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" The simple physics of energy use / "
Peter Rez, Arizona State University, USA.
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873888
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Rez, Peter
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The simple physics of energy use /\ Peter Rez, Arizona State University, USA.
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First edition.
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Oxford, United Kingdom :: Oxford University Press,, 2017.
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, ©2017
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xii, 285 pages :: illustrations (some color) ;; 26 cm
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0198802293
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: 0198802307
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: 9780198802297
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: 9780198802303
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Includes bibliographical references (page 279) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction -- Energy and society -- Part I Controlling the indoor environment : Buildings ; Electrical power generation : fossil fuels ; Nuclear power generation ; Electrical power distribution ; Electrical power generation : renewables--solar and wind ; Electrical power generation : hydroelectricity, tides, and pumped storage -- Part II Moving people and things around : Transportation : fuel energies ; Ground transportation : road and rail ; Air transportation ; Ground transportation : ships -- Part III Making stuff : Materials that come from the earth ; Agriculture--things that are grown ; Embodied energy and energy return on investment -- Summary : what should be done?
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As a society we use energy for climate control and lighting in buildings, moving people and goods from one place to another and making things. This book uses simple classical physics (mechanics, thermodynamics and electromagnetism) to quantitatively review sources of energy and how we use them.
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Electric power.
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Electricity.
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Energy consumption.
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Energy policy-- Social aspects.
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Power (Mechanics)
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Power resources.
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Renewable energy sources.
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Electric power.
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Electricity.
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Energy consumption.
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Energy policy-- Social aspects.
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Power (Mechanics)
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Power resources.
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Renewable energy sources.
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333.79
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537
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TJ163.2.R49 2017
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