Abstract: A tandem solar cell architecture of silicon and germanium solar cells in a mechanical (stack like) arrangement is evaluated to increase the efficiency of light absorption in the far infrared region from 1107 nm to 1907 nm ...

Abstract: The geologic history of the New Orleans area significantly influences the engineering properties of the foundation soils beneath the levees. Geologic and engineering data gathered from the levee breaches identify a spatially ...

Abstract: This paper presents the results of mathematical modeling of the performance of solid electrolyte fuel cells. The system of fundamental physical equations has been solved using a computer program ...

Abstract: The ideal voltage of steady-flow fuel cells is usually expressed by Emf = −ΔG°/nF where ΔG° is the “Gibbs free energy of reaction” for the oxidation of the fuel at the supposed ...

Abstract: This paper presents a case study on embankment dam seepage problems encountered at one site over the last 30 years and various remediation efforts. The Hodges Village Dam in Oxford, Mass. is part of an extensive flood ...

Abstract: Properties of the nearshore flow have been observed in some detail in Douglas Point, Lake Huron. Time series flow data obtained from a network of current meters deployed in a coastal chain perpendicular to the local shoreline ...

Abstract: The expected annual energy output of vertical bifacial solar panel arrays was modeled with an eye on how array design attributes affect the output. We considered module height, cell density (single- or double-high racking), ...

Abstract: Energy conversion processes inherently have associated irreversibility. A better understanding of energy conversion will motivate intuition to create new energy-conversion and energy-utilization ...

Abstract: Thermal buckling is a problem that arises in the operation of continuous annealing lines for thin steel strips. In this paper finite element analysis (FEA) is carried out on the furnace ...

Abstract: Dunbar, Lior and Gaggioli (1991) proposed a configuration of a fuel-cell-topped electrical Rankine power generating station and analyzed its performance. That study revealed that the fuel-cell topping improved plant...