This book features a collection of papers on the issues, intricacies, and challenges relating to energy and environmental science. It offers expert coverage of the various technological aspects of sustainable energy ecosystems, including processes that improve energy efficiency and reduce CO2 and other greenhouse emissions. It also addresses the need for sustainable technologies in extractive metallurgy, materials processing, and manufacturing industries with energy efficient technologies. Some additional contributions examine renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and biomass.
Table of Content
Preface ix
Editors xi
Energy Technologies and Carbon Dioxide Management
Alternative Green Processes
Thermodynamic Properties of Novel Low Melting Point Li NO3-Na NO3-KNO3 Ternary Molten Salt for Parabolic Trough Solar Power Generation 5
T. Wang, and R. Reddy
A Thermochemical Study of the W/WO3 System: A Solar to Fuel Converter for Syngas Production 17
J. Milshtein, S. Basu, S. Gopalan, and U. Pal
Technical Viability of Biocoke from Mixtures Coal-Wood Charcoalfor Use in Ironmaking 25
M. Mourao, C. Narita, M. Tanaka, and C. Takano
Supercritical CO2-Corrosion of Steels in CCS Environment 31
A. Pfennig, S. Schulze, and A. Kranzmann
Designing Novel CRIMSON Running System Through Numerical Simulation Method for the Purpose of Reducing the Energy Content of Aluminium Investment Casting 39
B. Zeng, M. Jolly, and X. Dai
Infrared Radiation Properties of Cu O-Zn O-Based Sintered Material Prepared for Energy-Saving Coating 47
C. Lian, W. Wei, H. Bai, and H. Li
Preparation of Modified Semi-Coke from Semi-Coke: Process Optimization 55
W. Xin, C. Srinivasakannan, P. Jin-hui, D. Xin-hui, and Z.Li-Bo
Waste Heat Recovery and Furnace Technology
Waste Heat Recovery Opportunities in a Magnesium Silicothermic Reduction Plant 69
J. Sever, and P. Eng
Effect of Batch Charging Equipment on Glass Furnace Efficiency77
N. Soleimanian, and M. Jolly
Thermodynamic Properties of ORC System with Zeotropic Mixed Working Fluids for Low Temperature Waste Heat Recovery 85
X. Zhang, H. Bai, N. Li, M. Li, X. Zhang, and H. Li
The Optimization of Gases and Thermal Energy in the Upper Zoneof Electric Furnaces in Drenas 93
A. Haxhiaj, and E. Haxhiaj
Energy Education
Software for Energy Education 105
A. Morris, and S. Perdahcioglu
Overview of Industrial Energy Training and Software 115
C. Belt
A Suggestion for Establishing Energy Management Policy in Primary Aluminum Industry by Applying Strategic Management Tools123
H. Fanisalek
Carbon Footprint Analysis
Measuring the CO2 Captured on Bauxite Residue Carbonation131
L. Venancio, J. Souza, E. Macedo, O. Dias, and I. Santos
Study on Capture, Recovery and Utilization of Carbon Dioxide139
L. Zhou, H. Lu, and P. Wang
Carbon Footprint and Carbon Deficit Analysis of Iron and Steel Industry from 1991 to 2010 in China 147
X. Lu, H. Bai, H. Zhu, and F. Wang
The Life Cycle Assessment of Metal Materials Used for Automobile Body Materials and Castings 157
Z. Zhang, H. Li, X. Hao, Y. Chen, C. Li, and C. Wu
Magnetic Materials for Energy Applications – III
Status and Challenges
Bonded Permanent Magnets – An Overview 169
V. Panchanathan, and M. Spencer
Anisotropic Curie Temperature Materials 177
H. Chopra, J. Armstrong, and S. Hua
Novel Materials and Phenomenon
Designing Permanent Magnet Machines for Ferrofluid Immersion191
A. Judge
Constant Permeability of Fe-B-Si-Nb Crystal-Glassy Composite Bulk Alloy by B2O3 Flux Melting and Casting 199
T. Bitoh, and S. Izumi
Materials in Clean Power Systems VIII: Durability of Materials
Materials for Fuel Cells and CSP Applications
The Effect of Constituent, Interfacial Properties and Morphologyon the Dielectric Response of MIEC Membranes 211
K. Brinkman, F. Rabbi, and K. Reifsnider
Author Index 219
Subject Index 221
About the author
Lead Editor:
Soobhankar Pati, IIT Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Coeditors:
Animesh Jha, University of Leeds, Leeds, Great Britain.
Neale Neelameggham, Ind LLC, South Jordan, Utah, USA.
Jaroslaw Drelich, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, USA.
Leon H. Prentice, CSIRO, Clayton South, Victoria, Australia.
Cong Wang, Saint-Gobain High Performance Materials.