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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 45 Number 1 V. I. KO U P R I A N O V and W. KA E W B O O N S O N G
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Modeling the effects of operating conditions on fuel and environmental costs for a 310 MW boiler firing fuel oil
F. J. WA N G and J. S. CH I O U
15
Integration of steam injection and inlet air cooling for a gas turbine generation system
C. LI N G A M G U N T A and T. N. VE Z I R O G L U
27
A universal relationship for estimating clear sky insolation
B. V. BA B U and A. S. CH A U R A S I A
53
Parametric study of thermal and thermodynamic properties on pyrolysis of biomass in thermally thick regime
M. HU S A I N , P. S. PA T I L , S. R. PA T I L and S. K. SA M D A R S H I
73
Combined effect of bottom reflectivity and water turbidity on steady state thermal efficiency of salt gradient solar pond
G. GO K C E N , H. K. OZ T U R K and A. HE P B A S L I
83
Overview of Kizildere Geothermal Power Plant in Turkey
K. SK E I K E R
99
Generation of a typical meteorological year for Damascus zone using the Filkenstein–Schafer statistical method
M. NA J A M , M. EL AL A M I and A. OU B A R R A
113
Heat transfer in a ‘‘T’’ form cavity with heated rectangular blocks submitted to a vertical jet: the block gap effect on multiple solutions
S. KU M A R
127
Thermal performance study of box type solar cooker from heating characteristic curves
Y. H. ZU R I G A T , M. K. AB U -AR A B I and S. A. AB D U L -WA H A B
141
Air dehumidification by triethylene glycol desiccant in a packed column
Number 2 H. PE R E Z -BL A N C O
157
Experimental characterization of mass, work and heat flows in an air cooled, single cylinder engine
G. N. TI W A R I , O. PR A K A S H and S. KU M A R
171
Evaluation of convective heat and mass transfer for pool boiling of sugarcane juice
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S. KA R A G O Z , M. YI L M A Z , O. CO M A K L I and O. OZ Y U R T
181
R134a and various mixtures of R22/R134a as an alternative to R22 in vapour compression heat pumps
H. S. F. AW A D A L L A , A. F. EL -DI B , M. A. MO H A M A D , M. RE U S S and H. M. S. HU S S E I N
197
Mathematical modelling and experimental verification of wood drying process
M. TE I T E L , Y. ZH A O , M. BA R A K , E. BA R -LE V and D. SH M U E L
209
Effect on energy use and greenhouse microclimate through fan motor control by variable frequency drives
E. B. KU R B A N O G L U and N. I. KU R B A N O G L U
225
Utilization as peptone for glycerol production of ram horn waste with a new process
P. D. C. WI J A Y A T U N G A and M. S. JA Y A L A T H
235
Assessment of economic impact of electricity supply interruptions in the Sri Lanka industrial sector
S. LA H S A S N I , M. KO U H I L A and M. MA H R O U Z
249
Adsorption–desorption isotherms and heat of sorption of prickly pear fruit (Opuntia ficus indica)
A. M. KH U D H A I R and M. M. FA R I D
263
A review on energy conservation in building applications with thermal storage by latent heat using phase change materials
P. E. PA S C O E and A. H. AN B U K Y
277
A unified discharge voltage characteristic for VRLA battery capacity and reserve time estimation
M. HU S A I N , S. R. PA T I L , P. S. PA T I L and S. K. SA M D A R S H I
303
Simple methods for estimation of radiation flux in solar ponds
Number 3 J. C. LA M , C. L. TS A N G and D. H. W. LI
315
Long term ambient temperature analysis and energy use implications in Hong Kong
M. A. KA R I M and M. N. A. HA W L A D E R
329
Development of solar air collectors for drying applications
H. AL E EB R A H I M and E. JA M S H I D I
345
Synthesis gas production by zinc oxide reaction with methane: elimination of greenhouse gas emission from a metallurgical plant
¨ NAL A. SA R I , H. SA R I and A. O
365
Thermal properties and thermal reliability of eutectic mixtures of some fatty acids as latent heat storage materials
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E. YE S I L , M. GU¨ Z E L K A Y A and _ EK S I N I.
377
Self tuning fuzzy PID type load and frequency controller
K. A. JO U D I , I. A. HU S S E I N and A. A. FA R H A N
391
Computational model for a prism shaped storage solar collector with a right triangular cross section
M. Y. E. SE L I M
411
Sensitivity of dual fuel engine combustion and knocking limits to gaseous fuel composition
M. SA N T A R E L L I and S. MA C A G N O
427
A thermoeconomic analysis of a PV-hydrogen system feeding the energy requests of a residential building in an isolated valley of the Alps
G. SI N G H , S. SI N G H and J. SI N G H
453
Optimization of energy inputs for wheat crop in Punjab
Number 4 S. SO Y L U and J. VA N GE R P E N
467
Development of empirically based burning rate submodels for a natural gas engine
A. Y. AL -HA S A N , A. A. GH O N E I M and A. H. AB D U L L A H
483
Optimizing electrical load pattern in Kuwait using grid connected photovoltaic systems
¨ . AR N A S , R. PO T T E R M. BA I L E Y , A. O and J. W. SA M P L E S
495
The 20 year evolution of an energy conversion course at the United States Military Academy
M. S. EL -GE N K and J.-M. P. TO U R N I E R
511
AMTEC/TE static converters for high energy utilization, small nuclear power plants
S. MI R A S G E D I S , E. GE O R G O P O U L O U , Y. SA R A F I D I S , C. BA L A R A S , A. GA G L I A and D. P. LA L A S
537
CO2 emission reduction policies in the greek residential sector: a methodological framework for their economic evaluation
C. N. MA X O U L I S , D. N. TS I N O G L O U and G. C. KO L T S A K I S
559
Modeling of automotive fuel cell operation in driving cycles
E. D. RO G D A K I S , N. A. BO R M P I L A S and I. K. KO N I A K O S
575
A thermodynamic study for the optimization of stable operation of free piston Stirling engines
B. RO L F S M A N
595
Optimal supply and demand investments in municipal energy systems
L. LU , W. CA I , Y. C. SO H , L. XI E and S. LI
613
HVAC system optimization––condenser water loop
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Number 5 E. MA R I A and T. TS O U T S O S
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The sustainable management of renewable energy sources installations: legal aspects of their environmental impact in small Greek islands
S.-C. HU and J.-H. LE E
639
Influence of platform screen doors on energy consumption of the environment control system of a mass rapid transit system: case study of the Taipei MRT system
S. YA M A N
651
Pyrolysis of biomass to produce fuels and chemical feedstocks
S. WA N G and Y. CH E N
673
Sensor validation and reconstruction for building central chilling systems based on principal component analysis
M. AB U -ZA I D
697
Performance of single cylinder, direct injection Diesel engine using water fuel emulsions
M. IS H I K A W A , Y. KO S H I B A and T. MA T S U S H I T A
707
Effects of induced magnetic field on large scale pulsed MHD generator with two phase flow
X. WE I , T. XU and S. HU I
725
Burning low volatile fuel in tangentially fired furnaces with fuel rich/lean burners
A. HE P B A S L I and O. AK D E M I R
737
Energy and exergy analysis of a ground source (geothermal) heat pump system
A. GA R C I´ A -GU T I E R R E Z and G. ES P I N O S A -PA R E D E S
755
Thermal conductivity measurement of geothermal cementing systems: an experimental comparison between the line source and Jaeger methods
D. JA I N and G. N. TI W A R I
765
Effect of greenhouse on crop drying under natural and forced convection I: Evaluation of convective mass transfer coefficient
A. DU R M U Sß
785
Heat transfer and exergy loss in cut out conical turbulators
Number 6 L. DU A N , R. LI N , S. DE N G , H. JI N and R. CA I
797
A novel IGCC system with steam injected H2/O2 cycle and CO2 recovery
RICAN L. GH O D O O S S I and N. EGR
811
Conductive cooling of triangular shaped electronics using constructal theory VI
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J. C. LA M , R. Y. C. CH A N , C. L. TS A N G and D. H. W. LI
829
Electricity use characteristics of purpose-built office buildings in subtropical climates
M. OC A K , Z. OC A K , S. BI L G E N , S. KE L E Sß and K. KA Y G U S U Z
845
Energy utilization, environmental pollution and renewable energy sources in Turkey
H. BE V R A N I , Y. MI T A N I and K. TS U J I
865
Sequential design of decentralized load frequency controllers using l synthesis and analysis
M. ZH E N G , G. T. RE A D E R and J. G. HA W L E Y
883
Diesel engine exhaust gas recirculation—a review on advanced and novel concepts
M. ZA H E E R - U D D I N and N. TU D O R O I U
901
Neuro-models for discharge air temperature system
C. HU A and J. LI N
911
A modified tracking algorithm for maximum power tracking of solar array
H. YA P I C I and B. AL B A Y R A K
927
Numerical solutions of conjugate heat transfer and thermal stresses in a circular pipe externally heated with non-uniform heat flux
T. YI L M A Z
939
Optimization of cogeneration systems under alternative performance criteria
K. SU K S A N K R A I S O R N , S. PA T U M S A W A D , P. VA L L I K U L , B. FU N G T A M M A S A N and A. AC C A R Y
947
Co-combustion of municipal solid waste and Thai lignite in a fluidized bed
Numbers 7–8 K.-L. WO N G , H.-M. CH O U and Y.-H. LI
963
The optimum interior area thermal resistance model to analyze the heat transfer characteristics of an insulated container with arbitrary shape
A. DE M I R B A Sß
983
Linear equations on thermal degradation products of wood chips in alkaline glycerol
R. ZH A N G , R. C. BR O W N , A. SU B Y and K. CU M M E R
995
Catalytic destruction of tar in biomass derived producer gas
P. E. PA S C O E and A. H. AN B U K Y
1015
A VRLA battery simulation model
H. Z. AB O U -ZI Y A N
1043
Forced convection and subcooled flow boiling heat transfer in asymmetrically heated ducts of T-section
S. S ß A H I N , H. M. S ß A H I N , M. AL K A N and K. YI L D I Z
1067
An assessment of thorium and spent LWR-fuel utilization potential in CANDU reactors VII
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1087
Nonlinear modeling and identification of a DC motor for bidirectional operation with real time experiments
S. DH A K A L , K. HA N A K I and A. HI R A M A T S U
1107
Heat discharges from an office building in Tokyo using DOE-2
H. V. LA R S E N , B. BØ H M and M. WI G B E L S
1119
A comparison of aggregated models for simulation and operational optimisation of district heating networks
A. SO L E R , K. K. GO P I N A T H A N , L. RO B L E D O and E. RU I Z
1141
Month–hour distributions of zenith luminance and diffuse illuminance in Madrid
Y. MO M O Z A K I and M. S. EL -GE N K
1153
Investigations of the performance of grooved electrodes thermionic converters at collector temperatures up to 1023 K
S. J. SE K H A R , K. S. KU M A R and D. M. LA L
1175
Ozone friendly HFC134a/HC mixture compatible with mineral oil in refrigeration system improves energy efficiency of a walk in cooler
A. A. EL -SE B A I I
1187
Effect of wind speed on active and passive solar stills
A. W. L. YA O and S. C. CH I
1205
Analysis and design of a Taguchi–Grey based electricity demand predictor for energy management systems
A. PA R L A K , B. SA H I N and H. YA S A R
1219
Performance optimisation of an irreversible dual cycle with respect to pressure ratio and temperature ratio–– experimental results of a ceramic coated IDI Diesel engine
S. JA I N , J. VA R D I A , R. AM E T A and S. C. AM E T A
1233
Use of malachite green as photocatalyst in reduction of sodium and potassium carbonates
A. S. NA F E Y , H. E. S. FA T H , S. O. EL -HE L A B Y and A. M. SO L I M A N
1243
Solar desalination using humidification dehumidification processes. Part I. A numerical investigation
A. S. NA F E Y , H. E. S. FA T H , S. O. EL -HE L A B Y and A. SO L I M A N
1263
Solar desalination using humidification–dehumidification processes. Part II. An experimental investigation
E. E. AN Y A N W U
1279
Review of solid adsorption solar refrigeration II: An overview of the principles and theory
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Numbers 9–10 B. V. BA B U and A. S. CH A U R A S I A
1297
Pyrolysis of biomass: improved models for simultaneous kinetics and transport of heat, mass and momentum
K. J. SI N G H and S. S. SO O C H
1329
Comparative study of economics of different models of family size biogas plants for state of Punjab, India
Y. J. DA I and H. F. ZH A N G
1343
Numerical simulation and theoretical analysis of heat and mass transfer in a cross flow liquid desiccant air dehumidifier packed with honeycomb paper
W. LU and Y. MA
1357
Image of energy consumption of well off society in China
L. ZH A O
1369
Experimental evaluation of a non-azeotropic working fluid for geothermal heat pump system
L. GH O D O O S S I
1379
Conceptual study on constructal theory
A. AM E E N and S. BA R I
1397
Investigation into the effectiveness of heat pump assisted clothes dryer for humid tropics
K. CE Y L A N and M. Z. KU¨ C› U¨ K
1407
Effectiveness of the dense medium and the froth flotation methods in cleaning some Turkish lignites
H. BA Y R A K T A R and O. DU R G U N
1419
Development of an empirical correlation for combustion durations in spark ignition engines
X. Q. KO N G , R. Z. WA N G and X. H. HU A N G
1433
Energy efficiency and economic feasibility of CCHP driven by stirling engine
¨ ZCEYHAN H. YA P I C I and V. O
1443
Integral data for most important materials, namely lithium, beryllium, lead and uranium in infinite medium per fusion neutron
B. Y. MA I T E H and B. A. JU B R A N
1457
Effects of pressure gradient on film cooling effectiveness from two rows of simple and compound angle holes in combination
C. D. RA K O P O U L O S , 1471 D. C. RA K O P O U L O S , E. G. GI A K O U M I S and D. C. KY R I T S I S
Validation and sensitivity analysis of a two zone Diesel engine model for combustion and emissions prediction
¨ BEYLI S. S ß A H I N and M. U
Modified APEX reactor as a fusion breeder
1497
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G. ES P I N O S A -PA R E D E S and A. GA R C I A -GU T I E R R E Z
1513
Thermal behaviour of geothermal wells using mud and air–water mixtures as drilling fluids
J. AL M O R O X and C. HO N T O R I A
1529
Global solar radiation estimation using sunshine duration in Spain
H. EL QA R N I A
1537
Theoretical study of transient response of a rectangular latent heat thermal energy storage system with conjugate forced convection
R. RA N K I N , P. G. RO U S S E A U and M. V A N EL D I K
1553
Demand side management for commercial buildings using an inline heat pump water heating methodology
D. T. CR A N E and G. S. JA C K S O N
1565
Optimization of cross flow heat exchangers for thermoelectric waste heat recovery
S.-S. HO U and Y.-C. KO
1583
Effects of heating height on flame appearance, temperature field and efficiency of an impinging laminar jet flame used in domestic gas stoves
M. M. FA R I D , A. M. KH U D H A I R , S. A. K. RA Z A C K and S. AL -HA L L A J
1597
A review on phase change energy storage: materials and applications
Y. KI N O U E , T. H. KI M , T. SE T O G U C H I , 1617 M. MO H A M M A D , K. KA N E K O and M. IN O U E
Hysteretic characteristics of monoplane and biplane Wells turbine for wave power conversion
Numbers 11–12 iii R. KO¨ S E
Editorial
1631
An evaluation of wind energy potential as a power generation source in K€ utahya, Turkey
O. M. AL -RA B G H I and M. M. AK Y U R T 1643
A survey of energy efficient strategies for effective air conditioning
M. BO U R I C H , A. AM A H M I D and M. HA S N A O U I
1655
Double diffusive convection in a porous enclosure submitted to cross gradients of temperature and concentration
S. AB D A L L A H
1671
The effect of using sun tracking systems on the voltage– current characteristics and power generation of flat plate photovoltaics
K. T. CH A U , K. C. WU and C. C. CH A N
1681
A new battery capacity indicator for lithium-ion battery powered electric vehicles using adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system X
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S. KA R A C A , A. GU¨ R S E S and R. BA Y R A K
1693
Effect of some pre-treatments on the adsorption of methylene blue by Balkaya lignite
K.-L. WO N G , H.-M. CH O U and Y.-H. LI
1705
Complete heat transfer solutions of an insulated regular polygonal pipe by using a PWTR model
A. PO U L L I K K A S
1725
Cost-benefit analysis for the use of additives in heavy fuel oil fired boilers
A. N. CE L I K
1735
On the distributional parameters used in assessment of the suitability of wind speed probability density functions
H.-L. LE E , H.-M. CH O U and Y.-C. YA N G
1749
The function estimation in predicting heat flux of pin fins with variable heat transfer coefficients
R. CH E N , K. ER S I , J. YA N G , S. LU and W. ZH A O
1759
Validation of five global radiation models with measured daily data in China
D. H. W. LI and J. C. LA M
1771
Predicting solar irradiance on inclined surfaces using sky radiance data
T. M. I. MA H L I A
1785
Methodology for predicting market transformation due to implementation of energy efficiency standards and labels
A. GE O R G I E V , P. RO T H and A. OL I V A R E S
1795
Sun following system adjustment at the UTFSM
C. AP R E A and C. RE N N O
1807
Experimental comparison of R22 with R417A performance in a vapour compression refrigeration plant subjected to a cold store
B. OZ K A N , H. AK C A O Z and F. KA R A D E N I Z
1821
Energy requirement and economic analysis of citrus production in Turkey
R. TA N G , Y. ET Z I O N and I. A. ME I R
1831
Estimates of clear night sky emissivity in the Negev Highlands, Israel
Y. SO O N G , A. L. GO O D M A N , J. R. MC CA R T H Y -JO N E S and J. P. BA L T R U S
1845
Experimental and simulation studies on mineral trapping of CO2 with brine
M. HU , A. GU , M. WA N G , X. ZH U and L. YU
1861
Three dimensional, two phase flow mathematical model for PEM fuel cell: Part I. Model development
M. HU , X. ZH U , M. WA N G , A. GU and L. YU
1883
Three dimensional, two phase flow mathematical model for PEM fuel cell: Part II. Analysis and discussion of the internal transport mechanisms XI
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E. AR C A K L I O G˘ L U , A. ER I Sß E N and R. YI L M A Z
1917
Artificial neural network analysis of heat pumps using refrigerant mixtures
S. AB D A L L A H and S. NI J M E H
1931
Two axes sun tracking system with PLC control
A. KO Y U N
1941
Performance analysis of a solar-driven heat engine with external irreversibilities under maximum power and power density condition
A. KA Z I M
1949
Exergy analysis of a PEM fuel cell at variable operating conditions
Numbers 13–14 G. LO´ P E Z , T. MU N E E R and R. CL A Y W E L L
1963
Assessment of four shadow band correction models using beam normal irradiance data from the United Kingdom and Israel
M. M. AR D E H A L I , M. SA B O O R I and M. TE S H N E L A B
1981
Numerical simulation and analysis of fuzzy PID and PSD control methodologies as dynamic energy efficiency measures
Y. IN U I , H. IT O and T. IS H I D A
1993
Two dimensional simulation of closed cycle disk MHD generator considering nozzle and diffuser
M. M. AR D E H A L I , N. G. PA N A H and T. F. SM I T H
2005
Proof of concept modeling of energy transfer mechanisms for radiant conditioning panels
S. RE H M A N
2019
Wind energy resources assessment for Yanbo, Saudi Arabia
A. SA R I
2033
Form-stable paraffin/high density polyethylene composites as solid–liquid phase change material for thermal energy storage: preparation and thermal properties
L. W. WA N G , R. Z. WA N G , J. Y. WU , K. WA N G and S. G. WA N G
2043
Adsorption ice makers for fishing boats driven by the exhaust heat from diesel engine: choice of adsorption pair
S. U¨N A L A N
2059
Economical and neutronic performance of HYLIFE-II with mixture of 90% flibe+10% UF4 (or ThF4)
A. SA L E M SZ K L O , J. BO R G H E T T I 2075 SO A R E S and M. TI O M N O TO L M A S Q U I M
Energy consumption indicators and CHP technical potential in the Brazilian hospital sector
A. S. HU Z A Y Y I N , A. H. BA W A D Y , M. A. RA D Y and A. DA W O O D
Experimental evaluation of Diesel engine performance and emission using blends of jojoba oil and Diesel fuel
2093
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R.-F. HO R N G , H.-M. CH O U and T.-C. HS U
2113
Effects of heating energy and heating position on the conversion characteristics of the catalyst of a fourstroke motorcycle engine in cold start conditions
A. E. BE N -NA K H I and M. A. MA H M O U D
2127
Cooling load prediction for buildings using general regression neural networks
G. H. RA U
2143
Possible use of Fe/CO2 fuel cells for CO2 mitigation plus H2 and electricity production
P. DE N H O L M and G. L. KU L C I N S K I
2153
Life cycle energy requirements and greenhouse gas emissions from large scale energy storage systems
M. O¨Z G E R , A. AL T U N K A Y N A K and Z. S ßE N
2173
Statistical investigation of expected wave energy and its reliability
E. E. AN Y A N W U
2187
Design and measured performance of a porous evaporative cooler for preservation of fruits and vegetables
Z. LI , C. WU , Q. LI , F. WU , J. WU and F. GU O
2197
Phase space analysis on thermo-acoustic heat engine system
_ EK E R I.
2207
Governors for hydro-turbine speed control in power generation: a SIMO robust design approach
J. SO N G , Z. HU A N G , X. QI A O and W. WA N G
2223
Performance of a controllable premixed combustion engine fueled with dimethyl ether
A. SO¨ Z E N , E. AR C A K L I O G˘ L U and ¨ ZALP M. O
2233
Performance analysis of ejector absorption heat pump using ozone safe fluid couple through artificial neural networks
S. SH A O , W. SH I , X. LI and J. MA
2255
A new inverter heat pump operated all year round with domestic hot water
A. FA R T A J , D. S.-K. TI N G and W. W. YA N G
2269
Second law analysis of the transcritical CO2 refrigeration cycle
Y.-F. DI A O , X.-Y. ZH E N G , B.-S. HE , C.-H. CH E N and X.-C. XU
2283
Experimental study on capturing CO2 greenhouse gas by ammonia scrubbing
Numbers 15–16 H. BE V R A N I , Y. MI T A N I and K. TS U J I
2297
Robust decentralized AGC in a restructured power system
C. LI N G A M G U N T A and T. NE J A T VE Z I R O G L U
2313
A universal relationship for estimating daily clear sky insolation XIII
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M. S. SO¨ Y L E M E Z
2335
On the optimum performance of forced draft counter flow cooling towers
R. SV E N S S O N , M. OD E N B E R G E R , F. JO H N S S O N and L. ST R O¨ M B E R G
2343
Transportation systems for CO2––application to carbon capture and storage
S. A. AD E W U S I and S. M. ZU B A I R
2355
Second law based thermodynamic ammonia–water absorption systems
_ C _ SE F A I. ß O L A K , R. BA Y I N D I R and I.
2371
Experimental study on reactive power compensation using a fuzzy logic controlled synchronous motor
Y. DI N G , Q. CH A I , G. MA and Y. JI A N G 2393
Experimental study of an improved air source heat pump
M. ZA H E E R -UD D I N and N. TU D O R O I U 2405
Neuro-PID tracking control of a discharge air temperature system
H. CA L L E J A and H. JI M E N E Z
2417
Performance of a grid connected PV system used as active filter
€ CA N , I. _ C O. ß E L I K T E N and N. US T A
2429
Effects of ethanol addition on performance and emissions of a turbocharged indirect injection Diesel engine running at different injection pressures
H. M. S. HU S S E I N , G. E. AH M A D and H. H. EL -GH E T A N Y
2441
Performance evaluation of photovoltaic modules at different tilt angles and orientations
H. SI N G H , D. MI S H R A and N. M. NA H A R
2453
Energy use pattern in production agriculture of a typical village in arid zone––Part III
M. ZH E N G and G. T. RE A D E R
2473
Energy efficiency analyses of active flow aftertreatment systems for lean burn internal combustion engines
L. S. VI E I R A , J. L. DO N A T E L L I and M. E. CR U Z
2495
Integration of an iterative methodology for exergoeconomic improvement of thermal systems with a process simulator
H. CE Y L A N and H. K. OZ T U R K
2525
Estimating energy demand of Turkey based on economic indicators using genetic algorithm approach
S. A. AB D U L -WA H A B , M. K. AB U -AR A B I and Y. H. ZU R I G A T
2539
Effect of structured packing density on performance of air dehumidifier
H. Z. AB O U -ZI Y A N
2553
Heat transfer characteristics of some oils used for engine cooling
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J. K. SI G E Y , F. K. GA T H E R I and M. KI N Y A N J U I
2571
Numerical study of free convection turbulent heat transfer in an enclosure
A. SO L E R and K. K. GO P I N A T H A N
2583
Relation between zenith luminances for cloudless, partly cloudy and overcast skies at Madrid
A. SO L E R and K. K. GO P I N A T H A N
2591
Modeling zenith luminance on Madrid partly cloudy skies from diffuse illuminance on a horizontal surface and solar altitude
A. DA S and J. PA R I K H
2603
Transport scenarios in two metropolitan cities in India: Delhi and Mumbai
Number 17 C. D. RA K O P O U L O S , E. G. GI A K O U M I S 2627 and D. C. RA K O P O U L O S
Cylinder wall temperature effects on the transient performance of a turbocharged Diesel engine
T. ME Y E R and J. LU T H E R
2639
On the correlation of electricity spot market prices and photovoltaic electricity generation
A. SH A F E E N , E. CR O I S E T , P. L. DO U G L A S and I. CH A T Z I S
2645
CO2 sequestration in Ontario, Canada. Part I: storage evaluation of potential reservoirs
A. AL -MO H A M A D
2661
Solar cells based on two organic layers
S. WA N G and F. XI A O
2667
Detection and diagnosis of AHU sensor faults using principal component analysis method
_V A N M. YI L G I N and D. PE H L IV
2687
Poplar wood–water slurry liquefaction in the presence of formic acid catalyst
G. M. TA S H T O U S H , M. I. AL -WI D Y A N and M. M. AL -JA R R A H
2697
Experimental study on evaluation and optimization of conversion of waste animal fat into biodiesel
F. JU R A D O , A. CA N O and J. CA R P I O
2713
Biomass based micro-turbine plant and distribution network stability
G. K. AL E X I S and J. S. KA T S A N I S
2729
Performance characteristics of a methanol ejector refrigeration unit
J. K. KA L D E L L I S
2745
Optimum technoeconomic energy autonomous photovoltaic solution for remote consumers throughout Greece XV
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L. YO N G and K. SU M A T H Y
2761
Modeling and simulation of a solar powered two bed adsorption air conditioning system
D. JA I N and G. N. TI W A R I
2777
Effect of greenhouse on crop drying under natural and forced convection II. Thermal modeling and experimental validation
Numbers 18–19 M. BO U R I C H , M. HA S N A O U I and A. AM A H M I D
2795
A scale analysis of thermosolutal convection in a saturated porous enclosure submitted to vertical temperature and horizontal concentration gradients
K.-L. WO N G , H.-M. CH O U , B.-S. HE R and H.-C. YE H
2813
Complete heat transfer solutions of an insulated regular cubic tank with an SSWT model
S. WA N G and P. R. JA F F E
2833
Dissolution of a mineral phase in potable aquifers due to CO2 releases from deep formations; effect of dissolution kinetics
G. NO T T O N , C. CR I S T O F A R I , M. MU S E L L I and P. PO G G I
2849
Calculation on an hourly basis of solar diffuse irradiations from global data for horizontal surfaces in Ajaccio
S.-H. CH O , W.-T. KI M , C.-S. TA E and M. ZA H E E R U D D I N
2867
Effect of length of measurement period on accuracy of predicted annual heating energy consumption of buildings
M. BE C C A L I , M. CE L L U R A , V. LO BR A N O and A. MA R V U G L I A
2879
Forecasting daily urban electric load profiles using artificial neural networks
E. K. AK P I N A R and S. AK P I N A R
2901
Determination of the wind energy potential for MadenElazig, Turkey
Y.-W. WA N G , W.-J. CA I , Y.-C. SO H , S.-J. LI , L. LU and L. XI E
2915
A simplified modeling of cooling coils for control and optimization of HVAC systems
J. KE C H I C H E , H. MH I R I , G. LE PA L E C 2931 and P. BO U R N O T
Numerical study of the inlet conditions on a turbulent plane two dimensional wall jet
L. GH O D O O S S I
2951
Entropy generation rate in uniform heat generating area cooled by conducting paths: criterion for rating the performance of constructal designs
R. G. PA P A G I A N N A K I S and D. T. HO U N T A L A S
2971
Combustion and exhaust emission characteristics of a dual fuel compression ignition engine operated with pilot Diesel fuel and natural gas XVI
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J. FA I Z , F. KA S E B I and P. PI L L A Y
2989
Design and testing of an integrated electronically controlled capacitor for integral and fractional horse power single phase induction motor
S.-S. HO U
3003
Heat transfer effects on the performance of an air standard Dual cycle
__ ß E N and U¨. C ß A M D A L I , A. ER IS F. C ß ELEN
3017
Energy and exergy analyses in a rotary burner with precalcinations in cement production
A. SO¨ Z E N , E. AR C A K L I O G˘ L U and ¨ ZALP M. O
3033
Estimation of solar potential in Turkey by artificial neural networks using meteorological and geographical data
E. BE N E T T O , E.-C. PO P O V I C I , P. RO U S S E A U X and J. BL O N D I N
3053
Life cycle assessment of fossil CO2 emissions reduction scenarios in coal-biomass based electricity production
S. A. KA L O G I R O U
3075
Environmental benefits of domestic solar energy systems
R. KA N N A N , C. P. TS O , R. OS M A N and H. K. HO
3093
LCA–LCCA of oil fired steam turbine power plant in Singapore
M. I. KA R A M A N G I L , A. SU R M E N and M. Z. GU L
3109
In cylinder expansion of ring crevice and oil film hydrocarbons in SI engines
Number 20 Q. S. JI N G , J. H. FE I , H. LO U , L. Y. MO and X. M. ZH E N G
3127
Effective reforming of methane with CO2 and O2 to low H2/CO ratio syngas over Ni/MgO–SiO2 using fluidized bed reactor
LU, G. BA L , E. BE K I R O GL _ C S ß . DE M I R B A Sß and I. ß OLAK
3139
Fuzzy logic based DSP controlled servo position control for ultrasonic motor
C. XI A
3155
BEM simulation of hydrodynamic interaction between two identical neutrally buoyant smooth spheres freely moving in a wide gap Couette flow
R. K. SC H U L Z E , M. A. HI L L , R. D. FI E L D , P. A. PA P I N , R. J. HA N R A H A N and D. D. BY L E R
3169
Characterization of carbonated serpentine using XPS and TEM
M. EL AL A M I , M. NA J A M , E. SE M M A , A. OU B A R R A and F. PE N O T
3181
Chimney effect in a ‘‘T’’ form cavity with heated isothermal blocks: The blocks height effect XVII
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P. D. C. WI J A Y A T U N G A , W. J. L. S. FE R N A N D O and R. M. SH R E S T H A
3193
Impact of distributed and independent power generation on greenhouse gas emissions: Sri Lanka
A. SH A F E E N , E. CR O I S E T , P. L. DO U G L A S and I. CH A T Z I S
3207
CO2 sequestration in Ontario, Canada. Part II: cost estimation
€ BEYLI M. U
3219
Transmutation of minor actinides discharged from LMFBR spent fuel in a high power density fusion reactor
W. R. W. DA U D , A. B. MO H A M A D , A. A. H. KA D H U M , R. CH E B B I and S. E. IY U K E
3239
Performance optimisation of PEM fuel cell during MEA fabrication
D. CH E , Y. LI U and C. GA O
3251
Evaluation of retrofitting a conventional natural gas fired boiler into a condensing boiler
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1
Modeling the effects of operating conditions on fuel and environmental costs for a 310 MW boiler firing fuel oil
F. J. WA N G and J. S. CH I O U
15
Integration of steam injection and inlet air cooling for a gas turbine generation system
C. LI N G A M G U N T A and T. N. VE Z I R O G L U
27
A universal relationship for estimating clear sky insolation
B. V. BA B U and A. S. CH A U R A S I A
53
Parametric study of thermal and thermodynamic properties on pyrolysis of biomass in thermally thick regime
M. HU S A I N , P. S. PA T I L , S. R. PA T I L and S. K. SA M D A R S H I
73
Combined effect of bottom reflectivity and water turbidity on steady state thermal efficiency of salt gradient solar pond
G. GO K C E N , H. K. OZ T U R K and A. HE P B A S L I
83
Overview of Kizildere Geothermal Power Plant in Turkey
K. SK E I K E R
99
Generation of a typical meteorological year for Damascus zone using the Filkenstein–Schafer statistical method
M. NA J A M , M. EL AL A M I and A. OU B A R R A
113
Heat transfer in a ‘‘T’’ form cavity with heated rectangular blocks submitted to a vertical jet: the block gap effect on multiple solutions
S. KU M A R
127
Thermal performance study of box type solar cooker from heating characteristic curves
Y. H. ZU R I G A T , M. K. AB U -AR A B I and S. A. AB D U L -WA H A B
141
Air dehumidification by triethylene glycol desiccant in a packed column
Number 2 H. PE R E Z -BL A N C O
157
Experimental characterization of mass, work and heat flows in an air cooled, single cylinder engine
G. N. TI W A R I , O. PR A K A S H and S. KU M A R
171
Evaluation of convective heat and mass transfer for pool boiling of sugarcane juice
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S. KA R A G O Z , M. YI L M A Z , O. CO M A K L I and O. OZ Y U R T
181
R134a and various mixtures of R22/R134a as an alternative to R22 in vapour compression heat pumps
H. S. F. AW A D A L L A , A. F. EL -DI B , M. A. MO H A M A D , M. RE U S S and H. M. S. HU S S E I N
197
Mathematical modelling and experimental verification of wood drying process
M. TE I T E L , Y. ZH A O , M. BA R A K , E. BA R -LE V and D. SH M U E L
209
Effect on energy use and greenhouse microclimate through fan motor control by variable frequency drives
E. B. KU R B A N O G L U and N. I. KU R B A N O G L U
225
Utilization as peptone for glycerol production of ram horn waste with a new process
P. D. C. WI J A Y A T U N G A and M. S. JA Y A L A T H
235
Assessment of economic impact of electricity supply interruptions in the Sri Lanka industrial sector
S. LA H S A S N I , M. KO U H I L A and M. MA H R O U Z
249
Adsorption–desorption isotherms and heat of sorption of prickly pear fruit (Opuntia ficus indica)
A. M. KH U D H A I R and M. M. FA R I D
263
A review on energy conservation in building applications with thermal storage by latent heat using phase change materials
P. E. PA S C O E and A. H. AN B U K Y
277
A unified discharge voltage characteristic for VRLA battery capacity and reserve time estimation
M. HU S A I N , S. R. PA T I L , P. S. PA T I L and S. K. SA M D A R S H I
303
Simple methods for estimation of radiation flux in solar ponds
Number 3 J. C. LA M , C. L. TS A N G and D. H. W. LI
315
Long term ambient temperature analysis and energy use implications in Hong Kong
M. A. KA R I M and M. N. A. HA W L A D E R
329
Development of solar air collectors for drying applications
H. AL E EB R A H I M and E. JA M S H I D I
345
Synthesis gas production by zinc oxide reaction with methane: elimination of greenhouse gas emission from a metallurgical plant
¨ NAL A. SA R I , H. SA R I and A. O
365
Thermal properties and thermal reliability of eutectic mixtures of some fatty acids as latent heat storage materials
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E. YE S I L , M. GU¨ Z E L K A Y A and _ EK S I N I.
377
Self tuning fuzzy PID type load and frequency controller
K. A. JO U D I , I. A. HU S S E I N and A. A. FA R H A N
391
Computational model for a prism shaped storage solar collector with a right triangular cross section
M. Y. E. SE L I M
411
Sensitivity of dual fuel engine combustion and knocking limits to gaseous fuel composition
M. SA N T A R E L L I and S. MA C A G N O
427
A thermoeconomic analysis of a PV-hydrogen system feeding the energy requests of a residential building in an isolated valley of the Alps
G. SI N G H , S. SI N G H and J. SI N G H
453
Optimization of energy inputs for wheat crop in Punjab
Number 4 S. SO Y L U and J. VA N GE R P E N
467
Development of empirically based burning rate submodels for a natural gas engine
A. Y. AL -HA S A N , A. A. GH O N E I M and A. H. AB D U L L A H
483
Optimizing electrical load pattern in Kuwait using grid connected photovoltaic systems
¨ . AR N A S , R. PO T T E R M. BA I L E Y , A. O and J. W. SA M P L E S
495
The 20 year evolution of an energy conversion course at the United States Military Academy
M. S. EL -GE N K and J.-M. P. TO U R N I E R
511
AMTEC/TE static converters for high energy utilization, small nuclear power plants
S. MI R A S G E D I S , E. GE O R G O P O U L O U , Y. SA R A F I D I S , C. BA L A R A S , A. GA G L I A and D. P. LA L A S
537
CO2 emission reduction policies in the greek residential sector: a methodological framework for their economic evaluation
C. N. MA X O U L I S , D. N. TS I N O G L O U and G. C. KO L T S A K I S
559
Modeling of automotive fuel cell operation in driving cycles
E. D. RO G D A K I S , N. A. BO R M P I L A S and I. K. KO N I A K O S
575
A thermodynamic study for the optimization of stable operation of free piston Stirling engines
B. RO L F S M A N
595
Optimal supply and demand investments in municipal energy systems
L. LU , W. CA I , Y. C. SO H , L. XI E and S. LI
613
HVAC system optimization––condenser water loop
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Number 5 E. MA R I A and T. TS O U T S O S
631
The sustainable management of renewable energy sources installations: legal aspects of their environmental impact in small Greek islands
S.-C. HU and J.-H. LE E
639
Influence of platform screen doors on energy consumption of the environment control system of a mass rapid transit system: case study of the Taipei MRT system
S. YA M A N
651
Pyrolysis of biomass to produce fuels and chemical feedstocks
S. WA N G and Y. CH E N
673
Sensor validation and reconstruction for building central chilling systems based on principal component analysis
M. AB U -ZA I D
697
Performance of single cylinder, direct injection Diesel engine using water fuel emulsions
M. IS H I K A W A , Y. KO S H I B A and T. MA T S U S H I T A
707
Effects of induced magnetic field on large scale pulsed MHD generator with two phase flow
X. WE I , T. XU and S. HU I
725
Burning low volatile fuel in tangentially fired furnaces with fuel rich/lean burners
A. HE P B A S L I and O. AK D E M I R
737
Energy and exergy analysis of a ground source (geothermal) heat pump system
A. GA R C I´ A -GU T I E R R E Z and G. ES P I N O S A -PA R E D E S
755
Thermal conductivity measurement of geothermal cementing systems: an experimental comparison between the line source and Jaeger methods
D. JA I N and G. N. TI W A R I
765
Effect of greenhouse on crop drying under natural and forced convection I: Evaluation of convective mass transfer coefficient
A. DU R M U Sß
785
Heat transfer and exergy loss in cut out conical turbulators
Number 6 L. DU A N , R. LI N , S. DE N G , H. JI N and R. CA I
797
A novel IGCC system with steam injected H2/O2 cycle and CO2 recovery
RICAN L. GH O D O O S S I and N. EGR
811
Conductive cooling of triangular shaped electronics using constructal theory VI
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J. C. LA M , R. Y. C. CH A N , C. L. TS A N G and D. H. W. LI
829
Electricity use characteristics of purpose-built office buildings in subtropical climates
M. OC A K , Z. OC A K , S. BI L G E N , S. KE L E Sß and K. KA Y G U S U Z
845
Energy utilization, environmental pollution and renewable energy sources in Turkey
H. BE V R A N I , Y. MI T A N I and K. TS U J I
865
Sequential design of decentralized load frequency controllers using l synthesis and analysis
M. ZH E N G , G. T. RE A D E R and J. G. HA W L E Y
883
Diesel engine exhaust gas recirculation—a review on advanced and novel concepts
M. ZA H E E R - U D D I N and N. TU D O R O I U
901
Neuro-models for discharge air temperature system
C. HU A and J. LI N
911
A modified tracking algorithm for maximum power tracking of solar array
H. YA P I C I and B. AL B A Y R A K
927
Numerical solutions of conjugate heat transfer and thermal stresses in a circular pipe externally heated with non-uniform heat flux
T. YI L M A Z
939
Optimization of cogeneration systems under alternative performance criteria
K. SU K S A N K R A I S O R N , S. PA T U M S A W A D , P. VA L L I K U L , B. FU N G T A M M A S A N and A. AC C A R Y
947
Co-combustion of municipal solid waste and Thai lignite in a fluidized bed
Numbers 7–8 K.-L. WO N G , H.-M. CH O U and Y.-H. LI
963
The optimum interior area thermal resistance model to analyze the heat transfer characteristics of an insulated container with arbitrary shape
A. DE M I R B A Sß
983
Linear equations on thermal degradation products of wood chips in alkaline glycerol
R. ZH A N G , R. C. BR O W N , A. SU B Y and K. CU M M E R
995
Catalytic destruction of tar in biomass derived producer gas
P. E. PA S C O E and A. H. AN B U K Y
1015
A VRLA battery simulation model
H. Z. AB O U -ZI Y A N
1043
Forced convection and subcooled flow boiling heat transfer in asymmetrically heated ducts of T-section
S. S ß A H I N , H. M. S ß A H I N , M. AL K A N and K. YI L D I Z
1067
An assessment of thorium and spent LWR-fuel utilization potential in CANDU reactors VII
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_ EK E R T. KA R A and I.
1087
Nonlinear modeling and identification of a DC motor for bidirectional operation with real time experiments
S. DH A K A L , K. HA N A K I and A. HI R A M A T S U
1107
Heat discharges from an office building in Tokyo using DOE-2
H. V. LA R S E N , B. BØ H M and M. WI G B E L S
1119
A comparison of aggregated models for simulation and operational optimisation of district heating networks
A. SO L E R , K. K. GO P I N A T H A N , L. RO B L E D O and E. RU I Z
1141
Month–hour distributions of zenith luminance and diffuse illuminance in Madrid
Y. MO M O Z A K I and M. S. EL -GE N K
1153
Investigations of the performance of grooved electrodes thermionic converters at collector temperatures up to 1023 K
S. J. SE K H A R , K. S. KU M A R and D. M. LA L
1175
Ozone friendly HFC134a/HC mixture compatible with mineral oil in refrigeration system improves energy efficiency of a walk in cooler
A. A. EL -SE B A I I
1187
Effect of wind speed on active and passive solar stills
A. W. L. YA O and S. C. CH I
1205
Analysis and design of a Taguchi–Grey based electricity demand predictor for energy management systems
A. PA R L A K , B. SA H I N and H. YA S A R
1219
Performance optimisation of an irreversible dual cycle with respect to pressure ratio and temperature ratio–– experimental results of a ceramic coated IDI Diesel engine
S. JA I N , J. VA R D I A , R. AM E T A and S. C. AM E T A
1233
Use of malachite green as photocatalyst in reduction of sodium and potassium carbonates
A. S. NA F E Y , H. E. S. FA T H , S. O. EL -HE L A B Y and A. M. SO L I M A N
1243
Solar desalination using humidification dehumidification processes. Part I. A numerical investigation
A. S. NA F E Y , H. E. S. FA T H , S. O. EL -HE L A B Y and A. SO L I M A N
1263
Solar desalination using humidification–dehumidification processes. Part II. An experimental investigation
E. E. AN Y A N W U
1279
Review of solid adsorption solar refrigeration II: An overview of the principles and theory
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Numbers 9–10 B. V. BA B U and A. S. CH A U R A S I A
1297
Pyrolysis of biomass: improved models for simultaneous kinetics and transport of heat, mass and momentum
K. J. SI N G H and S. S. SO O C H
1329
Comparative study of economics of different models of family size biogas plants for state of Punjab, India
Y. J. DA I and H. F. ZH A N G
1343
Numerical simulation and theoretical analysis of heat and mass transfer in a cross flow liquid desiccant air dehumidifier packed with honeycomb paper
W. LU and Y. MA
1357
Image of energy consumption of well off society in China
L. ZH A O
1369
Experimental evaluation of a non-azeotropic working fluid for geothermal heat pump system
L. GH O D O O S S I
1379
Conceptual study on constructal theory
A. AM E E N and S. BA R I
1397
Investigation into the effectiveness of heat pump assisted clothes dryer for humid tropics
K. CE Y L A N and M. Z. KU¨ C› U¨ K
1407
Effectiveness of the dense medium and the froth flotation methods in cleaning some Turkish lignites
H. BA Y R A K T A R and O. DU R G U N
1419
Development of an empirical correlation for combustion durations in spark ignition engines
X. Q. KO N G , R. Z. WA N G and X. H. HU A N G
1433
Energy efficiency and economic feasibility of CCHP driven by stirling engine
¨ ZCEYHAN H. YA P I C I and V. O
1443
Integral data for most important materials, namely lithium, beryllium, lead and uranium in infinite medium per fusion neutron
B. Y. MA I T E H and B. A. JU B R A N
1457
Effects of pressure gradient on film cooling effectiveness from two rows of simple and compound angle holes in combination
C. D. RA K O P O U L O S , 1471 D. C. RA K O P O U L O S , E. G. GI A K O U M I S and D. C. KY R I T S I S
Validation and sensitivity analysis of a two zone Diesel engine model for combustion and emissions prediction
¨ BEYLI S. S ß A H I N and M. U
Modified APEX reactor as a fusion breeder
1497
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G. ES P I N O S A -PA R E D E S and A. GA R C I A -GU T I E R R E Z
1513
Thermal behaviour of geothermal wells using mud and air–water mixtures as drilling fluids
J. AL M O R O X and C. HO N T O R I A
1529
Global solar radiation estimation using sunshine duration in Spain
H. EL QA R N I A
1537
Theoretical study of transient response of a rectangular latent heat thermal energy storage system with conjugate forced convection
R. RA N K I N , P. G. RO U S S E A U and M. V A N EL D I K
1553
Demand side management for commercial buildings using an inline heat pump water heating methodology
D. T. CR A N E and G. S. JA C K S O N
1565
Optimization of cross flow heat exchangers for thermoelectric waste heat recovery
S.-S. HO U and Y.-C. KO
1583
Effects of heating height on flame appearance, temperature field and efficiency of an impinging laminar jet flame used in domestic gas stoves
M. M. FA R I D , A. M. KH U D H A I R , S. A. K. RA Z A C K and S. AL -HA L L A J
1597
A review on phase change energy storage: materials and applications
Y. KI N O U E , T. H. KI M , T. SE T O G U C H I , 1617 M. MO H A M M A D , K. KA N E K O and M. IN O U E
Hysteretic characteristics of monoplane and biplane Wells turbine for wave power conversion
Numbers 11–12 iii R. KO¨ S E
Editorial
1631
An evaluation of wind energy potential as a power generation source in K€ utahya, Turkey
O. M. AL -RA B G H I and M. M. AK Y U R T 1643
A survey of energy efficient strategies for effective air conditioning
M. BO U R I C H , A. AM A H M I D and M. HA S N A O U I
1655
Double diffusive convection in a porous enclosure submitted to cross gradients of temperature and concentration
S. AB D A L L A H
1671
The effect of using sun tracking systems on the voltage– current characteristics and power generation of flat plate photovoltaics
K. T. CH A U , K. C. WU and C. C. CH A N
1681
A new battery capacity indicator for lithium-ion battery powered electric vehicles using adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system X
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S. KA R A C A , A. GU¨ R S E S and R. BA Y R A K
1693
Effect of some pre-treatments on the adsorption of methylene blue by Balkaya lignite
K.-L. WO N G , H.-M. CH O U and Y.-H. LI
1705
Complete heat transfer solutions of an insulated regular polygonal pipe by using a PWTR model
A. PO U L L I K K A S
1725
Cost-benefit analysis for the use of additives in heavy fuel oil fired boilers
A. N. CE L I K
1735
On the distributional parameters used in assessment of the suitability of wind speed probability density functions
H.-L. LE E , H.-M. CH O U and Y.-C. YA N G
1749
The function estimation in predicting heat flux of pin fins with variable heat transfer coefficients
R. CH E N , K. ER S I , J. YA N G , S. LU and W. ZH A O
1759
Validation of five global radiation models with measured daily data in China
D. H. W. LI and J. C. LA M
1771
Predicting solar irradiance on inclined surfaces using sky radiance data
T. M. I. MA H L I A
1785
Methodology for predicting market transformation due to implementation of energy efficiency standards and labels
A. GE O R G I E V , P. RO T H and A. OL I V A R E S
1795
Sun following system adjustment at the UTFSM
C. AP R E A and C. RE N N O
1807
Experimental comparison of R22 with R417A performance in a vapour compression refrigeration plant subjected to a cold store
B. OZ K A N , H. AK C A O Z and F. KA R A D E N I Z
1821
Energy requirement and economic analysis of citrus production in Turkey
R. TA N G , Y. ET Z I O N and I. A. ME I R
1831
Estimates of clear night sky emissivity in the Negev Highlands, Israel
Y. SO O N G , A. L. GO O D M A N , J. R. MC CA R T H Y -JO N E S and J. P. BA L T R U S
1845
Experimental and simulation studies on mineral trapping of CO2 with brine
M. HU , A. GU , M. WA N G , X. ZH U and L. YU
1861
Three dimensional, two phase flow mathematical model for PEM fuel cell: Part I. Model development
M. HU , X. ZH U , M. WA N G , A. GU and L. YU
1883
Three dimensional, two phase flow mathematical model for PEM fuel cell: Part II. Analysis and discussion of the internal transport mechanisms XI
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E. AR C A K L I O G˘ L U , A. ER I Sß E N and R. YI L M A Z
1917
Artificial neural network analysis of heat pumps using refrigerant mixtures
S. AB D A L L A H and S. NI J M E H
1931
Two axes sun tracking system with PLC control
A. KO Y U N
1941
Performance analysis of a solar-driven heat engine with external irreversibilities under maximum power and power density condition
A. KA Z I M
1949
Exergy analysis of a PEM fuel cell at variable operating conditions
Numbers 13–14 G. LO´ P E Z , T. MU N E E R and R. CL A Y W E L L
1963
Assessment of four shadow band correction models using beam normal irradiance data from the United Kingdom and Israel
M. M. AR D E H A L I , M. SA B O O R I and M. TE S H N E L A B
1981
Numerical simulation and analysis of fuzzy PID and PSD control methodologies as dynamic energy efficiency measures
Y. IN U I , H. IT O and T. IS H I D A
1993
Two dimensional simulation of closed cycle disk MHD generator considering nozzle and diffuser
M. M. AR D E H A L I , N. G. PA N A H and T. F. SM I T H
2005
Proof of concept modeling of energy transfer mechanisms for radiant conditioning panels
S. RE H M A N
2019
Wind energy resources assessment for Yanbo, Saudi Arabia
A. SA R I
2033
Form-stable paraffin/high density polyethylene composites as solid–liquid phase change material for thermal energy storage: preparation and thermal properties
L. W. WA N G , R. Z. WA N G , J. Y. WU , K. WA N G and S. G. WA N G
2043
Adsorption ice makers for fishing boats driven by the exhaust heat from diesel engine: choice of adsorption pair
S. U¨N A L A N
2059
Economical and neutronic performance of HYLIFE-II with mixture of 90% flibe+10% UF4 (or ThF4)
A. SA L E M SZ K L O , J. BO R G H E T T I 2075 SO A R E S and M. TI O M N O TO L M A S Q U I M
Energy consumption indicators and CHP technical potential in the Brazilian hospital sector
A. S. HU Z A Y Y I N , A. H. BA W A D Y , M. A. RA D Y and A. DA W O O D
Experimental evaluation of Diesel engine performance and emission using blends of jojoba oil and Diesel fuel
2093
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R.-F. HO R N G , H.-M. CH O U and T.-C. HS U
2113
Effects of heating energy and heating position on the conversion characteristics of the catalyst of a fourstroke motorcycle engine in cold start conditions
A. E. BE N -NA K H I and M. A. MA H M O U D
2127
Cooling load prediction for buildings using general regression neural networks
G. H. RA U
2143
Possible use of Fe/CO2 fuel cells for CO2 mitigation plus H2 and electricity production
P. DE N H O L M and G. L. KU L C I N S K I
2153
Life cycle energy requirements and greenhouse gas emissions from large scale energy storage systems
M. O¨Z G E R , A. AL T U N K A Y N A K and Z. S ßE N
2173
Statistical investigation of expected wave energy and its reliability
E. E. AN Y A N W U
2187
Design and measured performance of a porous evaporative cooler for preservation of fruits and vegetables
Z. LI , C. WU , Q. LI , F. WU , J. WU and F. GU O
2197
Phase space analysis on thermo-acoustic heat engine system
_ EK E R I.
2207
Governors for hydro-turbine speed control in power generation: a SIMO robust design approach
J. SO N G , Z. HU A N G , X. QI A O and W. WA N G
2223
Performance of a controllable premixed combustion engine fueled with dimethyl ether
A. SO¨ Z E N , E. AR C A K L I O G˘ L U and ¨ ZALP M. O
2233
Performance analysis of ejector absorption heat pump using ozone safe fluid couple through artificial neural networks
S. SH A O , W. SH I , X. LI and J. MA
2255
A new inverter heat pump operated all year round with domestic hot water
A. FA R T A J , D. S.-K. TI N G and W. W. YA N G
2269
Second law analysis of the transcritical CO2 refrigeration cycle
Y.-F. DI A O , X.-Y. ZH E N G , B.-S. HE , C.-H. CH E N and X.-C. XU
2283
Experimental study on capturing CO2 greenhouse gas by ammonia scrubbing
Numbers 15–16 H. BE V R A N I , Y. MI T A N I and K. TS U J I
2297
Robust decentralized AGC in a restructured power system
C. LI N G A M G U N T A and T. NE J A T VE Z I R O G L U
2313
A universal relationship for estimating daily clear sky insolation XIII
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M. S. SO¨ Y L E M E Z
2335
On the optimum performance of forced draft counter flow cooling towers
R. SV E N S S O N , M. OD E N B E R G E R , F. JO H N S S O N and L. ST R O¨ M B E R G
2343
Transportation systems for CO2––application to carbon capture and storage
S. A. AD E W U S I and S. M. ZU B A I R
2355
Second law based thermodynamic ammonia–water absorption systems
_ C _ SE F A I. ß O L A K , R. BA Y I N D I R and I.
2371
Experimental study on reactive power compensation using a fuzzy logic controlled synchronous motor
Y. DI N G , Q. CH A I , G. MA and Y. JI A N G 2393
Experimental study of an improved air source heat pump
M. ZA H E E R -UD D I N and N. TU D O R O I U 2405
Neuro-PID tracking control of a discharge air temperature system
H. CA L L E J A and H. JI M E N E Z
2417
Performance of a grid connected PV system used as active filter
€ CA N , I. _ C O. ß E L I K T E N and N. US T A
2429
Effects of ethanol addition on performance and emissions of a turbocharged indirect injection Diesel engine running at different injection pressures
H. M. S. HU S S E I N , G. E. AH M A D and H. H. EL -GH E T A N Y
2441
Performance evaluation of photovoltaic modules at different tilt angles and orientations
H. SI N G H , D. MI S H R A and N. M. NA H A R
2453
Energy use pattern in production agriculture of a typical village in arid zone––Part III
M. ZH E N G and G. T. RE A D E R
2473
Energy efficiency analyses of active flow aftertreatment systems for lean burn internal combustion engines
L. S. VI E I R A , J. L. DO N A T E L L I and M. E. CR U Z
2495
Integration of an iterative methodology for exergoeconomic improvement of thermal systems with a process simulator
H. CE Y L A N and H. K. OZ T U R K
2525
Estimating energy demand of Turkey based on economic indicators using genetic algorithm approach
S. A. AB D U L -WA H A B , M. K. AB U -AR A B I and Y. H. ZU R I G A T
2539
Effect of structured packing density on performance of air dehumidifier
H. Z. AB O U -ZI Y A N
2553
Heat transfer characteristics of some oils used for engine cooling
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J. K. SI G E Y , F. K. GA T H E R I and M. KI N Y A N J U I
2571
Numerical study of free convection turbulent heat transfer in an enclosure
A. SO L E R and K. K. GO P I N A T H A N
2583
Relation between zenith luminances for cloudless, partly cloudy and overcast skies at Madrid
A. SO L E R and K. K. GO P I N A T H A N
2591
Modeling zenith luminance on Madrid partly cloudy skies from diffuse illuminance on a horizontal surface and solar altitude
A. DA S and J. PA R I K H
2603
Transport scenarios in two metropolitan cities in India: Delhi and Mumbai
Number 17 C. D. RA K O P O U L O S , E. G. GI A K O U M I S 2627 and D. C. RA K O P O U L O S
Cylinder wall temperature effects on the transient performance of a turbocharged Diesel engine
T. ME Y E R and J. LU T H E R
2639
On the correlation of electricity spot market prices and photovoltaic electricity generation
A. SH A F E E N , E. CR O I S E T , P. L. DO U G L A S and I. CH A T Z I S
2645
CO2 sequestration in Ontario, Canada. Part I: storage evaluation of potential reservoirs
A. AL -MO H A M A D
2661
Solar cells based on two organic layers
S. WA N G and F. XI A O
2667
Detection and diagnosis of AHU sensor faults using principal component analysis method
_V A N M. YI L G I N and D. PE H L IV
2687
Poplar wood–water slurry liquefaction in the presence of formic acid catalyst
G. M. TA S H T O U S H , M. I. AL -WI D Y A N and M. M. AL -JA R R A H
2697
Experimental study on evaluation and optimization of conversion of waste animal fat into biodiesel
F. JU R A D O , A. CA N O and J. CA R P I O
2713
Biomass based micro-turbine plant and distribution network stability
G. K. AL E X I S and J. S. KA T S A N I S
2729
Performance characteristics of a methanol ejector refrigeration unit
J. K. KA L D E L L I S
2745
Optimum technoeconomic energy autonomous photovoltaic solution for remote consumers throughout Greece XV
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L. YO N G and K. SU M A T H Y
2761
Modeling and simulation of a solar powered two bed adsorption air conditioning system
D. JA I N and G. N. TI W A R I
2777
Effect of greenhouse on crop drying under natural and forced convection II. Thermal modeling and experimental validation
Numbers 18–19 M. BO U R I C H , M. HA S N A O U I and A. AM A H M I D
2795
A scale analysis of thermosolutal convection in a saturated porous enclosure submitted to vertical temperature and horizontal concentration gradients
K.-L. WO N G , H.-M. CH O U , B.-S. HE R and H.-C. YE H
2813
Complete heat transfer solutions of an insulated regular cubic tank with an SSWT model
S. WA N G and P. R. JA F F E
2833
Dissolution of a mineral phase in potable aquifers due to CO2 releases from deep formations; effect of dissolution kinetics
G. NO T T O N , C. CR I S T O F A R I , M. MU S E L L I and P. PO G G I
2849
Calculation on an hourly basis of solar diffuse irradiations from global data for horizontal surfaces in Ajaccio
S.-H. CH O , W.-T. KI M , C.-S. TA E and M. ZA H E E R U D D I N
2867
Effect of length of measurement period on accuracy of predicted annual heating energy consumption of buildings
M. BE C C A L I , M. CE L L U R A , V. LO BR A N O and A. MA R V U G L I A
2879
Forecasting daily urban electric load profiles using artificial neural networks
E. K. AK P I N A R and S. AK P I N A R
2901
Determination of the wind energy potential for MadenElazig, Turkey
Y.-W. WA N G , W.-J. CA I , Y.-C. SO H , S.-J. LI , L. LU and L. XI E
2915
A simplified modeling of cooling coils for control and optimization of HVAC systems
J. KE C H I C H E , H. MH I R I , G. LE PA L E C 2931 and P. BO U R N O T
Numerical study of the inlet conditions on a turbulent plane two dimensional wall jet
L. GH O D O O S S I
2951
Entropy generation rate in uniform heat generating area cooled by conducting paths: criterion for rating the performance of constructal designs
R. G. PA P A G I A N N A K I S and D. T. HO U N T A L A S
2971
Combustion and exhaust emission characteristics of a dual fuel compression ignition engine operated with pilot Diesel fuel and natural gas XVI
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J. FA I Z , F. KA S E B I and P. PI L L A Y
2989
Design and testing of an integrated electronically controlled capacitor for integral and fractional horse power single phase induction motor
S.-S. HO U
3003
Heat transfer effects on the performance of an air standard Dual cycle
__ ß E N and U¨. C ß A M D A L I , A. ER IS F. C ß ELEN
3017
Energy and exergy analyses in a rotary burner with precalcinations in cement production
A. SO¨ Z E N , E. AR C A K L I O G˘ L U and ¨ ZALP M. O
3033
Estimation of solar potential in Turkey by artificial neural networks using meteorological and geographical data
E. BE N E T T O , E.-C. PO P O V I C I , P. RO U S S E A U X and J. BL O N D I N
3053
Life cycle assessment of fossil CO2 emissions reduction scenarios in coal-biomass based electricity production
S. A. KA L O G I R O U
3075
Environmental benefits of domestic solar energy systems
R. KA N N A N , C. P. TS O , R. OS M A N and H. K. HO
3093
LCA–LCCA of oil fired steam turbine power plant in Singapore
M. I. KA R A M A N G I L , A. SU R M E N and M. Z. GU L
3109
In cylinder expansion of ring crevice and oil film hydrocarbons in SI engines
Number 20 Q. S. JI N G , J. H. FE I , H. LO U , L. Y. MO and X. M. ZH E N G
3127
Effective reforming of methane with CO2 and O2 to low H2/CO ratio syngas over Ni/MgO–SiO2 using fluidized bed reactor
LU, G. BA L , E. BE K I R O GL _ C S ß . DE M I R B A Sß and I. ß OLAK
3139
Fuzzy logic based DSP controlled servo position control for ultrasonic motor
C. XI A
3155
BEM simulation of hydrodynamic interaction between two identical neutrally buoyant smooth spheres freely moving in a wide gap Couette flow
R. K. SC H U L Z E , M. A. HI L L , R. D. FI E L D , P. A. PA P I N , R. J. HA N R A H A N and D. D. BY L E R
3169
Characterization of carbonated serpentine using XPS and TEM
M. EL AL A M I , M. NA J A M , E. SE M M A , A. OU B A R R A and F. PE N O T
3181
Chimney effect in a ‘‘T’’ form cavity with heated isothermal blocks: The blocks height effect XVII
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P. D. C. WI J A Y A T U N G A , W. J. L. S. FE R N A N D O and R. M. SH R E S T H A
3193
Impact of distributed and independent power generation on greenhouse gas emissions: Sri Lanka
A. SH A F E E N , E. CR O I S E T , P. L. DO U G L A S and I. CH A T Z I S
3207
CO2 sequestration in Ontario, Canada. Part II: cost estimation
€ BEYLI M. U
3219
Transmutation of minor actinides discharged from LMFBR spent fuel in a high power density fusion reactor
W. R. W. DA U D , A. B. MO H A M A D , A. A. H. KA D H U M , R. CH E B B I and S. E. IY U K E
3239
Performance optimisation of PEM fuel cell during MEA fabrication
D. CH E , Y. LI U and C. GA O
3251
Evaluation of retrofitting a conventional natural gas fired boiler into a condensing boiler
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