Download or read book Energy Technology and Directions for the Future written by John R. Fanchi and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2004-01-26 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Electric power generation and distribution - Hear engines and heat exchangers - The Herat and geothermal energy - Origin of fossil fuels Fossil energy - Solar energy - Solar electric technology - Mass-energy transformations - Nucleosynthesis - Nuclear energy - Alternative energy: wind and water - Alternative energy: biomass and synfuels - Energy, economics, and environment - The twenty-first century energy mix.