| Author | : Dan Bartmann |
| Publisher | : Buckville Publications LLC |
| Total Pages | : 324 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : House & Home |
| ISBN | : 9780981920108 |
An illustrated guide to building and installing a wind turbine and understanding how the energy in moving air is transformed into electricity.
| Author | : Paul Gipe |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 140 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : House & Home |
| ISBN | : 9781890132071 |
Paul Gipe, one of the world's leading experts on wind power has now created an introductory guide to wind energy systems. This book gives an overview of the burgeoning use of wind energy around the globe, describing and analyzing the most affordable small wind generators, including the new generation of highly practical micro turbines. Wind Energy Basics includes detailed information on planning, purchasing, siting, and installing a wind system, and on integrating wind power with solar photovoltaics for more cost-effective and reliable off-the-grid applications.
| Author | : Gabe Toth |
| Publisher | : Brewers Publications |
| Total Pages | : 186 |
| Release | : 2021-09-27 |
| Genre | : Cooking |
| ISBN | : 1938469720 |
Fermented foods are experiencing a resurgence in popularity due to their bold flavors and purported health benefits. Brewer and distiller Gabe Toth has dedicated 15 years to learning and experimenting with the fundamentals of fermented vegetables, condiments, sausage, dairy, meat, bread, vinegar, kombucha, and other live-culture foods. In Fermentation Kitchen, he distills the essential lessons into easy to follow information that is both technical and practical. Part how-to guide, part cookbook, and part reference manual, The Fermented Kitchen is a wide-ranging introduction to fermentation for brewers, food enthusiasts, and home fermentationists, who want to go beyond just recipes to understand what’s happening as their food is transformed. Enough chemistry and microbiology is included to provide a thorough understanding of what’s happening during food transformation which, when paired with a focus on methods and recipes to illustrate techniques, will allow the reader to explore fermentation with greater creativity. The overarching aim of The Fermented Kitchen is to provide readers with the tools they need to improvise and adapt their new knowledge to safely create novel flavors and unique fermented foods that reflect their own creativity, using beer when possible.
| Author | : Kevin A. Carson |
| Publisher | : Booksurge Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : Anarchism |
| ISBN | : 9781439266991 |
A history of the rise and fall of Sloanist mass production, and a survey of the new economy emerging from the ruins: networked local manufacturing, garage industry, household microenterprises and resilient local economies.
| Author | : Hans Michael Eßlinger |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 778 |
| Release | : 2009-04-22 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 3527623493 |
This comprehensive reference combines the technological know-how from five centuries of industrial-scale brewing to meet the needs of a global economy. The editor and authors draw on the expertise gained in the world's most competitive beer market (Germany), where many of the current technologies were first introduced. Following a look at the history of beer brewing, the book goes on to discuss raw materials, fermentation, maturation and storage, filtration and stabilization, special production methods and beermix beverages. Further chapters investigate the properties and quality of beer, flavor stability, analysis and quality control, microbiology and certification, as well as physiology and toxicology. Such modern aspects as automation, energy and environmental protection are also considered. Regional processes and specialties are addressed throughout the entire book, making this a truly global resource on brewing.
| Author | : David A. Spera |
| Publisher | : Amer Society of Mechanical |
| Total Pages | : 835 |
| Release | : 2009-01-01 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 9780791802601 |
Wind Turbine Technology is recognized worldwide as the authoritative guide to state-of-the-art wind turbine engineering. If you are an energy planner, engineer, designer, utility project manager, wind power station developer, manufacturer of wind turbine equipment, teacher, or student, the book has all the latest information for you. This text and reference book is ideal for educational settings. Packed with application-oriented advice, detailed graphics, photographs, and numerical examples - this new edition describes past and present wind turbines and provides the reader with detailed mathematical models developed by leaders in the fields of aerodynamics, structural dynamics and fatigue, meteorology, acoustic and electromagnetic emissions, commercial wind power applications, and utility power systems.
| Author | : Dan Chiras |
| Publisher | : New Society Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 193 |
| Release | : 2010-06-01 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 086571617X |
Offers an introduction to wind energy, describes the different types of systems that can be used to convert the natural resource into electricity, and explains how important components in the system work.
| Author | : Henry Louie |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 492 |
| Release | : 2018-07-30 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 3319918907 |
This book provides students and practicing engineers with a comprehensive guide to off-grid electrification: from microgrids and energy kiosks to solar home systems and solar lanterns. As the off-grid electrification industry grows, universities are starting and expanding courses and programs in humanitarian engineering and appropriate technology. However, there is no textbook that serves this growing market. This book fills that gap by providing a technical foundation of off-grid electrical systems, putting into context the technical aspects for developing countries, and discussing best practices by utilizing real-world data. Chapters expertly integrate the technical aspects of off-grid systems with lessons learned from industry-practitioners taking a pragmatic, data-driven perspective. A variety of off-grid systems and technologies are discussed, including solar, wind, hydro, generator sets, biomass systems, battery storage and converters. Realistic examples, case studies and practical considerations from actual systems highlight the interaction of off-grid systems with the economic, environmental, social and broader development aspects of rural electrification. Whole chapters are dedicated to the operation and control of mini-grids, load and resource estimation, and design of off-grid systems. Special topics focused on electricity access in developing countries are included, such as energy use in rural communities, technical and economic considerations of grid extension, electricity theft, metering, and best practices devoted to common problems. Each chapter is instructor friendly and contains illustrative examples and problems that reinforce key concepts. Complex, open-ended design problems throughout the book challenge the reader to think critically and deeply. The book is appropriate for use in advanced undergraduate and graduate courses related to electrical and energy engineering, humanitarian engineering, and appropriate technology. Provides a technical foundation of off-grid electrical systems; Contextualizes the technical aspects for developing countries; Captures the current and state-of-the art in this rapidly developing field.
| Author | : Mark Frauenfelder |
| Publisher | : Maker Media, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 725 |
| Release | : 2007-10-24 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 1457183781 |
After two years, MAKE has become one of most celebrated new magazines to hit the newsstands, and certainly one of the hottest reads. If you're just catching on to the MAKE phenomenon and wonder what you've missed, this book contains the best DIY projects from the magazine's first ten volumes -- a surefire collection of fun and challenging activities going back to MAKE's launch in early 2005. Find out why MAKE has attracted a passionate following of tech and DIY enthusiasts worldwide with one million web site visitors and a quarter of a million magazine readers. And why our podcasts consistently rank in the top-25 for computers and technology. With the Best of MAKE, you'll share the curiosity, zeal, and energy of Makers -- the citizen scientists, circuit benders, homemakers, students, automotive enthusiasts, roboticists, software developers, musicians, hackers, hobbyists, and crafters -- through this unique and inspiring assortment of DIY projects chosen by the magazine's editors. Learn to: Hack your gadgets and toys Program micontrollers to sense and react to things Take flight with rockets, planes, and other projectiles Make music from the most surprising of things Find new ways to take photos and make video Outfit yourself with the coolest tools Put together by popular demand, the Best of MAKE is the perfect gift for any maker, including current subscribers who missed early volumes of the magazine. Do you or someone you know have a passion for the magic of tinkering, hacking, and creation? Do you enjoy finding imaginative and unexpected uses for the technology and materials in your life? Then get on board with the Best of MAKE!
