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Introduction to Energy, Growth Rate & Energy Economics |
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9/4/2012 9/6/2012 9/11/2012 |
Part 0. Course Introduction Course Syllabus Course Information Part 1. Introduction to Energy Energy Introduction Example 1-1.ees Example 1-2.ees Example 1-3.ees Part 2. Energy Perspectives Energy Perspectives two figures corrected, reposted 9/11/2012 |
9/11/2012 |
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Sources of information on Energy (accessed 8/23/12) |
DOE Energy Information Administration (EIA) EIA Annual Energy Review (AER) EIA Forecasts & Analysis EIA Levelized Cost of New Generation Resources International Energy Agency (IEA) DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) NETL Energy Analysis EIA Petroleum Navigator LLNL Energy Flow Charts BP Statistical Review of World Energy - 2012 NAS Interactive Energy Flow US Geological Survey |
9/3/2012 | |
| Concept Reviews |
Unit Systems Exponentials and Logarithms Growth Rate |
9/11/2012 | |
| 4 | 9/13/2012 |
Part 3. Exponential Growth & Peak Oil Growth Rate & Hubbert's Peak minor corrections to notes, reposted 9/16/2012 Arithmetic, Population and Energy - a talk by Al Bartlett |
9/16/2012 |
| Documents on Peak Oil (accessed 9/11/12) |
W. K. Hubbert 1956 API paper A. A. Bartlett 2000 Mathematical Geology paper A. J. Cavallow 2004 Natural Resources Research paper Congressman Ehler's (MI) Statement on "Energy" given before the House of Representatives, May 11, 2005 Congressman Bartlett's (Md) Statement: "The Peaking of World Oil" given before the House of Representatives, February 8, 2006 GAO Report on Crude Oil, GAO link House Resolution on Peak Oil resolution submitted by Congressman Bartlett (Md) on January 6, 2009; referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce |
1/21/2010 | |
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9/18/2012 9/20/2012 |
Part 4. Energy Economics Energy Economics Example 4-1.ees Example 4-3.ees Example 4-4.ees Example 4-5.ees Example 4-7.ees |
9/16/2012 |
Heat Engines & Thermodynamics |
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| 7 | 9/25/2012 |
Part 5. Fluid Power and Heat Engines The Rise of Heat Engines Additional Resources: Animated Engines |
9/24/2012 |
8 10 11 12 |
9/27/2012 10/4/2012 10/9/2012 10/11/2012 |
Part 6. Thermodynamic Processes and Properties Thermodynamic Language and Concepts Lecture slides will be posted in Canvas Work, steam engine indicators, caloric theory and language Troublesome Concepts in Thermodynamics - fluid properties & equations of state - internal energy and enthalpy - specific heats - boundary work vs flow potential - entropy, reversible processes Gibbs relationships, work from gas expansion, polytropic processes, work from vapor expansion thermodynamic cycles, Second Law linear interpolation in saturation and superheated vapor tables Additional Resources: Manual of Steam Engine Indicator, C. Peabody, 1914 DOE Fundamentals Handbook DOE-HDBK-1012/1-92, Thermodynamics DOE-HDBK-1012/2-92, Heat Transfer DOE-HDBK-1012/3-92, Fluid Flow |
10/15/2012 |
| 9 | 10/2/2012 | Guest Lecturer: Steve Heymes, Black and Veatch | 10/2/2012 |
Thermal-to-Mechanical Energy Conversion |
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13 14 15 16 17a |
10/16/2012 10/18/2012 10/23/2012 10/30/2012 11/01/2012 |
Part 7. Rankine Cycle Rankine Cycle Lecture Notes Fundamentals of Steam Power, Weston Chapter 2. Rankine Cycle, El-Wakil; posted to Canvas Lecture slides posted in Canvas ideal & simple Rankine cycle, enthalpies and 1st law, pump work, isentropic efficiencies, external irreversibilities, pinchpoint temperature difference, superheat, reheat, regeneration, open feedwater heater, closed feedwater heater - drained (throttled) backwards, terminal temperature difference closed feedwater heater - pumped forward supercritical Rankine cycle, co-generation, co-generation cycle efficiency Examples and Cycle Diagrams: Example of Simple Rankine Cycle: simple Rankine cycle example - EES Example with Open and Closed Feedwater Heaters: example cycle & T-s diagrams - blank example cycle & T-s diagrams OFH Rankine cycle example - EES |
10/30/2012 |
Thermal-to-Mechanical Energy Conversion |
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17b 18 19 |
11/01/2012 11/06/2012 11/08/2012 |
Part 8. Brayton Cycle Brayton Cycle Lecture Notes Gas Turbines and Jet Engines, Weston Lecture notes posted in Canvas ideal & simple Brayton cycles, thermal efficiency & pressure ratio back work ratio, net work and pressure ratio regenerator, regenerator effectiveness, thermal efficiency multistage compression with intercooling multistage expansion with reheat combined cycle Examples: example 1 - hand calculations example 1 - EES |
11/12/2012 |
Chemical-to-Thermal Energy Conversion |
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Nuclear-to-Thermal Energy Conversion |
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20 21 22 23 24 |
11/13/2012 11/15/2012 11/27/2012 11/29/2012 12/4/2012 |
Part 10. Nuclear Energy Part 10a. Nuclear Energy (reposted 11/27/2012) Part 10b. Nuclear Energy (reposted 11/27/2012) Part 10c. Nuclear Energy Chapter 10. Nuclear Power Plants, Weston additional book chapters posted in Canvas DOE Handbook: Nuclear Physics and Reactor Theory Volume 1 Volume 2 mass-to-energy unit conversion Energy Conversion Appendices, isotope data in Appendix K Chart of Nuclides, National Nuclear Data Center, Brookhaven National Lab LBNL/Lund University Isotopes Project, includes periodic table interface Live Chart of Nuclides, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) In-class lecture notes posted in Canvas nuclear particles and atomic mass, mass defect & binding energy, radioactive decay, half-life, activity, decay energy, units, kinetic energy balance, sources of radioisotopes RTG power, fission, neutron energies and fission probability neutron scattering & moderators, thermalized neutrons neutron reaction, reaction rate, and neutron flux power density from neutron fission reaction pressurized water reactors (PWR), boiling water reactors (BWR, RMBK) nuclear reactor accidents, Three Mile Island (TMI), Chernobyl, Fukishima Notes: pressurized water reactors boiling water reactors RMBK reactors Additional Resources: The origin of neutrino mass, Physics World, May 2002 SNAP 7 Progress Report No. 6, Strontium-90 Fueled RTG Development charts and figures USNRC Radiation USNRC Fission USNRC Pressurized Water Reactor USNRC Boiling Water Reactor USNRC Three-Mile Island 'Backgrounder' Three-Mile Island, A Report to the Commissioners and the Public, Volume 1 interesting web links: HyperPhysics - Nuclear Physics by Georgia State University HyperPhysics - Nuclear Energy by Georgia State University Global Nuclear Power Reactors by World Nuclear Association |
11/29/2012 |
Electromagnetic-to-Thermal Energy Conversion |
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12/6/2012 12/11/2012 |
Part 11a. Solar Energy - Insolation electromagnetic energy, solar spectrum, beam vs diffuse energy, solar energy flux and transmittance, air mass ratio, absorbtance, reflectance, emittance, calculating solar insolation Part 11b. Solar Energy - Collectors solar collector energy balance, solar concentrator ratios, parabolic, dish, central receiver Part 11c. Solar Energy - Storage sensible heat, latent heat, thermochemical decomposition, photochemical decomposition Additional Resources: NREL Solar Radiation Data Manual, 1961-1990 - Houghton, MI data sheet NREL Solar Radiation Data Manual, 1961-1990, web link, last checked 11/10/2010 NREL Solar Radiation Data Base 1991-2005 Update Solar Irradiation on Vertical Surfaces - 1986, Solar Energy Research Institute Simple Sky Model, Spectral Solar Irradiance - 1987, Solar Energy Research Institute Solar Irradiation on Horizontal Surfaces, Safaripour and Mehrabian, 2011. interesting web links: NOAA Old Solar Noon Calculator NOAA New Solar Noon Calculator NREL Solar Resource Information NREL Solar Maps Worldwide Concentrating Solar Power Projects compiled by NREL web link courtesy of E. Sharbrough |
12/11/2012 |
Electromagnetic-to-Electrical Energy Conversion |
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Part 12. Solar Energy - Photovoltaics photon energy, photon flux, photon energy flux, photovoltaic effect, photovoltaic cell power output, maximum power and efficiency of photovoltaic energy conversion interesting web links: PVCDROM, web-based photovoltaic animated book with live calculations |
12/13/2012 |
Chemical-to-Electrical Energy Conversion |
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Mechanical-to-Mechanical Energy Conversion |
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| 28 | 12/13/2012 |
Part 14. Wind Energy types of turbines, Betz limit, axial induction factor, maximum power coefficient Cp and tip speed ratio, energy production, capacity factor, forces on airfoils |
12/13/2012 |
Energy Storage |
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Part 15. Energy Storage discharge time vs power, self-discharge time vs energy capacity, thermal energy storage kinetic energy storage via flywheels, pumped hyrdo, compressed air energy storage (CAES) Lecture Notes: |
11/12/2012 | ||