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Abstract: The solar thermal reduction of ZnO, using solar process heat and CH4 or C as reducing agent, is investigated for CH4:ZnO or C:ZnO molar ratios ranging from 0 (thermal decomposition at above ...

Abstract: The thermodynamic implications of conducting the solar combined ZnO-reduction and CH4-reforming under stoichiometric and non-stoichiometric conditions are examined. For a solar flux concentration ...

Abstract: The co-production of Zn and synthesis gas by the combined reduction of ZnO and reforming of CH4 has been performed using a vortex-flow chemical reactor in a high-flux solar furnace. The reactor ...

Abstract: Monte Carlo radiative transfer analysis is applied to a cylindrical cavity-receiver containing an array of high-temperature tubular absorbers directly exposed to concentrated solar power entering ...

Abstract: The thermal performance of an array of pressurized-air solar receiver modules integrated to a gas turbine power cycle is analyzed for a simple Brayton cycle (BC), recuperated Brayton cycle (RC), and combined Brayton–Rankine ...

Abstract: Research of frequencies and modes of vibration of an arch is pursued, using the method of reducing the structure to a conservative rigid‐elastic system. The role of the reductive matrix of the strain energy is clearly ...

Abstract: This paper investigates the use of finite 1:1 dimer chains to mitigate the transmission of shock disturbances. Dimer chains consist of alternating light and heavy masses with interconnecting compliance. Changing the mass ...

Abstract: Radiation heat transfer within a solar chemical reactor for the co-production of zinc and syngas is analyzed by the Monte Carlo ray-tracing method. The reactor is treated as a 3D nonisothermal ...