Energy Dictionary (Second Edition)

Author: Editorial Committee of This Book
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Publishing Time: 2005-04-01
Features: The revision work of this book was as much as possible entrusted to the original compilers, adhering to the principles of comprehensiveness, objectivity, innovation, and practicality, and made substantial revisions to the edition. The framework design was adjusted according to the classification of the energy discipline to facilitate retrieval, with a total of 12 branches designed. Many new entries were written for branches such as Comprehensive, Solid Fuels, New and Renewable Energy Resources, Energy Storage and Transportation, Energy Efficiency and Conservation, Energy and Environment, Energy Management, and Energy Economics, totaling 3,676 entries. The Comprehensive branch was enriched with famous energy resource deposits and energy facilities, as well as laws and regulations related to energy. The Energy Storage and Transportation branch was almost entirely newly compiled, and the appendix was supplemented with common abbreviations, energy measurement units, and conversions. The revised edition retains a total of 1,498 entries, adds 1,970 new entries, rewrites and revises 308 entries, and deletes 229 entries, with the number of newly added and rewritten entries exceeding the total number of entries in the edition. The revision work of this book was as much as possible entrusted to the original compilers, adhering to the principles of comprehensiveness, objectivity, innovation, and practicality, and made substantial revisions to the edition. The framework design was adjusted according to the classification of the energy discipline to facilitate retrieval, with a total of 12 branches designed. Many new entries were written for branches such as Comprehensive, Solid Fuels, New and Renewable Energy Resources, Energy Storage and Transportation, Energy Efficiency and Conservation, Energy and Environment, Energy Management, and Energy Economics, totaling 3,676 entries. The Comprehensive branch was enriched with famous energy resource deposits and energy facilities, as well as laws and regulations related to energy. The Energy Storage and Transportation branch was almost entirely newly compiled, and the appendix was supplemented with common abbreviations, energy measurement units, and conversions. The revised edition retains a total of 1,498 entries, adds 1,970 new entries, rewrites and revises 308 entries, and deletes 229 entries, with the number of newly added and rewritten entries exceeding the total number of entries in the edition. Among the newly added and rewritten entries, there are concise definitions of terms, concepts, etc., as well as many encyclopedic-style knowledge entries, providing a wealth of new facts and data. This is a distinctive feature of the revised edition.