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Innovations in Sustainable Energy and Cleaner Environment

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Editors:
  1. Ashwani K. Gupta

    1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

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  2. Ashoke De

    1. Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India

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  3. Suresh K. Aggarwal

    1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA

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  4. Abhijit Kushari

    1. Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India

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  5. Akshai Runchal

    1. Analytic & Computational Research, Inc. (ACRi), The CFD Innovators, Los Angeles, USA

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  • Contains comprehensive information with extensive and relevant references in every topic
  • Discusses recent advances in hypersonic propulsion using hydrocarbon fuels
  • Discusses clean energy production from from waste, biomass and low grade fuels
  • Presents complementary views on fuels, combustion, power, propulsion and air toxins with special focus on present and future research perspective
  • Presents a multi-pronged approach involving development and utilization of new and renewable fuels, design of fuel-flexible combustion systems and novel environmentally friendly technologies

Part of the book series: Green Energy and Technology (GREEN)

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. High-Speed Propulsion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Recent Developments in the Research on Pressure-Gain Combustion Devices

      • Kazhikathra Kailasanath
      Pages 3-21

    3. Drag Reduction with Optimum Designing of a Base Bleed Projectile Using Computational Analysis

      • Ashoke De, Piyush Chettri
      Pages 23-45

    4. An Experimental Investigation of Mass Transfer Cooling Techniques for Atmospheric Entry Vehicles

      • S. Mohammed Ibrahim, K. P. J. Reddy
      Pages 47-66

    5. Numerical Investigation of Hypergolic Combustion Characteristics in Rocket Engines

      • Ashoke De, Malay K. Das, Rupesh K. Sinha, Sindhuja Priyadarshini
      Pages 67-97

  3. Renewable Fuels

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 99-99
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    2. Green and Clean Upgraded Fuel from Old Landfill Dumpsites for Sustainable Development

      • Somrat Kerdsuwan, Krongkaew Laohalidanond
      Pages 101-116

    3. Nonlinear Synergistic Effects in Thermochemical Co-processing of Wastes for Sustainable Energy

      • Kiran Raj Goud Burra, Ashwani K. Gupta
      Pages 117-148

    4. Residual Biomass Resources: An Invaluable Reservoir of Energy and Matter

      • Biagio Morrone
      Pages 149-170

    5. Next-Generation Biofuels—Opportunities and Challenges

      • Naveen Kumar, Ankit Sonthalia, Harveer S. Pali, Sidharth
      Pages 171-191

  4. Flames and Reacting Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 193-193
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    2. Laminar Burning Speed Study of Alternative Fuel Air Diluent Mixtures at High Pressures and Temperatures

      • Ziyu Wang, Guangying Yu, Hameed Metghalchi
      Pages 195-218

    3. Hydrogen and Hydrogen-Rich Fuels: Production and Conversion to Electricity

      • Jens Klingmann, Martin Andersson
      Pages 219-233

    4. On Soot Reduction Using Oxygenated Combustion in Counterflow Diffusion Flames

      • Krishna C. Kalvakala, Suresh K. Aggarwal
      Pages 235-261

    5. CFD Methods in High-Speed Airbreathing Missile Propulsion Design

      • Debasis Chakraborty
      Pages 263-291

    6. Role of Analysis Led Design Approach in Diesel Engine-Based After-Treatment System

      • Ambarish Khot, Nitin Tripathi
      Pages 293-313

  5. Combustion Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 315-315
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    2. Design Philosophy for a Laboratory Scale Gas Turbine Combustor

      • Dinesh Kumar Roshan, Ramana Sreenivas Burela, Abhijit Kushari
      Pages 317-332

    3. Auto-Ignition of Hydrogen-Rich Syngas-Related Fuels in a Turbulent Shear Layer

      • Panagiotis Simatos, Fabian Hampp, Rune Peter Lindstedt
      Pages 333-356
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About this book

This book covers the state-of-the-art advances in several areas of energy, combustion, power, propulsion, and environment, focusing on the use of conventional and alternative fuels. It presents novel developments in the areas of biofuels and value added products from various feedstock materials, along with thermal management, emission control and environmental issues from energy conversion. Written by internationally renowned experts, the chapters in this volume cover the latest fundamental and applied research innovations on cleaner energy utilization for a wide range of devices extending from micro scale energy conversion to hypersonic propulsion using hydrocarbon fuels. The book will be useful as a ready reference for managers and practicing and research engineers, as well as graduate students and research organizations and institutions.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

    Ashwani K. Gupta

  • Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India

    Ashoke De, Abhijit Kushari

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA

    Suresh K. Aggarwal

  • Analytic & Computational Research, Inc. (ACRi), The CFD Innovators, Los Angeles, USA

    Akshai Runchal

About the editors

Dr. Ashwani K. Gupta is a Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland (UMD). He obtained his Ph.D. and higher doctorate (D.Sc.) from the University of Sheffield, was awarded a D.Sc. from Southampton University and has received honorary doctorates from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, King Mungkut University of Technology North Bangkok, and University of Derby, UK. He received many honors and awards from AIAA and ASME and the President Kirwan Research Award and College of Engineering Research Award at UMD. Professor Gupta has authored over 750 papers, 3 books, and edited 12 books in the areas of combustion, swirl flows, high temperature air combustion (HiTAC), distributed combustion, waste to energy, acid gas treatment, fuel reforming, and air pollution. He is Honorary Fellow of ASME and Fellow of AIAA, SAE, AAAS and RAeS (UK).

Dr. Ashoke De is an Associate Professor at the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of TechnologyKanpur. He has been the recipient of the Humboldt Research fellowship for Experienced Researchers, IEI-Young Engineer’s Award-2014, DST Young Scientist award-2015, and P. K. Kelkar Research Fellowship from IIT Kanpur. He is a member of ASME, SIAM, FMFP, ISHMT and Combustion Institute. He received his M.S. from IIT Kanpur, and Ph.D. from Louisiana State University. He has authored over 90 peer reviewed papers. His research interests include combustion modeling, hybrid RANS/LES model development, supersonic flows and Fluid-Structure interactions (FSI) with focus on computational mechanics in combustion and turbulent flows.


Dr. Suresh K. Aggarwal received his Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology. He was a member of research staff at Princeton University and Senior Research Engineer at CMU. He then joined the University of Illinois at Chicago was promoted to Professor in 1995. He served as Director of Graduate Studies, and was also Visiting Scientist at ANL,Visiting Professor at Ecole Centrale-Paris, France and Guest Professor at Jiangsu University, China. His research interests include combustion, multiphase reacting flows, emissions, clean energy, and fire suppression. He has authored over 360 publications and is a Fellow of ASME, AAAS and Associate Fellow of AIAA.


Dr. Abhijit Kushari is a Professor at the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Dr. Kushari received his Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology, in 2000 and joined the IIT Kanpur as an Assistant Professor in 2001. He became a Professor in 2014. His research interests are aerospace propulsion, gas turbine engines, turbo-machinery, liquid atomization flow control and combustion dynamics. He has authored more than 130 technical papers. 
 
Dr. Akshai Runchal is the founder and Director of CFD Virtual Reality Institute and ACRI group of companies. His expertise is in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). He has consulted widely on flow, heat and mass transfer, combustion, environmental impact, hazardous and nuclear waste, ground water and decision analysis to over 200 clients in 20 countries. He is the principal author of PORFLOW®, TIDAL®, ANSWER® and RADM™ simulation models that are used worldwide. He received his Ph.D. from Imperial College (London), and Bachelor's in Engineering from PEC.  He has taught in the USA, India and the UK.  He has authored 7 books and over 200 technical publications. He has received many honors and awards, and given many invited contributions at conferences.





Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Innovations in Sustainable Energy and Cleaner Environment

  • Editors: Ashwani K. Gupta, Ashoke De, Suresh K. Aggarwal, Abhijit Kushari, Akshai Runchal

  • Series Title: Green Energy and Technology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9012-8

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-9011-1Published: 31 July 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-9014-2Published: 15 August 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-9012-8Published: 19 July 2019

  • Series ISSN: 1865-3529

  • Series E-ISSN: 1865-3537

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 561

  • Number of Illustrations: 65 b/w illustrations, 270 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Renewable and Green Energy, Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture), Sustainable Development

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