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Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Processes Aldo Vieira da Rosa (Stanford University, Professor Emeritus (deceased), USA)

Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Processes By Aldo Vieira da Rosa (Stanford University, Professor Emeritus (deceased), USA)

Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Processes by Aldo Vieira da Rosa (Stanford University, Professor Emeritus (deceased), USA)


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Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Processes by Aldo Vieira da Rosa (Stanford University, Professor Emeritus (deceased), USA)

Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Processes, Fourth Edition, winner of a 2022 Textbook Excellence Award (Texty) from the Textbook and Academic Authors Association, provides accessible coverage of clean, safe alternative energy sources such as solar and wind power. Aldo da Rosa's classic and comprehensive resource has provided thousands of engineers, scientists, students and professionals alike with a thorough grounding in the scientific principles underlying the complex world of renewable energy technologies. The fourth edition has been fully updated and revised by new author Juan Ordonez, Director of the Energy and Sustainability Center at Florida State University, and includes new worked examples, more exercises, and more illustrations to help facilitate student learning.

About Aldo Vieira da Rosa (Stanford University, Professor Emeritus (deceased), USA)

Dr. da Rosa taught the perennially popular Renewable Energy course at Stanford University for over 30 years. Former Chairman of the Brazilian National Research Council, Director of the Aeronautical Technical Center, and founder of Brazilian NASA, he also served as the CEO of a tech start-up, Chairman of the Board for a microprocessor manufacturer, and as a member of Siemens Corporation's scientific advisory board. Juan C. Ordonez is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Florida State University, where he serves as Director of the Energy and Sustainability Center and as Principal Investigator on thermal management for the Center for Advanced Power Systems. His research lies within the fields of heat transfer and applied thermodynamics and their application to the design, modeling and optimization of energy systems. He obtained his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University working in the field of thermodynamic optimization and his M.S. degree in Energy Systems and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UPB - Colombia.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction PART I: HEAT ENGINES 2. A Minimum of Thermodynamics and of the Kinetic Theory of Gases 3. Mechanical Heat Engines 4. Ocean Thermal Energy Converters 5. Thermoelectricity 6. Thermionics 7. AMTEC 8. Radio-Noise Generators PART II: THE WORLD OF HYDROGEN 9. Fuel Cells 10. Hydrogen Production 11. Hydrogen Storage PART III: ENERGY FROM THE SUN 12. Solar Radiation 13. Biomass 14. Photovoltaic Converters PART IV: WIND AND WATER 15. Wind Energy 16. Ocean Engines PART V: LAND AND BEYOND 17. Nuclear Energy 18. Storage of Energy

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CIN0128160365G
9780128160367
0128160365
Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Processes by Aldo Vieira da Rosa (Stanford University, Professor Emeritus (deceased), USA)
Used - Good
Paperback
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
2021-06-30
944
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