The geometry of a collector is one of the important factors that can increase the incident radiation on the collector surface. In the present study, the incident radiation for a stationary collector with cone geometry, i.e. a conical collector, is theoretically and experimentally investigated. This type of collector is always stable and does not need a fixture to install. Moreover, it has a...

Abstract We present a selective laterally wet etched collector InP/InGaAs/InGaAsP double heterojunction bipolar transistor (DHBT) with a quaternary step graded base collector structure. This device shows a DC current gain of = 70 over a large collector current range, a breakdown voltage of BVCE0 = 10.5 V, and a maximal collector emitter voltage of more than 5.5 V at 105 A/cm2 collector current ...

The realization of collector-up light-emitting complementary charge injection transistors is reported. The devices have been implemented in molecular-beam-epitaxy-grown n-InGaAs/ InAlAs/p-InGaAs and n-InGaAs/InP/p-InGaAs heterostructures using a self-aligned process for the collector stripe definition. Electrons, injected over the wide-gap heterostructure barrier (InAlAs or InP) by the real-spa...

In this paper we present a prototype for a new type of solar thermal collector designed for architectural integration. In this proposal, the conventional geometry of a flat solar thermal collector is changed to a curved geometry, to improve its visual impact when mounted on a building facade or roof. The mathematical equations for the beam and diffuse solar radiation received by a collector wit...

In treating brain abscess we have three primary concerns: saving life, preserving or restoring function, and preventing sequels such as epilepsy and recurrence of infection. Our success with the first of these is accurately expressed by the immediate mortality rate, but information about the last two can only be obtained by long-term follow-up studies. And for statistical assessment larger figu...

Common to many high-level, declarative and object oriented languages are the use of dynamic dispatch and garbage collection. Dynamic dispatch is the mechanism by which the selection of a method to run, based on both its signature, and the type of one or more of its arguments, is made. A garbage collector is responsible for efficient ‘recycling’ of memory that is no longer needed, termed ‘garbag...

We describe an eecient server-based algorithm for garbage collecting object-oriented databases in a workstation/server environment. The algorithm is incremental and runs concurrently with client transactions, however, it does not hold any locks on data and does not require callbacks to clients. It is fault tolerant, but performs very little logging. The algorithm has been designed to be integra...

Solar Energy Applications Laboratory , Colorado State University . Fort Collins , CO 80523 Design of a vapor transport solar water heater using R-123 is optimized to maximize thermal performance and minimize life cycle cost. Optimal systems for one and twostory homes are identified in a parametric study of collector area, condenser heat transfer area, water storage tank volume and circulating r...