... number by as much as twentyfold. 24 01 2011 26 08 2011 29 11 2011 29 11 2011 heat exchangers natural convection numerical analysis solar power tanks (containers) thermal energy storage transient analysis water storage thermal stores immersed heat exchanger...

... finite element analysis finite volume methods gas turbines heat conduction Monte Carlo methods ray tracing solar power In previous publications [( 1 ), 2 ] we reported on a novel design of an air-based pressurized solar receiver for power generation via solar-driven gas turbines. The main...

... Engineering of Thermal Processes , John Wiley & Sons , NY . 25 05 2011 21 07 2011 18 10 2011 18 10 2011 cooling energy conservation energy gap energy harvesting hybrid power systems photovoltaic power systems solar cells solar power Sun thermal power stations...

... Zhang and Huang model building management systems solar power sunlight weather forecasting 04 03 2010 05 12 2010 20 09 2011 20 09 2011 Most of the available solar models have been developed and tested for specific region or climate zone. None of the models have...

... detailed and in-depth publication in the August JSEE Special Issue on Concentrated Solar Power and Fuels (additional selected papers from the symposium are scheduled for forthcoming issues of JSEE). On top of that, we have added to the issue other papers also dedicated to CSP but that have been directly...

...Charles E. Andraka; Julius Yellowhair; Kirill Trapeznikov; Jeff Carlson; Brian Myer; Brad Stone; Kirby Hunt The proper alignment of facets on a dish engine concentrated solar power system is critical to the performance of the system. These systems are generally highly concentrating to produce high...

...Kyle Kitzmiller; Fletcher Miller Gas-cooled solar receivers for concentrating solar power plants are capable of providing high temperature, pressurized gas for electrical power generation via a Brayton cycle. This can be accomplished by expanding hot, pressurized gas directly through a turbine...

... is irradiated by an incident solar power I 0 . This energy is, for one part, lost by radiation toward the environment, and for the other part, transferred by radiation and/or conduction to the reactive material to drive the endothermic reaction. Design of three thermochemical cavity reactors. S 0...

... energy storage concept for solar power towers is being developed, in which quartz sand serves as a storage medium. Sand is suitable due to its properties such as high thermal stability, specific heat capacity, and low-cost availability. Compared with storages based on ceramic bodies, the use of sand...

... absorber-convertors solar power Utilization of solar energy, which is considered one of the most important renewable energy, not only reduces consumption of fossil fuel but also slows down the pace of global warming. In addition to the use of solar cell, daylight illumination is also an important...

... conversion biofuel bioreactors flue gas desulphurisation microorganisms solar power sunlight wastewater treatment spatial light-dilution photobioreactor microalgae kinetics efficiency There is a significant interest in increasing the variety of goods produced and services performed...

... exergy heat pumps solar power sustainable development thermal energy storage solar energy ground heat pump thermal energy storage energy exergy efficiency sustainability During the past decade, energy demands have increased considerably and become a major issue of societies...

... ,” Energy 0360-5442 , 29 , pp. 1207 – 1217 . 10.1016/j.energy.2004.01.004 Winter , C. J. , Sizmann , R. L. , and Vant-Hull , L. L. , 1991 , Solar Power Plants: Fundamentals, Technology, Systems, Economics , Springer , New York . ASHRAE , 2001 , Fundamentals Handbook...

... 09 2010 chemical energy conversion chemical reactors coal gasification coke fluidised beds heat transfer solar power high-temperature solar heat solar reactor fluidized bed coal gasification solar fuel Thermochemical conversion of concentrated solar high-temperature...

... that will result in higher energy demands, but both renewable energy sources will have enough intensity to be used in the future as alternative energy resources to mitigate future climate changes. 24 07 2006 10 02 2010 14 06 2010 14 06 2010 climate mitigation climatology solar power...

... is referred as “concentrated solar power” or CSP. The greatly insolated “sunbelt” regions of the world include large Asian regions in China and India as well as the southwestern United States, southern Europe, Australia, the MENA regions, etc. There have been no commercialized CSP plants in such Asian sunbelt...

... used in solar power plants. The PTSC used in a high temperature solar cooling and heating system at CMU are the prototype of roof mounted PTSC developed by Broad Air Conditioning, Inc., in China. They are different in both design and configuration with those already modeled in literature...

... Michel, for the efficient administration of the twenty issues containing 365 papers published during my term. Dear authors and readers of JSEE, solar energy conversion solar power 05 01 2010 05 01 2010 2010 American Society of Mechanical Engineers ...

... , A. , 2006 , “ Hydrogen Production by Steam-Gasification of Petroleum Coke Using Concentrated Solar Power—II Reactor Design, Testing, and Modeling ,” Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 0360-3199 , 31 , pp. 797 – 811 . 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2005.06.011 Bilgen , E. , and Galindo , J. , 1981 , “ High...

... of the oscillations and to limit the horizontal and vertical displacements of the platform. 02 06 2009 14 08 2009 09 11 2009 photovoltaic power systems solar absorber-convertors solar power solar radiation One of the most important issues involved in the exploitation of solar...