LEADER 05440nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910785507403321 005 20210615103336.0 010 $a1-78268-988-5 010 $a0-12-397825-4 035 $a(CKB)2670000000242647 035 $a(EBL)1031884 035 $a(OCoLC)818815077 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000767258 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12331887 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000767258 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10739568 035 $a(PQKB)10421281 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1031884 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10604674 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL938683 035 $a(CaSebORM)9780123972194 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1031884 035 $a(PPN)195043383 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000242647 100 $a20100210d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFundamentals of renewable energy processes$b[electronic resource] /$fAldo Vieira da Rosa 205 $a3rd ed. 210 $aAmsterdam ;$aBoston $cElsevier / AP$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (909 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-12-397219-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFrontCover; Fundamentals of RenewableEnergy Processes; Copyright Page; Table of Content; Foreword to the Third Edition; Foreword to the Second Edition; Foreword to the First Edition; Acknowledgements; Generalites; 1.1 Units and Constants; 1.2 Energy and Utility; 1.3 Conservation of Energy; 1.4 Planetary Energy Balance; 1.5 The Energy Utilization Rate; 1.6 The Population Explosion; 1.7 The Market Penetration Function; 1.8 Planetary Energy Resources; 1.8.1 Mineral Assets; 1.9 Energy Utilization; 1.10 The Efficiency Question; 1.11 The Ecology Question; 1.11.1 Biological; 1.11.2 Mineral 327 $a1.11.3 Subterranean1.11.4 Oceanic; 1.12 Financing; 1.13 The Cost of Electricity; References; Part I -Heat Engines; A Minimum of Thermodynamics and of the Kinetic Theory of Gases; 2.1 The Motion of Molecules; 2.1.1 Temperature; 2.1.2 The Perfect-Gas Law; 2.1.3 Internal Energy; 2.1.4 Specific Heat at Constant Volume; 2.1.5 The First Law of Thermodynamics; 2.1.6 The Pressure-Volume Work; 2.1.7 Specific Heat at Constant Pressure; 2.1.8 Degrees of Freedom; 2.2 Manipulating Confined Gases (Closed Systems); 2.2.1 Adiabatic Processes; 2.2.1.1 Abrupt Compression; 2.2.1.2 Gradual Compression 327 $a2.2.1.3 p-V Diagrams2.2.1.4 Polytropic Law; 2.2.1.5 Work Done Under Adiabatic Expansion (Close System); 2.2.2 Isothermal Processes; 2.2.2.1 Functions of State; 2.3 Manipulating Flowing Gases (Open Systems); 2.3.1 Enthalpy; 2.3.2 Turbines; 2.3.2.1 Isentropic Processes; 2.4 Entropy and Lossy Systems; 2.4.1 Changes in Entropy; 2.4.2 Reversibility; 2.4.3 Causes of Irreversibility; 2.4.3.1 Friction; 2.4.3.2 Heat Transfer Across Temperature Differences (Heat Transfer by Conduction); 2.4.3.3 Unrestrained Compression, Expansion of a Gas; 2.4.4 Negentropy; 2.5 Distribution Functions 327 $a2.5.1 How to Plot Statistics2.5.2 Maxwellian Distribution; 2.5.3 Fermi-Dirac Distribution; 2.6 Boltzmann's Law; 2.7 Phases of a Pure Substance; 2.8 Symbology; References; Mechanical Heat Engines; 3.1 Heats of Combustion; 3.2 Carnot Efficiency; 3.3 Engine Types; 3.4 The Otto Engine; 3.4.1 The Efficiency of an Otto Engine; 3.4.2 Using the T-s Diagram; 3.4.3 Improving the Efficiency of the Otto Engine; 3.5 Gasoline; 3.5.1 Heat of Combustion; 3.5.2 Antiknock Characteristics; 3.6 Knocking; 3.7 Rankine Cycle; 3.7.1 The Boiling of Water; 3.7.2 The Steam Engine; 3.7.3 And now?; 3.8 The Brayton Cycle 327 $a3.9 Combined Cycles3.10 Hybrid Engines for Automobiles; 3.11 The Stirling Engine; 3.11.1 The Kinematic Stirling Engine; 3.11.1.1 The Alpha Stirling Engine; 3.11.1.2 The Beta Stirling Engine; 3.11.1.3 The Implementation of the Kinematic Stirling; 3.11.2 The Free-piston Stirling Engine; References; Ocean Thermal Energy Converters; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 OTEC Configurations; 4.3 OTEC Efficiency; 4.4 OTEC Design; 4.5 Heat Exchangers; 4.6 Siting; References; Thermoelectricity; 5.1 Experimental Observations; 5.2 Thermoelectric Thermometers; 5.3 The Thermoelectric Generator 327 $a5.4 Figure of Merit of a Material 330 $aWith energy sustainability and security at the forefront of public discourse worldwide, there is a pressing need to foster an understanding of clean, safe alternative energy sources such as solar and wind power. Aldo da Rosa's highly respected and comprehensive resource fulfills this need; it has provided thousands of engineers, scientists, students and professionals alike with a thorough grounding in the scientific principles underlying the complex world of renewable energy technologies. This new third edition of the classic text highlights advances in this vital area, which are proceeding at 606 $aEnvironmental engineering 606 $aPower (Mechanics) 606 $aRenewable energy sources 615 0$aEnvironmental engineering. 615 0$aPower (Mechanics) 615 0$aRenewable energy sources. 676 $a621.042 700 $aDa Rosa$b Aldo Vieira$0626446 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785507403321 996 $aFundamentals of renewable energy processes$91220375 997 $aUNINA