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Advances in energy research. Volume 16 /

This book presents a comprehensive review of energy research studies from authors around the globe, including recent research in new technologies associated with the construction of nuclear power plants; oil disperse systems study using nuclear magnetic resonance relaxometry (NMRR); low energy consu...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Acosta, Morena J. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science Publishers, 2013.
Colección:Advances in Energy Research.
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  • ADVANCES IN ENERGY RESEARCH VOLUME 16; ADVANCES IN ENERGY RESEARCH VOLUME 16; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1 NEW TECHNOLOGIES ASSOCIATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; ABSTRACT; GENERAL OVERVIEW; MAIN NUCLEAR POWER ACCIDENTS; CURRENT AND FUTURE NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES; NEW FRAMEWORK FOR THE NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE; ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION METHODS FOR NEW NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES; Chapter 2 OIL DISPERSE SYSTEMS STUDY USING NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE RELAXOMETRY (NMRR); ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION.
  • 1. NMRR-INSTRUMENTATIONREFERENCES; 2. EXPRESS-METHODS OF WATER, GAS MEASUREMENTS AND WATER DROPLETS SIZE DETERMINATION IN CRUDE OILS AND EMULSIONS BY NMR-METHODS; REFERENCES; 3. STRUCTURE-DYNAMICAL PHASE TRANSITIONS STUDIED BY NUCLEAR (PROTON) MAGNETIC RESONANCE (NMRR) METHOD WITH VIS/NIR IRRADIATION; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 3 LOW ENERGY CONSUMPTION FOR COOLINGAND HEATING SYSTEMS: SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. CLIMATE AND ENERGY PERFORMANCE; 3. APPLICATION OF GROUND SOURCES HEAT PUMP(GSHP) SYSTEMS; 4. MODELLING APPROACH.
  • 5. INSTALLATION OF THE SYSTEMCONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 4 EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF A GROUNDSOURCE HEAT PUMP SYSTEM FOR BUILDINGS HEATING AND COOLING; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; 3. COMPARISON OF NUMERICAL SIMULATION AND EXPERIMENTS; 4. PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT OF GSHP; 5. HEAT EXCHANGER DESIGN; 6. PERFORMANCE OF THE GROUND COLLECTOR; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; OTHER READINGS; Chapter 5 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTOF BIOENERGY FROM AGRICULTURAL WASTES AND THE ENVIRONMENT; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. BIOENERGY DEVELOPMENT.
  • 3. ENERGY USE AND THE ENVIRONMENT4. COMBINED HEAT AND POWER (CHP); 5. BIOMASS UTILISATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES; 6. BIOHEAT; 7. ROLE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 6 A HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS OF TOXIC POLLUTANTS DISPERSION FROM LARGE LIQUID HYDROCARBON FUEL-TANK FIRES; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE PHYSICAL PROBLEM AND ASSUMPTIONS USED; 3. NUMERICAL METHOD; 4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 7 MAINTENANCE BENCHMARKING IN PETROCHEMICALS PLANTS BY MEANS OF A MULTICRITERIA MODEL.
  • ABSTRACT1. INTRODUCTION; 2. ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS AND FUZZY ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; 3. MULTICRITERA MODEL FOR MAINTENANCE BENCHMARKING; 4. RESULTS; 5. CASE STUDY; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 8 WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT: INNOVATION AND NEW PROSPECTIVE; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. WIND ENERGY; 3. PROBLEMS AND DIFFICULTIES IN RURAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT; CONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 9 POWER, PEOPLE AND POLLUTION; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. GEOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF THE SUDAN; 3. ENERGY SITUATION; 4. MAJOR ENERGY CONSUMING SECTORS; 5. FACTORS DETERMINE CONSUMPTION.