Energy Resources

Occurrence, Production, Conversion, Use

Wendell H. Wiser (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

377 Seiten

2012 | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4612-7050-8 (ISBN)

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This book is directed primarily toward two types of readers. First, it is intended for use as a textbook for students in a liberal education course in science for non-science and non-engineering majors in college or univer sity. The technical level of presentation assumes no background in chemis try or physics on the part of the reader, and no science prerequisites or prior preparation are of concern. At the same time, elementary equations of chemistry and physics are included, particularly in relation to interconver sion of energy resources and utilization, for the benefit of the student with a more than passing interest in science who can learn much about these aspects of chemistry from equations presented in the book. Second, and considered to be of major concern and importance, it is intended for use as a reference book for teachers of science in the high schools and junior high schools. Because of the importance of energy in the daily life of the average citizen, a need is usually felt by the teacher at those levels to discuss various aspects of energy in daily life. However, often a source containing valid information is not available to the teacher. In the absence of a valid text, the teacher often resorts to information found in the press-information that is rarely accurate. The information presented in this book is soundly based in science, and in most cases the data presented are up-to-date as of the date of this writing.

1 Energy Concepts, Forms, Laws.- 2 Petroleum.- 3 Natural Gas.- 4 Coal.- 5 Gaseous and Liquid Fuels from Coal.- 6 Fuels from Oil Shale, Tar Sands, Biomass, Waste.- 7 Fossil Fuel Reserves Versus Consumption.- 8 Electric Power.- 9 Nuclear Energy.- 10 Solar Energy.- 11 Other Sources of Energy for Electric Power Generation.- 12 Energy Storage.- 13 Energy Use in Agriculture.- 14 Energy Use in Transportation.- 15 Pollution of the Atmosphere from Energy Use.- 16 Energy Conservation.- 17 Energy Supply for the Future.

Zusatzinfo	XV, 377 p.
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
	Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
ISBN-10	1-4612-7050-2 / 1461270502
ISBN-13	978-1-4612-7050-8 / 9781461270508
Zustand	Neuware