Energy Efficiency of Vehicles educates readers about energy and the environment and the relationship between the energy we use and the environment. The world is at a point in time when people need to make very important decisions about energy in the next few decades. This book enables readers to utilize our scientific knowledge to make good rational decisions. Energy Efficiency of Vehicles provides information on: Calculations related to energy, power, and efficiency, and the impact of using different types of energy on the environment. Environmental consequences of consuming energy. Models related to impact of city driving on the energy efficiency and fuel economy of cars and trucks.

• Cover
• Dedication
• Preface
• Unit 1 Introduction to Energy Efficiency
  • CHAPTER 1 Energy and Power
    • 1.1 Definition of Energy and Power
    • 1.2 Basics of Thermal Efficiency
    • 1.3 Homework
    • References
  • CHAPTER 2 Wheeled Vehicles
    • 2.1 Thermal Efficiency of Internal Combustion Engines
    • 2.2 Rolling and Aerodynamic Drag for Wheeled Vehicles
    • 2.3 Trains
      • 2.3.1 Summary for Wheeled Vehicles
    • 2.4 Homework
    • References
  • CHAPTER 3 Boats and Ships
    • 3.1 Drag Force for Boats and Ships
      • 3.1.1 A Brief Derivation of the Froude Analysis for Ships
      • 3.1.2 Propellers
    • 3.2 Homework
    • Reference
  • CHAPTER 4 Airplanes, Jets, and Rockets
    • 4.1 Drag Force for Airplanes and Jets
    • 4.2 Fuel Economy of Airplanes
    • 4.3 Fuel Economy of Turbojet and Turbofan Aircraft
    • 4.4 Fuel Economy of Rockets
    • 4.5 Homework
    • Reference
• Unit 2 Energy and the Environment
  • CHAPTER 5 United States and World Energy Consumption
    • References
  • CHAPTER 6 Combustion of Fossil Fuels
    • 6.1 Introduction
    • 6.2 A Theory for Global Warming
    • 6.3 Combustion of Natural Gas
    • 6.4 Combustion of Diesel Fuel
    • 6.5 Combustion of Coal
      • 6.5.1 Carbon Emissions for Common Items
    • 6.6 Homework
    • References
  • CHAPTER 7 The Electric Power Grid
    • 7.1 Introduction
      • 7.1.1 Why Electricity?
      • 7.1.2 Base Load Power
      • 7.1.3 Peak Load Power
    • 7.2 Nuclear Power
    • 7.3 Hydroelectric Power
    • 7.4 Wind Power
    • 7.5 Solar Power
      • 7.5.1 Angle of Declination
      • 7.5.2 Hour Angle
      • 7.5.3 Hour Angle Definition
      • 7.5.4 Process for Stationary Tilted Arrays
    • 7.6 Solar Array Power Equation
    • References
  • CHAPTER 8 Greenhouse Gasses and How They Impact the Temperature of the Earth
    • 8.1 Radiative Heat Transfer of Earth
    • 8.2 Carbon Dioxide Portion of GHG Absorption
    • 8.3 Keeling Curve
    • References
  • CHAPTER 9 Fundamentals of Batteries
    • 9.1 Introduction
    • 9.2 Battery Efficiency
      • 9.2.1 Charging the Battery
      • 9.2.2 Discharging the Battery
      • 9.2.3 Measuring State of Charge
    • 9.3 Battery Capacity and Efficiency
    • 9.4 Battery Chemistry
      • 9.4.1 Lead-acid Batteries
      • 9.4.2 Silver-Zinc Batteries
      • 9.4.3 Nickel-Cadmium Batteries
      • 9.4.4 Nickel-Hydrogen Batteries
      • 9.4.5 Nickel Metal Hydride Batteries
      • 9.4.6 Lithium Batteries
      • 9.4.7 Lithium-Ion Batteries
    • 9.5 Homework
    • 9.6 Review of Unit 2
    • Battery Review Problems
• Unit 3 Detailed Modeling of Vehicle Efficiency
  • CHAPTER 10 Performance and Efficiency of Internal Combustion Engines
    • 10.1 Engine Maps
    • 10.2 Homework
  • CHAPTER 11 Simulation of Fuel Economy for City, Suburban, and Highway Driving
    • 11.1 Gasoline Engine Efficiency
    • 11.2 General Approach to Model Engine Thermal Efficiency
    • 11.3 Efficiency of Electric Motors
    • 11.4 Simulation of Fuel Economy
    • Homework
    • 11.5 Effect of Hills on Fuel Economy
    • 11.6 Development of a Highway Model
    • 11.7 Summary of Unit 3
    • Homework
  • CHAPTER 12 Review of the Book (Course)
    • 12.1 Review of Unit 3
    • 12.2 Review of Units 1 and 2
• Index