Energy and Sustainability VI
WIT Press (Verlag)
978-1-84564-944-9 (ISBN)
ContentsSection 1: Renewable energy resourcesHydrokinetic turbine location analysis by a local collocation method with Radial Basis Functions for two-dimensional Shallow Water equations; Hydrodynamic screws as an alternative for small hydropower generation in ColombiaSection 2: Biomass and biofuelsStudy on catalytic pyrolysis and efficient gasification of cellulose as biomass samples; Conversion of bagasse to char-water fuel by pyrolysis; Power generation alternatives from biomass gasification using different syngas pathways; Characterization of liquefied waste bamboo and white-rotted wood; Cotton stalks for power generation in Baja California, Mexico by SWOT analysis methodologySection 3: Waste to energyEnergy generation by waste incineration: the management of impregnated wood; Power generation estimation from wheat straw in Mexico; Evaluation of low-temperature waste heat recovery technologies for the cement industrySection 4: Energy productionNext-generation balanced throttle control valves for steam turbines; Design of a hydrokinetic turbine; Methods of low-pressure cylinders throughput improvement for construction of ultra-high capacity generation unitsSection 5: Energy efficiencyApplication of latent-heat-storage building envelope systems for increasing energy efficiency in the building sector; Adaptability to energy, production efficiency and the crude oil price: evidence from a small open economy; Computational assessment of energy efficiency and hygrothermal performance of retrofitted historical building envelopes; Performance of a solar PV tracking system on tropic regions; Combustion monitoring system on a natural gas fuelled spark ignition engine with high compression ratio using ionization current sensorsSection 6: Energy managementImpacts of renewable energy in the current business model of Latin American utilities; Energy requirements in a technified poultry farm in Central Mexico; State of charge and state of health determination model for a lead-acid battery to be implemented in a management system; A comparative critical study on regulatory instruments to further large-scale desalination and energy mix diversification through the symbiotic use of selected non-conventional renewable energies; Green procurement model using petri nets: a perspective developed from the models applied to the supply chainSection 7: Energy and transportationDC compensation systems and their implications on the planning of expansions in Metro systems: a case study of Medellin; The reintroduction of grid-connected alternatives into the planning of mass transportation systems in ColombiaSection 8: Energy in the built environmentAssessment of solar reflectance of roofing assemblies of dwellings in Guayaquil, Ecuador; The thermal retrofitting of walls, windows and ceilings in traditional Scottish buildings; First in situ measurement of soil thermal response in Guayaquil, Ecuador; Thermal comfort in Lebanese residential unit case studies: a coastal region in LebanonSection 9: Energy and the environmentEnvironmental diagnosis methodology to analyze landfill-associated risks in Colombia; Environmental, social and structural aspects involving the expansion of macro photovoltaic energy in Brazil; Optimum design of nozzles' tribology systems of a diesel engine fuel injector with high values of rail pressureSection 10: CO2 capturing and managementPreliminary results of the atmospheric leakage dispersion modeling of the Brazilian CO2 Pilot; Reducing the embodied carbon of construction projects through a carbon emission encompassed tenderSection 11: Sustainable energy productionUsing life cycle assessment to compare the environmental performance of electricity generation technologies in Ecuador: fuel oil in internal combustion engines vs. fuel oil in steam power plants; Design, implementation and operation of a solar hybrid system in a remote area in the Colombian Guajira desert; Electric-solar boats: an option for sustainable river transportation in the Ecuadorian Amazon; Analysis of large-scale integration of renewable energy sources in the Mexican electricity system; Biogas robust processing with combined catalytic reformer and trap: BioRobur Project; Development of new flow stabilizers for increasing the reliability and efficiency of power equipment; Monitoring system of environmental stochastic characteristics and renewable energy units' efficiency in an extreme continental climateSection 12: Case studiesIntegrated sustainable building design in the tropics: case study "Fabrica de Cultura", Barranquilla, Colombia; Energy study of a non-residential and historic building in transient conditions; Waste-valorisation by municipal solid waste carbon use in a Chinese townshipAuthor index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 2.9.2015 |
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Reihe/Serie | WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment ; 195 |
Verlagsort | Southampton |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz |
Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik | |
ISBN-10 | 1-84564-944-3 / 1845649443 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-84564-944-9 / 9781845649449 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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