Fuels of Opportunity
Subtitle: Characteristics and Uses In Combustion Systems
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Published: January 20, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9780080441627
Subjects: Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology; Science; Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics; Energy; Engineering - Electrical & Electronic; Engineering - Mechanical; Technology / Engineering / Electrical; Industrial Technology; Combustion engineering; Waste products as fuel
First sentence: Energy consumption in the world today is approximately 375 Exajoules or EJ ( 375x1015 Btu), with the most significant energy-consuming regions including North America, Western Europe, and industrialized nations in Asia including Japan and South Korea [1].