Course overview
This course introduces the fundamental aspects and the main applications of renewable energy systems. The focus is on the thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid mechanics aspects of renewable energy systems. The course covers the following topics: review of thermodynamics, review of heat transfer, review of fluid mechanics, solar energy, wind energy, hydropower, geothermal energy, biomass energy, ocean energy and hydrogen and fuel cells. Lecture three hours per week.
Course material
Course outline
Course Notes
1- Review of Thermal Sciences
2- Energy and the Environment
3- Wind Energy
4- Ocean Energy
5- Hydro Power
6- Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
7- Fundamentals of Solar Energy
8- Solar Energy Applications
9- Geothermal Energy
10- Biomass
11- Economics of Renewable Energy
2- Energy and the Environment
3- Wind Energy
4- Ocean Energy
5- Hydro Power
6- Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
7- Fundamentals of Solar Energy
8- Solar Energy Applications
9- Geothermal Energy
10- Biomass
11- Economics of Renewable Energy
QUIZ [27/01] – 2.27; 2.28; 2.30; 2.31; 2.32; 2.65; 2.69; 2.70; 2.71; 2.95; 2.112; 2.113; 2.137; 2.139; 2.141; 2.156;2.159 – See problems on Moodle.
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Wind Energy – 6.5; 6.6; 6.7; 6.10; 6.12; 6.24; 6.37; 6.43; 6.44; 6.45; 6.46; 6.47; 6.51; 6.60; 6.63; 6.72; 6.76; 6.92.
Ocean Energy – 10.6; 10.7; 10.8; 10.11; 10.12; 10.13; 10.25; 10.27; 10.31; 10.32; 10.38; 10.41; 10.43
Hydropower – 7.13; 7.16; 7.17; 7.18; 7.19; 7.20; 7.22; 7.24; 7.25; 7.28; 7.36; 7.43; 7.44; 7.51
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