© Proceedings of the 3rd International Energy, Exergy and Environment Symposium IEEES3, 1-5 July 2007, Évora, Portugal Edited by: A. F. Miguel, A. H. Reis & R. N. Rosa ISBN: 978-989-95091-1-5

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Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Keynote Papers

New exergy parameters and concepts - Ibrahim Dincer Optimal use of energy systems and processes - Michel Feidt PEM fuel cells: progress and perspectives - Xianguo Li Nuclear energy and hydrogen: when worlds collide - Romney Duffey Vascularized materials and designed porous media - Sylvie Lorente Science and evolving flow architecture: from entropy generation minimization to constructal theory- Adrian Bejan Recent Developments in exergy analysis and exergoeconomics - George Tsatsaronis Thermal modeling of fluidized bed systems - Feridun Hamdullahpur

Exergy Analysis

An Extended Thermodynamic Aproach of Suspensions in Fluids - Lebon

Second Law Analysis of Duplex Stirling Refrigerator - M. Ozturk

Exergy analysis of an experimental power plant - M. Ahmadzadeh

Energy and Exergy Analysis of an Automobile Heat Pump - M. Direk

Exergy Analysis of Energypark - A. Beyene

Energy and exergy analysis of lignite power plants in Turkey - O. Atalay

Energy and exergy analysis of the Edremit Geothermal district heating system in Turkey - C. Coskun

Exergy Cost of the Extraction of Mineral Resources - R. Rosa

Exergetic Optimization of Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers Using a Genetic Based Algorithm - Y.

Özçelik

Modelling and Exergy Analysis of Steam Turbine Cycles - A. Ouadha Energy and Exergy Analysis of Paper Drying Process in Convective Type Dryer - H. Tabrizi

Comparison of buildings' energy consumption by means of exergy method - L. Tronchin

Modeling and Technical Feasibility Analysis of a Low-Emission Residential Energy System - V. Ugursal

Theoretical Investigation of heat balance in Diesel engines - Z. Sahin

Exergetic Analyses of the west point Power Plant - S. Norberg

Exergy Analysis of a Refrigeration System Ytilizing the Peltier Thermoelectric Effect - C. Koroneos

Thermodynamic study of the ejector-absorption refrigeration cycle - M. Yari

An Analysis of Yatagan Power Plant by the CUECost Code - A. Kone Exergy Analysis of Brayton Combined Cycles - C. Koroneos

Effect of Rate of Expansion on the Exergy Destruction of Nucleating Steam in a Laval Nozzle - A.

Moosavi

Exergetic and Exergoeconomic Analysis of an Aircraft Jet Engine (AJE) - H. Aras

Exergy Analysis of a 1.2 kWp PEM Fuel Cell System - A. Yilanci

Exergy analysis of a diffusion absorption refrigeration system - B.Radhouane Exergy method to evaluation building wrapper performance - L. Tronchin

Comparisons of some current refrigerants by exergy analysis in a vapor compression refrigeration cycle

- A. Kilicarslan

Exergy Analysis of BIGGT and EFGT Cycles - P. Pinto

Enzymatic hydrolysis of kitchen refuse and ethanol fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae

KCTC7107 - H. Moon

Functional exergy efficiency definition for heat exchangers used for indoor climate control - P.

Sakulpipatsin

Exergy analysis and optimisation of a ground or water source heat pump system for maximum

environmental exergy potential utilisation - P. Canhoto

Environmental and Exergetic Assessment of Wastewater Treatment Plant - M. Belhani

Theoretical study on the exergetic performance of absorption refrigeration cycle - M. Yari

Energy Analysis

Assessment of Power Augmentation from Gas Turbine Power Plants Using Different Inlet Air Cooling Systems - J. Jaber

The study of crack reasons in GEF9 gas turbine exhaust in KHOY ccpp - K. Setodemaram

Energy Cost Optimization thhrough The Implemention of Co-generation and grid interconnection - E.

Ragaban

The Basic Study on New Energy System Plan At The University Campus of China - X. Wei

Dynamic methodology for energy scenarios - P. Silva

Variability of clearness and diffuse index over Évora, Portugal - S. Pereira

Distributed generation - E. Ragaban

Green Science Training within the Web Space - L. Horta

Thermo-economic Analysis of Energy Utilization in the Industrial Sector: An Application - Z. Utlu

How does the uptake of lead along acid mine drainage processes affect the chemical exergy of jarosite

in Exergetic Life Cycle Assessmen (ELCA)? - M. Figueiredo

Energy efficiency of drying of prickly pear cladodes in a forced convection tunnel - R. Callejas

Energy and environmental benefits of rapeseed oil replacing diesel - J. Malca Multi-Objective Exergetic, Economic & Environmental Optimization of CGAM Problem Using Genetic Algorithm - H. Sayyaadi Barriers to industrial energy efficiency investments: evidence from Greece - E. Sardianou

Statistically Adjusted End-use Model for Residential Electricity Consumption - M. Aydinalp-Koksal

Cost-benefit analysis of optimum thickness of selected insulation materials for commercial building wall

- T. Mahlia

The Cost Effectiveness and Thermodynamic Analysis on the Application of Solar Collectors and Heat

Pumps to Control the Visible Plume from Wet Cooling Towers of Commercial Buildings in Hong Kong -

S. Tyagi

Economic Investigations of Utilizing Free Cooling in Air Conditioning Systems - A. Al-Salaymeh

Survey on Energy Consumption of General Hospitals in Kitakyushu, Japan - J.Xuan

Sensitivity Analysis of Optimal CHP Adoption in Residential Buildings - H. Ren

Modeling and Testing of an Intermittent Adsorption Heat Pump - M. Mobedi

Heat transportation from the Bugey power plant - L. Luo

Evaluation of Steam Injection Effect on Performance Augmentation of a Hybrid SOFC and Gas Turbine

System Using Exergy Analysis - S. Motahar

Modeling and Simulation Application of a Triple-Pressure Heat Recovery Steam Generator - Z. Ozcelik

Design and Performance of Dual-Purpose Solar Collector - M. Assari

Design and Simulation of A Solar Water Heater - H. Maleki

Performance Analysis of the Bigadic Geothermal District Heating System - Z. Oktay

Thermodynamic Analysis of the Rotary Burner Process in the Cement Production - Z. Oktay Performance Assessment of Drying of Blanched Carrot - N. Colak

A new optical concept prevails over the design of the solar plants with central receiver - A. Segal

Heat & Mass Transfer

Heat transfer and friction factor correlations for decaying turbulent swirl flow in a horizontal pipe - T.

Bali

Effect of surface accommodation coefficients on slip-flow convection heat transfer in rectangular

microchannels - S. Jomeh

Numerical Simulation and Optimization of Heat Transfer in Reciprocating Flows - A. Mosahebi

Influence of particles suspended in flow on temperature fields and convective heat transfer - M. Aydin

Compressible Flow and Heat Transfer in a pipe with porous insert - Z. Nessrine

Free convection in a triangular porous media filled enclosure heated or cooled horizontal and vertical

walls- Y. Varol

Flow and Heat Transfer over an Exponentially-Stretched Sheet Immersed in an Upper Convected

Maxwell Fluid: a Boundary Layer Analysis - K. Sadeghy

Heat transfer enhancement in a heated horizontal pipe using flow pulsation - M. Hessami

Heat transfer coefficient measurements for currugated plate and smooth plate heat exchangers - J.

Abedin

Experimental Investigation of the permeability and Inertial Effect on Fluid Flow Through Porous Media -

Faezeh

Analysis of natural convection in a porous enclosure with different Prandtlnumber: Effects of non-

isothermal boundary conditions - H. Oztop

Study of a solid desiccant air-dehumidification unit - C. Ruivo

Thermal performance measurements of building panels by a new transient technique - B. Yesilata Numerical Analisys of Steady State Fluid Flow in a Two-Dimensional wavy Channel - M. Gorji-Bandpy

Heat Transfer Intensification in a Mini Crossflow Heat Exchanger byIntegration of Constructal

Distributor/Collector - L. Luo

Heat and Mass Transfer of a Chemically Reactive Maxwell Fluid in Flow over a Porous, Non-Isothermal

Stretching Sheet - K. Sadeghy

Genetic algorithm optimisation of stand alone PV - B. Ali

Entropy production due to natural convection and fluid flow in triangular cavities - Y. Varol

Heat removal from a Flat Surface by a Laminar Impinging Jet - K. Sadeghy

Study of heat and mass transfer during desorption - A. Zegnani

Forced Convection Flow of Viscous Dissipative Power-Law Fluids in a Pipe - O. Aydin

Particle Deposition at Presence of Thermophoresis in Laminar Boundary Layer Using Two-Fluid Model

- H. Tabrizi

Efficiency of a solar water heater system widely used for domestic applications in Turkey - T. Koyuncu

Fuels & Processes Optimization

Comparison of the Pyrolysis Properties of Different Rank Coals with Respect to Energy Recovery - S. Yaman Energetic Potential of Olive Mill Wastewater - I. Marques The Necessity of Using CNG Fuel and Gasification of Vehicles in Iran - K. Rezapour Biogas feasibility in energy requirements of a rural house in Izmir/Turkey - G. Kocar Performanceanalysis of CO2 coolant usage in vapor compressed - A. Özgür Hierarchical decomposition and optimization in absorption refrigerator analysis - A. Fellah Thermodynamic study of a diffusion absorption refrigeration system - B. Radhouane A model for study and optimization of real-operating refrigeration machines - M. Feidt Peak of oil production - A markets perspective - P. Almeida Necessities and Ways of Liberalization and Regulation in Natural Gas Distribution System of Iran - S. Emami Linear modelling of gum creation in combustor cooling path of liquid propellant rocket engine and comparison with experiment - E. Valizadeh Influence of combustion time lag and injector pressure drop on high frequency instability in liquid propellant rocket engine - M. Montazeri Combustion Performance of Elbistan Lignite in the Presence of Some Biomass Species - H. Haykiri-Acma Preliminary Design of a new-concept Chemical Looping Combustion Reactor based on Ljungstrom Principle - C. Zamfirescu Effect of steam injection on work output and CO2 emission - B. Reddy Hydrogen Management in Oil Refineries - R. Salary Process Optimization for Jeddah Refinery FCC Unit - F. Al-Khaldi

Selection of a reference environment for the calculation of the exergy value of indoor air in buildings - P. Sakulpipatsin Low-temperature Catalytic Pyrolysis of Peat Using Silica-alumina Catalytic Systems - Y. Kosivtsov Combined CFD and infrared thermal analysis of a wood refuse and di-methyl-ether co-fired - T. Prisecaru Pre-feasibility study of waste-to-energy project in the Czech Republic: fuel production from plastic packaging waste - R. Kikuchi

Environment, Clean Energy Technologies & Sustainable Development

Characterization of sustainable development indicators - G. Stéphane & L. Jean-Baptiste Exergy, Environment and Renewable Energy - Bramme Carbon Credits and Energy Efficiency - M. Seidel Effect of Non-Condensable Gases on Geothermal Power Plants. Case Study: Kizildere Geothermal Power Plant-Turkey - G. Gokcen An Investigation of Radiological Externalities - T. Büke Fe nanoparticles in environment remediation: mathematical model and numerical simulation - P. Tomek A numerical study of the effect of wind turbine blade design on turbine's energy conversion efficiency - M. Hessami The Effects of -Insulation in Dwellings (IID) - on CO2 and SO2 Emissions in Populated Centers - E. Kacan Design of a trigeneration system using high temperature fuel cells - I. Malico Simulation of a solid oxide fuel cell-gas turbine system using Aspen Plus - M. Koksal Study on PEMFC-Stirling engine combined cycle - S. Obara A new approach to flat plate solar collectors - E. Kacan Environmental and Exergetic Assessment of Wastewater Treatment Plant - M. Belhani Coupling of low cost concentrator and fibre optic bundle - C. Kandili Dye-sensitized solar cells: novel concepts, materials and state-of-the-art - H. Ribeiro Adsorption Characteristics of MCPA from Aqueous Solution on Activated Carbon - O. Nalcaci Optimizing Wind Power for the Urban Environment - A. Mrowka Radiative analysis in a rectangular enclosure by the zone method and the weighted sum of grey gases model - M. Rachid A case study on electricity production in a landfill area - N. Balkaya The Effects of -Insulation in Dwellings (IID) - on CO2 and SO2 Emissions in Populated Centers - E. Kacan PM10 mass concentration measured at Évora with a TEOM monitor - S. Pereira Empirical evaluation of error sources in heat transfer models - E. Santoyo Numerical Study of a Shell and Tube Heat Storage Using two Phase Change Materials - H. Qarnia The distribution of a polyelectrolyte conditioner into the soil - D. Raducu Energy lifecycle and environmental impacts of ethanol fuel produced from biomass: sustainable approach using wood (forest) residues - R. Kikuchi Valorizing the production of functionalized chemicals from biomass - B. Brehmer Thermodynamics Of An Ecosystem: Photosynthesis - I. Benko Effect of solar radiation reduction due to aerosol particles on stand-alone PV system sizing - I. Malico Physical and Chemical parametres of Büyük Menderes River - E. Kaçan Transmission performance of fibre optic bundle for solar lighting - C. Kandili Application of pollutant emissions in test furnace - H. Jannesari Microscopic modeling of transport phenomena in a planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cell - E. Vakoufts A Preliminary Assessment of a 5 kWp Solar Hydrogen System in Denizli, Turkey - H. Ozturk PerformanceInvestigation of a Ballard PEM Fuel Cell System for Transportation Vehicles - S. Mert Effect of recirculation on carbon deposition for direct internal reforming solid oxide fuel cells - C. Colpan Use of phase-change materials as passive elements for climatizationpurposes in summer: the Portuguese case - V. Costa Exergy analysis of air bottoming and simple gas turbine cycle for different intake air temperatures - M. Ghazikhani Application of the neuro-fuzzy modeling for simulation of pollutant emissions - H. Jannesari A dismantling and recycling model - J. Filipe