Essentials of Energy Technology

PrefaceINTRODUCTIONGlobal Energy FlowNatural and Anthropogenic Greenhouse EffectLimit to Atmospheric CO2 ConcentrationPotential RemediesENERGY CONSERVATION WITH THERMAL INSULATIONOpaque InsulationsTransparent and Translucent InsulationsTHERMODYNAMIC ENERGY EFFICIENCYCarnot's LawStirling EngineIrreversibilitiesExergy and AnergyCompression Heat Pumps and Air-Conditioning SystemsAbsorption Heat TransformersEnergy and Exergy EfficiencyFOSSIL FUEL-FIRED ENERGY CONVERTERSPower PlantsInternal Combustion EnginesThermoelectric Converters (TECs)Exotic Energy ConvertersAbsorption CyclesCondensation BoilersNUCLEAR FISSION ENERGY AND POWER PLANTSBinding Energy and Mass DefectFissionThe Multiplication FactorReactor ControlNeutron FluxReactivity Changes during Power Plant OperationFuel Conversion and BreedingNuclear Reactor TypesThe Fuel QuestionU235 EnrichmentSpent FuelReactor Safety and AccidentsHYDROPOWERWater Runoff from MountainsLaminar and Turbulent Flow in PipesRunning Water from OceansOcean TidesOcean WavesOcean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC)Energy from Osmotic PressureWINDPOWERWind VelocityUsing the DragUsing the LiftTechnical QuestionsElectricity from Wind on DemandSmall-Scale Wind Energy ConversionAlternative Wind Energy ConvertersWind Energy ConcentrationPHOTOVOLTAICS (PV)Diodes and Solar CellsTransport Phenomena, Isc and UocTemperature EffectsEquivalent CircuitAbsorption Process and TransitionsAdvanced Solar CellsSi Production and Energy AmortizationOther Solar MaterialsFrom Solar Cells to ModulesFuture Prospects for PhotovoltaicsWet Solar CellsSOLAR SPACE AND HOT WATER HEATINGSolar RadiationFlat Plate CollectorsEvacuated Thermal CollectorsCompound Parabolic Concentrator (CPC)Solar Thermal Heating SystemsActive Solar Heating SystemsThermosiphonELECTRICITY AND FUELS FROM SOLAR HEATConcentration of Solar RadiationSolar TroughsFresnel SystemsSolar Dish and Solar TowerSolar Thermic Power PlantsSolar FuelsBIOMASS ENERGYGrowth of BiomassDirect Use of Solid

Jochen Fricke is scientific consultant at the Center for Applied Energy Research (CAE) in Würzburg, Germany, and member of the advisory board of va-Q-tec AG, a company specialized on energy efficient vacuum isolation panels. His research interests started in nuclear energy and went on to renewables. He received his PhD at the Technical University of Munich, followed by post-doc research in Munich and Pittsburgh. In 1975 he became professor at the University of Würzburg, where he is still giving lectures on energy. He was appointed as founding director of the CAE in 1991 and in 2006 he was appointed as spokesperson for the Bavarian Energy Technology Cluster. Jochen Fricke was honoured with several prizes, among them the 'Medal for Scientific Publication' by the German Physical Society.

Walter Borst is physics professor at the Texas Tech University in Lubbock since 1984. He received his PhD in Berkeley and stayed for a post-doc research at the University of Pittsburgh. Before he went to Lubbock, he became Assistant and later on Associate Professor in Carbondale. His research interests range from atomic and molecular collisions, time-resolved laser fluorescence spectroscopy, organic dye scintillators, coal and oil shale fluorescence, long-term solar heat storage to solar heat collectors.

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