Note: Front Cover -- Active Nitrogen -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Dedication -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- I. A Brief Description of Active Nitrogen and Its Discovery -- II.The Energy Content of Active Nitrogen and the Bond Dissociation Energy of N2 -- III. Methods by Which Active Nitrogen May Be Produced -- Chapter 2. Light Emission from Active Nitrogen Systems -- I. The Molecular Spectrum of Nitrogen -- II. Emission from Molecular Species with Electronic Energy Levels below 9.76 eV -- III. Emission from Molecular Species with Electronic Energy Levels above 9.76 eV -- IV. Emission from Atomic Nitrogen -- V. Emission from Condensed Active Nitrogen or Activated Solid Nitrogen -- VI. Summary of Light-Emitting Systems of Active Nitrogen -- Chapter 3. Afterglow Species,their Lifetimes and Concentrations -- I. Atomic Species -- II. Molecular Species with Energy Content Less than 9.76 eV -- III. Molecular Species with Energy Content Greater than 9.76 eV -- IV. Other Species -- V. Summary -- Chapter 4. Theories of Active Nitrogen -- I. The Long-Lived Lewis-Rayleigh Afterglow -- II. The Short-Lived, Energetic Afterglows -- Chapter 5. Chemical Reactions of Active Nitrogen -- I. Recombination of N(4S) Atoms -- II. Survey of Reactions Investigated -- III. Mechanisms for Reactions of Active Nitrogen That Appear to Involve Direct N(4S) Attack -- IV. Rate Constants for Reactions Presumably Induced by Direct N(4S) Attack -- V. Reactions Possibly Induced by Excited Nitrogen Molecule Attack -- Bibliography -- Author Index -- Subject Index.

Note: Front Cover -- Innovation for Energy Efficiency -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Innovation for Energy Efficiency -- The Organising Committee -- PART 1: KEYNOTE ADDRESS -- Chapter 1. The Plant Manufacturer in the EnergyMarket -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- WHY ENERGY EFFICIENCY -- ENERGY IN PLANT MANUFACTURE -- ΤΉΕ ENERGY INDUSTRY -- ΊΗΕ CONSUMER'S PURCHASING PRACTICES -- ENERGY PLAtfT FOR THE GENERAL CONSUMER -- EFFICIENCY IMPROVEVEOTS -- PLANT FOR THE ENERGY IMXJSTRIES -- PUBLIC POLICY -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter 2. Local Energy Planning in the UK:Past Experience and New Initiatives -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- THE UK ENERGY ECONOMT -- LOCAL ENERGY INITIATIVES -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3. Energy Efficiency-the Barriers and theOpportunities -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- THE NORTH WEST REGION -- INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL SECTORS -- DOMESTIC SECTOR -- TRANSPORT -- ALTERNATIVE FUELS -- INITIATIVES -- CONCLUSIONS -- Chapter 4. Energy Efficiency Policy and Low IncomeHouseholds -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICY -- BRITISH HOMES IN COMPARISON TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS -- RANGE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY WITHIN THE BRITISH HOUSING STOCK -- A LOW INCOME ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMME -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5. The Development of a European Marketfor Contract Energy Management -- INTRODUCTION -- DEFINITIONS -- DEMAND FOR CONTRACT ENERGY MANAGEMENT -- SUPPLIERS OF ENERGY SERVICES -- AVAILABILITY OF FINANCE -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE ACTION -- Conclusions -- Chapter 6. Updating Energy Policies in a TanneriesDistrict -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- PORTRAIT OF THE PRESENT ENERGETIC SITUATION IN THE DISTRICT -- PROCESSES AND ENERGY SUPPLY -- ENERGY EXPENDITURE PATTERNS AND WASTE. , TUNING AND RATIONALIZATION OF THE EXISTING INSTALLATIONS -- IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR HEAT AND ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7. The Promotion of Energy EfficientClothing -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. SPACE HEATING AND COMFORT TEMPERATURE -- COMFORT TEMPERATURE AND CLOTHING -- 3. COMFORT TEMPERATURE AND CLOTHING -- 4. ASSESSMENT OF CLOTHING ENSEMBLES AND STYLES -- 5. THE FUTURE -- INFRA-RED SCANNING AND GRADING -- 6. CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLE DGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8. AFME Programme for Energy Savings inTrade Centers -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- HYPERMARKETS IN EUROPE -- THE FRENCH PROBLEM -- GENERAL AGREEMENT AFME-HYPERMARKETS -- PROJECTS AND RESULTS -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter 9. Renovation of Multi-Family Houses withMinimized Life-Cycle Cost -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- THE OPERA MODEL -- CASE STUDIES -- SENSITIVITY ANALYZIS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 10. Solar Gains in Urban Renewalthrough Roofspace Systems -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- OUTLINE DESCRIPTION OF THE SYSTEM -- PRELIMINARY APPRAISAL -- PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION -- OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM -- KECnttXJLATION HEATING -- COOLING MODE -- OBSTRUCTIONROOFSPACE ENCLOSURE -- AIR HANDLING -- CONTROLS -- VENTILATION AND CONDENSATION -- HOUSE PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS -- HOUSE HEATING SYSTEM -- EFFICIENCY OF ROOFSPACE SOLAR SYSTEMS -- COMFORT TEMPERATURES -- REFERENCE -- Chapter 11. Heat Recovery by Heat Pipe HeatExchangers to Improve Energy Efficiencyin Farming and Industry -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- OPTIMIZATION OP RECUPERATOR THERMAL EFFECTIVENESS -- HEAT PIPE HEAT EXCHANGERS MANUFACTURING INCZECHOSLOVAKIA -- OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE WITH THE HEAT PIPE HEATEXCHANGERS IN INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS. , SOME MORE EXAMPLES ILLUSTRATING THE OPERATION OF THEHEAT PIPE HEAT EXCHANGERS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 12. Ecological Building Project ofDelft University of Technology -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- DESCRIPTION OF THE DESIGN "THE EGG -- ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT -- FEASIBILITY STUDIES -- FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 13. Intelligent Electricity Metering -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- THE FERRARIS METER -- TRANSMITTING METERS -- ELECTRONIC METERS -- ELECTRICITY CHARGING PARAMETERS -- COST REDUCTION TECHNIQUES -- THE CONSUMER'S NEEDS -- THE INTELLIGENT METER -- BENEFITS OF THE INTELLIGENT METER -- ENERGY AWARENESS -- CONCLUSIONS -- Chapter 14. Fuel Poverty as an Outcome Measure:A Comparative Study of Energy Policiesin Norway and the United Kingdom -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTICN -- BACKGROUND -- RESEARCH EESIGN -- RESULTS -- CEMPARISCN OF POLICIES AND COOJyBEANCES IN NDR^QT AND BRITAIN -- ΙΝΙΪΜ/IEWB WITH HOUSEHOLDS IN BRITAIN AND NOFWKY -- COCNCLUSICNS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 15. The Benefits of Using Thermal Insulationin Buildings for Energy Conservation -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODOLOGY -- COOLING LOAD CALCULATIONS -- ECONOMIC ANALYSIS -- RESULTS -- CLOSURE REMARKS AND CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 16. Energy Efficiency-a Leading Role for anEnergy Supplier -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. ENERGY SAVED -- 2. ORGANISING FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL MARKETING -- 3. ENERGY TEACHING CASE STUDY - THE BRITISH GAS SCHOOL OF FUEL MANAGEMENT -- 4. THE "IMAGE" PROJECT CASE-STUDY - AN ENERGY MANAGEMENT GAME -- 5. ORGANISING FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN DOMESTIC GAS MARKETING -- 6. THE "THERMSAVER" CONCEPT CASE-STUDY -- 7. A COMMUNITY SERVICES CASE-STUDY - NEA -- 8. CONCLUSION -- References: -- Chapter 17. The Economic Evaluation of EnergySaving Investments. , Abstract. -- Text. -- Currency -- Chapter 18. Process Integration-an InnovativeApproach to Energy Strategy -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- THE PROCESS INTEGRATION METHOD -- PROCESS CHANGE -- CASE STUDIES -- LIMITATIONS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 19. Managing to Ensure that IndustrialEnergy Conservation Measuresare Effective over the Longer Term -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- APPROACH -- IMPLEMENTATION -- Chapter 20. Microcomputer Based Design Concepts toImprove Solar Water Heaters -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- THE SPLIT TANK APPROACH -- MICROCOMPUTER IMPLEMENTATION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 20. Industrial Case Study of a Latent HeatStorage -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- CORRUGATED BOARD MILL -- METHOD -- RESULTS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 21.0 The Development of New Energy-SavingTechnologies-the Role of theEuropean Commission -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- 2. THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION ENERGY PROGRAMMES -- 3. TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMMES - BRITE -- 4. CONCLUSIONS -- Chapter 22. Comfort and Low Energy in MediumPriced Housing -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- ARCHITECTURAL AND THERMAL DESIGN -- CONSTRUCTING THE HOUSES -- THE MONITORING INSTALLATION -- EXPERIMENTATION -- RESULTS OF DATA ANALYSIS -- THERMAL COMPORT -- ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 23. Heat Pipe Heat Exchangers for BoilerFlue Heat Recovery -- HEAT PIPE HEAT EXCHANGERS FOR BOILER FLUE HEAT RECOVERY -- HEAT PIPES v ECONOMISERS -- HEAT RECOVERED - KW -- HEAT SHUTTLE 'Α' -- HEAT SHUTTLE 'Β' -- HEAT SHUTTLE »C -- ECONOMISER OR HEAT SHUTTLE? -- TOTAL COST -- PROCESS WATER -- CASE HISTORIES -- 1) EXHAUST FROM THERMAL FLUID HEATER -- HEAT RECOVERY DESIGN 86/03/33 DCA FROZEN FOODS -- 2) EXHAUST FROM STEAM PLANT BOILER -- HEAT RECOVERY DESIGN 86/04/44 STEPHENSON SOAP COMPANY. , 3) EXHAUST FROM A BOILER IN A SWIMMING POOL -- HEAT RECOVERY DESIGN 86/01/22 BILSTON SWIMMING POOL -- Chapter 24. Energy Saving Measures in Pre-1919Terrace Housing -- ABSTRACT -- KEY WORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT -- RESULTS -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 25. Combining Thermal Storage andHeat Pumps in IndustrialCooling Systems -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- PERFORMANCE OF A THERMAL STORAGE UNIT -- ANALYSIS METHOD -- CASE STUDIES -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 26. Saving Megabucks by Saving Megawatts -- Chapter 27. Strategies for Improving EnergyEfficiency and EnergyManagement in SmallerBusinesses -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- BACKGROUND -- PLANNING -- IMPLEMENTATION -- ENERGY MANAGEMENT THROUGH GOOD HOUSEKEEPING -- OPERATION -- NEW BUILDINGS -- DEVELOPMENT -- RESULTS -- Chapter 28. Energy-Efficient Participation by BuildingOccupants in Environmental Control:Research and Design Considerations -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- THE PROVISION OF OCCUPANT CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENT -- VARIETY IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM -- CONDITIONS FOR OCCUPANT INVOLVEMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL -- HIERARCHICAL FORMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL -- MODELLING ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE -- PROSPECTS -- REFERENCES -- Part 2: Addendum -- Chapter 29. Energy Efficiency-the Roleof Government -- INTRODUCTORY REMARKS -- SOME GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- Chapter 30. C.E.C. Initiatives in the Developmentof Energy Efficient Plant and Processes -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 31. Energy Efficiency-Promoting Actionin the North East -- KEYNOTE ADDRESS -- Chapter 32. A Computer Based Fault DiagnosisSystem for Refrigeration Plant -- ABSTRACT -- Chapter 33. A Survey on the Energy Performanceof the Turin Building Stock -- ABSTRACT -- KEYWORDS -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODOLOGY -- BUILDING SURVEY. , BUILDING SAMPLE SELECTION.

Note: Intro -- 1. Karl's Formative Years -- 2. Six Years on a Wilderness Farm -- 3. A Decision in the Swamps -- 4. A Coming of Age in Herpetology -- 5. A Developing Career -- 6. The Great Voyage -- 7. Karl P. Schmidt, Naturalist-Author -- Nature Projects You Can Do -- Bibliography.

Note: Front Cover -- Active Nitrogen -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Dedication -- PREFACE -- CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION -- I. A Brief Description of Active Nitrogen and Its Discovery -- II. The Energy Content of Active Nitrogen and the Bond Dissociation Energy of N2 -- III. Methods by Which Active Nitrogen May Be Produced -- CHAPTER 2. LIGHT EMISSION FROM ACTIVE NITROGEN SYSTEMS -- I. The Molecular Spectrum of Nitrogen -- II. Emission from Molecular Species with Electronic Energy Levels below 9.76 eV -- III. Emission from Molecular Species with Electronic Energy Levels above 9.76 eV -- IV. Emission from Atomic Nitrogen -- V. Emission from Condensed Active Nitrogen or Activated Solid Nitrogen -- VI. Summary of Light-Emitting Systems of Active Nitrogen -- CHAPTER 3. AFTERGLOW SPECIES, THEIR LIFETIMES AND CONCENTRATIONS -- I. Atomic Species -- II. Molecular Species with Energy Content Less than 9.76 eV -- III. Molecular Species with Energy Content Greater than 9.76 eV -- IV. Other Species -- V. Summary -- CHAPTER 4. THEORIES OF ACTIVE NITROGEN -- I. The Long-Lived Lewis-Rayleigh Afterglow -- II. The Short-Lived, Energetic Afterglows -- CHAPTER 5. CHEMICAL REACTIONS OF ACTIVE NITROGEN -- I. Recombination of N(4S) Atoms -- II. Survey of Reactions Investigated -- III. Mechanisms for Reactions of Active Nitrogen That Appear to Involve Direct N(4S) Attack -- IV. Rate Constants for Reactions Presumably Induced by Direct N(4S) Attack -- V. Reactions Possibly Induced by Excited Nitrogen Molecule Attack -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- AUTHOR INDEX -- SUBJECT INDEX.

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