First Draft: Assessment of The In-House Cooling Potential in a Cement Factory: A Future Carbon Emission Mitigation Initiative for the UAE

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Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTII

DECLARATIONIII

CHAPTER NO. 1 INTRODUCTION1

Building Concept2

CEMENT INDUSTRIES IN UAE2

CHAPTER NO. 3 METHODOLOGY3

Thermo-Active Building Systems3

Analysis of End And Primary Energy Use Of The Buildings3

End Energy Use of the buildings3

Auxiliary Energy Use Of The Buildings4

Analysis Of Auxiliary Energy Use For Thermo-Active Building Systems4

Analysis of the energy efficiency of the heating and cooling system5

CHAPTER NO. 4: RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS6

Energy and Efficiency Analysis of the Cooling Mode6

CHAPTER NO. 5: CONCLUSIONS8

REFERENCES10

Chapter No. 1 Introduction

Cement production is a significant industrial activity in terms of its volumes and contribution to greenhouse gas emissions. Globally, the production of cement contributes at least 5-7% of CO2 emissions, while in UAE, it is estimated that the production of cement accounted for approximately 1.3% of greenhouse gas emissions in 2008.

Fly ash and other by-products of the energy and minerals industry that are currently disposed of as waste, have been the focus of much research into reuse opportunities - especially as a supplementary cementitious material in cement, and as a feedstock for geopolymers. Beneficial reuse would assist the producers of waste to reduce required storage and rehabilitation costs, as well as providing a minor financial benefit from sale. A number of studies have examined the greenhouse emissions of concrete and cement, and the impact of fly ash content on the total emissions. The original comparisons that were drawn in the literature were largely on the basis of the production step of cement and ...