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, performance and on the combustion were investigated using Pongamia Oil Methyl Ester (POME). For this purpose, the pistons with … substantially higher brake thermal efficiency and lower specific fuel consumption for TRCC compared to baseline engine fuelled with …
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Fat trap grease is a cheap source for biodiesel production, but until now its transformation into biofuel is not well studied. The effects of the use of biodiesel from degraded raw material on combustion in engines are not discussed by researchers. In this paper, engine tests were performed on...
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thermal efficiency. Moreover, the effects of butanol addition on diesel engine exhaust emissions were varied with loads. Under …
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evaluate the entrainment performance. The results were compared with those of a conventional ejector. The data shows that the … with a maximum improvement in the entrainment performance of 31.5%. The bypass ejector has better entrainment performance …
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The part-load performance of gas and steam turbine combined cycles intended for naval use is of great importance, and … effects of variable geometry on the gas turbine part-load performance. Subsequently, in another paper, the effects of variable … geometry on the part-load performance for combined cycles used for ship propulsion will be presented. Moreover, this paper is …
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Water management in an AB-PEMFC (air-breathing proton exchange membrane fuel cell) poses a big challenge due to its passive operation. The issue is addressed in a passive way by designing the fuel cell with low thermal conductivity materials. Use of low thermal conductivity materials for cell...
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The theoretical performance of a photovoltaic (PV) module is typically evaluated by using models based on equivalent …. This paper proposes a new procedure to evaluate PV modules performance. The procedure is based on the four-parameter model … conditions is discussed. Secondly, an algorithm for PV module performance estimation under real weather conditions is proposed …
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amorphous silicon and the effects of soiling on their performance using on-site measurements. The total system consists of the … the two pairs. Another test performed is the degradation of PV's performance under extreme soiling conditions caused by … performance. Finally, the effect of natural dust deposition on the panel's surfaces for a year is investigated. During this period …
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same tendency. Thus, choosing the appropriate expressions for the performance criteria is crucial for the optimization … performance: one is to improve the heat/exergy input; the other is to enhance the heat-work conversion ability of the system. The …
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An evaluation was performed on the efficiency and emissions from an engine fuelled with compressed natural gas (CNG …
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