Energy and environment engineering and management
Subtitle: selected, peer reviewed papers from the 3rd International Congress of Energy and Environment Engineering and Management, Portalegre, Portugal, 25th to 27th November 2009
By: edited by Paulo Sérgio Duque de Brito and José Gañán Gómez
Contributors: Brito, Paulo Sérgio Duque de; Gañán Gomez, Jose
Series: Advanced materials research -- v. 107; Advanced materials research -- v. 107.
Publisher: Trans Tech Publications
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Stafa-Zurich, Switzerland; Enfield, NH
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780878492770
Subjects: Congresses; Environmental engineering; Energy development
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Activated carbons prepared from natural and synthetic raw materials with potential applications in gas separations; title: Sustainable manufacturing in aerospace industry : analysis of the viability of intermediate stages elimination in sheet processing; title: Low environmental impact machining processes of composite materials applied to the aerospace sector; title: Sand mining pool eutrophication (Vale do Paraiba, São Paulo, Brazil) : preliminary assessment; title: Recovery of degraded areas in Vale do Paraiba, São Paulo, Brazil : performance indicators; title: Surface wave energy capture system (a new proposition); title: Environmental education and energetic efficiency : reports on Brazilian projects in the sake of socio-environmental sustainability; title: Free cooling with phase change materials (PCM); title: Interface potential modeling in a finite crystal; title: Hydrothermal stability of ordered mesoporous titanosilicate materials prepared at room temperature; title: Composites in the design optimization of biconvex refractive solar concentrators, study and calculation prototypes; title: SOM-SEM-EDS identification of tool wear mechanisms in the dry-machining of aerospace titanium alloys; title: Ecological design, an objective in the projects engineering area; title: Use of centrifugal pumps operating as turbines for energy recovery in water distribution networks. Two case study; title: Leds, toward the best energy efficiency in lighting; title: Comparison of simple illuminance model performances under clear-sky conditions for Athens (Greece); title: Study of thermal conductivity of materials made of sludges water depuration of the brewing industry; title: Treatment of urban waste water sludges by means of his appraisement for incorporation in ceramic matrix; title: Preliminary study of the influence of machining conditions in the response to corrosion of UNS-A92024 alloy; title: Computer simulation and depth profiling of light nuclei by nuclear techniques; title: Environmental, energetic and economic analysis about the energy source for a vehicle with typical Portuguese urban use; title: Identification, analysis and evolution of the mechanisms of wear for secondary adhesion for dry turning processes of Al-Cu alloys; title: Radiation safety of old uranium mining waste dumps in Portugal; title: Environmental remediation and the legacy of uranium mining waste in Portugal and Europe, lessons to retain.