ENERGY AND SOCIETY an introduction, second edition
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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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Place of publication not identified]
CRC Press
2017.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009629673606719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Author; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Energy, Work, and Power; Chapter 3: Human Energy; Chapter 4: The Energy Balance; Chapter 5: Fire; Chapter 6: Firewood; Chapter 7: Combustion for Home Comfort; Chapter 8: Waterwheels; Chapter 9: Wind Energy; Chapter 10: Steam Engine; Chapter 11: Heat and Thermal Efficiency; Chapter 12: Introduction to Electricity; Chapter 13: How Electricity Is Generated; Chapter 14: Impacts of Electricity on Society; Chapter 15: Electricity from Falling Water; Chapter 16: Electricity from Steam
- Chapter 17: Energy for TransportationChapter 18: Petroleum and Its Products; Chapter 19: Gasoline; Chapter 20: Impact of the Automobile; Chapter 21: Jet Engines and Jet Fuel; Chapter 22: Diesel Engines and Diesel Fuel; Chapter 23: Atomic Energy; Chapter 24: Nuclear Power Plants; Chapter 25: The Nuclear Controversy; Chapter 26: Energy and the Environment; Chapter 27: Acid Rain; Chapter 28: Vehicle Emissions and Emissionless Vehicles; Chapter 29: Global Climate Change; Chapter 30: Fossil Energy: Reserves, Resources, and Geopolitics; Chapter 31: Renewable Energy from Biomass
- Chapter 32: Electricity from WindChapter 33: Energy from the Sun; Chapter 34: Nuclear Fusion: Bringing the Sun to Earth; Glossary of Symbols, Abbreviations, and Acronyms; Back Cover
