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Thermodynamic performance assessment of wind energy systems: An application
(2011-07)
In this paper, the performance of wind energy system is assessed thermodynamically, from resource and technology perspectives. The thermodynamic characteristics of wind through energy and exergy analyses are considered and ...
Performance assessment and transient optimization of air precooling in multi-stage solid desiccant air conditioning systems
(Elsevier, 2016-07-01)
Renewable energy is one of the most promising solutions to both energy and global warming crisis. Energy consumption can be minimized considerably by utilizing solar energy in air conditioning systems operation. One of the ...
Thermo-economic and comparative analyses of two recently proposed optimization approaches for circular heliostat fields: Campo radial-staggered and biomimetic spiral
(Elsevier, 2016-10-15)
In this paper, comparative analyses between two newly proposed circular heliostat field layout designs, i.e. Campo radial-staggered and biomimetic spiral layouts are carried out. Moreover, different optimization objectives ...
Thermodynamic analysis of a new renewable energy based hybrid system for hydrogen liquefaction
(2012-12)
In this paper, a parametric study of the triple effect absorption cooling system (TEACS) integrated with solar photo-voltaic/thermal (PV/T), geothermal, and Linde–Hampson cycle is conducted. The effect of different operating ...
Innovative inlet air cooling technology for gas turbine power plants using integrated solid desiccant and Maisotsenko cooler
(Elsevier, 2015-07)
Gas turbine thermal efficiency has significant dependency on climatic conditions. Evaporative cooling is commonly utilized as an inlet air cooling technique in hot and dry climates though an increase in atmospheric humidity ...
Analysis of a hydrogen fuel cell-PV power system for small UAV
(Elsevier, 2016-04-27)
This paper investigates the integration of a hybrid power system for a small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The proposed hybrid power system consists of hydrogen fuel cell, photovoltaic panels and battery. The UAV is modeled ...
Thermo-economic analysis of an integrated solar power generation system using nanofluids
(Elsevier, 2017-04-01)
In this paper, a thermo-economic analysis of an Integrated Solar Regenerative Rankine Cycle (ISRRC) is performed. The ISRRC consists of a nanofluid-based Parabolic Trough Solar Collector (PTSC), and a Thermal Energy Storage ...
Performance assessment of an integrated absorption cooling-hydrogen liquefaction system using geothermal energy
(2013)
An integrated geothermal based triple effect absorption cooling and Linde-Hampson system for hydrogen gas liquefaction is proposed and analysed thermodynamically. The effect of various operating conditions and parameters ...
Thermodynamic analysis of a novel integrated geothermal based power generation-quadruple effect absorption cooling-hydrogen liquefaction system
(2012-04)
In this paper, we propose a novel integrated geothermal absorption system for hydrogen liquefaction, power and cooling productions. The effect of geothermal, ambient temperature and concentration of ammonia-water vapor on ...
Assessment of solar electricity production in the United Arab Emirates
(2013)
In this work the possible large-scale integration of photovoltaic (PV) systems and parabolic trough concentrated solar power (CSP) technologies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) power system is investigated in technical, ...