Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 – Solar Greenhouse Technology (pp. 1-22)
A. Ganguly (Mechanical Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur, Howrah, West Bengal, India)
Chapter 2 – Computational and Experimental Assessment of the Role of Extended Surfaces on Performance of Solar Flat Plate Collector (pp. 23-42)
Mahesh Gorawar, K. Shekar, P. P. Revankar and P. G. Tewari (B.V. Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering and Technology, Hubli, and Bellari Institute of Technology and Management, Bellary, India)
Chapter 3 – Materials for Small Wind Turbine Blades (pp. 43-54)
Sandip A. Kale,, Swanand R. Kulkarni, Suraj D. Shravagi and Ganesh P. Bharambe (Trinity College of Engineering and Research, Pune, India)
Chapter 4 – Anaerobic Digestion Systems (pp. 55-84)
B. Deepanraj, V. Sivasubramanian and S. Jayaraj (Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, India)
Chapter 5 – RSM Based Optimization of Biodiesel Production from Tobacco Seed Oil (pp. 85-102)
M. A. Waheed, O. D. Samuel, B. O. Bolaji and O. U. Dairo (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Oye-Ekiti, and Department of Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria)
Chapter 6 – Biodiesel from Rubber Seed Oil: A Sustainable Solution for Biofuel Production (pp. 103-122)
Uma Krishnakumar and V. Sivasubramanian (Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kozhikode, India)
Chapter 7 – Evaluation of Biogas Generation and GHG Emissions from Poultry Waste (pp. 123-130)
Paria Sefeedpari, Shahin Rafiee, Asadollah Akram and Seyyed Hassan Pishgar Komleh (Department of Agricultural Machinery Engineering, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran)
Chapter 8 – Woody Biomass for Sustainable Bioenergy Harvesting (pp. 131-150)
Carmen Rocío Rodríguez Pleguezuelo, Víctor Hugo Durán Zuazo and José Ramón Francia Martínez (Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium, IFAPA Centro Las Torres-Tomejil, Spain and IFAPA Centro Camino de Purchil, Spain)
Chapter 9 – An Assessment on the Potential of Tidal Power Generation in Chittagong, Bangladesh (pp. 151-162)
Tanzina Akter and Samiran Das (Environmental Sciences Program, Asian University for Women, Chittagong, Bangladesh)
Chapter 10 – Estimation of Tidal Power Potential of Nigeria Coastal Area (pp. 163-172)
Collins N. Nwaokocha, Mufutau A. Waheed and Abayomi T. Layeni (Mechanical Engineering Department, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, and Mechanical Engineering Department, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria)
Chapter 11 – Geothermal Energy in India: From Exploration to End User (pp. 173-186)
Parimal Arjun Patil (Well Engineering Partners, Hoogeveen, The Netherlands)
Chapter 12 – Effect of Electrode Spacing and Electrode Materials on Performance of Sediment Microbial Fuel Cell (pp. 187-200)
D. A. Jadhav and M. M. Ghangrekar (School of Water Resources, and Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India)
Chapter 13 – Role of Energy Storage in the Power System Network (pp. 201-226)
V. Arangarajan, Amanullah M. T. O., Jaideep Chandran, G. M. Shafiullah and Alex Stojcevski (Deakin University, School of Engineering, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Victoria, Australia)
Chapter 14 – Applications of Chitosan Nanoparticles in Active Biodegradable and Sustainable Food Packaging (pp. 227-244)
Farnaz Assa, Hoda Jafarizadeh-Malmiri, Navideh Anarjan, Aydin Berenjian and Younes Ghasemi (Department of Chemical Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran and others)
Chapter 15 – Symbiotic Recycling for Effective Waste Management (pp. 245-256)
Gauranga Das and Nimailila Das (Govardhan Eco Village, Galtare, Maharashtra, India)
Chapter 16 – Liquid Desiccant Dehumidification in Air-Conditioning Systems (pp. 257-274)
Abdulrahman Th. Mohammad, Sohif Bin Mat and Abduljalil A. Al-abidi (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Baqubah Technical Institute, Middle Technical University, Baghdad, Iraq and others)
About the Editors
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