October - December 1997 Issue


Publications

The following publications of Energy Laboratory and related research were released during the past period or are cited as references in this issue. An order form for the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change is available by request to the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, Publications, Room E40-271, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, tel.: 617-253-7492; fax: 617-253-9845; e-mail: tzh@mit.edu. MIT theses may be ordered from the Library Document Services, MIT, Room 14-0551, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307. Other publications may be ordered from Energy Laboratory Publications, MIT, Room E40-473, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, only if a price is assigned and only if prepaid by check payable to "MIT Energy Laboratory." Prices are postpaid surface mail. For air delivery, add 15% to US, Canada, and Mexico, and 30% elsewhere. A list of publications is available on request.

Reports and Working Papers

Ellerman, A., P. Joskow, and R. Schmalensee. 1996 Update on Compliance and Emissions Trading Under the US Acid Rain Program. November 1997. MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Working Paper No. MIT-CEEPR 97-005WP. 20 pages. $10.00

Other Publications

Adelman, M. "Fixed view of resource limits creates undue pessimism." Oil & Gas Journal, v. 95, no. 14, pp. 56-60, April 1997.

Adelman, M. "Globalization of the world economy." Energy Policy, v. 24, no. 12, p. 1021, 1996.

Adelman, M., and M. Lynch. "What do recent N. Sea unit cost changes mean?" Oil & Gas Journal, v. 95, no. 5, pp. 45-46, February 1997.

Barton, P. Dynamic Optimization in a Discontinuous World. Presented at Aspen World 97, Boston, Massachusetts, October 11-15, 1997. 26 pages. $10.00

Chen, Q. "Controlling urban climate: using a computational method to study and improve indoor environments." Journal of Urban Technology, v. 4, no. 2, pp. 69-83, 1997.

Chen, Q., and Z. Jiang. "Air supply method and indoor environment." Indoor Environment, v. 1, no. 2, pp. 88-102, 1992.

Chen, Q., P. Suter, and A. Moser. "A database for assessing indoor airflow, air quality and draft risk." ASHRAE Transactions, v. 97, no. 2, pp. 150-163, 1991.

Chen, Q., and J. van der Kooi. "A methodology for indoor airflow computations and energy analysis for a displacement ventilation system." Energy and Buildings, v. 14, no. 4, pp. 259-271, 1990.

Choi, K. Analysis of CO₂ Emissions from Fossil Fuel in Korea: 1961-1994. MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, Report No. 29, November 1997.

Driscoll, M., C. Handwerk, and M. McMahon. "Selection of LWR cycle length and fuel reload fraction." Presented at American Nuclear Society's Annual Summer Meeting, Orlando, Florida, June 1-5, 1997. In Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, v. 76, pp. 349-350, 1997.

Ellerman, A., R. Schmalensee, P. Joskow, J. Montero, and E. Bailey. Emissions Trading Under the US Acid Rain Program: Evaluation of Compliance Costs and Allowance Market Performance. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, 1997. 77 pages. Available from MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, Publications, Room E40-279, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307.

Feehery, W., J. Tolsma, and P. Barton. "Efficient sensitivity analysis of large-scale differential-algebraic systems." Applied Numerical Mathematics, v. 25, pp. 41-54, 1997.

Galan, S., and P. Barton. Dynamic Optimization Formulations for Operating Procedure Synthesis. Prepared for presentation at American Institute of Chemical Engineers' Winter Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California, November 16-21, 1997. 10 pages. $10.00

Glicksman, L., and M. Hyre. Determination of Lateral Dispersion Coefficients in the Dilute Region of Fluidized Beds. Presented at American Institute of Chemical Engineers' Winter Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California, November 16-21, 1997. Available from AIChE, 345 E. 47th St., New York, NY 10017.

Glicksman, L., L. Norford, G. Okutan, and K. Holden. "Scale model studies of displacement ventilation." ROOMVENT '96, 5th International Conference on Air Distribution in Rooms, Yokohama Japan, July 17-19, 1996.

Handwerk, C., M. Driscoll, N. Todreas, and M. McMahon. "Cost optimization of long cycle LWR operation." Presented at American Nuclear Society's Annual Summer Meeting, Orlando, Florida, June 1-5, 1997. In Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, v. 76, p. 351, 1997.

Jacoby, H., R. Eckaus, A. Ellerman, and R. Prinn. "CO₂ emissions limits: economic adjustments and the distribution of burdens." The Energy Journal, v. 18, no. 31, pp. 31-58, 1997.

Jacoby, H., R. Prinn, and R. Schmalensee. Needed: A Realistic Strategy for Global Warming. MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, Report No. 21, August 1997.

Jacoby, H., R. Schmalensee, and D. Reiner. "What does stabilizing greenhouse gas concentrations mean?" In Critical Issues in Climate Change, B. Flannery, K. Kolhase, and D. LeVine, eds. London: International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association, 1997.

Joskow, P. "Restructuring, competition and regulatory reform in the US electricity sector." Journal of Economic Perspectives, v. 11, no. 3, pp. 119-138, Summer 1997.

Latanision, R., D. Mitton, S.-H. Zhang, J. Cline, N. Caputy, T. Arias, and A. Rigos. "Corrosion and corrosion mechanisms in supercritical water oxidation systems for hazardous waste disposal." In Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, v. C, p. 865. Sponsored by International Society for the Advancement of Supercritical Fluids, Sendai, Japan, May 11-14, 1997.

Levin, D., and J. Ying. "Oxidative dehydrogenation of propane by non-stoichiometric nickel molybdates." In 3rd World Congress on Oxidation Catalysis, R. Grasselli, S. Oyama, A. Gaffney, and J. Lyons, eds. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science BV, pp. 367-373, 1997.

Linna, J.-R., H. Malberg, P. Bennett, P. Palmer, T. Tian, and W. Cheng. Contribution of Oil Layer Mechanism to the Hydrocarbon Emissions from Spark-Ignition Engines. Presented at Society of Automotive Engineers' International Fall Fuels and Lubricants Meeting, Tulsa, Oklahoma, October 13-16, 1997. SAE Paper No. 972892. Available from SAE, Inc., 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096-0001

McHenry, R. Nuclear Power Plant Surveillance Issues for Extended Operating Cycles. MS thesis. MIT Department of Nuclear Engineering, Cambridge, Massachusetts, February 1997.

McMahon, M., M. Driscoll, and E. Pilat. "Natural uranium and separative work utilization in LWRs." Presented at American Nuclear Society's Annual Summer Meeting, Orlando, Florida, June 1-5, 1997. In Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, v. 76, pp. 348-349, 1997.

Mehnert, C., and J. Ying. "Palladium-grafted mesoporous MCM-41 material as heterogeneous catalyst for Heck reactions." Chemical Communications, pp. 2215-2216, 1997.

Narula, C., W. Weber, J. Ying, and L. Allard. "Incorporation of lanthanides in alumina matrices by a sol-gel process employing heterometallic alkoxides, M[Al(OPrⁱ)₄]₃, as precursors." Journal of Materials Chemistry, v. 7, no. 9, pp. l821-1829, 1997.

Noymer, P., and L. Glicksman. The Effect of Operating Parameters on Cluster-Wall Contact in a Scale-Model Circulating Fluidized Bed. Presented at American Institute of Chemical Engineers' Winter Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California, November 16-21, 1997. Available from AIChE, 345 E. 47th St., New York, NY 10017.

Olson, D., L. Glicksman, and H. Ferm. "Steady-state natural convection in empty and partitioned enclosures at high Rayleigh numbers." Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Journal of Heat Transfer, v. 112, pp. 640-647, 1990.

Reiner, D., and H. Jacoby. Annex I Differentiation Proposals: Implications for Welfare, Equity and Policy. MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, Report No. 27, October 1997.

Shin, Y., and W. Cheng. Engine-Out "Dry" Particulate Matter Emissions from SI Engines. Presented at Society of Automotive Engineers' International Fall Fuels and Lubricants Meeting, Tulsa, Oklahoma, October 13-16, 1997. SAE Paper No. 972890. Available from SAE, Inc., 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096-0001

Skolnikoff, E. Same Science, Differing Policies: The Saga of Global Climate Change. MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, Report No. 22, August 1997.

Sun, T., and J. Ying. "Synthesis of microporous transition metal oxide molecular sieves via a supramolecular templating mechanism." Nature, v. 389, pp. 704-706, 1997.

Wang, C., and R. Prinn. Interactions Among Emissions, Atmospheric Chemistry, and Climate Change: Implications for Future Trends. MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, Report No. 25, September 1997.

Wang, C., R. Prinn, and A. Sokolov. A Global Interactive Chemistry and Climate Model. MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, Report No. 24, September 1997.

Webster, M., and D. Reiner. Beyond Emissions Paths: Rethinking the Climate Impacts of Emissions Protocols in an Uncertain World. MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, Report No. 31, November 1997.

Xiao, X., J. Melillo, D. Kicklighter, A. McGuire, R. Prinn, C. Wang, P. Stone, and A. Sokolov. Transient Climate Change and Net Ecosystem Production of the Terrestrial Biosphere. MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, Report No. 28, November 1997.

Yang, Z., and H. Jacoby. Necessary Conditions for Stabilization Agreements. MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, Report No. 26, October 1997.

Ying, J. "Nanoparticle synthesis for catalytic applications." In Proceedings of the Joint NSF-NIST [National Science Foundation-National Institute of Standards and Technology] Conference on Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Processing into Functional Nanostructures, and Characterization, Arlington, Virginia, May 12-13, 1997. Invited paper.

Ying, J., and T. Sun. "Research needs assessment on nanostructured catalysts." Journal of Electroceramics, v. 1, no. 3, pp. 219-238, 1997.

Yuan, X., Q. Chen, and L. Glicksman. "A critical review on displacement ventilation." ASHRAE Transactions, v. 104, no. 1, forthcoming 1998.