Abstract: The Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) concept is analyzed as an exergy storage concept. A thermodynamic analysis involving the application of the first and second laws of thermodynamics to ...

Abstract: Energy conversion by the mechanism of electrokinetics is investigated. A device capable of converting either electrical power into pumping power or pumping power into electrical power in the ...

Abstract: The controversy over the proper expression for the theoretical maximum conversion efficiency of solar devices is resolved. The correct expression, ηmax = 1 −4/3 (To /Ts ), relates to the maximum ...

Abstract: It is demonstrated that the form of the energy-dissipation equation which describes thermoelectric and thermomagnetic generators is greatly dependent on the choice of dependent variables in the ...

Abstract: The thermodynamic dissipations in crystalline silicon solar cells are identified and evaluated. The ratio of the exergy of the output electrical power to the exergy of the input solar radiation ...

Abstract: A theoretical analysis is given for squeeze film bearings which use an electrically conducting fluid, such as a liquid metal, as the lubricant and which are in the presence of a magnetic ...