ME 526 Alternative Energy Engineering
This course: (1) reviews the status of primary energy in the United States and the world; (2) discusses energy production, use, storage, transfer, and conversion; (3) introduces and uses the concept of exergy; (4) applies thermodynamic analyses to energy systems, including ones based on renewable energy sources, which among the considered examples could be wind, solar, geothermal, ocean, tidal, biomass, and hydroelectric; and (5) time permitting, the course will include discussions of combined heating and power (CHP) systems and fuel cells. Open to all graduate students as well as undergraduates who have taken ENGR 211 or 211H with department consent.
Cross Listed Courses
ME 426 & ME 526