Energy

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.

Automotive Innovation: The Science and Engineering behind Cutting-Edge Automotive Technology provides a survey of innovative automotive technologies in the auto industry.

During this period Bohr's researches had a double aim: to develop a consistent and adequate quantum theory and to explain the structures and properties of the elements of the periodic system.

Biofuels and food are dependent on the same resources for production: land, water, and energy.

This book draws on the authors' industry and academic expertise to explain the theory and practice of district cooling systems (DCS).

The climate problem is getting worse, but the solutions are getting better.

Boasting chapters written by leading international experts, Nanostructured and Advanced Materials for Fuel Cells provides an overview of the progress that has been made so far in the material and catalyst development for fuel cells.

Of the known greenhouse gases, political attention to date has primarily focused on carbon dioxide (CO2), whereby it is assumed that underground storages of crude oil and natural gas through Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology could contribute significantly to global climate protection.

Advanced Nanocatalysts for Biodiesel Production is a comprehensive and advanced book on practical and theoretical concepts of nanocatalysts dealing with future processing techniques towards environmental sustainability.

Heating and cooling represent significant energy loads around the world, with the associated high level of carbon emissions.

Energy from wave and tidal power is a key component of current policies for renewable sources of energy.

Efficient energy management and effective conservation procedures have been very important considerations for our society for many years.

This book covers military pyrotechnics characteristics, sensitivity, combustion, performance parameters, ingredients and their behaviour, various pyrotechnic compositions and their manufacturing methods, filling, pressing and assembly of ammunition and so forth.

Deals with the availability method and its application to power plant system design and energy conversion.

This book draws on the authors' industry and academic expertise to explain the theory and practice of district cooling systems (DCS).

The integration of renewable energy resources into the electricity grid presents an important challenge.

This book discusses clean coal technology (CCT), the latest generation of coal technology that controls pollutants and performs with improved generating efficiency.

Rapid changes in energy production and consumption are having major socioeconomic implications for the communities of rural America.

While the basic concepts in any discipline may not vary, the problems it faces do change.

Methods of diagnosis and prognosis play a key role in the reliability and safety of industrial systems.

This third edition provides a comprehensive update and expansion on the principles and practices of Energy-Centered Maintenance (ECM).

Conducting polymers are organic polymers which contain conjugation along the polymer backbone that conduct electricity.

Conversion of waste into value-added products such as energy transforms a potential environmental problem into a sustainable solution.

Atomically dispersed metallic materials (ADMMs) are the most advanced materials used in energy conversion and storage devices to improve their performance for portable electronics, electric vehicles, and stationary power stations.

Provides a comprehensive set of tools and techniques for analyzing the impact of uncertainty on large-scale engineered systems.

This book is intended to be a textbook for undergraduate students studying electrical and electronic engineering in universities and colleges.

How can society quickly convert to renewable energy?

Choosing appropriate practices and policies for biofuel production requires an understanding of how soils, climate, farm types, infrastructure, markets and social organisation affect the establishment and performance of these crops.

This book presents the evolution of biodiesel technologies along with government policies of major biodiesel producing countries with their backgrounds, impacts, changes, and other energy forms.

Climate change is an issue that is highly debated around the globe.

Shipboard Propulsion, Power Electronics, and Ocean Energy fills the need for a comprehensive book that covers modern shipboard propulsion and the power electronics and ocean energy technologies that drive it.

This book aims to develop professional and practical microcontroller applications in the ARM-MDK environment with Texas Instruments MSP432P401R LaunchPad kits.

Originally published in 1964 and revised in 1971.

Originally published in 1986, this book takes an inter-disciplinary approach to the options for energy in the future.

Originally published in 1989.

Electric drive vehicles (EDVs) are seen on American roads in increasing numbers.

This book discusses the extent to whcih differences exist in the approach to energy management by different types of firms: large multidivisional firms at corporate headquarters level and division level and independent firms, energy intensive and non-energy intensive firms and growth and non-growth firms.

The ninth edition of Thermodynamics and Heat Power contains a revised sequence of thermodynamics concepts including physical properties, processes, and energy systems, to enable the attainment of learning outcomes by Engineering and Engineering Technology students taking an introductory course in thermodynamics.

Stirling Convertor Regenerators addresses the latest developments and future possibilities in the science and practical application of Stirling engine regenerators and technology.

This workshop comprises part of the four-year (1985-1988) non-nuclear energy R & D programme for the development of renewable energy sources which is being implemented by the Commission of the European Communities.

The text covers emerging technologies and innovations in the field, such as hybrid solar thermal systems, advanced materials for collectors, novel heat storage solutions, and advancements in concentrating solar power (CSP) technologies.

This book comprehensively describes the fundamentals of electrochemical water electrolysis as well as the latest materials and technological developments.

Energy Conversion and Green Energy Storage presents recent developments in renewable energy conversion and green energy storage.

Future energy technologies must embrace and achieve sustainability by displacing fossil carbon-intensive energy consumption or capture/reuse/sequester fossil carbon.

Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: From Fundamental Principles to Complete Systems is a valuable resource for beginners, experienced researchers, and developers of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs).

In the last 15 years, the field of fire and gas mapping has grown extensively, yet very little is published on the subject.

Five years after the one of the worst nuclear accidents in history, Fukushima now only occasionally headlines national and international media.

Discover the history, underpinnings, and applications of one of the most important theories in electrical engineering In Reference Frame Theory, author Paul Krause delivers a comprehensive and thorough examination of his sixty years of work in reference frame theory.