Energy technology and engineering

As the finite capacity and pollution problems of fossil fuels grow more pressing, new sources of more sustainable energy are being developed.

This book covers the fundamentals of reservoir engineering in the recovery of hydrocarbons from underground reservoirs.

'The book is clearly organized.

'The text provides an interesting history of previous and anticipated accomplishments, ending with a chapter on the relationship of fusion power to nuclear weaponry.

'This book provides an excellent review and analysis of the latest information on rechargeable Li-S battery research.

Working Guide to Reservoir Engineering provides an introduction to the fundamental concepts of reservoir engineering.

Two centuries after the original invention, the Stirling engine is now a commercial reality as the core component of domestic CHP (combined heat and power) - a technology offering substantial savings in raw energy utilization relative to centralized power generation.

Wind power is fast becoming one of the leading renewable energy sources worldwide, not only from large scale wind farms but also from the increasing penetration of stand-alone and hybrid wind energy systems.

Bioethanol is one of the main biofuels currently used as a petroleum-substitute in transport applications.

Enhanced-Oil Recovery (EOR) evaluations focused on asset acquisition or rejuvenation involve a combination of complex decisions, using different data sources.

The National Academy of Sciences estimate that 1.

Produced Water Treatment Field Manual presents different methods used in produced water treatment systems in the oil and gas industry.

The potential for energy transformation from geothermal heat is limitless.

This book covers several aspects of reservoir management, from initial analysis to enhanced recovery methods, simulation, and history matching.

This book presents, in a self-contained form, the equations of fluid flow in porous media, with a focus on topics and issues that are relevant to petroleum reservoir engineering.

Photovoltaic power systems are becoming a significant source of energy in our energy resource mix today.

As part of the growing sustainable and renewable energy movement, the design, manufacture and use of photovoltaic devices is increasing in pace and frequency.

This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the role of fossil-based economies in the global energy transition toward sustainability.

This book addresses how water supply systems can be planned, designed, and managed for sustainability by presenting unique approaches and methodologies in rural drinking water supply schemes.

The creation of complex integrated systems is, in itself, complex.

This book assesses the use of various non-seismic and non-conventional oil and gas exploration methods in Cuba.

This book presents research results of PowerWeb, TU Delft's consortium for interdisciplinary research on intelligent, integrated energy systems and their role in markets and institutions.

This thesis develops a pioneering methodology and a concept for identifying critical loads and load model parameters in large power networks based on their influence on power system stability.

This book highlights the current limitations of biogas production and yield and new avenues to improving them.

This unique volume on wind energy features contributions from the world's leading research and development pioneers in the field of renewable energy.

This book addresses unconventional hydrocarbon resources in India and the prospects for their exploitation.

This book offers a detailed guide to the design and simulation of basic control methods applied to microgrids in various operating modes, using MATLAB(R) Simulink(R) software.

This book focuses on the development of novel combustion approaches and burner designs for clean power generation in gas turbines.

This book addresses the fabrication of responsive functional nanomaterials and their use in sustainable energy and environmental applications.

This book discusses, for the first time, wireless power transfer in the ocean environment.

This book bringing together leading researchers in the field of renewable energy to discuss sustainability on a broad scale and to examine the status quo of renewable energy industry development in a global context.

This book presents an innovative concept for designing a 400 kV double circuit composite tower.

This book discusses the use of efficient metaheuristic algorithms to solve diverse power system problems, providing an overview of the various aspects of metaheuristic methods to enable readers to gain a comprehensive understanding of the field and of conducting studies on specific metaheuristic algorithms related to power-system applications.

This book discusses the latest advances in singular spectrum-based algorithms for seismic data processing, providing an update on recent developments in this field.

This book presents readers with an integrated modeling approach for analyzing and understanding the interconnection of water, energy, and food resources and discusses the relationship between resilience and sustainability of the food- energy -water (FEW) system.

This book presents intuitive explanations of the principles of microgrids, including their structure and operation and their applications.

This book reports on innovative research and developments in automation.

This book presents a comprehensive review of the latest information on all aspects of the post-combustion carbon capture process.

This book offers a straightforward, informative guide to the chemicals used for gas hydrate formation and inhibition, providing the reader with the latest information on the definition, structure, formation conditions, problems, and applications of gas hydrates.

This book offers meaningful insights into an impending challenge for the energy industry, namely the increasing role of asset management amongst the utilities' core operations.

This book is the first of its kind to comprehensively describe the principles of demand response.

This book introduces readers to electric circuits with variable loads and voltage regulators.

Written by a former International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) nuclear inspector and nuclear security expert, this book provides a comprehensive and authentic overview of current global nuclear developments.

This book describes in detail different types of vibration signals and the signal processing methods, including signal resampling and signal envelope, used for condition monitoring of drivetrains.

This book presents essential methods and tools for research into the reliability of energy systems.

This book presents deep analysis of machine control for different applications, focusing on its implementation in embedded systems.

This book examines real-time models and advanced online applications that enhance reliability and resilience of the grid in real-time and near real-time environments.

Have you ever wondered how a nuclear power station works?

This thesis investigates the behavior of two candidate materials (a-SiO2 and MgO) for applications in fusion (e.

This book introduces a new and powerful approach based on rigorous process simulations conducted with professional simulators like HYSYS to predict the performance of supersonic separators (SS).