Nuclear Power, Man and the Environment, R. J. Pentreath
Автор: Joshua Adam Taylor Название: Convex Optimization of Power Systems ISBN: 1107076870 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107076877 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 12038.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This mathematically rigorous guide to convex optimization for power systems engineering includes convex models for a variety of real-world applications, and a selection of problems and practical examples. An invaluable resource for students and researchers from industry and academia in power systems, optimization, and control.
Nuclear power is often characterized as a "green technology." Technologies are rarely, if ever, socially isolated artefacts. Instead, they materially represent an embodiment of values and priorities. Nuclear power is no different. It is a product of a particular political economy and the question is whether that political economy can helpfully engage with the challenge of addressing the environmental crisis on a finite, inequitable and shared planet. For developing countries like India, who are presently making infrastructure investments which will have long legacies, it is imperative that these investments wrestle with such questions and prove themselves capable of sufficiency, greater equality and inclusiveness.
This book offers a critique of civilian nuclear power as a green energy strategy for India and develops and proposes an alternative "synergy for sustainability." It situates nuclear power as a socio-technical infrastructure embodying a particular development discourse and practice of energy and economic development. The book reveals the political economy of this arrangement and examines the latter's ability to respond to the environmental crisis.
Manu V. Mathai argues that the existing overwhelmingly growth-focused, highly technology-centric approach for organizing economic activity is unsustainable and needs to be reformed. Within this imperative for change, nuclear power in India is found to be and is characterized as an "authoritarian technology." Based on this political economy critique the book proposes an alternative, a synergy of ideas from the fields of development economics, energy planning and science, technology and society studies.
Автор: Montgomery Scott L Название: Seeing the Light: The Case for Nuclear Power in the 21st Cen ISBN: 110840667X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108406673 Издательство: Cambridge Education Рейтинг: Цена: 5104.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This is the first accessible book to discuss all aspects of nuclear power in the context of the new nuclear era to help combat climate change and lethal air pollution, for students, the general public, and anyone interested in the future of energy production and the future of humanity on Earth.
Автор: Eidsvik Название: Value of Information in the Earth Sciences ISBN: 1107040264 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107040267 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 19800.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book presents a unified framework for assessing the value of potential data gathering schemes by integrating spatial modelling and decision analysis, with a focus on the Earth sciences. Real datasets and MATLAB codes are provided online, making this an invaluable reference for students, researchers, and industry professionals.
Автор: Keith E. Holbert Название: Nuclear Energy, ISBN: 0124166547 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780124166547 Издательство: Elsevier Science Рейтинг: Цена: 11635.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Nuclear Energy is one of the most popular texts ever published on basic nuclear physics, systems, and applications of nuclear energy. This newest edition continues the tradition of offering a holistic treatment of everything the undergraduate engineering student needs to know in a clear and accessible way. The book presents a comprehensive overview of radioactivity, radiation protection, nuclear reactors, waste disposal, and nuclear medicine. . The seventh edition is restructured into three parts: Basic Concepts, Nuclear Power (including new chapters on nuclear power plants and introduction to reactor theory), and Radiation and Its Uses. Part Two in particular has been updated with current developments, including a new section on Reactor Safety and Security (with a discussion of the Fukushima Diiachi accident); updated information on naval and space propulsion; and revised and updated information on radioactive waste storage, transportation, and disposal. Part Three features new content on biological effects of radiation, radiation standards, and radiation detection.
Автор: D`Auria, Francesco Название: Thermal-Hydraulics of Water Cooled Nuclear Reactors ISBN: 0081006624 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780081006627 Издательство: Elsevier Science Рейтинг: Цена: 44634.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
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Thermal Hydraulics of Water-Cooled Nuclear Reactors reviews flow and heat transfer phenomena in nuclear systems and examines the critical contribution of this analysis to nuclear technology development. With a strong focus on system thermal hydraulics (SYS TH), the book provides a detailed, yet approachable, presentation of current approaches to reactor thermal hydraulic analysis, also considering the importance of this discipline for the design and operation of safe and efficient water-cooled and moderated reactors.
Part One presents the background to nuclear thermal hydraulics, starting with a historical perspective, defining key terms, and considering thermal hydraulics requirements in nuclear technology. Part Two addresses the principles of thermodynamics and relevant target phenomena in nuclear systems. Next, the book focuses on nuclear thermal hydraulics modeling, covering the key areas of heat transfer and pressure drops, then moving on to an introduction to SYS TH and computational fluid dynamics codes.
The final part of the book reviews the application of thermal hydraulics in nuclear technology, with chapters on V&V and uncertainty in SYS TH codes, the BEPU approach, and applications to new reactor design, plant lifetime extension, and accident analysis.
This book is a valuable resource for academics, graduate students, and professionals studying the thermal hydraulic analysis of nuclear power plants and using SYS TH to demonstrate their safety and acceptability.
Автор: Behram N. Kursunogammalu; Stephan L. Mintz; Arnold Название: Environment and Nuclear Energy ISBN: 1489915486 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781489915481 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 13974.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Proceedings of an international conference held in Washington, D.C., October 26-29, 1997
Nuclear Reactions explores the nuclear consensus that emerged in post–World War II America, characterized by widespread support for a diplomatic and military strategy based on nuclear weapons and a vision of economic growth that welcomed nuclear energy both for the generation of electricity and for other peaceful and industrial uses. Unease about the environmental consequences of nuclear energy and weapons development became apparent by the early 1960s and led to the first challenges to that consensus.
The documents in this collection address issues such as the arms race, “mutually assured destruction,” the emergence of ecosystems ecology and the environmental movement, nuclear protests, and climate change. They raise questions about how nuclear energy shaped—and continues to shape—the contours of postwar American life. These questions provide a useful lens through which to understand the social, economic, and environmental tradeoffs embedded within American choices about the use and management of nuclear energy.
Автор: Odum, Howard T. Название: Environment, power, and society for the twenty-first century ISBN: 0231128878 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780231128872 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 6653.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Introduces the concepts of emergy and transformity. This book presents the natural energies such as solar radiation and the cycling of water, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen diagrammed in terms of energy and emergy flow. It also reveals the similarities between human economic and social systems and the ecosystems of the natural world.
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