Energy Technology and Directions for the Future
- 1st Edition - January 26, 2004
- Latest edition
- Author: John R. Fanchi
- Language: English
Energy Technology and Directions for the Future presents the fundamentals of energy for scientists and engineers. It is a survey of energy sources that will be available for use in… Read more
Description
Description
Energy Technology and Directions for the Future presents the fundamentals of energy for scientists and engineers. It is a survey of energy sources that will be available for use in the 21st century energy mix. The reader will learn about the history and science of several energy sources as well as the technology and social significance of energy. Themes in the book include thermodynamics, electricity distribution, geothermal energy, fossil fuels, solar energy, nuclear energy, alternate energy (wind, water, biomass), energy and society, energy and the environment, sustainable development, the hydrogen economy, and energy forecasting. The approach is designed to present an intellectually rich and interesting text that is also practical.This is accomplished by introducing basic concepts in the context of energy technologies and, where appropriate, in historical context. Scientific concepts are used to solve concrete engineering problems.
The technical level of presentation presumes that readers have completed college level physics with calculus and mathematics through calculus of several variables. The selection of topics is designed to provide the reader with an introduction to the language, concepts and techniques used in all major energy components that are expected to contribute to the 21st century energy mix. Future energy professionals will need to understand the origin and interactions of these energy components to thrive in an energy industry that is evolving from an industry dominated by fossil fuels to an industry working with many energy sources.
The technical level of presentation presumes that readers have completed college level physics with calculus and mathematics through calculus of several variables. The selection of topics is designed to provide the reader with an introduction to the language, concepts and techniques used in all major energy components that are expected to contribute to the 21st century energy mix. Future energy professionals will need to understand the origin and interactions of these energy components to thrive in an energy industry that is evolving from an industry dominated by fossil fuels to an industry working with many energy sources.
Key features
Key features
- Presents the fundamentals of energy production for engineers, scientists, engineering professors, students, and anyone in the field who needs a technical discussion of energy topics.
- Provides engineers with a valuable expanded knowledge base using the U.S. National Academy of Sciences content standards.
- Examines the energy options for the twenty-first century as older energy sources quickly become depleted.
Readership
Readership
- Serves as a bridge between learning fundamentals of science and mathematics in the freshman year to specializing in a particular discipline in upper division undergraduate programs in science & engineering
- Essential to faculty and students who want a relatively technical discussion of energy topics
- Only energy book that will provide a perspective of material to stimulate student interest in an emerging energy industry & provide future engineers with an expanded knowledge base
- Essential to faculty and students who want a relatively technical discussion of energy topics
- Only energy book that will provide a perspective of material to stimulate student interest in an emerging energy industry & provide future engineers with an expanded knowledge base
Table of contents
Table of contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. Introduction
1.1 Units and Dimensional Analysis
1.2 A Brief History of Energy Consumption
1.3 Energy Consumption and the Quality of Life
1.4 Mechanical Energy
1.5 Dynamics and Energy Transformations
1.6 Energy Professtionals
2. Electric Power Generation and Distribution
2.1 Historical Development of Electric Power
2.2 Electromagnetism
2.3 Elements of Alternating Current Circuits
2.4 Electric Power Generation
2.5 Electric Power Distribution
2.6 Distributed Generation
3. Heat Engines and Heat Exchangers
3.1 Temperature and Composition
3.2 Thermodynamic Systems and States
3.3 Laws of Thermodynamics
3.4 Equilibrium Conditions in the Absence of Gravity
3.5 Heat Engines
3.6 Heat Transfer
3.7 Heat Exchangers
4. The Earth and Geothermal Energy
4.1 Formation of Celestial Objects
4.2 Kant-Laplace Hypothesis
4.3 Evolution of the Primordial Earth
4.4 Radioactivity
4.5 Plate Tectonics
4.6 Fluids in Porous Media
4.7 Equilibrium Conditions in the Presence of Gravity
4.8 Geothermal Energy
5. Origin of Fossil Fuel
5.1 Models of the Atom
5.2 Molecular Biology
5.3 What is Life?
5.4 Spontaneous Generation
5.5 The Miller-Urey Experiment
5.6 Photosynthesis
5.7 Origin of Fossil Fuels
6. Fossil Energy
6.1 The History of Fossil Fuels
6.2 Coal
6.3 Petroleum Fluids
6.4 Petroleum Exploration
6.5 Petroleum Production
6.6 Reservoir Management
6.7 Nonconventional Fossil Fuels
7. Solar Energy
7.1 Nuclear Fusion: The Source of Solar Energy
7.2 The Life of a Star
7.3 Solar Energy
7.4 Passive Solar
7.5 Active Solar
7.6 Solar Power Plants
8. Solar Electric Technology
8.1 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
8.2 Bohr’s Complementarity and Wave-Particle Duality
8.3 Born’s Probabilistic View
8.4 Nonrelativistic Schroedinger Equation
8.5 Path Integral Formalism
8.6 Tunneling: A Quantum Mechanical Phenomenon
8.7 Interpretation of Quantum Theory
8.8 Photovoltaics
9. Mass-Energy Transformations
9.1 Einstein’s Relativity
9.2 Invariance, Symmetry, and Relativity
9.3 An Illustration from Particle Physics
9.4 Scattering
9.5 The Particle Zoo
9.6 Time
9.7 Relativistic Path Integral Formalism
9.8 Relativistic Quantum Theory
9.9 GUT and TOE
10. Nucleosynthesis
10.1 The Expanding Universe
10.2 Cosmic Radiation
10.3 Astronomical Distances
10.4 The Standard Cosmological Model
10.5 Cosmological Parameters
10.6 The Big Bang
11. Nuclear Energy
11.1 History of Nuclear Energy
11.2 Nuclear Stability and Decay
11.3 Applications of Nuclear Energy
11.4 Availability of Nuclear Fuel
11.5 Environmental and Safety Issues
12. Alternative Energy: Wind and Water
12.1 Fluids in Motion
12.2 Wind
12.3 Hydropower
12.4 The Ocean
12.5 Fractals and Geographical Lengths
13. Alternative Energy: Biomass and Synfuels
13.1 The Synthetic Theory of Evolution
13.2 Evolution: Gradualism or Punctuated Equilibrium?
13.3 Evolution of Humans
13.4 Modern Taxonomy
13.5 Population Models
13.6 Populations and Chaos
13.7 Biomass
13.8 Synfuels
14. Energy, Economics, and Environment
14.1 Energy Conservation and Cogeneration
14.2 Energy and the Environment
14.3 Economics
14.4 Life Cycle Analysis
14.5 Sustainable Development: A Compelling Scenario
14.6 Energy and Ethics
14.7 Energy and Geopolitics
15. The Twenty-First Century Energy Mix
15.1 Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
15.2 The Hydrogen Economy
15.3 Summary of Energy Options
15.4 Forecast Methodologies and Forecasts
15.5 What Does the Future Hold?
Appendices
References
Index
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. Introduction
1.1 Units and Dimensional Analysis
1.2 A Brief History of Energy Consumption
1.3 Energy Consumption and the Quality of Life
1.4 Mechanical Energy
1.5 Dynamics and Energy Transformations
1.6 Energy Professtionals
2. Electric Power Generation and Distribution
2.1 Historical Development of Electric Power
2.2 Electromagnetism
2.3 Elements of Alternating Current Circuits
2.4 Electric Power Generation
2.5 Electric Power Distribution
2.6 Distributed Generation
3. Heat Engines and Heat Exchangers
3.1 Temperature and Composition
3.2 Thermodynamic Systems and States
3.3 Laws of Thermodynamics
3.4 Equilibrium Conditions in the Absence of Gravity
3.5 Heat Engines
3.6 Heat Transfer
3.7 Heat Exchangers
4. The Earth and Geothermal Energy
4.1 Formation of Celestial Objects
4.2 Kant-Laplace Hypothesis
4.3 Evolution of the Primordial Earth
4.4 Radioactivity
4.5 Plate Tectonics
4.6 Fluids in Porous Media
4.7 Equilibrium Conditions in the Presence of Gravity
4.8 Geothermal Energy
5. Origin of Fossil Fuel
5.1 Models of the Atom
5.2 Molecular Biology
5.3 What is Life?
5.4 Spontaneous Generation
5.5 The Miller-Urey Experiment
5.6 Photosynthesis
5.7 Origin of Fossil Fuels
6. Fossil Energy
6.1 The History of Fossil Fuels
6.2 Coal
6.3 Petroleum Fluids
6.4 Petroleum Exploration
6.5 Petroleum Production
6.6 Reservoir Management
6.7 Nonconventional Fossil Fuels
7. Solar Energy
7.1 Nuclear Fusion: The Source of Solar Energy
7.2 The Life of a Star
7.3 Solar Energy
7.4 Passive Solar
7.5 Active Solar
7.6 Solar Power Plants
8. Solar Electric Technology
8.1 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
8.2 Bohr’s Complementarity and Wave-Particle Duality
8.3 Born’s Probabilistic View
8.4 Nonrelativistic Schroedinger Equation
8.5 Path Integral Formalism
8.6 Tunneling: A Quantum Mechanical Phenomenon
8.7 Interpretation of Quantum Theory
8.8 Photovoltaics
9. Mass-Energy Transformations
9.1 Einstein’s Relativity
9.2 Invariance, Symmetry, and Relativity
9.3 An Illustration from Particle Physics
9.4 Scattering
9.5 The Particle Zoo
9.6 Time
9.7 Relativistic Path Integral Formalism
9.8 Relativistic Quantum Theory
9.9 GUT and TOE
10. Nucleosynthesis
10.1 The Expanding Universe
10.2 Cosmic Radiation
10.3 Astronomical Distances
10.4 The Standard Cosmological Model
10.5 Cosmological Parameters
10.6 The Big Bang
11. Nuclear Energy
11.1 History of Nuclear Energy
11.2 Nuclear Stability and Decay
11.3 Applications of Nuclear Energy
11.4 Availability of Nuclear Fuel
11.5 Environmental and Safety Issues
12. Alternative Energy: Wind and Water
12.1 Fluids in Motion
12.2 Wind
12.3 Hydropower
12.4 The Ocean
12.5 Fractals and Geographical Lengths
13. Alternative Energy: Biomass and Synfuels
13.1 The Synthetic Theory of Evolution
13.2 Evolution: Gradualism or Punctuated Equilibrium?
13.3 Evolution of Humans
13.4 Modern Taxonomy
13.5 Population Models
13.6 Populations and Chaos
13.7 Biomass
13.8 Synfuels
14. Energy, Economics, and Environment
14.1 Energy Conservation and Cogeneration
14.2 Energy and the Environment
14.3 Economics
14.4 Life Cycle Analysis
14.5 Sustainable Development: A Compelling Scenario
14.6 Energy and Ethics
14.7 Energy and Geopolitics
15. The Twenty-First Century Energy Mix
15.1 Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
15.2 The Hydrogen Economy
15.3 Summary of Energy Options
15.4 Forecast Methodologies and Forecasts
15.5 What Does the Future Hold?
Appendices
References
Index
Review quotes
Review quotes
“I recommend the book for anyone working in an energy related field who would like to get a better understanding of another part of the field or the subject of energy as a whole. Working engineers who would like a reference that crosses subject boundaries and collects important information about many of them in one place will find this book a useful reference. Educated readers who may not care about the equations presented, but still want a somewhat in-depth look at the subject of energy in its various forms and the problems faced to provide it can still get a good general understanding of the various forms of energy from this book. Students of any engineering or science discipline, who would like a good understanding of the various forms of energy, their production, and use, will find this book easily readable and immediately useful.” —Saeid Mokhatab, Advisor of Natural Gas Engineering Research Projects, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Department, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, USA
Product details
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- Published: December 5, 2014
- Language: English
About the author
About the author
JF
John R. Fanchi
John R. Fanchi is a Professor in the Department of Engineering and Energy Institute at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. He holds the Ross B. Matthews Chair of Petroleum Engineering and teaches courses in energy and engineering. Before this appointment, he taught petroleum and energy engineering courses at the Colorado School of Mines and worked in the technology centers of four energy companies (Chevron, Marathon, Cities Service and Getty). He is a Distinguished Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and authored numerous books, including Integrated Reservoir Asset Management, Energy: Technology and Directions for the Future, Shared Earth Modeling, and Integrated Flow Modeling, all published with Elsevier.
Affiliations and expertise
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