Description
This edited book looks at recent studies on interdisciplinary research related to exergy, energy, and the environment. This topic is of prime significance – there is a strong need for practical solutions through better design, analysis and assessment in order to achieve better efficiency, environment and sustainability.Exergetic, Energetic and Environmental Dimensions covers a number of topics ranging from thermodynamic optimization of energy systems, to the environmental impact assessment and clean energy, offering readers a comprehensive reference on analysis, modeling, development, experimental investigation, and improvement of many micro to macro systems and applications, ranging from basic to advanced categories.Its comprehensive content includes:- Comprehensive coverage of development of systems considering exergy, energy, and environmental issues, along with the most up-to-date information in the area, plus recent developments- New developments in the area of exergy, including recent debate involving the shaping of future directions and priorities for better environment, sustainable development and energy security- Provides a number of illustrative examples, practical applications, and case studies- Introduces recently developed technological and strategic solutions and engineering applications for professionals in the area- Provides numerous engineering examples and applications on exergy- Offers a variety of problems that foster critical thinking and skill development
Table of Contents
Section 1: Energy and Sustainability1. Potential Energy Solutions for Better Sustainability2. Net Zero Energy Residential Building Architecture in the Future3. Achieving Green Building Standards via Energy Efficiency Retrofit: A Case Study of an Industrial Facility4. A New Approach for a Control System of an Innovative Building Integrated Photobioreactor5. Multi-criteria Selection Factors for Evaluation of Intelligent Buildings; A Novel Approach for Energy Management 6. The Place of Coal Production and Consumption in Turkey's Economy7. Long Term Energy Demand and Supply Projections and Evaluations for Turkey8. Comparison of ANN, Regression Analysis and ANFIS Models in Estimation of Global Solar Radiation for Different Climatological Locations9. Production Planning Using a Day Ahead Prices in a Cement Plant10. The importance of the ships in the next-generation electric power system, called "Smart Grid11. Ventilation Strategies for the Preventive Conservation of Manuscripts in Necip Paşa Library12. Effect of Double Skin Façade on Thermal Energy Losses in the Buildings: A Case Study in TabrizSection 2: Energy Systems and Analyses13. Energy and Exergy Analyses of a Geothermal Based Integrated System for Trigeneration14. Comparative Assessment of Three Integrated Trigeneration Systems for Dairy Farms15. Performance Assessment of a Biomass Fired Regenerative ORC System Through Energy and Exergy Analyses16. Thermal Design and Modeling of Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers Combining PTSC and ORC Systems17. CFD Analysis of a Solar-Geothermal Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger18. Numerical Investigation of Fixed Bed Downdraft Woody Biomass Gasification19. Passive Thermal Management of a Photovoltaic Panel: Influence of Fin Arrangements20. Reduction of Entropy Production by Using of Solar Cooling Systems Based on SOLITERM Parabolic Trough Collectors Combined with Double Effect Absorption Chillers21. Thermal Performance of a Solar Room Heater with Evacuated Tubes22. Thermodynamic Assessment of an Integrated Solar Collector System for Multi-Generation Purposes23. Energy-Exergy and Exergoeconomic (3E) Analysis of A Solar Photovoltaic Module23. Exergetic and Energetic Performance Evaluation of a Flat Plate Solar Collector in Dynamic Behavior24. Performance Assessment of Various Greenhouse Heating Systems; a Case Study in Antalya25. Energy, Exergy And Exergoenvironmental Assessments of Solar Assisted Absorption Cooling Systems And Conventional Air-Conditioning System: A Comparative Study26. Comparative Study of Two Solar Cascade Absorption Refrigeration Systems Based On Energy And Exergy Methods27. Comparative Study of Active and Passive Cooling Techniques for Concentrated Photovoltaic Systems28. Optimization of Slope Angles of Photovoltaic Arrays for Different Seasons29. Design, Energy and Exergy Analyses of Linear Fresnel Reflector30. Integration of reflectors to improve energy production of hybrid PVT collectors31. Thermodynamic and Thermoeconomic Comparisons of Two Trigeneration Systems32. Comparative Evaluation of Possible Desalination Options with Various Nuclear Power Plants33. Comparative Evaluation of Possible Desalination Options for Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant34. Determination of Flow Characteristics of Multiple Slot-Jets Impingement Cooling35. A Numerical Study on Phase Change inside a Spherical Capsule36. Energy and Exergy Analyses of Nitrogen Liquefaction Process37. Thermodynamic Performance Analysis of a Raw Mill System in Cement Plant38. Experimental and numerical investigations of condensation heat transfer in multi-port tubes39. Heat and Fluid Flow Analyses of An Impinging Jet on A Cubic Body40. Gas Diffusion Layers for PEM Fuel Cells: Ex- and In-situ CharacterizationSection 3: Alternative Fuels and Materials41. Expert Opinions on Natural Gas Vehicles Research Needs for Energy Policy Development42. An Experimental Study on Adsorption Characteristics of R134a and R404a onto Granular and Pellet Type Activated Carbon43.
