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December 2015
ISSN 0199-6231
EISSN 1528-8986
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Research Papers
Performance Modeling Comparison of a Solar Combisystem and Solar Water Heater
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2015, 137(6): 061001.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4031044
Topics:
Heating
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Significant wave heights
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Solar energy
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Stress
,
Solar collectors
,
Water
Optical and Thermal Analysis of a Pressurized-Air Receiver Cluster for a 50 MWe Solar Power Tower
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2015, 137(6): 061002.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4031210
Topics:
Solar energy
,
Solar power
,
Design
Aerodynamic Interference Effect of Huge Wind Turbine Blades With Periodic Surge Motions Using Overset Grid-Based Computational Fluid Dynamics Approach
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2015, 137(6): 061003.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4031184
Topics:
Blades
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Computational fluid dynamics
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Surges
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Wind turbines
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Wakes
,
Flow (Dynamics)
Thermal Repair of Incomplete Back Contact Insulation (P1) in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Photovoltaic Thin-Film Modules
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2015, 137(6): 061004.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4031214
Topics:
Insulation
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Maintenance
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Thin films
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Electrodes
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Fracture (Materials)
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Fracture (Process)
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Stress
,
Glass
,
Lasers
Enhancement of Fuzzy Controlled Photovoltaic–Diesel System With Battery Storage Using Interleaved Converter With Hybrid MPPT for Rural Home
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2015, 137(6): 061005.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4031514
Topics:
Batteries
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Bridges (Structures)
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Diesel generators
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Simulation
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Storage
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Stress
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Control equipment
,
Diesel
,
Solar energy
,
Photovoltaic power systems
Application of a Wall-Solar Chimney for Passive Ventilation of Dwellings
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2015, 137(6): 061006.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4031537
Topics:
Flow (Dynamics)
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Solar energy
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Turbulence
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Simulation
,
Ventilation
Impact of Corrosion Test Container Material in Molten Fluorides
Luke C. Olson, Roderick E. Fuentes, Michael J. Martinez-Rodriguez, James W. Ambrosek, Kumar Sridharan, Mark H. Anderson, Brenda L. Garcia-Diaz, Joshua Gray, Todd R. Allen
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2015, 137(6): 061007.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4031682
Topics:
Alloys
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Corrosion
,
Graphite
,
Weight (Mass)
State Space Model for Thermal Analysis of Integrated Structure of Flat Plate Solar Collector and Building Envelope
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2015, 137(6): 061008.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4031683
Topics:
Flat plates
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Glass
,
Heat
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Simulation
,
Solar collectors
,
Solar energy
,
Temperature
,
Thermal analysis
,
Thermal efficiency
,
Heat flux
Effect of Solar Fraction on the Economic and Environmental Performance of Solar Air-Conditioning by Adsorption Chiller in a Tropical Region
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2015, 137(6): 061009.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4031707
Topics:
Cooling
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Emissions
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Solar energy
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Life cycle costing
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Stress
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Air conditioning
,
Heat
,
Flat plates
,
Water
Technical Brief
A Highly Efficient Thin Film CuInGaSe2 Solar Cell
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2015, 137(6): 064501.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4031211
Topics:
Energy gap
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Solar cells
,
Density
,
Thin films
Solar Radiation Conversion With Mesoporous Silica Activated by Rare-Earth Ions
T. N. Nurakhmetov, K. A. Kuterbekov, D. H. Daurenbekov, A. Zh. Zhanbotin, A. A. Betekbaev, A. Z. Kainarbay, T. A. Schmedake, M. K. Kuterbekov
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2015, 137(6): 064502.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4031212
Topics:
Emissions
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Excitation
,
Ions
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Luminescence
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Particulate matter
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Radiation (Physics)
,
Solar radiation
In Situ Experimental Validation of therm Finite Element Analysis for a High R-Value Wall Using Vacuum Insulation Panels
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2015, 137(6): 064503.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4031512
Topics:
Insulation
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Thermal resistance
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Vacuum
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Thermal conductivity
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Finite element analysis
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Instrumentation
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Roofs
,
Temperature
,
Modeling
Numerical Heat Transfer Analysis of a 50 kWth Pressurized-Air Solar Receiver
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2015, 137(6): 064504.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4031536
Topics:
Heat transfer
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Solar energy
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Temperature
,
Materials properties
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Cavities
,
Heat losses
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Pressure
,
Model validation
,
Engineering prototypes
Wind Speed Dependency of Low-Frequency Vibration Levels in Full-Scale Wind Turbines
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2015, 137(6): 064505.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4031633
Topics:
Vibration
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Wind turbines
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Wind velocity
,
Wind
,
Mechanical drives
,
Blades
,
Vibration measurement
Practical Experience With a Mobile Methanol Synthesis Device
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2015, 137(6): 064506.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4031513
Topics:
Carbon dioxide
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Hydrogen
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Methanol
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Temperature
,
Fuels
,
Pressure
,
Water
,
Flow (Dynamics)
,
Design
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