Thermal to Mechanical Energy Conversion :Engines and Requirements - Volume III

Thermal to Mechanical Energy Conversion :Engines and Requirements - Volume III
Author: Oleg N Favorsky
Publisher: EOLSS Publications
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2009-11-20
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1848260237

Thermal to Mechanical Energy Conversion: Engines and Requirements is a component of Encyclopedia of Energy Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. The Theme on Thermal to Mechanical Energy Conversion: Engines and Requirements with contributions from distinguished experts in the field discusses energy. These three volumes are aimed at the following five major target audiences: University and College students Educators, Professional practitioners, Research personnel and Policy analysts, managers, and decision makers and NGOs.

Thermal to Mechanical Energy Conversion

Thermal to Mechanical Energy Conversion
Author:
Publisher: Eolss Publishers
Total Pages: 3
Release: 2009-01-01
Genre: Energy conversion
ISBN: 9781848264724

*Periodical-Combustion Engine*Spark-Ignition Engines*Diesel Engines*Rotary Engines*Engine of Stirling*Pulsation Airbreather Engines*The Air-Space Engines*Low Temperature Pulsation Coolers and Aggregates*Low Temperature Pulsation Coolers and Aggregates

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, ENERGY SYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT -Volume II

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, ENERGY SYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT -Volume II
Author: Konstantin V. Frolov
Publisher: EOLSS Publications
Total Pages: 444
Release: 2009-04-15
Genre: Economic development
ISBN: 1848262957

Mechanical Engineering, Energy Systems and Sustainable Development theme is a component of Encyclopedia of Physical Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. The Theme on Mechanical Engineering, Energy Systems and Sustainable Development with contributions from distinguished experts in the field discusses mechanical engineering - the generation and application of heat and mechanical power and the design, production, and use of machines and tools. These five volumes are aimed at the following five major target audiences: University and College Students Educators, Professional Practitioners, Research Personnel and Policy Analysts, Managers, and Decision Makers, NGOs and GOs.

Energy Conversion Systems Reference Handbook. Volume Iii. Dynamic Thermal Converters

Energy Conversion Systems Reference Handbook. Volume Iii. Dynamic Thermal Converters
Author: C. W. STEPHENS
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1
Release: 1960
Genre:
ISBN:

A detailed di cussion is presented f the two dynamic ther al converters which appear most useful in future power systems in the next decade, the Stirling engine and the Rankine cycle turbine. Empirical and theoretical equations are presented describing engine performance, and estimates are made of future performance possibilities with new working fluids, higher operating temperatures, etc. Also discussed are electrostatic and electromagnetic generators which are coupled wi h the dynamic thermoconverters. Anticipated weights, efficiencies and other performance characteristics are described. (Author).

Elements of Energy Conversion

Elements of Energy Conversion
Author: Charles R. Russell
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 419
Release: 2013-10-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 148328266X

Elements of Energy Conversion brings together scattered information on the subject of energy conversion and presents it in terms of the fundamental thermodynamics that apply to energy conversion by any process. Emphasis is given to the development of the theory of heat engines because these are and will remain most important power sources. Descriptive material is then presented to provide elementary information on all important energy conversion devices. The book contains 10 chapters and opens with a discussion of forms of energy, energy sources and storage, and energy conversion. This is followed by separate chapters on thermal properties and relations, heat engines, chemical energy, electrochemical processes, and solar energy. Subsequent chapters deal with thermoelectricity, thermionic generators, radioisotope power sources, and energy storage.

Thermodynamics of Energy Conversion and Transport

Thermodynamics of Energy Conversion and Transport
Author: Stanislaw Sieniutycz
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 355
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1461212863

Scientists and engineers are nowadays faced with the problem of optimizing complex systems subject to constraints from, ecology, economics, and thermodynamics. It is chiefly to the last of these that this volume is addressed. Intended for physicists, chemists, and engineers, the book uses examples from solar, thermal, mechanical, chemical, and environmental engineering to focus on the use of thermodynamic criteria for optimizing energy conversion and transmission. The early chapters centre on solar energy conversion, the second section discusses the transfer and conversion of chemical energy, while the concluding chapters deal with geometric methods in thermodynamics.

Thermal, Mechanical, and Hybrid Chemical Energy Storage Systems

Thermal, Mechanical, and Hybrid Chemical Energy Storage Systems
Author: Klaus Brun
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 636
Release: 2020-09-24
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 012819894X

Thermal, Mechanical, and Hybrid Chemical Energy Storage Systems provides unique and comprehensive guidelines on all non-battery energy storage technologies, including their technical and design details, applications, and how to make decisions and purchase them for commercial use. The book covers all short and long-term electric grid storage technologies that utilize heat or mechanical potential energy to store electricity, including their cycles, application, advantages and disadvantages, such as round-trip-efficiency, duration, cost and siting. Also discussed are hybrid technologies that utilize hydrogen as a storage medium aside from battery technology. Readers will gain substantial knowledge on all major mechanical, thermal and hybrid energy storage technologies, their market, operational challenges, benefits, design and application criteria. Provide a state-of-the-art, ongoing R&D review Covers comprehensive energy storage hybridization tactics Features standalone chapters containing technology advances, design and applications

Energy Conversion

Energy Conversion
Author: D. Yogi Goswami
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 1193
Release: 2017-07-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1466584831

This handbook surveys the range of methods and fuel types used in generating energy for industry, transportation, and heating and cooling of buildings. Solar, wind, biomass, nuclear, geothermal, ocean and fossil fuels are discussed and compared, and the thermodynamics of energy conversion is explained. Appendices are provided with fully updated data. Thoroughly revised, this second edition surveys the latest advances in energy conversion from a wide variety of currently available energy sources. It describes energy sources such as fossil fuels, biomass (including refuse-derived biomass fuels), nuclear, solar radiation, wind, geothermal, and ocean, then provides the terminology and units used for each energy resource and their equivalence. It includes an overview of the steam power cycles, gas turbines, internal combustion engines, hydraulic turbines, Stirling engines, advanced fossil fuel power systems, and combined-cycle power plants. It outlines the development, current use, and future of nuclear power.