CRC Press Energy Management: Conservation and Audits

Energy Management: Conservation and Audit discusses the energy scenario, including energy conservation, management, and audit, along with the methodology supported by industrial examples. Energy economics of systems has been elaborated with concepts of life cycle assessment and costing, and rate of return. Topics such as energy storage, co-generation, and waste heat recovery to energy efficiency have discussed. The challenges faced in conserving energy sources (steam and electricity) have elaborated along with the improvements in the lighting sector. Further, it covers optimization procedures for the development in the industry related to energy conservation. The researchers, senior undergraduate, and graduate students focused on Energy Management, Sustainable Energy, Renewable Energy, Energy Audits, and Energy Conservation. This book covers current information related to energy management and includes energy audit and review all the leading equipment (boilers, CHP, pumps, heat exchangers) as well as procedural frameworks (energy audits, action planning, monitoring). It includes energy production and management from an industrial perspective, along with highlighting the various processes involved in energy conservation and auditing in various sectors and associated methods. It also explores future energy options and directions for energy security and sustainability. About the Author Dr. Anil Kumar is associate professor in the department  of mechanical engineering, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India. He has completed his PhD in solar energy from Centre for Energy Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India in the year 2007. He was a postdoctoral researcher at Energy Technology Research Center, department of mechanical engineering, faculty of engineering, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand in the discipline of energy technology from June 2015 to May 2017. He has also served as assistant professor at Energy Centre, Maulana Azad  National Institute of Technology Bhopal, India from2010 to 2018, and assistant professor in the department of mechanical engineering, University Institute of Technology, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, India from 2005 to 2010. His nature of experience is teaching and research (science, technology, society, and sustainable development). His areas of specializations are; energy technology, renewable energy, solar energy applications, energy economics, heat transfer, natural rubber sheet drying, and environmental issues. He has successfully completed many research funded projects in these areas. He has more than 14 years of experience in the field of energy technology. He has published 115 papers in international peer-reviewed journals and 75 papers in the international/national conferences proceeding. His paper is being cited in all the reputed relevant journals. He has received more than 2500 citations and h index is 28. He has developed thin-layer drying model with his student in 2014. It is known as “Prakash and Kumar model.” This model is being used and cited by so many researchers around the globe. He has also published eight books with international/national publishers. He has also filed and published three patents―one in the solar dryer and another in the solar photovoltaic thermal collector. He has supervised 7 PhD scholars and 32 master students. Dr. Kumar has visited countries namely UK, Thailand, and Malaysia. He has received various awards and appreciation from reputed sources. Some of them are presented below: • Commendable Research Award 2019: For publishing quality research paper in Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India. • Research Excellence Award 2016: The researcher has Top 20 Publications from the Web of Science database, honored by Dr. Chusak Limsakul, President Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand. • Appreciation for outstanding service in the reviewers’ committee and active reviewer