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Energy and movement Energy and movement Chris Oxlade Introduces the scientific concepts of energy and movement by using examples from everyday life. OL15077539W
Forces Forces Terry J. Jennings "Explains essential facts about forces and movement, including gravity, friction, pressure, and simple machines. Includes experiments"--Provided by publisher. OL15324423W
Energy into power Energy into power E. G. Sterland A history of man's search for substitutes for muscle power. Describes such sources of energy as sun, wind, water, fossil fuels, and the atom; and examines the devices which convert these into usable … OL182119W
On the move On the move Wendy Madgwick Provides instructions for a variety of activities which introduce some basic principles of physics. OL1824281W
Energy utilization Energy utilization Association of Energy Engineers xi, 388 pages : 29 cm OL18959354W
Black Sea Energy Resource Development and Hydrogen Energy Problems Black Sea Energy Resource Development and Hydrogen Energy Problems Ayfer Veziroğlu NATO Advanced Research Workshop “The Black Sea: Strategy for Addressing its Energy Resource Development and Hydrogen Energy Problems” was held in order to evaluate the Black Sea Region’s environment,… OL19831697W
Campbell's Atlas of Oil and Gas Depletion Campbell's Atlas of Oil and Gas Depletion Colin J. Campbell <p><b><i>Campbell's Atlas of Oil and Gas Depletion, Second Edition,</i></b> is the product of a half-century of critical analysis and updating of data on the status of oil and gas depletion by count… OL19833069W
Clean Energy Systems in the Subsurface: Production, Storage and Conversion Clean Energy Systems in the Subsurface: Production, Storage and Conversion Michael Z. Hou Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, energy security and sustainability are three of the greatest contemporary global challenges today. This year the Sino-German Cooperation Group “Underground Sto… OL19834837W
Electrical Machines Electrical Machines Slobodan N. Vukosavić <p><i>Electrical Machines </i>primarily covers the basic functionality and the role of electrical machines in their typical applications. The effort of applying coordinate transforms is justified by … OL19845880W
Exergy Exergy Silvio de Oliveira Júnior <p>Bridging the gap between concepts derived from Second Law of Thermodynamics and their application to Engineering practice, the property exergy and the exergy balance can be a tool for analyzing an… OL19848976W
Fuel Cells Fuel Cells Klaus-Dieter Kreuer The expected end of the “oil age” will lead to increasing focus and reliance on alternative energy conversion devices, among which fuel cells have the potential to play an important role. Not only c… OL19851593W
Glances at Renewable and Sustainable Energy Glances at Renewable and Sustainable Energy Till Jenssen Differing interpretations, perspectives and expectations on the term sustainability exist. To take sustainability as an action guiding mandate for implementation, it needs to be concrete and measurab… OL19852964W
The LEGO power functions idea book The LEGO power functions idea book Yoshihito Isogawa The LEGO Power Functions Idea Book, Vol. 1: Machines and Mechanisms shows off small projects to build with LEGO's system of gears, motors, gadgets and other moving elements. The book is filled with h… OL20015247W
Pushing and pulling Pushing and pulling Natalie Hyde "How do you move objects from one position to another? This fun book explains how a force, such as a push or a pull, can put an object in motion. Simple activities show how a force can move an object… OL23181412W
Making things move Making things move Michael Pollard Describes the development of making things move from the invention of the wheel, to engines, then finally to the present rocket technology. OL24841182W
Air, wind & flight Air, wind & flight Pam Robson Examines flight, propulsion, and power and applies basic principles of aerodynamics to explore and experiment with the properties of air. OL2628571W
The basic book of power mechanics The basic book of power mechanics Jay Webster A textbook of engines, including activities, study questions, and careers involving engines. OL3968264W
Energy handbook Energy handbook Robert L. Loftness Warnings of the risks inherent in the impending depletion of domestic petroleum resources and in overdependence on foreign sources has been voiced by several individuals as well as expert committees … OL5603628W
Energy all around Energy all around Tillie S. Pine Describes the sources and uses of various kinds of energy and the need for energy conservation. OL6603862W
Energy Energy Mitchell A. Wilson Text and picture essays cover such aspects of energy as the movement of molecules, beat, chemical and electrical energy, Einstein's contributions, light, oil, and new sources of energy. OL6610314W
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