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The energy and exergy utilizations in the U.S. manufacturing sector are analyzed by considering the energy and exergy … the Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (MECS). Since the MECS data exhibit many gaps, data from other sources are … efficiencies of the manufacturing sector are estimated as 63.5% and 38.8% respectively, while the embodied energy and exergy …
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Energy-related carbon emissions from UK manufacturing have fallen, between 1990 and 2007, by approximately 2% per annum … was found to be a reduction in energy intensity. The manufacturing sector was also split into two subsectors: the energy …. Decomposition analysis has been used to separate the contributions of changes in output, industrial structure, energy intensity …
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Well integrated distributed photovoltaics (PVs) will help tomorrow's energy system become more sustainable. This paper … simulation models and real domestic load measurements, the results show potential for demand management and energy storage. With … a sensitivity analysis, the paper discusses also related energy policy aspects such as options for PV orientation …
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A novel small-sized integrated solar desalination system with multi-stage evaporation/heat recovery processes is designed and tested. The system consists of four linked collecting units. In each unit, an independent desalination process including solar heat collecting, heat recovery and seawater...
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strategy of mixing feedstock can ease the operational difficulties and at the same time decrease energy consumption and …/or improve the product yield. Therefore it is worthwhile to study the possible synergistic effects on the overall energy used … during co-pyrolysis process. In this work, two different modelling approaches were used to study the energy related …
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above phenomena. When the motor runs at its base frequency through VFD (variable-frequency drive), considerable energy …
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The number of aero-derivative gas turbines used in cogeneration systems will continue to rise in following decades. This study is focused on detailed exergetic and exergo-economic analyses of an LM6000 gas turbine engine derived from CF6–80C2 aircraft turbofan engine. In this regard, balances...
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A double-effect distillation system allows a significant reduction in energy consumption, since the condensers and … others operate close to atmospheric pressure. These pressure levels bring about different temperature levels, allowing energy … its impact on energy consumption and electricity surplus production in the cogeneration system. Moreover, because double …
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industrial sector. This study is conducted using actual data for this sector from 1990 to 2011. The total available energy … the years studied. The available waste heat potential from the total energy in this sector is determined to be 36 to 40 … energy recovery in the low, medium, and high temperature stages using waste heat recovery appliances for products, flue gas …
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-Poly) and single layer of polyethylene (PE), as greenhouse covers, on aubergine growth, productivity and energy requirement were …
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