Energy : its use and the environment / Roger A. Hinrichs, Merlin Kleinbach.
Material type: TextPublisher: Australia : Cengage, 2013Edition: Fifth editionDescription: 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type:- text
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- unmediated
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- 9781111990831
- 1111990832
- 333.79 23
- TJ163.9
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Previous edition: 2006.
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 depletion, 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.
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