Total energy /

Total Energy discusses the process of generating power where it is wanted and to use the waste heat for useful purposes. The book is comprised of 12 chapters that provide a comprehensive discussion of the various aspects of total energy. The text first introduces the concept of total energy, and the...

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Main Author: Diamant, R. M. E. (Rudolph Maximilian Eugen), 1925-2006
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Pergamon Press, [1970]
Edition:First edition].
Series:International series of monographs in heating, ventilation, and refrigeration ; volume 6.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Total Energy discusses the process of generating power where it is wanted and to use the waste heat for useful purposes. The book is comprised of 12 chapters that provide a comprehensive discussion of the various aspects of total energy. The text first introduces the concept of total energy, and then proceeds to detailing the principal prime movers used in total energy production. The next chapters cover steam turbines and governors systems for industrial steam turbo-alternators. Next, the book talks about open- and closed-cycle gas turbines. The next three chapters tackle fuel cell, refrigera.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 429 pages) : illustrations, plans
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-426).
ISBN:9781483184319
1483184315