Abstract: Studies of combined cycle electic power plants have shown that increasing the firing temperature and pressure ratio of the gas turbine can substantially improve the specific power output of the ...

Abstract: Incremental failure was observed when two different loading conditions, pressure and expansion, were applied alternatively to an expansion joint. Neither of the conditions was capable independently ...

Abstract: Specimens of Delrin Acetal Resin with different stress-concentration factors were fatigue-tested in tension. Cyclic heat generation affects the strength of the part. Conventional stress-concentration ...

Abstract: This paper investigates the performance of a new power cycle, a so called evaporative biomass air turbine (EvGT-BAT) cycle with gasification for topping combustion. The process integrates an ...

Abstract: Expansion joints of the style most commonly used in shell and tube heat exchangers were studied analytically and experimentally in the elastic range. A method of computing stresses and deformations ...

Abstract: Hydrogen generation from catalyzed solutions of sodium borohydride has been demonstrated experimentally up to 10 MPa. Sodium borohydride solutions are nonflammable, stable in basic solution, and ...