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    Turbulence modeling from a new perspective
    (01-02-2010) ;
    Ramakrishna, M.
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    Rajagopal, K. R.
    In this work we establish a link between a Reynolds averaged turbulence modeling methodology, containing interactions up to the second order correlations between the velocity fluctuations at various scales, and a multi-objective optimization problem with the constraints expressed in terms of equality and inequality, imposed by the given boundary conditions and the positive semi-definiteness of the Reynolds stress tensor, etc. The information unavailability and uncertainty associated with the boundary conditions for the fluctuation correlations of various orders is delineated, and the information from the Navier-Stokes equations is utilized to the extent allowed by the available input data necessary for simulations; turbulence from the perspective of systems simulation is explored and some objective functions are proposed. Finally, the challenges faced by the formulation and the issues yet to be resolved are discussed. © 2009.
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    Methane emissions of energy activities in China 1980-2007
    (01-01-2014)
    Zhang, Bo
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    Chen, G. Q.
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    Li, J. S.
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    As the largest CH4 emitter, China produces CH4 at an increasing rate, especially from its energy activities. Presented in this paper is a detailed inventory and analysis of CH4 emissions from energy activities in China from 1980 to 2007 covering all the significant sources. The total energy-related CH4 emissions in China tripled during the period with an average annual increase rate of 4.7% and reached 21,943.1 Gg in 2007, 2.4 times of that in USA. As the largest emission source, coal mining increased its share from 69.2% (4559.5 Gg) in 1980 to 85.8% (18,825.5 Gg) in 2007; The second biggest source was fuel combustion, mainly bio-fuel combustion (2370.3 Gg in 2007); Oil and natural gas system leakage was a minor source but at a rapidly increasing rate. This transient emission structure is quite different from the steady structure of USA, which is dominated by the fugitive emissions from natural gas and oil systems. According to the lower IPCC Global Warming Potential, the annual energy-related CH4 emissions were equivalent to 9.1%-11.7% of China's energy-related CO2 emissions, amounting to 548.6 Mt CO2-eq in 2007 which is greater than the nationwide gross CO2 emissions in many developed countries. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.