Ebook: Energy and the Environment

This book describes the state of the art at the interface between energy and environmental research. The contributing authors are some of the world leaders in research and education on energy and environmental topics. The coverage is worth noting for its breadth and depth. The book begins with the latest trends in applied thermodynamics: the methods of exergy analysis, entropy generation minimization and thermoeconomics. It continues with the most modern developments in energy processing and conservation techniques: heat transfer augmentation devices, inverse thermal design, combustion and heat exchangers for environmental systems. The environmental impact of energy systems is documented in a diversity of applications such as the flow of hazardous waste through cracks and porous media, thermally induced flows through coastal waters near power plants, and lake ecology in the vicinity of pumped storage systems. The book outlines new research directions such as the manufacturing of novel materials from solid waste, advances in radiative transport, the measurement of convective heat transfer in gas turbines and environmentally acceptable refrigerants.
The book is rich in engineering design data that make a concrete statement on topics of world wide interest, e.g., toxic emissions, the depletion of energy resources, global environmental change (global warming), and future trends in the power generation industries.
Written by leaders in research and education, this book is an excellent text or supplement for undergraduate and graduate courses on energy engineering and environmental science.

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This book describes the state of the art at the interface between energy and environmental research. The contributing authors are some of the world leaders in research and education on energy and environmental topics. The coverage is worth noting for its breadth and depth. The book begins with the latest trends in applied thermodynamics: the methods of exergy analysis, entropy generation minimization and thermoeconomics. It continues with the most modern developments in energy processing and conservation techniques: heat transfer augmentation devices, inverse thermal design, combustion and heat exchangers for environmental systems. The environmental impact of energy systems is documented in a diversity of applications such as the flow of hazardous waste through cracks and porous media, thermally induced flows through coastal waters near power plants, and lake ecology in the vicinity of pumped storage systems. The book outlines new research directions such as the manufacturing of novel materials from solid waste, advances in radiative transport, the measurement of convective heat transfer in gas turbines and environmentally acceptable refrigerants.
The book is rich in engineering design data that make a concrete statement on topics of world wide interest, e.g., toxic emissions, the depletion of energy resources, global environmental change (global warming), and future trends in the power generation industries.
Written by leaders in research and education, this book is an excellent text or supplement for undergraduate and graduate courses on energy engineering and environmental science.

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This book describes the state of the art at the interface between energy and environmental research. The contributing authors are some of the world leaders in research and education on energy and environmental topics. The coverage is worth noting for its breadth and depth. The book begins with the latest trends in applied thermodynamics: the methods of exergy analysis, entropy generation minimization and thermoeconomics. It continues with the most modern developments in energy processing and conservation techniques: heat transfer augmentation devices, inverse thermal design, combustion and heat exchangers for environmental systems. The environmental impact of energy systems is documented in a diversity of applications such as the flow of hazardous waste through cracks and porous media, thermally induced flows through coastal waters near power plants, and lake ecology in the vicinity of pumped storage systems. The book outlines new research directions such as the manufacturing of novel materials from solid waste, advances in radiative transport, the measurement of convective heat transfer in gas turbines and environmentally acceptable refrigerants.
The book is rich in engineering design data that make a concrete statement on topics of world wide interest, e.g., toxic emissions, the depletion of energy resources, global environmental change (global warming), and future trends in the power generation industries.
Written by leaders in research and education, this book is an excellent text or supplement for undergraduate and graduate courses on energy engineering and environmental science.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Exergy Analysis, Costing, and Assessment of Environmental Impact....Pages 1-10
The Method of Entropy Generation Minimization....Pages 11-22
Advanced Enhancement for Heat Exchangers....Pages 23-35
Optimization of Finned Arrays....Pages 37-48
Opportunities for Heat Exchanger Applications in Environmental Systems....Pages 49-64
Inverse Design of Energy and Environmental Systems....Pages 65-74
Advances in Modeling Radiative Transport in High Temperature Gases....Pages 75-87
Heat Transfer in Porous Radiant Burners....Pages 89-100
Radiation Heat Transfer in Materials Processing and Manufacturing....Pages 101-112
The Production of Improved Plastic Materials by Chaotic Mixing of Polymer Melts Recovered from Environmental Waste....Pages 113-124
Perspectives and Directions of the Electric Power Industry in the Next Millennium....Pages 125-133
The Impact of Energy Storage Technologies on the Environment....Pages 135-147
Potential Impact of Pumped Energy Storage on the Lower Reservoir Aquatic Ecology....Pages 149-162
Development of Industrial Cooling Systems and Their Impact on the Environment....Pages 163-174
Advances in the Measurement of Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient in Gas Turbine Applications....Pages 175-184
Thermally Affected Flows in Power Plants....Pages 185-198
Advances in the Technology of Liquid Synfuel Production from Coal....Pages 199-208
Some Geophysical Problems Involving Convection in Porous Media with Application to Energy and the Environment....Pages 209-216
Convection of Hazardous Substances Through Rock Fractures and Faults....Pages 217-228
Radioactive Waste Repositories in Fractured Rocks Formations: Hydrodynamic Aspects....Pages 229-238
Evaluation of Energy Efficient and Environmentally Acceptable Pure and Zeotropic Refrigerants in Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration....Pages 239-246
Application of Heat Pumps in the South African Commercial Sector....Pages 247-260
Back Matter....Pages 261-265

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This book describes the state of the art at the interface between energy and environmental research. The contributing authors are some of the world leaders in research and education on energy and environmental topics. The coverage is worth noting for its breadth and depth. The book begins with the latest trends in applied thermodynamics: the methods of exergy analysis, entropy generation minimization and thermoeconomics. It continues with the most modern developments in energy processing and conservation techniques: heat transfer augmentation devices, inverse thermal design, combustion and heat exchangers for environmental systems. The environmental impact of energy systems is documented in a diversity of applications such as the flow of hazardous waste through cracks and porous media, thermally induced flows through coastal waters near power plants, and lake ecology in the vicinity of pumped storage systems. The book outlines new research directions such as the manufacturing of novel materials from solid waste, advances in radiative transport, the measurement of convective heat transfer in gas turbines and environmentally acceptable refrigerants.
The book is rich in engineering design data that make a concrete statement on topics of world wide interest, e.g., toxic emissions, the depletion of energy resources, global environmental change (global warming), and future trends in the power generation industries.
Written by leaders in research and education, this book is an excellent text or supplement for undergraduate and graduate courses on energy engineering and environmental science.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Exergy Analysis, Costing, and Assessment of Environmental Impact....Pages 1-10
The Method of Entropy Generation Minimization....Pages 11-22
Advanced Enhancement for Heat Exchangers....Pages 23-35
Optimization of Finned Arrays....Pages 37-48
Opportunities for Heat Exchanger Applications in Environmental Systems....Pages 49-64
Inverse Design of Energy and Environmental Systems....Pages 65-74
Advances in Modeling Radiative Transport in High Temperature Gases....Pages 75-87
Heat Transfer in Porous Radiant Burners....Pages 89-100
Radiation Heat Transfer in Materials Processing and Manufacturing....Pages 101-112
The Production of Improved Plastic Materials by Chaotic Mixing of Polymer Melts Recovered from Environmental Waste....Pages 113-124
Perspectives and Directions of the Electric Power Industry in the Next Millennium....Pages 125-133
The Impact of Energy Storage Technologies on the Environment....Pages 135-147
Potential Impact of Pumped Energy Storage on the Lower Reservoir Aquatic Ecology....Pages 149-162
Development of Industrial Cooling Systems and Their Impact on the Environment....Pages 163-174
Advances in the Measurement of Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient in Gas Turbine Applications....Pages 175-184
Thermally Affected Flows in Power Plants....Pages 185-198
Advances in the Technology of Liquid Synfuel Production from Coal....Pages 199-208
Some Geophysical Problems Involving Convection in Porous Media with Application to Energy and the Environment....Pages 209-216
Convection of Hazardous Substances Through Rock Fractures and Faults....Pages 217-228
Radioactive Waste Repositories in Fractured Rocks Formations: Hydrodynamic Aspects....Pages 229-238
Evaluation of Energy Efficient and Environmentally Acceptable Pure and Zeotropic Refrigerants in Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration....Pages 239-246
Application of Heat Pumps in the South African Commercial Sector....Pages 247-260
Back Matter....Pages 261-265
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