Efficient Energy Utilization and Emission Reduction Strategies in Plant Operations
暫譯: 工廠運營中的高效能源利用與減排策略

本書總結了在工廠運營中有效能源利用的技術進展。它提供了最佳幾何參數，以設計排放控制設備以達到最低能源消耗。

Dr. S. Venkatesh is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Eshwar College of Engineering, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. He completed his Post-Doctorate in the area of Multi-cyclone arrangement for emission control in National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India in 2022 as institute funded category and received his Doctor of Philosophy in the area of Emission control equipment called cyclone separator from Anna University, Chennai, India in 2018. Dr. Venkatesh has 12 years of teaching experience, 3 years of industry experience, and 2.6 years of post-doctoral work experience. He is a recognized research supervisor in Anna University Chennai and has four research scholars pursuing their Ph.D under his guidance. His areas of interest include gas cyclone separators, hydro-cyclone and Venturi scrubbers, particle flow analysis, CFD, multi-phase flow and Optimization of industrial emission control equipment geometries. His research work includes mitigating pollution in the various industries such as Chemical engineering industries, Foundry, Cement factory and Coal mining sector etc. He is the author of The Gas Cyclone Separator - A Review and An Introduction to Safety and Risk in Industries as well as multiple articles in SCI and Scopus-indexed journals.

Dr. M. M. Matheswaran is an accomplished academic and researcher, currently serving as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Jansons Institute of Technology, Coimbatore. He earned his Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in 2006 and his Master of Engineering (M.E.) in 2009, both specializing in Mechanical Engineering, and his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in 2020, with his research focusing on solar thermal systems. With over 15 years of diverse experience spanning industry, teaching, and research, he has significantly contributed to the field of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests are centered on solar thermal conversion systems, thermal energy storage for low and medium-temperature applications, and heat transfer. Dr. Matheswaran has published 25 papers in esteemed peer-reviewed international journals, conferences, and book chapters and edited the book Solar Thermal Conversion Technologies for Industrial Process Heating (CRC Press). In addition to his academic achievements, he has filed six patents, with three at the international level and three at the national level. He has been awarded grants through prestigious competitions such as the Onion Grand Challenge, Idea for Change Challenge, and Yukti Innovation Challenge, all aimed at product development in the field of solar thermal technology.

S. Vijayan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Coimbatore Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, India. He received his Bachelor's, Master's, and Ph.D. degrees from Anna University in 2006, 2011, and 2018, respectively. He pursued postdoctoral studies at the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, specializing in solar thermal energy storage, from December 2019 to May 2022. As a Co-Principal Investigator, he completed a Department of Science and Technology (DST), India-funded research project titled "Development of Solar Evacuated Tube Collectors with Inserted Baffles for Direct Air Heating in Industrial Applications." He has authored more than 32 peer-reviewed international journal publications, 15 international and national conference papers, and 8 book chapters. His editorial work includes the book Solar Thermal Conversion Technologies for Industrial Process Heating (CRC Press), and he has also edited special issues for Scopus-indexed journals. He holds six granted patents, including three international and three national patents. His current research interests focus on solar thermal conversion systems, thermal energy storage for low and medium-temperature applications, and advanced heat transfer techniques.

Dr. S. Venkatesh 是印度泰米爾納德邦科印巴託的 Sri Eshwar 工程學院機械工程系教授。他於 2022 年在印度泰米爾納德邦的國立技術學院 Tiruchirappalli 完成了多旋風排列的排放控制領域的博士後研究，並獲得了該院校的資助類別。他於 2018 年在印度金奈的安娜大學獲得了名為旋風分離器的排放控制設備的哲學博士學位。Venkatesh 博士擁有 12 年的教學經驗、3 年的產業經驗以及 2.6 年的博士後工作經驗。他是安娜大學金奈的認可研究指導教授，並有四名研究生在他的指導下攻讀博士學位。他的研究興趣包括氣體旋風分離器、水旋風和文丘里洗滌器、顆粒流動分析、計算流體力學 (CFD)、多相流以及工業排放控制設備幾何形狀的優化。他的研究工作包括減少化學工程、鑄造、水泥廠和煤礦等各行業的污染。他是 The Gas Cyclone Separator - A Review 和 An Introduction to Safety and Risk in Industries 的作者，並在 SCI 和 Scopus 索引的期刊上發表了多篇文章。

Dr. M. M. Matheswaran 是一位傑出的學者和研究者，目前擔任科印巴託的 Jansons Institute of Technology 機械工程系副教授。他於 2006 年獲得工程學士學位 (B.E.)，2009 年獲得工程碩士學位 (M.E.)，兩者均專攻機械工程，並於 2020 年獲得哲學博士學位 (Ph.D.)，其研究重點為太陽熱系統。擁有超過 15 年的多元經驗，涵蓋產業、教學和研究，他對機械工程領域做出了重要貢獻。他的研究興趣集中在太陽熱轉換系統、低中溫應用的熱能儲存和熱傳遞。Matheswaran 博士在知名的同行評審國際期刊、會議和書籍章節上發表了 25 篇論文，並編輯了書籍 Solar Thermal Conversion Technologies for Industrial Process Heating (CRC Press)。除了學術成就外，他還申請了六項專利，其中三項為國際專利，三項為國內專利。他通過 Onion Grand Challenge、Idea for Change Challenge 和 Yukti Innovation Challenge 等著名競賽獲得了資助，這些競賽旨在推動太陽熱技術領域的產品開發。

S. Vijayan 是印度科印巴託工程技術學院機械工程系的副教授。他於 2006 年、2011 年和 2018 年分別從安娜大學獲得學士、碩士和博士學位。他於 2019 年 12 月至 2022 年 5 月在國立技術學院 Tiruchirappalli 進行博士後研究，專攻太陽熱能儲存。作為共同首席研究員，他完成了一項由印度科學與技術部 (DST) 資助的研究項目，題為「開發用於工業應用的直接空氣加熱的插入擋板的太陽真空管集熱器」。他已發表超過 32 篇同行評審的國際期刊論文、15 篇國際和國內會議論文以及 8 篇書籍章節。他的編輯工作包括書籍 Solar Thermal Conversion Technologies for Industrial Process Heating (CRC Press)，並為 Scopus 索引的期刊編輯了特刊。他擁有六項已授權專利，包括三項國際專利和三項國內專利。他目前的研究興趣集中在太陽熱轉換系統、低中溫應用的熱能儲存和先進的熱傳遞技術。