CITATION

Hicks, Tyler. Handbook of Energy Engineering Calculations. US: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2011.

Handbook of Energy Engineering Calculations

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Published:  August 2011

eISBN: 9780071745536 007174553X | ISBN: 9780071745529

Book description:

SOLVE ENERGY PROBLEMS QUICKLY AND ACCURATELY

Filled with step-by-step procedures for performing hundreds of calculations, this practical guide helps you solve a variety of applied energy engineering design and operating problems. Handbook of Energy Engineering Calculations features worked-out examples and enables you to obtain accurately results with minimum time and effort. Calculation procedures emphasize greenhouse gas and carbon dioxide emissions control as well as energy conservation and reuse. This is an invaluable, time-saving resource for anyone involved in energy engineering.

Comprehensive coverage includes:

  • Energy conversion engineering

  • Steam power generation

  • Gas-turbine power generation

  • Internal-combustion engine energy analysis

  • Nuclear energy engineering

  • Hydroelectric energy power plants

  • Wind power energy design and application

  • Solar power energy application and usage

  • Geothermal energy engineering

  • Ocean energy engineering

  • Heat transfer and energy conservation

  • Fluid transfer engineering

  • Interior climate control energy economics

  • Energy conservation and environmental pollution control

Tyler G. Hicks, P.E., is a consulting engineer and a successful engineering book author. He has worked in plant design and operation in a variety of industries, taught at several engineering schools, and lectured both in the United States and abroad. Mr. Hicks is the author of more than 20 books in engineering and related fields, including Standard Handbook of Engineering Calculations, Handbook of Civil Engineering Calculations, Handbook of Mechanical Engineering Calculations, and Mechanical Engineering Formulas Pocket Guide.

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