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The World Scientific handbook of energy /
Competition for energy resources worldwide will almost certainly increase because of population growth and economic expansion, especially in countries such as China and India, with large populations. In addition, environmental concerns with the use of certain energy sources add a complicating factor...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ :
World Scientific,
[2013]
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| Colección: | World Scientific series in materials and energy ;
v. 3. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Introduction / Gerard M. Crawley
- 2. Energy, power, units, and conversions / Gerard M. Crawley
- 3. Coal / Thomas Sarkus, Adrian Radziwon, and William Ellis
- 4. Petroleum liquids / William L. Fisher
- 5. Natural gas / John B. Curtis
- 6. Nuclear power / Bertrand Barré
- 7. Magnetic fusion energy / R.J. Goldston and M.C. Zarnstorff
- 8. Progress toward inertial fusion energy / Erik Storm
- 9. Energy from photovoltaics / Ignacio Rey-Stolle
- 10. Concentrating solar thermal power / Wes Stein
- 11. Biomass / Mark Downing and Anthony F. Turhollow Jr.
- 12. Geothermal energy / Gordon Bloomquist, John Lund, and Magnus Gehringer
- 13. Hydropower and pumped storage / Torbjørn K. Nielsen
- 14. Wind energy / Jos Beurskens and Arno Brand
- 15. Ocean energy / Ian Bryden
- 16. Ocean thermal energy conversion / Gérard C. Nihous
- 17. Capacitive electric storage / Lu Wei and Gleb Yushin
- 18. Batteries / Habiballah Rahimi-Eichi and Mo-Yuen Chow
- 19. Fuel cells and the hydrogen economy / John T.S. Irvine, Gael P.G. Corre, and Xiaoxiang Xu
- 20. Electrical grids / Róisin Duignan and Mark O'Malley
- 21. Energy use and energy conservation / V. Ismet Ugursal
- 22. The earth's energy balance / Gerard M. Crawley.