Materials science in energy technology

The major purpose of this book is to set forth the fundamental properties of materials relevant to each form of energy and to suggest to materials scientists where their field of expertise may be of value in solving energy related problems. The book has 10 chapters, each of which reviews the basic properties of those materials that are important to a particular energy application and which identifies areas of research required for the development of new materials for that application. The first six chapters deal with methods of producing energy arranged in approximately the chronological order in which they have been or will be used. The last 4 chapters cover the materials aspects of energy conversion, storage, and transmission. Separate abstracts have been prepared for each of the 10 chapters. (BLM)