Energy : its use and the environment /
Hinrichs, Roger, 1941-.
Energy : its use and the environment / Roger A. Hinrichs, Merlin Kleinbach. - 4th ed. - Belmont, CA : Thomson, Brooks/Cole, c2006. - xviii, 595, [53] pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Energy mechanics -- Conservation of energy -- Heat and work -- Home energy conservation and heat-transfer control -- Solar energy : characteristics and heating -- Energy from fossil fuels -- Air pollution and energy use -- Global warming, ozone eepletion, and waste heat -- Electricity : circuits and superconductors -- Electromagnetism and the generation of electricity -- Electricity from solar, wind, and hydro -- The building blocks of matter : the atom and its nucleus -- Nuclear power : fission -- Effects and uses of radiation -- Future energy alternatives : fusion -- Biomass : from plants to garbage -- Tapping the Earth's heat : geothermal energy -- A national and personal commitment.
0495010855 9780495010852 : $89.00
2005930626
Power (Mechanics)
Power resources.
TJ163.9 / .H55 2006
TJ163.9 / .H55 2006
Energy : its use and the environment / Roger A. Hinrichs, Merlin Kleinbach. - 4th ed. - Belmont, CA : Thomson, Brooks/Cole, c2006. - xviii, 595, [53] pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Energy mechanics -- Conservation of energy -- Heat and work -- Home energy conservation and heat-transfer control -- Solar energy : characteristics and heating -- Energy from fossil fuels -- Air pollution and energy use -- Global warming, ozone eepletion, and waste heat -- Electricity : circuits and superconductors -- Electromagnetism and the generation of electricity -- Electricity from solar, wind, and hydro -- The building blocks of matter : the atom and its nucleus -- Nuclear power : fission -- Effects and uses of radiation -- Future energy alternatives : fusion -- Biomass : from plants to garbage -- Tapping the Earth's heat : geothermal energy -- A national and personal commitment.
0495010855 9780495010852 : $89.00
2005930626
Power (Mechanics)
Power resources.
TJ163.9 / .H55 2006
TJ163.9 / .H55 2006