内容简介:The fast and easy way to get up-to-speed on alternative energy
Because of current events, geopolitics, and natural disasters, the cost of fuel is front and center in our lives. This book provides a concise look at all forms of energy, including fossil fuels, electric, solar, biodiesel, nuclear, hydroelectric, wind, and renewable fuel cells. You will get explanations, definitions, and analysis of each alternative energy source from a technological point of view.
作者简介:Stan Gibilisco is one of McGraw-Hill's most prolific and popular authors. His clear, reader-friendly writing style makes his books accessible to a wide audience, and his experience as an electronics engineer, researcher, and mathematician makes him an ideal editor for reference books and tutorials. Stan has authored several titles for the McGraw-Hill Demystified library of home-schooling and self-teaching volumes, along with more than 30 other books and dozens of magazine articles. His work has been published in several languages.
目录:Chapter 1: Heating with Wood, Corn, and Coal
Chapter 2: Heating with Oil and Gas
Chapter 3: Heating and Cooling with Electricity
Chapter 4: Passive Solar Heating
Chapter 5: Exotic Indoor Climate-Control Methods
Chapter 6: Conventional Propulsion
Chapter 7: Propulsion with Methane, Propane, and Biofuels
Chapter 8: Propulsion with Electricity, Hydrogen, and Fuel Cells
Chapter 9: Exotic Propulsion Methods
Chapter 10: Electricity from Fossil Fuels
Chapter 11: Electricity from Water and Wind
Chapter 12: Electricity from Atoms and the Sun
Chapter 13: Exotic Electrification Methods
FINAL EXAM
ANSWERS TO QUIZ AND EXAM QUESTIONS
APPENDIX: SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL READING
INDEX
Because of current events, geopolitics, and natural disasters, the cost of fuel is front and center in our lives. This book provides a concise look at all forms of energy, including fossil fuels, electric, solar, biodiesel, nuclear, hydroelectric, wind, and renewable fuel cells. You will get explanations, definitions, and analysis of each alternative energy source from a technological point of view.
Chapter 2: Heating with Oil and Gas
Chapter 3: Heating and Cooling with Electricity
Chapter 4: Passive Solar Heating
Chapter 5: Exotic Indoor Climate-Control Methods
Chapter 6: Conventional Propulsion
Chapter 7: Propulsion with Methane, Propane, and Biofuels
Chapter 8: Propulsion with Electricity, Hydrogen, and Fuel Cells
Chapter 9: Exotic Propulsion Methods
Chapter 10: Electricity from Fossil Fuels
Chapter 11: Electricity from Water and Wind
Chapter 12: Electricity from Atoms and the Sun
Chapter 13: Exotic Electrification Methods
FINAL EXAM
ANSWERS TO QUIZ AND EXAM QUESTIONS
APPENDIX: SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL READING
INDEX