TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed a methodology for estimating the ultimate CO2 sequestration capacity in solution in aquifers and applied it to the Viking aquifer in the Alberta basin in western Canada.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of using unleaded gasoline-ethanol blends on SI engine performance and exhaust emission was investigated using a four stroke, four cylinder SI engine (type TOYOTA, TERCEL-3A).

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a comparison of the performance of the two approaches using the commercial process simulation packages, Hysys & Aspen Plus, and show that both processes are expensive options to capture CO2 from coal power plants, however O2/CO2 appears to be a more attractive retrofit than MEA scrubbing.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented a mathematical modeling of thin layer forced and natural solar drying of shelled and unshelled pistachio samples, and compared their coefficients of determination (r,χ2), which were predicted by non-linear regression analysis using the Statistica Computer Program.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a method to evaluate the characteristics and performance of a single stage lithium bromide (LiBr) -water absorption machine, where the necessary heat and mass transfer equations and appropriate equations describing the properties of working fluids are specified.

TL;DR: An improved grey GM(1,1) model is proposed, using a technique that combines residual modification with artificial neural network sign estimation, and this method obviously can improve the prediction accuracy of the original grey model.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the single layer drying behavior of potato slices experimentally in a convective cyclone dryer and also to perform mathematical modeling by using single-layer drying models in the literature.

TL;DR: In this article, the simulation of a wood waste (sawdust) gasifier using an equilibrium model based on minimization of the Gibbs free energy is presented, and sensitivity studies to verify the influence of the moisture sawdust content on the fuel gas composition and on its heating value are made.

TL;DR: In this paper, the performance of a solar still with different size sponge cubes placed in the basin was studied experimentally, and the results showed that the daily production of such a still can be greatly enhanced using sponge cubes.

TL;DR: In this article, the thermal reliability of phase change materials (PCMs) with respect to various numbers of thermal cycles has been evaluated using the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) technique.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of the operating parameters on biomass pyrolysis are investigated in a laboratory setup based on the principle of keeping the heating value of the gas almost unchanged.

TL;DR: In this paper, an original methodology for the analysis of systems and processes is developed based on the quantities exergy, cost, energy and mass, referred to as EXCEM analysis.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a methodology of energy management that was introduced in a German bakery with a clear and consistent path toward introducing energy management, the methodology, tools used, results and difficulties encountered during the study are discussed.

TL;DR: In this paper, the performance characteristics of a GSHP system with a 50 m vertical 1 1 4 in. nominal diameter U-bend ground heat exchanger were investigated at the university level.

TL;DR: In this paper, a CO2 capture system based on a shift reaction and physical absorption, in combination with underground or oceanic carbon storage, could be used to remove CO2 from iron and steel production.

TL;DR: In this article, a novel power MEMS concept, a micro thermophotovoltaic (TPV) system, was described, which would use hydrogen as fuel and would be capable of delivering 3-10 W electrical power in a package less than 1 cubic centimeter in volume.

TL;DR: In this paper, the lignin contents of 13 biomass samples were correlated with their fixed carbon (FC) contents, and the correlation coefficients were 0.9937, 0.9871 and 0.8400, respectively.

TL;DR: In this article, a predictive control strategy for improving the energy efficiency of intermittently heated radiant floor heating systems is explored, and both computer simulations and experiments are conducted to assess and compare the energy performance of the predictive control strategies with an existing conventional control strategy.

TL;DR: In this article, a mathematical model of a single pass double duct solar air heater (SPDDSAH) is described, and the model provides a design tool capable of predicting: incident solar radiation, heat transfer coefficients, mean air flow rates and mean air temperature at the exit.

TL;DR: The phase change and heat transfer characteristics of a eutectic mixture of palmitic and stearic acids as phase change material (PCM) during the melting and solidification processes were determined experimentally in a vertical two concentric pipes energy storage system as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the results obtained while testing the technical feasibility of using oleic sunflower methyl ester (SME) blended with Diesel fuel in proportions up to 30% in an unmodified Diesel bus engine.

TL;DR: In this article, the estimation of optimum parameters in the pyrolysis of biomass for both non-isothermal and isothermal conditions is investigated. And the results are compared with those reported in the literature and found to be in good agreement qualitatively in the range of operating conditions covered.

TL;DR: In this paper, the relationship between energy and exergy losses and capital costs for thermal systems and equipment for modern coal-fired electrical generating stations is investigated and the results suggest that a systematic correlation exists for capital cost and ex-ergy loss but not for energy loss.

TL;DR: In this article, a hot box solar cooker with used engine oil as a storage material has been designed, fabricated and tested so that cooking can be performed even in the late evening, and the performance and testing of a storage solar cooker have been investigated by measuring stagnation temperatures and conducting cooking trials.

TL;DR: In this paper, an exergetic life cycle assessment (ELCA) and a classical environmental life-cycle assessment (LCA) have been performed for three carbon dioxide low emission power cycles.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the development of industrial energy efficiency and management studies in Turkey up until August 2001, and concluded that the Turkish industrial sector has an annual energy saving potential of approximately 30%.

TL;DR: In this paper, the performance of SiGe (Si 0.8 Ge 0.2 ) and skutterudite segmented thermoelectric unicouples (STUs) at a hot side temperature of 973 K and cold side temperatures of 300, 573 and 673 K were compared.

TL;DR: In this article, the design, construction and test run of a solid adsorption solar refrigerator is presented. And the refrigerator has three major components: collector/generator/adsorber, condenser and evaporator.

TL;DR: An overview of the research program in the area of CO2 sequestration and storage in geologic formations and specifically addressing the status of new knowledge, improved tools and enhanced technology for cost optimization, monitoring, modeling and capacity estimation is provided in this article.