ME 250 Energy

Review of first and second laws of thermodynamics. Principles of energy conversion: vapor power cycles, combustion, combined cycle and fuel cells. Modeling and forecasting. Heating, transportation, and electricity demand. Fossil-fuel supplies: oil, natural gas, coal, oil sands and oil shale. Alternative energy sources: hydroelectric, nuclear fission and fusion, wind, biomass, geothermal, biofuels, waves, ocean thermal, solar photovoltaic and solar thermal. Transportation systems: internal combustion engines, gas turbines and electric vehicles. Energy systems: pipelines, rail and water transport, shipping, carbon capture and sequestration, transmission lines and electricity distribution networks.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ME 241