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| Energy in the United States | |
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| Energy and Power | |
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| Energy Usage and Standard of Living | |
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| A Historical Perspective of Energy Usage in the United States | |
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| United States Energy Usage in 2007 | |
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| Worldwide Energy Use | |
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| Efficiencies | |
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| Closure | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Fundamentals of Turbomachinery | |
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| Definition of a Turbomachine | |
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| Turbomachine Classifications | |
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| Turbomachine Analysis | |
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| Example Problems | |
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| Closure | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Exercises | |
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| References | |
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| Hydropower | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Examples of Hydroelectric Dams | |
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| Hydraulic Analysis | |
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| Turbine Specific Speed Considerations | |
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| Energy Transfer in Turbines | |
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| Closure | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Exercises | |
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| References | |
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| Wind Energy | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Fundamental Concepts | |
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| Wind Energy Resources | |
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| Wind Turbine Operation | |
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| Commercial Wind Turbine Examples | |
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| Closure | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Exercises | |
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| References | |
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| Combustion Turbines | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Combustion Turbine | |
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| The Air-Standard Brayton Cycle | |
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| Actual Gas Turbine Cycle Analysis | |
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| Combustion Turbine Cycle Variations | |
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| Examples of Commercially Available Combustion Turbines | |
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| Closure | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Exercises | |
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| References | |
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| Websites | |
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| Solar Energy Fundamentals | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Radiation Heat Transfer Review | |
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| Sun Path Description and Calculation | |
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| Sun Path Development Using Mathcad | |
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| The Solar Energy Database | |
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| Closure | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Exercises | |
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| References | |
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| Active Solar Thermal Applications | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Flat-Plate Collector Fundamentals | |
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| Solar Collector and Weather Data | |
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| The f-Chart Method | |
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| Other Solar Thermal Systems | |
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| Closure | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Exercises | |
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| References | |
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| Appendix A | |
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| Passive Solar Energy | |
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| Fundamental Concepts of Passive Solar Energy | |
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| Quantifying Passive Solar Features | |
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| The First-Level Method or Rules of Thumb | |
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| The Second-Level Method (LCR Method) | |
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| Daylighting | |
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| Passive Solar Software | |
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| Closure | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Exercises | |
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| References | |
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| Appendix A | |
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| Photovoltaic Systems | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Photovoltaic Cell Fundamentals | |
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| Photovoltaic Components | |
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| Photovoltaic Systems | |
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| Closure | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Exercises | |
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| References | |
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| Fuel Cells | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Fuel Cell Fundamentals | |
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| Fuel Cell Thermodynamics Fundamentals | |
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| Fuel Cell Types | |
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| Fuel Cell Availability | |
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| Closure | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Exercises | |
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| References | |
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| Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Systems | |
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| Introduction | |
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| CHP System Fundamentals | |
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| CHP System Economics and Operation | |
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| Economic Assessment of CHP Suitability | |
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| CHP System Example | |
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| Closure | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Exercises | |
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| References | |
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| Biomass | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Biomass Availability | |
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| Biomass Fundamentals | |
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| Biomass Characteristics | |
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| Biomass Based Fuels and Products | |
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| Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) | |
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| Closure | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Exercises | |
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| References | |
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| Websites | |
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| Geothermal Energy | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Geothermal Resources | |
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| Geothermal Energy Systems | |
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| Geothermal Examples | |
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| Ground-Source Heat Pumps | |
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| Closure | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Exercises | |
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| References | |
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| Websites | |
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| Ocean Energy | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) | |
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| Tidal Energy | |
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| Wave Energy | |
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| Closure | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Exercises | |
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| References | |
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| Websites | |
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| Nuclear Energy | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Fundamentals of Nuclear Energy | |
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| Nuclear Power | |
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| Fusion Power | |
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| Closure | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Exercises | |
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| References | |
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| Websites | |