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Koushik Mandlem, Bhaskaran Gopalakrishnan^*, Ashish Nimbarte, Roseline Mostafa, Rupa Das
Energy Engineering, Vol.117, No.4, pp. 165-183, 2020, DOI:10.32604/EE.2020.011406
Abstract The research details the design and development of a spreadsheet based software system that has been built using the principles of Monte Carlo simulation. The simulation has been applied to a residential building with a certain number of rooms, each with specific characteristics pertaining to volume, occupancy, and thermostat set point. The consideration of variables related to the building envelope and weather, and the HVAC system have provided a realistic view that enables the accurate estimation of annual energy usage and costs. The main findings of the research are reflected in the sensitivity analysis that estimates energy use and cost… More >

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Jianjun He^*, Ruifeng Wang, Yefeng Yin, Jian Chen, Chaoran Guo
Energy Engineering, Vol.117, No.4, pp. 185-193, 2020, DOI:10.32604/EE.2020.011181
Abstract TPG-RED (Thermal Power Generation Based on Reverse Electrodialysis) was studied to explore the new method of solar thermal power generating based on Reverse Electrodialysis (RED) in this paper. RED is a process that transfers the salinity gradient between sea water and fresh water to electricity. TPGRED has combined RED with thermal power generation to transfer thermal energy from solar to electricity which has many advantages of huge available temperature range, sustainability, non-pollution, simple structure, and so on. Respectively, using “1 mol/L H₂SO₄ solution—0.0001 mol/L H₂SO₄ solution” and “1 mol/L Na₂SO₄ solution—0.0001 mol/L Na₂SO₄ solution” as the working medium at 30°C… More >

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Lanting Zhang, Laifu Guo, Qiang Rong^*
Energy Engineering, Vol.117, No.4, pp. 195-207, 2020, DOI:10.32604/EE.2020.010617
Abstract The various ply parameters of composite wind turbine blade have crucial influence, of respectively varying degree, on the static strength and stiffness of the blade, elements closely related to its performance. In this article, the method of the single-parameter sensitivity analysis is presented. A 1.5 MW wind turbine blade is considered as the study object, where the load of the blade is calculated and the respective finite element model is established. According to engineering practice, the investigation range of ply parameters is determined, and the test design scheme of ply parameter for the blade is constructed. The Tsai-Wu failure factor… More >

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Panpan Zhao^1,*, Dongdong Wang², Dao Zhou¹, Huan Zhang¹, Yun Sun¹
Energy Engineering, Vol.117, No.4, pp. 209-224, 2020, DOI:10.32604/EE.2020.010567
Abstract A R1234ze(E) based mixture was investigated as a promising environmental solution to enhance system performance of a transctitical organic Rankine cycle(TORC). The main purpose of this study is to research the thermodynamic properties of TORC system using R1234ze(E)/R134a mixtures with various mass fraction of R1234ze(E) when recovering engine exhaust heat. R1234ze(E) was selected due to its zero ozone depletion potential, relative lower global warming potential and it can remedy the thermodynamic properties of traditional working fluid R134a. Thermal analysis and optimization about expander inlet temperature and pressure of TORC, mass fraction of R134a in R134a/R1234ze(E) mixtures are carried out. According… More >

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Lei Li^1,2,3,*, Leren Tao^2,3, Yanan Gou¹, Shan Zhang¹
Energy Engineering, Vol.117, No.4, pp. 225-235, 2020, DOI:10.32604/EE.2020.010892
Abstract The scroll expander used in organic Rankine cycle (ORC) system is improved, and its performance is analyzed experimentally. The modified profile and inlet hole of the scroll expander are enhanced, and the performance of the scroll expander before and after the improvement is analyzed. The results show that when the inlet pressure exceeds 0.7 MPa, the waist-shaped hole with a larger area is preferable. The scroll expander with a waist-shaped hole has a larger output power and wider optimal pressure range, and when the inlet pressure is 1.6 MPa, the maximum output power increases by 230 W. The output power… More >

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Ajay Veludurthi¹, Venkateshwarlu Bolleddu^2,*
Energy Engineering, Vol.117, No.4, pp. 237-248, 2020, DOI:10.32604/EE.2020.011304
Abstract Mechanical characteristics of small wind turbine blades of National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) 63-415 series with different Univinyl (UV) foam alignments have been evaluated experimentally using Universal Testing Machine and numerically using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software ANSYS. The wind turbine blade models considered are selected from the NACA 63415 series to give a power output of 1 kW. The blades in this study are made like a sandwich beam structure. The outermost portion of the blade is made of glass fiber reinforced plastics with epoxy resin as composite and Uni-vinyl foam alignments are placed in the inner portion,… More >

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