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Analysis, assessment and optimization of integrated solar energy systems for multigeneration
(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 ...
Kinetics and transport phenomena in the chemical decomposition of copper oxychloride in the thermochemical Cu-CI Cycle
(2012-04-01)
The thermochemical copper-chlorine (Cu-Cl) cycle for hydrogen production
includes three chemical reactions of hydrolysis, decomposition and electrolysis. The
decomposition of copper oxychloride establishes the high-temperature ...
Multi-dimensional modeling of transient transport phenomena in molten carbonate fuel cells
(2012-06-01)
Molten carbonate fuel cells (MCFCs) have become an attractive emerging technology for
stationary co-generation of heat and power. From a technical perspective, dynamic operation has
a significant effect on the fuel cell ...
Fluid transport and entropy production in electrochemical and microchannel droplet flows
(2012-04-01)
The growth of energy demand in the world requires addressing the increasing
power requirements of industrial and residential consumers. Optimizing the design of
new and existing large power producing systems can efficiently ...
Transactive energy control of electric energy storage to mitigate the impact of transportation electrification in distribution systems
(2016-11-01)
The adoption of Plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) as a substitute to gasoline-based
internal combustion engine vehicles represent a major change in the transportation
sector. Typically, PEVs uses electricity to charge the ...
Thermal management of the copper-chlorine cycle for hydrogen production: analytical and experimental investigation of heat recovery from molten salt
(2012-08-01)
Hydrogen is known as a clean energy carrier which has the potential to play a major role in addressing the climate change and global warming, and thermochemical water splitting via the copper-chlorine cycle is a promising ...
Uncertainty quantification for safety verification applications in nuclear power plants
(2016-11-01)
There is an increasing interest in computational reactor safety analysis to systematically replace the conservative calculations by best estimate calculations augmented by quantitative uncertainty analysis methods. This ...
Analytical modeling and simulation of metal cutting forces for engineering alloys
(2012-04-01)
In the current research, an analytical chip formation model and the methodology to determine material flow data have been developed. The efforts have been made to address work hardening and thermal softening effects and ...
Model based simulation of broaching operation: cutting mechanics, surface integrity, and process optimization
(2013-04-01)
Machining operations are widely used to produce parts with different shapes
and complicated profiles. As a machining operation, broaching is commonly used
for the machining of a broad range of complex internal and external ...
Colour mismatch in compounding of plastics: processing issues and rheological effects
(2015-01-01)
Demand for plastic products is continuously growing with population increase and higher living standards. Imparting colours to plastics is a combination of art and science and plays a key role in production of attractive ...