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Performance and emission characteristics of double cylinder CI engine operated with cardanol bio fuel blends

Mallikappa, D.N.; Reddy, Rana Pratap; Murthy, Ch.S.N. - In: Renewable Energy 38 (2012) 1, pp. 150-154

India imports more than seventy percent of the oil it uses and is looking for alternative fuel to reduce its dependence on imports. In India, bio fuels derived from non-edible oils is considered as a renewable alternative to the fossil diesel. The cost of the biodiesel is higher than diesel and...

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The study and performance of a modified conventional refrigerator to serve as a PV powered one

Kaplanis, Socrates; Papanastasiou, Nikolaos - In: Renewable Energy 31 (2006) 6, pp. 771-780

This paper describes the design and development stages to convert a conventional refrigerator to a solar powered one. The development of such a system was effected and the results of this work to provide a cost effective version are given.

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Analysis of optimization in an OTEC plant using organic Rankine cycle

Yang, Min-Hsiung; Yeh, Rong-Hua - In: Renewable Energy 68 (2014) C, pp. 25-34

-temperature differences of deep cold seawater and warm seawater on the performance of an ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) plant using an … organic Rankine cycle (ORC), and also investigated the optimal operations required for the performance. A finite …

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Performance of a 500kWP grid connected photovoltaic system at Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand

Chokmaviroj, Somchai; Wattanapong, Rakwichian; Suchart, … - In: Renewable Energy 31 (2006) 1, pp. 19-28

units (PCU) is in the range from 92 to 98%. The final yield (YF) ranged from 2.91 to 3.98h/d and the performance ratio (PR …

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Performance analysis of a novel dual-nozzle ejector enhanced cycle for solar assisted air-source heat pump systems

Zhu, Lin; Yu, Jianlin; Zhou, Mengliu; Wang, Xiao - In: Renewable Energy 63 (2014) C, pp. 735-740

promising approach to improve the cycle performance. A mathematical model of the DEVC is developed to predict its performance … coefficient of performance (COP) and the volumetric heating capacity of the novel cycle using refrigerant R410A are theoretically …

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Model prediction of effects of operating parameters on proton exchange membrane fuel cell performance

Yuan, Wei; Tang, Yong; Pan, Minqiang; Li, Zongtao; … - In: Renewable Energy 35 (2010) 3, pp. 656-666

The performance of a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell is greatly affected by the operating parameters …. Appropriate operating parameters are necessary for PEM fuel cells to maintain stable performance. A three-dimensional multi … temperature, relative humidity of reactant gases, and air stoichiometric ratio) on the performance of PEM fuel cells. The model …

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Plant oils as fuels for compression ignition engines: A technical review and life-cycle analysis

Hossain, A.K.; Davies, P.A. - In: Renewable Energy 35 (2010) 1, pp. 1-13

using them, are reviewed based on the literature. Findings regarding engine performance, exhaust emissions and engine …

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Investigating performance, reliability and safety parameters of photovoltaic module inverter: Test results and compliances with the standards

Islam, Saiful; Woyte, Achim; Belmans, Ronnie; Heskes, P.J.M. - In: Renewable Energy 31 (2006) 8, pp. 1157-1181

its performance has been evaluated for prototypes. The laboratory tests have to show whether the so-called second …

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The extended Betz–Lanchester limit

Cuerva, A.; Sanz-Andrés, A. - In: Renewable Energy 30 (2005) 5, pp. 783-794

A proposal for an extended formulation of the power coefficient of a wind turbine is presented. This new formulation is a generalization of the Betz–Lanchester expression for the power coefficient as function of the axial deceleration of the wind speed provoked by the wind turbine in...

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PV–wind hybrid system performance: A new approach and a case study

Arribas, Luis; Cano, Luis; Cruz, Ignacio; Mata, Montserrat - In: Renewable Energy 35 (2010) 1, pp. 128-137

-term performance of the system are shown in this work. …

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