Volume 10, Issue 1 (2019) | Energy Research Journal

Applications of Machine Learning in Building Energy Prediction and Savings

Priyan Rai — 2019-03-15

Energy Research Journal, Published online: 15 March 2019; doi:10.3844/erjsp.2019.1.10

In a constantly advancing world with growing needs, buildings play in important role in the daily functioning of the society. Developing more and more advanced techniques to optimize the working of th...

Performance Assessment of Solar Chimneys: Part I – Impact of Chimney Height on Power Output

Erdem Cuce — 2019-06-29

Energy Research Journal, Published online: 29 June 2019; doi:10.3844/erjsp.2019.11.19

Solar chimney is a truly sustainable and green energy technology, which is a potential alternative to carbon-based energy economy. The working principle of solar chimneys is based on the buoyant natur...

Performance Assessment of Solar Chimneys: Part 2 – Impacts of Slenderness Value and Collector Slope on Power Output

Erdem Cuce — 2019-07-09

Energy Research Journal, Published online: 9 July 2019; doi:10.3844/erjsp.2019.20.26

In the previous part, impacts of chimney height thus pressure difference on the power output of solar chimneys have been numerically evaluated. Within the scope of this research, slenderness and slope...

Energy Sources Today

Nicolae Petrescu — 2019-08-21

Energy Research Journal, Published online: 21 August 2019; doi:10.3844/erjsp.2019.27.35

The paper intends to go through some major energy sources that need to be further developed in order to provide the energy needed for an indefinite period of time. It is proposed that both water and s...

Implementation of Species-Transport Model in Numerical Simulation to Predict the Performance of Downdraft Gasifier with Biomass Blends

Murugan P. C. — 2019-09-11

Energy Research Journal, Published online: 11 September 2019; doi:10.3844/erjsp.2019.36.47

The demand for energy from biomass gasification is increasing due to the depletion of fossil fuels and serious environmental issues. Due to this, usage of individual biomass in a gasifier is not suffi...

Investigation on the Performance of Producer Gas Fired Reversible Flat-Bed Dryer

W. Beno Wincy — 2019-09-12

Energy Research Journal, Published online: 12 September 2019; doi:10.3844/erjsp.2019.48.55

Rice is one of the important crops which supplies energy to around 80% of the world population. Paddy drying is an energy intensive process as huge amount of energy is required for drying. Direct comb...

The Energy of the Sea Must Begin to be Massively Extracted

Nicolae Petrescu — 2019-10-21

Energy Research Journal, Published online: 21 October 2019; doi:10.3844/erjsp.2019.56.73

The present paper is intended to be a plea for the extraction of energy from the seas and oceans because this energy is very large quantity from an objective point of view and in addition it is clean,...

Experimental Investigate the Effect of Burner Geometry on the Operation Window of the Burner

Jameel Al-Naffakh — 2019-10-30

Energy Research Journal, Published online: 30 October 2019; doi:10.3844/erjsp.2019.74.77

The purpose of this paper is to conduct an experimental study of a swirl burner with different lengths for a fixed diameter. Three models of rim length (5 cm, 10 cm and 15 cm) were taken. The results ...