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1. Energy needs (past, current, future), Principles of Energy Conversion, Fuels, Combustion 2. Energy Conversion Thermodynamics, Steam Properties, Diagrams, IAPWS formulations 3. Thermal cycles: Carnot, Clausius-Rankine, Brayton, Thermal and Thermodynamic Efficiency 4. Losses: Fossil-fueled & Nuclear plants, Combined Cycles, Co-generation units, Fuel Cells 5. Corrosion and Material Problems in Power Engineering 6. Cooling cycles, Heat Pumps, Thermodynamics thereof 7. Environmental Impact of Power Production. Measures of its minimization 8. Fossil Fuels & Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Sustainable Future 9. Solar Energy: Electricity from Solar Thermal & Photovoltaic Systems, Heat from Active & Passive Systems 10. Wind Energy: Turbines, Aerodynamics, Electricity Production & Environmental Impact 11. Hydroelectricity: Low Head Plants, Impulse & Reaction Turbines, Pumped Storage, Wave Energy & Tidal Power 12. Bioenergy: Energy Crops, Thermochemical Conversion, Combustion, Pyrolysis, Gasification, Agropellets 13. Bioenergy: Digestion, Heat and Power from Gaseous & Liquid & Waste Fuels, Biodiesel, Ethanol, 14. Geothermal Energy: Hot Dry Rocks, Physical & Latent & Chemical Storage Materials Last update: KNOBLOCL (17.01.2012)
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