Transforming combustion research through cyberinfrastructure
By: Committee on Building Cyberinfrastructure for Combustion Research ; Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences ; Computer Sciences and Telecommunications Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences ; Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies
Contributors: National Academies Press (U.S.)
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 101
ISBN-13: 9780309163873
Subjects: Research; Computer networks; Combustion; Cyberinfrastructure; Fossil fuels
Description: Combustion has provided society with most of its energy needs for millennia, from igniting the fires of cave dwellers to propelling the rockets that traveled to the Moon. Even in the face of climate change and the increasing availability of alternative energy sources, fossil fuels will continue to be used for many decades. However, they will likely become more expensive, and pressure to minimize undesired combustion by-products (pollutants) will likely increase. The trends in the continued use of fossil fuels and likely use of alternative combustion fuels call for more rapid development of improved combustion systems. In January 2009, the Multi-Agency Coordinating Committee on Combustion Research (MACCCR) requested that the National Research Council (NRC) conduct a study of the structure and use of a cyberinfrastructure (CI) for combustion research.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

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