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Energy terminology : a multi-lingual glossary /

In this new edition standard energy terms in worldwide use are presented in 19 sections collectively containing over 1300 terms covering both conventional and modern sources, technology, equipment and supply systems, in English, French, German and Spanish. Three new sections are introduced: Forecast...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Italiano
Español
Publicado: Oxford, England : Pergamon Press, 1986.
Edición:Second edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Energy Terminology: A Multi-lingual Glossary; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Sponsors; References; Section 1. General Terms; 1.1. General energy terms; 1.2 Resources and supply; 1.3 Technical concepts; 1.4 Economic and management concepts; 1.5 Preise und Tarifbildung; 1.6 Administrative and contractual terms; Section 2. Forecasting Methodology; 2.1 General terms; 2.2 Terms relating in particular to energymodels; Section 3. Energy Balances and Accounting; 3.1 Energy balances; 3.2 Other Energy Accounting Terms; Section 4. Uses of Energy.
  • 4.1 General terms4.2 Terms associated with consumers; 4.3 Terms associated with energy supply; 4.4 Terms associated with use; 4.5 Some industrial consumer processes and equipment; Section 5. Measurement and Control Techniques; 5.1 Instrumentation and techniques used to provide basic data for controlpurposes; 5.2 Instrumentation and techniques used to transmit, record and processbasic data; 5.3 Specific safety terms; Section 6. Solid Fuels; 6.1 Classification of solid fuels; 6.2 Solid fuel deposits; 6.3 Gewinnung; 6.4 Processing and utilisation; 6.5 Properties; 6.6 Storage.
  • Section 7. Liquid Fuels7.1 Sources and forms of liquid fuels; 7.2 Exploration and prospecting; 7.3 Drilling and well completion; 7.4 Drilling equipment; 7.5 Production; 7.6 Refining; 7.7 Final products; finished products; 7.8 Storage and transport; Section 8. Gaseous Fuels; 8.1 General terms; 8.2 Types of gas; 8.3 Natural gas production; 8.4 Gas manufacture; 8.5 Gas processing; 8.6 Gas transmission and distribution; 8.7 Gas storage; 8.8 Gas utilisation; Section 9. Hydro-electricity
  • Hydropower; 9.1 General terms; 9.2 Terms relating to location and head; 9.3 Storage terms.
  • 9.4 Terms relating to time9.5 Mengenbegriffe; 9.6 Terms relating to energy; 9.7 Technical terms; Section 10. Nuclear Energy; 10.1 Basic terms; 10.2 Power reactors, main and auxiliary components; 10.3 Nuclear fuels, manufacture and reprocessing; 10.4 Operating parameters of power reactors; 10.5 Radiation protection and environmental effects; Section 11. Electricity; 11.1 Electricity generating plant; 11.2 Electricity transmission and distribution; 11.3 Capacity and generation; 11.4 Operation of the electricity system; Section 12. Solar Energy; 12.1 General terms.
  • 12.2 Technology-solar collectors12.3 Thermal applications of solar energy; 12.4 Direct conversion of solar radiation into electricity; Section 13. Biomass Energy; 13.1 General terms; 13.2 Verfahren zur Umwandlung von Biomasse; 13.3 Exploitation and products of biomass; Section 14. Wind Energy; 14.1 Physical terms; 14.2 Technology; Section 15. Ocean Energy; 15.1 General terms; 15.2 Energy by tidal movement; 15.3 Energie durch Wellenbewegung; 15.4 Energy by ocean currents; 15.5 Energy by thermal gradients; 15.6 Energy by salinity gradient; Section 16. Geothermal Energy; 16.1 Physical terms.