NPRE 476
Professor
Assignments and Teaching Assistants
Assignments will account for 40 percent of the final grade.
Assignments
Policy and Guidelines
In case of "Internet Rationing" or collapse, final grade will be based on
received assignments and on tests taken.
Recommeded Text
J. O. McVeigh, "Sun Power: An Introduction to the Applications
of Solar Energy," Pergamon Press: Pergamon International Library of Science, Technology
Engineering and Social Studies: 1977, 208 pp., 250 x 176 mm,
https://www.mragheb.com/Ragheb%20Sun%20Power.pdf
List of assignments Word
List of assignments, pdf
Recorded Lecture Notes
Lecture 1
Preface
|
NPRE 476 First Midterm.
During class period,
Friday, February 24
NPRE 476 Second Midterm.
During class period,
Monday, March 27
NPRE 476
Third Exam.
Monday May 8, 7-10 pm
Teaching Assistant Information
Course
Outline
Course University Review
Two midterm tests and one final test are scheduled.
Each will account for 20 percent of the final grade for a total of 60 percent of the final grade.
Assignments, quizzes (unannounced), final project, 40 percent. Attendance receives up to 20 extra credit points.
Calendar for Spring Semester, 2024
Room 114 Transportation Building
Face-to-face synchronous meetings with required attendance
2:00-2:50 pm, MWF
Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Monday, January 16 (No classes) |
Instruction begins | Tuesday January 17 |
Spring Break begins | Saturday March 11 |
Instruction resumes | Monday March 20 |
Instruction ends | Wednesday May 3 |
Reading day | Thursday May 4 |
Final Examinations Begin | Friday, May 5 |
Final Examinations End | Friday, May 12 |
First Midterm exam |
Friday, February 24 |
Second Midterm exam |
Monday, March 27 |
Final Exam |
Monday May 8, 7-10 pm |
Book Chapters
Magdi Ragheb (2017), "Economics of Wind Power Generation," Chap. 25, Part VI, Financial Modeling/Wind Economics, pp. 537 -554, in: Trevor M. Letcher, Ed., "Wind Energy Engineering, A Handbook for Onshore and Offshore Wind Turbines," Academic Press, Elsevier, 2017.
Magdi Ragheb (2017), "History of Harnessing Wind Power," Chap. 7, Part III, Wind Turbine Technology, pp. 127 - 142, in: Trevor M. Letcher, Ed., "Wind Energy Engineering, A Handbook for Onshore and Offshore Wind Turbines," Academic Press, Elsevier, 2017.
Magdi Ragheb and Adam M. Ragheb (2011). "Wind Turbines Theory - The Betz Equation and Optimal Rotor Tip Speed Ratio,"
Fundamental and Advanced Topics in Wind Power, Rupp Carriveau (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-307-508-2,
InTech, http://www.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/wind-turbines-theory-the-betz-equation-and-optimal-rotor-tip-speed-ratio
Adam M. Ragheb and Magdi Ragheb (2011). "Wind Turbine Gearbox Technologies,"
Fundamental and Advanced Topics in Wind Power, Rupp Carriveau (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-307-508-2,
InTech, http://www.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/wind-turbine-gearbox-technologies
Magdi Ragheb (2011). "Nuclear
Naval Propulsion,"
Nuclear Power - Deployment, Operation and
Sustainability, Pavel Tsvetkov (Ed.), ISBN:
978-953-307-474-0,
InTech,
http://www.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/nuclear-naval-propulsion
Magdi Ragheb (2011). "Thorium
Fission and Fission-Fusion Fuel Cycle,"
Nuclear Power - Deployment, Operation and
Sustainability, Pavel Tsvetkov (Ed.), ISBN:
978-953-307-474-0,
InTech,
http://www.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/thorium-fission-and-fission-fusion-fuel-cycle
M. Ragheb and D. Gvillo, "Hybrid
Symbolic-Procedural Programming Methodology for Monte
Carlo Particle Transport Simulations,"
Science and Engineering on Cray Supercomputers, A Cray
Research Inc. Book,
Proc. of the Third International Symposium, Minneapolis,
Minnesota, pp. 491-515, September 1987.
Yoshioka, R., Kinoshita, M., Jorgensen, L., & Ragheb, M.
(2017). Environment, waste, and resources. In Molten
Salt Reactors and Thorium Energy (pp. 231-259).
Elsevier.
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-101126-3.00009-9
WebTextbook
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Intellectual Property
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Solar Thermal and Photo-Voltaic
Engineering
Harvesting The Sun
©
M. Ragheb
Preface
1.
Introduction
2. Solar Generators History
3. Extraterrestrial Solar Radiation
4. Solar Radiation at the Earth's Surface
5. Solar Radiation: Measurement Data and Estimation
6. Selected Topics in Heat Transfer
7. Radiation Characteristics of Opaque Materials
8. Transmission of Radiation through Partially Transparent Media
9. Flat-Plate Solar Collectors
10. Focusing Collectors
11. Solar Energy Storage
12. Solar Process Models
13. Solar Water Heating
14. Solar Heating
15. Solar Cooling
16. Photo-voltaic Systems
17. Solar Ponds
18. Solar Distillation
19. Environmental Considerations
20. Licensing Policy of Solar Power Systems
21. Legal Considerations of Solar Power Generation
22. Economics of Solar Energy
23. Solar Project
Development and Financing
24.
Electrical Generation and Grid System Integration
25. Risk and Safety Ethics
26. High Voltage Direct Current for Solar Power
27.
Sustainable
Global Energy Desertec Concept
28.
Smart Electrical Grid and Metering
29. Similarity,
Scaling and Model Testing
30. Rents, Royalties,
Easements and Land Values
31.
Global Climatic Variation and Energy Use
32.
Natural Gas as a Bridge Fuel to Renewables
33. Energy
Hydrogenation and Decarbonization
34. Powerwall and
Powerpack Tesla Batteries
Appendices
I. Greek Prefixes
II. Abbreviations
III.
Conversion Factors
and Physical Constants
IV. Carbon Dioxide Emissions
V.
Energy Content of
Different Fuels
VI. Vector Relations
References
1. J. O. McVeigh, "Sun Power: An Introduction to the Applications of Solar
Energy," Pergamon Press: Pergamon International Library of Science, Technology
Engineering and Social Studies: 1977, 208 pp., 250 x 176 mm,
https://www.mragheb.com/Ragheb%20Sun%20Power.pdf
2. John A. Duffie and William E. Beckman, "Solar Energy Thermal Processes,"
1974, 386 pp., 250 x 176 mm, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Wiley-Interscience
Publication.
3. M. M. H. Ragheb and T. H. Higgins, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Book
Review, J. O. McVeigh, "Sun Power: An Introduction to the Applications of Solar
Energy," June 1978, Volume NS-25, Number 3,
https://www.mragheb.com/Ragheb%20Sun%20Power.pdf
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Spring 2024
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