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Fuels for Sustainable Transportation
The text provides a holistic view to reduce the use of fossil fuels and move toward sustainable future transportation fuels such as biodiesel, ethanol, and hydrogen. It explores the compatibility of biodiesel with vehicles and its utilization across various transport modes. The text further analyzes the performance metrics, efficiency, and environmental impact compared to conventional diesel. This book: Provides an overview of alternative fuel sources and offers a comprehensive analysis of biodiesel, ethanol, and hydrogen fuel. Investigates practical applications via extensive case studies, which provide insights into how alternate fuels are being used in transportation. Examines global poli...
Green Hydrogen Production
The text comprehensively explains different pathways for hydrogen production, storage and transportation technologies, safety issues, and various applications in different industries. It further covers hydrogen storage methods, such as physical storage, chemical storage, and biological storage. The book also explains different transportation methods, like pipeline transportation, compressed gas transportation, and liquid hydrogen transportation. This book: Discusses solar-integrated hydrogen production for transportation fuels and power-to-gas systems with solar-generated hydrogen. Covers the optimization process for green hydrogen production and focuses on analyzing how factors such as rene...
Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering
This book presents select proceedings of 4th Biennial International Conference on Future Learning Aspects for Mechanical Engineering (FLAME 2024). It covers the broad topics of thermal, design, industrial, production, and many other multidisciplinary fields of mechanical engineering. Various topics covered in this book are manufacturing engineering, agricultural engineering, farm machinery, biomechanics, biomedical instrumentation, ergonomics, biodynamic modeling, automotive engineering, mechatronics, applied mechanics, structural mechanics, hydraulic mechanics, etc. The book is useful for researchers and professionals working in the area of mechanical engineering and allied fields.
Air Pollution and Control
This book focuses on various aspects related to air pollution, including major sources of air pollution, measurement techniques, modeling studies and solution approaches to control. The book also presents case studies on measuring air pollution in major urban areas, such as Delhi, India. The book examines vehicles as a source of air pollution and addresses the quantitative analysis of engine exhaust emissions. Subsequent chapters discuss particulate matter from engines and coal-fired power plants as a major pollutant, as well as emission control techniques using various after treatment systems. The book’s final chapter considers future perspectives and a way forward for sustainable development. It also discusses several emission control techniques that will gain relevance in the future, when stricter emission norms will be enforced for international combustion (IC) engines as well as power plants. Given its breadth of coverage, the book will benefit a wide variety of readers, including researchers, professionals, and policymakers.
Advances in Clean Energy Technologies
This book presents select proceedings of the international conference on Innovations in Clean Energy Technologies (ICET 2020) and examines a range of durable, energy efficient and next-generation smart green technologies for sustainable future by reflecting on the trends, advances and development taking place all across the globe. The topics covered include smart technologies based product, energy efficient systems, solar and wind energy, carbon sequestration, green transportation, green buildings, energy material, biomass energy, smart cites, hydro power, bio-energy and fuel cell. The book also discusses various performance attributes of these clean energy technologies and their workability and carbon footprint. The book will be a valuable reference for beginners, researchers and professionals interested in clean energy technologies.
Vegetable Oil in Energy, Volume 2
Vegetable Oil in Energy: The Conversion of Seed Oil to Biofuel, Volume Two presents the latest catalysts, composites, methodologies and technologies used in the conversion of seed oil to biofuel. With an emphasis on feedstock, the book discusses the availability, potential future output, and production pathways for edible and non-edible seed oil. Sections provide an overview of production pathways for seed oil conversion to biofuel and examine engine performance of common seed oil-based biofuels. Chapters also discuss availability and cultivation, production pathways and performance optimization. Feedstock considered include jatrophra, lemon strip, palm, rapeseed, sunflower, olive, coconut, ...
Vegetable Oil in Energy, Volume 1
Vegetable Oil in Energy, Volume 1: Biofuel Technology examines the conversion processes involved in the production of biofuels from vegetable oils. With a strong focus on methodologies and protocols, the book provides step-by-step guidance on a comprehensive range of production pathways for liquid and gaseous biofuels. The first part of the book provides an overview of present vegetable oil production. Subsequent chapters describe the key production pathways, including pyrolysis, decarboxylation, deoxygenation, catalytic cracking processes, esterification, trans-esterification, anaerobic digestion, catalytic pyrolysis, and more. The economic potential of different vegetable oil feedstocks is...
Advancement in Materials, Manufacturing and Energy Engineering, Vol. II
This book (Vol. II) presents select proceedings of the conference on “Advancement in Materials, Manufacturing, and Energy Engineering (ICAMME 2021).” It discusses the latest materials, manufacturing processes, evaluation of materials properties for the application in automotive, aerospace, marine, locomotive, and energy sectors. The topics covered include advanced metal forming, bending, welding and casting techniques, recycling and re-manufacturing of materials and components, materials processing, characterization and applications, materials, composites and polymer manufacturing, powder metallurgy and ceramic forming, numerical modeling and simulation, advanced machining processes, functionally graded materials, non-destructive examination, optimization techniques, engineering materials, heat treatment, material testing, MEMS integration, energy materials, bio-materials, metamaterials, metallography, nanomaterial, SMART materials, bioenergy, fuel cell, and superalloys. The book will be useful for students, researchers, and professionals interested in interdisciplinary topics in the areas of materials, manufacturing, and energy sectors.
Technology Innovation in Mechanical Engineering
This book comprises select papers presented at the conference on Technology Innovation in Mechanical Engineering (TIME-2021). The book discusses the latest innovation and advanced research in the diverse field of Mechanical Engineering such as materials, manufacturing processes, evaluation of materials properties for the application in automotive, aerospace, marine, locomotive and energy sectors. The topics covered include advanced metal forming, Energy Efficient systems, Material Characterization, Advanced metal forming, bending, welding & casting techniques, Composite and Polymer Manufacturing, Intermetallics, Future generation materials, Laser Based Manufacturing, High-Energy Beam Process...
