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Energy studies / W. Shepherd, D.W. Shepherd.
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Shepherd, W. (William), 1928- (author.)
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Shepherd, D. W., (author.)
- ISBN 9781848168503 (hardback)
- Third edition.
- London : Imperial College Press, [2014]
- Engelska xxviii, 526 pages
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- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Energy and Power -- 1.1. Energy Conversion -- 1.2. Mechanical Energy -- 1.2.1. Linear motion -- 1.2.2. Rotational motion -- 1.3. Electrical Energy -- 1.4. Chemical Energy -- 1.5. Nuclear Energy -- 1.6. Thermal Energy -- 1.7. Thermodynamics and Heat Energy -- 1.7.1. Quantity of heat -- 1.7.2. Mechanical equivalent of heat -- 1.7.3. The first law of thermodynamics -- 1.7.4. The second law of thermodynamics -- 1.7.4.1. Ideal heat engine -- 1.7.4.2. Practical heat engine -- 1.7.4.3. Ideal reverse heat engine (heat pump) -- 1.7.5. Worked examples on thermodynamics and heat energy -- 1.8. Entropy -- 1.8.1. Entropy in heat-work systems -- 1.8.2. Entropy on a cosmic scale -- 1.9. Power -- 1.10. Units and Conversion Factors -- 1.11. Problems on Energy and Power -- References -- ch. 2 Energy Resources and Energy Use -- 2.1. Energy Input to the Earth -- 2.1.1. Solar radiation and annual variation -- 2.1.2. Terrestrial energy from inside the earth.
- Contents note continued: 2.1.3. Tidal (gravitational) input energy -- 2.2. Energy Flow upon Earth from Natural Sources -- 2.3. Energy Outflow from the Earth -- 2.4. Energy Stored Within the Fossil Fuels -- 2.5. Energy Production and Consumption -- 2.5.1. Energy consumption in the world -- 2.5.2. Energy production and use in the UK -- 2.5.3. Energy production and use in the USA -- 2.5.4. World fossil fuel production and consumption -- 2.6. Risks Associated with Energy Systems -- 2.6.1. Industrial accidents and industrial diseases -- 2.6.2. Large-scale accidents and sabotage -- 2.6.3. Management of energy waste -- 2.6.4. Ecosystem effects -- 2.6.5. Water supply problems -- 2.6.6. Emissions -- 2.6.6.1. Carbon dioxide emissions -- 2.6.6.2. Gaseous emissions and the greenhouse"r; effect -- 2.6.6.3. Carbon trading -- 2.7. Summary: Where Do We Go from Here? -- 2.7.1. An energy strategy -- 2.8. Problems and Review Questions -- References -- ch. 3 Electricity -- 3.1. Introduction.
- Contents note continued: 3.2. Some Basic Electrical Relationships -- 3.2.1. Voltage, current and power -- 3.2.2. Worked examples on electrical circuits -- 3.3. The Generation of Electricity -- 3.4. The Siting of Electrical Power Plants -- 3.4.1. Fuel supply -- 3.4.2. Water supply -- 3.4.3. Land elevation -- 3.4.4. Road and rail access -- 3.4.5. Height of the structures -- 3.4.6. Disposal of waste products -- 3.4.7. Proximity to populated areas -- 3.4.8. Environmental implications -- 3.5. World Electricity Consumption -- 3.6. UK Electricity -- 3.6.1.Organization in 2010 -- 3.6.2. Consumption and supply -- 3.6.3.Comparative costs of electrical generation in the UK -- 3.7. US Electricity Consumption and Production -- 3.8.Combined Heat and Power (CHP) -- 3.8.1. Technologies used in current UK CHP schemes -- 3.8.2. CHP in the UK -- 3.8.3. CHP in the USA -- 3.9. Efficient Utilization of Electrical Energy -- 3.9.1. Avoiding waste -- 3.9.2. Monitoring and control -- 3.9.3. Redesigning to reduce energy costs.
- Contents note continued: 3.9.4. Maintenance of equipment -- 3.9.5. Power factor correction -- 3.9.6. Maintenance of supply current waveform -- 3.9.7. Choice and use of electric motors -- 3.9.8. Load factor -- 3.9.9. Choice of lighting systems -- 3.10. Problems and Review Questions -- References -- ch. 4 Coal -- 4.1. The History and Status of Coal -- 4.1.1. Fossil fuel resources -- 4.1.2.Composition and ranking of coal -- 4.1.3. Coal mining -- 4.2. World Reserves, Production and Consumption of Coal -- 4.2.1. World coal reserves -- 4.2.2. World coal production -- 4.2.3. World coal consumption -- 4.2.4. UK coal production and consumption -- 4.2.5. US coal production and consumption -- 4.3. Coal Transportation -- 4.3.1. Surface transportation -- 4.3.2. Coal slurry pipelines -- 4.4. Emissions and Effluents from Coal -- 4.4.1. Open coal fires -- 4.4.2. Effluents due to coal burning -- 4.4.2.1. Sulphur oxides (SOx) -- 4.4.2.2. Nitrogen oxides (NOx) -- 4.4.2.3. Particulates -- 4.4.2.4. Carbon dioxide.
- Contents note continued: 4.4.2.5. Carbon dioxide emissions due to coal -- 4.4.2.6. An American case study. The side effects of a coal plant -- 4.5. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) -- 4.6. Advanced Coal Technologies -- 4.6.1. Fluidized-bed combustion -- 4.6.2.Combined-cycle generation -- 4.7. Liquid Fuels from Coal -- 4.7.1. Indirect liquefaction -- 4.7.2. Pyrolysis -- 4.7.3. Solvent extraction -- 4.7.4. Direct hydrogenation (catalytic liquefaction) -- 4.8. Problems and Review Questions -- References -- ch. 5 Oil -- 5.1. Geological Formation -- 5.2. Origin and Extraction of Oil -- 5.3. History and Development of the Petroleum Industry -- 5.3.1. The Seven Sisters -- 5.3.2. European oilfields -- 5.3.3. OPEC -- 5.3.4. Major oil areas -- 5.4. World Oil Reserves -- 5.5. World Production and Consumption of Crude Oil -- 5.5.1. World oil production -- 5.5.2. World oil consumption -- 5.5.3. UK oil production and consumption -- 5.5.4. US oil production and consumption -- 5.6. Unconventional Liquid Fossil Fuels.
- Contents note continued: 5.6.1. Oil shale -- 5.6.1.1. Oil shale mining -- 5.6.1.2. In situ combustion -- 5.6.2. Tar sands (oil sands) -- 5.7. Environmental Issues -- 5.8. Problems and Review Questions -- References -- ch. 6 Natural Gas -- 6.1. Nature and Origin of Natural Gas -- 6.2. History and Development -- 6.3. Natural Gas Reserves -- 6.4. Production and Consumption of Natural Gas -- 6.4.1. World natural gas production -- 6.4.2. World natural gas consumption -- 6.4.3. UK natural gas production and consumption -- 6.4.4. US natural gas production and consumption -- 6.5. Unconventional Sources of Natural Gas -- 6.5.1. Coal-bed methane -- 6.5.1.1. World reserves of coal-bed methane -- 6.5.1.2. US reserves of coal-bed methane -- 6.5.2. Natural gas hydrates -- 6.5.3. Shale gas -- 6.5.4. Tight gas -- 6.6. Environmental Aspects of Natural Gas -- 6.7. Synthetic Gas from Coal -- 6.8. Problems and Review Questions -- References -- ch. 7 Geothermal Energy -- 7.1. Physical Basis of Geothermal Energy.
- Contents note continued: 7.2. Geological Structure of the Earth -- 7.3. Origin of Geothermal Heat Flow -- 7.4. Geothermal Energy Resources -- 7.5. Geothermal Reservoirs -- 7.6. Locations and Types of Principal Geothermal Sources -- 7.6.1. Dry steam sources -- 7.6.2. Wet steam sources -- 7.6.3. Hot brine sources -- 7.6.4. Dry rock sources -- 7.6.5. Molten magma -- 7.6.6. Worldwide applications -- 7.7. Geothermal Prospects in the UK -- 7.7.1. Shallow drilling -- 7.7.2. Worked example -- 7.8. Geothermal Uses in the USA and Elsewhere -- 7.8.1. Hot springs and bathing spas (balneology) -- 7.8.2. Agriculture -- 7.8.3. Aquaculture -- 7.8.4. Industry -- 7.9. Geothermal District Heating -- 7.10. Geothermal Heat Pumps -- 7.10.1. Heating -- 7.10.2. Cooling -- 7.11. Electricity Generation from Geothermal Sources -- 7.11.1. Worldwide geothermal electrical power production -- 7.11.2. Technologies of geothermal electrical power generation -- 7.11.3. Locations of geothermal electricity-generating stations.
- Contents note continued: 7.12. Environmental Features of Geothermal Power -- 7.12.1. Geothermal site exploration and development -- 7.12.2. Protection of the local atmosphere -- 7.12.3. Protection of groundwater -- 7.12.4. Enhancement of reservoir water -- 7.12.5. Ecological effects of geothermal plants -- 7.12.6. Effects on local geological structure -- 7.13. Problems and Review Questions -- References -- ch. 8 Nuclear Energy -- 8.1. Basic Atomic Theory -- 8.2. Basic Nuclear Theory -- 8.2.1. Nuclear fission -- 8.2.2. Worked examples -- 8.3. Radioactivity -- 8.3.1. Nature of radioactivity -- 8.3.2. Energy and decay rate -- 8.3.3. Worked examples -- 8.4. Nuclear Radiation -- 8.4.1. Forms of radiation -- 8.4.2. Units of measurement of radiation -- 8.4.3. Effects of nuclear radiation -- 8.4.4. Sources and amounts of nuclear radiation -- 8.4.4.1. Natural radiation sources -- 8.4.4.2. Man-made sources -- 8.4.5. Uses of nuclear radiation -- 8.4.5.1. Geological dating -- 8.4.5.2. Archaeological dating.
- Contents note continued: 8.4.5.3. Medical tracer elements -- 8.4.5.4. Small nuclear power packs -- 8.4.5.5. Biological effects on human tissue -- 8.5. Nuclear Reactors -- 8.5.1. Thermal (fission) reactors -- 8.5.2. Uranium supplies -- 8.5.3. Plutonium -- 8.5.4. Fast breeder reactors -- 8.5.5. Reactor safety -- 8.5.6. Nuclear reactor accidents -- 8.5.6.1. Three Mile Island -- 8.5.6.2. Chernobyl -- 8.5.6.3. Fukushima Daiichi -- 8.5.6.3.1. Consequences -- 8.5.6.3.2. Radioactive releases -- 8.5.6.3.3. Severity of the incident -- 8.5.6.3.4. Public perception -- 8.6. Nuclear Waste -- 8.6.1. Sources of waste -- 8.6.2. Waste disposal -- 8.6.3. Terrorist action -- 8.7. Nuclear-Powered Electricity Generation -- 8.7.1. Nuclear generation in the USA -- 8.7.2. Nuclear generation in the UK -- 8.8. Nuclear Fusion -- 8.8.1. Basic theory -- 8.8.2. Nuclear fusion materials -- 8.8.2.1. Supply of deuterium -- 8.8.2.2. Supply of lithium -- 8.8.2.3. Supply of tritium -- 8.8.3. Nuclear fusion reactors.
- Contents note continued: 8.8.3.1. Nuclear plasma properties -- 8.8.3.2. Terrestrial fusion -- 8.8.4. Fusion reactor research -- 8.8.4.1. JET -- 8.8.4.2. ITER -- 8.8.5. Advantages of nuclear fusion as an energy option -- 8.8.5.1. Fuel supply advantages -- 8.8.5.2. Zero emissions/green energy -- 8.8.5.3. Zero high-level nuclear waste -- 8.8.5.4. Zero risk of nuclear catastrophe -- 8.8.5.5. Modest land use and plentiful site options -- 8.8.5.6. No intermittency of supply -- 8.9. Problems and Review Questions -- References -- ch. 9 Water Energy -- 9.1. Hydroelectric Power Generation -- 9.1.1. Principles of hydroelectric plant operation -- 9.1.2. Types of hydraulic turbine -- 9.1.2.1. Impulse turbines -- 9.1.2.2. Reaction turbines -- 9.1.2.3. Axial flow turbines -- 9.1.3. Pumped storage systems -- 9.1.4. Worked examples on hydroelectric power generation -- 9.2. Tidal Power Schemes -- 9.3. Methods of Utilizing Tidal Power -- 9.3.1. Tidal lagoons -- 9.3.2. Tidal stream farms -- 9.3.3. Tidal barrages.
- Contents note continued: 9.3.3.1. Power available from a tidal barrage -- 9.3.3.2. Costs of tidal barrage schemes -- 9.3.3.3.Combination of a pumped storage facility with a tidal barrage scheme -- 9.3.3.4. Features of tidal barrage schemes -- 9.3.3.5. Worked examples on tidal barrage schemes -- 9.4. Wave Power -- 9.4.1. Basic properties of ideal deep-water waves -- 9.4.2. Power extractable from practical deep-water waves -- 9.4.3. Worked examples on wave energy -- 9.4.4. Types of wave power converters -- 9.4.5. Worked examples on wave-energy converter devices -- 9.4.6. Features of wave power systems: Summary -- 9.5. Problems and Review Questions -- References -- ch. 10 Wind Energy -- 10.1. Nature and Origin of the Wind -- 10.1.1. Atmospheric pressure -- 10.1.2. Atmospheric density -- 10.2. The Availability of Wind Supply -- 10.2.1. Global survey -- 10.2.2. Energy content of the wind -- 10.2.3. Wind energy supply in Europe -- 10.2.4. Wind energy supply in the USA.
- Contents note continued: 10.3. Power Available in the Wind -- 10.3.1. Theoretical power available -- 10.3.2. Maximum theoretical power extractable from the wind -- 10.3.3. Practical power extractable from the wind -- 10.3.4. Tip-speed ratio -- 10.4. Mechanical Features of Wind Machines -- 10.4.1. Axial thrust (pressure) -- 10.4.2. The yaw"r; effect -- 10.4.3. Gyroscopic forces and vibrations -- 10.4.4. Centrifugal forces -- 10.4.5. Solidity factor -- 10.4.6. Two rotor blades or three rotor blades? -- 10.4.7. Shaft torque and power -- 10.5. Fixed Rotational Speed or Variable Rotational Speed? -- 10.5.1. Constant speed operation -- 10.5.2. Variable speed operation -- 10.6. Efficiency Considerations in Wind-Powered Turbine Systems -- 10.7. Wind Energy Turbines -- 10.7.1.19th-century windmills -- 10.7.2. Early 20th-century wind energy turbines -- 10.7.3. Later 20th-century wind energy turbines -- 10.8. Modern Large Wind Power Installations -- 10.8.1. Review of some installations.
- Contents note continued: 10.8.2. Types of wind generator systems -- 10.8.2.1. Fixed-speed and directly coupled cage induction generator -- 10.8.2.2. Variable-speed, doubly fed induction generator -- 10.8.2.3. Variable-speed, direct drive synchronous generator -- 10.9. Vertical Axis Wind Machines -- 10.9.1. The Savonius design -- 10.9.2. The Darrieus design -- 10.9.3. Other forms of vertical axis machine -- 10.10. Worked Numerical Examples on Wind Turbine Operations -- 10.11. Problems and Review Questions -- References -- ch. 11 Solar Heating of Water or Air -- 11.1. Radiation from the Sun -- 11.2. Seasonal Variation of Solar Radiation -- 11.3. Classification of the Collection of Solar Energy -- 11.4. Solar Water Heating (Domestic) -- 11.4.1. Operation of a garden greenhouse -- 11.4.2. Solar flat-plate collectors -- 11.4.3.A typical domestic solar water heating system -- 11.4.4. Worked examples involving solar flat-plate collectors -- 11.5. Solar Water Heating (Industrial).
- Contents note continued: 11.5.1. Solar tracking systems -- 11.5.1.1. Parabolic dish collector -- 11.5.1.2. Solar power tower -- 11.5.1.3. Linear focus collectors -- 11.5.2. Solar non-tracking systems -- 11.5.2.1. Evacuated tube collectors -- 11.5.2.2.Compound parabolic concentrator -- 11.5.3. Worked examples involving solar thermionic concentrator systems -- 11.6. Passive Solar Space Heating of Buildings -- 11.6.1. Direct gain solar systems -- 11.6.2. Indirect gain solar systems -- 11.6.2.1. Thermal storage wall -- 11.6.2.2. Solar greenhouse (sunspace) -- 11.6.2.3. Roof pond -- 11.6.2.4. Solar salt pond -- 11.7. Problems and Review Questions -- References -- Additional References -- ch. 12 Solar Photovoltaic Conversion -- 12.1. Basic Features of Solar Cells and Solar Systems -- 12.2. Physical Nature of Semiconductor Materials -- 12.2.1. Group-3 (acceptor) impurities -- 12.2.2. Group-5 (donor) impurities -- 12.3. Photovoltaic Materials -- 12.3.1. Crystalline silicon (c--Si).
- Contents note continued: 12.3.2. Amorphous (uncrystalline) silicon (a--Si) -- 12.3.3. Materials other than silicon -- 12.4. Cost of Solar Photovoltaic Electricity -- 12.5. Operation of the Semiconductor Diode and Solar Photovoltaic Cell -- 12.6. Physical Properties of the Solar Photovoltaic Cell -- 12.7. Electrical Output Properties of the Solar Photovoltaic Cell -- 12.7.1. Maximum power delivery -- 12.7.2. Equivalent circuits -- 12.7.3. Load lines in the current--voltage plane -- 12.7.4. Arrays of solar photovoltaic cells -- 12.7.5. Effect of temperature on solar cell operation -- 12.8. Applications of Photovoltaic Cells -- 12.9. The Future Challenge for Photovoltaics -- 12.10. Worked Examples -- 12.11. Problems and Review Questions -- References -- ch. 13 Biological Energy and Chemical Energy -- 13.1. Biomass and Biofuels -- 13.1.1. Natural vegetation -- 13.1.2. Energy tree plantations -- 13.1.3. Specific energy crops -- 13.1.4. Use of wastes -- 13.1.5. Water-based biomass -- 13.2. Photosynthesis.
- Contents note continued: 13.3. Methods of Industrial Biomass Conversion -- 13.3.1.Combustion -- 13.3.2. Pyrolysis -- 13.3.3. Gasification of biomass -- 13.3.4. Liquid and gaseous fuels from biomass -- 13.3.4.1. Chemical reduction -- 13.3.4.2. Alcoholic fermentation (ethanol) -- 13.3.4.3. Anaerobic digestion to produce biogas -- 13.4. Wood as a Fuel -- 13.5. Energy from Wastes -- 13.5.1. Solid waste disposal in landfill sites -- 13.5.2. Solid waste disposal using municipal incinerators (combustors) -- 13.5.3. Worked examples on solid waste incineration -- 13.5.4. Liquid and gaseous wastes -- 13.6. The Fuel Cell -- 13.7. Problems and Review Questions -- References -- ch. 14 The Energy Future -- 14.1. The Energy Problems -- 14.2. An Energy Strategy -- 14.3. The Long-Term Energy Future -- 14.3.1. Nuclear fission using breeder reactors -- 14.3.2. Solar energy -- 14.3.3. Controlled thermonuclear fusion -- 14.3.4. Geothermal energy -- 14.4. What Shall We Do When the Oil Runs Out? -- References.
- This book considers the various options of renewable energy, including water energy, wind energy and biomass, solar thermal and solar photovoltaic energy. And should the nuclear option remain open?
Ämnesord
- Power resources. (LCSH)
- Energy conversion. (LCSH)
- Energy consumption. (LCSH)
- Renewable energy sources. (LCSH)
- Energikällor (sao)
- Förnybara energikällor (sao)
- Energiförbrukning (sao)
- Combustibles fossiles. (ram)
- Énergie hydraulique. (ram)
- Énergie solaire. (ram)
- Électricité. (ram)
- Gaz. (ram)
- Géothermie. (ram)
- Énergie nucléaire. (ram)
- Power resources. (fast)
- Power resources (LCSH)
- Renewable energy sources (LCSH)
- Energy consumption (LCSH)
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