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Advanced DC/AC Inverters: Applications in Renewable Energy (Power Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Energy, and Nanotechnology)

CRC Press, 2013

DC/AC inversion technology is of vital importance for industrial applications, including electrical vehicles and renewable energy systems, which require a large number of inverters. In recent years, inversion technology has developed rapidly, with new topologies improving the power factor and increasing power efficiency. Proposing many novel...

Combustion, Fourth Edition

Academic Press, 2008

Combustion Engineering, a topic generally taught at the upper undergraduate and graduate level in most mechanical engineering programs, and many chemical engineering programs, is the study of rapid energy and mass transfer usually through the common physical phenomena of flame oxidation. It covers the physics and chemistry of this process and...

Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Turbomachinery, Fifth Edition

Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005

Several modifications have been incorporated into the text in the light of recent advances in some aspects of the subject. Further information on the interesting phenomenon of cavitation has been included and a new section on the optimum design of a pump inlet together with a worked example have been added which take into account...

Making Things Move DIY Mechanisms for Inventors, Hobbyists, and Artists

McGraw-Hill, 2010

A unique guide to practical mechanical design principles and their applications
In Making Things Move, you'll learn how to build moving mechanisms through non-technical explanations, examples, and do-it-yourself projects--from art installations to toys to labor-saving devices. The projects include a drawing machine,...

Superalloys 2012

John Wiley & Sons, 2012

A superalloy, or high-performance alloy, is an alloy that exhibits excellent mechanical strength at high temperatures. Superalloy development has been driven primarily by the aerospace and power industries. This compilation of papers from the Twelfth International Symposium on Superalloys, held from September 9-13, 2012, offers the most...

Onshore and Offshore Wind Energy: An Introduction

John Wiley & Sons, 2011

A highly accessible and authoritative account of wind energy’s scientific background, current technology, and international status, with an emphasis on large turbines and wind farms, both onshore and offshore

Topics covered include:

a brief history of wind energy

the...

Wind Energy - Impact of Turbulence (Research Topics in Wind Energy)

Springer, 2014

This book presents the results of the seminar “Wind Energy and the Impact of Turbulence on the Conversion Process” which was supported from three societies, namely the EUROMech, EAWE and ERCOFATC and took place in Oldenburg, Germany in spring 2012.

The seminar was one of the first scientific meetings devoted to the...

Future Propulsion Systems and Energy Sources in Sustainable Aviation (Aerospace Series)

John Wiley & Sons, 2020

A comprehensive review of the science and engineering behind future propulsion systems and energy sources in sustainable aviation

Future Propulsion Systems and Energy Sources in Sustainable Aviation is a comprehensive reference that offers a review of the science and engineering principles that underpin the...

Steam Plant Operation 9th Edition

McGraw-Hill, 2011

The definitive guide for steam power plant systems and operation?fully updated

For more than 75 years, this book has been a trusted source of information on steam power plants, including the design, operation, and maintenance of major systems. Steam Plant Operation, Ninth Edition, emphasizes the importance...

Dual-Fuel Gas-Steam Power Block Analysis: Methodology and Continuous-Time Mathematical Models (Power Systems)

Springer, 2018

This book presents the methodology and mathematical models for dual-fuel coal-gas power plants in two basic configurations: systems coupled in parallel and in series.

Dual-fuel gas and steam systems, especially parallel systems, have great potential for modernizing existing combined heat and power (CHP) plants. This book...

Decision and Control in Hybrid Wind Farms (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control)

Springer, 2019

This book focuses on two of the most important aspects of wind farm operation: decisions and control. The first part of the book deals with decision-making processes, and explains that hybrid wind farm operation is governed by a set of alternatives that the wind farm operator must choose from in order to achieve optimal...

Principles of Turbomachinery - Second Edition

Springer, 1994

Pumps, fans, compressors and turbines are essential components in all engineering complexes. This book explains the basic fluid mechanics and thermodynamics underlying their design in a clear and uncomplicated way, with many examples and worked exercises. A wealth of problems and solutions are also included in the book to assist students....

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