Journal of Solar Energy Engineering: Recent submissions
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Streamlining the Power Generation Profile of Concentrating Solar Power Plants
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)A scheme to streamline the electric power generation profile of concentrating solar power (CSP) plants of the parabolic trough collector (PTC) type is suggested. The scheme seeks to even out heat transfer rates from the ... -
Evaluation of Alternative Designs for a High Temperature Particle-to-sCO2 Heat Exchanger
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)This paper presents an evaluation of alternative particle heat-exchanger designs, including moving packed-bed and fluidized-bed designs, for high-temperature heating of a solar-driven supercritical CO2 (sCO2) Brayton power ... -
About the Extension of Wind Turbine Power Curve in the High Wind Region
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)The financial sustainability and the profitability of wind farms strongly depend on the efficiency of the conversion of wind kinetic energy. This motivates further research about the improvement of wind turbine power curve. ... -
Optimal Placement and Sizing of Photovoltaic Based Distributed Generation Considering Costs of Operation Planning of Monocrystalline and Thin-Film Technologies
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)Distributed generation (DG) technology has been growing rapidly in industries as this technology can increase the overall efficiency to the power systems. Improper placement and sizing can lead to power losses and interrupt ... -
Heat Transfer Augmentation Using an Innovative Helicoidal Finned Absorber Plate in a Solar Air Heater—A Numerical Study
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)This study presents an innovative idea to augment heat transfer to an air heater using helicoidal finned arrangement. A parametric analysis of the helicoidal shaped fin geometry is considered with helicoidal pitch ratio ... -
Energy Saving Potential of a Combined Solar and Natural Gas-Assisted Vapor Absorption Building Cooling System
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)A building energy simulation study is carried out to analyze the performance of a triple-hybrid single-effect vapor absorption cooling system (VACS) operated by solar, natural gas, and auxiliary electricity-based cogeneration. ... -
Modeling of Solar Power Plant for Electricity Generation and Water Desalination
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)This paper presents the simulation and modeling of the concentrated solar power (CSP) plant for multipurpose applications at Borg El Arab in Egypt. The plant produces 1 MWe and 250 m3 of distilled water using steam turbine ... -
A Novel Solar Water Sterilization Design: Targeted to Provide Potable Water for a Community of 50 People
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)An innovative solar sterilizer design to be fixed on the focus of concentrated solar parabolic dish collector (CSPDC) was presented. The specifications of CSPDC were 4.8 m diameter and 1.8 m focal point according to the ... -
Doping Solar Field Heat Transfer Fluid With Nanoparticles
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)A previously developed model of a concentrating solar power plant has been modified to accommodate doping the heat transfer fluid (HTF) with nanoparticles. The model with its unalloyed HTF has been validated with actual ... -
Comparative Performance of a Solar Screen With Respect to Perforation Ratio: Illuminance and Energy Saving
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)The objectives of sustainable building design are to provide the comfort to the occupants and to eliminate negative environmental impacts of its operations. In this regard, windows play a crucial role in saving energy used ... -
Optimization of the Taper/Twist Stacking Axis Location of NREL VI Wind Turbine Rotor Blade Using Neural Networks Based on Computational Fluid Dynamics Analyses
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)The stacking axis locations for twist and taper distributions along the span of a wind turbine blade are optimized to maximize the rotor torque and/or to minimize the thrust. A neural networks (NN)-based model is trained ... -
On Analyzing the Optical Performance of Solar Central Tower Systems on Hillsides Using Biomimetic Spiral Distribution
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)The optical performance of solar central tower (CT) systems on hillsides of mountain areas is investigated based on the biomimetic spiral heliostat field distribution algorithm. The optical efficiencies and the field ... -
On-Sun Performance Evaluation of Alternative High-Temperature Falling Particle Receiver Designs
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)This paper evaluates the on-sun performance of a 1 MW falling particle receiver. Two particle receiver designs were investigated: obstructed flow particle receiver versus free-falling particle receiver. The intent of the ... -
Using Solar Energy for Water Purification Through Nanoparticles Assisted Evaporation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)As per the estimates of the world health organization (WHO) by 2025, about half of the world's population shall inhabit water-stressed areas. Water purification through usage of solar energy is a clean and lucrative option ... -
Simulation of Flow and Heat Transfer in Triangular Cross-Sectional Solar-Assisted Air Heater
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)The ribbed three-dimensional solar air heater (SAH) model is numerically investigated to estimate flow and heat transfer through it. The numerical analysis is based on finite volume approach, and the set of flow governing ... -
Experimental Investigation of the Effects of Winglets on the Tip Vortex Behavior of a Model Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Using Particle Image Velocimetry
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)This study presents an experimental investigation on the effects of winglets on the near wake flow around the tip region and on the tip vortex characteristics downstream of a 0.94 m diameter three-bladed horizontal axis ... -
Design, Construction, and Analysis of a Passive Indirect Solar Dryer With Chimney
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)The growing demand for alternative technologies, of clean and sustainable nature, has fostered the development and improvement of equipment that uses solar energy for the dehydration of seeds and fruits. Such equipment has ... -
Co-Generation of Solar Electricity and Agriculture Produce by Photovoltaic and Photosynthesis—Dual Model by Abellon, India
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)Sustainable use of land and water is crucial in the era of climate change. Abellon Clean Energy has established 3 MW solar plant for practicing agricultural under the solar panels to address food and energy security involving ... -
A New Photovoltaic Arrays Fixed Reconfiguration Method for Reducing Effects of One- and Two-Sided Mutual Shading
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)Low distance between photovoltaic (PV) arrays can lead to the mutual shading between them. This can lead to significant power losses. Usually, these shadows can be seen in PV plants with limited land such as buildings' ... -
Control Laws for a Linear Fresnel Reflector Solar Steam Generator in Once-Through Mode on a Commercial Operating Power Plant
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)This paper aims to present the process control laws developed for the concentrated solar power plant in Dhursar India by Areva Solar. The technology (linear Fresnel reflector (LFR), direct steam generation (DSG), once-through) ...