Future Fire Forms Heat, Work and Thermodynamics
Keep on running by clever burning! This book reports how humans created materials, machines and power plants with the help of fire and which fuels, with their advantages and disadvantages, they have used so far. "Climate rescuers” of all stripes, whether qualified for such challenge or not, wan...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2023, 2023
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2023 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Part I - Combustion in the modern world: The Fire
- Fire for heat
- Fire for work
- Climate-neutral fuels
- Fire causes emissions Part II - Thermodynamics of fire: Heat and work change states
- Work from heat
- Working fluid as carriers of heat and work
- The irreversibility of natural processes
- Ways from heat to work
- Heat transfer Part III - The Taming of Fire: Pouring oil on the fire
- Fire use with the best possible and climate-friendly effect
- Second-hand Fire
- Heat and work without fire.