...Abdulmajeed Alghamdi; S. A. Sherif This paper presents an investigation of the performance indices employed in combined or multigeneration thermal systems. Specifically, the following thermal systems will be considered: (1) combined cooling and power (CCP) systems; (2) combined heating and power...

...Xu Cheng; Zhijun Zou; Guoqing Yu; Guobin Ma; Hai Ye; Yilin Li; Hongzhi Liu A building-integrated photovoltaic-thermal (BIPVT) system integrates building envelope and photovoltaic-thermal collectors to produce electricity and heat. In this paper, the electrical and thermal performance of roof-based...

...M. Sridharan The performance evaluation of a natural convection solar dryer is a complex one because of the transient and non-linear nature of atmospheric conditions. In this comparative study, a smart neural network -based tool was developed for estimating the performance of such a transient...

... Plant ,” Ocean Eng. , 32 ( 5 ), pp. 685 – 700 . 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2004.08.011 [3] Uehara , H. , Miyara , A. , Ikegami , Y. , and Nakaoka T. , 1996 , “ Performance Analysis of an OTEC Plant and a Desalination Plant Using an Integrated Hybrid Cycle ,” J. Sol. Energy Eng...

... collectors is the absence of standardized methods to characterize their performance. Performance characterization is a challenge for PV/T collectors because of the interaction between the thermal and electrical yield. This study addresses this particular issue for PV/T air collectors used in either closed...

...H. Tabaei; M. Ameri In this work, the experimental results of a designed and installed photovoltaic water pump system with static concentrator are presented. The tests have been conducted in outdoor condition in Kerman (Latitude 30 deg 17′ and longitude 57 deg 50′), Iran. The performance...

...Gregory J. Kolb A study was performed to compare the annual performance of 50 MW e Andasol-like trough plants that employ either a 2-tank or a thermocline-type molten-salt thermal storage system. trnsys software was used to create the plant models and to perform the annual simulations. The annual...

.... In the measurements, the power curve and pressure distributions are measured for different azimuth angles. By increasing yaw angle, the maximum value of power coefficient of the rotor decreases. The sign of the yaw angle does not have any effect on power performance. The aerodynamic forces are discussed using...