Energy Resources
- ISBN-10
- 1483187500
- ISBN-13
- 9781483187501
- Series
- Energy Resources
- Category
- Technology & Engineering
- Pages
- 176
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-10-22
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Author
- Andrew L. Simon
Description
Energy Resources mainly focuses on energy, including its definition, historical perspective, sources, utilization, and conservation. This text first explains what energy is and what its uses are. This book then explains coal, oil, and natural gas, which are some of the common energy sources used by various industries. Other energy sources such as wind, solar, geothermal, water, and nuclear energy sources are also tackled. This text also looks into fusion energy and techniques of energy conversion. This book concludes by explaining the energy allocation and utilization crisis. This publication will be invaluable to those interested in energy science.
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Other editions
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- 2014-04-22
- 485 pages
- Paperback
- CRC Press
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- 2012-12-06
- 377 pages
- Ebook
- Springer Science & Business Media
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