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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Steam power plants"”.
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Capillary-Driven Condensation for Heat Transfer Enhancement in Steam Power Plants
… including thermal management of electronics, steam power generation, and natural gas processing. Industry relies mainly on filmwise condensation, where the condensate forms an insulating, thick liquid film on the condensation surface, posing a large thermal resistance. For almost a century, …
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Scalable Micro/Nanostructured Surfaces for Thin-Film Condensation Heat Transfer Enhancement in Steam Power Plants
Steam power plants, which contribute to over 50% of energy production globally, rely on condensers to control system-level energy efficiency. Due to the high surface energy of common heat exchanger materials, the vapor condenses by forming a continuous liquid film with low thermal conductivity …
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Fighting engineers : the U.S. Navy and mechanical engineering, 1840-1905
… of that century, the Navy began to utilize steam engines for motive power. Navy administrators recognized the need for engineering officers to design and operate ships' steam power plants, but the social and political status of staff engineering officers was unclear. Their rank was relative …
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Design, Modeling and Characterization of a Multiscale Heat Exchanger for High-Temperature, High-Pressure Applications
… components in many industrial processes, such as steam power plants, refrigeration, chemical plants, nuclear plants, refineries, and next-generation renewable energy storage processes. Recent advancements in power generation techniques and heat engine cycle structures offer potential improvements …
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Development of an energy storage tank model
… salt storage system with a solar collector and steam power plant to generate electricity. Recommendations for further study as well as all of the source code generated in the project are also provided.
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Extension of steam-electric plant at Metropolis, Illinois
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Rational Fabrication of High-Performance and Scalable Opal Crystals for Thermo-Fluidic Applications
… and boilers for increased efficiency in steam power plants and in two-phase thermal management devices with the potential of enabling next-generation electronic devices with high power density. However, several challenges remain with the fabrication of high-performance inverse opals due …