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Steam Plant Operation 9th Edition

McGraw-Hill, 2011

The definitive guide for steam power plant systems and operation?fully updated

For more than 75 years, this book has been a trusted source of information on steam power plants, including the design, operation, and maintenance of major systems. Steam Plant Operation, Ninth Edition, emphasizes the importance...

Key Concepts in Energy

Springer, 2014

Organized around eight fundamental ideas, Key concepts in energy history explores the discoveries, technologies and new paradigms in the field of energy, and how they have changed the course of history. Complex technical concepts such as the “rebound effect”, “technological hybridization”, “marginal cost...

Renewable and Efficient Electric Power Systems

John Wiley & Sons, 2004

Engineering for sustainability is an emerging theme for the twenty-first century, and the need for more environmentally benign electric power systems is a critical part of this new thrust. Renewable energy systems that take advantage of energy sources that won’t diminish over time and are independent of fluctuations in...

Lights On!: The Science of Power Generation

The Johns Hopkins University, 2013

Power generation is a relatively recent concern because humans had little need for sustained power until the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. Today, modern civilization is wholly dependent on the production and distribution of power. Without it, our way of life would be extinguished.

In Lights On!, Mark Denny reveals the...

The Art of Software Modeling

Auerbach Publications, 2006

Using a multidisciplinary approach, The Art of Software Modeling covers model theory, practice, and presentation in detail. This book describes the driving need for model creation and demonstrates how to create system models. Presenting model examples of business workflows, requirements capture, and software architecture documentation, the text...

Metal and Metal Oxides for Energy and Electronics (Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, 55)

Springer, 2020

Energy is a key world issue in the context of climate change and increasing population, 'calling for alternative fuels, better energy storage, and energy-saving devices. This books reviews the principles and applications of metals and metal oxides for energy, with focus on batteries, electrodes, nanomaterials, electronics,...

Career Opportunities in the Energy Industry

Ferguson, 2008

The energy industry and its career opportunities are certainly nothing new. Excavations in Britain suggest coal was mined and used during the Stone Age. Natural gas was produced and transported through bamboo pipelines over 2,500 years ago in China. Petroleum was used by the Babylonians in making asphalt for building their...

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