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Alternative Energy Demystified

by: Gibilisco, Stan

Alternative Energy Demystified

by: Gibilisco, Stan

ISBN 13:
9780071475549
ISBN 10:
0071475540
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 10/23/2006
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
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Summary

Will appeal to engineering and science students, teachers, consumers, and energy-related corporations Covers the environment, transportation, efficiency, and cost

Preface

xiii

Heating with Wood, Corn, and Coal

(18)

Energy, Power, and Heat

(2)

The Wood Stove

(5)

Pellet Stoves and Furnaces

(3)

Corn Stoves and Furnaces

(1)

Coal Stoves

(4)

Quiz

(3)

Heating with Oil and Gas

(18)

Forced-Air Heating

(3)

Boilers, Radiators, and Subflooring

(3)

Oilheat Technology

(3)

Methane (Natural Gas) Heating

(3)

Propane Heating

(2)

Quiz

(4)

Heating and Cooling with Electricity

(22)

Temperature

(3)

Electric Resistance Heating

(7)

Principles of Cooling

(4)

Electric Heat Pumps

(5)

Quiz

(3)

Passive Solar Heating

(18)

Sunnyside Glass

(3)

Thermal Mass

(5)

Solar Water Heating

(3)

Sidehill Construction

(3)

Quiz

(4)

Exotic Indoor Climate-Control Methods

(20)

Direct Wind-Powered Climate Control

(3)

Direct Hydroelectric Climate Control

(3)

Direct Photovoltaic Climate Control

(3)

Thermal-Mass Cooling

(3)

Evaporative Cooling

(3)

Subterranean Living

(2)

Quiz

(3)

Conventional Propulsion

(18)

Gasoline Motor Vehicles

(4)

Petroleum Diesel Motor Vehicles

101

(3)

Conventional Jet Propulsion

104

(3)

Conventional Rocket Propulsion

107

(4)

Quiz

111

(4)

Propulsion with Methane, Propane, and Biofuels

115

(14)

Methane for Propulsion

115

(2)

Propane for Propulsion

117

(3)

Ethanol for Propulsion

120

(3)

Biodiesel for Propulsion

123

(4)

Quiz

127

(2)

Propulsion with Electricity, Hydrogen, and Fuel Cells

129

(20)

Electric Vehicles

129

(6)

Hybrid Electric Vehicles

135

(4)

Hydrogen-Fueled Vehicles

139

(3)

Fuel-Cell Vehicles

142

(3)

Quiz

145

(4)

Exotic Propulsion Methods

149

(24)

Magnetic Levitation

149

(8)

The Maglev Train

157

(3)

The Nuclear-Powered Ship

160

(3)

The Ion Rocket

163

(2)

Fusion Spacecraft Engines

165

(3)

The Solar Sail

168

(3)

Quiz

171

(2)

Electricity from Fossil Fuels

173

(20)

Coal-Fired Power Plants

173

(5)

Oil-Fired Power Plants

178

(4)

Methane-Fired Power Plants

182

(3)

Onsite Combustion Generators

185

(4)

Quiz

189

(4)

Electricity from Water and Wind

193

(26)

Large-and Medium-Scale Hydropower

193

(4)

Small-Scale Hydropower

197

(2)

Tidal-Electric Power

199

(4)

Wave-Electric Power

203

(2)

Large-Scale Wind Power

205

(5)

Small-Scale Wind Power

210

(6)

Quiz

216

(3)

Electricity from Atoms and the Sun

219

(32)

Atoms

219

(2)

Power from Uranium Fission

221

(4)

Power from Hydrogen Fusion

225

(7)

Photovoltaics

232

(8)

Large-Scale PV Systems

240

(2)

Small-Scale PV Systems

242

(6)

Quiz

248

(3)

Exotic Electrification Methods

251

(22)

Geothermal Power

251

(5)

Biomass Power

256

(4)

Small-Scale Fuel-Cell Power

260

(3)

Aeroelectric Power

263

(6)

Quiz

269

(4)

Final Exam

273

(34)

Answers to Quiz and Exam Questions

307

(4)

Appendix Suggested Additional Reading

311

(2)

Index

313

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