Integrated energy systems utilizing renewable sources are sustainable and environmentally substitutes for conventional fossil-fired energy systems. A new multigeneration plant with two inputs, such as biomass and solar energy, and four useful outputs, such as cooling, heating, power, and distilled water, is presented and investigated in this paper. The proposed system includes evacuated tub...

Under this grant, we have conducted detailed studies of magnetocaloric nanomaterials for solid state cooling applications. Such materials are of great current interest, in fact, the current AFOSR MURI Topic #20 is exclusively devoted to solid state cooling. Our work on synthesis, characterization and property evaluation of magnetocaloric materials is summarized. Magnetic refrigeration systems o...

ABSTRACT: This study assessed the ways thermal environment is influenced by pre-cooling water employed in wetting porous plates present evaporative cooling systems (ECS). The experiment was performed using two physical models constructed on a distorted and reduced scale, which simulated closed agricultural facilities equipped with ECS made up of cellulose panels. In one model, were wet chilled ...

There has been a concern that Clostridium botulinum might enter a defective can of low-acid food through a microleak after thermal processing and during the cooling process. This paper reviews most current surveys on bacteriological quality of cannery cooling water, bacteriological testing methods in cannery cooling water, disinfection of container cooling water in canning systems, and common t...

Joule-Thomson cooling systems are used in refrigeration and liquefaction processes. There are extensive studies on Joule-Thomson cryogenic systems, but most of them coverage steady state conditions or lack from experimental data. In the present work, transient thermal behavior of Joule-Thomson cooling system including counter current helically coiled tube in tube heat exchanger, expansion valve...