000			01472 a2200193 4500
020			_a9781107016651
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a530 _bJ18p
100			_aJaffe, Robert L.
245			_aThe physics of energy _cRobert L. Jaffe and Washington Taylor
260			_bCambridge University Press _c2018 _aCambridge
300			_axxi, 874p
520			_aThe Physics of Energy provides a comprehensive and systematic introduction to the scientific principles governing energy sources, uses, and systems. This definitive textbook traces the flow of energy from sources such as solar power, nuclear power, wind power, water power, and fossil fuels through its transformation in devices such as heat engines and electrical generators, to its uses including transportation, heating, cooling, and other applications. The flow of energy through the Earth's atmosphere and oceans, and systems issues including storage, electric grids, and efficiency and conservation are presented in a scientific context along with topics such as radiation from nuclear power and climate change from the use of fossil fuels. Students, scientists, engineers, energy industry professionals, and concerned citizens with some mathematical and scientific background who wish to understand energy systems and issues quantitatively will find this textbook of great interest.
650			_aPower resources
650			_aPhysics
700			_aTaylor, Washington
942			_cBK
999			_c559324 _d559324