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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299618803321

Titolo

Novel Combustion Concepts for Sustainable Energy Development / / edited by Avinash K Agarwal, Ashok Pandey, Ashwani K. Gupta, Suresh K. Aggarwal, Abhijit Kushari

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Delhi : , : Springer India : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

81-322-2211-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (561 p.)

Disciplina

621.042

621.4021

658.26

662.6

Soggetti

Energy policy

Energy and state

Thermodynamics

Heat engineering

Heat transfer

Mass transfer

Cogeneration of electric power and heat

Fossil fuels

Energy Policy, Economics and Management

Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer

Fossil Fuel

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part I: General.- Introduction.- Technical challenges and scientific approach for a sustainable energy efficient future -- Part II: Biofuels: Production, properties and applications.- Biofuels from biomass.-  Biomass fuel quality enhancement and the respiratory quotient (RQ) for ranking fossil and biomass fuels based on CO2 emissions.- Effect of biodiesel utilization on tribological properties of lubricating oil in a compression ignition engine.- Hydrogen enriched syngas from biomass



steam gasification for use in land based gas turbine engines -- Part III: Combustion of fuels and engine performance.- Future trends in commercial aviation engines’ combustion.- Spectroscopic methods and visualization applied to combustion diagnoses.- Lean blow-out detection techniques for partially premixed flames in a dump combustor.- Fluidized bed combustion of coal, renewable fuels and waste: Current Status and Developments.- Using petroleum and biomass derived fuels in duel-fuel diesel engines.- Mixture preparation effects on distributed combustion for gas turbine application.- Flame characteristics of vaporized renewable fuels and their blends with petroleum fuels -- Process and reactor level simulations of coal-direct chemical looping combustion.- Acoustic reynolds stress: the source of coherent structures during combustion instability.- Developing surrogates for liquid transportation fuels: the role of spherically symmetric droplet combustion -- Part IV: Emissions.- Urban traffic emissions and associated environmental impacts in India.- Comparison of primary and secondary emissions from an internal combustion engine.- Emissions and soot in partially premixed combustion.-Low-emission, fuel-flexible combustion of liquid fuels.- PART V: Sustainable energy systems and efficiency improvements.- In-depth performance evaluation of RDF from landfill reclamation for green electricity generation in a downdraftgasifier.- ceramics for sustainable energy technologies with a focus on polymer derived ceramics.- Solid fuel rocket motor efficiency improvement scheme.

Sommario/riassunto

This book comprises research studies of novel work on combustion for sustainable energy development. It offers an insight into a few viable novel technologies for improved, efficient and sustainable utilization of combustion-based energy production using both fossil and bio fuels. Special emphasis is placed on micro-scale combustion systems that offer new challenges and opportunities. The book is divided into five sections, with chapters from 3-4 leading experts forming the core of each section. The book should prove useful to a variety of readers, including students, researchers, and professionals.