A 15 kWe (nominal) solar thermal-electric power conversion concept definition study: Steam Rankin reciprocator system [PDF]
A conceptual design of a 3600 rpm reciprocation expander was developed for maximum thermal input power of 80 kW. The conceptual design covered two engine configurations; a single cylinder design for simple cycle operation and a two cylinder design for ...
Carter, J., Jr., Wingenback, W.
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Case Studies in Thermal EngineeringThe knocking and heat release based on cylinder pressure trace is a widespread practice in combustion diagnostic for conventional SI engines. The accuracy depends on quality of measured in-cylinder pressure, thermodynamic models and parameters feeding ...
Edisson S. Castaño Mesa +2 more
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Wall effects on the transportation of a cylindrical particle in power-law fluids [PDF]
, 2011 The present work deals with the numerical calculation of the Stokes-type drag undergone by a cylindrical particle perpendicularly to its axis in a power-law fluid.
A. Ambari +26 more
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Investigation of transition between spark ignition and controlled auto-ignition combustion in a V6 direct-injection engine with cam profile switching [PDF]
, 2008 Controlled auto-ignition (CAI) combustion, also known as Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) can be achieved by trapping residuals with early exhaust valve closure in a direct fuel injection in-cylinder four-stroke gasoline engines (through ...
Kalian, N, Qiao, J, Zhao, H
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Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences, 2017 Conventional two-stroke cycle engine suffers from typical drawbacks including lower combustion efficiency and excessive emissions of uHC and CO which are largely due to low in-cylinder average charge temperature at low load and speed regions of engine ...
Amin Mahmoudzadeh Andwari +5 more
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Analysis of diesel engine in-cylinder air-fuel mixing with homogeneity factor: combined effects of pilot injection strategies and air motion [PDF]
, 2014 With a view to understanding the air-fuel mixing behavior and the effects of the mixture quality on the emissions formation and engine performance, a new quantitative factor of the in-cylinder air-fuel homogeneity named Homogeneity Factor (HF) has been ...
Cheng, Li +5 more
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An experimental study of geometrical effects on the drag and flow field of two bluff bodies separated by a gap [PDF]
, 1985 This paper describes an experimental investigation of the shielding effects of various disks placed coaxially upstream of an axisymmetric, flat-faced cylinder.
Koenig, Keith, Roshko, Anatol
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Design and Applilation of Steam Turbine Generator Units for Floating Nuclear Power Plant
南方能源建设[Introduction] The floating nuclear power plants have the advantages of mobility, flexible layout, less impact from earthquakes and tsunamis, no occupation of land area, and less impact from site conditions.
Xianyong LUO, Haiyun SHI, Jiakai WU
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Tabulated Data From a Pressure-Distribution Investigation at Mach Number 2.01 of a 45 Deg Sweptback-Wing Airplane Model at Combined Angles of Attack and Sideslip [PDF]
A pressure-distribution investigation of a wing-body combination has been conducted in the Langley 4- by 4-foot supersonic pressure tunnel at a Mach number of 2.01.
Gapcynski, John P., Landrum, Emma Jean
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Computational fluid dynamics analysis of low Reynolds number flow around stationary and oscillating cylinders [PDF]
, 2004 A computational method is shown for a 2D incompressible unsteady flow around a stationary or an oscillating cylinder placed in a uniform stream at low Reynolds number (Re=10-190).
Baranyi, László, Lakatos, Károly
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