FOR UPPER LEVEL ENGINEERS:
1)
M&AE 501 Future Energy Systems
Objective: To critically examine the technology of energy systems that will be acceptable in a world faced with global warming, local pollution and declining supplies of oil. The focus will be on renewable energy sources (wind, solar, biomass), but other non-carbon emitting sources (nuclear) and lowered carbon sources (co-generative gas turbine plants, fuel cells) will also be studied. Both the devices as well as the overall systems will be analyzed.
Subjects Covered: Advanced fossil fuel plants, wind power, solar power, environmental issues (greenhouse gases and global warming, Kyoto protocol, ozone, acid rain and particulates), nuclear power, and transportation (hybrid systems and fuel cells). Political and social issues.
Prerequisites: M&AE 221, 323, 326 or equivalents.Time: MWF 12:20-1:10, 3 credits; location:tb Instructor:ProfessorZ.Warhaft, zw16@cornell.edu , office: 244 Upson
2)
BEE 494.1 Sustainable Energy Systems
331-723
Spring 3 Credits, Letter only
N.R. Scott and L.D.Albright
Prerequisites: thermodynamics and a course in transport processes
Lec, T R 9:05: Lab/Discussion: W 1:25 - 4:25
This course, intended for upper level undergraduates and graduate students, will focus on major renewable energy sources (solar, wind, biomass, etc) and their conversion processes, as well as discussions of renewable energy from the aspects of physics, engineering, environmental impacts, integrated systems, and sustainable development. Conventional and renewable energy conversion technologies will be compared and contrasted to gain understanding of the advantages and limitations of these technologies. Students are expected to be interested in and appreciate the need for quantitative aspects of energy systems. In addition to theoretical knowledge, students also gain empirical knowledge through hands-on laboratory work, a group design project and field trips to existing renewable energy systems (solar, wind, biomass, etc.) in New York State. An emphasis of this course is technical and economic analyses of large-scale energy systems and their conceptual design.
DON'T HAVE TO BE AN ENGINEER:
1)
BEE 301 Renewable Energy Systems
Spring. 3 credits.
Prerequisite: college physics.
Lec, T R 10:10-11:25.
L. D. Albright.
Introduction to energy systems with emphasis on quantifying costs and designing renewable energy systems to convert environmental inputs into useful forms of energy. Course covers solar energy, small-scale hydropower, wind, bio-conversion processes, house energy balances. Focus is on the technologies and small-scale system design, not policy issues. Use of spread sheets is extensive.
2)
ARCH 362 Environmental Controls -- Mechanical and Passive Solar Systems
Spring, 3 credits, staff
Basic thermal analysis of buildings, human comfort criteria, energy conservation, passive solar design, HVAC distribution systems, overview of mechanical conveying systems, and plumbing.
3)
M&AE 545 Energy Seminar
Fall, Spring, 1 Credit
May be taken for credit both semesters.
D. A. Hammer, K. B. Cady.
Energy resources, their conversion to electricity or mechanical work, and the environmental consequences of the energy cycle are discussed by faculty members from several departments in the university and by outside experts. Examples of topics to be surveyed include: energy resources and economics; coal-based electricity generation; nuclear reactors; solar power; energy conservation by users; and air pollution control.
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