Power & Energy Books

New and Published Books

1. Heat Exchanger Design Handbook, Second Edition

   By Kuppan Thulukkanam

   Series: Dekker Mechanical Engineering

   Completely revised and updated to reflect current advances in heat exchanger technology, Heat Exchanger Design Handbook, Second Edition includes enhanced figures and thermal effectiveness charts, tables, new chapter, and additional topics––all while keeping the qualities that made the first edition...

   Published May 19th 2013 by CRC Press
2. Clean Technology 2013

   Bioenergy, Renewables, Storage, Grid, Waste and Sustainability Technical Proceedings of the 2013 CTSI Clean Technology Conference and Expo

   Edited by NSTI .

   NSTI’s Cleantech and Nanotech conferences have built a tradition of being the most prestigious forum in the world for leading clean tech and energy scientists, and Cleantech 2013 is no exception. Top clean tech scientists offer an up-to-date global perspective on the latest developments in energy...

   Published May 14th 2013 by CRC Press
3. Corrosion and Materials in the Oil and Gas Industries

   Edited by Reza Javaherdashti, Chikezie Nwaoha, Henry Tan

   The advancement of methods and technologies in the oil and gas industries calls for new insight into the corrosion problems these industries face daily. With the application of more precise instruments and laboratory techniques as well as the development of new scientific paradigms, corrosion...

   Published April 25th 2013 by CRC Press
4. Technologies for Converting Biomass to Useful Energy

   Combustion, Gasification, Pyrolysis, Torrefaction and Fermentation

   Edited by Erik Dahlquist

   Series: Sustainable Energy Developments

   Officially, the use of biomass for energy meets only 10-13% of the total global energy demand of 140 000 TWh per year. Still, thirty years ago the official figure was zero, as only traded biomass was included. While the actual production of biomass is in the range of 270 000 TWh per year, most of...

   Published April 15th 2013 by CRC Press
5. Energy and Electricity in Industrial Nations

   The Sociology and Technology of Energy

   By Allan Mazur

   Energy is at the top of the list of environmental problems facing industrial society, and is arguably the one that has been handled least successfully, in part because politicians and the public do not understand the physical technologies, while the engineers and industrialists do not understand...

   Published April 14th 2013 by Routledge
6. Energy Management Reference Library CD, Fourth Edition

   By Steve Doty, Wayne C. Turner, Barney L. Capehart, William J. Kennedy, Klaus-Dieter E. Pawlik, Albert Thumann, D. Paul Mehta

   The Energy Management Reference Library CD-ROM includes 2100 pages of text, graphics, and charts and contains the following complete books: Energy Management Handbook, 8th Edition, Guide to Energy Management, 7th Edition, Solutions Manual for Guide to Energy Management, 7th Edition, and Handbook of...

   Published April 14th 2013 by Fairmont Press
7. Electrochemical Supercapacitors for Energy Storage and Delivery

   Fundamentals and Applications

   By Aiping Yu, Victor Chabot, Jiujun Zhang

   Series: Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion

   Although recognized as an important component of all energy storage and conversion technologies, electrochemical supercapacitators (ES) still face development challenges in order to reach their full potential. A thorough examination of development in the technology during the past decade,...

   Published April 8th 2013 by CRC Press
8. Solar Technologies for the 21st Century

   By Anco S. Blazev

   This book examines solar technologies, describes their properties, and evaluates the technological potential of each. It also reviews the logistics of deploying solar energy as a viable and sustainable way to solve urgent energy, environmental, and socio-economic problems. Topics discussed include...

   Published April 8th 2013 by Fairmont Press
9. The John Zink Hamworthy Combustion Handbook, Second Edition

   Volume 2 – Design and Operations

   Edited by Charles E. Baukal, Jr.

   Series: Industrial Combustion

   Despite the length of time it has been around, its importance, and vast amounts of research, combustion is still far from being completely understood. Issues regarding the environment, cost, and fuel consumption add further complexity, particularly in the process and power generation industries....

   Published April 1st 2013 by CRC Press
10. The Coen & Hamworthy Combustion Handbook

    Fundamentals for Power, Marine & Industrial Applications

    Edited by Stephen Londerville, Charles E. Baukal Jr.

    Series: Industrial Combustion

    The rigorous treatment of combustion can be so complex that the kinetic variables, fluid turbulence factors, luminosity, and other factors cannot be defined well enough to find realistic solutions. Simplifying the processes, The Coen & Hamworthy Combustion Handbook provides practical guidance...

    Published March 24th 2013 by CRC Press