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- Introducing Additional Heat Storage to the Hasselby CHP Plant- A Case Study on Ecological and Economical Benefits
This paper deals with the cogeneration plant in Hässelby, Sweden and the district heating grid of north-western Stockholm. Before the background of the complex system of plants connected to the district heating grid and a volatile electricity… - Improving of the Heat Transfer from a Moulding Block in an Industrial Oven
This thesis presents a study of the cooling process of a solid block performed by a turbulent air flow channel. The study focuses on the turbulent flow and its influence in the heat transfer of the block. The first part of the thesis is an analysis… - Spray and Wall Film Modeling with Conjugate Heat Transfer in OpenFOAM
This study was provided by Scania AB. The objective of this thesis was to modify an application in the free Computational Fluid Dynamics software OpenFOAM to be able to handle spray and wall film modeling of a Urea Water Solution… - Strategies for Co-operated Wood Chip Fired and Municipal Waste Fired Combined Heat and Power Plants
The Brista 1 plant is a wood chip-fired combined heat and power (CHP) plant located near Märsta, northwest of Stockholm, Sweden. The primary purpose of the plant is to supply heat to the northwest district heating grid… - Optimization of Maputo Power Plant
The Electricidade de Moçambique, E.P. (EDM) is the power utility in Mozambique, responsible to generate, transport and distribute electricity all over the country. The company has three gas turbines installed at Maputo Power Plant… - Thermal Simulation of Hybrid Drive System
Safety, performance and driving comforts are given high importance while developing modern day cars. All-Wheel Drive vehicles are exactly designed to fulfill such requirements. In modern times, human concern towards depleting fossil fuels… - Comparison of different Line Source Model approaches for analysis of Thermal Response Test in a U-pipe Borehole heat Exchanger
Ground Source Heat Pumps (GHSPs) is a relevant application and around 3 million installations are setting up at the beginning of 2010 (IEA ECES Annex 21). The improvements in GSHPs are currently focused on the optimization of the system… - Optically Selective Surfaces in Low Concentrating PV/T Systems
One of the traditional approaches to reduce costs of solar energy is to use inexpensive reflectors to focus the light onto highly efficient solar cells. Several research projects have resulted in designs, where the excess heat is used as solar thermal energy… - Mild Hybrid System in Combination with Waste Heat Recovery for Commercial Vehicles
Performance of two different waste heat recovery systems (one based on Rankine cycle and the other one using thermoelectricity) combined with non-hybrid, mild-hybrid and full hybrid systems are investigated. The vehicle under investigation… - On the Design of a Reactor for High Temperature Heat Storage by Means of Reversible Chemical Reactions
This work aims on the investigation of factors influencing the discharge characteristics of a heat storage system, which is based on the reversible reaction system of Ca(OH)2and CaO. As storage, a packed bed reactor with embedded plate heat… - Thermal Conversion of MSW – A Comparison of the System Performance: Direct Combustion Versus Conversion Through Syngas in CHP Plant
This project is a study comparing two different thermal conversion paths for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). The comparison will be focused on technical, economic and emission aspects. One path is the direct incineration of the MSW… - Elaboration of Thermo-Economic Models of Solar Gas-Turbine Power Plants
For the short and mid-term outlooks a reduced grow rate in the worlds energy demand is unlikely. The increased demand for fossil resources will therefore be accompanied by further growing operating prices for conventional… - Piezoelectrically Driven Thermoacoustic Refrigerator
Thermoacoustic refrigeration is an emerging refrigeration technology which does not require any moving parts or harmful refrigerants in its operation. This technology uses acoustic waves to pump heat across a temperature gradient… - Feasibility Study of Heating and Cooling Solutions for Wuxi Eco-City
Wuxi city has a strong economy and is well located for an eco city project, only 128 km from Shanghai. Wuxi Eco-City is a Sino-Swedish initiative to build an environmentally friendly district. The 2.4 km2 area will include residential buildings… - Hotspot Remediation using Germanium Self Cooling Technology
Localized thermoelectric “self cooling” in semiconductor materials is among the most promising approaches for the remediation of on-chip hot spots resulting from the shrinking feature sizes and faster switching speeds of nanoelectronic… - Modular Hybridization of Solar Thermal Power Plants for Developing Nations
The current energy scenario in the developing nations with abundant sun resource (e.g. southern Mediterranean countries of Europe, Middle-East & North Africa) relies mainly on fossil fuels to supply the increasing energy demand… - Implementation of Solar Energy in Eco-Cities
The purpose of this study is to investigate the potential of implementing solar energy and solar technology systems in the energy systems of two conceptual Eco-Cities, as a possible way of tackling the inherent problems in global… - Experimental Analysis Of Variable Capacity Heat Pump System Equipped With Vapour Injection And Permanent Magnet Motor
This study analyzes the performance of variable capacity heat pump scroll compressor which is equipped with vapour injection and permanent magnet motor. Refrigerant used in the system is R410A. The study is divided in two phases… - Design and Fabrication of Electrothermal Micromotors and Compliant Mechanisms for Spatial Parallel Micromanipulators
In this project a new class of spatial micromechanisms employing compliant joints and electrothermal motors has been developed. The spatial micromechanisms contain three limbs driven by individual electrothermal linear motors… - Competitive Thermokinetics and Non-linear Fire Behaviour
The prediction of the behavior and spread of fires in the bush has always been fraught with a large number of unknowns, not the least of which has been the seemingly capricious nature of fire itself. Operational bushfire prediction systems… - A review on Energy Harvesting from Roads
Harvesting Energy stands alone as one of the most promising techniques for approaching the global energy problem without depleting natural resources. Energy harvesting technologies from road infrastructure is a new research territory… - Development af a Program to Determine Hidden Performance Parameters of a Gasturbine
Gas turbines overall theoretical performance analysis can be performed by using several thermodynamic theories and equations with the help of design parameters. However, limited availability of the design parameters will complicate the analysis… - CFD Measurements of the Cooling Air in a DC-Motor
The cooling system of a DC-motor is examined in this thesis. A change of direction of the cooling air is desired to prevent the generated coal dust from entering into the windings of the machine. Ultimately this will have a negative effect… - Simulating Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Using Dissipative Particle Dynamics
Dissipative particle dynamics is a relatively new technique for simulating fluid flow at meso scales that is more computationally efficient but at the same time able to reproduce some of the detail of molecular dynamics simulations… - Impingement Cooling: Heat Transfer Measurement by Liquid Crystal Thermography
In modern gas turbines parts of combustion chamber and turbine section are under heavy heat load, for example, the rotor inlet temperature is far higher than the melting point of the rotor blade material. These high temperatures… - Thermoelectric Air Cooling For Cars
India is the second most populous country in the world with over 1.21billion people (estimated for April, 2011), more than sixth of the world’s population. India is projected to be world’s most populous country by 2025,surpassing china… - Aerodynamic Loads on External Stores – Saab 39 Gripen: Evaluation of CFD methods for estimating loads on external stores
External stores mounted on aircraft generate loads which need to be estimated before first takeoff. These loads can be measured in a wind tunnel but since the possible store configurations are basically endless, testing them all is neither economically… - Solar Energy for Cooling and Refrigeration
Solar refrigeration may have applications in both developed and developing countries. Application in developing countries such as vaccine storage or large scale food preservation have been the subject of much research… - Optimization as a Thermodynamic System
As we know that nature made the things optimized in all point of views, also it is supposed that nature works under some evolutionary process. Since there was no such Evolutionary Structural Optimization (ESO) method having strong… - Multi-objective Optimization of Solar Assisted Absorption Cooling System
This work presents a multi-period and multi-objective optimization based on mathematical programming of solar assisted absorption cooling systems. Seven solar collector models combined with a gas fired heater and an absorption… - A Comparison of Power Harvesting Techniques and Related Energy Storage Issues
Power harvesting, energy harvesting, power scavenging, and energy scavenging are four terms commonly used to describe the process of extracting useful electrical energy from other ambient energy sources using special materials… - On-Chip Thermoelectric Cooling of Semiconductor Hot Spot
The Moore’s Law progression in semiconductor technology, including shrinking feature size, increasing transistor density, and faster circuit speeds, is leading to increasing total power dissipations and heat fluxes on silicon chip… - Competitive Thermokinetics and Non-linear Fire Behaviour
The prediction of the behaviour and spread of fires in the bush has always been fraught with a large number of unknowns, not the least of which has been the seemingly capricious nature of fire itself. Operational bushfire prediction systems… - Thermoeconomic Analysis and Optimisation of Air-Based Bottoming Cycles for Water-Free Hybrid Solar Gas-Turbine Power Plants
The growing worldwide energy demand and the impacts of climate change due to anthropogenic greenhouse gases emissions are among the major issues facing humanity. The global energy system, responsible for most of the greenhouse… - Transverse Thermoelectric Effects for Cooling and Heat Flux Sensing
While thermoelectric technology has developed steadily over the last 50 years, transverse thermoelectrics have generally been ignored in the industrial and commercial uses of thermoelectric devices to date… - Performance Calculations and Optimization of a Fresnel Direct Steam Generation CSP Plant with Heat Storage
This study deals with the performance calculations of a 9MW linear Fresnel CSP plant with direct steam generation built by the Solar Division of the CNIM Company. The aim was to calculate the annual electricity production taking into account… - Method Development for Investigation of Real Effects on flow around Vanes
In the development of turbo machinery components it’s desirable to not spend more time than necessary when setting up aero-thermal calculations to investigate uncertainties in the design. This report aims to describe general thoughts… - Analysis of a New District Heating Line: Evaluation of Heat Losses and Hydraulic Facilities
The aim of the project is to analyze the enlargement of the district heating line located in Gävle, evaluating the hydraulic facilities and calculating the heat losses with different insulation thicknesses to choose the best insulation thickness… - Overview of Vapor Absorption Cooling Systems
A vapor absorption chiller machine (VAM) is a machine that produces chilled water using a heat source rather than electrical input as in the more familiar vapor compression cycle. It seems unreasonable that cooling can be achieved… - Power Generation from Railway Track
An electrical power generation system comprises a variable capacitor and a power source. The electrical power generation system is configured to generate electric power via movements of the rail. The power source is used in the form of a generator… - Carbon dioxide in Ice Rink Refrigeration
The average energy consumption of one ice rink is around 1000MWh/year, which approximately 69% is occupied by the refrigeration unit and heating demand. With the aim of decreasing the energy consumption, a new concept of refrigeration… - Modeling of Direct Contact Condensation With OpenFOAM
Within the course of the project, two thermal phase change models for direct contact condensation were developed with different modeling approaches, namely interfacial heat transfer and combustion analysis approach… - Piezoelectrically Driven Thermoacoustic Refrigerator
Thermoacoustic refrigeration is an emerging refrigeration technology which does not require any moving parts or harmful refrigerants in its operation. This technology uses acoustic waves to pump heat across a temperature gradient… - Strategies for Co-operated Wood Chip Fired and Municipal Waste Fired Combined Heat and Power Plants
The Brista 1 plant is a wood chip-fired combined heat and power (CHP) plant located near Märsta, northwest of Stockholm, Sweden. The primary purpose of the plant is to supply heat to the northwest district heating grid… - Solar Absorption Refrigeration System Using New Working Fluid Pairs
Absorption refrigeration systems powered by solar energy increasingly attract research interests in the last years. In this study, thermodynamic analyses for different working fluid pairs are performed. A computer simulation model… - Experimental Investigation of Heat Recovery from R744 based Refrigeration System
With increasing energy price and concern on environmental impacts, more attention has been paid to refrigeration and heat pump systems. Several regulations have already been applied on the choice of refrigerants and the search… - Nanochannel Fabrication using Thermomechanical Deformation of Thermoplastics
Nanofluidics has been a major field of research for application in areas like single molecule detection. Most of the research efforts have been concentrated in developing novel nanochannel fabrication techniques. Most of these fabrication… - Application of Evaporative Air Coolers Coupled With Solar Water Heater for Dehumidification of Indoor Air
In the present work, novel configuration of solar powered desiccant dehumidification system is investigated. The proposed system comprises two evaporative air coolers. One of the two coolers functions as an absorber and the second… - Energy Conservation in Moldova – Opportunities in the Industrial and Residential Sectors
The importance of energy conservation in all the aspects of energy production, transportation, distribution and utilisation should not be underestimated. A special attention to that is paid since the oil crisis in 70’s of the last century… - Comparative studies and analyses of working fluids for Organic Rankine Cycles – ORC
This work investigates the optimal working fluids for Organic Rankine Cycles ORC with focus on thermo-physical, environmental and safety aspects. The choice of the working fluid is of key importance for the cycle efficiency… - CFD Analyses Of The Gas Flow Inside The Vessel Of A Hot Isostatic Press
Hot isostatic pressing (HIP) is a thermal treatment method that is used to consolidate, densify or bond components and materials. Argon gas is commonly used as the pressure medium and is isostatically applied to the material… - Market Analysis for Gas Engine Technology in Algeria
The objective of this study is to investigate the potential of combined heat and power plants based on gas engine technology in Algeria. This market analysis has been performed in order to identify the key markets for the newly created… - Simulation of Thermal Stresses in a Disc Brake
The heat flux produced from the friction between a disc and pad system leads to a high temperature which causes thermal stresses in the disc and after a number of repeated braking cycles, cracks might be initiated… - Study of Temperature Raise in Gavleån River related to District Cooling
This project is a preliminary study in order to build a small power plant, located beside to Gavleån River. It has been designed with the aim of cooling a district of Gävle city, Sweden. That big project is carried out by the international… - Effective Use of Excess Heat in a Cement Plant
The report investigates the feasibility of accessing waste heat at kiln 7 in the Cementa AB cement plant in Slite, Gotland. The background is provided, with a description of the cement manufacturing process… - A Highly Precise and Linear IC for Heat Pulse based Thermal Bidirectional Mass Flow Sensor
In this work we have designed and simulated a thermal bi-directional integrated circuit mass flow sensor. The approach used here was an extension to the gas flow model given by Mayer and Lechner. The design features high precision… - Modelling and Simulation of Temperature Variations of Bearings in a Hydropower Generation Unit
Hydropower contributes around 20% to the world electricity supply and is considered as the most important, clean, emissions free and economical renewable energy source. Total installed capacity of Hydropower generation is approximately… - Decreasing Energy Use by 50% in Swedish Multifamily buildings by 2050
Building sector in Sweden constitutes a major part of the overall energy consumption, making up for around 40% of the total energy use. During the 60s and 70s, there was a big surge in housing in Sweden with over a million dwellings… - Method Development for Investigation of Real Effects on flow around Vanes
In the development of turbo machinery components it’s desirable to not spend more time than necessary when setting up aero-thermal calculations to investigate uncertainties in the design. This report aims to describe general thoughts… - Convective Heat Transfer with Nanofluids
The present study is concerned with forced convection heat transfer in laminar and turbulent flow with nanofluids. Nanofluids are defined as a colloidal suspension of particles in a base fluid, where the particles have a characteristic length… - Alternatives to the Replacement of an Electrical Heating System
The aim of this project is to make an energy survey for a group of apartments and suggestions to change the heating system from electricity to a more efficient one. There are in total 73 flats in 21 buildings. All flats are separated in several houses… - District heating to replace an Electrical Installation
This project has been developed at the company Gavlegardarna. The company owns a large part of the buildings of Gävle and two of them are the objective of the project. Gavlegardana is highly concerned about the environment… - Investigation of JP-8 Autoignition Under Vitiated Combustion Conditions
Limited data on jet fuel ignition and oxidation at low-O2, vitiated conditions has hindered the validation of kinetic models for combustion under such conditions. In this study, ignition delay time experiments of JP-8 have been performed… - Test Turbine Measurements and Comparison with Meanline and Throughflow Calculations
This study is a collaboration between Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery(SIT) and Royal Institute of Technology(KTH). It is aimed to study and compare the outputs of two different computational approaches in axial gas turbine design… - Implementation of Solar Thermal Energy in a Small Residential Area: Case Study Kanalstaden
This study investigates the feasibility of installing solar thermal energy systems on small residential districts and the practical issues that can arise. A residential district, planned to be built in the locality Tierp… - Optimal Control of Hybrid Systems, with Application to Vehicle Dynamics
Hybrid dynamical systems are common throughout the physical and computer world, and they consist of dynamical systems that contain both continuous time and discrete time dynamics. Examples of this type of system… - Design of Secondary Air System and Thermal Models for Triple Spool Jet Engines
This project deals with the understanding of the secondary air system of a three spool turbofan. The main purpose is the creation of secondary air system and thermal models to evaluate the behavior of this kind of engine architecture… - Energy Efficiency in Food-Service Facilities
Food-service facilities have high energy intensities compared to other commercial buildings due to their energy use for cooking and refrigeration. Assessing the energy performance of such facilities has two main purposes… - Membrane Stratified Solar Ponds
This project deals with the potential of membrane stratified solar ponds which consist of two water layers, where one is a salt solution here, and a separating translucent membrane. An experimental pond was set up to study… - EHD Enhanced Heat Transfer in a Metallic and a Ceramic, Compact Heat Exchanger
Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) heat transfer enhancement has enormous potential to increase heat transfer rates while minimizing heat exchanger size. The aircraft industry, for one, could benefit using EHD heat transfer enhancement… - District Cooling for AlHamra Village in RasAlKhaimah-United Arab Emirates (UAE)
In this thesis, the feasibility of a solar assisted district cooling system for the Al Hamra village(phase 4) under RAK weather conditions is assessed. Utilizing solar energy is very attractive since the cooling requirements are in phase… - Experimental Analysis Of Variable Capacity Heat Pump System Equipped With Vapour Injection And Permanent Magnet Motor
This study analyzes the performance of variable capacity heat pump scroll compressor which is equipped with vapour injection and permanent magnet motor. Refrigerant used in the system is R410A. The study is divided in two phases…
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