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Sustainable Water Harvesting : Principles and Technologies / edited by Ramesh Narayanaswamy, Malay Kumar Das, K. Muralidhar.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Narayanaswamy, Ramesh.
- Series:
- Springer Tracts in Mechanical Engineering, 2195-9870
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mechanical engineering.
- Environmental engineering.
- Civil engineering.
- Energy harvesting.
- Mechanical Engineering.
- Environmental Civil Engineering.
- Energy Harvesting.
- Local Subjects:
- Mechanical Engineering.
- Environmental Civil Engineering.
- Energy Harvesting.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (319 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2026.
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2026.
- Summary:
- Drought and water scarcity are endemic to the world and are further aggravated in the present era of climate change. Since water underpins human health, its wide-spread shortage underscores the potential for developing water generation technologies based on renewable energy. The book provides a comprehensive insight into the historical importance of sustainable water management practices, from ancient developments on technologies to modern approaches. The development of effective technologies that maximize water production per unit investment of energy requires knowledge of principles of thermodynamics, phase change, and interfacial phenomena, whereas piloting prototypes of water harvesting devices on the field requires an appreciation of end-user cost versus benefits. This book covers several aspects immersing the reader from first principles to products that are developed on scale. Specifically, it addresses the water theme of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (2024). This book is a useful resource for scientists and engineers involved in designing and building sustainable technologies for water generation, and for postgraduate researchers who intend to analyze and improve existing technologies while conceiving novel devices.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Sustainable Water Harvesting
- Chapter 3: Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
- Chapter 4: Fundamentals of Evaporation
- Chapter 5: Filmwise and Dropwise condensation
- Chapter 6: Atmospheric Water Harvesting Technologies
- Chapter 7: Fog Harvesting
- Chapter 8: Solar water purification system
- Chapter 9: Solar-based interfacial vapor generation
- Chapter 10: Environmental and Socio-economic Implications
- Chapter 11: Challenges and Research Gaps
- Chapter 12: Conclusions.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 981-9533-73-2
- 9789819533732
- OCLC:
- 1570557960
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