Browsing by Author "Dincer, Ibrahim"
Now showing items 1-20 of 94
-
Analysis and assessment of integrated waste-to-energy systems based on plastic wastes for multigeneration
Ismail, Mohamed (2022-04-01)This thesis proposes three wastes to energy multigeneration systems that are based on plastic wastes. The three systems are coupled with renewable energy resources like solar energy, geothermal energy, and wind turbine ... -
Analysis and optimization of fuel cell based integrated powering systems for clean rail applications
Al-Hamed, Khaled H. M. (2019-08-01)In this thesis, proposals of novel integrated fuel cell powering systems for cleaner railway applications are presented and analyzed thermodynamically. Both energy and exergy analyses are conducted on these systems for ... -
Analysis of alternative energy options for buildings
Rezaie, Behnaz (2009-08-01)The importance of utilizing different types of energy and their technical application is discussed. Awareness around the globe about the world energy crisis and its critical environmental condition has put more emphasis ... -
Analysis of hydrodynamic phenomena in a fluidized bed for thermochemical hydrogen production
Haseli, Yousef (2008-04-01)This thesis examines transport phenomena of cupric chloride (CuCI2) hydrolysis within a fluidized bed. Conversions of CuCi2 and steam as a fluidizing gas are numerically investigated using a new non-catalytic gas-solid ... -
Analysis, assessment and optimization of biomass mixed heavy-oil driven integrated gasification combined cycle for multigeneration
Islam, Shahid (2017-11-01)There has been increasing interest in employing Integrated Gasification Combined Cycles (IGCC) using various biomasses and low-rank coals for producing multiple outputs. The most of the existing IGCC plants do not conserve ... -
Analysis, assessment and optimization of integrated solar energy systems for multigeneration
El-Emam, Rami (2014-12-01)The extensive usage of fossil fuel in most of human activities has led to the undesirable effects on the environment starting from global warming and greenhouse effects to the climate changes, acid rain and others. Renewable ... -
Comparative study of ammonia-based clean rail transportation systems for Greater Toronto area
Hogerwaard, Janette (2014-04-01)Ammonia as a transportation fuel offers a carbon-free, hydrogen rich energy source that emits no greenhouse gases in combustion, and has no global warming potential. Furthermore, it may be produced from any renewable ... -
Comparative study of various hydrogen production methods for vehicles.
Suleman, Fahad (2014-12-01)Hydrogen as an energy carrier is a promising candidate to store green energy and it has a potential to solve various critical energy challenges. Although, hydrogen is a clean energy carrier, the possible negative impacts ... -
Conceptual development and analysis of multiple integrated hydrogen production plants with Cu-Cl cycle
Al-Zareer, Maan (2016-12-01)This thesis develops and analyzes four hydrogen production integrated energy systems, where hydrogen is produced via hybrid electrical and thermochemical water decomposition cycle, based on the chemical couple Cu-Cl. The ... -
Conceptual development and analysis of sustainable powering options for hybrid vehicles
Ezzat, Muhammad (2018-02-01)Hydrogen and ammonia are the carbon-free fuels that have the potential to replace the fossil fuels in the near future. In addition, they can also act as energy carriers and storage media for many applications; particularly ... -
Conversion of a scroll compressor to an expander for organic Rankine cycle: modeling and analysis
Oralli, Emre (2010-12-01)Conversion of a scroll compressor to an expander for organic Rankine Cycle: modeling and analysis -
Design and evaluation of integrated waste to energy multigenerational systems
Kahraman, Ugur (2022-04-01)This thesis study develops three renewable energy-based waste-to-energy multigeneration systems and examine them thermodynamically and economically. The first system uses solar-based energy and animal manure waste, and the ... -
Design and evaluation of solar and geothermal energy systems integrated with Cu-Cl cycle
Temiz, Mert (2020-09-01)This thesis study proposes solar and geothermal based three multigeneration systems. System 1 consists of a bifacial photovoltaic (BiPV) plant, multi-effect distillation (MED) desalination unit and, proton exchange membrane ... -
Design, analysis and experimental investigation of a new scroll expander based trigeneration system
Tarique, Md.Ali (2014-01-01)Current technologies of using conventional energy produce a large amount of waste heat which can potentially be recovered in the form of useful work to use in our day to day life. This initiative not only optimizes the ... -
Design, analysis and experimental investigation of Cu-Cl based integrated systems
Ratlamwala, Tahir Abdul Hussain (2013-01-01)Burning fossil fuels for power generation results in emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and air pollutants such as nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulfur oxides (SOx), which are harmful to living creatures ... -
Design, analysis and optimization of novel photo electrochemical hydrogen production systems
Rabbani, Musharaf (2013-04-01)Hydrogen is a green-energy carrier with a high heat of combustion. If obtained from renewable sources, it could be the ultimate and environmentally benign solution for the future energy requirements. This thesis presents ... -
Development and analysis of a high temperature electrolyser for the Cu-Cl cycle for hydrogen production
Khalid, Farrukh (2017-01-01)A number of thermochemical cycles have been investigated to produce hydrogen from water. However, most of these cycles operate at over 800°C. The relatively lower temperature (550°C) requirement and use of inexpensive ... -
Development and analysis of a solar-based integrated system with a CO2 Rankine power cycle
AlZahrani, Abdullah (2013-10-01)The current work is a thermodynamic-based design and analysis of a solar-based integrated system for power production. In this regards, a reheat supercritical carbon dioxide (S-CO2) Rankine cycle is proposed. This cycle ... -
Development and analysis of alternative thermochemical cycles for hydrogen production
Safari, Farid (2021-12-01)Production of carbon-free fuels as alternatives for fossil fuels is a promising approach for controlling climate change and global warming. Hydrogen is considered as the key energy carrier of the future when it is produced ... -
Development and analysis of new integrated energy systems for sustainable buildings.
Khalid, Farrukh (2014-12-01)Excessive consumption of fossil fuels in the residential sector and their associated negative environmental impacts bring a significant challenge to engineers within research and industrial communities throughout the ...