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Optimal deployment of thermal energy storage under diverse economic and climate conditions

DeForest, Nicholas; Mendes, Gonçalo; Stadler, Michael; … - In: Applied Energy 119 (2014) C, pp. 488-496

This paper presents an investigation of the economic benefit of thermal energy storage (TES) for cooling, across a range of economic and climate conditions. Chilled water TES systems are simulated for a large office building in four distinct locations, Miami in the U.S.; Lisbon, Portugal;...

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Development and validation of a quasi-dimensional model for methanol and ethanol fueled SI engines

Vancoillie, J.; Sileghem, L.; Verhelst, S. - In: Applied Energy 132 (2014) C, pp. 412-425

Methanol and ethanol are promising alternative SI engine fuels. Engine simulation tools could help to unlock the full …

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Experimental investigation on the combustion and emissions characteristics of 2-methylfuran gasoline blend fuel in spark-ignition engine

Wei, Haiqiao; Feng, Dengquan; Shu, Gequn; Pan, Mingzhang; … - In: Applied Energy 132 (2014) C, pp. 317-324

performance of M10 were compared with gasoline and the same proportion ethanol gasoline blend fuel (E10) under gasoline maximum …

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Direct ethanol fuel cells for transport and stationary applications – A comprehensive review

Badwal, S.P.S.; Giddey, S.; Kulkarni, A.; Goel, J.; Basu, S. - In: Applied Energy 145 (2015) C, pp. 80-103

methanol and ethanol instead of hydrogen as a fuel in fuel cells, not only reduces issues with fuel transportation and storage …billionlitres per annum of ethanol is produced globally. It can be produced from a range of feedstock which includes sugar … waste or forestry residue. These factors make ethanol, especially when used with a low emission technology such as fuel …

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A novel spiral reactor for biodiesel production in supercritical ethanol

Farobie, Obie; Sasanami, Kazuma; Matsumura, Yukihiko - In: Applied Energy 147 (2015) C, pp. 20-29

supercritical equipment. Experimental investigations were carried out at reaction temperatures of 270–400°C, pressure of 20MPa, oil-to-ethanol … 30min at 350°C and oil-to-ethanol molar ratio of 1:40 under a reactor pressure of 20MPa. The spiral reactor was not only … recovery. A second-order kinetic model describing the transesterification of canola oil in supercritical ethanol was proposed …

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Gaseous and particulate matter emissions of biofuel blends in dual-injection compared to direct-injection and port injection

Daniel, Ritchie; Xu, Hongming; Wang, Chongming; … - In: Applied Energy 105 (2013) C, pp. 252-261

) emissions of similar fraction ethanol blends at a selected condition of 5.5bar IMEP. Compared to DI, dual-injection offers …

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Optimal operating conditions for wet ethanol in a HCCI engine using exhaust gas heat recovery

Saxena, Samveg; Vuilleumier, David; Kozarac, Darko; … - In: Applied Energy 116 (2014) C, pp. 269-277

This study explores optimal operating conditions for power generation from wet ethanol in a HCCI engine using exhaust … gas heat recovery. Wet ethanol is a difficult fuel to ignite as it requires high compressed gas temperatures to achieve … builds on prior experimental research by focusing on optimal operating conditions for wet ethanol in HCCI with exhaust gas …

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Ethanol effect as premixed fuel in dual-fuel CI engines: Experimental and numerical investigations

Fraioli, Valentina; Mancaruso, Ezio; Migliaccio, Marianna; … - In: Applied Energy 119 (2014) C, pp. 394-404

fuels that allows to respect at the same time the strict regulations on pollutants emissions. Looking at ethanol as one of … the future transport biofuels, the authors investigate on the use of ethanol as the premixed fraction in a dual fuel …

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Dynamic analysis of feasibility in ethanol supply chain for biofuel production in Mexico

Rendon-Sagardi, Miguel A.; Sanchez-Ramirez, Cuauhtemoc; … - In: Applied Energy 123 (2014) C, pp. 358-367

Since ethanol is considered an essential additive for biofuel production, there may be the opportunity to employ it as … such in Mexico. However, an analysis of the ethanol supply chain should be performed first. Therefore, in order to analyze … the main variables of the ethanol supply chain, as well as the feasibility for its use, the present research developed a …

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Land demand for ethanol production

Leal, Manoel Regis L.V.; Horta Nogueira, Luiz A.; … - In: Applied Energy 102 (2013) C, pp. 266-271

evaluated in the initial screening process. This work uses the cases of corn and sugarcane ethanol to draw some comparisons on … and second generation technologies in the same site processing corn or sugarcane for ethanol. …

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