Energy category: 1670 books
Probabilistic Safety Assessment of WWER440 Reactors
Prediction, Quantification and Management of the Risk
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2014
The aim of this book is to summarize probabilistic safety assessment (PSA) of nuclear power plants with WWER440 reactors and demonstrate that the plants are safe enough for producing energy even in light of the Fukushima accident. The book examines level 1 and 2 full power, low power and shutdown...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
Access to reliable and affordable energy, water, and services is an important determinant of the prosperity of cities along with effective mission sustainment at military installations. The idea for this book was conceived at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) in June 2012 in Hella, Iceland....
by Jayant A. Sathaye, Stephen Meyers
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2013
This book describes guidelines prepared by the U.S. Country Studies Program for the evaluation of options to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. The U.S. Country Studies Program developed these guidelines in collaboration with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to provide developing countries and...
International Seminar on Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies — 45th Session
The Role of Science in the Third Millennium
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2013
Proceedings of the 45th Session of the International Seminars on Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies held in Erice, Sicily. This Seminar has again gathered, in 2012, over one hundred scientists from 43 countries in an interdisciplinary effort that has been going on for the last 31 years, to examine...
Building-Integrated Photovoltaic Systems (BIPVS)
Performance and Modeling Under Outdoor Conditions
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
This book discusses building-integrated photovoltaic systems (BIPV) and provides solutions for solving problems related to designing, sizing and monitoring a BIPV that has been used to replace conventional building materials in parts of the building envelope such as the roof, skylights or facades....
Sustainable and Safe Nuclear Fission Energy
Technology and Safety of Fast and Thermal Nuclear Reactors
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2012
Unlike existing books of nuclear reactor physics, nuclear engineering and nuclear chemical engineering this book covers a complete description and evaluation of nuclear fission power generation. It covers the whole nuclear fuel cycle, from the extraction of natural uranium from ore mines, uranium...
INCREaSE
Proceedings of the 1st International Congress on Engineering and Sustainability in the XXI Century - INCREaSE 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2018
This book presents the proceedings of the INternational CongRess on Engineering and Sustainability in the XXI cEntury – INCREaSE 2017, which was held in Faro, Portugal, from October 11 to 13, 2017.
The book promotes a multidisciplinary approach to sustainable development, exploring...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2012
As the re-emergence of nuclear power as an acceptable energy source on an international basis continues, the need for safe and reliable ways to dispose of radioactive waste becomes ever more critical. The ultimate goal for designing a predisposal waste-management system depends on producing waste...
by Alexander Tremel
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2017
This book discusses the needs of future energy systems with a focus on the electricity and transportation sectors. The general idea behind electricity based fuel is explained, the current status and future potential developments of this technology are presented. A main challenge in the production...
Integration of Demand Response into the Electricity Chain
Challenges, Opportunities, and Smart Grid Solutions
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2015
The concept of Demand Response (DR) generally concerns methodologies, technologies and commercial arrangements that could allow active participation of consumers in the power system operation. The primary aim of DR is thus to overcome the “traditional” inflexibility of electrical demand and, amongst...
A Solar Car Primer
A Guide to the Design and Construction of Solar-Powered Racing Vehicles
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2015
This exciting primer on Solar Racing literally starts from the ground up, describing how the interactions of a vehicle with its environment circumscribe its ultimate success, from aerodynamics to resistance and propulsion. By demonstrating how to mathematically model these underlying physical phenomena,...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2017
Recent advances in technology and manufacturing have made it possible to create small, powerful, energy-efficient, cost-effective sensor nodes for specialized telecommunication applications—nodes "smart" enough to be capable of adaptation, self-awareness, and self-organization.
Sensor...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2018
An air conditioning system consists of components and equipment arranged in sequential order to control and maintain an indoor environment. The goal is to provide a healthy and comfortable climate with acceptable air quality while being energy efficient and cost effective. Air Conditioning and Refrigeration...
by Hortensia Amaris, Monica Alonso, Carlos Alvarez Ortega
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2012
As the energy sector shifts and changes to focus on renewable technologies, the optimization of wind power becomes a key practical issue. Reactive Power Management of Power Networks with Wind Generation brings into focus the development and application of advanced optimization techniques to the study,...