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Solutions Manual — Energy and the Environment, 3rd Edition — Robert A. Ristinen, Jack J. Kraushaar & Jeffrey T. Brack — ISBN 9781119179238 — Latest Update 2025/2026 — (All Chapters Covered 1–10)

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This professionally verified Solutions Manual for Energy and the Environment (3rd Edition) by Robert A. Ristinen, Jack J. Kraushaar, and Jeffrey T. Brack (ISBN 9781119179238) provides a complete, chapter-organized set of instructor resources and assessment material. Designed for course creators and academic platforms. The textbook’s official chapter structure begins with Chapter 1: Energy Fundamentals, Energy Use in an Industrial Society, followed by Chapter 2: The Fossil Fuels, Chapter 3: Heat Engines, Chapter 4: Renewable Energy Sources I: Solar Energy, Chapter 5: Renewable Energy Sources II: Alternatives, Chapter 6: The Promise and Problems of Nuclear Energy, Chapter 7: Energy Conservation, Chapter 8: Transportation, Chapter 9: Air Pollution, and concludes with Chapter 10: Global Effects.

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Energy and the Environment

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SOLUTIONS
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MANUAL
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Robert A. Ristinen
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Jack J. Kraushaar

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Comprehensive Solutions Manual for Instructors and Students
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, Solutions Manual for Energy and the Environment (3rd Edition)
Robert A. Ristinen, Jack J. Kraushaar, & Jeffrey T. Brack
ISBN: 9781119179238
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UNIT 1: ENERGY FUNDAMENTALS AND FOSSIL FUELS
1. Energy Fundamentals, Energy Use in an Industrial Society
2. The Fossil Fuels
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UNIT 2: ENERGY CONVERSION AND THERMAL SYSTEMS
3. Heat Engines

UNIT 3: RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
4. Renewable Energy Sources I: Solar Energy
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5. Renewable Energy Sources II: Alternatives

UNIT 4: NUCLEAR ENERGY AND CONSERVATION
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6. The Promise and Problems of Nuclear Energy
7. Energy Conservation

UNIT 5: TRANSPORTATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
8. Transportation
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9. Air Pollution
10. Global Effects
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, Ristinen, Kraushaar, Brack Energy and the Environment Chapt 1 Solutions


Chapter 1: Energy Fundamentals

Odd-numbered problems
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•Problem 1.3 : Cart on a horizontal surface

Given: F = 10lb and d = 10f t

F ×d=W
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10lb × 10f t = 100f t · lbs
j
100f t · lbs × 1.36 = 136 joules
f t · lb
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•Problem 1.7 : Tons of coal per person

From Table 1.1: 98 QBtu/yr used in U.S.
U.S. population approximately 300 × 106 people.
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1 ton coal
98 × 1015 Btu × 7
= 3.6 × 109 tons
2.7 × 10 Btu
3.6 × 109 tons tons
Then: = 12 , approximately.
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300 × 10 people yr · person

•Problem 1.11 : Windmill heats water

f t3 lb
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40 gallons × 0.1337 × 62.4 3 = 334 lb
gal ft
Btu
334 lb × 1 × 50°F = 16, 700 Btu needed
lb · °F
1, 055 j
16, 700 Btu × = 17.6 × 106 j needed
Btu
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j
1400 W = 1400
sec
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17.6 × 10 j
= 12, 600 seconds = 210 minutes = 3.5 hours
1400j/s
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Multiple choice problems

•Problem 1.1 : Product with exponentials
Answer: f)

(5 × 6 × 7) × 10(5+6+7) = 210 × 1018 = 2.1 × 1020
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•Problem 1.3: Mass on string
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Answer: c)

Initially: P.E. = mgh (see page 113)
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= 5kg × 9.8 2 × 2m
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= 98kg 2
s
= 98Joules
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•Problem 1.5 : U.S. consumption vs. India
Answer: d)
50
From Fig. 1.3: = 12.5
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•Problem 1.7 : Average personal power
Answer: b)
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3000C = 3 × 106 cal
cal j 1 day 1 hour j
3 × 106 × 4.184 × × = 145 = 145 watts
day cal 24 hours 3600 sec sec
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•Problem 1.9 : Fossil fuel percentage of energy use
Answer: c)
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From Table 1.1: 18.5 + 27.3 + 36.1 = 81.9
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