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Energieverfahrenstechnik
Author(s) -
Mayinger Franz
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
chemie ingenieur technik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1522-2640
pISSN - 0009-286X
DOI - 10.1002/cite.330590703
Subject(s) - energy transformation , process (computing) , process engineering , energy carrier , power station , ballast , engineering , waste management , energy source , electricity generation , fossil fuel , environmental science , renewable energy , power (physics) , computer science , electrical engineering , physics , thermodynamics , operating system , quantum mechanics
Energy process engineering . In the course of an energy transformation process engineering problems occur in connection with: the energy supply in the form of fossil, nuclear, or alternative sources; the operation of energy converters, such as power plant, coal processing plant, or equipment for hydrogen generation; and in disposal of waste and pollutant materials produced in these transformation plant. In analogy with the definition of the task of process engineering – i. e. transformation of materials on an industrial scale – the purpose of energy process engineering can be delineated as the treatment of materials which find application or occur in energy conversion, whether as energy sources, as intermediates, or as undesired waste or ballast materials. After surveying the possible variety of the tasks of energy process engineering, the article briefly discusses the present state of the art with the aid of selected examples. An attempt is then made to introduce some kind of system into this wide‐ranging material. In view of current activities, it appears appropriate to first concentrate on the treatment of residual materials – waste and ballast – in various methods of energy conversion.