Composite indicators in energy and environmental modeling

... further evidence in applying the weighted product method to construct composite indicators In the final part, we present a linear programming approach to constructing composite indicators in virtue ... LINEAR PROGRAMMING APPROACH TO CONSTRUCTING COMPOSITE INDICATORS 215 v Summary SUMMARY Energy and environmental (E&E) modeling is useful to decision makers dealing wit...

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... Professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology She received her B.S in Industrial Engineering from North Carolina State University, Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering and ... beginning point for the integrated process map Table Goals of energy versus environmental management systems Goals of Energy Management System Optimize energy efficiency...

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... metallurgy) Energy and Environmental Profile of the U.S Pulp and Paper Industry v Energy and Environmental Profile of the U.S Pulp and Paper Industry vi Overview 1.1 The U.S Paper Manufacturing Sector The ... Integrated Pulp and Paper Making Process Energy and Environmental Profile of the U.S Pulp and Paper Industry 16 2....

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... China’s total land area, have already turned into deserts, and the areas of desertification are still expanding at the fast rate of 3,436 km2 a year In addition, arable lands are decreasing by ... to 600 thousand hectares yearly and deterioration of soils is advancing Natural grasslands are also disappearing by 650 to 700 thousand hectares a year, with 90% deteriorating in qua...

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... Page xii LEED-Ch- 01. qxd 11 /26/05 12 :16 Page 1 Planet Earth and Earth systems 1. 1 Comparative planetology 1. 1 .1 Lateral thinking from general principles Physical processes on Earth and other planets ... Planet Earth and Earth systems, 1. 1 Comparative planetology, 1. 2 Unique Earth, 1. 3 Earth systems snapshots, 1. 4 Measuring Earth, 1. 5 Whole Earth...

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... Q1= Q2 = a1u1 = a2u2 u1 > u a = area a2 > a1 Q2 a2 r1 u2 Fig 2. 21 Continuity of volume: constant density case in 1D u1 r = variable m1= m2 = a1r1u1 = a2r2u2 a1 r2 m1 a2 u2 Fig 2. 22 Continuity ... Chapter Salinity g kg–1 1040 1030 AVERAGE SEAWATER 1 020 30 10 20 30 Salinity (g kg–1) 40 16 50 Fig 2. 10 Variation of seawater density with salinity 20 22 24 20 30 26 10 freezing point...

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... u A cos u ( 23) F3z = s3 sin u A sin u (d) (24) F1x = s1 sin u A cos u (25) F3x = s3 cos u A sin u sn Normal to A t Surface A u u s3sin u s1cos u u s3 s1 sin u u os Ac s1 in u As u s3 cos u (e) ... shear strain b Side a: e = (40 30 ) /30 = 0 .33 33 % lengthening Side b: e = (22.5 30 ) /30 = –0.25 25% shortening c a Stretch S l1 a l (2) S = = + e l0 40 mm 22.5 mm l1 b Side a: S = + 0 .33 =...

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... when the intensity of the force is maintained, an increment in deformation will occur, defining a strain rate That is why strain rate is used in rheological plots instead of strain as in solids ... Interface-spreading jet Degassing bubbles in magma or lava River flow downslope NA NA Sinking plume Bottom-spreading and undercutting wall jet Neutral stability Rising plume Spreading jet N...

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... flow The trick in understanding the dynamics of such flows therefore involves understanding the means by which sediment suspension is reached and then maintained during downslope flow and deposition ... evidence for the sinking of buildings and other structures into sands during earthquakes, recalling the Biblical adage that predates modern building regulations by some millennia Although...

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... Hinge line Fig 4.1 16 Geometric elements of a fold in a folded surface in 3D (a) The hinge line is defined joining all hinge points and the in ection line joining all the in ection points (b) and ... 11/ 26/ 05 14:00 Page 173 Flow, deformation, and transport (a) Hinge point (b) (f ) Hinge point Inflection point 173 Inflection point Hinge point Hinge point (c) Hinge zone (d) limb +...

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... 100% B Fig 5 .7 Melting relations in a binary silicate solid solution series LEED-Ch-05.qxd 11/ 27/ 05 2:19 Page 2 07 Inner Earth processes and systems richer in Fe2ϩ than Mg2ϩ As melting proceeds, ... reduction in viscosity and melting temperature Also, water has a corrosive effect on Si–O bonds and has a key role in lowering rock melting points (and thus a major role...

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... Page 231 Inner Earth processes and systems 231 (b) 38 12' x ALKYONIDES GULF 38 08' 5.0 km - - - -Skinos - - - 38 04' - - +++ ++ x´ + Abandoned, uplifting and incising rift basin 38 00’ Loutraki ... 1 08 59 60 79 69 15 5 36 20 15 15 31 51 0 0 0.6 11 13 80 17 61 76 86 24 64 42 25 388 305 499 356 420 4 18 421 187 88 88 103 98 28 146 87 152 2 08 124 230 90 76 40 0 30 12 124 91 1...

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