| Description |
1 online resource (97 pages) : color illustrations |
| Series |
Hors collection |
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Hors collection
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| Contents |
Hydrogen -- Preface -- Table of content -- The hare, the tortoise and hydrogen -- Force in action� Energy is everywhere! -- From well to wheel�The flow of energy -- Energy� as an agent of progress -- Using too much energy� puts our environment at risk! -- Possible solutions� A wiser use of our current energy sources -- Another solution� Carbon-free energy -- A promising solution� hydrogen! -- From balloonsto rockets� the long history of hydrogen -- The internal combustion engine ... fuelled by hydrogen |
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Hydrogen to electricity� with the fuel cell!Different types of fuel cells� for diverse applications -- Hydrogen on the road� cars, tramways and the hydrogen train -- On the sea and underwater� hydrogen for navigation -- In the air� The hydrogen plane -- In space� Hydrogen as the fuel of choice for rockets -- Electricity from hydrogen � for a greater autonomy -- Is hydrogen an ideal energy vector? -- Producing hydrogen� with greenhouse gas emissions -- Producing hydrogen without CO2� from water, nuclear energy, biomass or photosynthesis |
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Hydrogen� a partner for renewable energiesCompression, adsorption and absorption� Storing hydrogen as a gas -- Liquefaction� to store more hydrogen -- Transporting hydrogen� in bottles or by pipelines -- Distributing hydrogen� at service stations -- The safe use of hydrogen� The risks of hydrogen -- The hydrogen economy� pathways to commercialization -- What can be done� to use hydrogen as a fuel -- What is being done� Showcasing and developing Hydrogen -- Conclusion -- Annex 1 -- What is energy? -- Work is energy ... mechanical energy |
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Heat is energy � thermal energyEnergy comes in all shapes� The diverse forms of energy -- Energy is ever changing� but always conserved! -- Transforming thermal energy� Carnot's principle -- Annex 2 -- What will be the price of hydrogen at the gas station? -- Glossary -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Units and symbols -- Acknowledgements -- More about hydrogen |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 17, 2014) |
| Subject |
Hydrogen as fuel.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mechanical.
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Hydrogen as fuel
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Malbrunot, Pierre
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Benard, Pierre
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Viola, John
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| ISBN |
9782742013197 |
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2742013199 |
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