mechanical
engineering
power
2003
Editorial
Brewing Initiatives and Energy Futures
Power Perspective
From the ASME Division Chair
Bubble Buster
This is no dot-com phenomenon; the market for gas turbines is as firm
as ever.
Fourteen
Grand Challenges
What engineers can do to prove we can survive the 21st century.
Power of Trading
Cards
An industry remains in the dark about a marketing tool that has been known
to create a positive buzz.
Gauging Efficiency,
Well to Wheel
While the idea of using hydrogen to replace fossil fuels may seem like
a dream come true, reality is more complex.
Nuclear's Next Generation
An international consortium has selected six reactors for further research
in a quest for improved economics and better resistance to proliferation.
Mars Needs Turbines
Scientists look at powering a Mars space station with on-site wind.
Do It Yourself
When electricity prices soared, one California water utility decided to
make its own power.
Matchsticks
and Sunshine
A good way to visualize a Btu of energy, for instance, is with a matchstick.
A lit match will yield approximately 1 Btu of energy.
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