MEE 5177 Energy Conversion

Credit Hours: 3

Covers the basics of energy resources, and principles of energy conversion systems and processes. Includes conventional energy conversion technologies (thermal power plants, hydraulic turbines, combined cycles, internal combustion engines, energy storage technologies) and renewable systems (solar photovoltaics and thermal, wind geothermal, ocean).
Recommended: Background knowledge equivalent to MEE 4171 Principles of Heat Transfer.