Abstract: A flexible mathematical model is introduced which describes the radiance of the dome of the sky under various conditions. This three-component continuous distribution (TCCD) model is compounded ...

Abstract: Both traditional and recently proposed models for the angular distribution of diffuse sky radiance are reviewed and compared. The models considered include basic models, sky-type-specific models, ...

Abstract: A model, previously proposed, describing the sky radiance as a continuous function, has been calibrated from 11,000 individual measurements made in scans taken across springtime skies in Toronto ...

Abstract: The use of exergy analysis, rather than energy analysis, for the evaluation of the performance of thermal energy storage systems is discussed. The energy and exergy relationships for a simple ...

Abstract: Gas-vapor nucleation in liquid solutions is considered. It is shown that for nucleation to occur in a multicomponent solution a nucleus must be created of at least a certain radius. Consideration ...