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- Acts as a comprehensive source of energy and exergy analyses for multi generation systems, namely clean rail transportation systems
- Provides comprehensive coverage of environmental impact and emission reduction assessments for locomotive applications
- Uses illustrative examples for rail sector to better explain the concepts and overall impact in transportation sector
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Green Energy and Technology (GREEN)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book will assess and compare several options for ammonia co-fueling of diesel locomotives with integrated heat recovery, multigeneration (including on-board hydrogen fuel production from ammonia), and emission reduction subsystems from energy, exergy, and environmental perspectives. Economic considerations will be presented to compare the cost of the proposed systems for different scenarios such as carbon-tax rates, diesel fuel cost and ammonia cost.
Fossil fuel consumption and the associated negative environmental impact of their combustion is a significant global concern that requires effective, practical, and sustainable solutions. From a Canadian perspective, the Transportation Sector contributes more than 25% of national greenhouse gas emissions due to fossil fuel combustion, largely due to road vehicles (cars, light and heavy duty trucks). This is a complex and critical challenge to address, particularly in urban areas with high population density. There is a need to develop alternative energy solutions for mass passenger and freight transportation systems that will reduce both the traffic-volume of road vehicles as well as the emissions from the mass transportation systems. The book will be helpful to students in senior-level undergraduate and graduate level courses related to energy, thermodynamics, thermal sciences, combustion, HVAC&R, etc. The quantitative comparative assessment of such alternative energy systems provided by this book will be useful for researchers and professionals interested sustainable development.
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Automotive, Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Canada
Ibrahim Dincer
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Department of Automotive, Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), Oshawa, Canada
Janette Hogerwaard
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Institute of Technology (UOIT), University of Ontario, OSHAWA, Canada
Calin Zamfirescu
About the authors
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT)
2000 Simcoe Street North Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7K4, Canada
Tel: 001-905-721-8668 ext: 2573
Fax: 001-905-721-3370
E-mail: Ibrahim.Dincer@uoit.ca
Janette Hogerwaard, MASc.
PhD Student—Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT)
2000 Simcoe Street North Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7K4, Canada
Tel: 001-416-414-6794
E-mail: Janette.Hogerwaard@uoit.ca
Calin Zamfirescu, Ph.D.
Senior Researcher
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT)
2000 Simcoe Street North Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7K4, Canada
Tel: 001-905-922-4455
E-mail: calinzam@gmail.com
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Clean Rail Transportation Options
Authors: Ibrahim Dincer, Janette Hogerwaard, Calin Zamfirescu
Series Title: Green Energy and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21726-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-21725-3Published: 30 September 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-36930-3Published: 29 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-21726-0Published: 18 September 2015
Series ISSN: 1865-3529
Series E-ISSN: 1865-3537
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 223
Number of Illustrations: 129 b/w illustrations, 23 illustrations in colour
Topics: Transportation, Engine Technology, Sustainable Development, Energy Policy, Economics and Management