Combustion technologies for a clean environment : selected papers from the proceedings of the First International Conference, Vilamoura, Portugal, September 3-6, 1991

Describes, compares, and evaluates new combustion technologies which maximize energy conversion while minimizing undesirable emissions. It covers the following: strategies - now and in the future; pulverized coal combustion; oil combustion; gas combustion; and gas fired systems. Selected Papers from the Proceedings of the First International Conference Vilamoura, Portugal, September 3-6, 1991. The 54 papers in this volume establish the first in a series of biannual benchmarks for technologies that maximize energy conversion while minimizing undesirable emissions. Covering the entire range of industrial and transport combustion as well as strategies for energy R&D, these contributions will be useful to mechanical and chemical engineers in academia and industry, and technical personnel in military, energy and environmental agencies of government. Among topics covered in the book are: strategies: now and in the future; pulverised coal combustion; oil combustion; gas combustion; gas fired systems, biomass combustion; fluidized bed combustion; incinerators; internal combustion; engines and reaction kinetics. The 54 refereed papers in this volume establish the first in a series of biannual benchmarks for technologies that maximize energy conversion while minimizing undesirable emissions. Covering the entire range of industrial and transport combustion as well as strategies for energy R&D, these state-of-the-art contributions will be indispensable to mechanical and chemical engineers in academia and industry, and technical personnel in military, energy, and environmental agencies of government. Among the topics covered in the book are - strategies: now and in the future; pulverized coal combustion; oil combustion; gas combustion; gas fired systems; biomass combustion; fluidized bed combustion; incinerators; internal combustion engines; and reaction kinetics. Contents Introduction to the Series Preface Scientific Committee Sponsors Part 1 — Strategies: Now and in the Future Part 2 — Pulverized Coal Combustion Part 3 — Oil Combustion Part 4 — Gas Combustion Part 5 — Gas Fired Systems Part 6 — Biomass Combustion Part 7 — Fluidised Bed Combustion Part 8 — Incinerators Part 9 — Internal Combustion Engines Part 10 — Reaction Kinetics Designing an energy R & D strategy is a very speculative and risky matter.