Combustion Engineering, a topic generally taught at the upper undergraduate and graduate level in most mechanical engineering programs, and many chemical engineering programs, is the study of rapid energy and mass transfer usually through ...

Each subject is discussed in detail and supported by numerous figures and tables. This comprehensive Springer Handbook covers all major areas encompassed by the broad field of mechanical engineering.

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Traces the history of the $210 billion power industry showcasing the key individuals, technological innovations, corporate machinations, and political battles waged over its domination.

The valve-regulated design is now well established in the industrial battery sector, and also appears set to be adopted widely for automotive duty. This book provides a comprehensive account of VRLA technology and its uses.

This book is an outgrowth of courses in plasma physics which I have taught at Kiel University for many years.

Brilliantly fascinating and remarkably accessible, The Age of Radiance traces mankind's complicated and difficult relationship with the dangerous power it discovered and made part of civilization."--Publisher information.

A new edition of the most comprehensive text/reference available on the methods and instrumentation used in the detection of ionizing radiation. Updated to reflect advances since the first edition came out in 1979.

Energy Science: Principles, Technologies, and Impacts integrates the science behind the key energy sources that are at our disposal today with the socioeconomic issues which surround their use to give a balanced, objective overview of the ...