[PDF] Introduction To Materials For Advanced Energy Systems eBook

Author : Colin Tong
Publisher : Springer
Page : 911 pages
File Size : 50,34 MB
Release : 2018-12-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3319980025

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This first of its kind text enables today’s students to understand current and future energy challenges, to acquire skills for selecting and using materials and manufacturing processes in the design of energy systems, and to develop a cross-functional approach to materials, mechanics, electronics and processes of energy production. While taking economic and regulatory aspects into account, this textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the range of materials used for advanced energy systems, including fossil, nuclear, solar, bio, wind, geothermal, ocean and hydropower, hydrogen, and nuclear, as well as thermal energy storage and electrochemical storage in fuel cells. A separate chapter is devoted to emerging energy harvesting systems. Integrated coverage includes the application of scientific and engineering principles to materials that enable different types of energy systems. Properties, performance, modeling, fabrication, characterization and application of structural, functional and hybrid materials are described for each energy system. Readers will appreciate the complex relationships among materials selection, optimizing design, and component operating conditions in each energy system. Research and development trends of novel emerging materials for future hybrid energy systems are also considered. Each chapter is basically a self-contained unit, easily enabling instructors to adapt the book for coursework. This textbook is suitable for students in science and engineering who seek to obtain a comprehensive understanding of different energy processes, and how materials enable energy harvesting, conversion, and storage. In setting forth the latest advances and new frontiers of research, the text also serves as a comprehensive reference on energy materials for experienced materials scientists, engineers, and physicists. Includes pedagogical features such as in-depth side bars, worked-out and end-of- chapter exercises, and many references to further reading Provides comprehensive coverage of materials-based solutions for major and emerging energy systems Brings together diverse subject matter by integrating theory with engaging insights

Author : Wen Lu
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 39,81 MB
Release : 2015-11-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1118580788

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With the proliferation of electronic devices, the world will need to double its energy supply by 2050. This book addresses this challenge and discusses synthesis and characterization of carbon nanomaterials for energy conversion and storage. Addresses one of the leading challenges facing society today as we steer away from dwindling supplies of fossil fuels and a rising need for electric power due to the proliferation of electronic products Promotes the use of carbon nanomaterials for energy applications Systematic coverage: synthesis, characterization, and a wide array of carbon nanomaterials are described Detailed descriptions of solar cells, electrodes, thermoelectrics, supercapacitors, and lithium-ion-based storage Discusses special architecture required for energy storage including hydrogen, methane, etc.

Author : Andrea Frazzica
Publisher : Springer
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 36,49 MB
Release : 2018-08-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3319966405

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This book presents the latest advances in thermal energy storage development at both the materials and systems level. It covers various fields of application, including domestic, industrial and transport, as well as diverse technologies, such as sensible, latent and thermochemical. The contributors introduce readers to the main performance indicators for thermal storage systems, and discuss thermal energy storage (TES) technologies that can be used to improve the efficiency of energy systems and increase the share of renewable energy sources in numerous fields of application. In addition to the latest advances, the authors discuss the development and characterization of advanced materials and systems for sensible, latent and thermochemical TES, as well as the TES market and practical applications. They also report on and assess the feasibility of uniform characterization protocols and main performance indicators, compared to previous attempts to be found in the literature. The book will help to increase awareness of thermal energy storage technologies in both the academic and industrial sectors, while also providing experts new tools to achieve a uniform approach to thermal energy storage characterization methods. It will also be of interest to all students and researchers seeking an introduction to recent innovations in TES technologies.

Author : G. M. Jin
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 27,13 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789812705198

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In this proceedings volume, the following topics are discussed: systems and design; blanket and first wall technology of fission and fusion reactors; fission and fusion materials; radiation damage analysis; calculation codes; databases.

Author : Zhi-guang Wang
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 46,93 MB
Release : 2003-06-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9814485624

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In this proceedings volume, the following topics are discussed: systems and design; blanket and first wall technology of fission and fusion reactors; fission and fusion materials; radiation damage analysis; calculation codes; databases.

Author : Ashutosh Tiwari
Publisher :
Page : 591 pages
File Size : 17,47 MB
Release : 2014-02-14
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9781118904923

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The role of materials engineering is to provide the much needed support in the development of photovoltaic devices with the new and fundamental researches on novel energy materials with tailor-made photonic properties. "Advanced Energy Materials "has been designed to provide the state-of-the-art so that scientists can fully be informed of this vast multi-disciplinary approach. A good understanding on the excited state reactivity of photoactive materials helps to prepare new materials and molecules capable of absorbing light over a given wavelength range and using it for driving electron transfer. Scientifically and technologically well-equipped materials science has explored the possibilities of developing and optimizing the charge separation in the light-harvesting architectures, however it is yet to bear fruit due to the difficulty of transportation of electrons and holes to the corresponding electrodes. Modeling charge mobility in semiconductors is complicated due to the presence of bulk heterogeneity in the structure. The understanding of the interface between the metal electrode and the active materials, where charge collection takes place, is even more intriguing. In this book, the contributors have highlighted and provide in-depth detail of the key features that enable scientists to design new energy materials for the vast landscape of solar energy conversion as well as the materials processing and characterizations.

Author : Francis Vanek
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 31,84 MB
Release : 2008-06-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0071640940

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Market: energy professionals including analysts, system engineers, mechanical engineers, and electrical engineers Problems and worked-out equations use SI units

Author : Muhammad Bilal Tahir
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 17,34 MB
Release : 2021-05-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9811594376

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This book presents the basic and fundamental aspects of nanomaterials, its types, and classifications with respect to different factors. It contains methods of preparation and characterization of unique nanostructured materials. Consisting of six chapters, this book appeals to a wide readership from academia and industry professionals and is also useful to undergraduate and graduate students focusing on nanotechnology and nanomaterials, sustainable chemistry, energy conversion and storage, environmental protection, opto-electronics, sensors, and surface and interface science. It also appeals to readers who wish to know about the design of new types of materials with controlled nanostructures.

Author : Nina Orlovskaya
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 23,64 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1402023499

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Advanced mixed ionic electronic conducting (MIEC) perovskites play an important role in many electrochemical systems for advanced energy technologies. They are major components in such devices as solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), oxygen separation membranes, chemical sensors and catalysts. In addition to energy technology, the development of these multifunctional materials is of crucial importance for transportation, aerospace engineering, and electronics. The use of these materials as chemical sensors is also important for anti-terrorism initiatives. The present book discusses progress and problems in the development of ionic, electronic, and MIEC materials as active materials in advanced energy systems; the development and design of solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) for next-generation vehicles, chemical sensors and oxygen separation membranes; and identifies directions for future research, such as conducting mechanisms, stability and reliability of devices, degradation problems, crystal structure, classification of phase transitions exhibited by the materials.