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Inherently-sustainable technology development [[electronic resource] /] / Arjun B. Chhetri and M. Rafiqul Islam
| Inherently-sustainable technology development [[electronic resource] /] / Arjun B. Chhetri and M. Rafiqul Islam |
| Autore | Chhetri Arjun B |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (470 p.) |
| Disciplina | 628 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | IslamRafiqul <1959-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental engineering
Technology - Environmental aspects Sustainable development Sustainable design |
| ISBN | 1-61728-523-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785287803321 |
Chhetri Arjun B
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| New York, : Nova Science, c2008 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Inherently-sustainable technology development [[electronic resource] /] / Arjun B. Chhetri and M. Rafiqul Islam
| Inherently-sustainable technology development [[electronic resource] /] / Arjun B. Chhetri and M. Rafiqul Islam |
| Autore | Chhetri Arjun B |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (470 p.) |
| Disciplina | 628 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | IslamRafiqul <1959-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental engineering
Technology - Environmental aspects Sustainable development Sustainable design |
| ISBN | 1-61728-523-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- INHERENTLY-SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT -- INHERENTLY-SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- REFERENCES -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION -- 1.1. TOWARDS DEVELOPING INHERENTLYSUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES -- 1.2. DELINEARIZED HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT -- 1.2.1. Introduction -- 1.2.2. About Linking "History", "Time" and Delinearization: SomeIntroductory Remarks -- 1.2.3. Delinearized History of Time and Knowledge - The Starting Point -- The Summary -- A Discussion -- 1.2.4. A Reflection on the Purposes of Science -- 1.2.5. Time-conceptions, the Tangible-intangible Nexus, and the Social Roleof Knowledge -- 1.2.6. Delinearized History of Time, Science, and Truth -- 1.2.7. Other Considerations in Mathematics and Science -- Numbers in the Qur'an -- Fractions -- Natural Ranking -- Mathematical Operations -- The Number Seven and its Multiple in the Qur'an -- 1.2.8. Modeling Natural Phenomena in Multiple Dimensions -- Transition from Mathematics of Tangibles to Mathematics of Intangibles -- 1.3. THE ROLE OF INTENTION IN TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT -- 1.3.1.Origin of Intention -- 1.3.2. Nature for Sale -- Energy -- No Air -- Water -- Food -- 1.3.3. The Science of Inefficiency -- 1.3.4. The Myth of Emulating Nature -The Aphenomenal Model -- False Promises -- 1.3.5. WHY IS THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENT MODE ANTI-NATURE? -- Transition to Tangible -- 1.3.6. Development of a Sustainable Model -- Problem with the Current Model -- The Importance of Truth as a Criterion -- Violation of Characteristic Time -- 1.3.7. Observation of Nature: Importance of Intangibles -- 1.3.8. Intangible Cause to Tangible Consequence -- 1.3.9. The Science of Intention -- 1.3.10. How does One Revert? -- Chapter 2 2. ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES -- 2.1. COOKING -- Introduction.
2.1.1. Fossil Fuel -- Cooking with Kerosene -- Cooking with Natural Gas -- 2.1.2. Cooking Stoves (Wood, Charcoal, Rice Husk, Dung, Straw, Pellets) -- Pellet Stoves -- 2.1.3. Solar Cooking -- 2.1.4. Biogas Cooking -- 2.1.5. Microwave and Electric Cooking -- Microwave Cooking -- Cooking in Electric Ovens -- 2.1.6. Cooking from Wind and Nuclear Electricity -- 2.2. HEATING -- 2.2.1. Fossil Fuel -- Kerosene Heating -- Burner Fuel Oil Heating -- Natural Gas Heating -- Coal Heating -- 2.2.2. Solar Heating (Passive Heating and Cooling, Direct Heating) -- Passive Heating -- Passive Cooling -- Direct Solar Heating -- Solar Air Heating -- Solar Hot Water System -- Oil Heating System -- 2.2.3. Geothermal -- 2.2.4. Hydropower -- 2.2.5. Direct Heating Engines -- 2.2.6. Biomass Heating (Wood, Biogas, Charcoal, Rice Husk, Dung, Straw) -- 2.3. LIGHTING -- 2.3.1. Fossil Fuel Based Lighting -- Kerosene Oil and its Use -- 2.3.2. Electric Lighting -- 2.3.2. Natural Lighting -- 2.3.3. Plant and Vegetable Oil Based Lighting -- Lighting from Bio-hydrocarbons -- Pine Oils -- Jatropha Oil -- Seabuckthorn Oil -- Algal Oil -- Environmental Benefits of Bio-hydrocarbons -- Economic Development -- 2.3.5. Biogas Lighting -- Biogas as a Fuel for Lighting -- Benefits of Biogas Lighting -- Positive Impact on Health, Sanitation and Safety -- Benefit on Agriculture and Sustainable Land Use -- Environmental Benefits -- Socio-economic Benefits -- 2.4. FOSSIL FUEL REFINING AND PROCESSING -- Introduction -- 2.4.1. Pathways of Oil Refining -- 2.4.2. Pathways of Natural Gas Processing -- Pathway of Glycol -- Pathways of Amines and their Toxicity -- 2.4.3. Additives in Oil Refining and Gas Processing and their Functions -- Additives Used in Gas Processing -- 2.4.4. Natural Alternative Catalysts for Oil Refining and Gas Processing -- 2.4.5. Direct Use of Crude Oil in a Jet Engine. 2.4.6. CO2 Emission, Natural and Industrial CO2 and Global Warming -- 2.5. GLOBAL ENERGY SCENARIO -- 2.5.1. Global Energy Problems -- 2.5.2. Global Energy Status: Model for Prospective Solution -- Solar Energy -- Hydropower -- Ocean Thermal, Wave and Tidal Energy -- Bioenergy -- Liquid Biofuels -- Biodiesel -- Nuclear Energy -- Geothermal Energy -- Hydrogen Energy -- Impact of Energy Technology and Policy on Global Energy Scenario -- Energy Demand in Emerging Economies -- Conventional Global Energy Model -- Renewable vs Non-Renewable: No Boundary as Such -- Sustainable Energy Model -- 2.5.3. Reversing Global Warming -- Current Status of Greenhouse Gas Emission -- Water and its Role in Global Warming -- Characterization of Energy Sources -- The Kyoto Protocol and Global Warming -- Sustainable Energy Development -- Development of Zero Waste Energy Systems -- Chapter 3 3. INDUSTRY AND TRANSPORTATION FUELS -- 3.1. BIODIESEL -- Biodiesel Definition and Controversy -- Biodiesel as an Alternate Fuel to Petrodiesel -- Biodiesel Feedstocks -- Advantages of Biodiesel Fuel -- Current Biodiesel Production Procedures -- 1. Alkali/Base Catalyzed Reaction -- 2. Acid Catalyzed Reactions -- 3. Supercritical Methanol Method (without Catalysts) -- The Chemistry of Transesterification -- Variables Affecting Transesterification Process -- Biodiesel in Industrial Application -- Problems with Conventional Biodiesel Production -- 1. Use of Toxic Catalysts and Chemicals -- 2. Biodiesel is Dependent of Fossil fuel -- 3. Similar Pathways as that of Petrodiesel -- 4. Biodiesel Toxicity -- 5. Degradation of Rubber Parts, Cold Filter Plugging Point and Storage Stability -- A New Approach to Render the Biodiesel Production Truly Green -- Economics of the New Approach -- 3.2. BIO-ETHANOL -- Problems with Current Ethanol Production. Sustainability of Ethanol as Transportation Fuel -- 3.3. STRAIGHT VEGETABLE OIL AS FUEL -- 3.4. BIOGAS -- Feedstocks for Biogas Production -- Landfill Gas -- Biogas from Municipal Sewage -- Manure Digestion -- Cleaning of Organic Industrial Waste Streams -- Biogas as a Cooking Fuel -- Biogas as a Fuel for Lighting -- Advantages of Biogas Production and Use -- 1. Positive Impact on Health, Sanitation and Safety -- 2. Benefit on Agriculture and Sustainable Land Use -- 3. Environmental Benefits -- 4. Socio-economic Benefits -- 3.5. DIRECT HEAT FROM SOLAR ENERGY -- 3.6. WATER POWER -- Environmental, Social and Economic Impacts of Hydropower Projects -- Decentralised Micro-hydro System and their Sustainability -- Sustainability of Decentralized Micro-hydro Projects -- A. Condition one: Environmental Condition, dCnt/dt ≥ 0, (from Figure 3.22 Cn2 -Cn1≥0) -- B. Condition Two: Economic Condition, dCct/dt ≥ 0, (from Figure 3.22 Cc2 - Cc1 ≥ 0) -- C. Condition Three: Social Condition, dCst/dt ≥ 0, (from Figure 3.22 Cs2 - Cs1 ≥ 0) -- Chapter 4 4. WATER AND WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT -- 4.1. INTRODUCTION -- Definition of Fresh Water and Sustainability -- 4.2. WATER MANAGEMENT -- Conventional Guiding Principles in Water Supply and Management -- Water Reuse -- Water Privatization -- Water Pricing -- 4.3. WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT -- Chemicals Used in Water and Wastewater Treatment -- 4.4. CURRENT WATER AND WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT MODELS -- Water and Waste Water Contamination due to Storage and TransportationMaterials -- International Standards and Guideline for Water Contamination -- 4.5. KNOWLEDGE BASED WATER ANDWASTEWATER MANAGEMENT MODEL -- Chapter 5 AGRO-PROCESSING -- 5.1. HUSKING -- 5.2. MILLING, GRINDING AND EXTRACTION -- 5.3. USE OF MOTIVE POWER -- Chapter 6 6. FOOD PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING -- INTRODUCTION -- 6.1. FOOD PRODUCTION PROCESS. 6.2. ORGANIC AND NON ORGANIC FOOD -- 6.3. USE OF ORGANIC AND SYNTHETIC FERTILIZERS -- 6.4. IMPACTS OF PESTICIDES IN FOOD QUALITY -- 6.5. FOOD PROCESSING -- 6.6. ADDITIVES IN FOOD PROCESSING -- 6.7. GENETIC MODIFICATION/FORTIFIEDFOODS AND HEALTH IMPACTS -- 6.8. FAST FOOD PRODUCTS -- 6.9. CHIPS, CHOCOLATES, AND OTHERS READY-TO-EAT FOODS -- Chips -- Chocolates and Others Ready-to-Eat Foods -- 6.10. QUALITY ASSURANCE OF FOOD PRODUCTS -- Chapter 7 FOOD PRESERVATION -- INTRODUCTION -- 7.1. FREEZING AND THAWING -- Freezing -- Effect of Freezing on Food Quality -- Thawing -- 7.2. REFRIGERATION -- Refrigerant Fluids Used in Refrigeration -- Innovation in Refrigeration Systems -- 7.3. PASTEURIZATION -- 7.4. HEATING AND DRYING -- 7.5. CANNING AND PACKAGING -- 7.6. IRRADIATION -- UV Radiation -- Ionizing Radiation -- 7.7. CHEMICAL PRESERVATION -- 7.8. NATURAL FOOD PRESERVATION -- Natural Cooling System for Preservation -- 7.9. NATURAL PRESERVATIVES -- Chapter 8 DRINKING FLUIDS -- INTRODUCTION -- 8.1. MINERAL WATER, ULTRA PURE WATER, CHLORINATED WATER -- 8.2. SPORTS DRINKS -- Gatorade -- Citric Acid -- Sodium Benzoate -- Malic Acid -- Artificial Flavor and Modified Corn Starch -- Powerade -- Little Squirts -- 8.3. COCA COLA, PEPSI, SODA, SPRITE OTHER DRINKS -- Coca Cola -- Diet Coke -- Pepsi, Soda, Sprite and other Drinks -- 8.4. BOTTLED AND CANNED JUICES -- 8.5. MILK -- 8.6. COFFEE, TEA -- Chapter 9 PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 9.1. CHEMICALS AND SURFACTANTS USEDIN PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS -- 9.2. NATURAL SOAPS PRODUCTION -- Ingredients of Natural Soap Production -- Olive Oil -- Palm Oil -- Beeswax and Honey -- Coloring and Fragrance Materials -- Turmeric, Neem Leaf, Cinnamon Powder -- Natural Fragrance -- Production of Natural Soap -- 9.3. SAMPOO, BODY MIST, CLEANSING PRODUCTS. 9.4. COSMETICS (LIPSTICK AND NAIL POLISH, EYE MASCARA,HAIR COLORING GELS, HUMECTANTS AND MOISTURIZERS ETC). |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826690403321 |
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Chhetri Arjun B
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| New York, : Nova Science, c2008 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Knowledge management and communication in the information age / / Rafiqul Islam, editor
| Knowledge management and communication in the information age / / Rafiqul Islam, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, [New York] : , : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (388 pages) |
| Disciplina | 658.4/038 |
| Collana | Media and Communications - Technologies, Policies and Challenges |
| Soggetto topico |
Knowledge management
Information technology Engineering - Research Technology - Research Communication in engineering Communication of technical information Telecommunication systems Artificial intelligence Decision support systems Expert systems (Computer science) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-62808-251-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Knowledge management in the information age : benefits and challenges of using podcasting as an educational tool / Fatih Gürsul and Sinem Canim -- Analysis and modeling of ramps using VISSIM to improve managed lane operations / Ganesh J. Karkee, Steven Venglar and Kwaku Obeng-Boampong -- Stiffness evaluation and damage quantification of beams using knowledge based finite element approach / S. Shifana Fatima, C. Natarajan and A. Rajaraman -- Disturbance data compression using arithmetic coding approach with fast adaptive wavelet packet / N.P. Subramaniam and K. Bhoopathy Bagan -- Faults detection and diagnosis in a chemical process by RBF neural network / I. Manssouri, M. Manssouri and B. El Kihel -- Prototype system to relay traveler information and archived border-crossing related data / Rajat Rajbhandari, Juan Carlos Villa and Rafael M. Aldrete -- Making of an artificial intelligent drill machine / Chironjeet Kumar Chaki -- Superstrate loaded rectangular microstrip patch antennas : an overview / R.K. Yadav and R.L. Yadava -- Implementation of digital modulation in existing analog power line carrier / Bander Mahfouz Saman, Mosleh M. Al-Harthi, Nadjim Merabtine and A. Said) -- GHz triangular fractal antenna for RFID and wireless applications / R.L. Yadava, Mukhram and Ravindra Kumar -- Pedestrian crash characteristics in different age groups : a case study in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area / Ganesh J. Karkee -- Progressive study in superstrate covered circular microstrip antennas / R.K. Yadav and R.L. Yadava -- A nonlinear optimization for microwave active circuits using the retreat function / S. Aidel, N. Boucenna, A. Said, and S. Belaidi -- Application of the pilot tones and unused carriers algorithm for the fourth generation mobile cellular systems / Djamel Slimani -- Fault detection by K-NN algorithm and MLP neural networks in a distillation column : comparative study / I. Manssouri, M. Manssouri, and B. El Kihel -- The best combination scheme for asynchronous multi-carrier CDMA system in a Rayleigh fading channel with MAI interference / Ismahene Ikhlef and Abdellatif Said -- Lean performance improvement for the production of 5-burner gas ovens / Mohammad D. Al-Tahat, Al-Refaie Abbas, and R.H. Fouad -- Improving convergence in a complex production planning problem with two hybrid methods / Mikael Nyberg and Kaj-Mikael Björk -- Building of teleprotection system models / Bander Mahfouz Saman, Mosleh M. Al-Harthi, Nadjim Merabtine, and A. Said -- Thermal runaway analysis for the safety of a chemical reactor / Badrtamam Benamrane, Noureddine Bourmada, and Yahya Chetouani -- A Markovian model for economic production lot size of a process with imperfect production and machine failures / Muhammad Al-Salamah and Ghufran Ahmed -- Application of artificial intelligence methods in unmanned aerial vehicle control / Vladimir Grishin -- A progressive study on integrated patch antennas / Rakesh Kumar Yadav, R.L. Yadava, and Yogesh Gupta -- Comparative performance of rule learners in automated web page classification / M. Indra Devi, K. Selvakuberan, and R. Rajaram. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910136568403321 |
| New York, [New York] : , : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., , 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Perspectives on sustainable technology [[electronic resource] /] / M. Rafiqul Islam, editor
| Perspectives on sustainable technology [[electronic resource] /] / M. Rafiqul Islam, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
| Disciplina | 628 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | IslamRafiqul <1959-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental engineering
Sustainable development |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-60692-451-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453828003321 |
| New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Perspectives on sustainable technology [[electronic resource] /] / M. Rafiqul Islam, editor
| Perspectives on sustainable technology [[electronic resource] /] / M. Rafiqul Islam, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
| Disciplina | 628 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | IslamRafiqul <1959-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental engineering
Sustainable development |
| ISBN | 1-60692-451-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782370203321 |
| New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Perspectives on sustainable technology [[electronic resource] /] / M. Rafiqul Islam, editor
| Perspectives on sustainable technology [[electronic resource] /] / M. Rafiqul Islam, editor |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
| Disciplina | 628 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | IslamRafiqul <1959-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental engineering
Sustainable development |
| ISBN | 1-60692-451-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- PERSPECTIVES ON SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY -- PERSPECTIVES ON SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION IF NATURE IS PERFECT, WHAT IS 'DENATURING'? -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 1 TRUTH, CONSEQUENCES AND INTENTIONS: ENGINEERING RESEARCHERS INVESTIGATE NATURAL AND ANTI-NATURAL STARTING POINTS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- HISTORICAL OVERVIEW: HOW THE QUESTION OF "INTENTION" POSED ITSELF DURING EARLY MODERN ERA PRE-WW1 -- HISTORICAL OVERVIEW, CONT'D: SINCE WW1 - "THERE IS NO GOD BUT MONOPOLY…" -- INTERVENTION, APHENOMENALITY AND ANTI-NATURE OUTCOMES -- FUNDAMENTAL MISCONCEPTIONS IN TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT -- UNDERSTANDING NATURE AND SUSTAINABILITY -- SIMULATING VS EMULATING NATURE -- THE "EXTENSIONS OF MAN" -- THE NEED FOR THE SCIENCE OF INTANGIBLES AS THE BASIS FOR ENGINEERING -- CONCLUSION14 -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- APPENDICES -- A. ANTI-TERRORIST AND RELATED IDEOPOLITICAL DISINFORMATION -- Item 1 -- Item 2 -- Item 3 -- Item 4 -- B. DISINFORMATION AND/OR INCOHERENCE ON KEY ECONOMIC QUESTIONS -- Item 1 -- Item 2 -- Four Stages in the Economy during the Chávez Government -- Why Is the Economy Growing? -- New Threats and Attempts at Destabilization -- C. DISINFORMATION ABOUT SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND PURPOSE -- Item 1 -- Item 2 -- A Universal Constant on the Move -- Fickle Forces -- Times they are a-changing -- Constant Craving -- Firm it up -- REFERENCES -- D. BIOMEDICAL DISINFORMATION -- Item 1 -- Item 2 -- Item 3 -- Critical Dose -- Item 4 -- E. THE NATURAL PATH AS THE BASIS OF THE LAW AND OUTLOOK OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE -- Introduction -- Sa-o-ie-ra -- All Indigenous Nations Have Warriors -- What Took Us off the Path? It Was the Genocide We Went Through -- Non-Indigenous Society Must Learn Too -- Criticisms of the Warriors -- Karonhiaktajeh -- Historically -- Peace is Warrior goal -- Ganistensera.
Importance of the Clans -- Our Clan Mothers -- Our Women Relatives -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2 A COMPARATIVE PATHWAY ANALYSIS OF A SUSTAINABLE AND AN UNSUSTAINABLE PRODUCT -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODOLOGY -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS -- Chemical Composition of Polyurethane Fiber -- Biochemical Composition of Wool -- Pathways of Polyurethane -- Pathways of Wool -- Degradation of Polyurethane -- Degradation of Wools -- RECYCLING OF POLYURETHANE WASTE -- UNSUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES -- Toxic Compounds from Plastic -- Environmental Impacts Issues -- How Much of it is Known? -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3 A NUMERICAL SOLUTION OF REACTION-DIFFUSION BRUSSELATOR SYSTEM BY A.D.M. -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- ADOMIAN DECOMPOSITION METHOD APPLIED TO SYSTEM (1) -- NUMERICAL RESULTS -- Example 1 -- Example 2 -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 ZERO-WASTE LIVING WITH INHERENTLY SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- ENERGY FROM KITCHEN WASTE AND SEWAGE -- ESTIMATION OF THE BIOGAS AND AMMONIA PRODUCTION -- Calculation of Biogas Production Per Day -- Ammonia Production -- Daily Water Requirement -- Utilization of Produced Waste in a Desalination Plant -- SOLAR AQUATIC PROCESS TO PURIFY DESALINATED/ WASTE WATER -- Process Description -- UTILIZATION OF BIOGAS IN FUEL CELL -- Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) -- DIRECT USE OF SOLAR ENERGY -- Space Heating -- Water Heating -- Refrigeration and Air Cooling -- Solar Stirling Engine -- SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5 TEA-WASTES AS ADSORBENTS FOR THE REMOVAL OF LEAD FROM INDUSTRIAL WASTE WATER -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF BLACK TEA -- EXPERIMENTAL SETUP AND PROCEDURE -- Adsorbent -- Adsorption Experiment -- Preparation of Sample for Bacterial Analysis. Counting and Identifying Bacteria from Tea-Waste Samples -- Calculation the Concentration of Bacteria -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS -- Batch Test -- Run 1: Fresh Tea before Use -- Langmuir Isotherm -- Freundlich isotherm -- Run 2: Wet Tea-Waste Sample Immediately after Use -- Run 3. Dry Tea-Waste Samples Immediately after Use -- Run 4: Wet Samples after 7 Days -- Run 5: Wet Samples after 15 Days -- Run 6: Wet Tea-Waste Samples after 22 Days -- Run 7: Wet Tea-Waste Samples after 30 Days -- Effect of pH -- Microbial Influence -- Types of Microorganisms -- Cell Count At Different Intervals -- Concentration of Bacteria and its Influence in Lead Removal -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6 MULTIPLE SOLUTIONS IN NATURAL PHENOMENA -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- KNOWLEDGE DIMENSION -- Example 1 -- Example 2 -- Example 3 -- THE ADOMIAN DECOMPOSITION METHOD IN SOLUTION OF NONLINEAR SIMULATANEOUS EQUATIONS -- Example 4 -- Example 5 -- Example 6 -- Example 7 -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808600003321 |
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The petroleum engineering handbook : sustainable operations / / M. Ibrahim Khan and M.R. Islam
| The petroleum engineering handbook : sustainable operations / / M. Ibrahim Khan and M.R. Islam |
| Autore | Khan M. Ibrahim |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Houston, TX : , : Gulf Pub., , [2007] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (480 p.) |
| Disciplina | 665.5 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | IslamRafiqul <1959-> |
| Soggetto topico | Petroleum engineering |
| ISBN |
0-12-799983-3
1-60119-627-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; The Petroleum Engineering Handbook: Sustainable Operations; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Nomenclature; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. The New Management Guidelines; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Current Practices of Petroleum Operations; 2.3 Problems of Current Operations; 2.4 Sustainability in Petroleum Operations; 2.5 Tools Needed for Sustainable Petroleum Operations; 2.6 How the Green Supply Chain Model Leads to Sustainability; 2.7 Benefits of the New Model; Chapter 3. Exploration Operations; 3.1 Introduction
3.2 Current Practices of Exploration Operations3.3 Exploration Techniques; 3.4 Problems with Current Exploration Techniques; 3.5 Sustainability of Current Exploration Techniques; 3.6 Accuracy and Uncertainty of Explorations; 3.7 Special Measures for Sustainable Exploration Technology; Chapter 4. Drilling and Production Operations; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Current Practices of Drilling and Production; 4.3 Production; 4.4 Problems with Current Practices; 4.5 Operations in the Ecologically Sensitive Areas; 4.6 Emerging Technologies and Future Potential; 4.7 Sonic While Drilling 4.8 Knowledge-based Optimization of a Rotary Drilling System for the Oil and Gas Industry4.9 Future Research in Production Operations; 4.10 Benefit of Sustainable Drilling and Productions; Chapter 5. Sustainable Waste Management; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Drilling and Production Wastes; 5.3 Waste Estimation; 5.4 Environmental Fate of Petroleum Wastes; 5.5 Current Practices of Waste Management; 5.6 Evaluation of Current Waste Management Technologies; 5.7 Alternative Waste Management; 5.8 Sustainability of Waste Management; Chapter 6. Reservoir Engineering and Secondary Recovery; 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Well Test Analysis6.3 Current Practice in Well Logging; 6.4 Current Practices of Core Analysis; 6.5 Practical Guidelines; Chapter 7. Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Operations; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Contributions of Different Disciplines; 7.3 Different EOR Techniques; 7.4 Gas Injection; 7.5 Chemical EOR; 7.6 Microbial EOR; 7.7 EOR in Marginal Reservoirs; 7.8 Scaling of EOR Schemes; 7.9 Environmental Consideration in EOR Operations; 7.10 Alternative Technologies for EOR; 7.11 CO2 EOR Technology; 7.12 Electromagnetic Heating for EOR Chapter 8. Transportation, Processing, and Refining Operations8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Pipelines and Risk Management; 8.3 Natural Gas Supply and Processing; 8.4 Oil Refining; 8.5 Sustainable Oil Refining Model; 8.6 Corrosion in Petroleum Structures; 8.7 Hydrate Problems and Some Suggestions; Chapter 9. Decommissioning of Drilling and Production Facilities; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Historical Analysis; 9.3 Type of Oil Platforms/Platform Structures; 9.4 Environmental Issues in Decommissioning; 9.5 Toxicity and Degradation of Waste Generation; 9.6 Decommissioning Regulations 9.7 Current Practices of Decommissioning |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996205197203316 |
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| Houston, TX : , : Gulf Pub., , [2007] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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The petroleum engineering handbook : sustainable operations / / M. Ibrahim Khan and M.R. Islam
| The petroleum engineering handbook : sustainable operations / / M. Ibrahim Khan and M.R. Islam |
| Autore | Khan M. Ibrahim |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Houston, TX : , : Gulf Pub., , [2007] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (480 p.) |
| Disciplina | 665.5 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | IslamRafiqul <1959-> |
| Soggetto topico | Petroleum engineering |
| ISBN |
0-12-799983-3
1-60119-627-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; The Petroleum Engineering Handbook: Sustainable Operations; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Nomenclature; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. The New Management Guidelines; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Current Practices of Petroleum Operations; 2.3 Problems of Current Operations; 2.4 Sustainability in Petroleum Operations; 2.5 Tools Needed for Sustainable Petroleum Operations; 2.6 How the Green Supply Chain Model Leads to Sustainability; 2.7 Benefits of the New Model; Chapter 3. Exploration Operations; 3.1 Introduction
3.2 Current Practices of Exploration Operations3.3 Exploration Techniques; 3.4 Problems with Current Exploration Techniques; 3.5 Sustainability of Current Exploration Techniques; 3.6 Accuracy and Uncertainty of Explorations; 3.7 Special Measures for Sustainable Exploration Technology; Chapter 4. Drilling and Production Operations; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Current Practices of Drilling and Production; 4.3 Production; 4.4 Problems with Current Practices; 4.5 Operations in the Ecologically Sensitive Areas; 4.6 Emerging Technologies and Future Potential; 4.7 Sonic While Drilling 4.8 Knowledge-based Optimization of a Rotary Drilling System for the Oil and Gas Industry4.9 Future Research in Production Operations; 4.10 Benefit of Sustainable Drilling and Productions; Chapter 5. Sustainable Waste Management; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Drilling and Production Wastes; 5.3 Waste Estimation; 5.4 Environmental Fate of Petroleum Wastes; 5.5 Current Practices of Waste Management; 5.6 Evaluation of Current Waste Management Technologies; 5.7 Alternative Waste Management; 5.8 Sustainability of Waste Management; Chapter 6. Reservoir Engineering and Secondary Recovery; 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Well Test Analysis6.3 Current Practice in Well Logging; 6.4 Current Practices of Core Analysis; 6.5 Practical Guidelines; Chapter 7. Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Operations; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Contributions of Different Disciplines; 7.3 Different EOR Techniques; 7.4 Gas Injection; 7.5 Chemical EOR; 7.6 Microbial EOR; 7.7 EOR in Marginal Reservoirs; 7.8 Scaling of EOR Schemes; 7.9 Environmental Consideration in EOR Operations; 7.10 Alternative Technologies for EOR; 7.11 CO2 EOR Technology; 7.12 Electromagnetic Heating for EOR Chapter 8. Transportation, Processing, and Refining Operations8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Pipelines and Risk Management; 8.3 Natural Gas Supply and Processing; 8.4 Oil Refining; 8.5 Sustainable Oil Refining Model; 8.6 Corrosion in Petroleum Structures; 8.7 Hydrate Problems and Some Suggestions; Chapter 9. Decommissioning of Drilling and Production Facilities; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Historical Analysis; 9.3 Type of Oil Platforms/Platform Structures; 9.4 Environmental Issues in Decommissioning; 9.5 Toxicity and Degradation of Waste Generation; 9.6 Decommissioning Regulations 9.7 Current Practices of Decommissioning |
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Khan M. Ibrahim
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| Houston, TX : , : Gulf Pub., , [2007] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Petroleum reservoir simulation : a basic approach / / Jamal H. Abou-Kassem, S.M. Farouq Ali, M. Rafiq Islam
| Petroleum reservoir simulation : a basic approach / / Jamal H. Abou-Kassem, S.M. Farouq Ali, M. Rafiq Islam |
| Autore | Abou-Kassem Jamal H (Jamal Hussein) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Houston, TX : , : Gulf Pub. Co., , [2006] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (480 p.) |
| Disciplina | 550 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Farouq AliS. M <1936-> (Syed Mohammad)
IslamRafiqul <1959-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Petroleum - Geology - Simulation methods
Petroleum - Geology - Mathematical models Hydrocarbon reservoirs - Simulation methods Hydrocarbon reservoirs - Mathematical models Petroleum engineering - Mathematics |
| ISBN |
0-12-799974-4
1-60119-100-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Petroleum Reservoir Simulation: A Basic Approach; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; Nomenclature; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 Background; 1.2 Milestones for the Engineering Approach; 1.3 Importance of the Engineering and Mathematical Approaches; 1.4 Summary; 1.5 Exercises; Chapter 2. Single-Phase Fluid Flow Equations in Multidimensional Domain; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Properties of Single-Phase Fluid; 2.3 Properties of Porous Media; 2.4 Reservoir Discretization; 2.5 Basic Engineering Concepts; 2.6 Multidimensional Flow in Cartesian Coordinates
2.7 Multidimensional Flow in Radial-Cylindrical Coordinates2.8 Summary; 2.9 Exercises; Chapter 3. Flow Equations Using CVFD Terminology; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Flow Equations Using CVFD Terminology; 3.3 Flow Equations in Radial-Cylindrical Coordinates Using CVFD Terminology; 3.4 Flow Equations Using CVFD Terminology in any Block Ordering Scheme; 3.5 Summary; 3.6 Exercises; Chapter 4. Simulation with a Block-Centered Grid; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Reservoir Discretization; 4.3 Flow Equation for Boundary Gridblocks; 4.4 Treatment of Boundary Conditions; 4.5 Calculation of Transmissibilities 4.6 Symmetry and Its Use in Solving Practical Problems4.7 Summary; 4.8 Exercises; Chapter 5. Simulation with a Point-Distributed Grid; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Reservoir Discretization; 5.3 Flow Equation for Boundary Gridpoints; 5.4 Treatment of Boundary Conditions; 5.5 Calculation of Transmissibilities; 5.6 Symmetry and Its Use in Solving Practical Problems; 5.7 Summary; 5.8 Exercises; Chapter 6. Well Representation in Simulators; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Single-Block Wells; 6.3 Multiblock Wells; 6.4 Practical Considerations Dealing with Modeling Well Operating Conditions; 6.5 Summary 6.6 ExercisesChapter 7. Single-Phase Flow Equation for Various Fluids; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Pressure Dependence of Fluid and Rock Properties; 7.3 General Single-Phase Flow Equation in Multi Dimensions; 7.4 Summary; 7.5 Exercises; Chapter 8. Linearization of Flow Equations; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Nonlinear Terms in Flow Equations; 8.3 Nonlinearity of Flow Equations For Various Fluids; 8.4 Linearization of Nonlinear Terms; 8.5 Linearized Flow Equations in Time; 8.6 Summary; 8.7 Exercises; Chapter 9. Methods of Solution of Linear Equations; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Direct Solution Methods 9.3 Iterative Solution Methods9.4 Summary; 9.5 Exercises; Chapter 10. Introduction to Modeling Multiphase Flow in Petroleum Reservoirs; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Reservoir Engineering Concepts in Multiphase Flow; 10.3 Multiphase Flow Models; 10.4 Solution of Multiphase Flow Equations; 10.5 Material Balance Checks; 10.6 Advancing Solution in Time; 10.7 Summary; 10.8 Exercises; Appendix A: User's Manual for Single-Phase Simulator; A.1 Introduction; A.2 Data File Preparation; A.3 Description of Variables Used in Preparing a Data File; A.4 Instructions to Run Simulator A.5 Limitations Imposed on the Compiled Version |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996262839403316 |
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Abou-Kassem Jamal H (Jamal Hussein)
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| Houston, TX : , : Gulf Pub. Co., , [2006] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Petroleum reservoir simulation : a basic approach / / Jamal H. Abou-Kassem, S.M. Farouq Ali, M. Rafiq Islam
| Petroleum reservoir simulation : a basic approach / / Jamal H. Abou-Kassem, S.M. Farouq Ali, M. Rafiq Islam |
| Autore | Abou-Kassem Jamal H (Jamal Hussein) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Houston, TX : , : Gulf Pub. Co., , [2006] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (480 p.) |
| Disciplina | 550 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Farouq AliS. M <1936-> (Syed Mohammad)
IslamRafiqul <1959-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Petroleum - Geology - Simulation methods
Petroleum - Geology - Mathematical models Hydrocarbon reservoirs - Simulation methods Hydrocarbon reservoirs - Mathematical models Petroleum engineering - Mathematics |
| ISBN |
0-12-799974-4
1-60119-100-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Petroleum Reservoir Simulation: A Basic Approach; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; Nomenclature; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 Background; 1.2 Milestones for the Engineering Approach; 1.3 Importance of the Engineering and Mathematical Approaches; 1.4 Summary; 1.5 Exercises; Chapter 2. Single-Phase Fluid Flow Equations in Multidimensional Domain; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Properties of Single-Phase Fluid; 2.3 Properties of Porous Media; 2.4 Reservoir Discretization; 2.5 Basic Engineering Concepts; 2.6 Multidimensional Flow in Cartesian Coordinates
2.7 Multidimensional Flow in Radial-Cylindrical Coordinates2.8 Summary; 2.9 Exercises; Chapter 3. Flow Equations Using CVFD Terminology; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Flow Equations Using CVFD Terminology; 3.3 Flow Equations in Radial-Cylindrical Coordinates Using CVFD Terminology; 3.4 Flow Equations Using CVFD Terminology in any Block Ordering Scheme; 3.5 Summary; 3.6 Exercises; Chapter 4. Simulation with a Block-Centered Grid; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Reservoir Discretization; 4.3 Flow Equation for Boundary Gridblocks; 4.4 Treatment of Boundary Conditions; 4.5 Calculation of Transmissibilities 4.6 Symmetry and Its Use in Solving Practical Problems4.7 Summary; 4.8 Exercises; Chapter 5. Simulation with a Point-Distributed Grid; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Reservoir Discretization; 5.3 Flow Equation for Boundary Gridpoints; 5.4 Treatment of Boundary Conditions; 5.5 Calculation of Transmissibilities; 5.6 Symmetry and Its Use in Solving Practical Problems; 5.7 Summary; 5.8 Exercises; Chapter 6. Well Representation in Simulators; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Single-Block Wells; 6.3 Multiblock Wells; 6.4 Practical Considerations Dealing with Modeling Well Operating Conditions; 6.5 Summary 6.6 ExercisesChapter 7. Single-Phase Flow Equation for Various Fluids; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Pressure Dependence of Fluid and Rock Properties; 7.3 General Single-Phase Flow Equation in Multi Dimensions; 7.4 Summary; 7.5 Exercises; Chapter 8. Linearization of Flow Equations; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Nonlinear Terms in Flow Equations; 8.3 Nonlinearity of Flow Equations For Various Fluids; 8.4 Linearization of Nonlinear Terms; 8.5 Linearized Flow Equations in Time; 8.6 Summary; 8.7 Exercises; Chapter 9. Methods of Solution of Linear Equations; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Direct Solution Methods 9.3 Iterative Solution Methods9.4 Summary; 9.5 Exercises; Chapter 10. Introduction to Modeling Multiphase Flow in Petroleum Reservoirs; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Reservoir Engineering Concepts in Multiphase Flow; 10.3 Multiphase Flow Models; 10.4 Solution of Multiphase Flow Equations; 10.5 Material Balance Checks; 10.6 Advancing Solution in Time; 10.7 Summary; 10.8 Exercises; Appendix A: User's Manual for Single-Phase Simulator; A.1 Introduction; A.2 Data File Preparation; A.3 Description of Variables Used in Preparing a Data File; A.4 Instructions to Run Simulator A.5 Limitations Imposed on the Compiled Version |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910679723003321 |
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Abou-Kassem Jamal H (Jamal Hussein)
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| Houston, TX : , : Gulf Pub. Co., , [2006] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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