Energy Resources and Systems Volume 1: Fundamentals and Non-Renewable Resources /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ghosh, Tushar K. (Editor), Prelas, Mark A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Energy industries.; Energy Economics.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.

This is a comprehensive book that addresses renewable, non-renewable, and future energy sources and their utilization. All current and potential future energy sources are discussed in great details including the type of energy, methods of converting the energy to useful forms, the engineering design...

Table of Contents:

• Engineering Economics
• Units and Unit Conversions
• Thermodynamic Cycles
• Fundamentals of Heat Transfer
• Coal
• Natural Gas
• Petroleum
• Nuclear
• Hubbert Peak Theory.