Physics of Energy Sources
Editors’ preface to the Manchester Physics Series xi
Author’s preface xiii
1 Introduction
1.1 Energy consumption
1.2 Energy sources
1.3 Renewable and non-renewable energy sources
1.4 The form and conversion of energy
2 The atomic nucleus
2.1 The composition and properties of nuclei
2.2 Nuclear forces and energies
2.3 Radioactivity and nuclear stability
3 Nuclear power
3.1 How to get energy from the nucleus
3.2 Nuclear reactions
3.3 Nuclear fission
3.4 Controlled fission reactions
3.5 Nuclear fusion
4 Solar power
4.1 Stellar fusion
4.2 Blackbody radiation
4.3 Solar radiation and its interaction with the Earth
4.4 Geothermal energy
4.5 Solar heaters
4.6 Heat engines: converting heat into work
5 Semiconductor solar cells
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Semiconductors
5.3 The p–n junction
5.4 Semiconductor solar cells
6 Wind power
6.1 A brief history of wind power
6.2 Origin and directions of the wind
6.3 The flow of ideal fluids
6.4 Extraction of wind power by a turbine
6.5 Wind turbine design and operation
6.6 Siting of a wind turbine
7 Water power
7.1 Hydroelectric power
7.2 Wave power
7.3 Tidal power
8 Energy storage
8.1 Types of energy storage
8.2 Chemical energy storage
8.3 Thermal energy storage
8.4 Mechanical energy storage
8.5 Electrical energy storage
8.6 Distribution of electrical power
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