Fundamentals and Applications of Renewable Energy, Second Edition

by Mehmet Kanoglu, Yunus A. Cengel, John M. Cimbala

Overview

Renewable energy principles and practices—fully updated for the latest advances

Written by a team of recognized experts, this thoroughly revised guide offers comprehensive coverage of all major renewable energy sources, including solar, wind, hydropower, geothermal, and biomass. This new edition keeps up to date with the rapid changes in renewable energy technology. Readers will get worked-out example problems and end-of-chapter review questions that help to reinforce important concepts.

By stressing real-world relevancy and practical uses, Fundamentals and Applications of Renewable Energy, Second Edition prepares students for a successful career in renewable energy. Readers will get detailed discussions on the thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics aspects of renewable energy systems as well as economic and environmental considerations. The book features new sections on solar thermal applications, photovoltaics, wind power and biomass energy.

• Features both technical and economic analyses of renewable systems
• Approximately 1100 end-of-chapter problems including conceptual and multiple-choice questions
• Supplements include a complete PDF solutions manual and Power Point lecture slides
• Written by a team of renewable energy educators and experienced authors

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781265080501
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	07/28/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	528
File size:	63 MB
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About the Author

Mehmet Kanoğlu is a professor of mechanical engineering at Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University. He is the coauthor of Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach, Tenth Edition and Energy Efficiency and Management for Engineers.

Yunus A. Çengel is professor emeritus of mechanical engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno. He is the author or co-author of Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach, Tenth Edition; Heat and Mass Transfer: Fundamentals and Applications, Sixth Edition; Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications, Fourth Edition; Fundamentals of Thermal-Fluid Sciences, Sixth Edition; and Differential Equations for Engineers and Scientists.

John M. Cimbala is a professor of mechanical engineering at Pennsylvania State University in University Park, PA. He is co-author of Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications, Fourth Edition; Essentials of Fluid Mechanics; and Fundamentals of Thermal-Fluid Sciences, Fifth Edition.