Volume 6, Issue 2 (2015) | Energy Research Journal

Degradation of Power Generation Performance due to Effects of Various Ice Shapes and Accretions on Wind Turbine Blades

Aditya Bagade — 2015-09-11

Energy Research Journal, Published online: 11 September 2015; doi:10.3844/erjsp.2015.42.53

In today’s world, green energy has become a key initiative as an alternative energy resource. Wind turbines are widely used to harvest wind energy in seasonal and cold environments. Although efficie...

Geometry Modification of Flywheels and its Effect on Energy Storage

Shenel Bankston — 2015-09-28

Energy Research Journal, Published online: 28 September 2015; doi:10.3844/erjsp.2015.54.63

This paper examines the influence of various geometric configurations of flywheels on kinetic energy storage performance using finite element analysis. Historically flywheels have been used in various...

Analysis of Combined Natural Convection and Radiation Heat Transfer Using a Similarity Solution

Mehdi Zeyghami — 2015-10-16

Energy Research Journal, Published online: 16 October 2015; doi:10.3844/erjsp.2015.64.73

A similarity solution for laminar boundary layer in a buoyancy induced flow over an isothermal, vertical wall in the presence of radiation is developed. Radiation heat transfer is taken into account b...