Sustainable energy conversion for electricity and coproducts : principles, technologies, and equipment / / Ashok Rao |
Autore | Rao Ashok D. |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (426 p.) |
Disciplina | 621.042 |
Soggetto topico |
Electric power production - Energy conservation
Electric power-plants - Equipment and supplies Renewable energy sources Fuel trade - By-products Chemicals |
ISBN | 1-119-06419-8 |
Classificazione | TEC009010 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; About The Book; About The Author; 1 Introduction to Energy Systems; 1.1 Energy Sources and Distribution of Resources; 1.1.1 Fossil Fuels; 1.1.1.1 Natural Gas; 1.1.1.2 Petroleum; 1.1.1.3 Coal; 1.1.1.4 Oil Shale; 1.1.2 Nuclear; 1.1.3 Renewables; 1.1.3.1 Biomass and Municipal Solid Waste; 1.1.3.2 Hydroelectric; 1.1.3.3 Solar; 1.1.3.4 Wind; 1.1.3.5 Geothermal; 1.2 Energy and The Environment; 1.2.1 Criteria and Other Air Pollutants; 1.2.1.1 Carbon Monoxide and Organic Compounds; 1.2.1.2 Sulfur Oxides; 1.2.1.3 Nitrogen Oxides; 1.2.1.4 Ozone
1.2.1.5 Lead 1.2.1.6 Particulate Matter; 1.2.1.7 Mercury; 1.2.2 Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Capture, and Storage; 1.2.3 Water Usage; 1.3 Holistic Approach; 1.3.1 Supply Chain and Life Cycle Assessment; 1.4 Conclusions; References; 2 Thermodynamics; 2.1 First Law; 2.1.1 Application to a Combustor; 2.1.1.1 Methane Combustor Exhaust Temperature; 2.1.2 Efficiency Based on First Law; 2.2 Second Law; 2.2.1 Quality Destruction and Entropy Generation; 2.2.2 Second Law Analysis; 2.2.3 First and Second Law Efficiencies; 2.3 Combustion and Gibbs Free Energy Minimization; 2.4 Nonideal Behavior 2.4.1 Gas Phase 2.4.2 Vapor-Liquid Phases; References; 3 Fluid Flow Equipment; 3.1 Fundamentals of Fluid Flow; 3.1.1 Flow Regimes; 3.1.2 Extended Bernoulli Equation; 3.2 Single-Phase Incompressible Flow; 3.2.1 Pressure Drop in Pipes; 3.2.2 Pressure Drop in Fittings; 3.3 Single-Phase Compressible Flow; 3.3.1 Pressure Drop in Pipes and Fittings; 3.3.2 Choked Flow; 3.4 Two-Phase Fluid Flow; 3.4.1 Gas-Liquid Flow Regimes; 3.4.2 Pressure Drop in Pipes and Fittings; 3.4.3 Droplet Separation; 3.5 Solid fluid Systems; 3.5.1 Flow Regimes; 3.5.2 Pressure Drop; 3.5.3 Pneumatic Conveying 3.6 Fluid Velocity in Pipes 3.7 Turbomachinery; 3.7.1 Pumps; 3.7.1.1 Centrifugal Pumps; 3.7.1.2 Axial Pumps; 3.7.1.3 Rotary Pumps; 3.7.1.4 Reciprocating Pumps; 3.7.1.5 Specific Speed; 3.7.1.6 Net Positive Suction Head; 3.7.1.7 Pumping Power; 3.7.1.8 System Requirements and Pump Characteristics; 3.7.2 Compressors; 3.7.2.1 Centrifugal Compressors; 3.7.2.2 Axial Compressors; 3.7.2.3 Reciprocating Compressors; 3.7.2.4 Rotary Screw Compressors; 3.7.2.5 System Requirements and Compressor Characteristics; 3.7.2.6 Compression Power and Intercooling; 3.7.3 Fans and Blowers; 3.7.4 Expansion Turbines 3.7.4.1 Expansion Power and ReheatReferences; 4 Heat Transfer Equipment; 4.1 Fundamentals of Heat Transfer; 4.1.1 Conduction; 4.1.2 Convection; 4.1.2.1 Heat Transfer by Free Convection from Vertical and Horizontal Flat Surfaces; 4.1.2.2 Heat Transfer by Free Convection from Horizontal Pipes; 4.1.2.3 Heat Transfer by Forced Convection through a Tube; 4.1.2.4 Heat Transfer by Forced Convection over a Bank of Tubes; 4.1.2.5 Heat Transfer by Condensation outside a Tube; 4.1.2.6 Heat Transfer by Boiling outside a Tube; 4.1.2.7 Heat Transfer by Boiling inside a Tube 4.1.2.8 Heat Transfer from Tubes with Fins |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910140625503321 |
Rao Ashok D. | ||
Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sustainable energy conversion for electricity and coproducts : principles, technologies, and equipment / / Ashok Rao |
Autore | Rao Ashok D. |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (426 p.) |
Disciplina | 621.042 |
Soggetto topico |
Electric power production - Energy conservation
Electric power-plants - Equipment and supplies Renewable energy sources Fuel trade - By-products Chemicals |
ISBN | 1-119-06419-8 |
Classificazione | TEC009010 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; About The Book; About The Author; 1 Introduction to Energy Systems; 1.1 Energy Sources and Distribution of Resources; 1.1.1 Fossil Fuels; 1.1.1.1 Natural Gas; 1.1.1.2 Petroleum; 1.1.1.3 Coal; 1.1.1.4 Oil Shale; 1.1.2 Nuclear; 1.1.3 Renewables; 1.1.3.1 Biomass and Municipal Solid Waste; 1.1.3.2 Hydroelectric; 1.1.3.3 Solar; 1.1.3.4 Wind; 1.1.3.5 Geothermal; 1.2 Energy and The Environment; 1.2.1 Criteria and Other Air Pollutants; 1.2.1.1 Carbon Monoxide and Organic Compounds; 1.2.1.2 Sulfur Oxides; 1.2.1.3 Nitrogen Oxides; 1.2.1.4 Ozone
1.2.1.5 Lead 1.2.1.6 Particulate Matter; 1.2.1.7 Mercury; 1.2.2 Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Capture, and Storage; 1.2.3 Water Usage; 1.3 Holistic Approach; 1.3.1 Supply Chain and Life Cycle Assessment; 1.4 Conclusions; References; 2 Thermodynamics; 2.1 First Law; 2.1.1 Application to a Combustor; 2.1.1.1 Methane Combustor Exhaust Temperature; 2.1.2 Efficiency Based on First Law; 2.2 Second Law; 2.2.1 Quality Destruction and Entropy Generation; 2.2.2 Second Law Analysis; 2.2.3 First and Second Law Efficiencies; 2.3 Combustion and Gibbs Free Energy Minimization; 2.4 Nonideal Behavior 2.4.1 Gas Phase 2.4.2 Vapor-Liquid Phases; References; 3 Fluid Flow Equipment; 3.1 Fundamentals of Fluid Flow; 3.1.1 Flow Regimes; 3.1.2 Extended Bernoulli Equation; 3.2 Single-Phase Incompressible Flow; 3.2.1 Pressure Drop in Pipes; 3.2.2 Pressure Drop in Fittings; 3.3 Single-Phase Compressible Flow; 3.3.1 Pressure Drop in Pipes and Fittings; 3.3.2 Choked Flow; 3.4 Two-Phase Fluid Flow; 3.4.1 Gas-Liquid Flow Regimes; 3.4.2 Pressure Drop in Pipes and Fittings; 3.4.3 Droplet Separation; 3.5 Solid fluid Systems; 3.5.1 Flow Regimes; 3.5.2 Pressure Drop; 3.5.3 Pneumatic Conveying 3.6 Fluid Velocity in Pipes 3.7 Turbomachinery; 3.7.1 Pumps; 3.7.1.1 Centrifugal Pumps; 3.7.1.2 Axial Pumps; 3.7.1.3 Rotary Pumps; 3.7.1.4 Reciprocating Pumps; 3.7.1.5 Specific Speed; 3.7.1.6 Net Positive Suction Head; 3.7.1.7 Pumping Power; 3.7.1.8 System Requirements and Pump Characteristics; 3.7.2 Compressors; 3.7.2.1 Centrifugal Compressors; 3.7.2.2 Axial Compressors; 3.7.2.3 Reciprocating Compressors; 3.7.2.4 Rotary Screw Compressors; 3.7.2.5 System Requirements and Compressor Characteristics; 3.7.2.6 Compression Power and Intercooling; 3.7.3 Fans and Blowers; 3.7.4 Expansion Turbines 3.7.4.1 Expansion Power and ReheatReferences; 4 Heat Transfer Equipment; 4.1 Fundamentals of Heat Transfer; 4.1.1 Conduction; 4.1.2 Convection; 4.1.2.1 Heat Transfer by Free Convection from Vertical and Horizontal Flat Surfaces; 4.1.2.2 Heat Transfer by Free Convection from Horizontal Pipes; 4.1.2.3 Heat Transfer by Forced Convection through a Tube; 4.1.2.4 Heat Transfer by Forced Convection over a Bank of Tubes; 4.1.2.5 Heat Transfer by Condensation outside a Tube; 4.1.2.6 Heat Transfer by Boiling outside a Tube; 4.1.2.7 Heat Transfer by Boiling inside a Tube 4.1.2.8 Heat Transfer from Tubes with Fins |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825968003321 |
Rao Ashok D. | ||
Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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