Technology of Efficient Energy Utilization: The Report of a NATO Science Committee Conference Held at Les Arcs, France, 8th – 12th October, 1973

Technology of Efficient Energy Utilization is a report of a NATO Science Committee conference held in Les Arcs, France on October 8-12, 1973. The focus of said conference is on energy conservation, the end-uses of energy, and its determining factors in the long run. The report is composed of two parts. Part I includes the working reports from different groups every chapter. The reports cover industrial, residential, and commercial heat; light; motion; electronic and electrolytic processes; and residential, commercial, industrial, urban systems. Part II is the research portfolio, which is divided into three broad groups for easier access: group A – industrial process, group B – transport, and group C – buildings. The text is for those in departments and institutions that study energy and energy conservation, especially those who seek to improve the use of energy.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Release date: Oct 22, 2013
• ISBN: 9781483165721

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Technology of efficient energy utilization

The Report of a NATO Science Committee Conference held at Les Arcs, France 8th–12th October, 1973

Eugene G. Kovach

Table of Contents

Cover image

Title page

Copyright

Participants

Preface

Introduction

Summary: Principles of Energy Conservation

Publisher Summary

Working Group Reports

Working Group A: HEAT

General Considerations

Specific Opportunities for Better Heat Utilization

I Change of Basic Process

II Heat Recovery and Loss Suppression

III New Heating Techniques and Improvements in Established Techniques

IV Use of Substitute Materials

Introduction

I Human Comfort

II Building Structure and Outdoor Climate

III Heating and Cooling Technology

IV Energy Utilization Data Banks

Working Group B: LIGHT

Publisher Summary

General Considerations

Energy Conversion Modes for the Production of Light

I Electrical Energy

II Chemical Energy

General Conclusions

Working Group C: MOTION

Publisher Summary

General Considerations

I Transport

II Shaping of Materials

III Motion in Industry

Working Group D: ELECTROLYTIC AND ELECTRONIC PROCESSES

Publisher Summary

I Electrochemical Direct Energy Conversion and Storage

II Electrochemical Energy Storage

III Electrochemical Processes

IV Electronic Systems

Working Group E: RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS

Publisher Summary

Introduction

Background Discussion

I Residential Structures

II Commercial Structures

Recommendations for energy conservation

I Structure

II Internal Loads

III Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning

IV Systems Integration

Working Group F: INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS

Publisher Summary

Introduction

General Recommendations

Specific Recommendations

I Recycling Industrial Materials to Conserve Energy

II Substituting Materials or Processes to Conserve Energy

III Substituting Energy Forms

Conclusions

Working Group G: URBAN SYSTEMS

Publisher Summary

General Considerations

I Urban Transport

II Sewage and Waste

III Heat and total energy systems

Research Portfolio

Research portfolio

Index to Working Group Reports

Copyright

Pergamon Press Offices:

First Belgian edition 1974

First English edition 1974

Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 74–19839

Printed in Belgium by Ceuterick s.a.

ISBN 0 08 018314 X

Participants

E.R. Ambrose,     780 North Baker Street, Mount Dora, Florida 32767, USA

A.J. Appleby, Dr.,     Laboratoires de Marcoussis, Centre de Recherches de la CGE, Route de Nozay, 91 - Marcoussis, France

R. Avenhaus, Dr.,     International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Traungasse 12, A-1030 Vienna, Austria

J.G. Ball, Prof.,     Department of Metallurgy, Royal School of Mines, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BP, England

R. Bleekrode, Dr.,     Philips Research Laboratories, Eindhoven, Netherlands

J.O’M. Bockris, Prof.,     The Flinders University of South Australia, Bedford Park, South Australia 5042

H. Brown, Dr.,     Associate Director, Center for Urban Research and Environmental Studies, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pa. 19104, USA

G.W. Brundrett, Dr.,     Electricity Council Research Centre, Capenhurst, Chester CHI 6ES, England

U. Businaro, Dr.,     FIAT, Direction Centrale Recherche et Développement, Service Planification et Promotion, Corso Agnelli 200, 10135 Turin, Italy

A.T. Churchman, Dr.,     (Co-Chairman), Director, Electricity Council Research Centre, Capenhurst, Chester CHI 6ES, England

J.B. Comly, Dr.,     Manager - Thermal Branch, Research & Development Center, PO Box 45, Schenectady, NY 12345, USA

R.A. Dugdale, Dr.,     Materials Development Division, 552, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, Berks OX11 ORA, England

H. Düker, Dr.,     Director of Central Research, Robert Bosch GmbH, 7000 Stuttgart, PO Box 50, Germany

R.J. Eden, Dr.,     Cavendish Laboratory, Free School Lane, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England

D.E. Elliott, Prof.,     Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aston in Birmingham, Gosta Green, Birmingham B4 7ET, England

P.O. Fanger, Prof.,     Technical University of Denmark, Laboratory of Heating and Air Conditioning, Building 402, 2800 Lyngby, Denmark

P. Fedi, Dr.,     Via Andrea Baldi 6, 00136 Rome, Italy

N.J. Felici, Prof.,     Laboratoire d’Électrostatique, B.P. 166, Centre de Tri, 38042 Grenoble Cedex, France

Prof. D. Gabor, CBE, FRS,     Department of Electrical Engineering, Imperial College of Science and Technology, City and Guilds College, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2BT, England

L. Gillain, Dr.,     EBES, Mechelsesteenweg 271, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium

J.E. Goldman, Dr.,     Senior Vice-President, Research and Development, Xerox Corporation, Stamford, Connecticut 06904, USA

D.O. Hall, Dr.,     Department of Botany, King’s College, 68 Half Moon Lane, London SE 24, England

B. Hamel, Dr.,     Center for Urban Research, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pa. 19104, USA

A.L. Hammond, Dr.,     Research News Editor ‘SCIENCE’, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1515 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005, USA

R.P. Hammond, Dr.,     Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, USA

D.G. Harvey, Dr.,     Director, Energy and Environment Systems, Hittman Associates, Inc., 9190 Red Branch Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045, USA

D.R. Jenkins, Dr.,     Thornton Research Centre, PO Box 1, Chester, CHI 3SH, England

R.H. Johnson, Dr.,     Electricity Council Research Centre, Capenhurst, Chester CHI 6ES, England

E. Kauer, Dr.,     Director, Philips Forschungslaboratorium, D-51 Aachen, Weisshausstr., Germany

M. Kersten, Prof.,     Knappstrasse 8, 33 Braunschweig, Germany

N.G. Koumoutsos, Prof.,     Faculty of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 42, 28th October Street, Athens (147), Greece

Prof. N. Kurti, CBE, FRS,     University of Oxford, Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford 0×1 3PU, England

J. Lawton, Dr.,     Electricity Council Research Centre, Capenhurst, Chester CHI 6ES, England

E.A. Lisle, Dr.,     Director, CREDOC, 45 Bd. de la Gare, Paris-13 e, France

E. Massar, Dr.,     Siemens AG - Abtl. E W T - 8520 Erlangen, Werner-von-Siemens-Str., 50, Germany

R.J. Meijer, Dr.,     N.V. Philips, Eindhoven, Netherlands

H. Michel, Dr.,     Chef de la Division Études Générales , Dépt. Applications de l’Électricité EDF, Direction des Études et Recherches, Les Renardières, 77250 Moret sur Loing, France

D.N. Morris, Dr.,     RAND Corporation, 1700 Main Street, Santa Monica, California 90406, USA

J.C. Moyers, Dr.,     Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, USA

Dipl. Ing. W. Münch,     OSRAM GmbH, 8000 München 90, Postfach 900620, Germany

W. Murgatroyd, Prof.,     Mechanical Engineering Department, Imperial College, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2BX, England

F. Oostvogels,     Development Department, Philips ICM, NV, Gierlesteenweg, 2300 Turnhout, Belgium

K.G.A. Pankhurst, Dr.,     Deputy Director of Laboratories, Railway Technical Centre, London Road, Derby, England

M. Penel,     Attaché au Directeur des Études et Recherches d’EDF, 2 rue Louis Murat, 75008 Paris, France

C. Roscoe, Dr.,     Electricity Council Research Centre, Capenhurst, Chester CHI 6ES, England

M.D. Rubin, Dr.,     Raytheon Company, Equipment Development Laboratories Boston Post Road, Wayland, Mass. 01776, USA

J.H.K. Shannahan, Dr.,     President, Electric Energy Association, 90 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA

A.C. Sjoerdsma,     Director, Future Shape of Technology Foundation, Prinsessegracht 23, The Hague, Netherlands

W.E. Shoupp, Dr.,     Vice-President - Research, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15235, USA

C.B. Smith, Dr.,     Applied Nucleonics, Inc., PO Box 24313, Village Station, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA

Chauncey Starr, Prof.,     (Co-Chairman), President, Electric Power Research Institute, 3412 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA

H. Tannenberger, Dr.,     Battelle - Geneva Research Centre, 7 route de Drize, 1227 Carouge - Genève, Switzerland

J.M. Taub, Dr.,     Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544, USA

L. Thörnqvist, Dr.,     Division of Heat and Power Engineering, Lund Institute of Technology, PO Box 725, S-220 07 Lund, Sweden

A. Vellard, Dr.,     Directeur des Centrales Électriques à la Générale des Houillères du bassin du Nord et du Pas-de-Calais, 20 rue des Minimes, BP 75, 59505 Douai, France

H.J. Vink, Dr.,     Director, Philips Research Laboratories, Eindhoven, Netherlands

G. Walter, Dr.,     Head, Electro-Chemistry Division, Battelle Institut eV, 6000 Frankfurt/Main 90, Postfach 900160, Germany

F.J. Weinberg, Prof.,     Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology, Imperial College, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2AZ, England

J.J. Went, Prof.,     N.V. KEMA, Utrechtseweg 310, Arnhem, Netherlands

A.H. Willoughby, Dr.,     Director of Research and Engineering, Thorn Lighting Ltd., Research and Engineering Laboratories, Gt. Cambridge Road, Enfield, Middlesex, England

J.G. Wistreich, Dr.,     Head of Corporate Engineering Laboratory, British Steel Corporation, 140 Battersea Park Road, London SW11 4LZ, England

H-E. von Scholzz, Dr.,     Kommission der Europäischen Gemeinschaften, Generaldirektion Energie - Dir. A, 200 rue de la Loi, B-1040 Bruxelles, Belgium

E.G. Kovach, Dr.,     Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Scientific Affairs, NATO, 1110 Bruxelles, Belgium

E.I. Austin,     Scientific Affairs Division, NATO, 1110 Bruxelles, Belgium

A. Owen,     Electricity Council Research Centre, Capenhurst, Chester CHI 6ES, England

Preface

The Conference on the Technology of Efficient Energy Utilization was held under the auspices of the NATO Science Committee as part of its continuing effort to promote the useful progress of science through