Abstract: A solar collector subsystem operating threshold is defined as the minimum solar insolation rate at which useful heat can be collected when collector loop piping heat losses and parasitic power ...

Abstract: The effects of design and installation features on the overall efficiency of solar heating and cooling systems are evaluated. Solar system piping and thermal storage heat losses and parasitic ...

Abstract: A solution is obtained using the linear theory of elasticity for the stresses in a long, thick, uniformly curved plate due to pressures on the curved surfaces and forces or deflections specified ...

Abstract: The conventional approach to evaluating the joint statistical significance of multiple hypothesis tests (i.e., ?field,? or ?global,? significance) in meteorology and climatology is to count the number of individual (or ...

Abstract: This article provides elasticity solutions to the indentation of a bilayer by three-sided and four-sided indentors. These solutions aid characterization of thin film elastic moduli through continuous ...

Abstract: Two models are proposed for relating the metallurgy of the solder to the growth of fatigue cracks through solder joints. These models illustrate how different aspects of the creep behavior can ...

Abstract: An algorithm for the optimization of regenerated gas turbines is given. For sets of inputs that are typical for automotive applications, the optimum cycle pressure ratio and a set of optimized ...