Energy Efficiency and Management for Engineers
Published on 17. November 2019
Book
Hardback
656 pages
978-1-260-45909-8 (ISBN)
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Identify energy conservation opportunities in buildings and industrial facilities and implement energy efficiency and management practices with confidence
This comprehensive engineering textbook helps students master the fundamentals of energy efficiency and management and build confidence in applying basic principles of the field to practice. Written by a team of experienced energy efficiency practitioners and educators, Energy Efficiency and Management for Engineers features foundations and practice of energy efficiency principles for all aspects of energy production, distribution, and consumption. Packed with numerous worked-out examples and over 1,400 end-of-chapter problems, the book makes clear connections between theory and practice and provides the engineering rationale behind all energy efficiency measures.
Coverage includes:
* Energy management principles
* Energy audits
* Billing rate structures
* Power factor
* Specific energy consumption
* Cogeneration
* Boilers and steam systems
* Heat recovery systems
* Thermal insulation
* Heating and cooling of buildings
* Windows and infiltration
* Electric motors
* Compressed air lines
* Lighting systems
* Energy efficiency practices in buildings
* Economic analysis and environmental impacts
Identify energy conservation opportunities in buildings and industrial facilities and implement energy efficiency and management practices with confidence
This comprehensive engineering textbook helps students master the fundamentals of energy efficiency and management and build confidence in applying basic principles of the field to practice. Written by a team of experienced energy efficiency practitioners and educators, Energy Efficiency and Management for Engineers features foundations and practice of energy efficiency principles for all aspects of energy production, distribution, and consumption. Packed with numerous worked-out examples and over 1,400 end-of-chapter problems, the book makes clear connections between theory and practice and provides the engineering rationale behind all energy efficiency measures.
Coverage includes:
* Energy management principles
* Energy audits
* Billing rate structures
* Power factor
* Specific energy consumption
* Cogeneration
* Boilers and steam systems
* Heat recovery systems
* Thermal insulation
* Heating and cooling of buildings
* Windows and infiltration
* Electric motors
* Compressed air lines
* Lighting systems
* Energy efficiency practices in buildings
* Economic analysis and environmental impacts
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Language
English
Place of publication
OH
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
250 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 263 mm
Width: 211 mm
Thickness: 37 mm
Weight
1520 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-260-45909-8 (9781260459098)
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Yunus A. Cengel 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. Cengel 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. Cengel 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).
Dr. Cengel 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. Cengel 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).