Journal of Solar Energy Engineering: Recent submissions
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Theoretical Study on Ru2+, Cu+, and Fe2+ Complexes Toward the Application in Dye Sensitized Solar Cell
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2015)This paper reports the application of the Ru2+, Cu+, and Fe2+ complexes in form of RuL2(SCN)2, CuL2(SCN)2− for dyesensitized solar cell (DSSC) development. The calculation results, given by quantum chemistry, demonstrated ... -
Model Development and Performance Studies of a Concentrating Direct Absorption Solar Collector
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2015)A detailed threedimensional (3D) computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model of a direct absorption solar collector (DAC) is presented. Radiative transfer equation (RTE) is coupled with Navier–Stokes equations and solved ... -
Conceptual Design and Analysis of Hydrocarbon Based Solar Thermal Power and Ejector Cooling Systems in Hot Climates
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2015)A combined thermal power and ejector refrigeration cooling cycle is proposed in this paper to harness lowgrade solar energy. It explores the possibility of utilizing abundant and lowcost hydrocarbon as the working fluid. ... -
Dust Effect on Thermal Performance of Flat Plate Solar Collectors
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2015)The solar collectors were exposed to the ambient conditions and left without cleaning for three months in winter in Lanzhou. In this paper, the effect of dust accumulation on the instantaneous efficiency, stagnation ... -
Investigation on a Modified 11 Level Cascaded Inverter Fed by Photovoltaic Array for Standalone Applications
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2015)This paper suggests a modified 11level reduced switch inverter fed by photovoltaic (PV) array feeding standalone AC loads. Multilevel inverters (MLIs) have great influence in distributed power system due to their high power ... -
Retracted: “Multiscale Multiphysics Modeling and Fabrication of Three Dimensional Multijunction Multiband Photovoltaic Solar Cell Based Carbon Nanotube†[ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, 2012, 135(1), p. 011019]
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2015)The above referenced paper is being retracted from the Journal of Solar Energy Engineering because of unrebutted allegations that it contains confidential and proprietary information used without permission. -
The Effect of a Thermotropic Material on the Optical Efficiency and Stagnation Temperature of a Polymer Flat Plate Solar Collector
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2015)Solar hot water and space heating systems constructed of commodity polymers have the potential to reduce the initial cost of solar thermal systems. However, a polymer absorber must be prevented from exceeding its maximum ... -
Performance Assessment of a Novel Solar and Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Based Multigeneration System for Coastal Areas
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2015)A new multigeneration system based on an ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) system equipped with flat plate and PV/T solar collectors, a reverse osmosis (RO) desalination unit to produce fresh water, a single effect ... -
A Novel Combined Low Temperature Cycle for Electricity and Fresh Water Production
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2015)This work is an extension and modification of the novel thermal cycle reported in the study “TechnoEconomic Evaluation of a Novel Thermal Cycle for Electricity Generation and Fresh Water Production From Solar Ponds.†... -
Alternative Method of Wind Measurement via Interpreting Dynamic Behaviors of a Helium Balloon
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2015)Wind measurement is crucial for wind energy assessment and development of wind farms. For conventional measurement, wind sensors are implemented on a wind mast at desired heights. This approach causes substantial costs of ... -
Effect of Dispersion Homogeneity on Specific Heat Capacity Enhancement of Molten Salt Nanomaterials Using Carbon Nanotubes
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2015)The specific heat capacity of a carbonate salt eutecticbased carbon nanotube nanomaterial was measured in present study. Differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) was used to measure the specific heat capacity of the ... -
Season Specific Daily Diffuse Solar Radiation Fraction Parameterizations for India
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2015)Models of the diffuse fraction of daily solar radiation (KD) have been developed over India for different seasons (winter, spring/autumn, and summer/monsoon) using the clearness index, also known as atmospheric transmissivity ... -
A Thermodynamic and Cost Analysis of Solar Syngas From the Zn/ZnO Cycle
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2015)We present a thermodynamic and cost analysis of synthesis gas (syngas) production by the Zn/ZnO solar thermochemical fuel production cycle. A mass, energy, and entropy balance over each step of the Zn/ZnO syngas production ... -
Effect of the Water Storage Tank Coverage With an Outer Glass Tube on the Thermal Performance of an Integrated Collector Storage Solar Water Heater
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2015)The thermal performance of an integrated collector storage solar water heater (ICSSWH) is numerically examined using the numerical software Fluent 6.3. As this solar system presents the disadvantage of its high night thermal ... -
A Thermo Economic Study of Storage Integration in Hybrid Solar Gas Turbine Power Plants
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2015)A thermoeconomic simulation model of a hybrid solar gasturbine (HSGT) power plant with an integrated storage unit has been developed, allowing determination of the thermodynamic and economic performance. Designs were based ... -
Transient Energy and Exergy Analyses of a Solar Based Integrated System
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2015)The present study focuses on transient energy and exergy analyses of an integrated heliostat field, gasturbine cycle and organic Rankine cycle system capable of generating power and heat in a carbonfree manner. A parametric ... -
Nanoparticles of Cadmium Nitrate and Cobalt Nitrate Complexes Bearing Phosphoramide Ligands Designed for Application in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2015)In this study, using ultrasonic method, nanoparticles of a new phosphoramide compound and its cobalt nitrate and cadmium nitrate complexes with formula (4NO2C6H4NH)P(O)Cl(NHC5H4N2) = L (1), Co(NO3)2(L)(CH3OH) (2), ... -
Design and Modeling of One Refrigeration Ton Solar Assisted Adsorption Air Conditioning System
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2015)The modeling of the performance of a one refrigeration ton (RT) solar assisted adsorption airconditioning refrigeration system using activated carbon fiber/ethanol as the adsorbent/adsorbate pair has been undertaken in ... -
Efficiency of Solar Electricity Production With Long Term Storage
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2015)Solar electric production systems with energy storage were simulated and compared, including an ammonia thermochemical cycle, compressed air energy storage (CAES), pumped hydroelectric energy storage (PHES), vanadium flow ... -
Reducing the Number of Turbine Starts in Concentrating Solar Power Plants Through the Integration of Thermal Energy Storage
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2015)The operation of steam turbine units in solar thermal power plants is very different than in conventional baseload plants. Due to the variability of the solar resource, much higher frequencies of plant startups are ...