Transforming combustion research through cyberinfrastructure / Committee on Building Cyberinfrastructure for Combustion Research ; Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences ; Computer Sciences and Telecommunications Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences ; Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.
| Author/creator | National Research Council (U.S.). |
| Other author | National Academies Press (U.S.) |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, |
| Description | xiv, 101 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Abstract | Combustion has provided society with most of its energy needs for millennia, from igniting the fires of cave dwellers to propelling the rockets that traveled to the Moon. Even in the face of climate change and the increasing availability of alternative energy sources, fossil fuels will continue to be used for many decades. However, they will likely become more expensive, and pressure to minimize undesired combustion by-products (pollutants) will likely increase. The trends in the continued use of fossil fuels and likely use of alternative combustion fuels call for more rapid development of improved combustion systems. In January 2009, the Multi-Agency Coordinating Committee on Combustion Research (MACCCR) requested that the National Research Council (NRC) conduct a study of the structure and use of a cyberinfrastructure (CI) for combustion research. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Other forms | Also available in Open Book format via the National Academies Press home page. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2011284661 |
| ISBN | 9780309163873 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0309163870 (pbk.) |