A Unique Systems Approach to Energy Engineering, Covering Carbon-Based, Nuclear, and Renewable Sources! An essential reference for all engineers and students working with energy systems, Energy Systems Engineering presents a systems approach to future energy needs, covering carbon-based, nuclear, and renewable energy sources. This unique guide explores the latest technology within each energy systems area, the benefits and liabilities of each, the challenges posed by changing energy supplies, the negative impacts from energy consumption, especially CO2 emissions, and the ways in which a portfolio of new technologies can address these problems. 
Filled with over 200 detailed illustrations and tables, the book examines short-, medium-, and long-term energy options for the remainder of the twenty-first century. For each energy system, the authors provide equations and problems to help practitioners quantify the performance of the technology and better understand its potential. Energy Systems Engineering features:
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<li>A valuable systems approach to energy engineering </li>
<li>Coverage of all major energy topics_from climate change to wind power </li>
<li>Both U.S. and global energy perspectives, with international comparisons </li>
<li>Emphasis on CO2 issues and abatement, including carbon sequestration </li>
<li>A wealth of equations and problems for each area of energy technology </li>
<li>Numerous tables and graphs in PowerPoint format for easy presentation</li>
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An extensive online ancillary package for instructors provides an instructor's manual, solution files, course syllabus, Matlab scripts, and teaching PowerPoint files. Inside This Cutting-Edge Guide to the Technology of Energy Systems: Systems Engineering and Economic Analysis Tools • Climate Change • Fossil Fuels, Relative CO2 Emissions, and Modeling of Consumption and Remaining Reserves • Fossil Fuel Combustion Technologies • Carbon Sequestration • Nuclear Energy • The Solar Energy Resource • Solar Technology • Wind Energy • Energy Technologies for Transportation • Systems Issues for Transportation Energy • Other Emerging Renewable Energy Technologies

Energy Systems Engineering: Evaluation and Implementation

Engineering & Transportation

Vanek, Francis

Albright, Louis

Engineering

McGraw-Hill Professional

The defining guide to energy systems engineering--updated for the latest technologies 
"Broad in scope, with focused instructional detail, this text offers a uniquely excellent, student-accessible educational resource for integrating thermodynamic, alternative, and renewable energy conversion processes." -- Professor Randy L. Vander Wal, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Penn State University "A carefully written book, providing good breadth as well as depth on major conventional and sustainable energy systems." -- Professor David Dillard, Department of Engineering Science &amp; Mechanics, Virginia Tech Fully revised throughout, Energy Systems Engineering, Second Edition discusses fossil, nuclear, and renewable energy sources, emphasizing a technology-neutral, portfolio approach to energy systems options. The book covers major energy technologies, describing how they work, how they are quantitatively evaluated, their cost, and their benefit or impact on the natural environment. Evaluating project scope, cost, energy consumption, and technical efficiency is clearly addressed. Example problems help you to quantify the performance of each technology and better assess its potential. Hundreds of illustrations and end-of-chapter exercises aid in your understanding of the concepts presented in this practical guide. Coverage includes:
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<li>Systems and economic tools for energy systems </li>
<li>Climate change and climate modeling </li>
<li>Fossil fuel resources </li>
<li>Stationary combustion systems </li>
<li>Carbon sequestration </li>
<li>Nuclear energy systems </li>
<li>Solar resource evaluation </li>
<li>Solar photovoltaic technologies </li>
<li>Active and passive solar thermal systems </li>
<li>Wind energy systems </li>
<li>New chapter on energy from biological sources </li>
<li>Transportation energy technologies </li>
<li>Systems perspective on transportation engineering</li>
</ul>

Energy Systems Engineering: Evaluation and Implementation, Second Edition

Science & Math

Angenent, Largus

Technology

McGraw–Hill Education

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 Engineer and implement sustainable transportation solutionsFeaturing in-depth coverage of passenger and freight transportation, this comprehensive resource discusses contemporary transportation systems and options for improving their sustainability. The book addresses vehicle and infrastructure design, economics, environmental concerns, energy security, and alternative energy sources and platforms. Worked-out examples, case studies, illustrations, equations, and end-of-chapter problems are also included in this practical guide.
Sustainable Transportation Systems Engineering covers:
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<li>Background on energy security and climate change</li>
<li>Systems analysis tools and techniques</li>
<li>Individual choices and transportation demand</li>
<li>Transportation systems and vehicle design</li>
<li>Physical design of transportation infrastructure</li>
<li>Congestion mitigation in urban passenger transportation</li>
<li>Role of intelligent transportation systems</li>
<li>Public transportation and multimodal solutions</li>
<li>Personal mobility and accessibility</li>
<li>Intercity passenger transportation</li>
<li>Freight transportation function and current trends</li>
<li>Freight modal and supply chain management approaches</li>
<li>Spatial and geographic aspects of freight transportation</li>
<li>Alternative fuels and platforms</li>
<li>Electricity and hydrogen as alternative fuels</li>
<li>Bioenergy resources and systems</li>
<li>Transportation security and planning for extreme weather events</li>
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PRAISE FOR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING:
"This book addresses one of the great challenges of the 21st century--how to transform our resource-intensive passenger and freight transportation system into a set of low-carbon, economically efficient, and socially equitable set of services." -- Dan Sperling, Professor and Director, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis, author of Two Billion Cars: Driving toward Sustainability
"...provides a rich tool kit for students of sustainable transportation, embracing a systems approach.The authors aptly blend engineering, economics, and environmental impact analysis approaches." -- Susan Shaheen, Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Co-Director, Transportation Sustainability Research Center, University of California, Berkeley

Sustainable Transportation Systems Engineering: Evaluation & Implementation

Banks, James H.

Daziano, Ricardo A.

Turnquist, Mark A.

Automotive

McGraw=Hill

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A definitive guide to energy systems engineering―thoroughly updated for the latest technologies
Written by a team of experts in the industry, this comprehensive resource discusses fossil, nuclear, and renewable energy and lays out technology-neutral, portfolio-based approaches to energy systems. You will get complete coverage of all of the major energy technologies, including how they work, how they are quantitatively evaluated, what they cost, and their impact on the natural environment. The authors show how each technique is currently used―and offer a look into the future of energy systems engineering.
Thoroughly revised to include the latest advances, Energy Systems Engineering: Evaluation and Implementation, Third Edition, clearly addresses project scope estimation, cost, energy consumption, and technical efficiency. Example problems demonstrate the performance of each technology and teach, step-by-step, how to assess strengths and weaknesses. Hundreds of illustrations and end-of-chapter exercises aid in your understanding of the concepts presented. Valuable appendices contain reference tables, unit conversions, and thermodynamic constants.
Coverage includes: • Systems and economic tools • Climate change and climate modeling • Fossil fuel resources • Stationary combustion systems • Carbon sequestration • Nuclear energy systems, including small-scale nuclear fusion • Solar resources • Solar photovoltaic technologies • Active and passive solar thermal systems • Wind energy systems and wind turbine designs for lower wind speeds • Bioenergy resources and systems • Waste-to-energy conversion • Transportation energy technologies, including electric vehicles • Systems perspective on transportation energy • Creating the twenty-first-century energy system

Energy Systems Engineering: Evaluation and Implementation, Third Edition

Product Description 
A definitive guide to energy systems engineering―thoroughly updated for the latest technologies 
Fully revised for the latest technologies and data, this hands-on guide clearly explains the design, evaluation, and environmental impact of both conventional and sustainable energy systems. You will get comprehensive coverage of all types of energy systems, from fossil fuels and nuclear energy to solar, wind, and biofuels. Energy Systems Engineering: Evaluation and Implementation, Fourth Edition lays out each technology and discusses applications, benefits, and liabilities. This edition contains brand-new chapters that cover energy conservation, small-scale hydropower, geothermal, and heat pump systems, among other subjects. 
Coverage includes:\nEngineering economic tools 
Climate change and climate modeling 
Fossil fuel resources 
Stationary combustion systems 
Energy conservation 
Carbon sequestration 
Nuclear energy systems 
Solar energy 
Solar photovoltaic technologies 
Active and passive solar thermal applications 
Wind energy systems 
Bioenergy resources and systems 
Transportation energy technologies, including electric vehicles 
Systems perspective on transportation energy 
Emerging technologies and systems 
Creating the twenty-first-century energy system\nFrom the Publisher 
Francis M. Vanek, Ph.D. is a Senior Lecturer and Research Associate at Cornell University, where he specializes in energy efficiency, alternative energy, and energy for transportation. He is also an independent consultant on sustainable energy.\nLouis D. Albright, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus of Biological and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University. He is a fellow of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers.\nLargus T. Angenent, Ph.D. is a professor at the University of Tubingen. He specializes in converting organic biomass and waste materials into bio-energy.\nAbout the Author 
Francis M. Vanek, Ph.D., is a Senior Lecturer and Research Associate at Cornell University, where he specializes in energy efficiency, alternative energy, and energy for transportation. He is also an independent consultant on sustainable energy. 
Louis D. Albright, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus of Biological and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University. He is a fellow of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. 
Largus T. Angenent, Ph.D., is a professor at the University of Tubingen. He specializes in converting organic biomass and waste materials into bio-energy. 
Michael W. Ellis, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech. He specializes in sustainable energy systems with particular interests in energy systems for buildings and in porous materials for fuel and batteries. Dr. Ellis is a licensed professional engineer in Georgia and Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 
David A. Dillard, Ph.D., is the Adhesive and Sealant Science Professor in the Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics Department at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He specializes in polymer and adhesive mechanics, performance, and durability issues.\nLouis D. Albright, Ph.D., is Professor of Biological and Environmental Engineering and Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow at Cornell University. A Fellow of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), he is the author of Environmental Control for Animals and Plants.

Energy Systems Engineering: Evaluation and Implementation, Fourth Edition

Ellis, Michael W.

Dillard, David

Albright, Louis D.

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