Abstract: Combustion efficiency and flue-gas drying of solid fuels are analyzed. A simple, universal arithmetic expression for combustion efficiency is developed. This expression involves four primary ...

Abstract: The microwave method has advantages, such as a high degree of precision and dynamic measurement capability, for measuring TDC (Top Dead Center) in an engine. However, there are marked discrepancies ...

Abstract: A method used to measure and validate the temperature field in an experimental downdraft biomass gasifier and reformulate the discrete test data into continuous mathematical functions is described. ...

Abstract: A comprehensive equation to determine the rate of local entropy generation in multicomponent, reacting, laminar fluid flow involving heat and mass transfer is formulated based on species-average ...

Abstract: Capillary instability of a liquid film on a wire in another fluid (gas or liquid) is investigated. The liquid film is found to be unstable whenever the wavelength of the surface disturbance ...

Abstract: Biomass is a versatile, abundant, and renewable energy resource used widely throughout the world. It is perhaps the most common energy resource in developing countries, used primarily for cooking and heating. While ...

Abstract: A system to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from combustion power plants is described. Unlike earlier proposals based on flue gas treatment, the problem is addressed prior to combustion by ...

Abstract: A satellite-based potential evapotranspiration (PET) product for streamflow simulations is tested for 15 forecast basins in the Upper Mississippi and Red River watersheds under the forecasting responsibility of the National ...

Abstract: A satellite-based potential evapotranspiration (PET) product for streamflow simulations is tested for 15 forecast basins in the Upper Mississippi and Red River watersheds under the forecasting responsibility of the National ...

Abstract: Thermodynamic cycle analyses of biomass gasifier-based electric power stations at two scales, nominally 5 and 20 MWe (net electric power output), were performed to assess process performance and ...