Abstract: Adsorption processes can be used for operating environment-friendly refrigeration cycles. When combined with the thermal regeneration process, these cycles can have quite high performance. The ...

Abstract: This technical note is concerned with aeroelastic flutter problems: the analysis of aeroelastic systems undergoing airspeed-dependent dynamic instability. Existing continuation methods for parametric stability analysis are ...

Abstract: The solar-powered ice maker has been described in a previous article [1]. The present article draws conclusions from experiments conducted on this prototype. Some specific effects appear: the ...

Abstract: This paper presents an approach to optimization of a solar concept which employs solar-to-electric power conversion at the focus of parabolic dish concentrators. Modularity is obtained through ...

Abstract: This paper presents a generalization of the Laplace transform method (LTM) for determining the flutter points of a linear ordinarydifferential aeroelastic system—a linear system involving a spatial derivative as well as ...

Abstract: This paper presents a novel application of multiparameter spectral theory to the study of structural stability, with particular emphasis on aeroelastic flutter. Methods of multiparameter analysis allow the development of ...

Abstract: Purely thermal heat pumps can be devised with adsorbate/solid adsorbent pairs, for example for refrigeration purposes. As each cycle consists of two periods, i.e., heating/desorption/condensation ...

Abstract: The effect of concentrator field layout on the technical-economic performance of a point-focusing distributed receiver (PFDR) solar thermal power plant is presented. The plant design is based on ...

Abstract: Experimental results obtained on a 12 m3 solar-powered solid-adsorption cold store are presented. These results are compared to the predictions of a simplified model. On the basis of this model, ...

Abstract: Many people lose their homes around the world every year because of natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and hurricanes. In the aftermath of a natural disaster, the displaced people (DP) have to move to temporary ...