Magnesium borohydride (Mg(BH4)2) is a promising material for hydrogen storage because of its high gravimetric storage density (15.0mass%). We intended to synthesize Mg(BH4)2 by decomposition reaction of LiBH4 with MgCl2 by heat treatment without using a solvent, where the product consists of...

In this research, non-isothermal kinetics and thermal analysis of Gerçüş tar sand sample is studied by DSC (differential scanning calorimeter) and TG/DTG (thermogravimetry). Experiments were performed using three different mesh size (20–35, 35–50 and 50) of sample. Differential scanning...

In this work, a CFD-based model is proposed to analyse the effect of phase change materials (PCMs) on the thermal behaviour of the walls of a cubicle exposed to the environment and on the resistance of the walls to climate changes. The effect of several days of exposure to the environment was...

Various recently proposed biomass fuels are reviewed from the point of view of their safety. Many biomass materials are proposed for use as fuels, such as refuse derived fuel (RDF), wood chips, coal-wood mixtures, <em>etc</em>. However, these fuels have high energy potentials and can cause fires and...

The study of the performance of an innovative receiver for linear Fresnel reflectors is carried out in this paper, and the results are analyzed with a physics perspective of the process. The receiver consists of a bundle of tubes parallel to the mirror arrays, resulting on a smaller cross...

This paper analyzes the performance of an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) system at part load operation. The objective is to understand its behavior from a thermodynamic perspective, identifying which elements are the most critical and which are the best operating points for each level of demanded...

The utility of a stoneware panel covering radiators to improve their energy performance is analysed. These types of panels are normally used for aesthetic purposes, although manufactures argue that they also have a practical use due to retaining heat which is emitted when the radiator is turned off.

From the perspectives of the energy and the environment, building stock should be considered a useful resource in the struggle against greenhouse gas emissions and scarcity of energy resources.

Phase change materials (PCM) are able to store thermal energy when becoming liquid and to release it when solidifying. Latent heat storage has gained importance due the applications towards increasing energy efficiency in several systems. Thus, a correct and accurate thermal characterization of...

The fire and explosion potential risk of Li-ion battery is mainly caused by thermal runaway reactions. A deconvolution method has been proposed to analyze the complex thermal reactions obtained from a reaction, isothermal and scanning calorimeter (C80 microcalorimeter) in this paper. Thermal...