Zero Waste Engineering

A New Era of Sustainable Technology Development
2. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-119-18489-8
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 704 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 226 mm, Gewicht: 1066 g

Is "zero waste engineering" possible?

This book outlines how to achieve zero waste engineering, following natural pathways that are truly sustainable. Using methods that have been developed in various areas for sustainability purposes, such as new mathematical models, recyclable material selection, and renewable energy, the authors probe the principles of zero waste engineering and how it can be applied to construction, energy production, and many other areas of engineering.

This groundbreaking new volume:

- Explores new scientific principles on which sustainability and zero waste engineering can be based
- Presents new models for energy efficiency, cooling processes, and natural chemical and material selection in industrial applications and business
- Explains how "green buildings" and "green homes" can be efficiently built and operated with zero waste
- Offers case histories and successful experiments in sustainability and zero-waste engineering

Ideal for:

Engineers and scientists of all industries, including the energy industry, construction, the process industries, and manufacturing. Chemical engineers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, petroleum engineers, process engineers, civil engineers, and many other types of engineers would all benefit from reading this exciting new volume.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Khan, M M

Islam, M R

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Naturwissenschaften, Technik, Medizin
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Ingenieurwissenschaftliches Knowhow
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface xiii

1 Introduction 1

1.1 Background 1

1.2 The Deficiency of Current Engineering Practices 8

1.3 The Zero-Waste Approach 17

1.4 Scope of the Book 17

1.5 Organization of the Book 19

2 A Delinearized History of Time and Its Impact on Scientific Cognition 23

2.1 Introduction 23

2.2 The Importance of The Continuous Long-Term History 28

2.3 Delinearized History of Time and Knowledge 32

2.4 Role of Water, Air, Clay and Fire in Scientific Characterization 52

2.5 A Reflection on the Purposes of Sciences 70

2.6 Role of Intention in Technology Development 86

2.7 Cyclic Nature of Civilization 90

2.8 About the “New Science” of Time and Motion 98

2.9 What is New Versus what is Permitted: Science and the Establishment? 117

2.10 The Nature-Science Approach 127

2.11 Conclusions 134

3 Towards Modeling of Zero-Waste Engineering Processes with Inherent Sustainability 137

3.1 Introduction 137

3.2 Development of a Sustainable Model 139

3.3 Problem with the Current Model: The Case of Electricity 140

3.4 How Could We Have Averted the Downturn? 161

3.4.1 Violation of Characteristic Time 167

3.5 Observation of Nature: Importance of Intangibles 169

3.6 Analogy of Physical Phenomena 173

3.7 Intangible Cause to Tangible Consequence 174

3.8 Removable Discontinuities: Phases and Renewability of Materials 175

3.9 Rebalancing Mass and Energy 176

3.10 ENERGY — The Existing Model 178

3.11 Conclusions 181

4 The Formulation of a Comprehensive Mass and Energy Balance Equation 183

4.1 Introduction 183

4.2 The Law of Conservation of Mass and Energy 188

4.3 Continuity of Matter and Phase Transition 189

4.4 The Science of Water and Oil 205

4.5 From Natural Energy to Natural Mass 230

4.6 The Avalanche Theory of Mass and Energy 256

4.7 Aims of Mode

Über Autor(innen)

M. M. Khan was recently a lecturer in chemical engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, before moving to Canada. He has written a dozen papers and coauthored a book on zero waste engineering and sustainable technology.

M. R. Islam is Professor of Petroleum Engineering at the Civil and Resource Engineering Department of Dalhousie University, Canada. He has over 700 publications to his credit, including 6 books. He is on the editorial boards of several scholarly journals. In addition to his teaching duties, he is also director of Emertec Research and Development Ltd. and has been on the boards of a number of companies in North America and overseas.