Energy Technology and Directions for the Future

Preface Acknowledgments About the Author

1. Introduction 1.1 Units and Dimensi onal Analysis 1.2 A Brief History of Energy Consumption 1.3 Energy Consumption and the Quality of Life 1. 4 Mechanical Energy 1.5 Dynamics and Energy Transformations
   1.6 Energy Professtionals

2. El ectric Power Generation and Distribution 2.1 Historical Dev elopment of Electric Power 2.2 Electromagnetism 2.3 Elements of Alternating Current Circuits 2.4 Electric Power Generation 2.5 Electric Power Distribution 2.6 Distributed Generation

3. Heat Engine s and Heat Exchangers 3.1 Temperature and Composition 3.2 Thermodynamic Systems and States 3.3 Laws of Th ermodynamics 3.4 Equilibrium Conditions in the Absence of G ravity 3.5 Heat Engines 3.6 Heat Transfer 3.7 Heat Exchangers

4. The Earth and