Clean Rail Transportation Options

• Main Authors: Dincer, Ibrahim (Author), Hogerwaard, Janette (Author), Zamfirescu, Calin (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: Green Energy and Technology,
• Subjects: Energy.; Transportation.; Engines.; Machinery.; Energy industries.; Sustainable development.; Engine Technology.; Sustainable Development.; Energy Economics.

This book will assess and compare several options for ammonia co-fueling of diesel locomotives with integrated heat recovery, multigeneration (including on-board hydrogen fuel production from ammonia), and emission reduction subsystems from energy, exergy, and environmental perspectives. Economic co...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Introduction
• Rail Transportation
• Locomotive Prime Movers
• Ammonia as a Transportation Fuel
• Clean Rail Transportation Systems
• System Analyses
• Case Studies
• Conclusions
• Nomenclature
• References
• Appendices.