Volume 8, Issue 2 (2017) | Energy Research Journal

Parameters Affecting the Performance of a Plate Heat Exchanger using the CFD

Kutay Aydın — 2017-08-15

Energy Research Journal, Published online: 15 August 2017; doi:10.3844/erjsp.2017.22.31

A plate heat exchanger is a type of heat exchangers that provides more surface area for heat transfer between two fluids. Plate heat exchangers are widely used for heat transfer applications in the in...

Solid State Hydrogen Storage in Polymeric Materials: A Review

Rolando Pedicini — 2017-08-07

Energy Research Journal, Published online: 7 August 2017; doi:10.3844/erjsp.2017.32.36

Hydrogen storage is one of the major obstacles to overcoming so that hydrogen becomes next fuel and/or energy carrier of the future. The hydrogen storage materials are one of the principal challenges ...

A New Approach to Model Concentrating PV Cells Under Non-Uniform Illumination

Hang Zhou — 2017-08-30

Energy Research Journal, Published online: 30 August 2017; doi:10.3844/erjsp.2017.37.46

Concentrating PV (CPV) cells are often designed optimally depending on solar concentrator characteristics and operating conditions to ensure the best system performance. Before reaching a PV cell, sol...