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_aTJ163.245 _b.S65 2015eb |
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_aSmil, Vaclav, _eauthor. _924669 |
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_aPower density : _ba key to understanding energy sources and uses / _cVaclav Smil. |
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_aCambridge, Massachusetts : _bMIT Press, _c[2015] |
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_a[Piscataqay, New Jersey] : _bIEEE Xplore, _c[2015] |
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_a1 PDF (ix, 306 pages) : _billustrations. |
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| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 261-306) and index. | ||
| 506 | 1 | _aRestricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers. | |
| 520 | _aIn this book, Vaclav Smil argues that power density is a key determinant of the nature and dynamics of energy systems. Any understanding of complex energy systems must rely on quantitative measures of many fundamental variables. Power density -- the rate of energy flux per unit of area -- is an important but largely overlooked measure. Smil provides the first systematic, quantitative appraisal of power density, offering detailed reviews of the power densities of renewable energy flows, fossil fuels, thermal electricity generation, and all common energy uses.Smil shows that careful quantification, critical appraisals, and revealing comparisons of power densities make possible a deeper understanding of the ways we harness, convert, and use energies. Conscientious assessment of power densities, he argues, proves particularly revealing when contrasting the fossil fuel--based energy system with renewable energy conversions. Smil explains that modern civilization has evolved as a direct expression of the high power densities of fossil fuel extraction. He argues that our inevitable (and desirable) move to new energy arrangements involving conversions of lower-density renewable energy sources will require our society -- currently dominated by megacities and concentrated industrial production -- to undergo a profound spatial restructuring of its energy system. | ||
| 530 | _aAlso available in print. | ||
| 538 | _aMode of access: World Wide Web | ||
| 588 | _aDescription based on PDF viewed 12/24/2015. | ||
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_aEnergy level densities. _924670 |
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_aEnergy auditing. _919030 |
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_aRenewable energy sources. _94906 |
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_aPower resources. _912234 |
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| 695 | _aEpitaxial layers | ||
| 695 | _aExcitons | ||
| 695 | _aNitrogen | ||
| 695 | _aRadiative recombination | ||
| 695 | _aSilicon carbide | ||
| 695 | _aTemperature measurement | ||
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_aIEEE Xplore (Online Service), _edistributor. _924671 |
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_aMIT Press, _epublisher. _924672 |
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_iPrint version _z9780262029148 |
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_3Abstract with links to resource _uhttps://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/bkabstractplus.jsp?bkn=7120891 |
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