Energy conversion systems; News tagged with energy conversion systems. 6 hours 12 hours 1 day 3 days all. Last day 1 week 1 month all. Last day 1 week 1 month all. Energy can exist in many forms within a system and may be converted from one form to another within the constraint of the conservation law. These different forms include gravitational, kinetic, thermal, elastic, electrical, chemical, radiant, nuclear, and mass energy. Highlighting The Physics And Engineering Aspects Of Energy Conversion Systems, This Book Presents An Exhaustive Exposition Of Both Conventional And Non-Conventional Conversion Systems. Electric machines are a technology of choice in many modern energy conversion applications, including propulsion for hybrid-electric vehicles, wind energy generation, and flywheel energy storage systems. Other energy-conversion systems are decidedly more complex, particularly those that take raw energy from fossil fuels and nuclear fuels to generate electrical power. Systems of this kind require multiple steps or processes in which energy undergoes a whole series of transformations through various intermediate forms.
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Instructor(s)
Prof. Jefferson W. Tester
Prof. Mujid S. Kazimi
Prof. Yang Shao-Horn
Prof. Ahmed F. Ghoniem
MIT Course Number
2.60 / 2.62J / 10.392J / 22.40J / 10.390J
As Taught In
Spring 2004
Level
Undergraduate / Graduate
Some Description | |
Instructor(s) | Prof. |
As Taught In | Spring 2002 |
Course Number | 2.24 |
Level | Undergraduate/Graduate |
Features | Lecture Notes, Student Work |
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This course covers fundamentals of thermodynamics, chemistry, flow and transport processes as applied to energy systems. Topics include analysis of energy conversion in thermomechanical, thermochemical, electrochemical, and photoelectric processes in existing and future power and transportation systems, with emphasis on efficiency, environmental impact and performance. Systems utilizing fossil fuels, hydrogen, nuclear and renewable resources, over a range of sizes and scales are discussed. Applications include fuel reforming, hydrogen and synthetic fuel production, fuel cells and batteries, combustion, hybrids, catalysis, supercritical and combined cycles, photovoltaics, etc. The course also deals with different forms of energy storage and transmission, and optimal source utilization and fuel-life cycle analysis.
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