Journal of Solar Energy Engineering: Recent submissions
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Design, Construction, and Characterization of an Adjustable 70 kW High Flux Solar Simulator
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2016)The design, construction, and characterization of a solar simulator are reported. The solar simulator consists of an optical system, a power source system, an air cooling system, a control system, and a calibration system. ... -
Hybrid Microgrid Simulation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2016)This article introduces an implementation of an insulated alternative energy system. The objective of the study is the analysis of energy generation in communities that are located in insulated areas. The study focuses on ... -
A Design Framework for Optimizing the Mechanical Performance, Cost, and Environmental Impact of a Wind Turbine Tower
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2016)The tower represents a significant portion of the materials and cost of the small wind turbine system. Optimization techniques typically maximize the tower loading capability while reducing material use and cost. Still, ... -
Wind Climate Parameters for Wind Turbine Fatigue Load Assessment
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2016)Sitespecific assessment of wind turbine design requires verification that the individual wind turbine components can survive the sitespecific wind climate. The wind turbine design standard, IEC 614001 (third edition), ... -
Numerical Investigation of Wake Control Strategies for Maximizing the Power Generation of Wind Farm
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2016)In order to maximize the total power generation of a wind farm, several control strategies based on tilt angle, yaw angle, and cone angle were investigated numerically using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation. ... -
Evaluation of Passive Cooling Systems for Residential Buildings in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2016)In this paper, passive cooling strategies have been investigated to evaluate their effectiveness in reducing cooling thermal loads and air conditioning energy consumption for residential buildings in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ... -
Parameter Extraction of Solar Cell Models Using the Lightning Search Algorithm in Different Weather Conditions
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2016)Recently, accurate modeling of the differences between the current and voltage (I–V) characteristics of solar cells has been the main focus of many research studies. Mostly the results were obtained only for single diode ... -
Experimental Investigation of Heat Transfer and Friction Characteristics of Arc Shaped Roughness Elements Having Central Gaps on the Absorber Plate of Solar Air Heater
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2016)Thermal performance of solar air heater does not take into account the energy loss due to friction for propelling air through the duct. In this work, an experimental investigation has been carried out to study the effect ... -
Optical Analysis of a Two Stage XX Concentrator for Parametric Trough Primary and Tubular Absorber With Application in Solar Thermal Energy Trough Power Plants
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2016)A new symmetric nonimaging parametric trough collector (PmTC) for an evacuated circular receiver is proposed having an absorber diameter of 70 mm similar to the LS3/Eurotrough absorber one, and a circular secondary. The ... -
Small Volume Fabrication of a 144 Cell Assembly for High Concentrating Photovoltaic Receivers
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2016)Concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) is a solution that is gaining attention worldwide as a potential global player in the future energy market. Despite the impressive development in terms of CPV cell efficiency recorded in ... -
A Field Study of a Low Flow Internally Cooled/Heated Liquid Desiccant Air Conditioning System: Quasi Steady and Transient Performance
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2016)The field performance of a lowflow internally cooled/heated liquid desiccant air conditioning (LDAC) system is investigated in this paper. The quasisteady performance (sensible and latent heat transfer rates, coefficient ... -
Secondary Concentrators to Achieve High Flux Radiation With Metal Halide Solar Simulators
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2016)This paper presents assessments of the sensitivity of the performance of high flux solar simulators to the key variables of conical secondary concentrators for metal halide lamps, which offer complementary benefits compared ... -
Damp Heat Aging Behavior of a Polyamide Based Backsheet for Photovoltaic Modules
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2016)This paper describes and evaluates accelerated aging of a titanium dioxide (TiO2) filled polyamide (PA) based backsheet film for photovoltaic (PV) modules. Damp heat exposure (85%RH, 85 آ°C) was carried out up to 2000 hrs. ... -
Single Phase Flow Analysis: An Attempt to Mitigate Particle Deposition on the Glass Window of a Fluidized Bed Solar Receiver
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2016)The problem of particle deposition on the glass window of a solar receiver has restricted its continuous operation by reducing solar radiation transmission. A rigorous attempt has been made in this analysis by exploring ... -
Techno Economic Analysis of Solar Cooling Systems for Residential Buildings in Italy
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2016)Solar cooling systems might represent a viable alternative for space cooling in residential buildings because the peak of cooling demand matches the availability of solar radiation. The use of adsorption chillers in this ... -
Analysis of Heliostats' Rotation Around the Normal Axis for Solar Tower Field Optimization
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2016)The design of a solar field is one of the crucial aspects when a solar tower system is realized. In general, shading and blocking effects, which are the main causes of solar power losses, are minimized displacing the ... -
Continuous Solar Carbothermal Reduction of Aerosolized ZnO Particles Under Vacuum in a Directly Irradiated Vertical Tube Reactor
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2016)A solardriven aerosolized particle reactor under vacuum was tested for carbothermal reduction of zinc oxide using concentrated solar power. The reactor concept is based on the downward flow of zinc oxide and carbon particles, ... -
Geometrical Parameters Influencing the Aerodynamic Efficiency of a Small Scale Self Pitch High Solidity VAWT
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2016)In this paper, four key design parameters with a strong influence on the performance of a highsolidity variable pitch vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) operating at low tipspeedratio (TSR) are addressed. To this aim, a ... -
Construction and Experimental Study of an Elevation Linear Fresnel Reflector
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2016)This paper outlines a novel elevation linear Fresnel reflector (ELFR) and presents and validates theoretical models defining its thermal performance. To validate the models, a series of experiments were carried out for ... -
Blade Load Unsteadiness and Turbulence Statistics in an Actuator Line Computed Turbine–Turbine Interaction Problem
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2016)The objective of this study is to investigate how different volumetric projection techniques used in actuatorline modeling affect the unsteady blade loads and wake turbulence statistics. The two techniques for the bodyforce ...