Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems

External reference: https://openalex.org/T10568

  1. Coal-biomass co-firing stayed stable across wide boiler loads
    Numerical model of 1000 MW boiler determines optimal biomass injection positions and co-firing ratios for stable coal-biomass operation across variable load conditions.
  2. Propane and carbon dioxide show promise as EV refrigerants
    Comparison of Propane and CO2 as PFAS-compliant refrigerants for EV thermal management, demonstrating 25% range improvement in cold conditions with proper safety measures.
  3. 50% heat pump coverage gave the best overall performance
    Study optimizes ground-source heat pump systems in cold-region green buildings, reducing soil thermal imbalance and carbon emissions by 33% while lowering lifecycle costs through composite energy.
  4. Co-pyrolysis improved pyro-diesel quality and generator performance
    Co-pyrolysis of palm fruit bunches and polypropylene produces engine-grade diesel fuel suitable for agricultural power generation without modification.
  5. EEA quantified labor, capital, and environmental impacts in a biopower plant
    Extended Exergy Accounting applied to waste-to-biogas facility quantifies environmental impacts, labor value, and capital inputs integrated with thermodynamic efficiency assessment.
  6. Optimizing integrated energy systems with a virtual energy station framework: Exergy-based scheduling and multi-energy integration
    Bi-level exergy-based optimization for integrated energy systems incorporating electricity, heat, gas, and hydrogen with improved metaheuristic scheduling algorithm.
  7. Integrated desalination-renewable hydrogen system produced electricity and freshwater
    Technoeconomic analysis of integrated double-pass reverse osmosis and renewable hydrogen system for sustainable freshwater and electricity production in remote regions.
  8. Steam-cycle changes improve flexibility in grate-fired plants
    Dynamic assessment of operational flexibility improvements in grate-fired cogeneration plants through steam-cycle and heat-network-based measures without combustion system modification.
  9. R440A showed the best energy and exergy performance among tested refrigerants
    Study comparing thermodynamic performance and warming impacts of R1234yf, R1234ze(e), R152a, R430A, and R440A refrigerants as R134a alternatives in vehicle air conditioning systems.
  10. Methanol-to-jet had the lowest costs in CO2-based SAF pathways
    Techno-economic assessment of CO2-based sustainable aviation fuel pathways across Europe, USA and Middle East, comparing Fischer-Tropsch, methanol-to-jet and ethanol-to-jet routes.