能源与动力工程导论(英文版)

本书为能源动力类专业导论的英文教材。全书共七章，简要介绍了能源的基本概念、能源利用的基本原理、各种能源利用过程及其特点，重点对新能源的种类及利用现状进行了介绍，并对其中的问题做了分析；描述了典型的能源动力装备的功能特性，并将原理、技术、装置与系统结合起来进行阐释；重点分析了水能的利用技术和发展思路，并以叶轮机械为例介绍了流体机械的特征及其在能源利用过程中发挥的重要作用，最后对能源动力领域的发展进行了展望。本书可作为能源动力类和机械类留学生的专业入门教材，也可作为有关专业本科生的专业英语教材。

Preface
Chapter 1 An overview of energy
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Various types of energy
1.3 Energy situation in China
Chapter 2 Measures of extracting energy from natural resources
2.1 Coal fired power plants
2.2 Hydro power plant
2.3 Pump-storage hydro power plant
2.4 Wind power unit and plant
2.5 Nuclear power plant
2.6 Coal mining and deep-sea mining
Chapter 3 Basic principles
3.1 Newton’s laws of motion
3.2 Energy principles in a broader view
3.3 Fluid mechanics
Chapter 4 Utilization of kinetic energy of water
4.1 Tidal energy utilization
4.2 Wave energy
4.3 Hydrokinetic turbines
Chapter 5 Impeller pumps
5.1 Classifications and terminology
5.2 Pump parameters
5.3 Pump performance curves and matching a pump to a piping system
5.4 Pump cavitation and net positive suction head
5.5 Pumps in series and parallel
5.6 Summary
Chapter 6 Thermal power equipment
6.1 Internal combustion engine
6.2 Turbine
6.3 Boiler
Chapter 7 Prospect in energy and power engineering
7.1 Industry 4.0
7.2 Computational techniques and their applications
7.3 Cavitation erosion
7.4 Additive manufacturing
7.5 Design bionics
7.6 Clean technology
AppendixCross-reference list
References