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Biomass District Heating Systems Based on Agriculture Residues
(MDPI, 2018)
This paper presents a methodology for analyzing the regional potential for developing biomass district heating systems combining forestry biomass and agriculture residues as fuel. As a case study, this methodology is ...
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Identifying periods of clear sky direct normal irradiance
(Elsevier, 2017)
When modeling the effect of the cloud transients in the Direct Normal Insolation (DNI), it is particularly relevant to identify those moments in which there are no clouds between the observer and the sun. In this paper, ...
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Review of Reactors with Potential Use in Thermochemical Energy Storage in Concentrated Solar Power Plants
(MDPI, 2018-09)
The aim of this study is to perform a review of the state-of-the-art of the reactors available in the literature, which are used for solid–gas reactions or thermal decomposition processes around 1000 C that could be ...
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Process Heat Generation Potential from Solar Concentration Technologies in Latin America: The Case of Argentina
(MDPI, 2017-03-17)
This paper evaluates the potential of solar concentration technologies—compound parabolic collector (CPC), linear Fresnel collector (LFC) and parabolic trough collector (PTC)—as an alternative to conventional sources of ...
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Parametric Investigation Using Computational Fluid Dynamics of the HVAC Air Distribution in a Railway Vehicle for Representative Weather and Operating Conditions
(MDPI AG, 2017-07)
A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis of air distribution in a representative railway vehicle equipped with a heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC) system is presented in this paper. Air distribution in ...
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Natural ventilation systems to enhance sustainability in buildings: a review towards zero energy buildings in schools
(Web of conferences, 2017)
European regulations set the condition of Zero Energy Buildings for new buildings since 2020, with an intermediate milestone in 2018 for public buildings, in order to control greenhouse gases emissions control and climate ...
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Identification of best available thermal energy storage compounds for low-to-moderate temperature storage applications in buildings
(Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 2018)
Over the last 40 years different thermal energy storage materials have been investigated with the aim of enhancing energy efficiency in buildings, improving systems performance, and increasing the share of renewable energies. ...
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An improved model for the synthetic generation of high temporal resolution direct normal irradiation time series
(Elsevier, 2015-12)
Several studies have confirmed the relevant impact of the resolution and frequency distribution of solar radiation data on the results of detailed production models. Many of the available direct normal irradiance (DNI) ...
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Evaluation of Different Pretreatment Systems for the Energy Recovery of Greenhouse Agricultural Wastes in a Cement Plant
(American Chemical Society (ACS), 2019-10)
This work evaluates and selects the best sequence of operations for the pretreatment of greenhouse agricultural wastes (GAW) derived from the main greenhouse crops of the west of Almeria (Spain), such as tomatoes, peppers, ...
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Setting intelligent city tiling strategies for urban shading simulations
(Elsevier, 2017)
Assessing accurately the solar potential of all building surfaces in cities, including shading and multiple reflections between buildings, is essential for urban energy modelling. However, since the number of surface ...