Energy and Environment in the Tropics

ISBN-13: 9789811966873 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 406 str.

Shaharin Anwar Sulaiman

Opis

The tropical zones are dominated by developing countries, which mainly face problematic environmental issues. Different than four-season countries, tropical countries have a continuous summer-like season and therefore they are rich in clean energy sources like solar and biomass. Hence, the mitigations of environment and energy issues in the tropics would require specific understanding and different approach to solutions. This book offers an assortment of studies on scenarios of environment as well as energy demand and power generation technologies in the tropics. Many of the countries within the tropics are highly populated, and this results in various problems related to the environment and energy. The demand for energy in these countries keeps increasing but concurrently there are also environmental issues that require serious attention. As the global concern on the environment is alarming today, the choice of power generation should be of the cleanest possible resource. This various reports on research activities carried out in the tropics on the aspect of environment and energy presented in this book are highly beneficial for those who like to see an improvement in the tropics with regard to environment and energy systems.

Spis treści

1. Energy Trends and Opportunities in Society 5.0 

2. Road Towards Net-zero Emissions in the Tropics 

3. Vehicle Emissions and Nuisance Study due to Idling Engines in Malaysia 

4. Net-Zero Energy and Low Carbon Footprint in Residential Buildings in Tropical Regions 

5. Solar Energy Potential Assessments in Rain-dominated Tropical Monsoon Climates 

6. Impact of Surface Temperature of a Photovoltaic Solar Panel on Voltage Production 

7. Development of a High-Performance Modified Fresnel Solar Cooker 

8. Plastic Waste Issue in Malaysia: Where are We? 

9. A Critical Review on Conversions of Waste Plastics into Value-added Hydrocarbons 

10. Microwave Pyrolysis of Plastic Wastes into Hydrogen and Carbon 

11. Heterojunction Catalysts for Enhanced Pyrolysis of Biomass and Synthetic Wastes

12. Biomass Gasification for Sustainable Power Production in Tropical Countries 

13. Review on the Effect of Oxygenated Fuels, Antioxidants and Cetane Improver Additives in Biodiesels on Compression Ignition Engine Performance and Emission 

14. The Biogas Technology Development in Ethiopia: The status, and the role of private sectors, academic institutions, and research centers 

15. Environment Friendly Production of Coconut Shell Charcoal through Pyrolysis

16. Thermal Comfort Attainment by Personal Vortex Tube Cooling Device 

17. Urban Heat Island Phenomena in Tropical Countries: An Experimental Elucidation of Wake Flow behind Slender High-rise Buildings 

18. Natural Ventilation in Traditional Malay House: A Study of Flow Pattern by an Enhanced Smoke Wire Technique 

19. The Importance of Ventilation in Vehicle Cabin on Air Quality 

20. Indoor Carbon Dioxide Levels in a Typical Wooden House in Northern Borneo 

21. A Review for Sustainable Electrification of Ethiopia with Hydropower Energy 

22. Numerical Modelling and Performance Optimization of a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine 

23. Heat Transfer Enhancement in Stirling Engines using Fins with Different Configurations 

24. The Feasibility of Tidal Energy in the United Arab Emirates 

O autorze

Dr. ​Shaharin Anwar Sulaiman is a Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Malaysia. He holds B.Sc, M.Sc and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering. He was a Mechanical Engineer in YTL Corporation prior to joining academics. At UTP he was Director of Mission Oriented Research group for Hybrid Energy Systems from 2009 to 2017. His research interests include air-conditioning, biomass energy, solar photovoltaic, combustion, and flow assurance. He has published more than 200 journal articles and 16 books on various engineering research topics, including Clean Energy Opportunities in Tropical Countries, published by Springer.