Energy Systems: A New Approach to Engineering Thermody namics 2nd Edition by Renaud Gicquel 9781000402162 1000402169

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• ISBN 10: 1000402169
• ISBN 13: 9781000402162
• Author: Renaud Gicquel

Energy Systems
A New Approach to Engineering Thermodynamics

Table contents:

1 First steps in engineering thermodynamics
1 A new educational paradigm
Introduction
General context
Difficulties encountered in teaching applied thermodynamics
Educational issues
Sequencing the course
Comparison with other tools with teaching potential
By way of summary
Bibliography
2 Components, functions and reference processes
Introduction
Main functionalities associated with energy technologies
Energies brought into play in the processes
3 Modeling of simple cycles in thermodynamic charts and thermoptim
Introduction
Properties and charts of pure substances
Thermodynamic charts
Plot of cycles in the (h, ln(P)) chart
2 Complements for cycle studies
4 Combustion and heat exchangers
Introduction
Combustion
Heat exchangers
Bibliography
5 Steam systems components
Introduction
Boiler and steam generators
Steam turbines
Cooling towers
Extension system for thermoptim by adding external classes
Bibliography
Further reading
6 Second law, entropy and exergy
Introduction
Entropy
Exergy
Energy and exergy balances
Bibliography
7 Optimization by thermal integration (pinch method)
Introduction
Basic principles
Pinch point
Integration of complex heat system
Design of exchange networks
Minimizing the pinch
Implementation of the algorithm
Establishment of actual composite curves
Plot of the carnot factor difference curve ( CFDC)
Matching exchange fluids
Thermal machines and heat integration
Bibliography
3 Main conventional cycles
8 Variants of steam power plants
Introduction
General technological constraints on steam cycles
Reheat steam power plants
Regenerative and reheat Rankine cycle
Supercritical cycles
Binary cycles
Nuclear power plant cycles
ORC power plants
Bibliography
9 Conventional internal combustion engines
Introduction
Gas turbine cycles and variants
Reciprocating internal combustion engines
Bibliography
10 Combined cycle, cogeneration or CHP
Introduction
Combined cycles
Cogeneration or CHP
Trigeneration
Bibliography
11 Compression refrigeration cycles
Introduction
General
Improvement of the simple refrigeration cycle
Cryogenic cycles
Heat pumps
Bibliography
12 Thermodynamics of moist mixtures and air conditioning
Introduction
Moist mixture properties
Water vapor/gas mixture processes
Air conditioning
Bibliography
13 Liquid absorption refrigeration cycles
Introduction
Real fluid mixtures
Principle of the absorption machine
Bibliography
4 Innovative cycles including low environmental impact
14 Advanced gas turbine cycles
Introduction
Humid air gas turbine
Supercritical CO[sub(2)] cycles
Advanced combined cycles
Bibliography
15 Stirling, future nuclear reactor and oxyfuel cycles
Introduction
Stirling engines
Future nuclear reactors
Oxy-combustion cycles
Bibliography
16 New and renewable thermal energy cycles
Introduction
Solar thermodynamic cycles
OTEC cycles
Geothermal cycles
Energy use of biomass
Bibliography
17 Evaporation, mechanical vapor compression, desalination and drying by hot gas
Introduction
Evapoconcentration
Desalination
Drying by hot gas
Bibliography
18 Electrochemical converters: fuel cells and electrolyzers
Introduction
Fuel cells
Electrolyzers
Bibliography

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