. Hydroelectric Energy Power Plants
Section 7. Wind-Power Energy Design and Application
Section 8. Solar-Power Energy Application and Usage
Section 9. Geothermal Energy Engineering
Section 10. Ocean Energy Engineering
Section 11. Heat Transfer and Energy Conservation
Section 12. Fluid Transfer Engineering
Section 13. Interior Climate Control Energy Economics
Section 14. Energy Conservation and Environmental Pollution Control
Index