Sustaining Tomorrow
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This book includes the proceedings of the Sustaining Tomorrow 2020 symposium and summit which bring together research from experts in academia, industry, and policy arenas to uncover the challenges and to forge solutions to sustain tomorrow. To sustain tomorrow, we need to continuously make headway in Agriculture, Engineering, Energy, Environment, Economics, Water, among other necessities. This book disseminates the most recent advances in these fields and promotes collaborations to maximize opportunities for innovative solutions.
Though primarily intended to offer an update for experts and researchers in the field, this book is equally useful as a valuable educational tool for relevant undergraduate and graduate courses. Key aspects covered include the better and more responsible engineering and management of energy conversion and conservation processes, the furthering of renewable energy technologies, improvements in water-agriculture nexus and energy-environment-economics relationship, and endorsing education, implementation, and evaluation of all-embracing sustainability.
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Professor David S-K Ting is the Founder of the Turbulence & Energy Laboratory. He supervises students on a wide range of research projects primarily in the Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy areas. To date, Dr. Ting has co/supervised over eighty graduate students and co-authored more than one hundred and forty journal papers. His editorial involvement includes a dozen special issues in high-impact journals, three volumes with IET, four with Springer, two with CRC/Taylor and Francis, one with World Scientific Publishing, in addition to four single-authored textbooks.
Dr. Ahmad Vasel-Be-Hagh is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Founder of the Fluid Mechanics Research Laboratory at Tennessee Technological University. He develops analytical models, numerical simulations, and laboratory/field experiments to add physical insight to the understanding of fluid mechanics for more accurate prediction and control of flows. His research applications include wind turbines and wind farms, aircraft and submarines, marine hydrokinetic devices, and mechanical energy storage technologies. He has more than 20 publications in scientific journals. He has edited three books for major publishers, including Springer and Taylor & Francis, and multiple journal special issues for Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments (Elsevier) and International Journal of Sustainable Energy (Taylor & Francis).
Content
- Intro
- Preface
- Contents
- 1 Comparison of Upward and Inverse Conventional Circulating Liquid-Solids Fluidized Beds Using CFD Approach
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Configuration of the CCFB
- 1.3 CFD model Descriptions
- 1.3.1 Mesh and Boundary Conditions
- 1.3.2 Solver Descriptions and CFD Cases
- 1.4 Results and Discussions
- 1.4.1 Axial and Radial Distributions of the Liquid Velocity
- 1.4.2 Axial and Radial Distributions of the Solid Velocity
- 1.4.3 Axial and Radial Distributions of the Solid Holdup
- 1.4.4 Instantaneous Flow Structures
- 1.5 Conclusion
- References
- 2 Development of an Equation for the Volume of Flow Passing Through an Archimedes Screw Turbine
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Methodology
- 2.2.1 Archimedes Screw Turbine
- 2.2.2 Genetic Algorithm
- 2.2.3 Validation Criteria
- 2.2.4 AST Volume Flow Rate Base Model
- 2.2.5 Experimental Data
- 2.2.6 Development of the Base Equation
- 2.2.7 Development of the Extended Equation
- 2.3 Results and Discussion
- 2.3.1 Error Analysis
- 2.3.2 Principle Component Analysis
- 2.3.3 Modified Extended Equation
- 2.4 Conclusions
- References
- 3 Non-dimensional Characterization of Power-Generating Archimedes Screws
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Screw Bucket Geometry
- 3.3 Intermediate Geometry Variables as a Function of Input Variables
- 3.4 Screw Solution Space
- 3.5 Conclusions
- References
- 4 Coupling Hydrus 2D/3D and AquaCrop Models for Simulation of Water Use in Cowpea (Vigna Unguiculata (L.) Walp)
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Methodology
- 4.2.1 Experimental Sites
- 4.3 Modelling
- 4.4 Development of Optimum Irrigation Schedules
- 4.5 Assumptions
- 4.6 Results and Discussion
- 4.6.1 Irrigation Thresholds and Scheduling
- 4.7 Soil Water Balance
- 4.8 Grain Yield and Biomass
- 4.9 Water Productivity
- 4.10 Conclusion
- References
- 5 Investigating the Environmental and Economic Performances of Energy Sector in OECD Countries via MCDM Approaches
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Literature Review
- 5.3 Methodology
- 5.3.1 CRITIC Method
- 5.3.2 GRA
- 5.3.3 MAUT Method
- 5.4 Data and Energy Profiles of OECD Countries
- 5.4.1 Data and Variables
- 5.4.2 Descriptive Statistics
- 5.4.3 Environmental and Energy Economic Profiles of OECD Countries
- 5.5 Empirical Analysis
- 5.6 Conclusion and Policy Implications
- References
- 6 Corporate Renewable Energy Procurement: Comparison of the Market in Canada Versus the U.S. to Enable CPPAs in Canada
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Workshop Details
- 6.2.1 Overview of CPPA Structures and Terms
- 6.2.2 Recent Global Market Advancements
- 6.3 Workshop Outcomes
- 6.3.1 Summary of Challenges and Opportunities and Comparison to Previous Surveys
- 6.3.2 Overcoming Barriers
- 6.4 Conclusions and Policy Implications
- Appendix 1. Summary of Workshop Outcomes
- References
- 7 Control of Building Components by Building Information Modeling Technology and 3D Laser Scanning Integration Technique for Sustainable Building Quality
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Methodology
- 7.3 Results and Discussions
- 7.4 Conclusions
- References
- 8 Key Drivers of Renewable Energy Integration into the South African Built Environment
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Renewable Energy in the Built Environment
- 8.3 Promoting the Integration of Renewable Energy
- 8.4 Research Approach and Design
- 8.5 Results and Discussion
- 8.5.1 Descriptive Analysis Result
- 8.5.2 Factor Analysis Result
- 8.6 Conclusion
- References
- 9 The Role of Delta Winglet Inclination Angle on Heat Transfer Enhancement
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Experimentation
- 9.3 Data Processing
- 9.4 Results and Discussion
- 9.4.1 Heat Transfer
- 9.4.2 Flow Field
- 9.5 Conclusion
- 9.6 Future Work
- Appendix
- References
- 10 Efficiency and Sensitivity Analysis of Cavern-Based CAES Systems During off-Design Operating Conditions
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Description of the Applied Cavern Based CAES System
- 10.3 Cavern-Based CAES System Analysis
- 10.3.1 Heat Exchangers
- 10.3.2 Compressors and Expanders
- 10.3.3 Cavern
- 10.3.4 Exergetic Efficiency
- 10.4 Results
- 10.4.1 Sensitivity Analysis
- 10.4.2 Heat Exchangers Analysis
- 10.5 Compressors and Expanders Analysis
- 10.6 Cavern Analysis
- 10.7 Comparison of the Sensitivity Order of the System Components to Off-Design Operation Condition
- 10.8 Conclusion
- Appendix
- References
- 11 The Effect of Aspect Ratio on Torus Wake Structure
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Numerical Analysis
- 11.2.1 Computational Details and Boundary Conditions
- 11.2.2 LES Model
- 11.2.3 Numerical Solution
- 11.2.4 Grid Generation
- 11.2.5 Validation of the Model
- 11.3 Results and Discussions
- 11.3.1 Force Characteristics
- 11.3.2 Velocity Profile
- 11.3.3 Turbulent Structure
- 11.3.4 Spatiotemporal Velocity Field
- 11.3.5 Energy Spectrum
- 11.4 Conclusion
- References
