Fuel cells are considered as one of the most promising devices for standalone/grid connected distributed generations due to its cleanliness, modularity and higher potential capability. In the present energy scenario, Fuel cells combined with other renewable technologies are gaining attraction. This paper focuses on the combination of Fuel Cell (FC) and Ultra-Capacitor (UC) systems for sustained...

A total of 306 machines and equipment were examined from five local government areas viz Port Harcourt, Okrika, Obio-Akpor, Ogu-Bolo and Eleme as a case study in Rivers State, Nigeria. This study revealed the following values for each type of available machines and equipment: pelleting machines, 85 (27.7%);water pump, 71 (23.2%); generator, 38 (12.4%); air pump, 27 (8.8%);milling machine, 31(10...

Rising oil prices, fears of global warming, and instability in oil-producing countries have ignited the rush to produce biofuels from plants. The science is progressing rapidly, driven by favorable policies and generous financing, but many hurdles remain before cars and trucks run on "gasohol" or "grassoline."

in this research the simulation of an air independent proton exchange membrane fuel cell (pemfc) propulsion system was taken into consideration. the system consists of several parts including pem fuel cell stack, metal hydride and liquid oxygen (lox) tanks, and also pre-heaters of oxygen and hydrogen gases along with other heat exchangers, to ensure proper operation of system. the heat recovery...

On 10-11 April, 2003, a serious incident occurred in a special fuel assembly cleaning tank, which was installed into the service shaft of the 2 unit of the Paks NPP of Hungary. As a consequence of the incident, most of the 30 fuel assemblies put into the cleaning tank have seriously damaged. At the Institute of Nuclear Techniques, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, several CFD inv...

Abstract: In this study, the liquid-liquid equilibria of the mixtures consisted of ethanol, water, and the main components of gasoline fuel: pentane, hexane, and cyclohexane were experimentally determined. This study is related to the phase behavior when water in atmosphere is absorbed into ethanol + gasoline fuel (gasohol) and then possibly separates into two liquid phases in an automobile fue...

Following the accident involving the Air France Concorde in 2000 the effects of fluid structure interactions resulting from the impact of a fluid filled tank has become a cause for concern. The work reported here relates to the design of a series of experiments loosely based upon the Concorde incident which aimed to assess whether the probable failure mode in the Concorde accident could occur i...

System state determination with incomplete sensory information set proved to be a technically challenging problem. In this paper, authors tackle a problem of this type associated with vehicle fuel storage systems and proposed a novel feature extraction method. Federal and state regulations require fuel storage leak detection mechanism to be conducted periodically and regulate its execution rate...

An investigation was performed to study the potential for radio frequency (RF) power radiated from Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs) to create an arcing/sparking event within the fuel tank of a large transport aircraft. This paper describes the experimental methods used for measuring RF coupling to the fuel tank and Fuel Quantity Indication System (FQIS) wiring from PED sources located in the ...