Thermodynamics for sustainable management of natural resources. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Wojciech Stanek, editor.
• Editors: Stanek, Wojciech
• Other Names: École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts (France)
• Contents: Part A: Fundamentals and Theoretic Background1.Introduction -Wojciech Stanek2.Resources. Production. Depletion -Wojciech Stanek, Alicia Valero, Lucyna Czarnowska3.Fundamentals of exergy analysis -Jan Szargut, Wojciech Stanek, Sergio Uson4.'Input-output' approach to energy production systems -Andrzej Ziębik, Paweł Gładysz5.Cumulative calculus and life cycle evaluation -Wojciech Stanek, Lucyna Czarnowska, Paweł Gładysz6.Thermodynamic methods to evaluate resources -Alicia Valero, Antonio Valero, Wojciech Stanek, Javier Uche7.Theory of exergy cost and thermo-ecological cost -Antonio Valero, Sergio Uson, Wojciech Stanek8.Externalities burdening production processes and systems -Lucyna CzarnowskaPart B - Applications1.Application of Thermo-Ecological Cost (TEC) as sustainability measure for useful products -Wojciech Stanek, Jan Szargut, Lucyna Czarnowska2.Thermodynamic rarity applied to mineral resources -Alicia Valero, Antonio Valero3.Application of Thermo-Economic Analysis (TEA) to industrial ecology -Sergio Uson, Wojciech Stanek4.Assessment of water resources by exergetic cost -Javier Uche, Amaya Martinez, Beatriz Carrasquer5.Optimization of design and operational parameters toward minimization of natural resources depletion -Jan Szargut, Wojciech Stanek6.Exergo-ecological assessment of multi-generation energy systems -Wojciech Stanek, Wiesław Gazda, Wojciech Kostowski7.Thermo-ecological evaluation of advanced power technologies -Paweł Gładysz, Andrzej Ziębik8.Cumulative green-house gasses (GHG) emissions as total measure of global warming potential -Ryszard Białecki, Wojciech Stanek9.Thermo-ecological system analysis as a tool supporting national energy and environmental policy -Andrzej Ziębik, Wojciech Stanek, Paweł Gładysz.
• Publisher Details: Cham, [Switzerland] : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 333.79; 338.926; Natural resources -- Management; Thermodynamics; Hydrology; Conservation biology; Ecology; Energy; Heat engineering; Heat -- Transmission; Mass transfer; Environmental economics; Energy policy; Energy; Energy Policy, Economics and Management; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer; Conservation Biology/Ecology; Environmental Economics; Hydrology/Water Resources; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 3319486497; 9783319486499
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Description based on print version record.
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