Global Warming: Engineering Solutions

✍ Scribed by Romney B. Duffey, Ibrahim Dincer (auth.), Ibrahim Dincer, Arif Hepbasli, Adnan Midilli, T. Hikmet Karakoc (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 672
• Series: Green Energy and Technology
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Global Warming: Engineering Solutions goes beyond discussing the definition and causes of climate change, and offers concrete solutions for solving global warming. Innovative and forward-thinking engineering solutions are needed to tackle global warming’s threat to the planet, and this book offers numerous methods to address global warming’s identified causes.

Drawing upon the collective knowledge of renowned experts, Ibrahim Dincer, Arif Hepbasil, Adnan Midilli and T. Hikmet Karakoc have assembled a wide ranging treatise on engineering solutions to global warming that includes:

• Ideas for correcting carbon dioxide and other emission pollution
• Exploring the relationship between global warming and thermodynamics
• Examining the sustainability and practicality of the most prevalent forms of clean energy.

Global Warming: Engineering Solutions explores the major threats of global warming from an engineering perspective, explicating practical deployments of systems that could be implemented and work towards staving off global climate change. This book is a must-read for any researchers and engineers interested in gaining an applicable knowledge of how to prevent and control global warming through engineering.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Global Warming – Where Is the Cure?....Pages 1-45
On the Principles of Thermodynamics – Effects on the Environment, Global Warming, and Sustainability....Pages 47-69
Role of Renewable Energy in Sustainable Development....Pages 71-87
Residential Solar Power Generation Systems for Better Environment....Pages 89-107
Hydrogen Production from Ammonia as an Environmentally Benign Solution for Vehicles....Pages 109-127
Environmentally Benign Nuclear-Based Hydrogen Production....Pages 129-145
Environmental Benefits of Geothermal-Based Absorption Cooling Systems....Pages 147-159
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from a Landfill Site Using Various Thermal Systems....Pages 161-178
Partial Gasification for CO 2 Emissions Reduction....Pages 179-195
A Strategic Program to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Food Industry....Pages 197-209
Environmental and Economic Issues from Changing a Major Fuel Type as Energy Resource in an Industrial City in Korea....Pages 211-223
Emission Characteristics of Diesel Engine-Powered Cogeneration Systems....Pages 225-240
Effects of Fuel Consumption of Commercial Turbofans on Global Warming....Pages 241-253
Marnoch Engine Performance for Multiple Pressure Vessel Configurations....Pages 255-266
Exergy Analysis of Food Drying Processes....Pages 267-279
Carbon Sequestration: A Comparative Analysis....Pages 281-294
Coal-Based Hydrogen Production with CO 2 Capture in the Aspect of Clean Coal Technologies....Pages 295-305
CO 2 Absorption in a Mini-module Membrane Contactor....Pages 307-313
CO 2 Hydrogenation to Methanol on Cu–ZrO 2 Catalysts....Pages 315-327
CO 2 and SO 2 Capture Capability of Two Greek Limestones....Pages 329-346
Effect of Oxidative Medium on Removal of Sulfur and Mineral Matter from the Can Lignites....Pages 347-355
Biogenic Emission and Essential Oils of Some Eucalyptus Species: A Comparison Study....Pages 357-365
Embodied Carbon: The Concealed Impact of Residential Construction....Pages 367-384
Sustainable Construction Practices in Malaysia....Pages 385-398
Emission Market at the End of the Commitment Period....Pages 399-406
Game Analysis of Kyoto and Post-Kyoto Schemes....Pages 407-421
Enterprise Risk Management Perspective....Pages 423-437
Environmental Assessment of Solar Heating and Cooling Systems in Kuwait Climate....Pages 439-454
Steam Network Optimization by Utilizing Biomass and Solar Energy Sources in an Oil Refinery....Pages 455-465
Calculation of Global Solar Radiation Based on Cloud Data for Major Cities of South Korea....Pages 467-484
Relationship Between Air Pollutants and Some Meteorological Parameters in Erzurum, Turkey....Pages 485-499
Planning for the Impacts of the Caspian Sea Level Rise and Climate Change in the North of Iran....Pages 501-509
Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources in Saudi Arabia....Pages 511-523
Warming Tendency in the Eastern Mediterranean Basin and Its Influence on West Nile Fever Outbreaks....Pages 525-534
Water Management Works in Târnava River Basin, Romania....Pages 535-544
North–South Gap in Wastewater Management: A Comparative Study for Germany and Jordan....Pages 545-554
A Pervaporation Application for Treating Methyl tert -Butyl Ether (MTBE)-Contaminated Water/Wastewater....Pages 555-563
Temperature Variations and Their Effects on Rainfall in Nigeria....Pages 565-578
Multimedia Pollutant Sources and Their Effects on the Environment and Waste Management Practice in Turkish Shipyards....Pages 579-590
Nitrous Oxide Emission from Agricultural Practices in Japan....Pages 591-600
Phenological Adaptation of Cereal Weeds to Climate Variations....Pages 601-608
Chemical Characteristics and Source Reconciliation of Organic Aerosols in Algiers City Area....Pages 609-619
Removal of Cu 2+ and Ni 2+ from Aqueous Solution by Algerian Clay Materials....Pages 621-628
Health Impacts of Heat Waves of 2007 in Hungary – Background and Experiences....Pages 629-642
Potential Impact of Climate Change on Pandemic Influenza Risk....Pages 643-657
Back Matter....Pages 659-685

✦ Subjects

Renewable and Green Energy;Sustainable Development;Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology;Thermodynamics;Climate Change;Renewable and Green Energy