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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Thermal technologies"”.
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Institutionalizing solar thermal technologies in the homebuilding industry
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1980.
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Study of non-thermal technologies to preserve the quality of fresh foods
La preocupación por consumir productos más saludables, con aspecto natural y mínimamente procesados ha aumentado notablemente. Con el fin de asegurar la seguridad de un alimento, la técnica habitual es el tratamiento térmico, pero esto conlleva una pérdida de nutrientes y de calidad. Es necesario …
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Implementations of electric vehicle system based on solar energy in Singapore assessment of solar thermal technologies
… renewable energy system for Singapore, solar thermal technologies were investigated in this report in the hope to find a suitable "green" energy source for this small island country. Among all existing solar thermal technologies, parabolic trough power plants represent a well established …
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Modeling of Concentrated High Intensity Electric Field (CHIEF) and Its Comparison with Other Non-thermal Liquid Food Pasteurization Technologies
Non-thermal preservations of food have received rising attention due to the increase concern of environmental sustainability and the demand of safer food with improved nutritional functionalities. High pressure and electric field treatment are two non-thermal food treatment strategies that have …
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Thermoelectrics and aerogels for solar energy conversion systems
… are driving demand for solar energy conversion technologies. Solar thermal electricity generation has the potential to ll this demand. Solar thermal technology could also be used to displace fossil fuels in applications which require heat as an input. This thesis addresses the potential of two …
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The potential of solar process heat for South Africa industry
… explores the potential of concentrated solar thermal technologies for high temperature industrial processes in South Africa which makes a significant contribution to global Greenhouse Gas emissions and it whose electricity supply is under pressure. It is thus required to explore reliable …
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Understanding the Impact of Non-thermal Processing and CO2 Assisted Extrusion on Antioxidant, Textural and Functional Properties of Corn, Sorghum and Apple Pomace Based Extrudates
… in the first part of study, selected non-thermal technologies were compared to liberate the bound phenolic acids in the sorghum flour (SF) and apple pomace (AP) in order to enhance their total content in raw materials prior to secondary processing. Starting with the natural fermentation …
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Dynamic modelling of variable renewable energy generation sources
Renewable energy is one of the most important technologies for decarbonizing the economy and fighting climate change. In recent years, wind energy has become cheaper and more widely adopted. However, the variable nature of wind production creates unique challenges that are not faced by conventional …
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Expert Control Strategies for Solar Cooling systems
… (i.e. appropriate insulation, reduction of thermal bridge, airtight façade components), minimizing solar gains in low latitudes or maximizing solar gains in high latitudes. In addition to passive solutions, a reduction of energy consumption may be achieved with active parts of a building, …
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Low-cost, high performance solar vapor generation
… cooling. This thesis focuses on developing technologies for low-intensity utilization of solar energy for desalination and wastewater management. Traditional solar thermal technologies collect sunlight, and use motorized optical concentrators to concentrate the weak solar flux to create high …
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Thermal treatment of organic contaminated solids and waste : experiment, model and mass balance
… can be used to remediate contaminated soils. The thermal technologies for remediation of contaminated soils are summarized in this study. Each of these treatment process along with their system components are identified and described. Waste applicability is included for each treatment technology. …
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Spectroscopy of Topological Materials and their Technological Applications
… of topological materials in modern-day technologies. We begin the dissertation by illustrating a chronicle of research into topology in condensed matter physics over the decades, the techniques of x-ray and neutron spectroscopies, and an overview of current progress in modern …
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Cavity absorber-emitters for high-temperature solar thermophotovoltaics
… power. This thesis examines one of these such technologies, solar thermophotovoltaics (STPV), and presents opportunities to improve on past work in the field to enable higher conversion efficiencies and lower cost solar power. STPV power systems typically utilize a monolithic absorber-emitter …
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Risk implications of the deployment of renewables for investments in electricity generation
… new operating conditions of different thermal generating technologies and their remuneration in a competitive market environment. In addition, this thesis illustrates with an example how risk should be valued at the power plant level in order to internalize the potential risks to which …
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Decontamination of food and food-processing surfaces from norovirus by cold atmospheric-pressure gaseous plasma
… and hence there is a need for novel non-thermal technologies that can inactivate noroviruses on food and food-processing surfaces. Cold atmospheric pressure gaseous plasma (CAP) is one such technology that has showed strong antibacterial and antifungal effects. However, studies on …
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Análisis y propuestas de sistemas solares de alta exergía que emplean agua como fluido calorífero
… production by means of Solar Concentrating Technologies. This study has been carried out following two main points: the thermofluidynamic model of direct steam generation in parabolic trough collectors and integration of this process in solar thermal power plants to electricity production. …