An investigation of sensible and latent heat fluxes and their relation to synoptic weather events was performed using hourly meteorological measurements from National Data Buoy Center buoy 45003, located in northern Lake Huron, during April–November of 1984. Two temporal heat flux regimes were found to exist over Lake Huron. The first period extended from April through July and was characterize...

Bio-oil, a mixture of complex oxygenated hydrocarbons, is obtained through fast pyrolysis of solid biomass. As biomass is low in energy density and not easily transportable, a novel approach is to convert biomass to bio-oil, transport bio-oil to a centralized facility, gasify bio-oil to syngas, and upgrade syngas to transportation fuels and other high-value chemicals. In this study, a comprehen...

This study shows results of the experimental investigation of regularly structured Composite Latent Heat Storages. Common solid-liquid Phase Change Materials used as latent heat storages have a low thermal conductivity, which leads to high temperature differences inside large PCM volumes. This drawback is compensated by the combination with specially designed frame-structures made of aluminum t...

Summary Latent heat thermophotovoltaic (LHTPV) batteries store electricity as latent at very high temperatures (>1,000°C) and convert this back to on demand using thermophotovoltaics (TPVs). In study, we discuss the techno-economics of LHTPV systems, focusing parameters such round-trip efficiency, energy-to-power ratio, cost per energy power capacities, levelized storage. The low stora...

A n outstanding scientific and technological achievement of the twentieth century has been the evolution of nuclear energy which forms part of the mix of energy sources on which the continued growth of our civilization depends. In the twenty-first century we may be blessed with the arrival of another source of energy, of similar magnitude, which is more benign than nuclear energy and does not h...

Porous structures, as metal foams, can enhance the heat transfer performance. For a safe industrial application, predictive model for both coefficient and maximum flux is required. But, there no correlation dielectric fluids on foams available in literature. This work aims to develop based dimensional analysis foam surfaces pool boiling with different fluids. The takes into account porous heati...