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Bruce Mayer, PE Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering

Bruce Mayer, PELicensed Electrical & Mechanical Engineer

[email protected]

Engineering 10

Chp.6 Chp.6 FutureFuture

ChallengesChallenges



FIRST and SECOND Laws ofFIRST and SECOND Laws ofTHERMODYNAMICS THERMODYNAMICS Class Question:

Can Anyone Describe Either of the Can Anyone Describe Either of the FIRST or SECOND Laws of FIRST or SECOND Laws of

ThermoDynamics? ThermoDynamics?



Laws of ThermoDyamicsLaws of ThermoDyamics

In the Instructor’s Opinion The SECOND Law is the GREATEST of all the “Laws of Physics”

The ThermoDyamic Laws • Describe the Relationships & Connections

Between Work↔Heat↔Energy

• Describe and Quantify Reversibility and IRReversibilty

• Explains What’s “The Best we can Do”



The “Laws” The “Laws” What are they? What are they?

First Law First Law of Thermodynamics• Energy can neither be CREATED nor

DESTROYED– But Energy Can be Moved, or Changed to

Other forms

Second Law Second Law of Thermodynamics• NATURALLY OCCURRING processes are

Directional– Natural process can go ONE WAY,

but NOT the OTHER



ReversibilityReversibility

Reversibility is the ability to run a process back and forth (backwards and forwards) infinitely withOUT Losses

Money analogy: Currency Conversion• NO service fee (reversible):

$100 113000₩, and one hour later at the same place, 113000₩ $100

• WITH service fees (IRreversible: $100 68€, and one hour later at the same place, 68€ $90 (5% fee both ways)



Reversibility and EnergyReversibility and Energy

Electric Current

Motor Generator

Voltage

Turbine Pump

Fluid Flow

Pressure

If IRreversibilities were ELIMINATED, these systems would run FOREVER.• These Systems would then be

Perpetual Motion Machines



Example: Popping at BallonExample: Popping at Ballon

Not reversible unless energy is expended

X

A “reversible process” can go in either direction, but these processes are rare

Generally, the irreversibility shows up as waste heat



Sources of IrreversibilitiesSources of Irreversibilities

Friction (force drops) Voltage drops Pressure drops Temperature drops Concentration drops Magnetic Hysteresis

(H Drops)



First Law of ThermoDynamicsFirst Law of ThermoDynamics

One form of work may be converted into Another,

Or, work may be converted to heat, Or, heat may be converted to work, But, ALWAYS

FINAL energy = INITIAL energy



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22ndnd Law of Thermodynamics Law of Thermodynamics

We intuitively know that heat flows from higher to lower temperatures and NOT the other direction.• i.e., heat flows “DownHill”; just like water

WHY don’t see we Water flow UpHill, or Heat move Cold→Hot on Occasion?

Water and Heat Flow ONE-WAY Because These processes heat are inherently IRreversible.



Heat↔Work ConverstionsHeat↔Work Converstions

Heat transfer is inherently irreversible. • This places LIMITS on the amount of work

that can be produced from heat.

Heat can be converted to work using heat engines; e.g.,• Jet engines (planes),

• Steam engines (electrical PowerPlants),

• Internal combustion engines (automobiles)



Heat into Work (Power Plant)Heat into Work (Power Plant)

A heat engine takes in an amount of heat, Qhot, and produces work, W, and waste heat Qcold Qhot = W + Qcold

Nicolas Sadi Carnot (kar nō) derived the LIMITS of converting heat into work

High-temperatureSource, Thot

Low-temperatureSink, Tcold

HeatEngine

W

Qhot Qcold(e.g. flame) (e.g. cooling pond)

• W = Mechanical Work • Q = Heat

coldhot QWQ



Carnot Equation: EfficiencyCarnot Equation: Efficiency

Given the heat ENGINE on the previous slide, the maximum work that can be produced is governed by:

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• where the temperatures are absolute (e.g. Kelvins)

Thus, as Thot Tcold, Wmax 0

This ratio is also called the Thermal Efficiency, η

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Example: PowerPlantExample: PowerPlant

A PowerPlant Boiler Runs at about 1000 °F

The “Heat Sink” is the cold Pacific Ocean at 52 °F

What is ηmax ?

1000 °F = 1460 °R

52 °F =

512 °R

%9.641460

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hot

cold

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T



Moving Energy Cold→HotMoving Energy Cold→Hot

Not USING Heat, Just Moving it Around

Moving Heat UPhill requires WORK The CoEfficient of Performance, CoP,

informs about the effectiveness of AirConditioners and HeatPumps

High-temperatureSource, Thot

Low-temperatureSink, Tcold

HeatEngine

W

Qhot Qcold(e.g. OutSide Air) (e.g. InSide AC)



Carnot Equation: CoPCarnot Equation: CoP

Given the heat PUMP on the previous slide, the Minimum Work needed to move heat UpHill is governed by: 1

1

coldhotmin

cold

TTW

Q

• where the temperatures are absolute (e.g. Kelvins)

Thus, as Thot Tcold, Wmin 0

This ratio is also called the CoEfficient of Performance, CoP



Example: Air ConditionerExample: Air Conditioner

It’s REALLY Hot Outside, 105 °F

A “Cold Blooded” person Keeps the house at 65 °F

What is CoPmax?

105 °F = 565 °R

52 °F = 525 °R

1.131525565

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coldhot TTCoP



Nicolas Léonard Sadi CarnotNicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot

Founder of the Science of ThermoDynamics

BORN: Paris, France,June 1 1796

DIED: Paris, France,August 24 1832)



Energy & HumansEnergy & Humans

James Watt and His Predecessors (e.g., Savery & Newcomen) FREED Human Kind From Muscle Power

The Heat Engine Was One of the Great Advances in Human History• Enabled the “Industrial Age”

The Generation & Application of Energy Multiplies The Capabilities of EVERY Person



Watt’s EngineWatt’s EngineWatt, James (1736-1819)

Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer, renowned for his improvements of the steam engine. Watt was born on January 19, 1736, in Greenock, Scotland. He worked as a mathematical-instrument maker from the age of 19 and soon became interested in improving the steam engines, invented by the English engineers Thomas Savery and Thomas Newcomen, which were used at the time to pump water from mines.



Energy SourcesEnergy Sources

Let’s LIST Real And Potential Energy Sources OTHER Than Fossil Fuels

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Energy Sources Energy Sources Fact & Fancy Fact & Fancy

Wind Power• Wind Turbines Are VERY Attractive

– Energy Input to Produce is Low

– Incremental Added Capacity

– NO Emissions of Any Kind

• Limitations– Low Energy Density

Must Cover Large Areas to Produce Much EnergyLimited Viable Sites

– Balance of System CostsNeed AC→AC Frequency Converter




Split Wood, Not Atoms → BioMass• Burning Garbage or Plant Matter

is Attractive– Simultaneous Solution to Energy

and Solid-Waste Problems

– “Renewable” Resource

– Low Energy Input to Produce

• Limitation: Emission Stream is VERY Unpleasant– Scrubbing Wood-Smoke is MUCH Harder than

Cleaning Gasoline Combustion ByProducts



Glen Canyon Dam – Page, AZGlen Canyon Dam – Page, AZ Electrical Power Generation

• River: Colorado River

• Plant Type: Conventional

• Powerhouse Type: Above Gnd

• Turbine Type: Francis

• Original Nameplate Capacity: 950,000 kW (950 MWe)

• Installed Capacity:1,304 MWe

• Year of Initial Operation:1964

• Net Generation (FY 2005): 3,208,591,407 kWh

• Rated Head:510 feet



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Hydroelectric Power • Fancy: Can Provide for Future Growth

• Fact: Almost ALL Viable Hydro Sites Have Been USED– Damming More Rivers is a Political Issue

Ethanol as AutoMobile Fuel• Fancy: Ethanol Can Replace Oil As a

Source for Automobile Fuel

• Fact: Making Ethanol from Corn May Use MORE Energy than It Produces




Ethanol Continued• DISTILLATION of Ethanol from Fermented

Corn Requires Large Amounts of Energy– Usually Provided by Burning Fossil Fuels at the

Distillation Site, or at the Electrical Power Plant

Solar PhotoVoltaics Can Supply Future Needs• Photovoltaic Solar-Electric Cells Have

Many Advantages– Remote Siting, Incremental Expansion




Solar Cells Continued• BUT Making a Solar Cell Requires

Large Amounts of Energy– Silicon Cells are Made by, in the

Beginning, MELTING SAND

– Production Processes Can be Energy Intensive as Well

• Connecting to the Existing Electric Grid Includes a Great Deal of “Balance of System” Components– DC→AC “Inverters”, Battery Storage, etc.




Solar Cells Continued• Solar Radiation has a

Very Low “Energy Density”– Requires LARGE Areas to Collect

Significant Amounts of EnergyCan Crowd-Out Other Uses:

Solar-Farm vs. Tomato-Farm

Hydrogen Fuel Cells• Based on Chemical Reaction

OHOH 2222

Proton Exchange

Membrane (PEM) FC

http://fuelcells.si.edu/

basics.htm

See also http://www.olympusmicro.com/primer/java/fuelcell/




Hydrogen Fuel Cells Continued• The Fuel Cell Reaction Looks Very Good

– NO VOCs/HydroCarbon Emissions

– NO NOx emission

– NO Greenhouse Gases (CO2)

• But WHERE Do We Get the HYDROGEN?– There are NO Hydrogen WELLS or MINES

• The Viable Sources of Massive Amounts of Hydrogen themselves Require Large Energy or Carbon Inputs



Energy Sources Energy Sources Fact & Fact & FancyFancy In Apr04 Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger

has proposed an ambitious network of hydrogen filling stations by 2010

See also http://www.hydrogenhighway.ca.gov/

But How can we MAKE all the Hydrogen needed to Replace Gasoline?

There are 3 Viable Alternatives



Energy Sources Energy Sources Fact & Fact & FancyFancy1. Use WIND or NUCLEAR Power to

generate Electricity which, in Turn, would be Used to Electrolize WATER

• Electrolosis applies Electrical current to water and splits it into oxygen and hydrogen, which are then separated…

• The Chemical Reaction

222 22 OHOH EnergyElectrical This is an EXTREMELY Energy Intensive Process



Electric Cars: HElectric Cars: H22 vs ElectroChem vs ElectroChemUlf Bossel, “Does a Hydrogen Economy Make Sense?”, Proceedings

of the IEEE | Vol. 94, No. 10, October 2006, pp 1826-1837



Energy Sources Energy Sources Fact & Fact & FancyFancy2. Steam reforming of natural gas

• If you take methane, the main component of natural gas, and expose it to steam, the final products are primarily carbon dioxide and hydrogen. Chemically

• This is already a Large-Volume Industrial Process, but it produces a LOT of CO2 – a GreenHouse Gas

• Natural Gas Supplies are Limited

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Energy Sources Energy Sources Fact & Fact & FancyFancy3. Coal gasification

• hydrogen could be produced at centralized plants, compressed and most likely transported in trucks.

• Coal is mostly carbon, but also contains hydrogen and sulfur. Exposed to water at high temperature and high pressure, it chemically reacts to yield carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen.

– But CO is Poisonous to Humans



Energy Sources Energy Sources Fact & Fact & FancyFancy3. Coal gasification, cont.

• Oxygen from additional water vapor turns carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide. So the end products are primarily carbon dioxide and hydrogen gas. Chemically

• We have LOTS of Coal, but still need to clean up the CO2 and H2S

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Coal, 32.36%

Natural Gas, 28.69%

Crude Oil, 14.27%

NGPL, 3.28%

Nuclear, 11.47%

Hydro, 3.33%

Geothermal, 0.49%

Solar/PV, 0.12%

Wind, 0.70%

BioMass, 5.29%

Energy Information Administration / Annual Energy Review 2008



Energy Energy BackWork Ratio BackWork Ratio

The BIG QUESTION for Any Energy Src • For Every Unit of Energy OUTput, How Much

Energy was INput for the ENTIRE Production Stream?– In Electrical Power Generation, for the Steady-State

Condition, this is called the “BackWork Ratio”

Plant theofOutput Power

Plant Run the Power toBWR

Many Energy Sources Fail This Question• e.g., Many Solar-Electric Systems will NOT

Return the Energy Required to Make Them



All Done for TodayAll Done for Today

California’sHydrogenHighWay



A Potential Energy ScenarioA Potential Energy Scenario

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