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RISA Review of Engineering Developments of Aqueous Phase Solar Photocatalytic Detoxification and Disinfection Processes
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Scientific research on photocatalytic oxidation of hazardous chemicals has been conducted extensively over the last three decades. Use of solar radiation in photocatalytic detoxification and ...
Experimental Study of the Heat and Mass Transfer in a Packed Bed Liquid Desiccant Air Dehumidifier
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Desiccant cooling systems have the ability to provide efficient humidity and temperature control while reducing the electrical energy requirement for air conditioning as compared to a conventional ...
Performance Analysis of a Closed-Loop Climate Control System Using Underground Air Tunnel
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A passive summer cooling technique that utilizes the underground soil temperature has application in climate control of residential as well as agricultural buildings. The soil temperature stays ...
Photocatalytic Oxidation of Toluene in Water From an Algae Pond With High Dissolved Oxygen Content
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Water in well-mixed ponds containing photosynthetic algae has been observed to have an extremely high Dissolved Oxygen (DO) content. Up to four times saturation levels of DO have been recorded. ...
Organic Working Fluids for a Combined Power and Cooling Cycle
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A new thermodynamic cycle has been developed for the simultaneous production of power and cooling from low-temperature heat sources. The proposed cycle combines the Rankine and absorption ...
On Evaluating Efficiency of a Combined Power and Cooling Cycle
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A combined power and cooling cycle is being investigated. The cycle is a combination of the Rankine cycle and an absorption refrigeration cycle. Evaluating the efficiency of this cycle is made ...
Heat Transfer Analysis in Environmental Control Using an Underground Air Tunnel
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This paper presents heat transfer analysis of a passive summer cooling and winter preheating technique, which utilizes the underground temperature at a depth of 6 ft (1.83m) or more. In this ...
Photocatalytic Treatment of Wastewater From 5–Fluorouracil Manufacturing
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This paper presents some of the experimental results from a study conducted to demonstrate the potential use of photocatalytic oxidation for decolorization and COD reduction of wastewater from ...
Exergy Analysis of a Combined Power and Refrigeration Thermodynamic Cycle Driven by a Solar Heat Source
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Exergy thermodynamics is employed to analyze a binary ammonia water mixture thermodynamic cycle that produces both power and refrigeration. The analysis includes exergy destruction for each component ...
Photocatalytic Disinfection of Indoor Air
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The present study demonstrated the antibacterial effect of photocatalytic oxidation in indoor air using titanium dioxide as the catalyst. Through a series of experiments, it was determined that ...