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What is Energy : Conversion and Utilization about?

Introduction. The Energy Crisis -- Energy Consumption -- Units Of Energy And Power -- Growth Rates -- Fossil Fuel Reserves -- Terrestrial Limitations. Solar Radiation -- The Solar Energy Balance Of The Earth -- Sensitivity To Changes In The Reflectivity And Emissivity Constants -- Carbon Dioxide Generation -- Atmospheric Pollution -- Thermodynamic Limitations. The First And Second Law Of Thermodynamics -- The Carnot Cycle And Efficiency -- The Otto Cycle And The Internal-combustion Engine -- The Steam Engine And The Rankine Cycle -- Entropy -- Electrical Energy From Fossil Fuels. A Perspective -- Steam Turbines -- Gas Turbine And Combined Cycles -- Magnetohydrodynamics -- Environmental Considerations -- Fuel Cells -- Nuclear Energy : Fission. Introduction -- Excess Mass And Binding Energies -- Radioactive Decay -- Fission Chain Reaction -- Thermal Neutron Reactors -- Fast Neutron Breeder Reactors -- Radiation -- Fission Wastes And Other Limitations -- Fusion. Introduction -- Requirements For A Thermonuclear Fusion Reaction -- Magnetically Confined Plasma Fusion Devices -- Laser Induced Fusion -- Solar Energy. The Potential Of Solar Energy -- Incident Radiation -- Collectors -- Low

Author

Jerrold Henry Krenz

Publisher

ALLYN AND BACON,INC.

Published

1976

Language

EN

ISBN

9780205054213

Subjects

Economics, Engineering, Business