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Advances in energy research. Volume 18 /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Acosta, Morena J. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York [New York] : Nova Publishers, 2014.
Colección:Advances in Energy Research.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ADVANCES IN ENERGY RESEARCH. VOLUME 18; ADVANCES IN ENERGY RESEARCH. VOLUME 18; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: ENERGY EFFICIENT APPLIANCES AND ENERGY EFFICIENT BEHAVIORS: FROM CONSUMER'S ASSESSMENT TO BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; SINGLE CHOICE BEHAVIOR; AUTOMATIC BEHAVIOR; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 2: RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. ENERGY SOURCES AND USE; 3. ROLE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY SYSTEM; 4. RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; 5. WIND ENERGY.
  • 6. DISCUSSIONSCONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 3: DEMAND FOR CLEAN ENERGIES EFFICIENT DEVELOPMENT IN BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. COMBINED HEAT AND POWER (CHP); 3. FUEL CELLS; 4. HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; 5. HYDROPOWER; 6. WIND ENERGY; 7. ENERGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; 8. CHEMICALS; 9. WASTES; 10. GLOBAL WARMING; 11. GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMPS; 12. RECOMMENDATIONS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 4: RECENT ADVANCES IN BIOMASS AND BIOGAS DEVELOPMENT AND PERSPECTIVES: BRINGING TOGETHER GEOGRAPHICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATIONS; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION.
  • TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONBIOGAS UTILISATION; ECOLOGICAL ADVANTAGES OF BIOGAS TECHNOLOGY; BIOMASS AND SUSTAINABILITY; ENERGY FROM AGRICULTURAL BIOMASS; BIOGAS DIGESTER DESIGNS; DISCUSSION; RECOMMENDATIONS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 5: DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF A DIRECT EXPANSION HEAT PUMP SYSTEM; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; SOIL THERMAL PROPERTIES; GROUND TEMPERATURE; DESIGN AND INSTALLATION; HEAT PUMP PERFORMANCE; ECONOMICS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 6: ASSESSMENT OF THE MEASURED DATA WITH RESPECT TO RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION.
  • BACKGROUNDMETHODS AND MATERIALS; DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 7: CAPACITY OF MANETS EMPLOYING A CONTINUOUS INTERFERENCE MODEL WITH A PROPAGATION CHANNEL CONSIDERING THE LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Continuous Model for Interference; 3. Fundamentals of the Model; 4. The Continuous Approach; 5. The PropagationModel; 6. Development of the MathematicalModel; 7. Simulation and Numerical Results; 8. Numerical Results; 9. Conclusion; References; Chapter 8: ASSESSING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF BIOENERGY SYSTEMS; ABSTRACT.
  • 1. INTRODUCTION2. THE SUSTAINABILITY AS ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; 3. SUSTAINABILITY OF THE POTENTIAL BIOENERGY SYSTEMS FOR THE LERMA VALLEY, SALTA, ARGENTINA; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 9: MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION OF A STIRLING ENGINE WITH IRREVERSIBILITY CONSIDERATION USING FINITE SPEED THERMODYNAMICS; ABSTRACT; NOMENCLATURE; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. STIRLING SYSTEM; 3. MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION WITH EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; 4. DECISION-MAKING IN THE MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; 5. RESULT AND DISCUSSION; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES.