The lecture slides for Part I are available below. Additional slides will be added as soon as they become available.
Note: Some materials from these slides have been modified or removed due to copyright restrictions.
SES # | TOPICS |
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Introduction | |
1 | Introduction (PDF - 1.8MB) |
Part I – Energy and its Uses | |
2 | Units and scales of energy use (PDF - 1.1MB) |
3 | Mechanical energy and transport (PDF) |
4 | Heat energy: Conversion between heat and mechanical energy (PDF ‑ 2.9MB) |
5 | Electromagnetic energy: Storage, conversion, transmission and radiation (PDF - 7.7MB) |
6 | Quantum mechanics I: Intro to the quantum, energy quantization (PDF) |
7 | Energy in chemical systems and processes, flow of CO2 (PDF - 4.0MB) |
8 | Entropy and temperature (PDF) |
9 | Heat engines (PDF) |
10 | Conversion I: Phase change energy conversion, refrigeration and heat pumps (PDF - 3.5MB) |
11 | Internal combustion engines (PDF) |
12 | Conversion II: Steam and gas power cycles, the physics of power plants (PDF - 2.9MB) |
Part II – Sources of Energy | |
13 | Fundamental forces in the universe |
14 | Quantum mechanics II: Quantum mechanics relevant for nuclear physics |
15 | Nuclear I: Nuclear forces, energy scales and structure |
16 | Nuclear II: Nuclear binding energy systematics, reactions and decays |
17 | Nuclear III: Nuclear fusion |
18 | Nuclear IV: Nuclear fission and fission reactor physics |
19 | Nuclear V: Nuclear fission reactor design, safety, operation and fuel cycles |
20 | The flow of energy in the universe |
21 | Solar I: Solar radiation |
22 | Solar II: Absorption and thermal utilization |
23 | Solar III: Solar-thermal electricity |
24 | Solar IV: Photovoltaics |
25 | Solar V: Advanced PV, overview |
26 | Biological energy sources and fossil fuels |
27 | Wind I: Fluid dynamics and power in the wind, available resources |
28 | Wind II: More about fluids, viscosity, types of fluid flow, lift |
29 | Wind III: Wind turbine dynamics and design, wind farms |
30 | Geothermal power and ocean thermal energy conversion |
31 | Tidal/wave/hydro power |
Part III – Systems and Synthesis | |
32 | Nuclear radiation, fuel cycles, waste and proliferation |
33 | Climate change I |
34 | Climate change II |
35 | Climate change III |
36 | Energy storage |
37 | Energy conservation |
38 | Summary and conclusions |