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Solar Production of Aluminum by Direct Reduction: Preliminary Results for Two Processes

Jean P. Murray
Proc. ASME. SED2001, Solar Engineering 2001: (FORUM 2001: Solar Energy — The Power to Choose), 461, April 21–25, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SED2001-159
https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2001-159
View Paper titled, Solar Production of Aluminum by Direct Reduction: Preliminary Results for Two Processes
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Topics: Aluminum, Solar energy, Heat, Metals, Carbon, Furnaces, Alloys, Cavities, Circuits, Climate
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Pulsed Gas Feeding for Stoichiometric Operation of a Gas-Solid Vortex Flow Solar Chemical Reactor

Stefan Kräupl, Aldo Steinfeld
Proc. ASME. SED2001, Solar Engineering 2001: (FORUM 2001: Solar Energy — The Power to Choose), 463, April 21–25, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SED2001-160
https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2001-160
View Paper titled, Pulsed Gas Feeding for Stoichiometric Operation of a Gas-Solid Vortex Flow Solar Chemical Reactor
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Topics: Solar chemistry, Vortex flow, Solar energy, Methane, Cavities, Engineering prototypes, Fuels, Furnaces, Particulate matter, Sunlight
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Heat, Mass and Fluid Flow in a Solar Reactor for Fullerene Synthesis

Tony Guillard, Gilles Flamant, Daniel Laplaze
Proc. ASME. SED2001, Solar Engineering 2001: (FORUM 2001: Solar Energy — The Power to Choose), 465, April 21–25, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SED2001-161
https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2001-161
View Paper titled, Heat, Mass and Fluid Flow in a Solar Reactor for Fullerene Synthesis
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Topics: Fluid dynamics, Fullerenes, Heat, Solar energy, Computer simulation, Pressure, Accounting, Carbon, Cooling, Design
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Solar-Upgrading of Fuels for Generation of Electricity

Rainer Tamme, Reiner Buck, Michael Epstein, Uriyel Fisher, Chemi Sugarmen
Proc. ASME. SED2001, Solar Engineering 2001: (FORUM 2001: Solar Energy — The Power to Choose), 467, April 21–25, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SED2001-162
https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2001-162
View Paper titled, Solar-Upgrading of Fuels for Generation of Electricity
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Topics: Electric power generation, Fuels, Solar energy, Feedstock, Fossil fuels, Gas turbines, Biogas, Carbon dioxide, Combined cycle power stations, Emissions
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Discussion of Strategies for Mounting Photovoltaic Arrays on Rooftops

Stephen F. Barkaszi, James P. Dunlop
Proc. ASME. SED2001, Solar Engineering 2001: (FORUM 2001: Solar Energy — The Power to Choose), 333-338, April 21–25, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SED2001-142
https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2001-142
View Paper titled, Discussion of Strategies for Mounting Photovoltaic Arrays on Rooftops
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Topics: Roofs, Solar cell arrays, Photovoltaic power systems, Design, Solar energy, Systems engineering
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A Study of the Performance of a Hybrid Liquid Desiccant Cooling System Using Lithium Chloride

Pedro Mago, D. Yogi Goswami
Proc. ASME. SED2001, Solar Engineering 2001: (FORUM 2001: Solar Energy — The Power to Choose), 133-139, April 21–25, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SED2001-118
https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2001-118
View Paper titled, A Study of the Performance of a Hybrid Liquid Desiccant Cooling System Using Lithium Chloride
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Topics: Cooling systems, Lithium, Temperature, Air conditioning, Flow (Dynamics), Ventilation, Compression, Education, Simulation, Solar energy
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Remote Solar, Wind, and Hybrid Solar/Wind Energy Systems for Purifying Water

Brian D. Vick, R. Nolan Clark, Junyi Ling, Shitao Ling
Proc. ASME. SED2001, Solar Engineering 2001: (FORUM 2001: Solar Energy — The Power to Choose), 281-286, April 21–25, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SED2001-136
https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2001-136
View Paper titled, Remote Solar, Wind, and Hybrid Solar/Wind Energy Systems for Purifying Water
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Topics: Energy / power systems, Solar wind, Water, Solar energy, Water treatment, Wind, Control equipment, Design, Electric load, Renewable energy
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The Advanced Dish Development System Project

Richard B. Diver, Charles E. Andraka, K. Scott Rawlinson, Vern Goldberg, Gary Thomas
Proc. ASME. SED2001, Solar Engineering 2001: (FORUM 2001: Solar Energy — The Power to Choose), 89-96, April 21–25, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SED2001-112
https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2001-112
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Topics: Concentrating solar power, Design, Energy conversion, Heat pipes, Reliability, Solar energy, Solar energy concentrators, Solar energy systems, Solar power, Test facilities
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The DISS Project: Direct Steam Generation in Parabolic Troughs — Operation and Maintenance Experience — Update on Project Status

Eduardo Zarza, Loreto Valenzuela, Javier León, H.-Dieter Weyers, Martin Eickhoff, Markus Eck, Klaus Hennecke
Proc. ASME. SED2001, Solar Engineering 2001: (FORUM 2001: Solar Energy — The Power to Choose), 419-426, April 21–25, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SED2001-154
https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2001-154
View Paper titled, The DISS Project: Direct Steam Generation in Parabolic Troughs — Operation and Maintenance Experience — Update on Project Status
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Topics: Maintenance, Parabolic troughs, Steam, Solar energy, Test facilities, Solar thermal power
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“Honey, I Shrunk the Solar Plant!”

Abraham Kribus
Proc. ASME. SED2001, Solar Engineering 2001: (FORUM 2001: Solar Energy — The Power to Choose), 1-8, April 21–25, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SED2001-100
https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2001-100
View Paper titled, “Honey, I Shrunk the Solar Plant!”
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Topics: Solar energy, Electrical measurement, Engines, Fuels, Heat, Mass production, Microelectromechanical systems, Optics, Photovoltaic cells
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Solar Ice-Makers Powered by Photovoltaic Cells in Barbados

Oliver StC. Headley, William Hinds
Proc. ASME. SED2001, Solar Engineering 2001: (FORUM 2001: Solar Energy — The Power to Choose), 287-294, April 21–25, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SED2001-137
https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2001-137
View Paper titled, Solar Ice-Makers Powered by Photovoltaic Cells in Barbados
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Topics: Ice making equipment, Photovoltaic cells, Solar energy, Cooling, Ice, Photovoltaic power systems, Batteries, Lead-acid batteries, Machinery, Shorelines
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Simulation of an Air-Cooled Solar-Assisted Absorption Air Conditioning System

L. H. Alva Solari, J. E. González
Proc. ASME. SED2001, Solar Engineering 2001: (FORUM 2001: Solar Energy — The Power to Choose), 141-149, April 21–25, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SED2001-119
https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2001-119
View Paper titled, Simulation of an Air-Cooled Solar-Assisted Absorption Air Conditioning System
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Topics: Absorption, Air conditioning, Simulation, Solar energy, Cooling, Heat, Thermal energy storage, Computer simulation, Computers, Condensers (steam plant)
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Direct Steam Generation in Parabolic Troughs: First Results of the DISS Project

M. Eck, W.-D. Steinmann
Proc. ASME. SED2001, Solar Engineering 2001: (FORUM 2001: Solar Energy — The Power to Choose), 427-435, April 21–25, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SED2001-155
https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2001-155
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Topics: Parabolic troughs, Steam, Steady state, Transients (Dynamics), Control equipment, Design, Simulation, Solar energy, Two-phase flow
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Progress Toward Roll Processing of Solar Reflective Material

Russell V. Smilgys, Steven P. Wallace, Cheryl E. Kennedy
Proc. ASME. SED2001, Solar Engineering 2001: (FORUM 2001: Solar Energy — The Power to Choose), 9-16, April 21–25, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SED2001-101
https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2001-101
View Paper titled, Progress Toward Roll Processing of Solar Reflective Material
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Topics: Coating processes, Coatings, Reflective materials, Solar energy
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EuroTrough Design Issues and Prototype Testing at PSA

Eckhard Lüpfert, Michael Geyer, Wolfgang Schiel, Antonio Esteban, Rafael Osuna, Eduardo Zarza, Paul Nava
Proc. ASME. SED2001, Solar Engineering 2001: (FORUM 2001: Solar Energy — The Power to Choose), 387-391, April 21–25, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SED2001-149
https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2001-149
View Paper titled, EuroTrough Design Issues and Prototype Testing at PSA
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Topics: Design, Engineering prototypes, Testing, Solar energy, Weight (Mass), Deformation, Finite element analysis, Finite element methods, Finite element model, Mechanical properties
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Recent Progress in Reducing the Uncertainty in and Improving Pyranometer Calibrations

Daryl R. Myers, Thomas L. Stoffel, Ibrahim Reda, Stephen M. Wilcox, Afshin M. Andreas
Proc. ASME. SED2001, Solar Engineering 2001: (FORUM 2001: Solar Energy — The Power to Choose), 209-216, April 21–25, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SED2001-126
https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2001-126
View Paper titled, Recent Progress in Reducing the Uncertainty in and Improving Pyranometer Calibrations
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Topics: Actinometers, Calibration, Uncertainty, Errors, Renewable energy, Solar energy, Solar radiation, Teams, Climate change, Design
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Roof Integrated Solar Absorber: The Measured Performance of “Invisible” Solar Collectors

Carlos J. Colon, Tim Merrigan
Proc. ASME. SED2001, Solar Engineering 2001: (FORUM 2001: Solar Energy — The Power to Choose), 151-159, April 21–25, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SED2001-120
https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2001-120
View Paper titled, Roof Integrated Solar Absorber: The Measured Performance of “Invisible” Solar Collectors
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Topics: Roofs, Solar collectors, Solar energy, Engineering prototypes, Plywood, Roofing, Tubing, Asphalt, Metal roofing, Polymers
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Optimization Studies for Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Systems

Bruce Kelly, Ulf Herrmann, Mary Jane Hale
Proc. ASME. SED2001, Solar Engineering 2001: (FORUM 2001: Solar Energy — The Power to Choose), 393-398, April 21–25, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SED2001-150
https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2001-150
View Paper titled, Optimization Studies for Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Systems
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Topics: Combined cycles, Optimization, Solar energy, Heat recovery steam generators, Steam, Boilers, Combined cycle power stations, Parabolic troughs, Flow (Dynamics), High pressure (Physics)
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Use of the Discrete Transfer Method for Determination of the Radiation Heat Transfer in a Building Environment

Ricardo Ganem, Allan T. Kirkpatrick, Patrick Burns
Proc. ASME. SED2001, Solar Engineering 2001: (FORUM 2001: Solar Energy — The Power to Choose), 57-64, April 21–25, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SED2001-108
https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2001-108
View Paper titled, Use of the Discrete Transfer Method for Determination of the Radiation Heat Transfer in a Building Environment
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Topics: Heat transfer, Radiation (Physics), Temperature, Combustion chambers, Furnaces, Radiant heating, Solar energy
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Low-Cost Solar Mirror Substrates and Geometries for Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Concentrator Applications

David N. Wells
Proc. ASME. SED2001, Solar Engineering 2001: (FORUM 2001: Solar Energy — The Power to Choose), 17-22, April 21–25, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SED2001-102
https://doi.org/10.1115/SED2001-102
View Paper titled, Low-Cost Solar Mirror Substrates and Geometries for Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Concentrator Applications
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Topics: Mirrors, Solar energy, Geometry, Solar energy concentrators, Damage, Float glass, Manufacturing, Shapes, Shock (Mechanics)