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Index

a
Acidification 147, 221
Ackroyd‐Stuart, H. 71
Adiabatic
- flame temperature 94, 109, 111, 113, 161
- index 8
- lapse rate 188, 191
- process 4, 16
- surroundings 189, 190
Air‐fuel ratio
- excess air 91, 97, 104, 112
- lean mixture 91, 96
- rich mixture 91, 96
- stoichiometric 106
Air preheater 34, 35
Alkanolamines 157–159
Amagat's law 151–153, 178, 179
Anode 242, 243
Archimedean screw 233, 234
Arrenius, S. xv
Ash content 173, 217, 218
Atmosphere
- neutral 202, 205
- stable 191
- unstable 191
Atmospheric lapse rate 188
Avogadro's constant 88

b
Baghouse filter 134, 135
Beattie‐Bridgemann equation 149, 153, 182
Becquerel, H. 210, 211
Benedict‐Webb‐Rubin equation 150, 153, 182
Betz limit 229
Biodiesel 86, 217, 218, 222
Bioethanol 217, 222–223
Boiling water reactor 209, 250
Briggs, G.A. 198, 199, 205
Brown Boveri xiv
Bulk density 217
Buoyancy
- flux parameter 199
- force 117, 193, 197

c
Cake 132
Calorific value
- gross 93
- net 93, 220
Capacitor 249
Carnot, N.L.S. 19–22, 41, 54, 73, 75
Cathode 242, 243
Caventou, J.B. 170
Centrifugal separator 124–128
Chemical looping combustion (CLC) 161, 162, 183
Chlorophyll 170
Clausius, R.J.E. xi
Compressed‐air energy storage scheme (CAES) 247
Compressibility factor 148, 153, 178, 179
Conduction band 211, 212
Coning 191
Control rod 208–210
Coronal discharge 128, 129
Counter flow 135, 142
Critical point 3, 5, 147–149, 176
Cryogenic air separation 161
Cut diameter 121, 138
Cyclone 115, 124–128, 130, 139–140, 142

d
Dalton's law 151–153, 160
Decontamination factor 120, 141
Depletion time 246–249
Deposition 3, 100, 101, 147, 194
Desuperheater 36, 37
Dielectric constant 129, 142
Diesel, R.C.K.
- cycle 68–71, 80, 85
- engine 69, 71–73, 81, 86, 115
Diffusion 132, 160, 162, 163, 173, 193
Diffusion coefficient 163
Digestate 220, 221
Dispersion coefficient 195–198, 200, 202–204
Dissociation 94
Drag
- coefficient 116–118
- force 116, 124, 125, 129
Drake, E.L. xiv
Drift velocity 130, 142
Dryness fraction 3, 6, 11, 17, 54, 56, 225

e
Economizer 34, 35
Edison, T.A. 30
Efficiency
- cycle 19, 21, 24, 47–49, 55–57, 63, 66, 69–73, 75–79, 82–86, 250
- fractional 121, 140, 141
- isentropic 9, 25, 46, 47, 55, 58, 61, 78, 85
- total collection 121, 140
Electrolyte 242–245, 248
Electrostatic
- force 128, 129, 132
- precipitator 115, 128–132
Endothermic 92
Energy
- electrostatic 249
- Gibbs 243
- harvesting 239, 241
- ionic 247–248
- magnetic 249
- pneumatic 247, 254, 256
- rotational 19, 248–249
Enthalpy
- combustion 112, 113
- sensible 92, 93
- total 92, 93
- vaporization 92, 113
Entropy 2, 4, 6–9, 12, 17, 25, 45, 57, 58, 147, 153–155, 180
Exergy 155, 156
Exosphere 187
Exothermic 92, 171

f
Faraday constant 244
Feed heater 16, 26–28, 47, 49, 50, 55, 56
Fenimore mechanism 96
Fibre solid fraction 133, 142
Fick, A xv
Fischer, H. 170
Flue gas desulphurization (FGD) 98–100
Flywheel 248, 249, 254, 256
Forbidden band 211
Forsterite 171, 181
Francis turbine 233
Fuel rod 208, 209
Fumigating 192
Fusion 147, 210

g
Gasification 218, 223, 224
Gaussian plume 193, 194
Gay‐Lussac 95
Gibbs‐Dalton law 153
Gifford, F.A. 202
Gravity
- force 117
- settler 115, 121–124, 130, 141
Gray 210

h
Hales, S. 169
Headrace 231, 232
Heating value
- higher 93, 220, 243, 263, 264
- lower 93
Henry's law 160, 174
Holland formula 198, 205
Hydrolysis 221, 223
Hydrothermal convection 225

i
Impaction 36, 121, 132
Ingenhousz, J. 169
Interception 132, 187
Inversion 190, 192, 195
Ionisation 160, 210
Irreversibility 155

j
Joule, J. xi

k
Kamen, M.D. 170
Kaplan turbine 233
Kay's rule 153, 178

l
Lenoir, J.J.E. xiv
Lofting 192
Lower heating value 93

m
Mass fraction 121, 151, 153, 176, 177, 200, 219
Melting 3, 4, 146, 147
Mesosphere 187
Methanogenesis 221
Migration velocity 130
Moderator 208, 209
Moisture content 217, 218, 221
Molar
- fraction 89, 101, 102, 104, 105, 112, 113, 151–153, 156, 176–179, 182
- mass 7, 29, 88–90, 101, 102, 111, 146, 151, 168, 176, 177, 181, 182, 203, 205

n
Newton's law 118
NO_x
- N₂O intermediate 96
- prompt 96
- thermal 96

o
Otto, N.A. 57, 68–71, 79, 80
Oxyfuel 161–162

p
Parson, C.A. xiii
Partial pressure 152, 157, 159, 160, 162–164, 168, 177, 181
Partial volume 153
Particulate matter 30, 115, 116
Pasquil, F. 190, 191, 198, 202
Pelletier, P.J. 170
Peltier, J. 240, 241
Pelton wheel 233
Penetration 120, 141
Peng‐Robinson equation of state 150
Penstock 231, 232, 252
Permeability 163, 172, 173
Permeance 163, 164
Permeate 162, 163
Permittivity 128, 129
Photolysis 170
Photosynthesis 146, 169, 170, 174, 213, 216, 217
Polytropic 165, 166, 182
Porosity 133, 172–174, 183
Power coefficient 229, 251
Pressure fraction 152, 154, 182
Pressurised water reactor (PWR) 209
Priestly, J. 169
Pseudopure substance 153
Pumps
- centrifugal 40, 41
- reciprocating 40
- rotary 41
Pyrolysis 218, 223, 224

r
Rankine, W.J.M. 19, 20, 22–25, 29, 43–47, 54, 55, 66, 83
Reduced values 148
Reheater 34–36
Relative permittivity 129
Respiratory chain 170
Retentate 162
Retrieval rate 246
Reversible
- cell reaction efficiency 243
- work 155, 156, 165, 181, 182
Reynolds number 117, 118
Ruben, S. 170
Rutherford, D. 95

s
Salt domes 173
Saturation conditions 160
Scavenging 135, 239
Scrubber 98–100, 119, 135–137
Seebeck, T.J. 240–242, 253, 256
Selectivity 163, 164
Self‐inductance 249, 255, 256
Serpentine 171, 183
Sievert 210
Sieving 132
Solar constant 210
Solubility coefficient 163
Specific energy content 246–249
Spillway 231
Spray chamber 98, 135–137, 142
Stability
- class 190, 193, 197–199, 202, 204, 205
- parameter 199
Stirling, R.
- cycle 72, 74, 75
- engine 68, 72–75, 82, 86
Stokes, G.G.
- flow 118, 122, 126, 130, 135, 137
- Law 116–119, 137
- number 118
Storage efficiency 183, 246, 249
Stratopause 186
Stratosphere 186, 189
Subadiabatic surroundings 190
Sublimation 3, 146, 147
Superadiabatic surroundings 190
Superconducting magnetic energy storage systems (SMESs) 249
Superheater 23, 34–36, 54

t
Tailrace 232
Terminal settling velocity 117, 130
Thenard 95
Thermosphere 187
Thomson, W. xi
Tidal
- barrage 238–239
- stream 239
Torrefaction 224
Transesterfication 222
Trapping (geological)
- adsorption 173
- residual 173
- solubility 173
- stratigraphic 173
Trapping (plume forms) 192
Triple point 3, 4, 147
Tropopause 186, 189
Troposphere 186, 187

u
Unmixed flow model 122

v
Valence band 211, 212
van Der Waal equation of state 148–150
van Helmont, J.B. 169
Vaporization 4, 5, 25, 30, 92, 113, 147
Voidage 133
Volume fraction 152, 153, 200
Von Helmholtz, H. xi

w
Washout 135
Well mixed flow model 123
Wells turbine 236
Wilstatter, R. 170

z
Zeldovich mechanism 96

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