outlook in order to provide insights into the role of Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in maintaining … peak oil production is reached. OPEC’s potential to impact the supply and price of oil could enable this organization to … the long run, OPEC may change its typical high oil price strategies to drive the market prices to lower equilibria, making …

The absorber is a major component of absorption cycle systems, and its performance directly impacts the overall size …

coefficient of performance (COP) as compared to that of the conventional single-stage cycle for driving temperatures between 100 … adsorbent mass ratio of the high temperature cycle (HTC) to the low temperature cycle (LTC) affects the performance of the …

The performance of an advanced three-bed adsorption chiller with a mass recovery cycle has been experimentally … dynamic behaviour of the chiller. The performances in terms of the coefficient of performance (COP) and specific cooling power …

This paper presents the performance of an advanced cascading adsorption cycle that utilizes a driven heat source … the coefficient of performance (COP) and the specific cooling power (SCP), are compared with conventional cascading …-without-mass-recovery and single-stage cycles. The paper also presents the effect of the adsorbent mass on performance. The results show that …

The influence of prewhirl regulation by inlet guide vanes (IGVs) on a centrifugal pump performance is investigated … experimentally and numerically. The experimental results show that IGVs can obviously change the head and increase the efficiency of … the tested centrifugal pump over a wide range of flow rates. Although the cavitation performance is degraded, the …

operation and performance. A method is presented for estimating the energy saving potential of improvements in building and … Building Operating Index to evaluate building energy performance versus similar buildings, and uses these indices to estimate …

generally used device to convert potential energy of compressed air into mechanical energy. However, the efficiency of the air … air/pressurized hydraulic oil is transformed by a hydraulic motor to mechanical energy to enhance the efficiency of using … air power. To evaluate the theoretical efficiency, the principle of balance of energy is applied. The theoretical …

/power, efficiency, lifespan, cycle life, self-discharge rates, capital energy/power costs, scale, application, technical maturity as …

. Exergetic efficiency of heat distribution is an important performance criterion in heat supply to consumers. It can serve as a … methodology for an exergy-based distribution-network analysis in a district heating system. Criteria for performance evaluations … are analyzed. Exergy destructions and exergy losses are studied. Large differences in efficiency of heat supply to …