Energy and society : an introduction /

IntroductionEnergy, Work, And PowerHuman EnergyThe Energy BalanceFireFirewoodCombustion For Home ComfortWaterwheelsWind EnergyThe Steam EngineHeat And Thermal EfficiencyIntroduction To ElectricityHow Electricity Is GeneratedImpacts Of Electricity On SocietyElectricity From Falling WaterElectricity F...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Schobert, Harold H., 1943-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & francis Group, 2014.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Power resources.
Force and energy.
Energy consumption > Social aspects.
Power resources > Environmental aspects.
Ressources énergétiques.
Force et énergie.
Ressources énergétiques > Aspect de l'environnement.
Énergie > Consommation > Aspect social.
energy resources.
energy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Energy consumption > Social aspects
Force and energy
Power resources
Power resources > Environmental aspects
Online Access:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Table of Contents:
  • Energy, work, and power
  • Human energy
  • The energy balance
  • Fire
  • Firewood
  • Combustion for home comfort
  • Waterwheels
  • Wind energy
  • The steam engine
  • Heat and thermal efficiency
  • Introduction to electricity
  • How electricity is generated
  • Impacts of electricity on society
  • Electricity from falling water
  • Electricity from steam
  • Energy for transportation
  • Petroleum and its products
  • Gasoline
  • The impact of the automobile
  • Jet engines and jet fuel
  • Diesel engines and diesel fuel
  • Atomic energy
  • Nuclear power plants
  • The nuclear controversy
  • Energy and the environment
  • Acid rain
  • Vehicle emissions and emissionless vehicles
  • Global climate change
  • Fossil energy: reserves, resources, and geopolitics
  • Renewable energy from biomass
  • Electricity from wind
  • Energy from the sun
  • Nuclear fusion: bringing the sun to Earth.

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