Energy Science. Principles, Technologies, and Impacts
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Author(s): J. Andrews and N. Jelley
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199281121
Format: softback
328pp
Price: £25.99
Review Date: 09 March 2007
Review: This undergraduate textbook explains the physical principles underlying the technologies of harnessing different energy resources and discusses the environmental, economic and social impacts of each of them. The book covers all the key areas of energy science: fossil fuels, nuclear energy, alternative energy, and the emerging energy technologies. There are chapters on: thermal energy; fluid mechanics for energy conversion; tidal power, hydropower and wave power; wind power; solar energy; biomass; energy from nuclear fission; energy from nuclear fusion; generation and transmission of electricity, energy storage and fuel cells; and the environmental and economic impact of energy policies on society. Each chapter ends with a summary, list of further reading, and a list of relevant Websites.