1An overview of energy1
1.1Introduction1
1.2Various types of energy8
1.3Energy situation in China28
Chapter 2Measures of extracting energy from natural resources32
2.1Coal fired power plants32
2.2Hydro power plant35
2.3Pump-storage hydro power plant41
2.4Wind power unit and plant44
2.5Nuclear power plant54
2.6Coal mining and deep-sea mining59
Chapter 3Basic principles62
3.1Newton’s laws of motion62
3.2Energy principles in a broader view66
3.3Fluid mechanics72
Chapter 4Utilization of kinetic energy of water80
4.1Tidal energy utilization80
4.2Wave energy83
4.3Hydrokinetic turbines88
Chapter 5Impeller pumps90
5.1Classifications and terminology90
5.2Pump parameters96
5.3Pump performance curves and matching a pump to a piping system98
5.4Pump cavitation and net positive suction head101
5.5Pumps in series and parallel102
5.6Summary105
Chapter 6Thermal power equipment106
6.1Internal combustion engine107
6.2Turbine113
6.3Boiler122
Chapter 7Prospect in energy and power engineering128
7.1Industry 4.0129
7.2Computational techniques and their applications133
7.3Cavitation erosion135
7.4Additive manufacturing135
7.5Design bionics136
7.6Clean technology137
AppendixCross-reference list140
References144