Andrews, John.

Energy science : principles, technologies, and impacts / John Andrews and Nick Jelley. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2007. - xv, 328 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Text on inside cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes Web resources.

1.Introduction -- 2.Thermal energy -- 3.Essential fluid mechanics for energy conversion -- 4.Hydropower, tidal power, and wave power -- 5.Wind power -- 6.Solar energy -- 7. Biomass -- 8.Energy from fission -- 9.Energy from fusion -- 10.Generation and transmission of electricity, energy storage, and fuel cells.

'Energy Science' integrates the science behind the key energy sources that are at our disposal today with the socioeconomic issues which surround their use to give a balanced, objective overview of the range of energy sources available to us today.

9780199281121 (pbk.) : �25.99 9780199281121 (pbk.) �33.35

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Power resources.
Technology.
Physics
Geography
The environment
Energy technology & engineering
Energy industries & utilities

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