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View article: Waste to energy by incineration for a pharmaceutical industry: A case study
Waste to energy by incineration for a pharmaceutical industry: A case study Open
Waste to energy technologies is considered a viable solution for global warming's sustainability. Several such systems have been developed to produce power from different waste energy sources. However, the main objective of this study is t…
View article: Aerodynamic design of an energy-efficient light truck by biomimicry
Aerodynamic design of an energy-efficient light truck by biomimicry Open
This study provides a detailed biomimicry process to design an aerodynamically efficient light truck inspired by a yellow boxfish. This process involves the selection of proper biological species based on the project goal, testing of mimic…
View article: Harvesting wind energy from the complex urban environment using CFD approach
Harvesting wind energy from the complex urban environment using CFD approach Open
Urban wind energy consists of the consumption of wind energy technology in applications to the urban and suburban environment. Wind energy in urban environments is challenging to predict, but current technologies, including wind tunnel and…
View article: Prospect of wind energy utilization in Saudi Arabia: A review
Prospect of wind energy utilization in Saudi Arabia: A review Open
In Saudi Arabia, the current production of electric power is mainly relying on crude oil which causes a high percentage of carbon dioxide emissions and no power is generated from any renewable sources. However, recently Saudi Government ha…
View article: Design of a micro wind turbine and its economic feasibility study for residential power generation in built-up areas
Design of a micro wind turbine and its economic feasibility study for residential power generation in built-up areas Open
To provide an alternative to the fossil fuels, finding innovative engineering design in utilizing the renewable energy sources are paramount. Although there are abundant of wind energy available in the built-up areas, the application of wi…
View article: Design of a hybrid household power generation system for a coastal area: A case study for Geraldton, Australia
Design of a hybrid household power generation system for a coastal area: A case study for Geraldton, Australia Open
Rising energy cost and declining technology cost particularly household batteries has seen a rise in demand for small scale renewable energy sources. There have been reports of doubling of grid-connected solar panels with battery storage f…
View article: Design of a hybrid household power generation system for a rural area: A case study for Oodnadatta, Australia
Design of a hybrid household power generation system for a rural area: A case study for Oodnadatta, Australia Open
In view of rising energy cost and declining technology cost, a total of 225,991 small scale system was installed in 2017, bringing the total to 2.9 million small-scale systems already been installed in different parts of Australia. Majorit…
View article: An experimental study on of the effect of various deflectors used for light trucks in Indian subcontinent
An experimental study on of the effect of various deflectors used for light trucks in Indian subcontinent Open
Aerodynamics plays an important role on the external shape of the vehicle and any other additional structures such as deflector attached to it. It has been noted that significant numbers of light truck are manufactured and operated in the …
View article: Design of an energy efficient car by biomimicry of a boxfish
Design of an energy efficient car by biomimicry of a boxfish Open
A boxfish has certain aero/hydrodynamic features in its body shape which makes it more efficient in traveling through the water using less energy. Because of the streamline features of the boxfish, it produces less drag for its movement. S…
View article: Development of Flexible Thermoelectric Cells and Performance Investigation of Thermoelectric Materials for Power Generation
Development of Flexible Thermoelectric Cells and Performance Investigation of Thermoelectric Materials for Power Generation Open
This paper presents experimental performance results for custom made thermoelectric generator. Two fabrication methods, powder compaction and painting over flexible substrate have been proposed and investigated. Experimental performance re…
View article: Theoretical and Experimental Study to Determine the Solar Concentration Limit with Passive Cooling of Solar Cells
Theoretical and Experimental Study to Determine the Solar Concentration Limit with Passive Cooling of Solar Cells Open
This research is conducted to determine the limiting values of the geometric concentration when used with solar thermal system (thermoelectric generator) (TEG) to maintain desired hot and cold side temperatures for power generation. Experi…
View article: Investigate the Feasibility of High Aspect Ratio Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
Investigate the Feasibility of High Aspect Ratio Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Open
The paper aims to investigate the performance of the high aspect ratio vertical axis wind turbine with numerical method and to present some experimental results. Aerodynamics with numerical method is a major prospect of the investigation. …
View article: Effect of Various Deflectors on Drag Reduction for Trucks
Effect of Various Deflectors on Drag Reduction for Trucks Open
Since the early years of the 20th century, when the mass production of commercial vehicle started, it was noticed that air resistance play a major factor related to the vehicle motion. Although fuel consumption was not a concern back in th…
View article: Development of a Computational Model for Optimal Sourcing of LNG
Development of a Computational Model for Optimal Sourcing of LNG Open
Recent data indicates that there is an increasing global demand of natural gas in many countries. They want to enter into the international LNG market to meet their shortfalls. In order to minimize the transport cost the potential country …
View article: Effect of Turbulence on a Savonius Type Micro Wind Turbine
Effect of Turbulence on a Savonius Type Micro Wind Turbine Open
The primary objective of this paper is to investigate the effect of turbulence of a multi-bladed micro vertical axis wind turbine with semi-circular shaped blades in a wind tunnel environment under a range of wind speeds. A 24, 32 and 40-b…
View article: Effect of sizing of a Savonius type vertical axis micro wind turbine
Effect of sizing of a Savonius type vertical axis micro wind turbine Open
The primary objective of this paper is to study the effect of sizing of a multi-bladed Savonius rotor on power output. Initially, a base model of the micro wind turbine with 8, 16 and 24 blades with rotor diameter of 300 mm and blade lengt…
View article: A Study of Dimple Characteristics on Golf Ball Drag
A Study of Dimple Characteristics on Golf Ball Drag Open
Dimples on the golf ball have significant effect on its aerodynamic properties as well as the flight trajectory. The aerodynamic of golf ball is still not fully understood in spite of a significant number of published data in the open lite…
View article: A Study of Aerodynamic Drag of Contemporary Footballs
A Study of Aerodynamic Drag of Contemporary Footballs Open
Most modern footballs possess varied surface characteristics which can affect the flight trajectory of the football. Although the aerodynamic behavior of other sports balls have been studied well, little information is available about the …
View article: An Aerodynamic Study of a Domestic Scale Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine With Varied Tip Configurations
An Aerodynamic Study of a Domestic Scale Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine With Varied Tip Configurations Open
This paper primarily aims to investigate the aerodynamic characteristics of a small Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines (HAWT) with different blade tip configurations to enhance power generation efficiency. To understand the flow behavior at the…
View article: Aerodynamic Body Position of the Brakeman of a 2-man Bobsleigh
Aerodynamic Body Position of the Brakeman of a 2-man Bobsleigh Open
This paper examines the aerodynamic behaviour of a standard 2-man bobsleigh including the crews. The body position of the brakeman was studied over a range of angles from 25 to 90 degrees relative to the wind direction. Wind tunnel experim…
View article: Adjacent Wake Effect of a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
Adjacent Wake Effect of a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Open
The main objective of this study is to understand the effect of turbine placement and surrounding structures. Using Urban Green Energy's UGE-4K vertical axis wind turbine and the ANSYS computational fluid dynamics package (CFX), a dynamic …