contents of volume 48

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 48

Number 1

W. TIANIAN, Y. WANGANG, J. RENEN and L. ZHUHU 1 Effect of urban climate on building integrated photovoltaics performance

S. M. XUU, L. ZHANGHANG, J. LIANGIANG and R. DUU 9 Variable mass energy transformation and storage (VMETS) system using NH3–

H2O as working fluid, Part 1: Modeling and simulation under full storage strategy

S. M. XUU, L. ZHANGHANG, J. LIANGIANG and R. DUU 27 Variable mass energy transformation and storage (VMETS) system using NH3–

H2O as working fluid. Part 2: Modeling and simulation under partial storage

strategy

M. G. SANTARELLIANTARELLI and M. F. TORCHIOORCHIO 40 Experimental analysis of the effects of the operating variables on the performance

of a single PEMFC

Z. MISIRLIOGLUISIRLIOGLU, M. CANELANEL and A. SINAGINAG 52 Hydrogasification of chars under high pressures

A. MELGARELGAR, J. F. PEREZEREZ, H. LAGETAGET and A. HORILLOORILLO 59 Thermochemical equilibrium modelling of a gasifying process

R. ZHANGHANG, Y. WANGANG and R. C. BROWNROWN 68 Steam reforming of tar compounds over Ni/olivine catalysts doped with CeO2

I. GABRIELAITIENEABRIELAITIENE, B. BØHMØHM and B. SUNDENUNDEN 78 Modelling temperature dynamics of a district heating system in Naestved,

Denmark—A case study

Q. ZHANGHANG, J. CHANGHANG, T. WANGANG and Y. XUU 87 Review of biomass pyrolysis oil properties and upgrading research

A. H. H. ALILI 93 Passive cooling of water at night in uninsulated open tank in hot arid areas

W. WUU, L. CHENHEN and F. SUNUN 101 On the ‘‘area to point’’ flow problem based on constructal theory

S. ZHOUHOU, L. CHENHEN and F. SUNUN 106 Optimization of constructal volume-point conduction with variable cross section

conducting path

A. S. YILMAZILMAZ, A. SUBASIUBASI, M. BAYRAKAYRAK,

V. M. KARSLIARSLI and E. ERCELEBIRCELEBI

112 Application of lifting based wavelet transforms to characterize power quality events

A. O. ELSAYEDLSAYED 124 Numerical study of ice melting inside rectangular capsule under cyclic temperature

of heat transfer fluid

M. RAHIMIYANAHIMIYAN and H. RAJABIAJABI MASHHADIASHHADI 131 Risk analysis of bidding strategies in an electricity pay as bid auction: A new

theorem

N. DUSSADEEUSSADEE, T. PUNSAENSRIUNSAENSRI and T. KIATSIRIROATIATSIRIROAT 138 Temperature control of paddy bulk storage with aeration–thermosyphon heat pipe

L. TREVISANIREVISANI, M. FABBRIABBRI, F. NEGRINIEGRINI and

P. L. RIBANIIBANI

146 Advanced energy recovery systems from liquid hydrogen

M. ZUKOWSKIUKOWSKI 155 Mathematical modeling and numerical simulation of a short term thermal energy

storage system using phase change material for heating applications

M. ZUKOWSKIUKOWSKI 166 Experimental study of short term thermal energy storage unit based on enclosed

phase change material in polyethylene film bag

_I. KOCAARSLANOCAARSLAN and E. C� AMAM 174 An adaptive control application in a large thermal combined power plant

Y. WANGANG, S. O. PENGZHANENGZHAN LIUIU and Z. ZHANGHANG 184 Preparation of biodiesel from waste cooking oil via two-step catalyzed process

F. AKDENIZKDENIZ and M. GUNDOGDUUNDOGDU 189 Direct and alkali medium liquefaction of Laurocerasus officinalis Roem

X. QII, Z. LIUIU and D. LII 193 Performance characteristics of a shower cooling tower

doi:10.1016/S0196-8904(07)00361-5 III

M. ZHOUHOU, X. QIUIU, D. YANGANG and W. WANGANG 204 Synthesis and evaluation of sulphonated acetone–formaldehyde resin applied as

dispersant of coal–water slurry

R. AKKAYAKKAYA, A. A. KULAKSIZULAKSIZ and O. AYDOGDUYDOGDU 210 DSP implementation of a PV system with GA-MLP-NN based MPPT controller

supplying BLDC motor drive

C.-L. CHENHEN 219 Non-convex economic dispatch: A direct search approach

G. LOPEZOPEZ, F. JAVIERAVIER BATLLESATLLES and J. TOVAROVAR-PESCADORESCADOR 226 A new simple parameterization of daily clear-sky global solar radiation including

horizon effects

Z. YUMURTACIUMURTACI and H. H. ERDEMRDEM 234 Economical analyses of build-operate-transfer model in establishing alternative

power plants

T. KOBAYASHIOBAYASHI and Y. H. MORIORI 242 Thermodynamic simulations of hydrate formation from gas mixtures in batch

operations

S. MA’MUNA’MUN, H. F. SVENDSENVENDSEN, K. A. HOFFOFF

and O. JULIUSSENULIUSSEN

251 Selection of new absorbents for carbon dioxide capture

A. IANETZANETZ, V. LYUBANSKYYUBANSKY, I. SETTERETTER,

B. KRIHELIRIHELI, E. G. EVSEEVVSEEV and A. I. KUDISHUDISH

259 Inter-comparison of different models for estimating clear sky solar global radiation

for the Negev region of Israel

P. MALEKZADEHALEKZADEH and H. RAHIDEHAHIDEH 269 IDQ two-dimensional nonlinear transient heat transfer analysis of variable section

annular fins

F. GHARAGHEIZIHARAGHEIZI, R. HAYATIAYATI and S. FATEMIATEMI 277 Experimental study on the performance of mechanical cooling tower with two types

of film packing

J. A. CARTAARTA and P. RAMIREZAMIREZ 281 Use of finite mixture distribution models in the analysis of wind energy in the

Canarian Archipelago

M. XUU and S. LII 292 Practical generalized predictive control with decentralized identification approach

to HVAC systems

R. OURGHIURGHI, A. ALL-ANZINZI and M. KRARTIRARTI 300 A simplified analysis method to predict the impact of shape on annual energy use

for office buildings

V. P. SETHIETHI and S. K. SHARMAHARMA 306 Experimental and economic study of a greenhouse thermal control system using

aquifer water

X. J. ZHANGHANG and L. M. QIUIU 320 Moisture transport and adsorption on silica gel–calcium chloride composite

adsorbents

E. ELSARRAGLSARRAG 327 Moisture removal rate for air dehumidification by triethylene glycol in a structured

packed column

333 ICTEA 2007 — Call for papers

Number 2

Z. GUU, Z. TAOAO, N. XUU and Y. LII 335 Retrofitting of a distillery based on process synthesis

P. SARNTICHARTSAKARNTICHARTSAK, V. MONYAKULONYAKUL and S. THEPAHEPA 344 Modeling and experimental study on performance of inverter air conditioner with

variation of capillary tube using R-22 and R-407C

G.-Y. JININ, W.-J. CAIAI, L. LUU, E. L. LEEEE

and A. CHIANGHIANG

355 A simplified modeling of mechanical cooling tower for control and optimization of

HVAC systems

Z.-G. SUNUN 366 A combined heat and cold system driven by a gas industrial engine

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O. A. KUTLARUTLAR, H. ARSLANRSLAN and A. T. CALIKALIK 370 Skip cycle system for spark ignition engines: An experimental investigation of a new

type working strategy

J. MUBIRUUBIRU, E. J. K. B. BANDAANDA, F. D’UJANGA’UJANGA

and T. SENYONGAENYONGA

380 Assessing the distribution of monthly mean hourly solar irradiation at an African

Equatorial site

S. ONUTNUT and S. SONERONER 384 Analysis of energy use and efficiency in Turkish manufacturing sector SMEs

Z. LIUIU, L. LII and B. DENGENG 395 Cold start characteristics at low temperatures based on the first firing cycle in an

LPG engine

C. ZHANGHANG, S. CHENHEN, C. ZHENGHENG and X. LOUOU 405 Thermoeconomic diagnosis of a coal fired power plant

J. A. CARTAARTA and D. MENTADOENTADO 420 A continuous bivariate model for wind power density and wind turbine energy

output estimations

W. X. SHENHEN 433 State of available capacity estimation for lead-acid batteries in electric vehicles

using neural network

A. H. ISFAHANISFAHANI and S. VAEZAEZ-ZADEHADEH 443 Design optimization of a linear permanent magnet synchronous motor for extra

low force pulsations

J. ZHAOHAO, X. HEE, J. TIANIAN, C. WANAN and C. JIANGIANG 450 Reclaim/recycle of Pt/C catalysts for PEMFC

L. B. WANGANG, L. ZHANGHANG and N. D. ZENGENG 454 A potential flow 2-D vortex panel model: Applications to vertical axis straight

blade tidal turbine

Y. CAIAI, Y. HUU, L. SONGONG, Q. KONGONG, R. YANGANG,

Y. ZHANGHANG, Z. CHENHEN and W. FANAN

462 Preparation and flammability of high density polyethylene/paraffin/organophilic

montmorillonite hybrids as a form stable phase change material

A. S�ENCANENCAN 470 Modeling of thermodynamic properties of refrigerant/absorbent couples using data

mining process

C. G. YANGANG, L. XUU and N. CHENHEN 481 Thermal expansion of polyurethane foam at low temperature

T.-Y. LEEEE and C.-L. CHENHEN 486 Unit commitment with probabilistic reserve: An IPSO approach

Y. H. MORIORI and T. MURAKAMIURAKAMI 494 Can the thickness of hydrate films on CO2 drops in seawaterbe estimated from their

buoyant motion? – A critique of a previous paper

D. H. QII, Y. ZH. BIANIAN, ZH. Y. MAA,

CH. H. ZHANGHANG and SH. Q. LIUIU

500 Combustion and exhaust emission characteristics of a compression ignition engine

using liquefied petroleum gas–Diesel blended fuel

P. Q. TANAN, Z. Y. HUU, K. Y. DENGENG,

J. X. LUU, D. M. LOUOU and G. WANAN

510 Particulate matter emission modelling based on soot and SOF from direct injection

diesel engines

P. GALINDOALINDO CIFREIFRE and O. BADRADR 519 Renewable hydrogen utilisation for the production of methanol

A. S. NAFEYAFEY, M. A. MOHAMADOHAMAD, S. O. ELL-HELABYELABY

and M. A. SHARAFHARAF

528 Theoretical and experimental study of a small unit for solar desalination using

flashing process

L. RAJAPAKSHAAJAPAKSHA 539 Influence of special attributes of zeotropic refrigerant mixtures on design and

operation of vapour compression refrigeration and heat pump systems

X. H. LIUIU, Y. JIANGIANG and K. Y. QUU 546 Heat and mass transfer model of cross flow liquid desiccant air dehumidifier/

regenerator

H. H. SABERABER, M. S. ELL-GENKENK and T. CAILLATAILLAT 555 Tests results of skutterudite based thermoelectric unicouples

I. S. HUSSAINIUSSAINI, S. M. ZUBAIRUBAIR and M. A. ANTARNTAR 568 Area allocation in multi-zone feedwater heaters


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M. UBEYLIBEYLI and A. ACIRCIR 576 Utilization of thorium in a high power density hybrid reactor with innovative

coolants

R. SOLMAZOLMAZ and G. KARDASARDAS� 583 Hydrogen evolution and corrosion performance of NiZn coatings

K. ESENGUNSENGUN, O. GUNDUZUNDUZ and G. ERDALRDAL 592 Input–output energy analysis in dry apricot production of Turkey

O. KAYNAKLIAYNAKLI and M. KILICILIC 599 Theoretical study on the effect of operating conditions on performance of

absorption refrigeration system

H. M. CHOHO and B.-Q. HEE 608 Spark ignition natural gas engines—A review

J. Q. SUNUN, R. Y. ZHANGHANG, Z. P. LIUIU and G. H. LUU 619 Thermal reliability test of Al–34%Mg–6%Zn alloy as latent heat storage material

and corrosion of metal with respect to thermal cycling

S. JAINAIN and V. AGARWALGARWAL 625 New current control based MPPT technique for single stage grid connected PV

systems

J. CAIAI, X. MAA, L. LII and P. HAIPENGAIPENG 645 Chaotic particle swarm optimization for economic dispatch considering the

generator constraints

L. YANGANG, J. C. LAMAM and J. LIUIU 654 Analysis of typical meteorological years in different climates of China

M. AKGUNKGUN, O. AYDIYDINN and K. KAYGUSUZAYGUSUZ 669 Experimental study on melting/solidification characteristics of a paraffin as PCM

W.-L. CHENHEN and K.-L. WONGONG 679 A reliable analytical method applied to heat transfer problems associated with

insulated cylindrical tanks

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M. C. ECECE and A. OZTURKZTURK 689 Modelling unsteady convective heat transfer for fuel droplets

Z. DUU and X. JININ 693 Detection and diagnosis for sensor fault in HVAC systems

F. S. TATAROGLUATAROGLU and Y. MANSOORIANSOORI 703 Synthetic heat carrier oil compositions based on polyalkylene glycols

N. AYOUBYOUB, R. MARTINSARTINS, K. WANGANG, H. SEKIEKI

and Y. NAKAAKA

709 Two levels decision system for efficient planning and implementation of bioenergy

production

A. S�ENCANENCAN, O. KIZILKANIZILKAN, N. C� . BEZIREZIR

and S. A. KALOGIROUALOGIROU

724 Different methods for modeling absorption heat transformer powered by solar

pond

P. CHIQUETHIQUET, J.-L. DARIDONARIDON, D. BROSETAROSETA

and S. THIBEAUHIBEAU

736 CO2/water interfacial tensions under pressure and temperature conditions of CO2

geological storage

D. H. W. LII 745 Daylight and energy implications for CIE standard skies

Y. WANGANG, Y. LII, S. WENGENG and M. SUU 756 Experimental investigation on humidifying performance of counter flow spray

saturator for humid air turbine cycle

Z. DUU and X. JININ 764 Tolerant control for multiple faults of sensors in VAV systems

R. XIAOIAO, B. JININ, H. ZHOUHOU, Z. ZHONGHONG and M. ZHANGHANG 778 Air gasification of polypropylene plastic waste in fluidized bed gasifier

I. KOCAARSLANOCAARSLAN and E. C� AMAM 787 Experimental modelling and simulation with adaptive control of power plant

C. ZHANGHANG, X. JIANGIANG, L. WEIEI and H. WANGANG 797 Research on pyrolysis characteristics and kinetics of super fine and conventional

pulverized coal

J. SARKARARKAR and S. BHATTACHARYYAHATTACHARYYA 803 Overall conductance and heat transfer area minimization of refrigerators and heat

pumps with finite heat reservoirs


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F. ZINKINK, Y. LUU and L. SCHAEFERCHAEFER 809 A solid oxide fuel cell system for buildings

M. WANGANG, K.-D. WOOOO, D.-K. KIMIM and L. MAA 819 Study on de-coating used beverage cans with thick sulfuric acid for recycle

S. DILMACILMAC, A. GUNERUNER, F. SENKALENKAL and S. KARTALARTAL 826 Simple method for calculation of heat loss through floor/beam-wall intersections

according to ISO 9164

A. S. CHAURASIAHAURASIA and B. D. KULKARNIULKARNI 836 Most sensitive parameters in pyrolysis of shrinking biomass particle

R. BAYINDIRAYINDIR and _I. SEFAEFA 850 Novel approach based on microcontroller to online protection of induction motors

S. Y. LIAOIAO, D. M. JIANGIANG, Z. H. HUANGUANG,

W. D. SHENHEN, C. YUANUAN and Q. CHENGHENG

857 Laminar burning velocities for mixtures of methanol and air at elevated

temperatures

M. M. ARDEHALIRDEHALI, M. SHAHRESTANIHAHRESTANI and C. C. ADAMSDAMS 864 Energy simulation of solar assisted absorption system and examination of clearness

index effects on auxiliary heating

M. N. GITAUITAU, G. EBERSOHNBERSOHN and J. G. KETTLEBOROUGHETTLEBOROUGH 871 Power processor for interfacing battery storage system to 725 V DC bus

L. YANGANG and Z. LIUIU 882 Study on light intensity in the process of photocatalytic degradation of indoor

gaseous formaldehyde for saving energy

K. D. PATLITZIANASATLITZIANAS, K. NTOTASTOTAS, H. DOUKASOUKAS

and J. PSARRASSARRAS

890 Assessing the renewable energy producers’ environment in EU accession member

states

A. TANDIROGLUANDIROGLU 898 Effect of flow geometry parameters on transient entropy generation for turbulent

flow in circular tube with baffle inserts

H.-T. PAOAO 907 Forecasting electricity market pricing using artificial neural networks

S.-H. CHOHO, C.-S. TAEAE and M. ZAHEERUDDINAHEERUDDIN 913 Effect of fluid velocity, temperature, and concentration of non-ionic surfactants on

drag reduction

P. GNACINSKINACINSKI 919 Energy saving work of frequency controlled induction cage machine

N. GRIOUIRIOUI, K. HALOUANIALOUANI, A. ZOULALIANOULALIAN

and F. HALOUANIALOUANI

927 Thermochemical modeling of isothermal carbonization of thick wood particle –

Effect of reactor temperature and wood particle size

A. DEMIRBASEMIRBAS 937 Biodiesel from sunflower oil in supercritical methanol with calcium oxide

R. AMIRANTEMIRANTE, P. G. MOSCATELLIOSCATELLI and

L. A. CATALANOATALANO

942 Evaluation of the flow forces on a direct (single stage) proportional valve by means

of a computational fluid dynamic analysis

W. HAOAO, J. WANGANG, S. FANAN and W. HAOAO 954 Study on methane hydration process in a semi-continuous stirred tank reactor

M. A. CEVIZEVIZ 961 Intake plenum volume and its influence on the engine performance, cyclic

variability and emissions

R. KARADAGARADAG and _I. TEKEEKE 967 Investigation of floor Nusselt number in floor heating system for insulated ceiling

conditions

X. ZHANGHANG, G. LII, J. LII and Z. FENGENG 977 Numerical study on electric characteristics of solid oxide fuel cells

A. A. ELL-SEBAIIEBAII, S. ABOULBOUL-ENEINNEIN,

M. R. I. RAMADANAMADAN and E. ELL-BIALYIALY

990 Year round performance of double pass solar air heater with packed bed

S. J. NESHEIMESHEIM and I. S. ERTESVAGRTESVAG 1004 Efficiencies and indicators defined to promote combined heat and power

Z. YUANUAN, D. LIUIU and C. JIANGIANG 1016 Analysis of equilibrium about bidding strategy of suppliers with future contracts

W.-P. MAA and S.-C. TZENGZENG 1021 Heat transfer in multi-channels of closed cell aluminum foams


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K. ATASHKARITASHKARI, N. NARIMANARIMAN-ZADEHADEH,

M. GOLCUOLCU, A. KHALKHALIHALKHALI and A. JAMALIAMALI

1029 Modelling and multi-objective optimization of a variable valve-timing spark-

ignition engine using polynomial neural networks and evolutionary algorithms

F. WUU, L. CHENHEN, F. SUNUN, C. WUU, F. GUOUO and Q. LII 1042 Erratum on ‘‘Quantum degeneracy effect on performance of irreversible Otto cycle

with ideal Bose gas’’: Energy Conversion and Management, 2006, 47(18–19): 3008–

3018

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J. BAIAI and X. ZHANGHANG 1043 A new adaptive PI controller and its application in HVAC systems

R. HOSSEINIOSSEINI, A. BESHKANIESHKANI and M. SOLTANIOLTANI 1055 Performance improvement of gas turbines of Fars (Iran) combined cycle power

plant by intake air cooling using a media evaporative cooler

J. D. MONDOLONDOL, Y. G. YOHANISOHANIS and B. NORTONORTON 1065 Comparison of measured and predicted long term performance of grid a connected

photovoltaic system

W.-L. CHENHEN, Y.-C. YANGANG and H.-L. LEEEE 1081 Inverse problem in determining convection heat transfer coefficient of an annular

fin

L. KUDDUSIUDDUSI and J. C. DENTONENTON 1089 Analytical solution for heat conduction problem in composite slab and its

implementation in constructal solution for cooling of electronics

C. J. CHENHEN, R. Z. WANGANG, L. W. WANGANG and Z. S. LUU 1106 Studies on cycle characteristics and application of split heat pipe adsorption ice

maker

D. WEIEI, X. LUU, Z. LUU and J. GUU 1113 Performance analysis and optimization of organic Rankine cycle (ORC) for waste

heat recovery

T.-Y. LEEEE and C.-L. CHENHEN 1120 Iteration particle swarm optimization for contract capacities selection of time-of-

use rates industrial customers

P. LVV, Z. YUANUAN, C. WUU, L. MAA, Y. CHENHEN

and N. TSUBAKISUBAKI

1132 Bio-syngas production from biomass catalytic gasification

S. AKPINARKPINAR and E. KAVAKAVAK AKPINARKPINAR 1140 Wind energy analysis based on maximum entropy principle (MEP)-type distribu-

tion function

G. MAA and X. LII 1150 Exergetic optimization of a key design parameter in heat pump systems with

economizer coupled with scroll compressor

A. G. GAGLIAAGLIA, C. A. BALARASALARAS, S. MIRASGEDISIRASGEDIS,

E. GEORGOPOULOUEORGOPOULOU, Y. SARAFIDISARAFIDIS and D. P. LALASALAS

1160 Empirical assessment of the Hellenic non-residential building stock, energy

consumption, emissions and potential energy savings

Z.-GG. QII, J.-PP. CHENHEN and Z.-JJ. CHENHEN 1176 Analysis and simulation of mobile air conditioning system coupled with engine

cooling system

L. OZGENERZGENER, A. HEPBASLIEPBASLI and I. DINCERINCER 1185 Exergy analysis of two geothermal district heating systems for building applications

J. YUU, Y. RENEN, H. CHENHEN and Y. LII 1193 Applying mechanical subcooling to ejector refrigeration cycle for improving the

coefficient of performance

I. KLINLINSODAODA and P. PIUMSOMBOONIUMSOMBOON 1200 Isopropanol–acetone–hydrogen chemical heat pump: A demonstration unit

D. P. MISHRAISHRA 1208 Experimental studies of flame stability limits of CNG–air premixed flame

I. KEPPOEPPO and T. SAVOLAAVOLA 1212 Economic appraisal of small biofuel fired CHP plants

P. TECHARUNGPAISANECHARUNGPAISAN, S. THEERAKULPISUTHEERAKULPISUT

and S. PRIPREMRIPREM

1222 Modeling of a split type air conditioner with integrated water heater


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W. M. YANGANG, S. K. CHOUHOU, C. SHUHU, Z. W. LII

and H. XUEUE

1238 Experimental study of micro-thermophotovoltaic systems with different combustor

configurations

J. SARKARARKAR, S. BHATTACHARYYAHATTACHARYYA and M. RAMAM GOPALOPAL 1245 Analytical minimization of overall conductance and heat transfer area in

refrigeration and heat pump systems and its numerical confirmation

E. S. REDDYEDDY, J. G. NOUDEMOUDEM and C. GOUPILOUPIL 1251 Open porous foam oxide thermoelectric elements for hot gases and liquid

environments

M. GATTRELLATTRELL, N. GUPTAUPTA and A. COO 1255 Electrochemical reduction of CO2 to hydrocarbons to store renewable electrical

energy and upgrade biogas

H. M. S. HUSSEINUSSEIN 1266 Theoretical and experimental investigation of wickless heat pipes flat plate solar

collector with cross flow heat exchanger

B. J. HUANGUANG and F. S. SUNUN 1273 Feasibility study of one axis three positions tracking solar PV with low

concentration ratio reflector

E. C� AMAM 1281 Application of fuzzy logic for load frequency control of hydroelectrical power

plants

M. RODRIGUESODRIGUES, A. WALTERALTER and A. FAAIJAAIJ 1289 Performance evaluation of atmospheric biomass integrated gasifier combined cycle

systems under different strategies for the use of low calorific gases

I. NGAMROOGAMROO, C. TAERATANACHAIAERATANACHAI,

S. DECHANUPAPRITTHAECHANUPAPRITTHA and Y. MITANIITANI

1302 Enhancement of load frequency stabilization effect of superconducting magnetic

energy storage by static synchronous series compensator based on H1 control

N. H. DUCUC, F. CHAUVYHAUVY and J.-M. HERRIERRI 1313 CO2 capture by hydrate crystallization – A potential solution for gas emission of

steelmaking industry

N. KASAYAPANANDASAYAPANAND 1323 Electrode arrangement effect on natural convection

H. HUANGUANG and L. TANGANG 1331 Treatment of organic waste using thermal plasma pyrolysis technology

M. FATOUHATOUH 1338 Theoretical investigation of adiabatic capillary tubes working with propane/n-

butane/iso-butane blends

M. HOSOZOSOZ, H. M. ERTUNCRTUNC and H. BULGURCUULGURCU 1349 Performance prediction of a cooling tower using artificial neural network

M. THERNHERN, T. LINDQUISTINDQUIST and T. TORISSONORISSON 1360 Experimental and theoretical investigation of an evaporative fuel system for heat

engines

S. SINGARAVELUINGARAVELU and S. VELUSAMIELUSAMI 1367 Capacitive VAr requirements for wind driven self-excited induction generators

H. H. SABERABER and M. S. ELL-GENKENK 1383 Effects of metallic coatings on the performance of skutterudite-based segmented

unicouples

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S.-S. HOUOU, C.-Y. LEEEE and T.-H. LININ 1401 Efficiency and emissions of a new domestic gas burner with a swirling flame

T. KATRASNIKATRASNIK 1411 Hybridization of powertrain and downsizing of IC engine – A way to reduce fuel

consumption and pollutant emissions – Part 1

T. KATRASNIKATRASNIK 1424 Hybridization of powertrain and downsizing of IC engine – Analysis and

parametric study – Part 2

A. ALILI, N. KECHICHEECHICHE and H. BENEN AISSIAISSIA 1435 Prandtl-number effects on vertical buoyant jets in forced and mixed convection

regimes


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S. SANAYEANAYE and B. NIROOMANDIROOMAND 1450 Simulation of heat exchanger network (HEN) and planning the optimum cleaning

schedule

H. WUU, S. WANGANG and D. ZHUHU 1462 Modelling and evaluation of cooling capacity of earth–air–pipe systems

T. AYATAYATA, E. C� AMAM and O. YILDIZILDIZ 1472 Adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference systems (ANFIS) application to investigate

potential use of natural ventilation in new building designs in Turkey

J. M. MARTINEZARTINEZ-VALAL and M. PIERAIERA 1480 Nuclear fission sustainability with hybrid nuclear cycles

T. TANAKAANAKA, Y. INUINUI, A. URATARATA and T. KANNOANNO 1491 Three dimensional analysis of planar solid oxide fuel cell stack considering

radiation

H. S. COOMBEOOMBE and S. NIEHIEH 1499 Polymer membrane air separation performance for portable oxygen enriched

combustion applications

J. DONGONG, J. CHENHEN, Z. CHENHEN, W. ZHANGHANG and Y. ZHOUHOU 1506 Heat transfer and pressure drop correlations for the multi-louvered fin compact

heat exchangers

P. NAPHONAPHON 1516 Heat transfer characteristics and pressure drop in channel with V corrugated upper

and lower plates

M. NII, M. K. H. LEUNGEUNG and D. Y. C. LEUNGEUNG 1525 Parametric study of solid oxide fuel cell performance

V. D. STEVANOVICTEVANOVIC, S. PRICARICA, B. MASLOVARICASLOVARIC,

B. ZIVKOVICIVKOVIC and S. NIKODIJEVICIKODIJEVIC

1536 Efficient numerical method for district heating system hydraulics

M. UZUNOGLUZUNOGLU and M. S. ALAMLAM 1544 Dynamic modeling, design and simulation of a PEM fuel cell/ultra-capacitor hybrid

system for vehicular applications

N. K. ZHEVAGOHEVAGO and V. I. GLEBOVLEBOV 1554 Hydrogen storage in capillary arrays

R. YAPICIAPICI and C. C. YETISETIS�ENEN 1560 Experimental study on ejector refrigeration system powered by low grade heat

H. L. CAOAO and J. L. XUU 1569 Thermal performance of a micro-combustor for micro-gas turbine system

A. POURSHAGHAGHYOURSHAGHAGHY, A. HAKKAKIAKKAKI-FARDARD

and A. MAHDAVIAHDAVI-NEJADEJAD

1579 Direct simulation of natural convection in square porous enclosure

R. CARAPELLUCCIARAPELLUCCI and A. MILAZZOILAZZO 1590 Repowering combined cycle power plants by a modified STIG configuration

S. PATTANASETHANONATTANASETHANON, C. LERTSATITTHANAKORNERTSATITTHANAKORN,

S. ATTHAJARIYAKULTTHAJARIYAKUL and S. SOPONRONNARITOPONRONNARIT

1601 All sky modeling daylight availability and illuminance/irradiance on horizontal

plane for Mahasarakham, Thailand

D. ALFONSOLFONSO, A. PEREZEREZ-NAVARROAVARRO, N. ENCINASNCINAS,

C. ALVAREZLVAREZ, J. RODRIGUEZODRIGUEZ and M. ALCAZARLCAZAR

1615 Methodology for ranking customer segments by their suitability for distributed

energy resources applications

Q. YEE, J. CHENHEN and Z. CHENHEN 1624 Experimental investigation of R407C and R410A flow through electronic

expansion valve

L. D. S. COELHOOELHO and V. C. MARIANIARIANI 1631 Improved differential evolution algorithms for handling economic dispatch

optimization with generator constraints

H. S. BAGIORGASAGIORGAS, M. N. ASSIMAKOPOULOSSSIMAKOPOULOS,

D. THEOHAROPOULOSHEOHAROPOULOS, D. MATTHOPOULOSATTHOPOULOS

and G. K. MIHALAKAKOUIHALAKAKOU

1640 Electricity generation using wind energy conversion systems in the area of Western

Greece

H. SHAYEGHIHAYEGHI, A. JALILIALILI and H. A. SHAYANFARHAYANFAR 1656 Robust modified GA based multi-stage fuzzy LFC

P. MALEKZADEHALEKZADEH, H. RAHIDEHAHIDEH and A. R. SETOODEHETOODEH 1671 Optimization of non-symmetric convective–radiative annular fins by differential

quadrature method


X

X. HUANGUANG, H. ZHAOHAO, W. QIUIU, W. WUU and X. LII 1678 Performances of planar solid oxide fuel cells with doped strontium titanate as anode

materials

S.-S. HOUOU 1683 Comparison of performances of air standard Atkinson and Otto cycles with heat

transfer considerations

S. VELUSAMIELUSAMI and I. A. CHIDAMBARAMHIDAMBARAM 1691 Decentralized biased dual mode controllers for load frequency control of

interconnected power systems considering GDB and GRC non-linearities

Y. HUANGFUUANGFU, J. Y. WUU, R. Z. WANGANG, X. Q. KONGONG

and B. H. WEIEI

1703 Evaluation and analysis of novel micro-scale combined cooling, heating and power

(MCCHP) system

D. J. PEDREGALEDREGAL and J. R. TRAPERORAPERO 1710 Electricity prices forecasting by automatic dynamic harmonic regression models

G. GRAZZINIRAZZINI and A. MILAZZOILAZZO 1720 Energy fluxes and their relations within energy plants

E. D. DELARUEELARUE and W. D. D’HAESELEER’HAESELEER 1726 Influence of possible net transfer capacity expansion on Belgian–French and

Belgian–German borders on electricity generation and related greenhouse gas

emissions

S. MIRASGEDISIRASGEDIS, Y. SARAFIDISARAFIDIS, E. GEORGOPOULOUEORGOPOULOU,

V. KOTRONIOTRONI, K. LAGOUVARDOSAGOUVARDOS and D. P. LALASALAS

1737 Modeling framework for estimating impacts of climate change on electricity

demand at regional level: Case of Greece

H. ZHANGHANG and J. WANGANG 1751 Oil from biomass corncob tar as a fuel

Number 6

C. M. OLDENBURGLDENBURG, T. J. KNEAFSEYNEAFSEY and J. RUTQVISTUTQVIST 1759 Foreword to the Special Issue containing research results generated using the

TOUGH codes

C. M. OLDENBURGLDENBURG 1760 Dedication

K. PRUESSRUESS and N. SPYCHERPYCHER 1761 ECO2N – A fluid property module for the TOUGH2 code for studies of CO2

storage in saline aquifers

C. DOUGHTYOUGHTY 1768 Modeling geologic storage of carbon dioxide: Comparison of non-hysteretic and

hysteretic characteristic curves

L. ANDRENDRE, P. AUDIGANEUDIGANE, M. AZAROUALZAROUAL

and A. MENJOZENJOZ

1782 Numerical modeling of fluid–rock chemical interactions at the supercritical CO2–

liquid interface during CO2 injection into a carbonate reservoir, the Dogger aquifer

(Paris Basin, France)

J. RUTQVISTUTQVIST, J. BIRKHOLZERIRKHOLZER, F. CAPPAAPPA

and C.-F. TSANGSANG

1798 Estimating maximum sustainable injection pressure during geological sequestration

of CO2 using coupled fluid flow and geomechanical fault-slip analysis

C. M. OLDENBURGLDENBURG 1808 Joule-Thomson cooling due to CO2 injection into natural gas reservoirs

T. GIORGISIORGIS, M. CARPITAARPITA and A. BATTISTELLIATTISTELLI 1816 2D modeling of salt precipitation during the injection of dry CO2 in a depleted gas

reservoir

Y. ZHANGHANG, C. M. OLDENBURGLDENBURG, S. FINSTERLEINSTERLE

and G. S. BODVARSSONODVARSSON

1827 System-level modeling for economic evaluation of geological CO2 storage in gas

reservoirs

G. J. MORIDISORIDIS and E. D. SLOANLOAN 1834 Gas production potential of disperse low-saturation hydrate accumulations in

oceanic sediments

M. B. KOWALSKYOWALSKY and G. J. MORIDISORIDIS 1850 Comparison of kinetic and equilibrium reaction models in simulating gas hydrate

behavior in porous media

D. ALPLP, M. PARLAKTUNAARLAKTUNA and G. J. MORIDISORIDIS 1864 Gas production by depressurization from hypothetical Class 1G and Class 1W

hydrate reservoirs


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Number 7

C. D. RAKOPOULOSAKOPOULOS, K. A. ANTONOPOULOSNTONOPOULOS

and D. C. RAKOPOULOSAKOPOULOS

1881 Development and application of multi-zone model for combustion and pollutants

formation in direct injection diesel engine running with vegetable oil or its bio-diesel

B. YUU, X. YUANUAN and J. WANGANG 1902 Short-term hydro-thermal scheduling using particle swarm optimization method

V. PIROUZPANAHIROUZPANAH, R. KHOSHBAKHTIHOSHBAKHTI SARAYARAY,

A. SOHRABIOHRABI and A. NIAEIIAEI

1909 Comparison of thermal and radical effects of EGR gases on combustion process in

dual fuel engines at part loads

F. KARBALAEIARBALAEI and M. KALANTARALANTAR 1919 Difference in analysis methods of tap changer instability in link and radial networks

W. J. J. HUIJGENUIJGEN, R. N. J. COMANSOMANS

and G.-J. WITKAMPITKAMP

1923 Cost evaluation of CO2 sequestration by aqueous mineral carbonation

Y. WANGANG, J. ZHUHU and R. MAA 1936 Macrodynamic study and catalytic reduction of NO by ammonia under mild

conditions over Pt–La–Ce–O/Al2O3 catalysts

M. YOUBIOUBI-IDRISSIDRISSI, H. MACCHIACCHI-TEJEDAEJEDA,

L. FOURNAISONOURNAISON and J. GUILPARTUILPART

1943 Numerical model of sprayed air cooled condenser coupled to refrigerating system

Z. S AHINS AHIN and O. DURGUNURGUN 1952 Theoretical investigation of effects of light fuel fumigation on diesel engine

performance and emissions

W.-K. TIENIEN, R.-H. YEHEH and J.-M. HONGONG 1965 Theoretical analysis of cogeneration system for ships

K. SIRIWARDENAIRIWARDENA, P. D. C. WIJAYATUNGAIJAYATUNGA,

W. J. L. S. FERNANDOERNANDO, R. M. SHRESTHAHRESTHA

and R. A. ATTALAGETTALAGE

1975 Economy wide emission impacts of carbon and energy tax in electricity supply

industry: A case study on Sri Lanka

I. S. ERTESVAGRTESVAG 1983 Sensitivity of chemical exergy for atmospheric gases and gaseous fuels to variations

in ambient conditions

W.-L. CHENHEN and Y.-C. YANGANG 1996 An inverse problem in determining the heat transfer rate around two in line

cylinders placed in a cross stream

C. C. S. LAUAU, J. C. LAMAM and L. YANGANG 2006 Climate classification and passive solar design implications in China

K. LININ, Y. ZHANGHANG, H. DII and R. YANGANG 2016 Study of an electrical heating system with ductless air supply and shape-stabilized

PCM for thermal storage

W.-H. CHENHEN, S.-W. DUU and T.-H. YANGANG 2025 Volatile release and particle formation characteristics of injected pulverized coal in

blast furnaces

A. R. REDDYEDDY and A. V. N. RAOAO 2034 Prediction and experimental verification of performance of box type solar cooker –

Part I. Cooking vessel with central cylindrical cavity

S. SOLEYMANIOLEYMANI, A. M. RANJBARANJBAR and A. R. SHIRANIHIRANI 2044 New approach for strategic bidding of Gencos in energy and spinning reserve

markets

G. AHMADIHMADI, C. JII and D. H. SMITHMITH 2053 Production of natural gas from methane hydrate by a constant downhole pressure

well

S.-W. DUU, W.-H. CHENHEN and J. LUCASUCAS 2069 Performances of pulverized coal injection in blowpipe and tuyere at various

operational conditions

H. WATANABEATANABE, Y. SUWAUWA, Y. MATSUSHITAATSUSHITA,

Y. MOROZUMIOROZUMI, H. AOKIOKI, S. TANNOANNO and T. MIURAIURA

2077 Spray combustion simulation including soot and NO formation

K. SKEIKERKEIKER 2090 Comparison of methodologies for TMY generation using 10 years data for

Damascus, Syria


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Y. INUINUI, Y. KOBAYASHIOBAYASHI, Y. WATANABEATANABE,

Y. WATASEATASE and Y. KITAMURAITAMURA

2103 Simulation of temperature distribution in cylindrical and prismatic lithium ion

secondary batteries

C. WANGANG, W. CAIAI, X. LUU and J. CHENHEN 2110 CO2 mitigation scenarios in China’s road transport sector

I. VECHIUECHIU, H. CAMBLONGAMBLONG, G. TAPIAAPIA, B. DAKYOAKYO

andO. CUREAUREA

2119 Control of four leg inverter for hybrid power system applications with unbalanced

load

A. ALKANLKAN and A. S. YILMAZILMAZ 2129 Frequency domain analysis of power system transients using Welch and Yule–

Walker AR methods

M. K. CHOURASIAHOURASIA and T. K. GOSWAMIOSWAMI 2136 Three dimensional modeling on airflow, heat and mass transfer in partially

impermeable enclosure containing agricultural produce during natural convective

cooling

M. SIDDHARTHAIDDHARTHA BHATTHATT 2150 Effect of air ingress on the energy performance of coal fired thermal power plants

N. R. VYSHAKYSHAK and G. JILANIILANI 2161 Numerical analysis of latent heat thermal energy storage system

M. G. dEE MORAISORAIS and J. A. V. COSTAOSTA 2169 Isolation and selection of microalgae from coal fired thermoelectric power plant for

biofixation of carbon dioxide

F. R. RUBIOUBIO, M. G. ORTEGARTEGA, F. GORDILLOORDILLO

and M. LOPEZOPEZ-MARTINEZARTINEZ

2174 Application of new control strategy for sun tracking

H. A. MOHAMMEDOHAMMED and Y. K. SALMANALMAN 2185 Free and forced convection heat transfer in the thermal entry region for laminar

flow inside a circular cylinder horizontally oriented

M.-Y. AYADYAD, S. PIERFEDERICIIERFEDERICI, S. RAELAEL and B. DAVATAVAT 2196 Voltage regulated hybrid DC power source using supercapacitors as energy storage

device

C. A. C. SEQUEIRAEQUEIRA, P. S. D. BRITORITO, A. F. MOTAOTA,

J. L. CARVALHOARVALHO, L. F. F. T. T. G. RODRIGUESODRIGUES,

D. M. F. SANTOSANTOS, D. B. BARRIOARRIO and D. M. JUSTOUSTO

2203 Fermentation, gasification and pyrolysis of carbonaceous residues towards usage in

fuel cells

X. LIUIU, Y. JIANGIANG, J. XIAIA and X. CHANGHANG 2221 Analytical solutions of coupled heat and mass transfer processes in liquid desiccant

air dehumidifier/regenerator

H. A. MOHAMMEDOHAMMED and Y. K. SALMANALMAN 2233 Free convective heat transfer from a constant heat flux vertical circular tube with

different entrance restrictions length

H. A. MOHAMMEDOHAMMED and Y. K. SALMANALMAN 2244 Heat transfer by natural convection from a uniformly heated vertical circular pipe

with different entry restriction configurations

Number 8

S. HOUOU, H. LII and H. ZHANGHANG 2255 Open air–vapor compression refrigeration system for air conditioning and hot

water cooled by cool water

E. ELL-KHARASHIHARASHI 2261 Design and predicting efficiency of highly nonlinear hollow cylinders switched

reluctance motor

J. C.-M. YIUIU and S. WANGANG 2276 Multiple ARMAX modeling scheme for forecasting air conditioning system

performance

P. M. DUCUC and K. WATTANAVICHIENATTANAVICHIEN 2286 Study on biogas premixed charge diesel dual fuelled engine

M. H. ALL-HAJERIAJERI, A. M. KOLUIBOLUIB, M. MOSAADOSAAD

and S. ALL-KULAIBULAIB

2309 Heat transfer performance during condensation of R-134a inside helicoidal tubes


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M. G. MOLINAOLINA, P. E. MERCADOERCADO and E. H. WATANABEATANABE 2316 Static synchronous compensator with superconducting magnetic energy storage for

high power utility applications

A. S. RODRIGOODRIGO and P. D. C. WIJAYATUNGAIJAYATUNGA 2332 Pricing of embedded generation: Incorporation of exernalities and avoided network

losses

A. PIACENTINOIACENTINO and F. CARDONAARDONA 2341 On thermoeconomics of energy systems at variable load conditions: Integrated

optimization of plant design and operation

L. GOSSELINOSSELIN and A. K. DADA SILVAILVA 2356 When to fill a tube with thermal enhancers and when to leave it empty

P. CORBOORBO, F. MIGLIARDINIIGLIARDINI and O. VENERIENERI 2365 Experimental analysis and management issues of a hydrogen fuel cell system for

stationary and mobile application

D. C. WANGANG, Z. X. SHIHI, Q. R. YANGANG, X. L. TIANIAN,

J. C. ZHANGHANG and J. Y. WUU

2375 Experimental research on novel adsorption chiller driven by low grade heat source

F. KOWSARYOWSARY and A. POURSHAGHAGHYOURSHAGHAGHY 2382 Temperature development in pipe flow with uniform surface heat flux condition

considering thermal leakage to the ambient

A. H. DEMIRBASEMIRBAS and I. DEMIRBASEMIRBAS 2386 Importance of rural bioenergy for developing countries

S.-Y. WUU, Y. CHENHEN, Y.-R. LII and D.-L. ZENGENG 2399 The effect of fouling on thermodynamic performance of forced convective heat

transfer through a duct

N. SAKAMOTOAKAMOTO, M. ANWARINWARI, J. KONDOONDO

and N. HARADAARADA

2407 Three-dimensional numerical analyses on magnetohydrodynamic accelerator

M. BOJICOJIC and M. DESPOTOVICESPOTOVIC 2416 Influence of duration of thermal comfort provision on heating behavior of

buildings

F. DALDABANALDABAN and N. USTKOYUNCUSTKOYUNCU 2424 New disc type switched reluctance motor for high torque density

Number 9

D. YANGANG, X. QIUIU, M. ZHOUHOU and H. LOUOU 2433 Properties of sodium lignosulfonate as dispersant of coal water slurry

Z. OUYANGUYANG, Z. GUOUO, N. DUANUAN and Q. QIAOIAO 2439 Experimental study on coke and heavy oil co-conversion process for production of

light olefins and synthesis gas

G. WUU, Y. LIUIU and T. WANGANG 2447 Methods and strategy for modeling daily global solar radiation with measured

meteorological data – A case study in Nanchang station, China

F. GHARAGHEIZIHARAGHEIZI and M. MEHRPOOYAEHRPOOYA 2453 Prediction of standard chemical exergy by a three descriptors QSPR model

F.-Y. ZHAOHAO, D. LIUIU and G.-F. TANGANG 2461 Resonant response of fluid flow subjected to discrete heating elements

G. LIHUAIHUA, C. JIANGPINGIANGPING, Q. FENGENG and C. ZHIJIUHIJIU 2473 Geometrical optimization and mould wear effect on HPD type steel offset strip fin

performance

G. MITTELMANITTELMAN, A. KRIBUSRIBUS and A. DAYANAYAN 2481 Solar cooling with concentrating photovoltaic/thermal (CPVT) systems

N. AGRAWALGRAWAL and S. BHATTACHARYYAHATTACHARYYA 2491 Non-adiabatic capillary tube flow of carbon dioxide in a transcritical heat pump

cycle

I. AHMADHMAD, M. A. KHANHAN, M. SHAKIRULLAHHAKIRULLAH,

M. ISHAQSHAQ, R. AHMADHMAD, H. UU. REHMANEHMAN and

S. UU. REHMANEHMAN

2502 Study on influence of catalysts on product distribution during liquefaction of

Pakistani coal

G. LII, L. LII, Z. LIUIU, Z. LII and D. QIUIU 2508 Real time NO emissions measurement during cold start in LPG SI engine


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N. H. AFGANFGAN, M. G. CARVALHOARVALHO,

P. A. PILAVACHIILAVACHI and N. MARTINSARTINS

2517 Evaluation of natural gas supply options for south east and central Europe. Part 1:

Indicator definitions and single indicator analysis

X. MAA, G. DINGING,Y. ZHANGHANG and K. WANGANG 2525 Effects of hydrophilic coating on air side heat transfer and friction characteristics of

wavy fin and tube heat exchangers under dehumidifying conditions

Y. ZHUHU, W. CAIAI, C. WENEN and Y. LII 2533 Shock circle model for ejector performance evaluation

M. DEE PAEPEAEPE and D. MERTENSERTENS 2542 Combined heat and power in a liberalised energy market

K. PIANTHONGIANTHONG, W. SEEHANAMEEHANAM,

M. BEHNIAEHNIA, T. SRIVEERAKULRIVEERAKUL and S. APHORNRATANAPHORNRATANA

2556 Investigation and improvement of ejector refrigeration system using computational

fluid dynamics technique

K. A. SMITHMITH, C. D. RAHNAHN and C.-Y. WANGANG 2565 Control oriented 1D electrochemical model of lithium ion battery

J. FAIZAIZ and H. EBRAHIMPOURBRAHIMPOUR 2579 Precise derating of three phase induction motors with unbalanced voltages

M. I. GONZALEZONZALEZ and L. R. RODRIGUEZODRIGUEZ 2587 Solar powered adsorption refrigerator with CPC collection system: Collector design

and experimental test

Y. ZHAOHAO and J. CHENHEN 2595 Optimum performance analysis of an irreversible Diesel heat engine affected by

variable heat capacities of working fluid

A. RAMESHAMESH KUMARUMAR and M. UDAYAKUMARDAYAKUMAR 2604 Simulation studies on GAX absorption compression cooler

Number 10

_I. T. TOGRULOGRUL and A. _ISPIRSPIR 2611 Effect on effective diffusion coefficients and investigation of shrinkage during

osmotic dehydration of apricot

A. L. S. CHANHAN, V. I. HANBYANBY and T. T. CHOWHOW 2622 Optimization of distribution piping network in district cooling system using genetic

algorithm with local search

M. M. ARDEHALIRDEHALI and T. F. SMITHMITH 2630 Development of framework for realization and classification of static and dynamic

energy efficiency measures

R. ALL-WAKEDAKED and M. BEHNIAEHNIA 2638 Enhancing performance of wet cooling towers

O. A. JARAMILLOARAMILLO, G. HUELSZUELSZ, G. HERNANDEZERNANDEZ-LUNAUNA,

J. A. DELDEL RIOIO, R. ACOSTACOSTA and L. G. ARRIAGARRIAGA

2649 Solar oven for intertropical zones: Optogeometrical design

S. G. CHUECHHUECH, C.-C. CHENHEN, J.-C. LUU and M.-M. YANAN 2657 Design and implementation of ejector driven micropump

J. S. ANAGNOSTOPOULOSNAGNOSTOPOULOS and D. E. PAPANTONISAPANTONIS 2663 Optimal sizing of a run-of-river small hydropower plant

P. NAPHONAPHON and A. SOOKKASEMOOKKASEM 2671 Investigation on heat transfer characteristics of tapered cylinder pin fin heat sinks

M. AMELIOMELIO, P. MORRONEORRONE, F. GALLUCCIALLUCCI and A. BASILEASILE 2680 Integrated gasification gas combined cycle plant with membrane reactors:

Technological and economical analysis

K. P. TSAGARAKISSAGARAKIS 2694 Optimal number of energy generators for biogas utilization in wastewater treatment

facility

C. S. BRESOLINRESOLIN, J. C. DINIZ DAINIZ DA COSTAOSTA,

V. RUDOLPHUDOLPH and P. S. SCHNEIDERCHNEIDER

2699 Fourier transform method for sensitivity analysis in coal fired power plant

S.-S. HSIEHSIEH, R.-Y. LEEEE, J.-C. SHYUHYU and S.-W. CHENHEN 2708 Analytical solution of thermal resistance of vapor chamber heat sink with and

without pillar

V. SARDESHPANDEARDESHPANDE, U. N. GAITONDEAITONDE and R. BANERJEEANERJEE 2718 Model based energy benchmarking for glass furnace

S. YILMAZILMAZ, H. DINCERINCER, _I. EKSINKSIN and O. KALENDERLIALENDERLI 2739 Heat control in HVDC resistive divider by PID and NN controllers


XV

Number 11

19th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization,Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems

Foreword

C. A. FRANGOPOULOSRANGOPOULOS, C. D. RAKOPOULOSAKOPOULOS

and G. TSATSARONISSATSARONIS

2749 Special Issue devoted to the ECOS 2006 Conference

Keynote Address

A. C. ALKIDASLKIDAS 2751 Combustion advancements in gasoline engines

Combustion

E. K. ANDERSONNDERSON, A. P. CARLUCCIARLUCCI, A. DEE RISIISI

and D. C. KYRITSISYRITSIS

2762 Synopsis of experimentally determined effects of electrostatic charge on gasoline

sprays

T. KANGANG and D. C. KYRITSISYRITSIS 2769 A combined experimental/computational investigation of stratified combustion in

methane–air mixtures

Heat and Mass Transfer

S. C. KAKARANTZASAKARANTZAS, A. P. GRECOSRECOS,

N. S. VLACHOSLACHOS, I. E. SARRISARRIS, B. KNAEPENNAEPEN

and D. CARATIARATI

2775 Direct numerical simulation of a heat removal configuration for fusion blankets

D. K. FIDAROSIDAROS, C. A. BAXEVANOUAXEVANOU

and N. S. VLACHOSLACHOS

2784 A parametric study of a solar calcinator using computational fluid dynamics

Modeling and Simulation

S. CENNERILLIENNERILLI and E. SCIUBBACIUBBA 2792 Application of the CAMEL process simulator to the dynamic simulation of gas

turbines

H. RUSINOWSKIUSINOWSKI and W. STANEKTANEK 2802 Neural modelling of steam boilers

W. STANEKTANEK and H. RUSINOWSKIUSINOWSKI 2810 Identification of the energy characteristics of a Cowper stove with the application of

neural modelling

Optimization

D. N. GREKASREKAS and C. A. FRANGOPOULOSRANGOPOULOS 2818 Automatic synthesis of mathematical models using graph theory for optimisation of

thermal energy systems

C. BOUVYOUVY and K. LUCASUCAS 2827 Multicriterial optimisation of communal energy supply concepts

S. YOSHIDAOSHIDA, K. ITOTO and R. YOKOYAMAOKOYAMA 2836 Sensitivity analysis in structure optimization of energy supply systems for a hospital


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Energy Use in Buildings

A. STEGOUTEGOU-SAGIAAGIA, K. ANTONOPOULOSNTONOPOULOS,

C. ANGELOPOULOUNGELOPOULOU and G. KOTSIOVELOSOTSIOVELOS

2844 The impact of glazing on energy consumption and comfort

O. ZOGOUOGOU and A. STAMATELOSTAMATELOS 2853 Optimization of thermal performance of a building with ground source heat pump

system

Conventional and Advanced Power Plants

J. TARLECKIARLECKI, N. LIORIOR and N. ZHANGHANG 2864 Analysis of thermal cycles and working fluids for power generation in space

E. KAKARASAKARAS, A. KOUMANAKOSOUMANAKOS, A. DOUKELISOUKELIS,

D. GIANNAKOPOULOSIANNAKOPOULOS and I. VORRIASORRIAS

2879 Simulation of a Greenfield oxyfuel lignite-fired power plant

A. WALTERALTER and J. LLAGOSTERALAGOSTERA 2888 Feasibility analysis of co-fired combined-cycles using biomass-derivedgas and

natural gas

Internal Combustion Engines

S. S. MEROLAEROLA and B. M. VAGLIECOAGLIECO 2897 Knock investigation by flame and radical species detection in spark ignition engine

for different fuels

M. MELLOELLO, M. DEEVITTORIOITTORIO, A. PASSASEOASSASEO,

M. LOMASCOLOOMASCOLO and A. DEE RISIISI

2911 Optical system for CO and NO gas detection in the exhaust manifold of combustion

engines

O. LAGUITTONAGUITTON, C. CRUARUA, T. COWELLOWELL,

M. R. HEIKALEIKAL and M. R. GOLDOLD

2918 The effect of compression ratio on exhaust emissions from a PCCI diesel engine

E. G. GIAKOUMISIAKOUMIS 2925 Cylinder wall insulation effects on the first- and second-law balances of a

turbocharged diesel engine operating under transient load conditions

N. P. KOMNINOSOMNINOS, D. T. HOUNTALASOUNTALAS

and C. D. RAKOPOULOSAKOPOULOS

2934 A parametric investigation of hydrogen hcci combustion using a multi-zone model

approach

F. G. CHMELAHMELA, G. H. PIRKERIRKER and A. WIMMERIMMER 2942 Zero-dimensional ROHR simulation for DI diesel engines – A generic approach

R. G. PAPAGIANNAKISAPAGIANNAKIS, D. T. HOUNTALASOUNTALAS

and C. D. RAKOPOULOSAKOPOULOS

2951 Theoretical study of the effects of pilot fuel quantity and its injection timing on the

performance and emissions of a dual fuel diesel engine

T. C. ZANNISANNIS, E. G. PARIOTISARIOTIS, D. T. HOUNTALASOUNTALAS,

D. C. RAKOPOULOSAKOPOULOS and Y. A. LEVENDISEVENDIS

2962 Theoretical study of DI diesel engine performance and pollutant emissions using

comparable air-side and fuel-side oxygen addition

R. J. CROOKESROOKES and K. D. H. BOBOB-MANUELANUEL 2971 RME or DME: A preferred alternative fuel option for future diesel engine

operation

Cogeneration

A. V. ENSINASNSINAS, S. A. NEBRAEBRA, M. A. LOZANOOZANO

and L. M. SERRAERRA

2978 Analysis of process steam demand reduction and electricity generation in sugar and

ethanol production from sugarcane

S. A. TASSOUASSOU, I. CHAERHAER, N. SUGIARTHAUGIARTHA, Y.-T. GEE

and D. MARRIOTTARRIOTT

2988 Application of tri-generation systems to the food retail industry


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Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

L. F. MENDESENDES, M. COLLARESOLLARES-PEREIRAEREIRA

and F. ZIEGLERIEGLER

2996 A rich solution spray as a refining method in a small capacity, single effect, solar

assisted absorption machine with the pair NH3/H2O: Experimental results

Fuel Cells and Renewable Energy Processes and Systems

V. PALADINIALADINI, T. DONATEOONATEO, A. DEDE RISIISI

and D. LAFORGIAAFORGIA

3001 Super-capacitors fuel-cell hybrid electric vehicle optimization and control strategy

development

J. S. ANAGNOSTOPOULOSNAGNOSTOPOULOS and

D. E. PAPANTONISAPANTONIS

3009 Pumping station design for a pumped-storage wind-hydro power plant

D. N. SIMOPOULOSIMOPOULOS, S. D. KAVATZAAVATZA

and C. D. VOURNASOURNAS

3018 An enhanced peak shaving method for short term hydrothermal scheduling

Pollution Abatement, and CO2 Emissions, Capture and Sequestration

E. HEKTOREKTOR and T. BERNTSSONERNTSSON 3025 Future CO2 removal from pulp mills – Process integration consequences

A. P. SIMPSONIMPSON and A. J. SIMONIMON 3034 Second law comparison of oxy-fuel combustion and post-combustion carbon

dioxide separation

K. FOYOY and J. MCCGOVERNOVERN 3046 Analysis of the effects of combining air separation with combustion in a zero

emissions (ZEITMOP) cycle

Number 12

K. S. KUMARUMAR and K. RAJAGOPALAJAGOPAL 3053 Computational and experimental investigation of low ODP and low GWP HCFC-

123 and HC-290 refrigerant mixture alternate to CFC-12

K. SVOBODAVOBODA, G. SLOWINSKILOWINSKI, J. ROGUTOGUT and D. BAXTERAXTER 3063 Thermodynamic possibilities and constraints for pure hydrogen production by iron

based chemical looping process at lower temperatures

S. LII, J. Y. WUU, R. Z. WANGANG and Y. HUANGFUUANGFU 3074 Study of heat and mass transfer in integrated thermal management controller

(ITMC) employed in waste heat recovery application

K.-J. PARKARK and D. JUNGUNG 3084 Thermodynamic performance of R502 alternative refrigerant mixtures for low

temperature and transport applications

B. AMIGUNMIGUN and H. v. BLOTTNITZLOTTNITZ 3090 Investigation of scale economies for African biogas installations

S. VAEZAEZ-ZADEHADEH and E. JALALIALALI 3095 Combined vector control and direct torque control method for high performance

induction motor drives

M. A. R. S. ALL-BAGHDADIAGHDADI and H. A. K. S. ALL-JANABIANABI 3102 Modeling optimizes PEM fuel cell performance using three-dimensional multi-

phase computational fluid dynamics model

M. BARUTARUT, S. BOGOSYANOGOSYAN and M. GOKASANOKASAN 3120 Switching EKF technique for rotor and stator resistance estimation in speed

sensorless control of IMs

K.-L. WONGONG, W.-L. CHENHEN, J.-C. TSAISAI and T.-H. LUU 3135 Reliable one dimensional 46-CPWTR model applied to two dimensional heat

transfer problem of insulated triangular duct

Y. ZHAOHAO, Z. HAIBOAIBO and F. ZHENGHENG 3146 Modeling and dynamic control simulation of unitary gas engine heat pump

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