Making Technology Work: Applications in Energy and the Environment - Brossura

Deutch, John M.

 
9780521523172: Making Technology Work: Applications in Energy and the Environment
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ISBN 10: 0521523176 ISBN 13: 9780521523172
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Sinossi

This book presents 15 interdisciplinary case studies of technology application in the energy and environment sectors.

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Descrizione del libro

This book presents fifteen interdisciplinary case studies of the application of technology in the energy and environment sectors. The case studies include applications of solar, wind, fuel cell, nuclear, and other coal combustion and emission control technologies. Both successes and failures are analyzed.

Contenuti

1. Introduction; 2. Gasohol; 3. Solar thermal, windpower and photovoltaic technologies; 4. Electricity from coal; 5. Controlling acid rain from coal-fired power plants; 6. Greenhouse gases and global warming; 7. Nuclear power and its fuel cycle; 8. Managing nuclear waste; 9. Nuclear power and weapons proliferation; 10. Natural gas; 11. Safety and risk: examples from the liquefied natural gas and nuclear industries; 12. Synthetic fuels; 13. Fuel cells for automobiles; 14. Energy models and statistics; 15. The government's role in innovation; 16. Conclusions.

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Editore
Cambridge University Press
Data di pubblicazione
2004
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0521523176
ISBN 13 
9780521523172
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
282
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
non disponibile

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9780521818575: Making Technology Work: Applications in Energy and the Environment

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ISBN 10:  0521818575 ISBN 13:  9780521818575
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2003
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