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Doable renewables : 16 alternative energy projects for young scientists Cover Image E-book E-book

Doable renewables : 16 alternative energy projects for young scientists

Rigsby, Mike 1950- (Author).

Summary: Shows readers how to create working models that generate renewable, alternative energy, including a Kelvin water drop generator, windmill, and nitinol spring wheel.

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  • ISBN: 156976767X
  • ISBN: 9781569767672
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 195 pages) : illustrations
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  • Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, [2010]

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Formatted Contents Note: Simple heat engine -- Nitinol spring wheel -- Solar drinking bird -- The way the world works -- Stirling engine -- Solar seesaw -- Measuring tools -- Solar cell with concentrated sunlight -- Windmill -- Nitinol spring heat engine -- Thermobile -- Peltier cells -- Solar chimney -- Radiometer -- Kelvin water drop generator -- Ultracapacitor solar storage -- Heat-powered fan -- Wave generator -- Light efficiency -- Human-powered light -- Different dunking bird -- Electricity in the ground.
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