Estudo sobre fornos de tratamento térmico e propostas de cogeração de energia em usina siderurgica não integrada

Steel industry is a sector heavily dependent on energy, both electrical and thermal. Since the receipt of raw materials to the shipment of finished products to customers, through mergers, casting, rolling, heat treatment, inspection, among others, high amounts of energy are demanded, generating very significant costs to the productive chain in its entirety . Therefore, any alternative that favors the reduction in energy consumption or barateie the cost of this is very welcome. Within this context, this paper aims to make a technical and economic analysis of installing a cogeneration plant in the field rolling in a non-integrated steel mill. Two configurations are proposed plants, with one being the use of heat from waste gases from furnaces existing in the area mentioned and another with the use of heat from waste gases from an internal combustion engine. Both proposals are evaluated technically and later is done the economic analysis, calculating the financial return (pay back) in relation to the investment required, operation and maintenance of the plant

Análise comparativa entre Brasil e Alemanha sobre autoprodução de energia elétrica residencial

The energy crisis has affected many countries. With the growing warning with the emission in the atmosphere and the lack of resources, the seek for sustainable sources for energy genaration have become even bigger. Some Countries, as Germany, started first in this journey, creating an incentive program to self-generation with renewable sources (wind, photovoltaics, biomass, etc.), giving priority for smaller plants. In Germany the program called EEG started in 2004. In Brazil, since the beggining of 2012, the self-generators did not know how they could be beneficted for self-generation, and self-generation didn't become commun in the country. However, with NR 482, of April 17th, 2012, the parameters were defined, and the self-generator could have a guideline. Therewith, studyies can be redirected for a better knowlegde of the conditions the self-generator will be sujected, in addition to Germany's case as reference to compare with Brazil's case. In this paper these studies are made, focused in wind power (wind turbines) and photovoltaic panels

Modelagem para identificação de indicadores de eficiência energética para edificações e plantas industriais

Pós-graduação em Engenharia Mecânica - FEG

O Paraguai na agenda externa brasileira e a temática de Itaipu: 2003-2010

Pós-graduação em Relações Internacionais (UNESP - UNICAMP - PUC-SP) - FFC

Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias

Dado que la investigación científica es una función ineludible de toda Universidad y que la publicación de sus resultados es la manera de validarlos y difundirlos, la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias UNCuyo edita semestralmente su Revista para cumplir tales objetivos dentro de las áreas de la Agronomía, la Bromatología, los Recursos naturales renovables y especialidades afines.

Capitalismo y globalización

Este fragmento explica las crisis globales

Criterio ambiental volumétrico para cálculo de espacios verdes

Los espacios verdes y, en general, la vegetación utilizada para protección, son valorados, medidos y calculados por el área destinada a esa función más que por los elementos vegetales relacionados. Esto significa una simplificación excesiva que no aporta los criterios de cuantificación necesarios tanto para preservar el patrimonio natural existente como para elaborar proyectos de mejoramiento ambiental. En este trabajo se propone un concepto nuevo para la valoración de los elementos vegetales atendiendo a su influencia como mejoradores ambientales. Se determinan dos índices de valoración: el Índice de Vegetación Ambientalmente Activa por unidad de área utilizada y el Índice Ambiental Urbanístico. Ambos permiten cuantificar la importancia urbanística y ambiental de la vegetación. También se introduce un nuevo concepto en el cálculo de la necesidad de espacios verdes en proyectos urbanísticos y en áreas de amortiguación industriales, basado en el volumen vegetativo que debe existir en áreas que normalmente se destinan a espacios verdes.