Energy in Civilization

The flow diagram (courtesy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) shows the path of energy in the United States from the sources on the left, to the way we use it on the right. The numbers are estimates for 2008, inquads (𝑄), or quadrillions (=1015) of british thermal units (btu), where 1btu= 1055𝐽...

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Published inPhysics p. 322
Main Authors Lindenfeld, Peter, Brahmia, Suzanne White, White Brahmia, Suzanne
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Rutgers University Press 02.03.2011
Subjects
Alcohols
Applied sciences
Chemical compounds
Chemistry
Coal
Educational: Physics
Energy
Energy engineering
Engineering
Entropy
Ethanol
Fossil fuels
Fuels
Functional groups
Gases
Gasoline
Hydrogen
Hydroxyls
Industrial engineering
Industrial refining
Kinetic energy
Manufacturing
Manufacturing engineering
Manufacturing processes
Matter
Microphysics
Molecular physics
Molecules
Oil refining
Petroleum distillates
Petroleum products
Physical sciences
Physics
States of matter
Teaching of a specific subject
Thermal energy
Thermodynamic properties
Thermodynamics
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081354937X

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Summary:The flow diagram (courtesy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) shows the path of energy in the United States from the sources on the left, to the way we use it on the right. The numbers are estimates for 2008, inquads (𝑄), or quadrillions (=1015) of british thermal units (btu), where 1btu= 1055𝐽. 1𝑄 = 1.055𝐸𝐽 orexajoules, each equal to 1018J. Here is a chart that shows the consumption of the various kinds of energy in the United States in 2008. The total amount is 99.2𝑄 or 104.7 𝐸𝐽. And here is a similar chart for the
ISBN:9780813549378
081354937X