摘要:

The first section examines the relationship between energy consumption and economic performance in Somalia. This is followed by a broad description of the major energy demand and supply patterns. The respective roles of traditional and commercial fuels are outlined and the relative importance of the traditional fuels is emphasized. The environmental impacts, such as deforestation resulting from an increasing fuelwood consumption; and the economic burdens of rising oil imports, are also discussed. Finally, the renewable resources and their applications are presented, followed by an appraisal of the national energy strategy.

ISSN:0143-0750    

DOI:10.1080/01430750.1986.9675480

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1986

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

There is, nowadays, an increasing social awareness of the need to make better use of all our resources, and one of these resources is our extensive investment in electricity generation and distribution systems. At the present time such systems have sufficient capacity to cope with maximum peak loads that occur infrequently and only for short periods. The average load factor is significantly below unity.

ISSN:0143-0750    

DOI:10.1080/01430750.1986.9675481

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1986

数据来源: Taylor

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This paper is a summary of the results of two complementary low energy housing projects that have been monitored by the Open University Energy Research Group. Over the past nine years these have involved the design, monitoring and evaluation of nearly two hundred new houses.

ISSN:0143-0750    

DOI:10.1080/01430750.1986.9675482

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1986

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

Just as a heat engine works between a finite source (produced by burning of fuels) and an infinite sink (viz. atmosphere), it can also work between an infinite source (atmosphere), and a finite sink, converting heat of the atmosphere into work. A relevant factor analysing the work of such heat engines is the amount of work output per unit quantity of heat flowing into the finite sink. Some possibilities of producing a finite sink are discussed and their specific work output capacities are calculated.

ISSN:0143-0750    

DOI:10.1080/01430750.1986.9675483

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1986

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

Most of the available equipment for drying agricultural produce is too expensive and complicated for the majority of farmers in the world. The aim of the study was to design cheap and efficient methods of drying timber and agricultural crops with solar energy. The importance of solar kiln dryers for agricultural produce is discussed. Two solar kiln dryers built in the Department of Forest Resources Management, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, are described. One dries' timber and agricultural crops and the other dries only agricultural crops. The results show that the kilns dry the produce with no degradation in quality. Cost-benefit analyses are performed to determine economic feasibility.

ISSN:0143-0750    

DOI:10.1080/01430750.1986.9675484

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1986

数据来源: Taylor

ISSN:0143-0750    

DOI:10.1080/01430750.1986.9675485

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1986

数据来源: Taylor

ISSN:0143-0750    

DOI:10.1080/01430750.1986.9675486

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1986

数据来源: Taylor

ISSN:0143-0750    

DOI:10.1080/01430750.1986.9675487

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1986

数据来源: Taylor

ISSN:0143-0750    

DOI:10.1080/01430750.1986.9675479

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1986

数据来源: Taylor