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Performance of a thermally activated cooling system and design of a microchannel heat recovery unit

Creator:

Seward, Ryan

Abstract:

The performance of a combined vapor-compression cycle/ORC is evaluated using waste-heat from a diesel generator. A flat plate microchannel heat exchanger is employed to provide energy exchange between the diesel exhaust stream and an oil loop, which provides energy to a boiler. This study finds an increased diesel duty corresponds...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis
The energy extraction performance of an oscillating rigid and flexible foil

Creator:

Totpal, Alexander D.

Abstract:

The aerodynamic performance of an oscillating pitching and plunging foil operating in the energy harvesting mode is investigated. Experiments are conducted in a closed-loop recirculating wind tunnel at Reynolds numbers of 24,000 to 48,000, and reduced frequencies (k = fc/u) of 0.042 to 0.083. Foil kinematics are varied through the...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis