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