Heat Transfer in Energy Conversion Systems

• Other Authors: Mauro, Alessandro (Editor), Massarotti, Nicola (Editor), Vanoli, Laura (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Technology: general issues; Thermosyphon; start-up characteristics; hydrophilic and hydrophobic; contact angle; numerical modeling; heat transfer; artificial ground freezing; underground station; metro in Napoli; GEO heating; microwave heating; microfluidics; silicon; chip integration; industrial waste heat recovery; thermoelectric generator; hexagonal heat exchanger; temperature distribution; output performance; combustor; turbulent Prandtl approaches; Navier-Stokes simulation; thermal analysis; axial permanent magnet coupling (APMC); eddy current; finite element method (FEM); lumped-parameter thermal network (LPTN); energy efficiency; induction heating; resistance heating; turnouts; railway; safety of rail traffic; stock-rail; switch-rail; nanofluid; entropy generation; viscous dissipation; magnetic heating; high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell; thermal management; organic rankine cycle; plate heat exchanger; waste heat recovery; cooling system; thermodynamic modeling; shielded metal arc welding; welding spatter; electrode; electrical power; welding time; drying; energy analysis; exergy analysis; multiphase model; multispecies model; thermodynamics; Baltic Sea Region; district heating; DH network; smart asset management; smart grid
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In recent years, the scientific community's interest towards efficient energy conversion systems has significantly increased. One of the reasons is certainly related to the change in the temperature of the planet, which appears to have increased by 0.76 °C with respect to pre-industrial levels,...