Energy, Power, and Transportation Technology, 2nd Edition
Energy, Power, and Transportation Technology provides a comprehensive study of the basic elements of energy, power, and transportation and how they affect the world in which we live. This textbook covers the resources, processes, and systems used in these industries. It discusses the progression of these technologies from their first use to current use, and it also includes information on potential future technologies.
Table of Contents
Abbreviated Contents
Energy, Power, and Transportation Technology, 2nd Edition
- Front Matter
- 1 - Energy, Power, and Transportation Technologies
- 2 - An Introduction to Energy
- 3 - Nonrenewable Sources of Energy
- 4 - Nuclear Energy
- 5 - Renewable and Inexhaustible Energy Sources
- 6 - Solar Energy
- 7 - An Introduction to Power
- 8 - Electrical Power Systems
- 9 - Mechanical Power Systems
- 10 - Fluid Power Systems
- 11 - Control Technology and Automation
- 12 - Electronics
- 13 - Energy and Power Conversion Devices
- 14 - Small Gas Engines
- 15 - An Introduction to Transportation Systems
- 16 - An Introduction to Vehicular Systems
- 17 - Land Transportation Systems
- 18 - Land Vehicular Systems
- 19 - Water Transportation Systems
- 20 - Water Vehicular Systems
- 21 - Air Transportation Systems
- 22 - Air Vehicular Systems
- 23 - Space Transportation Systems
- 24 - Space Vehicular Systems
- 25 - Intermodal Transportation and Vehicular Systems
- 26 - Energy, Power, Transportation, and the Environment
- 27 - Energy, Power, Transportation, and the Future
- Technical Terms
- Index