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View article: Solar Decarbonization of Paraffin Dehydrogenation Through Particle Heat Carriers Final Technical Report
Solar Decarbonization of Paraffin Dehydrogenation Through Particle Heat Carriers Final Technical Report Open
View article: Evaluation of Custom Microalgae-Based Bioink Formulations for Optimized Green Bioprinting
Evaluation of Custom Microalgae-Based Bioink Formulations for Optimized Green Bioprinting Open
Green bioprinting, from the context of merging 3D bioprinting with microalgae cell organization, holds promise for industrial-scale optimization. This study employs spectrophotometric analysis to explore post-bioprinting cell growth densit…
View article: Gaussian Integral Method for Void Fraction
Gaussian Integral Method for Void Fraction Open
A novel method, the Gaussian Integral Method (GIM), is presented for calculating void fractions in Computational Fluid Dynamics-Discrete Element Method (CFD-DEM) simulations. GIM is versatile and applicable to various grid types, including…
View article: Flux profile optimisation of a high-flux solar simulator using the trust-region reflective method
Flux profile optimisation of a high-flux solar simulator using the trust-region reflective method Open
In multi-lamp, high-flux solar simulators, the flux profile can be affected by the choice of lamp, reflector, and a variety of geometric design parameters, some of which can be altered after construction. In this work, a novel procedural o…
View article: Asynchronous GPU-based DEM solver embedded in commercial CFD software with polyhedral mesh support
Asynchronous GPU-based DEM solver embedded in commercial CFD software with polyhedral mesh support Open
View article: Teaching models for Senior Design courses. a Case Study
Teaching models for Senior Design courses. a Case Study Open
Over the past five years, a number of teaching configurations have been used at the University of Maine Mechanical Engineering Senior capstone two-course sequence in response to faculty turnover and a 40% growth in student numbers. The pro…
View article: A Case Study on the Administrative Impacts of Different Engineering Capstone Teaching Modalities
A Case Study on the Administrative Impacts of Different Engineering Capstone Teaching Modalities Open
The capstone experience in engineering curriculums is a critical component focused on the unification of several years of student learning, but its unique nature can present challenges to engineering departments in faculty assignment and e…
View article: Catalyst Solar Particle Heat Carriers for Paraffin Dehydrogenation
Catalyst Solar Particle Heat Carriers for Paraffin Dehydrogenation Open
View article: Mitigation methods for errors in oxygen measurement with redox cycling of materials for hydrogen and syngas production
Mitigation methods for errors in oxygen measurement with redox cycling of materials for hydrogen and syngas production Open
View article: HYDROSOL-PLANT: Structured redox reactors for H2 production from solar thermochemical H2O splitting
HYDROSOL-PLANT: Structured redox reactors for H2 production from solar thermochemical H2O splitting Open
The "holy grail" of solar chemistry and solar engineering, is the technical storage of solar energy into a more easily transformable and transportable form, namely an energy carrier such as H2. The two-step redox-based solar thermochemical…
View article: Design of a pilot scale directly irradiated, high temperature, and low pressure moving particle cavity chamber for metal oxide reduction
Design of a pilot scale directly irradiated, high temperature, and low pressure moving particle cavity chamber for metal oxide reduction Open
View article: Die solarthermische Spaltung von Schwefelsäure – ein Schlüsselschritt zur Wasserspaltung
Die solarthermische Spaltung von Schwefelsäure – ein Schlüsselschritt zur Wasserspaltung Open
View article: Thermochemische Wasserstoffproduktion mit einem volumetrischen Schaumstruktur-Reaktor: Konstruktion und Betrieb einer 750 kWth-Anlage
Thermochemische Wasserstoffproduktion mit einem volumetrischen Schaumstruktur-Reaktor: Konstruktion und Betrieb einer 750 kWth-Anlage Open
View article: Design and construction of a cascading pressure reactor prototype for solar-thermochemical hydrogen production
Design and construction of a cascading pressure reactor prototype for solar-thermochemical hydrogen production Open
Recent work regarding the efficiency maximization for solar thermochemical fuel production in two step cycles has led to the design of a new type of reactor—cascading pressure reactor—in which the thermal reduction step of the cycle is com…