Ebook: Kinetic energy storage eel systems: theory and practice of advanced flywheel systems

Front Cover; Dedication; Kinetic Energy Storage: Theory and Practice of Advanced Flywheel Systems; Copyright Page; Preface; Table of Contents; Symbols; Chapter 1. Historical background; 1.1 Philosophers and flywheels; 1.2 From prehistory to Roman civilization; 1.3 From the beginning of the Christian Era to the Industrial Revolution; 1.4 The Industrial Revolution; 1.5 From the middle of the 19th century to 1960; 1.6 High performance flywheels or 'superflywheels'; 1.7 Future developments; Chapter 2. Application of flywheel energy storage systems; 2.1 Basic parameters and definitions.