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Efficiency and sustainability in the energy and chemical industries : scientific principles and case studies / / Krishnan Sankaranarayanan, Hedzer J. van der Kooi, Jakob de Swaan Arons
Efficiency and sustainability in the energy and chemical industries : scientific principles and case studies / / Krishnan Sankaranarayanan, Hedzer J. van der Kooi, Jakob de Swaan Arons
Autore Sankaranarayanan Krishnan
Edizione [2nd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2010
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (396 p.)
Disciplina 660/.2969
Altri autori (Persone) Swaan AronsJakob de
KooiHedzer van der
Collana Green chemistry and chemical engineering
Soggetto topico Energy dissipation
Energy dissipation - Prevention
Electric power-plants - Efficiency
Chemical engineering
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 0-429-11065-0
1-4398-7607-X
1-4398-1471-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front cover; Contents; Preface; About This Book; Acknowledgments; Authors; Part I: Basics; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Thermodynamics Revisited; Chapter 3: Energy "Consumption" and Lost Work; Chapter 4: Entropy Generation: Cause and Effect; Chapter 5: Reduction of Lost Work; Part II: Thermodynamic Analysis of Processes; Chapter 6: Exergy, a Convenient Concept; Chapter 7: Chemical Exergy; Chapter 8: Simple Applications; Part III Case Studies; Chapter 9: Energy Conversion; Chapter 10: Separations; Chapter 11: Chemical Conversion; Chapter 12: A Note on Life Cycle Analysis
Part IV SustainabilityChapter 13: Sustainable Development; Chapter 14: Efficiency and Sustainability in the Chemical Process Industry; Chapter 15: CO2 Capture and Sequestration; Chapter 16: Sense and Nonsense of Green Chemistry and Biofuels; Chapter 17: Solar Energy Conversion; Chapter 18: Hydrogen: Fuel of the Future?; Chapter 19: Future Trends; Epilogue; Problems; Index; Back cover
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Sankaranarayanan Krishnan  
Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2010
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Modeling, analysis, and optimization of process and energy systems [[electronic resource] /] / F. Carl Knopf
Modeling, analysis, and optimization of process and energy systems [[electronic resource] /] / F. Carl Knopf
Autore Knopf F. Carl <1952->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (486 p.)
Disciplina 658.2/6
Soggetto topico Factories - Energy conservation
Manufacturing industries - Energy conservation
Industrial efficiency - Simulation methods
Manufacturing processes - Evaluation
Electric power-plants - Efficiency
ISBN 1-283-40079-0
9786613400796
1-118-12114-7
1-118-12116-3
1-118-12113-9
Classificazione TEC009010
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Modeling, Analysis and Optimization of Process and Energy Systems; Contents; Preface; Conversion Factors; List of Symbols; Chapter 1: Introduction to Energy Usage, Cost, and Efficiency; 1.1 ENERGY UTILIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES; 1.2 THE COST OF ENERGY; 1.3 ENERGY EFFICIENCY; 1.4 THE COST OF SELF-GENERATED VERSUS PURCHASED ELECTRICITY; 1.5 THE COST OF FUEL AND FUEL HEATING VALUE; 1.6 TEXT ORGANIZATION; 1.7 GETTING STARTED; 1.8 CLOSING COMMENTS; REFERENCES; PROBLEMS; Chapter 2: Engineering Economics with VBA Procedures; 2.1 INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING ECONOMICS
2.2 THE TIME VALUE OF MONEY: PRESENT VALUE (PV) AND FUTURE VALUE (FV)2.3 ANNUITIES; 2.4 COMPARING PROCESS ALTERNATIVES; 2.4.1 Present Value; 2.4.2 Rate of Return (ROR); 2.4.3 Equivalent Annual Cost/Annual Capital Recovery Factor (CRF); 2.5 PLANT DESIGN ECONOMICS; 2.6 FORMULATING ECONOMICSBASED ENERGY OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; 2.7 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS WITH UNCERTAINTY: MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; 2.8 CLOSING COMMENTS; REFERENCES; PROBLEMS; Chapter 3: Computer-Aided Solutions of Process Material Balances: The Sequential Modular Solution Approach; 3.1 ELEMENTARY MATERIAL BALANCE MODULES; 3.1.1 Mixer
3.1.2 Separator 3.1.3 Splitter; 3.1.4 Reactors; 3.2 SEQUENTIAL MODULAR APPROACH: MATERIAL BALANCES WITH RECYCLE; 3.3 UNDERSTANDING TEAR STREAM ITERATION METHODS; 3.3.1 Single-Variable Successive Substitution Method; 3.3.2 Multidimensional Successive Substitution Method; 3.3.3 Single-Variable Wegstein Method; 3.3.4 Multidimensional Wegstein Method; 3.4 MATERIAL BALANCE PROBLEMS WITH ALTERNATIVE SPECIFICATIONS; 3.5 SINGLE-VARIABLE OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; 3.5.1 Forming the Objective Function for Single-Variable Constrained Material Balance Problems
3.5.2 Bounding Step or Bounding Phase: Swann's Equation 3.5.3 Interval Refinement Phase: Interval Halving; 3.6 MATERIAL BALANCE PROBLEMS WITH LOCAL NONLINEAR SPECIFICATIONS; 3.7 CLOSING COMMENTS; REFERENCES; PROBLEMS; Chapter 4: Computer-Aided Solutions of Process Material Balances: The Simultaneous Solution Approach; 4.1 SOLUTION OF LINEAR EQUATION SETS: THE SIMULTANEOUS APPROACH; 4.1.1 The Gauss-Jordan Matrix Elimination Method; 4.1.2 Gauss-Jordan Coding Strategy for Linear Equation Sets; 4.1.3 Linear Material Balance Problems: Natural Specifications
4.1.4 Linear Material Balance Problems: Alternative Specifications 4.2 SOLUTION OF NONLINEAR EQUATION SETS: THE NEWTON-RAPHSON METHOD; 4.2.1 Equation Linearization via Taylor's Series Expansion; 4.2.2 Nonlinear Equation Set Solution via the Newton-Raphson Method; 4.2.3 Newton-Raphson Coding Strategy for Nonlinear Equation Sets; 4.2.4 Nonlinear Material Balance Problems: The Simultaneous Approach; REFERENCES; PROBLEMS; Chapter 5: Process Energy Balances; 5.1 INTRODUCTION; 5.2 SEPARATOR: EQUILIBRIUM FLASH; 5.2.1 Equilibrium Flash with Recycle: Sequential Modular Approach
5.3 EQUILIBRIUM FLASH WITH RECYCLE: SIMULTANEOUS APPROACH
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Knopf F. Carl <1952->  
Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2012
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Modeling, analysis, and optimization of process and energy systems [[electronic resource] /] / F. Carl Knopf
Modeling, analysis, and optimization of process and energy systems [[electronic resource] /] / F. Carl Knopf
Autore Knopf F. Carl <1952->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (486 p.)
Disciplina 658.2/6
Soggetto topico Factories - Energy conservation
Manufacturing industries - Energy conservation
Industrial efficiency - Simulation methods
Manufacturing processes - Evaluation
Electric power-plants - Efficiency
ISBN 1-283-40079-0
9786613400796
1-118-12114-7
1-118-12116-3
1-118-12113-9
Classificazione TEC009010
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Modeling, Analysis and Optimization of Process and Energy Systems; Contents; Preface; Conversion Factors; List of Symbols; Chapter 1: Introduction to Energy Usage, Cost, and Efficiency; 1.1 ENERGY UTILIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES; 1.2 THE COST OF ENERGY; 1.3 ENERGY EFFICIENCY; 1.4 THE COST OF SELF-GENERATED VERSUS PURCHASED ELECTRICITY; 1.5 THE COST OF FUEL AND FUEL HEATING VALUE; 1.6 TEXT ORGANIZATION; 1.7 GETTING STARTED; 1.8 CLOSING COMMENTS; REFERENCES; PROBLEMS; Chapter 2: Engineering Economics with VBA Procedures; 2.1 INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING ECONOMICS
2.2 THE TIME VALUE OF MONEY: PRESENT VALUE (PV) AND FUTURE VALUE (FV)2.3 ANNUITIES; 2.4 COMPARING PROCESS ALTERNATIVES; 2.4.1 Present Value; 2.4.2 Rate of Return (ROR); 2.4.3 Equivalent Annual Cost/Annual Capital Recovery Factor (CRF); 2.5 PLANT DESIGN ECONOMICS; 2.6 FORMULATING ECONOMICSBASED ENERGY OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; 2.7 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS WITH UNCERTAINTY: MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; 2.8 CLOSING COMMENTS; REFERENCES; PROBLEMS; Chapter 3: Computer-Aided Solutions of Process Material Balances: The Sequential Modular Solution Approach; 3.1 ELEMENTARY MATERIAL BALANCE MODULES; 3.1.1 Mixer
3.1.2 Separator 3.1.3 Splitter; 3.1.4 Reactors; 3.2 SEQUENTIAL MODULAR APPROACH: MATERIAL BALANCES WITH RECYCLE; 3.3 UNDERSTANDING TEAR STREAM ITERATION METHODS; 3.3.1 Single-Variable Successive Substitution Method; 3.3.2 Multidimensional Successive Substitution Method; 3.3.3 Single-Variable Wegstein Method; 3.3.4 Multidimensional Wegstein Method; 3.4 MATERIAL BALANCE PROBLEMS WITH ALTERNATIVE SPECIFICATIONS; 3.5 SINGLE-VARIABLE OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; 3.5.1 Forming the Objective Function for Single-Variable Constrained Material Balance Problems
3.5.2 Bounding Step or Bounding Phase: Swann's Equation 3.5.3 Interval Refinement Phase: Interval Halving; 3.6 MATERIAL BALANCE PROBLEMS WITH LOCAL NONLINEAR SPECIFICATIONS; 3.7 CLOSING COMMENTS; REFERENCES; PROBLEMS; Chapter 4: Computer-Aided Solutions of Process Material Balances: The Simultaneous Solution Approach; 4.1 SOLUTION OF LINEAR EQUATION SETS: THE SIMULTANEOUS APPROACH; 4.1.1 The Gauss-Jordan Matrix Elimination Method; 4.1.2 Gauss-Jordan Coding Strategy for Linear Equation Sets; 4.1.3 Linear Material Balance Problems: Natural Specifications
4.1.4 Linear Material Balance Problems: Alternative Specifications 4.2 SOLUTION OF NONLINEAR EQUATION SETS: THE NEWTON-RAPHSON METHOD; 4.2.1 Equation Linearization via Taylor's Series Expansion; 4.2.2 Nonlinear Equation Set Solution via the Newton-Raphson Method; 4.2.3 Newton-Raphson Coding Strategy for Nonlinear Equation Sets; 4.2.4 Nonlinear Material Balance Problems: The Simultaneous Approach; REFERENCES; PROBLEMS; Chapter 5: Process Energy Balances; 5.1 INTRODUCTION; 5.2 SEPARATOR: EQUILIBRIUM FLASH; 5.2.1 Equilibrium Flash with Recycle: Sequential Modular Approach
5.3 EQUILIBRIUM FLASH WITH RECYCLE: SIMULTANEOUS APPROACH
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Knopf F. Carl <1952->  
Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2012
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Photovoltaic degradation risk [[electronic resource] ] : preprint / / Dirk C. Jordan and Sarah R. Kurtz
Photovoltaic degradation risk [[electronic resource] ] : preprint / / Dirk C. Jordan and Sarah R. Kurtz
Autore Jordan Dirk C
Pubbl/distr/stampa Golden, Colo, : , : National Renewable Energy Laboratory, , 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (9 unnumbered pages) : color illustrations
Altri autori (Persone) KurtzS. R
Collana NREL/CP
Soggetto topico Photovoltaic power systems
Photovoltaic power generation
Electric power-plants - Efficiency
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Altri titoli varianti Photovoltaic degradation risk
Record Nr. UNINA-9910701813203321
Jordan Dirk C  
Golden, Colo, : , : National Renewable Energy Laboratory, , 2012
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Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act : report (to accompany H.R. 2880) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office)
Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act : report (to accompany H.R. 2880) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office)
Pubbl/distr/stampa [Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. Government Publishing Office], , [2017]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (14 pages)
Collana Rept. / 115th Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives
Soggetto topico Pumped storage power plants - Law and legislation - United States
Energy storage - United States
Pumped storage power plants - United States
Hydroelectric power plants - Environmental aspects
Hydroelectric power plants - United States
Electric power-plants - Efficiency
Soggetto genere / forma Legislative materials.
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Altri titoli varianti Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act
Record Nr. UNINA-9910706507203321
[Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. Government Publishing Office], , [2017]
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Reconstruction and intelligent control for power plant / / Chen Peng, Chuanliang Cheng and Ling Wang
Reconstruction and intelligent control for power plant / / Chen Peng, Chuanliang Cheng and Ling Wang
Autore Peng Zhen
Pubbl/distr/stampa Gateway East, Singapore : , : Springer, , [2023]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (211 pages)
Disciplina 333.7932
Soggetto topico Intelligent control systems
Electric power-plants - Efficiency
ISBN 981-19-5574-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Acronyms -- Part I Introduction and Preliminaries for Power Plant -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The Research Background -- 1.2 Research Status of Flame Detection System -- 1.3 Research Status of Flame Image Processing -- 1.4 Research Status of Temperature Field Reconstruction -- 1.5 Research Status of Optimal Control for the Coal-Fired Boiler-Turbine Power Plant -- 1.6 Main Contents of this Monograph -- References -- Part II Detection of Furnace Flame Image and Reconstruction of Temperature Field -- 2 Adaptive Mixed Edge Detection of Furnace Flame Image -- 2.1 Methods for Converting Color Image to Gray Image -- 2.1.1 Common Image Conversion Algorithms -- 2.1.2 New Gray Conversion Method -- 2.2 Image Preprocessing and Edge Computing -- 2.2.1 Preprocessing -- 2.2.2 Edge Computing -- 2.3 Adaptive Edge Selection Algorithm -- 2.4 Simulation and Results Analysis -- 2.4.1 Gray Image Conversion Experiment -- 2.4.2 Edge Detection Experiment -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Intelligent Segmentation of Furnace Flame Image -- 3.1 Spatial Distribution Characteristics of Flame Image -- 3.2 Extraction Model of Flame Image -- 3.3 Optimal Segmentation Threshold -- 3.3.1 Flame Image Segmentation Threshold Expression -- 3.3.2 Optimal Segmentation Threshold Expression -- 3.3.3 Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm -- 3.3.4 Improved PSO Algorithm -- 3.4 Simulation and Results Analysis -- 3.4.1 Verification of Improved PSO -- 3.4.2 Verification of Flame Identification -- 3.5 Conclusion -- References -- 4 Reconstruction of Temperature Field Based on Limited Flame Image Information -- 4.1 Combustion Characteristics of Boiler System -- 4.2 Flame Temperature Measurement Algorithm Based on Digital Image Processing -- 4.2.1 Two-Color Method for Temperature Measurement.
4.2.2 Single-Color Method for Temperature Measurement -- 4.2.3 Full-Color Method for Temperature Measurement -- 4.2.4 Two-Color Temperature Measurement Based on Digital Image Processing -- 4.3 Temperature Field Reconstruction Based on Least Square Method -- 4.4 Temperature Field Reconstruction Based on Intelligent Algorithm -- 4.5 Simulation and Results Analysis -- 4.5.1 Candle Flame Reconstruction -- 4.5.2 Furnace Flame Reconstruction -- 4.6 Conclusion -- References -- 5 Furnace Temperature Prediction Based on Optimized Kernel Extreme Learning Machine -- 5.1 Prediction Model by Using Optimized Kernel Extreme Learning Machine -- 5.1.1 Optimized Kernel Extreme Learning Machine -- 5.1.2 Objective Function of the Optimized Kernel Extreme Learning Machine Prediction Model -- 5.2 Human Learning Optimization -- 5.2.1 Binary-Coded Human Learning Optimization Algorithm -- 5.2.2 Continuous Human Learning Optimization Algorithm -- 5.2.3 Hybrid-Coded Human Learning Optimization Algorithm with Reasoning Learning -- 5.3 Implementation of OKELM Based on HcHLORL Algorithm -- 5.4 Simulation and Results Analysis -- 5.5 Conclusion -- References -- Part III Modeling and Intelligent Control for Power Plant -- 6 Process Modeling of Power Plant -- 6.1 System Introduction -- 6.1.1 Operation Principle of Once-Through Boiler -- 6.1.2 Operating Principle and Characteristics of Intermediate Point Temperature -- 6.2 Particle Swarm Optimization Based Modeling Method -- 6.2.1 Introduction of PSO Algorithm -- 6.2.2 Mathematical Description of PSO Algorithm -- 6.2.3 PSO Algorithm with Inertia Weight Factor -- 6.3 Local Modelling Based on Improvement PSO Algorithm -- 6.3.1 Uniformization Distribution Mode in Initialization -- 6.3.2 Improvement of Inertia Weight Factor -- 6.3.3 An Improved Method for Solving Local Optimization -- 6.4 Model Fusion in Fuzzy PSO Algorithm.
6.4.1 A K-Means Clustering Based Method to Reduce Nonlinearity -- 6.4.2 Fuzzy K-Means Network -- 6.5 Simulation and Results Analysis -- 6.5.1 Parameter Identification of IPSO -- 6.5.2 Global Modeling in Plant-Wide Operating Range -- 6.5.3 Dataset Testing -- 6.6 Conclusion -- References -- 7 Fuzzy K-Means Network Based Generalized Predictive Control for Power Plant -- 7.1 System Description -- 7.2 Process Modeling Based on FKN -- 7.2.1 Framework of FKN -- 7.2.2 K-Means Clustering Network -- 7.2.3 Learning of FKN -- 7.3 FKN Based Generalized Predictive Control -- 7.3.1 Local GPC -- 7.3.2 Control Strategies of FKNGPC -- 7.4 Simulation and Results Analysis -- 7.4.1 Control Results over A Wide Range -- 7.4.2 Control Results Under Disturbance -- 7.5 Conclusion -- References -- 8 Deep-Neural-Network Based Nonlinear Predictive Control for Power Plant -- 8.1 Long Short Term Memory Network -- 8.2 LSTM Based Internal Model Control of USC -- 8.2.1 Internal Model Control -- 8.2.2 Internal Model Control Based on LSTM -- 8.3 A Composite Weighted HLO Network Based GPC for USC Unit -- 8.3.1 Framework of CWHLO -- 8.3.2 Local Modeling -- 8.3.3 CWHLO Models Based GPC -- 8.4 Simulation and Results Analysis -- 8.4.1 Nonlinear Modeling by LSTM -- 8.4.2 GPC Based on CWHLO Models -- 8.5 Conclusion -- References -- 9 Intelligent Virtual Reference Feedback Tuning Based Data Driven Control for Power Plant -- 9.1 System Description -- 9.2 Intelligent Virtual Reference Feedback Tuning -- 9.3 Design of Controller Based on IVRFT-AHLO -- 9.3.1 Adaptive Human Learning Optimization -- 9.3.2 Controller Based on IVRFT-AHLO -- 9.4 Simulation and Results Analysis -- 9.4.1 The Benchmark Problems -- 9.4.2 Control of The Pulverizing System -- 9.5 Conclusion -- References -- Index.
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Peng Zhen  
Gateway East, Singapore : , : Springer, , [2023]
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The role of pumped storage hydro resources in electricity markets and system operation : preprint / / E. Ela [and five others]
The role of pumped storage hydro resources in electricity markets and system operation : preprint / / E. Ela [and five others]
Autore Ela Erik
Pubbl/distr/stampa [Golden, Colo.] : , : National Renewable Energy Laboratory, , May 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (10 pages) : illustration
Collana NREL/CP
Soggetto topico Pumped storage power plants
Energy storage
Electric power-plants - Efficiency
Electric utilities - Deregulation
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Altri titoli varianti Role of pumped storage hydro resources in electricity markets and system operation
Record Nr. UNINA-9910704967703321
Ela Erik  
[Golden, Colo.] : , : National Renewable Energy Laboratory, , May 2013
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Why are we talking about capacity markets? [[electronic resource] /] / Michael Milligan
Why are we talking about capacity markets? [[electronic resource] /] / Michael Milligan
Autore Milligan Michael R
Pubbl/distr/stampa [Golden, Colo.] : , : National Renewable Energy Laboratory, , [2011]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (22 slides) : color illustrations
Collana NREL/PR
Soggetto topico Renewable energy sources - Economic aspects
Electric power-plants - Economic aspects
Electric power-plants - Efficiency
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Altri titoli varianti Why Are We Talking About Capacity Markets?
Record Nr. UNINA-9910703288503321
Milligan Michael R  
[Golden, Colo.] : , : National Renewable Energy Laboratory, , [2011]
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