FUEL EFFICIENCY -- ENERGY SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- EVALUATION OF A CO2-CAPTURING HIGH-EFFICIENCY POWER GENERATIONSYSTEM FOR UTILIZING EXHAUSTGAS FROM IRONWORKS -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. OUTLINE OF THE SYSTEMS -- 2.1. Outline of an Exhaust Gas from Ironworks -- 2.2. Outline of a Conventional Steam Turbine System -- 2.3. Outline of the Proposed System -- 3. EVALUATION OF THERMODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS -- 3.1. Premises -- 3.2. Estimated Characteristics of the STPS -- 3.3. Estimated Characteristics of the Proposed System -- 3.4. Discussions on the Estimated Thermodynamic Characteristics of STPS and PCPS -- 4. ESTIMATED ECONOMICS AND CO2-REDUCTION CHARACTERISTICS -- 4.1. Premises for Evaluating Economics and CO2-Reduction Characteristics -- 4.2. Discussions on the Results Estimated for the STPS -- 4.3. Discussions on the Results Estimated for the PCPS -- 4.4. Discussion on Economical Effects of CO2-Capture of the Proposed System -- 4.5. Effects of Raising Turbine Inlet Temperature of the PCPS -- 5. CONCLUSIONS -- NOMENCLATURE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX: BRIEF EXPLANATION OFSIMULATION MODELS -- RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AS A DRIVER OF GROWTH: THE CASE OF JAPAN -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. ECONOMIC AND SOCIO-METABOLIC TRANSITIONS -- 2.1. Managed Decline: Coal -- 2.2. Long Term Support Despite an Uncertain Future:Iron and Steel -- 2.3. Rational use of Liquid Fuels: Petroleum -- 2.4. Electrification -- 2.5. Leadership, Vision, Coordination and Negotiation: MITI -- 2.6. Efficiency and Technology Substitution: The Fifth and Sixth Fuels -- 3. VIRTUOUS CYCLES DRIVING ECONOMIC GROWTH -- 4. CONCLUSIONS: LESSONS FROM THE PAST AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FUTURE -- REFERENCES.

IMPROVING FUEL EFFICIENCY OF COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINES FUELLED WITH VEGETABLE OIL -- EXTENDED ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF HONGE OIL -- Chemical Composition -- Destructive Distillation of Wood Yields, on a Dry Basis: -- USE OF ETHANOL AND DEE IN DIESEL ENGINES -- Ethanol -- Diethyl Ether (DEE) -- FUEL PROPERTIES -- EXPERIMENTAL SET UP -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS -- CASE 1.0: STUDIES ON RAW HONGE OIL AND ITS BIODIESEL HOME -- Brake Thermal Efficiency -- Exhaust Gas Temperature -- EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS -- Smoke Opacity -- Unburned Hydrocarbon (HC) and CarbonMonoxide (CO) Emissions -- Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Emissions: -- CASE 2: EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS ON THE UTILIZATION OF HOME, HOME AND ETHANOL BLENDS -- Home - Ethanol Blends -- Brake Thermal Efficiency -- Emission Characteristics -- Smoke Opacity -- Unburned Hydrocarbon (HC) Emissions -- Carbon Monoxide (CO) Emissions -- Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Emissions -- CASE 3: EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS ON THE UTILIZATION OF HOME, HOME AND DEE BLENDS -- Brake Thermal Efficiency -- Smoke Emission -- HC/ CO Emissions -- NO Emissions -- CONCLUSIONS -- Case 1: Honge Oil and Honge Oil Methyl Ester -- Case 2: Honge Oil Methyl Ester and its Blends With Ethanol -- Case 3: Honge Oil Methyl Ester and its Blends with Diethyl Ether -- REFERENCES -- AIR INFILTRATION EFFECTS ON INDUSTRIAL COMBUSTION EFFICIENCY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- PROBLEMS WITH LEAKS -- Reduced Thermal Efficiency -- Increased NOx Emissions -- Poor Burner Performance -- Product Contamination -- After-Burning -- Increased Metal Oxidation and Stress -- Other Problems -- LEAK SOURCES/CAUSES -- Leaky Combustors -- Improperly Sealed Openings -- Batch Processes -- Burners-Out-of-Service -- Improper Operation -- LEAK SIZE AND LOCATION -- FINDING LEAKS -- MITIGATING LEAKS -- CONCLUSION -- RECOMMENDATION -- REFERENCES.

MICROALGAE - A SECONDGENERATION BIOFUEL -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. MICROALGAE- AN OVERVIEW -- 2.1. Composition of Micro Algae -- 2.2. Oil Content of Various Oil Crops V/S Microalgae -- 3. MICROALGAL BIODIESEL PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY -- 3.1. Cultivation of Microalgae -- 3.1.1. Raceways -- 3.1.2. Photobioreactors -- 3.2. Harvesting and Processing of Bio-Oil from Microbial Biomass -- 3.2.1. Harvesting of Microalgal Biomass -- 3.2.2. Liquefaction -- 3.2.3. Pyrolysis -- 3.3. Transesterification Process (Biodiesel Production) -- 4. MICROALGAE BIODIESEL QUALITY ISSUES -- 5. ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF MICROALGAE AND ITS CULTIVATION -- 6. ECONOMICS OF MICROALGAE BIODIESEL -- 6. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- POLICIES, MEASURES AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES INFLUENCING ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY'S EVIDENCE FROMGERMANY AND COLOMBIA -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. DATA AND METHODOLOGY -- 2.1. Data -- 2.2. Methodology -- 3. GERMAN AND COLOMBIAN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS -- 3.1. Brief Description of Energy Policy in German and Colombian Manufacturing Industries -- 3.2. Trends in Energy Consumption and Energy Efficiency in German and Colombian Manufacturing Industries -- 3.2.1 Energy Intensity -- 3.2.2. Energy Productivity -- 3.2.2. CO2 Emissions Intensity -- 4. DISCUSSION OF RESULTS -- 4.1. Recommendation for the Formulation of Energy Policies -- 5. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.