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Eric Forsta Thacher - Solar Car Primer - 9783319174938 - V9783319174938
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Solar Car Primer

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Description for Solar Car Primer Hardback. A Solar Car Primer Num Pages: 491 pages, 159 black & white illustrations, 36 colour illustrations, 70 black & white tables, biogra. BIC Classification: THX; TRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 895.
This exciting primer on Solar Racing literally starts from the ground up, describing how the interactions of a vehicle with its environment circumscribe its ultimate success, from aerodynamics to resistance and propulsion. By demonstrating how to mathematically model these underlying physical phenomena, the author helps solar racing competitors carefully select key characteristics of the vehicle, such as weight  and shape, to produce optimal speed. Energy conversion and demand are given particular attention, followed by chapters  devoted to examining solar racers’ design, manufacture and testing using a structured problem-solving process to keep projects on track and on schedule. A chapter devoted to energy ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
491
Condition
New
Number of Pages
466
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319174938
SKU
V9783319174938
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Eric Forsta Thacher
·         Teaches readers to fund, design, and build a competitive solar race car ·         Draws on real experiences of successful teams to emphasize cost and energy efficiency ·         Enables a complete understanding of the application of solar power to vehicles, from underlying physics to practical implementation ·         Includes pivotal information on recent advances such as the World ... Read more

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