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Pressurized Water Reactors

1st Edition
June 17, 2024
Yurugi Kanzaki + 2 more
English
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Pressurized Water Reactors is the sixth volume in the JSME Series on Thermal and Nuclear Power Generation. In this volume, series editor Yasuo Koizumi and his volume editors, Hidehito Mimaki, Yurugi Kanzaki, and Tomofumi Yamamoto, compile all the latest research on PWRs into this comprehensive reference. Beginning with an analysis of the history of PWR development, the reader is guided through optimum design processes for PWRs, considering safety throughout. Thermal-hydraulic aspects within the PWR system, as well as inside the reactor core, are also discussed. This book explores the advancement and improvement of fuel and includes analysis codes for the design and safety of PWRs. The future prospects for the next generation of PWR and small modular reactors are discussed, thus providing the reader with a basis for further research of their own. As with the other volumes in this series, this book will be an invaluable resource for nuclear and thermal engineers and researchers.

Custom Power Devices for Efficient Distributed Energy Systems

1st Edition
June 10, 2024
Ahmed Al-Durra + 2 more
English
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Custom Power Devices for Efficient Distributed Energy Systems presents a range of novel ideas and concepts based on renewable energy-fed power generation and control, offering avenues to efficient utilization and improved power quality and addressing power quality issues such as harmonics compensation, supply current balancing, and neutral current compensation. The book begins by introducing distributed power systems within the global renewable energy context, reviewing different types of renewable energy sources and distributed power generation systems, and detailing custom power device design and modeling.This is followed by individual chapters, providing in-depth coverage of specific techniques and applications with insights into various topologies, as well as control algorithms, used for power control in a range of distributed energy conversion systems, such as solar, wind, hydro, and other power sources. Finally, power quality issues in renewable energy distributed generation are discussed and addressed in detail. This is a valuable resource for researchers, faculty, and advanced students with an interest in power generation systems, renewable energy, and power systems engineering, as well as practicing engineers, R&D professionals, managers, and other industry personnel in the renewable energy sector.

Solar Thermal Systems and Applications

1st Edition
June 3, 2024
Mohsen Sheikholeslami
English
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Solar Thermal Systems and Applications: New Design Techniques for Improved Thermal Performance brings together the latest advances for the improved performance, efficiency, and integration of solar thermal energy (STE) technology.This book begins by introducing solar energy and solar thermal energy as a viable option in terms of green energy for industrial, commercial, and residential applications, as well as its role and potential within hybrid energy systems. This is followed by detailed chapters that focus on key innovations in solar thermal energy systems, covering novel approaches and techniques in areas such as flat plate solar collectors, modified evacuated tube solar collectors, solar parabolic trough collectors, linear Fresnel reflectors, photovoltaic thermal systems (PVT), phase change materials (PCMs), nanotechnology, combined PVT-PCM systems, solar thermal systems and Trombe wall design, solar still units, and solar dish systems. Throughout this book, the coverage is supported by experimental and numerical modeling methods, and techniques are discussed and assessed with a view to improved electrical and thermal efficiency and performance.Solar Thermal Systems and Applications is a valuable resource for researchers and advanced students in solar energy, thermal engineering, hybrid energy systems, renewable energy, mechanical engineering, nanotechnology, and materials science. This is also of interest to engineers, R&D professionals, scientists, and policy makers with an interest in solar thermal energy in an industrial, residential, or commercial setting.

A Guide to Onshore Natural Gas Engineering

1st Edition
June 1, 2024
David Simpson + 1 more
English
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A Guide to Onshore Natural Gas Engineering gives engineers a systematic approach to the full cycle, including development, production, processing, and transportation facets of natural gas. Organized per sector for easy reference, each chapter covers best practices, corresponding equipment and facilities, and a range of additional references all located in one convenience source. Early career engineers will benefit from the overview of coverage while more advanced engineers can deep dive into their specific sections relevant to their careers. Rounding out with a futuristic outlook on challenges ahead, this book gives engineers a more comprehensive approach to this fast-growing environmentally sustainable energy source.

Handbook on Thermal Hydraulics in Water-Cooled Nuclear Reactors

1st Edition
June 1, 2024
Francesco D'Auria + 1 more
English
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Handbook on Thermal Hydraulics of Water-Cooled Nuclear Reactors, Volume 3, Procedures and Applications includes all new chapters which delve deeper into the topic, adding context and practical examples to help readers apply learnings to their own setting. Topics covered include experimental thermal-hydraulics and instrumentation, numerics, scaling and containment in thermal-hydraulics, as well as a title dedicated to good practices in verification and validation. This book will be a valuable reference for graduate and undergraduate students of nuclear or thermal engineering, as well as researchers in nuclear thermal-hydraulics and reactor technology, engineers working in simulation and modeling of nuclear reactors, and more.In addition, nuclear operators, code developers and safety engineers will also benefit from the practical guidance provided.

Fundamentals of Solar Cells and Photovoltaic Systems Engineering

1st Edition
June 1, 2024
Marta Victoria
English
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Fundamentals of Solar Cells and Photovoltaic Systems Engineering presents all the major topics relevant to understanding photovoltaic technology, including the working principles of solar cells, modeling and measuring solar radiation, manufacturing processes for solar cells and photovoltaic modules, the design and operation of rooftop installations and large-scale power plants, the economics of such systems, and the role of photovoltaic solar energy in the ongoing energy transition. This book is intended for use as a textbook on photovoltaic solar energy for upper-level undergraduate/graduate engineering students.

Artificial Intelligence-Empowered Modern Electric Vehicles in Smart Grid Systems

1st Edition
June 1, 2024
Aparna Kumari + 1 more
English
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Artificial Intelligence-Empowered Modern Electric Vehicles in Smart Grid Systems: Fundamentals, Technologies, and Solutions is an essential reference for energy researchers, graduate students, and engineers who aim to understand the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence for the integration of electric vehicles into smart grids. The book covers foundational knowledge, including the essentials of artificial intelligence and its applications for electric vehicles in a clear and holistic manner. Next, it breaks down two essential areas of application in more detail: energy management (from to energy harvesting to demand response and complex forecasting), and market strategies (including peer-to-peer, vehicle-to-vehicle, and vehicle-to-everything trading, plus cybersecurity implications).A final part provides detailed case studies and close consideration of challenges, including code and data sets for replication of techniques. Providing a clear pathway from fundamentals to practical implementation, this book provides multidisciplinary guidance for implementing this cutting-edge technology in the energy systems of the future.

Advances in Bioenergy

1st Edition
Volume 9
June 1, 2024
Yebo Li
English
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Advances in Bioenergy: Conversion of waste and biomass to fuels and polymers, Volume Nine highlights new advances in the field with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of topics, including Rethinking Anaerobic Digestion for Bioenergy and Biopolymers Production: Challenges and Opportunities, Current technologies and applications of CO2 utilization into bio-products, Synthesis of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) from renewable resources, Thermochemical processing of algal biomass for biofuel production, Sustainable polycarbonate production from CO2, Social and Environmental Impact Assessment and Renewable Energy Production in MSW Landfills, Advances in water gas shift reaction for hydrogen production from biomass, and Production and application of lignin-based carbon fibers.

Performance Enhancement and Control of Photovoltaic Systems

1st Edition
April 30, 2024
Saad Motahhir + 1 more
English
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Performance Enhancement and Control of Photovoltaic Systems brings together the latest advances in photovoltaic control and integration, with various embedded technologies applied to standalone and grid connected systems in normal and abnormal operating conditions, with new approaches intended to overcome a number of critical limitations in using PV technology. The book begins by introducing modern photovoltaic (PV) systems, system integration, materials, and thermodynamic analysis for improved performance, before examining applications in industrial processes, artificial neural network technology, and economic analysis of PV systems.In-depth chapters then demonstrate the use of advanced control and optimization techniques, covering the use of new embedded technologies, through different applications such as MPPT controllers, solar trackers, cleaning systems, cooling systems, and monitoring systems. Applications of photovoltaic energy systems in distributed generation, microgrid, and smart grid systems will be considered.

Blue Energy Extraction Using Salinity Gradients

1st Edition
April 19, 2024
Mihir Kumar Purkait + 3 more
English
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Blue Energy Extraction Using Salinity Gradients: A Critical Evaluation of Case Studies presents a collection of case studies on real-world power plants from around the world that involve sustainable energy extraction via salinity gradients. Using real-world examples, the book explains and demonstrates the fundamentals, technologies, processes, and application of salinity gradient energy extraction methods, while also offering practical solutions. The book provides an overview of the fundamentals and technologies of salinity gradient energy, with each chapter analyzing a real-world salinity gradient power plant from a different region of the world. Examples from developed and developing economies on three continents are covered.For each case study, key aspects of performance are evaluated, and benefits and operational challenges are discussed. Validated mathematical models are also included to improve readers understanding of how to control operating parameters.