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Energy Resources and Systems
Ghosh, Tushar; Prelas, Mark A.
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Description for Energy Resources and Systems
Hardback. This comprehensive book, in four volumes, covers renewable, non-renewable, and future energy sources and their uses. All current and potential future energy sources are discussed in great detail and problems for both instructors and students are included. Num Pages: 778 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1288.
In the lifetimes of the authors, the world and especially the United States have received three significant “wake-up calls” on energy production and consumption. The first of these occurred on October 15, 1973 when the Yom Kippur War began with an attack by Syria and Egypt on Israel. The United States and many western countries supported Israel. Because of the western support of Israel, several Arab oil exporting nations imposed an oil embargo on the west. These nations withheld five million barrels of oil per day. Other countries made up about one million barrels of oil per day but the ... Read more
In the lifetimes of the authors, the world and especially the United States have received three significant “wake-up calls” on energy production and consumption. The first of these occurred on October 15, 1973 when the Yom Kippur War began with an attack by Syria and Egypt on Israel. The United States and many western countries supported Israel. Because of the western support of Israel, several Arab oil exporting nations imposed an oil embargo on the west. These nations withheld five million barrels of oil per day. Other countries made up about one million barrels of oil per day but the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
778
Condition
New
Number of Pages
778
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048123827
SKU
V9789048123827
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99-15
Reviews for Energy Resources and Systems
From the reviews: “This work is the first in a planned three-volume series dealing with energy … . In this first volume, Ghosh and Prelas (both, Univ. of Missouri, Columbia) offer an outstanding consolidation of technical data and knowledge related to conventional energy sources and conversion systems. … This volume is ideally suited for the serious researcher interested in ... Read more