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A new generation of small hydro and pumped-hydro power plants: Advances and future challenges
Ardizzon, G.; Cavazzini, G.; Pavesi, G. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 31 (2014) C, pp. 746-761
Hydropower is not only a renewable and sustainable energy source, but its flexibility and storage capacity also makes it possible to improve grid stability and to support the deployment of other intermittent renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power. As a result, a renewed interest...
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CFD applications for latent heat thermal energy storage: a review
Al-abidi, Abduljalil A.; Bin Mat, Sohif; Sopian, K.; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 20 (2013) C, pp. 353-363
computational fluid dynamic (CFD) software and self-developed programming to study the heat transfer phenomena in PCMs. The CFD … electronic cooling technology, building thermal storage, and heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC). Using CFD software to …
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Heat transfer and fluid flow analysis of solar air heater: A review of CFD approach
Yadav, Anil Singh; Bhagoria, J.L. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 23 (2013) C, pp. 60-79
The objective of this article is to present a detailed review of the literature that deals with the application of CFD … into thermal energy. CFD is a simulation tool which uses powerful computer and applied mathematics, to model fluid flow … processes. The quality of the solutions obtained from CFD simulations are largely within the acceptable range proving that CFD …
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Darrieus vertical axis wind turbine: Basic research methods
Jin, Xin; Zhao, Gaoyuan; Gao, KeJun; Ju, Wenbin - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 42 (2015) C, pp. 212-225
Horizontal axis wind turbines (HAWTs) are the mainstream of wind power industry in the world; however, as turbines are becoming bigger, the maintenance of equipments grows more complex and costs much higher. Compared with HAWTs, Darrieus vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) have more technological...
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Review of computer-aided numerical simulation in wind energy
Miller, Aaron; Chang, Byungik; Issa, Roy; Chen, Gerald - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 25 (2013) C, pp. 122-134
(CFD), finite element analysis (FEA), numerical weather modeling, and other numerical methods as applied to the wind energy …
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