Design and operation of efficient energy systems: Biorefineries, waste to energy, enhanced heat transfer and fuel cell applications

Abstract This Special issue (SI) of Applied Thermal Engineering presents fourteen selected contributions from the 13th Conference Process Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction– PRES 2010. It benefits from the long-term cooperation between the PRES conferences and the journal. The selected papers cover important subjects: improved design of integrated energy systems and their optimal operation, Process Integration of biorefineries, Waste to Energy, advanced heat transfer enhancement, Fuel Cell applications for increased energy efficiency.

[1]  Donald Huisingh,et al.  Minimising emissions and energy wastage by improved industrial processes and integration of renewable energy , 2010 .

[2]  Jiří Jaromír Klemeš.  Recent novel heat integration developments: improved operation, multi-period utilities systems, batch process scheduling, pressure consideration, retrofit, cost factors, energy price forecasts and industrial case studies , 2003 .

[3]  Petr Stehlík,et al.  Heat Transfer in Industrial Applications—PRES 2008 , 2010 .

[4]  Ibrahim Dincer,et al.  Multi-objective optimization of a vehicular PEM fuel cell system , 2011 .

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[6]  Cheng-Liang Chen,et al.  A flexible structural and operational design of steam systems , 2010 .

[7]  Jiří Jaromír Klemeš,et al.  Emission reduction by process intensification, integration, P-Graphs, micro CHP, heat pumps and advanced case studies , 2008 .

[8]  Jiří Jaromír Klemeš,et al.  Process integration for energy and water saving, increasing efficiency and reducing environmental impact , 2010 .

[9]  K. Hirata.  Energy Saving for Ethylene Process by Adsorption Heat Pump , 2010 .

[10]  Igor Bulatov,et al.  Clean technologies: design aspects , 2010 .

[11]  Clifford Howard,et al.  An investigation of the performance of a hybrid turboexpander-fuel cell system for power recovery at natural gas pressure reduction stations , 2010 .

[12]  Christoph Brunner,et al.  The green brewery concept – Energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources in breweries , 2010 .

[13]  Jiří Jaromír Klemeš,et al.  Heat integration, energy efficiency, saving and security , 2009 .

[14]  Carlos Costa,et al.  Analysis and comparison of municipal solid waste and reject fraction as fuels for incineration plants , 2011 .

[15]  Thore Berntsson,et al.  The potential for steam savings and implementation of different biorefinery concepts in Scandinavian integrated TMP and paper mills , 2011 .

[16]  J. Hajek,et al.  Validation of an effervescent spray model with secondary atomization and its application to modeling of a large-scale furnace , 2011 .

[17]  David J. Kukulka,et al.  Development and evaluation of enhanced heat transfer tubes , 2011 .

[18]  Jirí Jaromír Klemes,et al.  Recent novel developments in heat integration¿total site, trigeneration, utility systems and cost-effective decarbonisation.: Case studies waste thermal processing, pulp and paper and fuel cells , 2005 .

[19]  Jiří Jaromír Klemeš,et al.  Advances in process integration, energy saving and emissions reduction , 2010 .

[20]  A. VasickaninovÃ,et al.  Fuzzy Model-based Neural Network Predictive Control of a Heat Exchanger , 2010 .

[21]  Martin John Atkins,et al.  Integrating heat recovery from milk powder spray dryer exhausts in the dairy industry , 2011 .

[22]  Norbert Asprion,et al.  Work Flow in Process Development for Energy Efficient Processes , 2010 .

[23]  Goran Krajačić,et al.  Planning for a 100% independent energy system based on smart energy storage for integration of renewables and CO2 emissions reduction , 2011 .

[24]  Ernst Worrell,et al.  Waste treatment to improve recycling and minimise environmental impact , 2010 .

[25]  Jiří Jaromír Klemeš,et al.  Advanced combustion, cooling and refrigeration, waste gas treatment, heat integrated separation and case studies , 2007 .

[26]  Petr Stehlík,et al.  Heat integration, energy management, CO2 capture and heat transfer enhancement , 2007 .

[27]  Petr Stehlík,et al.  Recent advances on heat, chemical and process integration, multiobjective and structural optimisation , 2006 .