Energy Systems Engineering: Evaluation and Implementation, Fourth Edition - Hardcover

Vanek, Francis; Albright, Louis D.; Angenent, Largus; Ellis, Michael W.; Dillard, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1260456404 ISBN 13: 9781260456400

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2022

Synopsis

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:

• Engineering 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

About this title

About the Authors

Francis M. Vanek, Ph.D., is a Lecturer and Research Assistant in the Departments of Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering and Civil And Environmental Engineering and the Systems Engineering Program at Cornell University, where he specializes in the areas of energy efficiency, alternative energy, and energy for transportation. He is also a consultant with Taitem Engineering of Ithaca, NY.

Louis 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.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1260456404
• ISBN 13: 9781260456400
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 768