Abstract: Methanol reforming is a wellknown method of producing hydrogen for hydrogenbased fuel cells. Since methanol reforming is an endothermic process, requiring an energy input, it is possible to use this reaction as a way to ...

Abstract: In this paper, simulation of a linear Fresnel rooftop mounted concentrating solar collector is presented. The system is modeled with the transient system (trnsys) simulation program using the typical meteorological year ...

Abstract: Portable energy storage will be a key challenge if electric vehicles (EVs) become a large part of our future transportation system. A big barrier to market uptake for EVs is driving range. Range can be further limited if ...

Abstract: Efficient conversion of sunlight into useful heat or work is of increasing global interest. Solartothermal energy conversion, as opposed to solartoelectricity, is enabled by solar thermal collectors that convert sunlight ...

Abstract: Spray ponds offer significant advantages over mechanical draft cooling towers (MDCTs) including superior simplicity and operability, lower preferred power requirements, and lower capital and maintenance costs. Unlike a ...

Abstract: Large-scale parabolic trough collectors (PTCs) are generally installed in flat, open areas. Their specific costs ($/m2) are dependent on wind load-based structural design factors. To help estimate these wind loads, validated ...

Abstract: Nanoparticle suspensions are known to offer a variety of benefits for thermal transport and energy conversion. Of particular relevance here are the vast changes to the radiative properties due to the plasmonic nanostructures' ...

Abstract: Continuous, laserheated boiling heat transfer experiments with silver nanofluids were conducted to identify the nonequilibrium melting behavior of silver nanoparticles in deionized (DI) water. Experimental results with ...

Abstract: The design and construction of solar concentrators heavily affects their optical efficiency, heat utilization, and cost. Current trough concentrators use an equivalent uniform beam with a metal grid substructure. In this ...

Abstract: Given the largely untapped solar energy resource, there has been an ongoing international effort to engineer improved solar-harvesting technologies. Toward this, the possibility of engineering a solar selective volumetric ...