The high velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF) thermal spray coatings are used to protect the surfaces from deterioration. The base material surface properties can be modified to achieve the longevity of the product. Besides spraying material, the coating quality depends greatly on the gas and particle...

The market for solar energy in the US has grown exponentially due to increased consumer demand resulting from price reduction via economies of scale, technological progress, and a variety of incentives from federal and state governments as well as utility companies. The installation of solar...

The present paper develops a simple but rigorous trigeneration plant model for designing, optimizing and simulating small–medium scale plants including a realistic biomass gasification model. The model provides five different configurations for the simultaneous production of heating, cooling...

This paper investigates the formation of the pollutant nitric oxides (NOx) in the low-nitrogen (N2) environment of methane oxycombustion in a spark-ignited (SI) internal combustion engine. Working fluid composition, N2 concentration, O2 concentration, compression ratio (CR) and spark-timing have...

Self-consumption of on-site photovoltaic (PV) electricity in buildings is gaining interest as a way to accommodate high PV penetrations in the power system. On markets where there is no substantial feed-in support for renewables, there is also an economic incentive for PV self-consumption, as...

Buildings consume 40% of global primary energy and contribute to in excess of 30% CO2 emissions. The potential to save energy by systematic building management is known to be significant and estimates range from 5% to 30%. Many research projects have developed IT tools and methodologies to...