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RISA Novel Approach for Performance Analysis of Air–Air Wickless Heat Pipe Heat Exchanger
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Wickless heat pipe heat exchangers (HPHE) consistently showed instabilities and omits many experimental tests. The performance of a heat pipe is governed by many parameters, and the effects of which may influence each ...
Effect of the Heat Pipe Adiabatic Region
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The main motivation of conducting this work is to present a rigorous analysis and investigation of the potential effect of the heat pipe adiabatic region on the flow and heat transfer performance of a heat pipe under varying ...
Comparison of Rain-Profiling Methods from ARMAR Data in TOGA COARE with a View to a Possible Use with the TRMM Radar
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Rain measurements of the airborne Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission (TRMM) radar simulator Airborne Rain-Mapping Radar in a typical event of Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere Coupled Ocean?Atmosphere Response ...
Feasibility Study of Long-Term Dual Tank Photovoltaic/Thermal Indirect Parallel Solar-Assisted Heat Pump Systems
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A novel dual tank photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) indirect parallel solar-assisted heat pump system was investigated in this paper, which filled a gap in the literature. Furthermore, a long-term performance study analysis was ...
Parametric Study of a Flat Plate Wick Assisted Heat Pipe Solar Collector
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The use of heat pipes in solar collectors offers several advantages regarding flexibility in operation and application, as they are very efficient in transporting heat even under a small temperature difference. Compared ...
Finite Element Analysis of a Contact With Friction Between an Elastic Body and a Thin Soft Layer
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: When studying a mechanical system involving contact between two bodies such as a disc and brake pad system, finite element simulations are often used to predict the phenomena involved. However, ...
A Class of Single- and Dual-Frequency Algorithms for Rain-Rate Profiling from a Spaceborne Radar. Part II: Tests from Airborne Radar Measurements
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: In Part I, four single-frequency (SF) algorithms and a dual-frequency (DF) algorithm for range profiling of the rain rate from a spaceborne radar were described and tested from numerical simulations. In Part II, performances ...
Characterization and Modeling of Tensile Strength of High-Limestone Filler Concretes for Pavement
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The objectives of the work described in this paper are twofold. First, the reuse of high-limestone filler crushed sand in concrete formulated without the use of superplasticizer and to be used for pavement construction is ...
Impact of Thermal Mismatch on Photovoltaic Module Performance: A Novel Modeling Approach and Configuration Analysis
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Abstract. This study investigates the effects of uneven temperature distribution on the performance of photovoltaic (PV) modules in series, parallel, series–parallel, and parallel–series electrical configurations. A novel ...
Rain Relations Inferred from Microphysical Data in TOGA COARE and Their Use to Test a Rain-Profiling Method from Radar Measurements at Ku-Band
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The first part of this paper is dedicated to establishing relations among rain-integrated parameters representative of west Pacific precipitation. This is achieved by using airborne microphysical data gathered within a ...