Provides an overview of geothermal energy systems, covering thermodynamic principles, heat pump technologies, and the classification of geothermal reservoirs.
Explores thermodynamic cycles, power and refrigeration, energy balance, heat transfer modes, and efficiency in mechanical, electrical, and combustion devices.
Explores the Stirling cycle, a thermodynamic process with continuous combustion and versatile fuel options, suitable for refrigeration and heat pump applications.
Explores thermodynamic identities, entropy changes, and thermal machine efficiencies, including Carnot and Otto cycles, heat pumps, and heating methods.