A practical system of units for the description of the heat exchange of man with his environment
A practical system of units for the description of the heat exchange of man with his environment
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DOI：
10.1126/science.94.2445.428
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发表时间：
1941-07-01
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影响因子：
56.9
通讯作者：
Bazett, HC
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作者：
Gagge, AP;Burton, AC;Bazett, HC
结论 有一天，光化学能源利用方法要么得到解决，要么被证明是不切实际的。考虑到我们自己的能源资源，现在就开始研究它似乎是愚蠢的。但现在开始可能还不算太早。如果我们等待太久，随着能源供应的减少，我们可能会陷入困境。此外，世界许多地区已经面临能源不足的问题。如果每个群体都能充分利用落在屋顶上的能量，许多国际问题可能会消失。莫哈维沙漠等约 200 平方英里的干旱地区提供的能源足以供应美国。当我们变得足够聪明，能够有效地利用能源宝藏，无论它落在哪里，我们就可以解决许多经济问题。对于运输煤炭的铁路来说，这可能有点困难，但其他所有人都会受益。
CONCLUSION Some day the photochemical approach to energy utilization will either be solved or definitely proved impracticable. In view of our own energy resources it may seem foolish to start working on it now. But it may not be too early to start. If we wait too long we may be caught short as energy supplies dwindle. Moreover, many parts of the world already suffer from insufficient energy. Many international prob-lems might disappear if every group of people could fully utilize the energy falling on its roof-tops. Enough energy falls on about 200 square miles of an arid region like the Mohave Desertto supply the United States. When we become ingenious enough to efficiently utilize the energytreasure wherever it may fall, we may solve many of our economic problems. It might be a little hard on the railroads that haul coal, but every one else would benefit.