Disproportionate available to dissipated energy density model related to emission of CO2 and evaluation of structural energy efficiency

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-8

  Sih, G C ^a  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

Available energy density; Carbon dioxide; Climate change; Control gas emission; Dissipated energy density; Efficiency rating; Energy efficient building; Global warming; Greenhouse gas; Mesomechanics; Multiscaling; Open thermodynamic system

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; POWER GENERATION; POWER PLANTS;

AVAILABLE ENERGY DENSITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROL GAS EMISSION; CONVERSION PROCESSES; DISSIPATED ENERGY DENSITY; EFFICIENCY RATING; ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING; ENERGY THRESHOLDS; ENERGY-BASED EFFICIENCY; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; KNOW-HOW; MESOMECHANICS; MULTISCALING; OPEN THERMODYNAMIC SYSTEM; POLICY-MAKING; POWER GENERATION PLANTS;

ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 51749113788     PISSN: 01678442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tafmec.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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