Energy Conservation and Management  (Paperback, Suresh Kumar Soni, Manoj Nair)

Developing countries like India have greater energy intensity and therefore greater energy dependence as compared to developed countries. Energy sector assumes a critical importance because of the ever increasing energy needs and the related huge investments. Because of the limited amount of dominant fossil fuels, its environmental impact and for sustainable energy development, energy conservation and management is essential. Energy Conservation and Management is a relatively new and practical subject especially in countries like India. The essence of this subject is the identification and solution of energy problems and the future planning. It is therefore necessary that the undergraduate/postgraduate students of engineering, particularly the electrical and mechanical engineering should have a proper grounding in this subject. The book gives a comprehensive introduction to the energy scenario, the need for energy conservation and the various methods and techniques useful in energy conservation and management especially in industrial and commercial sector. The book provides the glimpse of energy audit, the audit methodology and the various instruments used in audit. It provides guidance for computing economic performance for relatively simple investment choices and the fundamental approach to deal with complex investment decisions. The book also covers various methods of waste heat recovery and a topic very much relevant in Indian context, demand side management. Key Features: – Lucid style and organization of the work reflects the requirements of a student, practicing young engineer and energy manager. – Each topic is developed step by step in a logical sequence and in clear and cogent manner. – Establishes the need for energy conservation, deals with various energy conservation methods adopted in various industrial and commercial sectors. – A basic introduction to energy audit instruments and designing of cost effective systems for energy conservation and management. – Provides the reader with a sufficient background for further reading of advanced texts. – Additional self assessment questions with answers, worked numerical, and sample questionnaires have been provided. – Solution of some of the University papers. – Appendices contain few case studies and a comprehensive collection of energy related data.