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Net-Zero Energy Home Design Using Photovoltaic-Based Distributed Energy Generation and Multi-Functional Variable Refrigerant Flow Systems Integrated With Thermal Energy Storage

Dongsu Kim, Kelly Tran, Jaeyoon Koh, Heejin Cho
Proc. ASME. ES2022, ASME 2022 16th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T02A005, July 11–13, 2022
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2022-84345
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2022-84345
View Paper titled, Net-Zero Energy Home Design Using Photovoltaic-Based Distributed Energy Generation and Multi-Functional Variable Refrigerant Flow Systems Integrated With Thermal Energy Storage
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Topics: Climate, Design, Distributed power generation, Flow (Dynamics), HVAC equipment, Refrigerants, Test facilities, Thermal energy storage, Zero energy buildings
Proceedings Papers

Proposed Design and Integration of 1.3 MW e Pre-Commercial Demonstration Particle Heating Receiver Based Concentrating Solar Power Plant

Muhammad Sarfraz, Ryan Yeung, Kenzo Repole, Matthew Golob, Sheldon Jeter, Hany Al-Ansary, Abdelrahman El-Leathy, Shaker Alaqel, Nader S. Saleh, Rageh Saeed, Abdulelah Alswaiyd
Proc. ASME. ES2021, ASME 2021 15th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T02A005, June 16–18, 2021
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2021-62529
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2021-62529
View Paper titled, Proposed Design and Integration of 1.3 MW e Pre-Commercial Demonstration Particle Heating Receiver Based Concentrating Solar Power Plant
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Topics: Concentrating solar power, Design, Heating, Particulate matter, Solar energy, Storage, Heat losses, High temperature, Temperature, Bulk solids
Proceedings Papers

Development and Testing of a 20 kW Moving Packed-Bed Particle-To-sCO2 Heat Exchanger and Test Facility

Kevin J. Albrecht, Hendrik F. Laubscher, Matthew D. Carlson, Clifford K. Ho
Proc. ASME. ES2021, ASME 2021 15th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T02A017, June 16–18, 2021
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2021-64050
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2021-64050
View Paper titled, Development and Testing of a 20 kW Moving Packed-Bed Particle-To-sCO2 Heat Exchanger and Test Facility
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Topics: Heat exchangers, Particulate matter, Test facilities, Testing
Proceedings Papers

Preliminary Design Development, Laboratory Testing, and Optimization of a 6.6 MW-Thermal All-Refractory Particle Heating Receiver

Ryan Yeung, Muhammad Sarfraz, Kenzo Repole, Sheldon Jeter, Abdulelah Alswaiyd, Shaker Alaqel, Abdelrahman El-Leathy, Hany Al-Ansary
Proc. ASME. ES2021, ASME 2021 15th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T02A007, June 16–18, 2021
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2021-62902
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2021-62902
View Paper titled, Preliminary Design Development, Laboratory Testing, and Optimization of a 6.6 MW-Thermal All-Refractory Particle Heating Receiver
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Topics: Design, Heating, Optimization, Particulate matter, Testing, Heat, Ceramics, Flow (Dynamics), Cavities, Modeling
Proceedings Papers

On-Sun Characterization of Microchannel Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Solar Thermal Receivers: Preliminary Findings

Erfan Rasouli, Caton W. Mande, Matthew M. Stevens, Vinod Narayanan
Proc. ASME. ES2019, ASME 2019 13th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T03A007, July 14–17, 2019
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2019-3898
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2019-3898
View Paper titled, On-Sun Characterization of Microchannel Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Solar Thermal Receivers: Preliminary Findings
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Topics: Microchannels, Pressure, Solar energy, Supercritical carbon dioxide, Temperature, Test facilities, Thermal efficiency
Proceedings Papers

Optimization of Storage Bin Geometry for High Temperature Particle-Based CSP Systems

Jeremy Sment, Kevin Albrecht, Joshua Christian, Clifford K. Ho
Proc. ASME. ES2019, ASME 2019 13th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T03A008, July 14–17, 2019
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2019-3903
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2019-3903
View Paper titled, Optimization of Storage Bin Geometry for High Temperature Particle-Based CSP Systems
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Topics: Geometry, High temperature, Optimization, Particulate matter, Storage, Heat losses, Stress, Flow (Dynamics), Insulation, Temperature
Proceedings Papers

Particle Lift Challenges and Solutions for Solid Particle Receiver Systems

Joshua M. Christian, Jeremy Sment, Clifford K. Ho, Lonnie Haden, Kevin Albrecht
Proc. ASME. ES2019, ASME 2019 13th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T03A002, July 14–17, 2019
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2019-3833
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2019-3833
View Paper titled, Particle Lift Challenges and Solutions for Solid Particle Receiver Systems
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Topics: Particulate matter, Elevators, Screws, Flow (Dynamics), Deformation, Hoists, Solar energy, Steel, Bearings, Deflection
Proceedings Papers

On-Sun Testing of a High Temperature Bladed Solar Receiver and Transient Efficiency Evaluation Using Air

Jesus D. Ortega, Sagar D. Khivsara, Joshua M. Christian, Pradip Dutta, Clifford K. Ho
Proc. ASME. ES2018, ASME 2018 12th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T11A009, June 24–28, 2018
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2018-7543
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2018-7543
View Paper titled, On-Sun Testing of a High Temperature Bladed Solar Receiver and Transient Efficiency Evaluation Using Air
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Topics: High temperature, Solar energy, Testing, Transients (Dynamics), Flow (Dynamics), Computational fluid dynamics, Fluids, Heat transfer, Engineering simulation, Flux (Metallurgy)
Proceedings Papers

Numerical Evaluation of Novel Particle Release Patterns in High-Temperature Falling Particle Receivers

Brantley Mills, Clifford K. Ho
Proc. ASME. ES2017, ASME 2017 11th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T05A016, June 26–30, 2017
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2017-3689
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2017-3689
View Paper titled, Numerical Evaluation of Novel Particle Release Patterns in High-Temperature Falling Particle Receivers
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Topics: High temperature, Particulate matter, Flow (Dynamics), Temperature, Thermal efficiency, Cavities, Computer simulation, Heating, Irradiation (Radiation exposure), Solar energy
Proceedings Papers

Design and Testing of a Novel Bladed Receiver

Jesus D. Ortega, Joshua M. Christian, Clifford K. Ho
Proc. ASME. ES2017, ASME 2017 11th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T05A007, June 26–30, 2017
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2017-3524
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2017-3524
View Paper titled, Design and Testing of a Novel Bladed Receiver
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Topics: Design, Testing, Blades, Temperature, Solar energy, Computational fluid dynamics, ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Fins, Flow (Dynamics), Fluids
Proceedings Papers

Wind Turbine Drivetrain Test Bench Capability to Replicate Design Loads: Part I — Evaluation Methodology

Philippe Giguère, John R. Wagner
Proc. ASME. ES2017, ASME 2017 11th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T13A004, June 26–30, 2017
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2017-3595
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2017-3595
View Paper titled, Wind Turbine Drivetrain Test Bench Capability to Replicate Design Loads: Part I — Evaluation Methodology
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Topics: Design, Stress, Wind turbines, Testing, Torque, Test facilities
Proceedings Papers

Estimating Building Envelope Thermal Characteristics From Single-Point-in-Time Thermal Images

Salahaldin Alshatshati, Kevin P. Hallinan, Robert J. Brecha
Proc. ASME. ES2016, Volume 1: Biofuels, Hydrogen, Syngas, and Alternate Fuels; CHP and Hybrid Power and Energy Systems; Concentrating Solar Power; Energy Storage; Environmental, Economic, and Policy Considerations of Advanced Energy Systems; Geothermal, Ocean, and Emerging Energy Technologies; Photovoltaics; Posters; Solar Chemistry; Sustainable Building Energy Systems; Sustainable Infrastructure and Transportation; Thermodynamic Analysis of Energy Systems; Wind Energy Systems and Technologies, V001T11A001, June 26–30, 2016
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2016-59091
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2016-59091
View Paper titled, Estimating Building Envelope Thermal Characteristics From Single-Point-in-Time Thermal Images
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Topics: Capacitance, Dynamic models, Energy efficiency, Energy generation, Errors, Fluctuations (Physics), Imaging, Public utilities, Roofs, Structures
Proceedings Papers

A Particle/sCO2 Heat Exchanger Testbed and Reference Cycle Cost Analysis

Matt D. Carlson, Clifford K. Ho
Proc. ASME. ES2016, Volume 1: Biofuels, Hydrogen, Syngas, and Alternate Fuels; CHP and Hybrid Power and Energy Systems; Concentrating Solar Power; Energy Storage; Environmental, Economic, and Policy Considerations of Advanced Energy Systems; Geothermal, Ocean, and Emerging Energy Technologies; Photovoltaics; Posters; Solar Chemistry; Sustainable Building Energy Systems; Sustainable Infrastructure and Transportation; Thermodynamic Analysis of Energy Systems; Wind Energy Systems and Technologies, V001T04A017, June 26–30, 2016
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2016-59607
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2016-59607
View Paper titled, A Particle/sCO2 Heat Exchanger Testbed and Reference Cycle Cost Analysis
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Topics: Cycles, Heat exchangers, Particulate matter, High temperature, Solar energy, Power systems (Machinery), Brayton cycle, Concentrating solar power, Construction, Fluids
Proceedings Papers

Development of Integration Methods for Thermal Energy Storages Into Power Plant Processes

Clemens Schneider, Sebastian Braun, Torsten Klette, Steffen Härtelt, Alexander Kratzsch
Proc. ASME. ES2016, Volume 2: ASME 2016 Energy Storage Forum, V002T01A011, June 26–30, 2016
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2016-59266
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2016-59266
View Paper titled, Development of Integration Methods for Thermal Energy Storages Into Power Plant Processes
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Topics: Power stations, Thermal energy, Stress, Test facilities, Thermal power stations, Steam, Heat sinks, Thermal energy storage, Construction, Design
Proceedings Papers

Design and Modeling of Light-Trapping Tubular Receiver Panels

Joshua M. Christian, Jesus D. Ortega, Clifford K. Ho, Julius Yellowhair
Proc. ASME. ES2016, Volume 1: Biofuels, Hydrogen, Syngas, and Alternate Fuels; CHP and Hybrid Power and Energy Systems; Concentrating Solar Power; Energy Storage; Environmental, Economic, and Policy Considerations of Advanced Energy Systems; Geothermal, Ocean, and Emerging Energy Technologies; Photovoltaics; Posters; Solar Chemistry; Sustainable Building Energy Systems; Sustainable Infrastructure and Transportation; Thermodynamic Analysis of Energy Systems; Wind Energy Systems and Technologies, V001T04A005, June 26–30, 2016
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2016-59158
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2016-59158
View Paper titled, Design and Modeling of Light-Trapping Tubular Receiver Panels
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Topics: Design, Modeling, Fins, Solar energy, Computational fluid dynamics, Ray tracing, Testing, Cooling, Finite element analysis, Heat losses
Proceedings Papers

Optical Performance of Bladed Receivers for CSP Systems

Ye Wang, Charles-Alexis Asselineau, Joe Coventry, John Pye
Proc. ASME. ES2016, Volume 1: Biofuels, Hydrogen, Syngas, and Alternate Fuels; CHP and Hybrid Power and Energy Systems; Concentrating Solar Power; Energy Storage; Environmental, Economic, and Policy Considerations of Advanced Energy Systems; Geothermal, Ocean, and Emerging Energy Technologies; Photovoltaics; Posters; Solar Chemistry; Sustainable Building Energy Systems; Sustainable Infrastructure and Transportation; Thermodynamic Analysis of Energy Systems; Wind Energy Systems and Technologies, V001T04A026, June 26–30, 2016
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2016-59693
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2016-59693
View Paper titled, Optical Performance of Bladed Receivers for CSP Systems
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Topics: Blades, Cavities, Concentrating solar power, Design, Ray tracing, Solar energy, Test facilities
Proceedings Papers

Models for Prediction of Soiling-Caused Photovoltaic Power Output Degradation Based on Environmental Variables in Doha, Qatar

Bing Guo, Wasim Javed, Saadat Khan, Benjamin Figgis, Talha Mirza
Proc. ASME. ES2016, Volume 1: Biofuels, Hydrogen, Syngas, and Alternate Fuels; CHP and Hybrid Power and Energy Systems; Concentrating Solar Power; Energy Storage; Environmental, Economic, and Policy Considerations of Advanced Energy Systems; Geothermal, Ocean, and Emerging Energy Technologies; Photovoltaics; Posters; Solar Chemistry; Sustainable Building Energy Systems; Sustainable Infrastructure and Transportation; Thermodynamic Analysis of Energy Systems; Wind Energy Systems and Technologies, V001T08A004, June 26–30, 2016
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2016-59390
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2016-59390
View Paper titled, Models for Prediction of Soiling-Caused Photovoltaic Power Output Degradation Based on Environmental Variables in Doha, Qatar
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Topics: Dust, Economic analysis, Model development, Particulate matter, Plant maintenance, Solar energy, Temperature, Test facilities, Turbulence, Uncertainty
Proceedings Papers

Analysis of Heavy Organic Fluids Dispersion Inside Industrial Buildings Hosting Turbomachinery Test Facilities

Daniele Fiaschi, Giampaolo Manfrida, Luigi Russo
Proc. ASME. ES2015, Volume 1: Advances in Solar Buildings and Conservation; Climate Control and the Environment; Alternate Fuels and Infrastructure; ARPA-E; Combined Energy Cycles, CHP, CCHP, and Smart Grids; Concentrating Solar Power; Economic, Environmental, and Policy Aspects of Alternate Energy; Geothermal Energy, Harvesting, Ocean Energy and Other Emerging Technologies; Hydrogen Energy Technologies; Low/Zero Emission Power Plants and Carbon Sequestration; Micro and Nano Technology Applications and Materials, V001T01A005, June 28–July 2, 2015
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2015-49364
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2015-49364
View Paper titled, Analysis of Heavy Organic Fluids Dispersion Inside Industrial Buildings Hosting Turbomachinery Test Facilities
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Topics: Fluids, Structures, Test facilities, Turbomachinery, Emissions, Circuits, Computational fluid dynamics, Geometry, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boundary-value problems
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Experimental Investigation to the Properties of Eutectic Salts by NaCl-KCl-ZnCl 2 for Application as High Temperature Heat Transfer Fluids

Kai Wang, Edgar Molina, Ghazal Dehghani, Ben Xu, Peiwen Li, Qing Hao, Pierre Lucas, Mohamad H. Kassaee, Sheldon M. Jeter, Amyn S. Teja
Proc. ASME. ES2014, Volume 1: Combined Energy Cycles, CHP, CCHP, and Smart Grids; Concentrating Solar Power, Solar Thermochemistry and Thermal Energy Storage; Geothermal, Ocean, and Emerging Energy Technologies; Hydrogen Energy Technologies; Low/Zero Emission Power Plants and Carbon Sequestration; Photovoltaics; Wind Energy Systems and Technologies, V001T02A040, June 30–July 2, 2014
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2014-6578
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2014-6578
View Paper titled, Experimental Investigation to the Properties of Eutectic Salts by NaCl-KCl-ZnCl 2 for Application as High Temperature Heat Transfer Fluids
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Topics: Fluids, Heat transfer, High temperature, Temperature, Vapor pressure, Melting point, Viscosity, Low temperature, Melting, Phase transition temperature
Proceedings Papers

Evaluation of Solar Optical Modeling Tools for Modeling Complex Receiver Geometries

Julius Yellowhair, Joshua M. Christian, Clifford K. Ho
Proc. ASME. ES2014, Volume 1: Combined Energy Cycles, CHP, CCHP, and Smart Grids; Concentrating Solar Power, Solar Thermochemistry and Thermal Energy Storage; Geothermal, Ocean, and Emerging Energy Technologies; Hydrogen Energy Technologies; Low/Zero Emission Power Plants and Carbon Sequestration; Photovoltaics; Wind Energy Systems and Technologies, V001T02A048, June 30–July 2, 2014
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2014-6620
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2014-6620
View Paper titled, Evaluation of Solar Optical Modeling Tools for Modeling Complex Receiver Geometries
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Topics: Modeling, Solar energy, Ray tracing, Computation, Design, Errors, Flat plates, Geometry, Preferences, Test facilities