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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"advanced heat transfer"”.
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Droplet interactions with micro- and nanostructured surfaces for advanced heat transfer applications
This Dissertation was approved for publication on 2016-11-28 at 11:23.
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Impact of self-rewetting aqueous solutions on boiling with advanced heat transfer applications
… and pentanol solution to study the boiling heat transfer enhancement at pressures of 1 ~ 4 bars. Although self-rewetting fluids have been used to enhance the performance of heat pipes, boiling heat transfer characteristics are yet to be fully understood especially at pressures above …
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Corrosion Studies of Molten Chloride Salt: Electrochemical Measurements and Forced Flow Loop Tests
… successful implementation of molten salt as an advanced heat transfer fluid and thermal energy storage material in high-temperature applications, benefiting the nuclear and concentrating solar communities.
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Plenum-to-plenum heat transfer characteristics under natural circulation in a scaled-down prismatic modular reactor
… (S&T) has developed a natural convection heat transfer test facility with one riser and one downcomer between two plena to investigate loss of flow accident scenario (LOFA) for a prismatic very high temperature reactor (VHTR). Using advanced heat transfer coefficient probe and …
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Fabrication and robustness testing of superhydrophobic nanostructured surfaces for enhanced jumping condensation
… demands for power and clean water will require advanced heat transfer materials. Superhydrophobic micro- and nano-structured surfaces which promote a jumping droplet mode of condensation have been shown to enhance heat transfer over conventional film wise condensation surfaces, but limited …
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Effects of blade configuration on flow distribution and power output of a zephyr vertical axis wind turbine.
Worldwide interest in renewable energy systems has increased dramatically, due to environmental concerns like climate change and other factors. Wind power is a major source of sustainable energy, and can be harvested using both horizontal and vertical axis wind turbines. This thesis presents …