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The proceedings volume collects information, research needs and future development of the fundamental aspects as well as the practical applications at such related fields as multiphase flow, heat mass transfer in energy, power, chemical, nuclear and petroleum engineering and industry, and renewable energy conversion and industrial utilization. ... Read more

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Energy in food lets you jump out of bed in the morning. Energy in a rushing waterfall makes the lamp at your bedside flicker. Learn about the different forms of energy. See how energy gets things done! ... Read more

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Very Nice Intro for Young Readers
Energy is a huge topic, forms of energy, physical study of energy, how does it all relate.This book does a nice job covering these basics, very clear and concise.I think all young non-fiction lovers will find that this book awakens their curiousity of how the natural and industrial world around them works.Nice quick read.

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This title discusses topics such as thermal energy, conduction, convection, and radiation as well as the conservation of energy.

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This powerful study tool makes it possible--­­even for students with relatively weak training in mathematics and science problem solving­­--to quickly gain the reasoning skills and confidence they need to master physics and excel on exams. It coaxes readers through the subject matter and methodology, helping them to naturally develop a grasp of the material typical of a rigorous, no-calculus-based course. With this guide, so like an excellent tutor, they'll soon develop an ability to deal comfortably with sophisticated problems. ... Read more

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Keeps what it promises
A previous reviewer gave this book a bad rating because she/he was not pleased with the preview pages offered at Amazon. Actually the preview pages are ok - it just happens that the author is dedicating the first chapter to brush up the students math. The book holds what the author promises in the preface: "The book is specifically designed to allow students with relatively weak mathematics and science problem solving to quickly gain the needed quantitative reasoning skills as well as confidence in addressing the subjects in physics"
The book is designed to accompany first year college students. Price/Value ratio seems ok - and it blends in with the second part "Beginning Physics II" (which has received good ratings as well).

Can't really tell about this book
Amazon's preview of the book itself would be more useful if it complemented customer reviews.Yable of Contents always shows only one page when it may consist of two or several pages.The author's Preface and Introduction would tell what the scope and intent of the book would be.One random page, obtained by Surprise Me, shows a delta y over delta x.But is it a calculus-based book?I can't assume it is. ... Read more

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Cogeneration (also combined heat and power, CHP) is the useof a heat engine or a power station to simultaneouslygenerate both electricity and useful heat. It is one of themost common forms of energy recycling.Conventional powerplants emit the heat created as a by-product of electricitygeneration into the environment through cooling towers, fluegas, or by other means. CHP or a bottoming cycle capturesthe by-product heat for domestic or industrial heatingpurposes, either very close to the plant, or?especially inScandinavia and eastern Europe?as hot water for districtheating with temperatures ranging from approximately 80 to130 °C. This is also called decentralized energy.In theUnited States, Con Edison distributes 30 billion pounds of350 °F/180 °C steam each year through its seven cogenerationplants to 100,000 buildings in Manhattan?the biggest steamdistrict in the world. ... Read more

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Something practical
This book is part of the "Secrets of the Universe" series.

Reading the introduction makes you want to regurgitate. Even though the target reader grade is sit to nine, the author, Paul Fleisher, talks down to the reader in the most fundamental way.

After you get past the introduction it is mater-energy without the math. You will find the book more of a history of how our concept of energy-matter changes down through the ages. He sights key discoveries and concepts.

Before you get a chance to yawn this is one of the few books that has practical experiments to prove the laws and not just take my word for it theories.

The information is split into logical and short chapters:
1. The Law of Conservation of Matter
2. How the Elements Combine
3. Mendeleyev's Periodic Law
4. The First Law of Thermodynamics (Conservation of Energy)
5. The Second Law of Thermodynamics (Entropy)

Included are references to further reading and web sites to visit.
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A calorimeter is a device used for calorimetry, the science of measuring the heat of chemical reactions or physical changes as well as heat capacity. The word calorimeter is derived from the Latin word calor, meaning heat. Differential scanning calorimeters, isothermal microcalorimeters, titration calorimeters and accelerated rate calorimeters are among the most common types. A simple calorimeter just consists of a thermometer attached to a metal container full of water suspended above a combustion chamber. To find the enthalpy change per mole of a substance A in a reaction between two substances A and B, the substances are added to a calorimeter and the initial and final temperatures (before the reaction started and after it has finished) are noted. Multiplying the temperature change by the mass and specific heat capacities of the substances gives a value for the energy given off or absorbed during the reaction. Dividing the energy change by how many moles of A were present gives its enthalpy change of reaction. ... Read more

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The heat death is a possible final state of the universe,in which it has "run down" to a state of no thermodynamicfree energy to sustain motion or life. In physical terms,it has reached maximum entropy. The hypothesis of auniversal heat death stems from the 1850s ideas of WilliamThomson, 1st Baron Kelvin who extrapolated the theory ofheat views of mechanical energy loss in nature, as embodiedin the first two laws of thermodynamics, to universaloperation. ... Read more

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A home fuel cell, also called micro combined heat and power(microCHP) and microgeneration, is a residential-scaledclean energy system. A home fuel cell is an alternativeenergy technology that increases efficiency bysimultaneously generating power and heat from one unit, on- site within a home. This allows a residence to reduceoverall fossil fuel consumption, reduce carbon emissions andreduce overall utility costs, while being able to operate 24hours a day.Combined heat and power (CHP) fuel cells havedemonstrated superior efficiency for years in industrialplants, universities, hotels and hospitals. Residential andsmall-scale commercial fuel cells are now becoming availableto fulfill both electricity and heat demand from one system.Fuel cell technology in a compact system converts naturalgas, propane, and eventually biofuels ? into bothelectricity and heat. In the future, new developments infuel cell technologies will likely allow these power systemsto run off of biomass instead of natural gas, directlyconverting a home fuel cell into a renewable energytechnology. ... Read more

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Energy density is a term used for the amount of energy stored in a given system or region of space per unit volume, or per unit mass, depending on the context. The latter is more formally known as specific energy. In some cases it is obvious from context which quantity is most useful: for example, in rocketry, energy per unit mass is the most important parameter, but when studying pressurized gas or magnetohydrodynamics the energy per unit volume is more appropriate. In a few applications (comparing, for example, the effectiveness of hydrogen fuel to gasoline) both figures are appropriate and should be called out explicitly. (Hydrogen has a higher energy density per unit mass than does gasoline, but a much lower energy density per unit volume).Energy per unit volume has the same physical units as pressure, and in many circumstances is an exact synonym: for example, the energy density of the magnetic field may be expressed as (and behaves as) a physical pressure, and the energy required to compress a gas may be determined by multiplying the pressure of the compressed gas by its change in volume. ... Read more

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A heat sink (or heatsink) is an environment or object thatabsorbs and dissipates heat from another object using thermalcontact (either direct or radiant). Heat sinks are used in awide range of applications wherever efficient heat dissipationis required; major examples include refrigeration, heatengines, cooling electronic devices and lasers. ... Read more

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Warning
This book consists of Wikipedia downloads.This a a BIG price for Wikipedia downloads.

Wikipedia is on the net for free.
Heat sink, eh?If the "editors" of this "book" are an expert on Star Wars, then they are probably experts on lots of things, because they have "edited" hundreds of other "books".
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