Proceedings of the

ASME 4th International Conference

on Energy Sustainability

-2010-

VOLUME 2

COMBINED ENERGY CYCLES, CHP AND CCHP

SOLAR THERMOCHEMISTRY

SOLAR HEATING AND COOLING

ADVANCES IN SOLAR BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION

PHOTOVOLTAICS

CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER

ADVANCES IN SOLAR THERMAL STORAGE

WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES

SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES

BIOFUELS

presented at

ASME 2010 4th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY

MAY 17-22, 2010

PHOENIX, ARIZONA USA

sponsored byADVANCED ENERGY SYSTEMS DIVISION, ASME

SOLAR ENERGY DIVISION, ASME

ASME

Three Park Avenue New York, N.Y. 10016

CONTENTS

COMBINED ENERGY CYCLES, CHP AND CCHP

ES2010-90120 1

A System-Level Simulation Model of Poly-Generation Plant Based on Gasification

Technology With Methanol and Power Generation

Po-Chuang Chen, Hsiu-Mei Chiu, Yau-Pin Chyou, and Chiou-Shia Yu

ES2010-90128 11

Modeling of a SOFC-GT Hybrid Power Plant With Anode RecyclingDenver Cheddie and Renique Murray

ES2010-90184 21

Cogeneration System Modeling Based on Experimental Results

Flore Marion, Fred Betz, and David Archer

ES2010-90198 27

Performance-Cost Analysis of Solar Combined Heat and Power Systemslack Norwood, Stephen Pepe, Vincent Romanin, and Daniel Kammen

ES2010-90220 35

Validation of a Simulation Model for a Combined Otto and Stirling Cycle Power Plant

Jim McGovern, Barry Cullen, Michel Feidt, and Stoian Petrescu

ES2010-90250 45

Radial Inflow Turbine Assessment for Small-Scale Concentrated Solar Rankine Combined

Heat and Power TechnologyDeborah A. Sunter, Van P. Carey, and Zack Norwood

ES2010-90251 57

Strategies for Performance Enhancement of Tesla Turbines for Combined Heat and

Power ApplicationsVince Romanin, Van P. Carey, and Zack Norwood

ES2010-90316 65

Heat Recovery From a Microturbine SystemCaitlin J. Bailey and James S. Wallace

SOLAR THERMOCHEMISTRYES2010-90009 73

Solar Syngas Production From H20 and C02 via Two Step Thermochemical CyclesBased on FeGV Fe304 Redox Reactions: Kinetic Analysis

Anastasia Stamatiou, Peter G. Loutzenhiser, and Aldo Steinfeld

ES2010-90014 79

Splitting Water and Carbon Dioxide via the Heterogeneous Oxidation of Zinc Vapor:Thermodynamic Considerations

Luke J. Venstrom and Jane H. Davidson

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ES2010-90091 89

Cerium Oxide Materials for the Solar Thermochemical Decomposition of Carbon Dioxide

Nathan P. Siegel, Stephanie Livers, James E. Miller, and Richard B. Diver

ES2010-90093 97

Testing of a CR5 Solar Thermochemical Heat Engine PrototypeRichard B. Diver, James E. Miller, Nathan P. Siegel, and Timothy A. Moss

ES2010-90114 105

Molten-Sait Tubular Absorber/Reformer (MoSTAR) Project: Reforming Performance of

Reactor Tubes During Intermittent Heating

Nobuyuki Gokon, Tatsuya Kodama, Shingo Yamashita, Tsuyoshi Hatamachi, and

Taebeom Seo

ES2010-90196 115

Renewable Hydrogen From the Zn/ZnO Solar Thermochemical Cycle:A Cost and Policy Analysis

Julia F. Haltiwanger, Jane H. Davidson, and Elizabeth J. Wilson

ES2010-90206 125

A Free and Open Source Monte Carlo Ray Tracing Program for Concentrating Solar

Energy Research

Jorg Petrasch

ES2010-90325 133

Numerical Study on the Thermal Interaction of Gas-Particle Transport for a Vortex Flow

Solar Reactor

Nesrin Ozalp and D. JayaKrishna

ES2010-90326 143

A CFD Study on the Effect of Carbon Particle Seeding for the Improvement of Solar

Reactor Performance

Nesrin Ozalp and Anoop Kanjirakat

ES2010-90436 153

Modeling Solar Thermochemical Splitting of C02 Using Metal Oxide and a CR5

Ken S. Chen and Roy E. Hogan

ES2010-90460 163

O2 Releasing Reactivity of Ceria-Based Reactive Ceramics on Irradiation of Concentrated

Solar Beam for Solar Hydrogen Production

Masaru Tada, Toshihiko Ishihara, Hiroshi Kaneko, and Yutaka Tamaura

SOLAR HEATING AND COOLING

ES2010-90057 169

The Performance of an Absorption Solar Cooling System Operated in Taiwan

Ru Yang and Yi-Ying Chiu

ES2010-90122 173

Solar Absorption Chiller Optimization by Using Genetic AlgorithmsAliAbbasi Godarzi, Jalal Samimi, Masoud Jalilian, and Mohammd AH Vesaghi

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ES2010-90136 185

Solar Thermal Driven Cooling System for a Data Center in Albuquerque New Mexico

N. Fumo, V. Bortone, and J. C. Zambrano

ES2010-90180 195Heat Pipe Augmented Solar Heating System

Brian S. Robinson, Michael V. Albanese, Nick Chmielewski, Ellen G. Brehob, and

M. Keith Sharp

ES2010-90189 201

Heat Flow Control and Energy Recovery Using CO2 in Double Glass ArrangementsRon Zevenhoven and Martin Fait

ES2010-90192 207

Radiative Cooling in Northern Europe Using a Roof Window

Martin Fait and Ron Zevenhoven

ES2010-90248 217

Cost and Performance Analysis of a Solar Thermal Cooling ProjectJoel K. Dickinson, Robert O. Hess, Jeff Seaton, Henny van Lambalgen, and

Andrea L. Burnham

ES2010-90268 225

Design and Analysis of an Integrated Solar Absorption Cooling and Heating System at

Purdue UniversityYin Hang and Ming Qu

ES2010-90307 231

Designing of Solar Water Bath Heater for Gas Pressure Reducing Station in of 150,000Nm3/h Capacity in Assaluyeh Region in Iran

Fatemeh Dalir and Morteza Khalaji Assadi

ES2010-90384 239

Conceptual and Basic Design of a Stirling Engine Prototype for Electrical Power Generation

by Solar Means

Constantino Roldan, Pedro Pieretti, and Luis Rojas Solorzano

ES2010-90403 251

Implementation of Solar Thermal Driven Absorption Cooling in the Southeast

Stephen M. Smith

ES2010-90409 257

Performance Optimization and Parametric Analysis of a Class of Solar-Driven Heat Engines

Houcheng Zhang, Lanmei Wu, and Guoxing Lin

ES2010-90444 265

Solar Furnace Heliostat Closed-Loop Control System

Kyle Glenn

ES2010-90455 273

Cumulative Frequency Distributions for Hourly Clearness Indices Through GeneralizedParameters

V. V. Satyamurty and P. Ravikumar

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ES2010-90474 283

Performance Modeling of an Air-Based Photovoltaic/Thermal (PV/T) Collector

Ross D. Casey, Michael J. Brandemuehl, Tim Merrigan, and Jay Burch

ES2010-90489 293

Exposure of Polymeric Glazing Materials Using NREL's Ultra-Accelerated Weathering

System (UAWs)Carl Bingham, Gary Jorgensen, andAmy Wylie

ES2010-90514 301

Prediction of Degradation of Polyolefins Used in Solar Domestic Hot Water ComponentsWilliam Camisa, Susan C. Mantel!, Jane H. Davidson, and Gyanender Singh

ADVANCES IN SOLAR BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION

ES2010-90077 309

Using Core Sunlighting to Improve Illumination Quality and Increase Energy Efficiency of

Commercial BuildingsLome Whitehead, Allen Upward, Peter Friedel, Guthrie Cox, and Michele Mossman

ES2010-90095 317

Solar Assisted Household Clothes DryerJeffLuttrell and Dereje Agonafer

ES2010-90152 323

A Method to Estimate Real-Time Energy Performance and Carbon Offsets in

Residential Buildings

Sergio Escobar, Jorge E. Gonzalez, Adam Wong, and Mark Aschheim

ES2010-90264 329

Thermal Performance of a Natural Ventilation SystemM. J. Jimenez, J. D. Guzman, M. R. Heras, J. Arce, J. P. Xaman, and G. Alvarez

ES2010-90271 337

A Simulation of the Thermal Performance of a Small Solar Chimney Already Installed in a

BuildingJ. Arce, J. P. Xaman, G. Alvarez, M. J. Jimenez, R. Enn'quez, and M. R. Heras

ES2010-90272 349

ATRNSYS Simulation and Experimental Comparison of the Thermal Behavior of a

Building Located in Desert Climate

G. Alvarez, M. A. Chagolla, J. P. Xaman, M. J. Jimenez, S. Suarez, and M. R. Heras

ES2010-90353 357

A Simple Method to Estimate Energy Savings for Structural Insulated Panels Applied to

Single Family Homes

Ishimine McCullom and Moncef Krarti

ES2010-90354 363

Evaluation of Measurement and Verification Procedures for Retrofit Savings UsingCalibrated Energy Building Models

Niko Kalinic and Moncef Krarti

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ES2010-90431 375

Identifying Inefficient Single-Family Homes With Utility Bill Analysis

Sean Casey, Moncef Krarti, Marcus Bianchi, and David Roberts

ES2010-90478 383

Energy Saving Opportunities Using Building Energy Simulation for a TypicalMosque in Kuwait

Adnan Al Anzi and Basma Al-Shammeri

ES2010-90482 393

Thermal Analysis of a Building's Roof With Cone Frustum Holes Containing PCM

Esam Alawadhi and Hashem J. Alqallaf

ES2010-90484 399

Ecological Sustainability of Fiber-Optic Solar Lighting in the Future of the State of Qatar

MohammadAhsanShaikh and Musbah S. Mahfoud

PHOTOVOLTAICS

ES2010-90016 407

Thermal Computational Model to Analysis PV Modules: Preliminary Results

Rolando Soler-Bientz, Fernando Gomez Castro, and Lifter Ricalde-Cab

ES2010-90039 415

Photovoltaic Module Assembly as Appropriate Technology in Pakistan

Faizan Ahmad, Richard Komp, Irian Ahmad, and Kelly Kissock

ES2010-90060 425

Organic Solar Cell With Carbon Nanotube Anode

Liqiang Ren and Shiren Wang

ES2010-90074 431

Distributed Industrial Scale Hybrid Solar Concentrator Photovoltaics and Thermal EnergyDavid N. Borton

ES2010-90187 435

Numerical Modeling of Turbulent Natural Convection in a Concentrating Photovoltaic

SystemK. M. Nazmul Ahsan, Robert F. Boehm, Yitung Chen, and Jianhu Nie

ES2010-90239 443

Electrodeposition and Characterization of Very Thin Film ll-VI Compounds for Novel

Superlattice Solar Cells

Sukriti Jain and Pritpal Singh

ES2010-90261 447

Analysis of Potential for Mitigation of Building-Integrated PV Array Shading Losses

Through Use of Distributed Power Converters

Sara M. MacAlpine, Michael J. Brandemuehl, and Robert W. Erickson

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ES2010-90269 457

Configuration Optimization of a Photovoltaic Power Plant in Relation to Cost and

Performance

Kenneth K. Lee and Jared T. Moore

ES2010-90386 463

Exergy Analysis of PV-Water Cooling System and PV-SAHP SystemWei Bing and Ma Fei

ES2010-90443 467

Seed-Induced Crystallization of Amorphous Silicon for the Formation of Large-Grain

Poly-Crystalline Silicon

Jason Trask, Lin Cui, Andrew J. Wagner, K. Andre Mkhoyan, and Uwe Kortshagen

ES2010-90445 471

Silicon and Germanium Nanocrystal Inks for Low-Cost Solar Cells

Xiaodong Pi, Zachary Holman, and Uwe Kortshagen

CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER

ES2010-90050 475

Finite Element Modeling of Concentrating Solar Collectors for Evaluation of Gravity Loads,

Bending, and Optical Characterization

Joshua M. Christian and Clifford K. Ho

ES2010-90052 483

Development of a "Solar Patch" Calculator to Evaluate Heliostat-Field Irradiance as a

Boundary Condition in CFD Models

Siri Sahib S. Khalsa and Clifford K. Ho

ES2010-90053 491

Methodology to Assess Potential Glint and Glare Hazards From ConcentratingSolar Power Plants: Analytical Models and Experimental Validation

Clifford K. Ho, Cheryl M. Ghanbari, and Richard B. Diver

ES2010-90054 501

Analytical Methods to Evaluate Flux Distributions From Point-Focus Collectors for Solar

Furnace and Dish Engine ApplicationsClifford K. Ho, Siri S. Khalsa, and Nathan P. Siegel

ES2010-90092 511

Test Results and Status of the TOP Alignment System for Parabolic Trough Solar Collectors

Richard B. Diver and Timothy A. Moss

ES2010-90110..... 519

An Air-Based Cavity-Receiver for Solar Trough Concentrators

Roman Bader, Maurizio Barbato, Andrea Pedretti, and Aldo Steinfeld

ES2010-90137 529

Enhanced Efficiency in a Coupled Photovoltaic/Thermal Concentrating Solar Collector

Ihtesham Chowdhury, Todd Otanicar, Ravi Prasher, Jonathan Sherbeck, Patrick Phelan,and Marc Burrell

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ES2010-90153 537

Installation and Operation of Southern Nevada Water Authority High Concentration Amonix

Multi-Junction SystemGary Wood, Aaron Sahm, Rick Hurt, Robert Boehm, and Kenneth W. Stone

ES2010-90194 543

Preliminary Analysis of a 100-kWth Mini-Tower Solar Field With an Integrated Optical

Waveguide Receiver for Solar ChemistryAurelio Gonzalez, Jose Gonzalez-Aguilar, and Manuel Romero

ES2010-90229 553

Thermodynamic Cycles for a Small Particle Heat Exchange Receiver Used in ConcentratingSolar Power Plants

Kyle Kitzmiller and Fletcher Miller

ES2010-90242 565

A Parametric Study of the Impact of Various Error Contributions on the Flux Distribution

of a Solar Dish Concentrator

Charles E. Andraka, Julius Yellowhair, and Brian D. Iverson

ES2010-90263 581

Implementation of an Integrated Solar Combined Cycle on an Existing Coal Fired

Power Plant

Eric Reitze and Hank Price

ES2010-90327 587

Effect of Camera-Like Aperture in Quest for Maintaining Quasi-Constant Radiation Inside a

Solar Reactor

Nesrin Ozalp, Anthony Toyama, D. Jaya Krishana, Reza Rowshan, and Yasser Al-Hamidi

ES2010-90339 599

Life Cycle Assessment of a Model Parabolic Trough Concentrating Solar Power Plant With

Thermal Energy StorageJohn J. Burkhardt, III, Garvin Heath, and Craig Turchi

ES2010-90356 609

Heliostat Canting and Focusing Methods: An Overview and ComparisonJulius Yellowhair and Clifford K. Ho

ES2010-90383 617

A Numerical Model for Off-Design Performance Calculation of Parabolic Trough Based

Solar Power Plants

Andrea Giostri, Claudio Saccilotto, Paolo Silva, Ennio Macchi, and Giampaolo Manzolini

ES2010-90388 627

Solar Thermal Closed-Helium Brayton Cycle With High Temperature Phase-ChangeThermal Storage

Xinhai Xu, M. M. Valmiki, Saurabh Pradhan, Hsinhung Liu, and Peiwen Li

ES2010-90399 637

Modeling On/Off-Design Performance of Solar Tower Plants Using Saturated Steam

F. Colzi, S. Petrucci, G. Manzolini, R. Chacartegui, P. Silva, S. Campanari, and D. Sanchez

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ES2010-90401 649

Modelling, Simulation and Assessment of Solar Thermal Power Plants:

A First Step Towards Definition of Best Practice ApproachesTobias Hirsch, Markus Eck, Reiner Buck, Jurgen Dersch, Jan-Fabian Feldhoff,

Stefano Giuliano, Klaus Hennecke, Eckhard Lupfert, and Peter Schwarzbdzl

ES2010-90402 659

Thermal Modelling and Simulation of Parabolic Trough Receiver Tubes

Markus Eck, Jan Fabian Feldhoff, and Ralf Uhlig

ES2010-90418 667

On the Development of a Low Cost PyrheliometerMichael Gnos, Brenton Greska, and Anjaneyulu Krothapalli

ES2010-90442 675

The Impact of Hybrid Wet/Dry Cooling on Concentrating Solar Power Plant Performance

Michael J. Wagnerand Charles Kutscher

ES2010-90468 683

Correlations Between Geographically Dispersed Concentrating Solar Power and

Demand in the United States

Matthew Mowers, Chris Helm, Nate Blair, and Walter Short

ADVANCES IN SOLAR THERMAL STORAGE

ES2010-90040 693

Freeze-Thaw Tests of Trough Receivers Employing a Molten Salt Working Fluid

Gregory Kolb, Clifford K. Ho, Brian Iverson, Timothy Moss, and Nathan Siegel

ES2010-90078 699

3D FEM Model to Improve the Heat Transfer in Concrete for Thermal Energy Storage in

Solar Power Generation

R. Panneer Selvam and Marco Castro

ES2010-90096 709

Effect of High Temperatures and Heating Rates on High Strength Concrete for Use as

Thermal Energy StorageEmerson E. John, W. Micah Hale, and R. Panneer Selvam

ES2010-90181 715

Liquid Calcium Chloride Solar Storage: Concept and AnalysisJosh A. Quinnell, Jane H. Davidson, and Jay Burch

ES2010-90209 725

Heat Transfer in Thermocline Storage System With Filler Materials: Analytical Model

Wafaa Karaki, Jon T. Van Lew, Peiwen Li, Cho Lik Chan, and Jake Stephen

ES2010-90295 735

Enhanced Sensible Heat Capacity of Molten Salt and Conventional Heat Transfer Fluid

Based Nanofluid for Solar Thermal Energy Storage ApplicationHyun-eun Kwak, Donghyun Shin, and Debjyoti Banerjee

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ES2010-90299 741

Study of High Temperature Nanofluids Using Carbon Nanotubes (CNT) for Solar Thermal

Storage ApplicationsByeongnam Jo and Debjyoti Banerjee

ES2010-90331 749

Research Development and Application of Solar Thermal Storage With Phase ChangeMaterials

Liu Fang, Liang Hao, Yu Hang, and Xiaomei Tang

WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES

ES2010-90044 765

Design of an Extra-Tall Wind Resource Assessment for the Complex Terrain of the Western

Appalachian Ohio Foothills

Carole A. Womeldorf

ES2010-90062 777

Concepts Developed for a Multi-Phased, Vertical Axis Wind Turbine System With an

Adjustable Inlet Air Scoop and Exit Drag Curtain

Brett C. Krippene and Ira Sorensen

ES2010-90113 787

Investigation of an Eppler 423 Style Wind Turbine Blade

David M. McStravick, Brent C. Houchens, David C. Garland, and Kenneth E. Davis

ES2010-90158 793

Feasibility of Wind Power for Brackish Groundwater Desalination: A Case Study of the

Energy-Water Nexus in Texas

Ashlynn S. Stillwell and Michael E. Webber

ES2010-90183 805

Simulating the Dynamic and Steady State Response of a Rotor Resistive Controlled

1.5 MW Variable Speed Wind Turbine

Jared B. Garrison and Michael E. Webber

ES2010-90216 815

Preliminary Results of a Measurement Station to Characterize the Wind Energy Potential

at the Eastern of Mexico

Rolando Soler-Bientz and Lifter Ricalde-Cab

ES2010-90236 823

Adaptive Geometry Wind Turbine Blades for Increasing Performance

Leonardo C. Albanese, Farhan Gandhi, and Susan W. Stewart

ES2010-90270 837

Comparison of Different Time Series Methods for Short-Term Forecasting ofWind Power Production

Gong Li and Jing Shi

ES2010-90373 845

Optimization of Flatback Airfoils for Wind Turbine Blades

Xiaomin Chen and Ramesh Agarwal

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ES2010-90378 855

A Comparative Wind Investigation Using Mesoscale Numerical Predictions and

Experimental Data at Aubrey Cliffs, Arizona

Michael S. Barton, Thomas L. Acker, and Earl P. N. Duque

ES2010-90381 867

A Methodology for Comprehensive Characterization of Errors in Wind Power ForecastingMark F. Bielecki, Jason J. Kemper, and Thomas L. Acker

ES2010-90422 877

Multi-Axial Fatigue Life Assessment of Wind Turbine Structural ComponentsZhigang Wei and Thomas P. Forte

ES2010-90441 885

Modeling of Wind Power Production Forecast Errors for Wind Integration Studies

Jason J. Kemper, Mark F. Bielecki, and Thomas L. Acker

ES2010-90483 895

Numerical Investigation of Separation Control for Wind Turbine Airfoil

Andreas Gross, Sasidhar Kondaraju, and Hermann F. Fasel

SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES

ES2010-90083 905

IT-Enabled Resource Management

Amip Shah, Ratnesh Sharma, Cullen Bash, Manish Marwah, Tom Christian,Chandrakant D. Patel, and Kiara Corrigan

ES2010-90161 915

Greening Tenant/Landlord Processes: Demonstrating Transformation in the IndustryCara Carmichael and Moncef Krarti

ES2010-90190 925

Co-Design of Energy Efficient Housing With the Pinoleville Porno Nation

Tobias C. Schultz, Ryan L Shelby, and Alice M. Agogino

ES2010-90224 935

Renewable Powered Desalination in the Coastal Mekong Delta

Ha T. Nguyen and Joshua M. Pearce

ES2010-90265 947

Sustainable Communities Case Study: Energy Management Using Demand

Response Methods

Santiago Naranjo Palacio, K. Max Zhang, Disha Patel, Megha Basu, and Jason Trager

ES2010-90298 955

Design and Analysis of a Continuous Operating Solar Absorption Cooling SystemSamved Patil, K. Max Zhang, Aditya Sahasrabuddhe, and Shrewans Padhye

ES2010-90333 963

On the Environmental Sustainability of Solar Technologies in a Coastal CityB. Lebassi, J. E. Gonzalez, and R. D, Bornstein

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ES2010-90338 971

The Analysis and Application of Energy-Internet in the Low-Carbon CommunityHao Liang, Weiding Long, Yingqian Song, and Fang Liu

ES2010-90357 981

Development of an Hourly Optimization Tool for Renewable Energy Systems

Christine Lee, Andy Walker, and Moncef Krarti

ES2010-90415 997

Application of Regional Bio-Refining to Increase the Sustainability and Energy

Self-Sufficiency of Rural and Agricultural Communities

David T. Gallaspy and Rodney E. Sears

ES2010-90471 1009

Application and Development of Renewable Energy: A Case Study of Solar EnergyUtilization in Baoding, China

Xutao Zhang, Yuefen Gao, and Guohua Shi

ES2010-90487 1017

Towards a Net Zero Building Cluster Energy Systems Analysis for a Brigade Combat

Team ComplexAlexander Zhivov, Richard J. Liesen, Stephan Richter, Reinhard Jank, and

Franklin H. Holcomb

ES2010-90499 1031

Instrumentation and Simulation of the Hygro-Thermal Conditions of a Green Building:

A Study of the Impact of the Post-Occupancy Usages on Thermal Comfort

Franck Lucas, Jean Perouzel, Frantz Sinama, andfrangois Garde

ES2010-90509 1041

Energyplus Simulation Speedup Using Data Parallelization Concept

Vishal Garg, Kshitij Chandrasen, Surekha Tetali, and Jyotirmay Mathur

BIOFUELS

ES2010-90154 1049

A Resource-Limited Approach to Estimating Algal Biomass Production With

Geographical FidelityDavid M. Wogan, Michael Webber, and Alexandre K. da Silva

ES2010-90166 1059

Effect of Multiple Injection Strategy on Atomization and Emission Reduction Characteristics

in a Diesel-Ethanol Fueled EngineSu Han Park, In Mo Youn, Sun Wook Park, and Chang Sik Lee

ES2010-90191 1067

Design and Performance of a Solar Photobioreactor Utilizing Spatial Light Dilution

Dan Dye, Jeff Muhs, Byard Wood, and Ron Sims

ES2010-90202 1077

Laser-Induced Incandescence and Smoke Point Measurements to Characterize the SootingPropensity of Biodiesel Diffusion Flame

Michael Tran and Trin Pham

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ES2010-90226 1085

Experimentally Derived Arrhenius Coefficients for the Reaction Modeling of Fast PyrolysisJ. Rhett Mayor and Alex Williams

ES2010-90235 1093

Effect of Solids Removal From Dairy Manure Feedstock on Biogas Production in

Anaerobic DigestersPeter E. Zemke, Byard D. Wood, and Christopher R. Rohleder

ES2010-90433 1099

Catalytic Hydrothermal Conversion of Glucose to Light Petroleum Alkanes

Sudong Yin, Yanglin Pan, and Zhongchao Tan

ES2010-90503 1105

Optimized Preparation of Moringa Oleifera Methyl Esters Using Sulfated Tin Oxide as

Heterogenous CatalystGerald Kafuku, Makme Mbarawa, Man Kee Lam, and Keat Teong Lee

ES2010-90505 1111

Experimental Investigation on Variation of FFA in Used Cooking Oil and Optimization of

Conversion to Biodiesel

Sriraam Ramanathan Chandrasekaran, Sumant Avasarala, Fathima Jalal,

Lima Rose Miranda, and Selva llavarasi Paneerselvam

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