Yongbin Jin^1,#, Zheng Fang^1,2,#, Liu Yang¹, Kaikai Liu¹, Mingliang Li¹, Yaping Zhao¹, Yujie Luo¹, Huiping Feng¹, Bingru Deng¹, Chengbo Tian¹, Changcai Cui², Liqiang Xie^1,*, Xipeng Xu^2,*, Zhanhua Wei¹

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.10, No.10, pp. 2509-2518, 2022, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2022.021400 - 08 June 2022

Abstract Semi-transparent perovskite solar cells (ST-PSCs) are promising in building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPVs) and tandem solar cells (TSCs). One of the keys to fabricate high-performance ST-PSCs is depositing efficient transparent electrodes. Indium tin oxide (ITO) is an excellent transparent conductive oxide with good light transmittance and high conductivity. However, the high sheet resistance of ITO sputtered at room temperature leads to the low fill factor (FF) and poor power conversion efficiency (PCE) of the ST-PSCs. Here, we study the effect of the sputtering temperature on the properties of ITO and the performance of ST-PSCs. We find that More > Graphic Abstract

Brahim Amahan¹, Hamid El Qarnia^2,*, Ali El Afif¹

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.18, No.5, pp. 1539-1549, 2022, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2022.021839 - 27 May 2022

Abstract This paper numerically investigates the effect of the location of a horizontal fin on the melting of a phase change material (PCM) inside a rectangular enclosure heated by multiple discrete pulsed protruding heat sources. The fin and the phase change material filling the enclosure store the thermal energy extracted from the heat sources, in sensible and latent forms. The heat sources are assumed to simulate electronic components undergoing a superheating technical issue. By extracting heat from the electronics, the PCM plays the role of a heat sink. To analyze the thermal behavior and predict the… More >

David Alonso de Mezquia^1,*, Uxue Arrieta¹, M. Mounir Bou-Ali¹, Ferruh Erdogdu², Huseyin Topcam², Bart Van Droogenbroeck³, Dagbjørn Skipnes⁴

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.18, No.4, pp. 1129-1136, 2022, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2022.021731 - 06 April 2022

Abstract In this work, the thermal sterilization process in food cans has been analyzed using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). STAR CCM+ software has been used in order to develop a numerical model to study the heating process of standard and the recently proposed toroidal shaped cans. The model has been validated comparing the results with the ones obtained experimentally and numerically that can be found in the literature. A good agreement between the obtained numerical results and the experimental ones has been obtained. The results also agree with other numerical models previously developed in the literature.… More >

Xueqin Tian¹, Jinfei Sun², Tong Xu¹, Mengran Cui², Xinlei Wang¹, Jianxiang Guo², De-gejirifu^1,*, Na Wang¹

Energy Engineering, Vol.119, No.2, pp. 723-737, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ee.2022.015982 - 24 January 2022

Abstract Although the Combined Cooing, Heating and Power System (hereinafter referred to as “CCHP”) improves the capacity utilization rate and energy utilization efficiency, single use of CCHP system cannot realize dynamic matching between supply and demand loads due to the unbalance features of the user’s cooling and heating loads. On the basis of user convenience and wide applicability of clean air energy, this paper tries to put forward a coupled CCHP system with combustion gas turbine and ASHP ordered power by heat, analyze trends of such parameters as gas consumption and power consumption of heat pump… More >

Jiefeng Chen¹, Lisha Ding¹, Pengyu Wang¹, Weijin Zhang², Jie Li³, Badr A. Mohamed⁴, Jie Chen¹, Songqi Leng¹, Tonggui Liu¹, Lijian Leng^2,*, Wenguang Zhou^1,*

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.10, No.6, pp. 1555-1574, 2022, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2022.018625 - 20 January 2022

Abstract Biomass is a carbon-neutral renewable energy resource. Biochar produced from biomass pyrolysis exhibits preferable characteristics and potential for fossil fuel substitution. For time- and cost-saving, it is vital to establish predictive models to predict biochar properties. However, limited studies focused on the accurate prediction of HHV of biochar by using proximate and ultimate analysis results of various biochar. Therefore, the multi-linear regression (MLR) and the machine learning (ML) models were developed to predict the measured HHV of biochar from the experiment data of this study. In detail, 52 types of biochars were produced by pyrolysis… More >

Taegeon Kil¹, D. I. Jang¹, H. N. Yoon¹, Beomjoo Yang^2,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.71, No.3, pp. 4487-4502, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.020940 - 14 January 2022

Abstract A machine learning-based prediction of the self-heating characteristics and the negative temperature coefficient (NTC) effect detection of nanocomposites incorporating carbon nanotube (CNT) and carbon fiber (CF) is proposed. The CNT content was fixed at 4.0 wt.%, and CFs having three different lengths (0.1, 3 and 6 mm) at dosage of 1.0 wt.% were added to fabricate the specimens. The self-heating properties of the specimens were evaluated via self-heating tests. Based on the experiment results, two types of artificial neural network (ANN) models were constructed to predict the surface temperature and electrical resistance, and to detect More >

Hari Swarup Jammulamadaka¹, Bhaskaran Gopalakrishnan^2,*, Subodh Chaudhari³, Senthil Sundaramoorthy³, Akash Rajesh Mehta², Roseline Mostafa²

Energy Engineering, Vol.119, No.1, pp. 1-16, 2022, DOI:10.32604/EE.2022.017363 - 22 November 2021

Abstract Fenestration systems are widely used across the world. There is expansive research on window configurations, frames, and glazing technology, but not enough research has been published on reducing window heat loss through heat application to a pane. The presented study attempted to evaluate the performance of heated windows by developing an experimental setup to test a window at various temperatures by varying the power input to the window. Heated double pane window was installed in an insulated box. A temperature gradient was developed across the window by cooling one side of the window using gel-based… More >

Yanxue Li^1,*, Weijun Gao^1,2, Xiaoyi Zhang², Wenya Xu¹, Yingjun Ruan³, Yinzhong Wang⁴

Energy Engineering, Vol.119, No.1, pp. 63-81, 2022, DOI:10.32604/EE.2022.016209 - 22 November 2021

Abstract The building sector contributes a large ratio of final energy consumption, and improving building energy efficiency is expected to play a significant role in mitigating its carbon dioxide emission. Herein, we collected the on-site measurement data to investigate the techno-economic performances of different heat pump types that exist in building space heating projects in Qingdao, China. An in-depth analysis revealed the temperature variations of measured low-grade heat sources over the whole heating supply period, and urban sewage water shows high stable heat energy quality compared with seawater and geothermal heat resources. Operational behaviors including cycling… More >

Dolat Khan¹, Gohar Ali¹, Arshad Khan², Ilyas Khan^3,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.71, No.1, pp. 1025-1034, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.012635 - 03 November 2021

Abstract The basic objective of this work is to study the heat transfer of Casson fluid of non-Newtonian nature. The fluid is considered over a vertical plate such that the plate exhibits arbitrary wall shear stress at the boundary. Heat transfers due to exponential plate heating and natural convection are due to buoyancy force. Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) analysis in the occurrence of a uniform magnetic field is also considered. The medium over the plate is porous and hence Darcy’s law is applied. The governing equations are established for the velocity and temperature fields by the usual Boussinesq… More >

Zahraa A. Faisal^*, Hassanain Ghani Hameed, Dhafer Manea H. Al-Shamkhee

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.17, pp. 1-9, 2021, DOI:10.5098/hmt.17.22

Abstract One of the common water desalination apparatuses in freshwater regimes is Single Slope Solar Still (SSSS). This paper numerically investigated the heat transfer processes that took place inside the still. Also, implementing an optimization process to explore the best sustainable feed water preheating tank design. Comsol Software package (v 5.4) was utilized to develop and validate the 3D Mathematical model. The investigation included comparing four different tank designs namely are sphere, half-sphere, cone, and flat plate. In addition, the influence of altering the volume of the tank has been considered. The study revealed that the More >