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Alternative Energy DeMYSTiFieD, 2nd Edition
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Gibilisco, Stan
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Alternative Energy DeMYSTiFieD, 2nd Edition
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: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2012.
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Alternative Energy DeMYSTiFieD, 2nd Edition
Authors:
Stan Gibilisco
Published:
November 2012
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9780071794343 0071794344
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Book Description
Table of Contents
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 Heating: The Basics and the Primitives
Energy, Power, and Heat
The Wood Stove
Pellet Stoves and Furnaces
Corn Stoves and Furnaces
Coal Stoves
Quiz
Chapter 2 Heating with Oil and Gas
Forced-Air Heating
Hot-Water and Steam Heating
Oilheat Technology
Methane (“Natural Gas”) Heating
Propane Heating
Quiz
Chapter 3 Heating and Cooling with Electricity
Temperature
Electric Resistance Heating
Principles of Cooling
Electric Heat Pumps
Quiz
Chapter 4 Passive Solar Heating
Sunnyside Glass
Thermal-Mass Heating
Solar Water Heating
Sidehill Construction
Quiz
Chapter 5 Alternative Indoor Climate Control
Direct Wind-Powered Climate Control
Direct Hydroelectric Climate Control
Direct Photovoltaic Climate Control
Thermal-Mass Cooling
Evaporative Cooling
Subterranean Living
Quiz
Chapter 6 Conventional Propulsion
Gasoline Fuel and Engines
Petroleum Diesel Fuel and Engines
Conventional Jet Fuel and Engines
Conventional Rocket Fuel and Engines
Quiz
Chapter 7 Propulsion with Methane, Propane, and Biofuels
Methane for Propulsion
Propane for Propulsion
Ethanol for Propulsion
Biodiesel Fuel for Propulsion
Quiz
Chapter 8 Propulsion with Electricity, Hydrogen, and Fuel Cells
Electric vehicles
Hybrid Electric vehicles
Hydrogen-Fueled vehicles
Fuel-Cell vehicles
Quiz
Chapter 9 Advanced Propulsion Methods
Magnetic Levitation
The Maglev Train
The Nuclear-Powered Ship
The Ion Rocket
Fusion Spacecraft Engines
The Solar Sail
Quiz
Chapter 10 Electricity from Fossil Fuels
Coal-Fired Power Plants
Oil-Fired Power Plants
Methane-Fired Power Plants
On-Site Combustion Generators
Quiz
Chapter 11 Electricity from Water and Wind
Large- and Medium-Scale Hydropower
Small-Scale Hydropower
Tidal-Electric Power
Wave-Electric Power
Large-Scale Wind Power
Small-Scale Wind Power
Quiz
Chapter 12 Electricity from Atoms and Sunshine
Atoms
Power from Uranium Fission
Power from Hydrogen Fusion
Photovoltaics
Large-Scale Pv Systems
Small-Scale Pv Systems
Quiz
Chapter 13 Illumination Technology
Incandescent Lamps
Conventional Fluorescent Lamps
Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs)
Semiconductor Lamps
Quiz
Chapter 14 Advanced Electrification Methods
Geothermal Power
Biomass Power
Small-Scale Fuel-Cell Power
Aeroelectric Power
Quiz
Final Exam
Answers to Quizzes and Final Exam
Suggested Additional Reading
Index