Salinity Gradient Solar Ponds


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Despite a dearth of both water and love, the family discovers, through sorrow and fear, the green kiss of the Kappa Child, a mythical creature who blesses those who can imagine its magic -- back cover.




Solar Energy Update


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Corps of Engineers


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Exergy


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This book deals with exergy and its applications to various energy systems and applications as a potential tool for design, analysis and optimization, and its role in minimizing and/or eliminating environmental impacts and providing sustainable development. In this regard, several key topics ranging from the basics of the thermodynamic concepts to advanced exergy analysis techniques in a wide range of applications are covered as outlined in the contents.- Comprehensive coverage of exergy and its applications- Connects exergy with three essential areas in terms of energy, environment and sustainable development- Presents the most up-to-date information in the area with recent developments- Provides a number of illustrative examples, practical applications, and case studies - Easy to follow style, starting from the basics to the advanced systems




Progress in Exergy, Energy, and the Environment


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This thorough and highly relevant volume examines exergy, energy and the environment in the context of energy systems and applications and as a potential tool for design, analysis, optimization. It further considers their role in minimizing and/or eliminating environmental impacts and providing for sustainable development. In this regard, several key topics ranging from the basics of the thermodynamic concepts to advanced exergy analysis techniques in a wide range of applications are covered.




Energy Storage Systems


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Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Çesme, Izmir, Turkey, 27 June-8 July, 1988




Advances in Energy Systems and Technology


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Advances in Energy Systems and Technology: Volume 5 present articles that provides a critical review of specific topics within the general field of energy. It discusses the fuel cells for electric utility power generation. It addresses the classification of fuel cell technologies. Some of the topics covered in the book are the major components of the fuel cell; the phosphoric acid fuel cells; molten carbonate fuel cells; solid oxide fuel cells; electric utility fuel cell systems; and the integration within fuel cell power plants. The analysis of the solar ponds is covered. The operational problems with salt-gradient solar ponds are discussed. The text describes the membrane-stratified solar ponds. A study of the household demand for conservation is presented. A chapter is devoted to the construction of the insulation index. Another section focuses on the use of Box-Cox transform for both dependent and explanatory variables. The book can provide useful information to scientists, engineers, students, and researchers.




Heat Transfer


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Heat Transfer - Advances in Fundamentals and Applications explores new knowledge in the domain of fundamental and applied advances in heat transfer. This book specifically emphasizes advanced topics of heat transfer. Professionals, researchers, and academics working in various areas of heat transfer will find this a useful reference for finding new solutions to heat transfer problems. The book is organized into two sections on the fundamental advances in heat transfer and advances in applications of heat transfer. Chapters address inverse conduction problems, heat transfer enhancement during internal flows, shell-and-tube heat exchangers, heat transfer mechanisms in petroleum and geothermal wellbores, and other topics in the field.




Exergy


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Exergy, Second Edition deals with exergy and its applications to various energy systems and applications as a potential tool for design, analysis and optimization, and its role in minimizing and/or eliminating environmental impacts and providing sustainable development. In this regard, several key topics ranging from the basics of the thermodynamic concepts to advanced exergy analysis techniques in a wide range of applications are covered as outlined in the contents. - Offers comprehensive coverage of exergy and its applications, along with the most up-to-date information in the area with recent developments - Connects exergy with three essential areas in terms of energy, environment and sustainable development - Provides a number of illustrative examples, practical applications, and case studies - Written in an easy-to-follow style, starting from the basics to advanced systems




Storing Energy


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Storing Energy: With Special Reference to Renewable Energy Sources, Second Edition has been fully revised and substantially extended to provide up-to-date and essential discussion that will support the needs of the world's future energy and climate change policies. New sections cover thermal energy storage, tidal storage, sustainability issues in relation to storing energy and impacts on global energy markets. Various systems are discussed, including mechanical/kinetic, thermal, electrochemical and other chemical, as well as other emerging technologies. Incorporating advancements described in the book will help the people of the world further overcome the problems related to future energy and climate change. - Covers all types of energy storage systems, allowing and encouraging comparisons to be made - Written by world experts in the field to provide the latest developments in this fast moving and vital technology - Covers the technical, environmental, social and political aspects related to the storing of energy, and in particular, renewable energy