To increase the performance of Stirling engines and analyze their operations, a second-order Stirling model, which includes thermal losses, has been developed and used to optimize the performance and design parameters of the engine. This model has been tested using the experimental data obtained...

Modeling of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) systems is a powerful approach that can provide useful insights into the nonlinear dynamics of the system without the need for formulating complicated systems of equations describing the electrochemical and thermal properties. Several algorithmic...

The industrial waste heat parameters, like flow rate and temperature, usually fluctuate in a certain range due to the variation of upstream industrial process. However, the heat recovery systems are usually designed not under the fluctuation range but under a specific point, therefore, the most...

Thermoelectric devices can provide clean energy conversion and are environmentally friendly. However, few studies have been conducted to understand the dynamic characteristics of (thermoelectric generators) TEGs. The stability of output performance plays a very important role in TEG. Based on...

A moving-boundary dynamic model of a shell-and-tube condenser is presented. Within this approach, the mean void fraction is a relevant parameter which is obtained, in this work, using different correlations proposed in the literature for the flow pattern analyzed. In order to evaluate the...

Power generation from low enthalpy geothermal resources using Organic Rankine Cycle systems is markedly influenced by the temperature level of the heat source and heat sink. During plant operation the actual temperature of the geofluid may be different from the value assumed in the design phase....

In the operation process of an air-powered engine (APE) system, temperature drops happening in critical locations can influence the engine's performance negatively, and even lead to the ice blocking problem. To predict temperature drops during the operation, firstly, the thermodynamic model of...

The commercial viability of PEMFC (proton exchange membrane fuel cell) systems depends on using effective fault diagnosis technologies in PEMFC systems. However, many researchers have experimentally studied PEMFC (proton exchange membrane fuel cell) systems without considering certain fault...

The pulverizing system serves an important function in the safe and efficient operation of thermal power units. The effect of coal moisture and pulverized coal moisture on the pulverizing system was considered in establishing a mass and energy balance-based dynamic mathematical model of a coal...

A Delphi Survey is a series of questionnaires that allow experts or people with specific knowledge to develop ideas about potential future developments around an issue. The Delphi questionnaires were developed throughout the foresight process in relation to the responses given by participants in...