01592nam a2200205Ia 4500 CTU_134365 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 2178000 621.042 G676 Goswami, D. Yogi. Energy conversion Edited by D. Yogi Goswami, Frank Kreith. Boca Raton CRC Press 2008 This work surveys the latest advances in energy conversion from currently available energy sources. The first part of the book summarizes fundamentals of seven types of energy sources: fossil fuels, biomass energy, nuclear, solar, and wind energy resources, and geothermal energy. The second part of the book describes conventional and advanced energy conversion technologies, such as steam power plants, gas turbines, internal combustion engines, combined cycle power plants, and Stirling engines. Storage technologies are also covered. Subsequent chapters cover renewable energy technologies including solar power, photovoltaics, and waste-to-energy combustion. Unconventional energy systems still under development, including nuclear fusion, ocean energy, and direct energy conversion by thermionic methods, are covered as well. Goswami is affiliated with the Clean Energy Research Center at the University of South Florida. Kreith is affiliated with the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado. Energy conversion.,Năng lượng thay thế Trọng Hải Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ