LABORATORY SCHEDULE: none

Textbook:

Sustainable Energy J.W. Tester et al, MIT Press, ISBN: 0-262-20153-4

• Renewable Energy, Godfrey Boyle, Oxford University Press, 2004.
• Direct Energy Conversion Systems, Stanley W. Angrist, Fourth Edition, Allyn & Bacon, 1982.
• Energy and the Environment, James A. Fay & Dan S. Golomb, Oxford, 2002.
• Fundamentals of Thermodynamics, Sonntag, Borgnakke & Van Wylen, 5th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc,1998.
• Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes, Duffie & Beckmann, 2nd Edition, Wiley Interscience, 1991
• Wind Energy Explained, Manwell, McGowan & Rogers, Wiley, 2002
• Fuel Cell Systems, Larmiie & Dicks, 2nd edition, Wiley. 2003.
• The Solar Economy, Hermann Scheer, Earthscan, 2002

CONTRIBUTION TO MEETING THE PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT:
60% Engineering science, applied thermodynamics
40% Engineering design, design of thermal systems

1. Energy systems in sustainable future
2. The science of global warming
3. The solar strategy
4. Solar radiation characteristics
5. Thermodynamic fundamentals for energy conversion systems
6. Essentials of quantum physics
7. Thermoelectric generators
8. Photovoltaic generators
9. Thermionic generator
10. Fuel cells
11. Renewable energy sources: Solar energy, wind energy, Bioenergy, Hydropower, Ocean energy and geothermal energy
12. Socio-economic assessment of energy supply systems

1. Homework
2. Tests: two
3. Project
4. Final Examination: On the COE exam date

1. To cover a number of energy conversion systems from the thermodynamic point of view. [1]
2. To cover some conventional systems such as steam power plants and gas turbine power generation in some depth. [1, 3]
3. To introduce the combustion processes responsible for the conversion of chemical energy. [1]
4. To cover alternative energy conversion systems such as fuel cells, solar energy, wind energy, etc. [1, 5, 8]
5. To introduce the exergy (availability) analysis and thermoeconomics. [1, 6, 8]
6. To provide an understanding of the concept of sustainable future. [1]
7. To provide critical and thorough introduction to the subject of sustainable energy, its use and its environmental effects, especially global warming. [1, 3]
8. To provide an understanding of the role thermodynamic principles in energy conversion.
9. To introduce the major methods of direct energy conversion - thermoelectricity, photovoltaics, thermionic and fuel cells. [1]
10. To provide a survey of renewable energy systems, solar, wind and biomass. [1, 5, 8]

1. Be able to recognize various alternative energy sources and be able to formulate their energy conversion processes [1, 4]
2. Be able to analyze the efficiency of given alternative energy conversion system using the first and second laws of thermodynamics [1, 4]
3. Be able to formulate and analyze basic energy conversion systems using the first and second laws of thermodynamics [1]
4. Be able to analyze various energy conversion systems (powerplant, prolusion systems) using first and second laws of thermodynamics [1, 2]
5. Be able to analyze Rankine cycle with considerations of reheating, regeneration, and cogeneration [2]
6. Be able to analyze the air-standard cycle for jet propulsion with thermodynamic and realistic design considerations [2]
7. Be able to derive the chemical reaction relation of a simplified combustion process [3]
8. Be able to derive the adiabatic flame temperature for given combustion conditions using first law analysis [3]
9. Be able to model the actual combustion process using the second law and the combustion efficient [3]
10. Be able to derive the availability of a thermodynamic system using the first and second laws [4, 5]
11. Be able to estimate the "real" cost of a given energy conversion system by considering other factors such as environmental pollution, human factors, etc. [4, 5]
12. Be able to explain why sustainable energy matters? [1, 4]
13. Be able to analyze the intimate connection between the economics of development, the environment and energy [1, 4]
14. Be able to explain the processes involved in the emissions of greenhouse gases that affect climate [1]
15. Be able to calculate the thermal efficiencies of fossil fuel energy conversion systems using first and second laws of thermodynamics [1, 2]
16. Be able to analyze Sterling, Rankine and Brayton cycles with considerations of reheating, regeneration, and cogeneration [2]
17. Be able to design a thermoelectric cooler
18. Be able to design of a photovoltaic converter [3]
19. Be able to design a solar powered thermionic diode to supply power [3]
20. Be able to carry out design calculations for a PEM fuel cell [3]
21. Be able to carryout calculations of simple solar thermal system components - flat plate and concentrating collectors [4, 5]
22. Be able to use simplified rotor performance calculation procedure to estimate the wind turbine performance [4, 5]