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| Ben Wiens...innovation consultant 2008Aug11 5pg 13K Truthfully I don't travel around in a flying saucer. I just like to use my imagination. Albert Einstein said "Imagination is more important than knowledge". Imagination is the core of my consulting work. Great innovations however generally come through a synergy of ideas from different fields. This is often called "value innovation" and has been popularized in the book "Blue Ocean Strategy". |
| Level numbers such as Yr12 indicate the minimum years of formal education that are generally required to reasonably understand web booklets. |
| The Future of Fuel Cells 2008Aug11 11pg 57K 11fig Yr10 Different types of fuel cells such as Solid Oxide, Polymer Electrolyte, Phosphoric Acid, Alkaline, Molten Carbonate are examined. Something not found in articles about fuel cells very often is a second-law analysis of fuel cells. Also discussed is why fuel cells are generally more efficient than heat engines. |
| Understanding Patents 2007Dec28 14pg 64K 7fig Yr10 The six different sections of a US patent are explained. Understand why patent attorneys focus only on patentability, while the issues of infringement and coverage are often ignored. Presently preliminary patent searches can be done on the Internet. The main example used is the Ballard fuel cell patent US5,176,966 which was granted as a result of research that I was largely responsible for while working there. |
| The Future of Energy 2008Aug11 5pg 23K 1 fig Yr10 Problems with nuclear power and deregulation of electric power may dramatically change electric powerplant technology. Solid Oxide fuel cells presently look the most promising for this market. If solar cells become efficient and inexpensive they could gain in popularity, but storage of electricity is a problem. It is not likely hydrogen will be widely used, liquid fuel is easier to transport and store. |
| Energy Science Made Simple 2008Aug11 32pg 171K 32fig Yr12 Advanced concepts such as thermodynamics, entropy, relativity, quantum mechanics, quantum field theory, and string theories are difficult to comprehend. Often complicated formulas and scientific jargon are used. In this book advanced concepts of energy are presented in a reasonably uncomplicated way. |
| Encyclopedia of Energy Science 2008Aug11 14pg 61K 16fig Yr8 A specialized energy encyclopedia that lists more obscure words not often found in regular encyclopedias. Explanations based on latest modern theories. Use alone or as a companion document when reading the web-booklet "Energy Science Made Simple". |
| Second-law Analysis of Gas Turbines 2008Aug11 12pg 45K 11 fig Yr14 The second-law analysis methods presented use simple formulas and concepts. No understanding of entropy is required as concepts revolve around the helmholtz-ratio. A complete set of simple formulas are provided for analyzing a gas turbine. These formulas adjust for a multitude of varying conditions such as cooling bypass, pressure ratio and pressure losses. Four popular gas turbines and two proposed designs are analyzed in detail. |
| Urban Travel Issues 2001Mar24 17pg 81K 17fig Yr10 Will future motor vehicle technologies solve problems of pollution, fuel consumption, or congestion? Are fuel shortages and high fuel prices in the future going to force us out of motor vehicles and into transit? Electronic road tolling could be used to radically shape traffic and more fairly raise money for transit subsidies? |
| Energy Science FAQ 2008Aug11 12pg 56K 12fig Yr 10 Fifty frequency asked questions about energy science--find answers to questions such as the following. Is space besides matter and energy totally empty? What is the speed of light constant to? How are radio waves produced? Why can't a heat engine be 100% efficient? Do all fuel cells run on hydrogen? Why is solar power not more widely used? Can alternate energy supply the world with power when oil runs out? Is perpetual motion possible? |
| Energy Links 2002Nov28 6pg 29K Yr10 There are thousands of websites on the Internet that relate to energy. Desired websites are not always easy to find using keywords in search engines because a lot of unrelated websites turn up on a search. This is why directory lists such as Open Directory are popular. Energy Links is really a single directory listing--energy. I have made extensive comments about many of the websites. Presently there are 87 links listed. |
| Websearching 2001Nov26 6pg 27K Yr8 It is sometimes difficult to figure out how to find information on the Internet. Popular search engines are claimed to be the key to this information. Many search engine databases do not contain more than the keywords of the title in the home webpage. There is also a lot of information buried in databases of different websites that are not indexed with these search engines. Presently Google and Fast Search have the largest databases. |
| Ben Wiens Energy Science Downloads 2001Jun14 Universal gas turbine cycle--MathCAD Attract Surfers With An Infosite--Acrobat Fuel Cells for Distributed Power Production--Acrobat 3D Mechanical Desktop Shows Versatility--Acrobat Turbo Expo Shows Off Latest In Gas Turbines--Acrobat |
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