Dictionary of Energy
Covering all aspects of energy and its role in society, this unique text provides a comprehensive and organized body of knowledge on what is certain to become an increasingly vital area of scientific study in the 21st century.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Dictionary of Energy
K: K Kyoto Protocol
K Kirchhoff s voltage law
K
Kelvin (scale).
Kalundborg
Policy. a small coastal town in Denmark that is noted for its innovative industrial practices. Six entities (an oil refinery, power station, gypsum board facility, pharmaceutical plant, and the city itself) share ground, surface, and waste water, steam and electricity, and also exchange a variety of residues that become feedstocks in other processes. Thus, Kalundborg model.
Kamen, Martin
1913 2002, Canadian biochemist who discovered carbon-14, the radioactive isotope of carbon used to trace biochemical pathways and mechanisms and to date archeological and anthropological objects.
Kamerlingh-Onnes, Heike
1853 1926, Dutch physicist who discovered the phenomenon of SUPERCONDUCTIVITY (1911), which would lead to many modern applications of superconducting materials.
Kaplan turbine
Conversion. an improved type of propeller-type water turbine developed in the early 20th century, having blades that are adjusted according to different conditions in order to provide for greater efficiency; widely used in various current applications, especially hydroelectric plants. [Developed by Austrian engineer Victor Kaplan, 1876 1934.]
Karcher, John C.
1894 1978, U.S. engineer who developed a method of oil exploration by means of a seismograph, which would become a revolutionary tool in detecting subsurface structures capable of holding oil.
katabatic
Earth Science. of air, moving downward.
Katalla
another spelling of COTELLA.
Kay, John
c. 1704 1780, English inventor of the flying...
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