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Suvash C. Saha^1,*, Ali M. Sefidan², Atta Sojoudi³
Energy Engineering, Vol.117, No.1, pp. 1-17, 2020, DOI:10.32604/EE.2020.010418 - 28 February 2020
Abstract Free convection inside an attic enclosure in which sinusoidal heat flux applied on the inclined walls and a constant temperature applied on the base wall has been investigated numerically to demonstrate the primary flow characteristics and heat transfer within the attic enclosure over daily routine cycles. To solve the governing equations, the finite volume technique has been utilized. After performing the grid independency and time step size tests, the roles of Rayleigh number (Ra) and the attic aspect ratio (AR) on the unsteady flow structure and heat transfer phenomenon are explained for a constant Prandtl More >

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Lingda Xu¹, Dandi Zhang², Jun Zhou^3,*, Zhou He², Xiao Fang², Yonglin Zhi¹
Energy Engineering, Vol.117, No.1, pp. 19-26, 2020, DOI:10.32604/EE.2020.010409 - 28 February 2020
Abstract For the application of inspecting the construction status of distribution network poles, this paper proposed a novel detection technology for base plates, pulling plates, chucks (abbreviated as BPC) which are buried together with the power poles based on exerting external current excitation. The detection system consists of lead wires for BPC, an excitation generating circuit, a signal receiving coil, a signal conditioning circuit and an embedded processor. Compared with the traditional transient electromagnetic method, this technology is more suitable for detecting BPC which are buried shallowly, with higher sensitivity for depth changes and higher signal-to-noise More >

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Rijia Ding¹, Xingyao Zhou^1,*, Rui Zhang¹, Wanqiu Lu²
Energy Engineering, Vol.117, No.1, pp. 27-39, 2020, DOI:10.32604/EE.2020.010372 - 28 February 2020
Abstract Coal is the main energy source in China. At present, the coal overcapacity is still serious in China. Accurately measuring the degree of China’s coal overcapacity can scientifically resolve the overcapacity, and is the premise of guiding the healthy development of coal industry and energy system. Using the translog cost function and the panel data of coal industry in all provinces of China from 2002 to 2011 and from 2012 to 2016, the research measures and compares the coal production capacity of “golden decade” and “cold winter” in China. The results show that: (1) The More >

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Haytham Ayoub, Ehab Hussein Bani-Hani^*
Energy Engineering, Vol.117, No.1, pp. 41-47, 2020, DOI:10.32604/EE.2020.010412 - 28 February 2020
Abstract Offshore wind turbine is analyzed theoretically and experimentally for improving wind energy harvesting. The energy produced is calculated at different wind speeds. The wind speed curve is generated by measuring the wind speed on daily base for one year. Curves that show the power extraction for experimental study and from the theoretical calculations are generated. The energy production investigation is expanded over a period of 15 years after comparing the annual energy production in theory and practice. The study shows the cost of electricity over the same time period assuming different interest rates. Three time… More >

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