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Energy science : principles, technologies, and impacts / John Andrews and Nick Jelley.

By: Andrews, John.
Contributor(s): Jelley, N. A. (Nicholas Alfred), 1946-.
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2007Description: xv, 328 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0199281122 (pbk.); 9780199281121 (pbk.).Subject(s): Power resourcesDDC classification: 333.79
Contents:
1. Introduction. - 2. Thermal energy. - 3. Essentials of fluid mechanics. - 4. Hydropower, tidal and wave power. - 5. Wind power. - 6. Solar energy. - 7. Biomass. - 8. Energy from fission. - 9. Energy from fusion. - 10. Generators, transmission, storage and fuel cells. - 11. Energy and society. - Numerical answers to exercises. - Index.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes Web resources.

1. Introduction. - 2. Thermal energy. - 3. Essentials of fluid mechanics. - 4. Hydropower, tidal and wave power. - 5. Wind power. - 6. Solar energy. - 7. Biomass. - 8. Energy from fission. - 9. Energy from fusion. - 10. Generators, transmission, storage and fuel cells. - 11. Energy and society. - Numerical answers to exercises. - Index.