Energy handbook
By: Robert L. Loftness.
Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.
Published: 1978
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 741
ISBN-13: 9780442248369
Subjects: Power resources -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Power (Mechanics) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Environmental protection -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Energy and man; title: Fossil and mineral energy resources; title: Renewable energy resources; title: Energy consumption trends; title: Energy consumption projections; title: Recovery of fossil fuels; title: Nuclear power; title: Geothermal energy; title: Solar energy; title: Energy conversion and storage; title: Energy efficiency and conservation; title: Energy transport; title: Environmental aspects of energy use; title: Environmental control of energy; title: Energy costs; title: Energy futures; title: Appendix A : Glossary; title: Appendix B : Energy conversion factors