Modelling of Energy Systems explores the principles, methods, and tools used to design, analyse, and optimize diverse energy systems. Covering both conventional and renewable energy technologies, the book integrates theoretical foundations with practical modelling approaches to address real-world challenges in energy generation, conversion, and utilization. It emphasizes system-level thinking, incorporating aspects such as energy flow, thermodynamics, solar geometry, thermal systems, and advanced computational methods. With clear explanations, case studies, and illustrative examples, this work serves as a valuable resource for students, researchers, and engineers aiming to develop efficient, sustainable, and innovative energy solutions for a rapidly evolving global energy landscape.
Foreword 1
Foreword 2
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Modeling and Simulation
2. Thermal Properties
3. Thermal Processes
4. Combustion
5. Heat Exchangers
6. Steam Energy Systems
7. Turbomachinery
8. Power Generation Systems
9. Cooling Systems
10. Solar Geometry
11. Solar Radiation
12. Solar Energy Systems
13. Solar Tracking
14. Solar Thermal Storage
References
Index
About the Author
Biography
Dr. Tangellapalli Srinivas is a Professor and Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Previously, he was a professor at the CO2 Research and Green Technologies Center of the School of Mechanical Engineering at Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu. He received his PhD from JNT University College of Engineering, Hyderabad, Telangana, in 2008 and was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), Canada, in 2010 and 2013. He is the principal investigator for research projects funded by CSIR, SERB, SERB (IMPRINT), and DST. He has industrial consulting experience in the areas of solar thermal energy and thermal systems. He has four granted patents and two copyrights and has published three patents. He has authored five books, 20 book chapters and 160 journal publications. He has edited three books and participated in 125 conference proceedings. His research interest includes solar thermal energy, advanced power generation, and polygeneration. He has guided six Ph.D. students, 40 masters theses, and 50 UG projects. He also has four years of industrial experience in the machine tool industry. He serves on the editorial boards of the journals Recent Innovations in Chemical Engineering and Applied Solar Energy (Springer). For teaching excellence, he received the “best teacher” award in 2021 at NIT Jalandhar. In 2023, he received the Innovative Teaching Award at the 2nd Leadership Convention on “World is One,” organized by the World Leadership Academy and Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar, Orissa. He is on the “Career-long Top 2% of World Scientists” list, compiled by Stanford University and Elsevier in 2024.
