Energy Solutions to Combat Global Warming
An in-depth collection of 45 selected papers as presented at the Global Conference on Global Warming 2014 in Beijing, China, this book covers a wide variety of topics from the main principles of thermodynamics and their role in design, analysis, and the i
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Xin-Rong Zhang Ibrahim Dincer Editors
Energy Solutions to Combat Global Warming
Lecture Notes in Energy Volume 33
Lecture Notes in Energy (LNE) is a series that reports on new developments in the study of energy: from science and engineering to the analysis of energy policy. The series’ scope includes but is not limited to, renewable and green energy, nuclear, fossil fuels and carbon capture, energy systems, energy storage and harvesting, batteries and fuel cells, power systems, energy efficiency, energy in buildings, energy policy, as well as energy-related topics in economics, management and transportation. Books published in LNE are original and timely and bridge between advanced textbooks and the forefront of research. Readers of LNE include postgraduate students and non-specialist researchers wishing to gain an accessible introduction to a field of research as well as professionals and researchers with a need for an up-to-date reference book on a well-defined topic. The series publishes single and multi-authored volumes as well as advanced textbooks.
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Xin-Rong Zhang Ibrahim Dincer •
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Energy Solutions to Combat Global Warming
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Editors Xin-Rong Zhang College of Engineering Peking University Beijing China
ISSN 2195-1284 Lecture Notes in Energy ISBN 978-3-319-26948-1 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-26950-4
Ibrahim Dincer Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Ontario Oshawa, Ontario Canada
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ISBN 978-3-319-26950-4
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Preface
Global warming
