Energy Reports,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
9, С. 3343 - 3355
Опубликована: Фев. 20, 2023
This
editorial
discusses
the
contributions
of
papers
belonging
to
virtual
special
issue
(VSI)
Energy
Reports
dedicated
16th
Sustainable
Development
Energy,
Water
and
Environment
Systems
(SDEWES)
Conference
held
in
Dubrovnik
on
10–15
October,
2021.
Original
research
articles
presented
at
SDEWES
relevant
Journal
are
included
this
VSI
for
a
total
27
accepted
among
those
invited
by
Guest
Editors.
Accepted
deal
with
key
topic
related
scope
conference,
such
as
energy,
water,
environmental
systems,
meeting
aim
Reports.
The
main
topics
cover
innovative
renewable
energy
technologies,
building-plant
design
solutions
simulation
tools
early
sustainable
buildings
communities,
management
strategies,
clean
fuels
conservation
measures.
latest
advancements
challenges
accelerate
mitigation
climate
change
towards
net
zero
economy
discussed
detail.
collects
most
researchers
committed
develop
novel
multidisciplinary
approaches
development,
crucial
ensure
just
transition
and,
simultaneously,
reduce
sources
conflict
iniquity
typical
geopolitical
tensions.
final
goal
effort
academia,
industry
institution
is
support
development
cleaner
environment,
security,
social
equity.
To
goal,
represents
platform
inter-sectoral
collaborations
scientists
stakeholders.
brought
together
around
630
scientists,
researchers,
experts
field
from
58
Countries.
According
published
Conference,
split
several
sections
based
dealt
paper,
as:
efficiency
buildings:
measures
methods,
solar
technologies
building
applications,
use
performance
tools,
communities
urban
modelling,
natural
resources
saving
practices.
Renewable Energy,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
217, С. 119200 - 119200
Опубликована: Авг. 21, 2023
Solid-liquid
phase
transformation
of
a
change
material
in
rectangular
enclosure
with
corrugated
fins
is
studied.
Employing
physics-based
model,
the
influence
fin
length,
thickness,
and
wave
amplitude
on
thermal
fluid
flow
fields
explored.
Incorporating
into
energy
storage
systems
enhances
heat
transfer
surface
area
penetration
depth,
accelerating
melting
process.
Corrugated
generate
more
perturbations
than
straight
fins,
improving
performance.
Longer
thicker
increase
rate,
average
temperature,
capacity.
However,
effect
thickness
characteristics
seems
insignificant.
Larger
amplitudes
but
disrupt
natural
convection
currents,
slowing
front
progress.
A
surrogate
model
based
an
artificial
neural
network
conjunction
particle
swarm
optimisation
developed
to
optimise
geometry.
The
optimised
geometry
demonstrates
43%
enhancement
per
unit
mass
compared
case
planar
fins.
data-driven
predicts
liquid
fraction
less
1%
difference
from
model.
proposed
approach
provides
comprehensive
understanding
system
behaviour
facilitates
design
systems.
Journal of Materials Chemistry A,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
12(32), С. 20717 - 20782
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024
Evaluating
the
advantages
and
limitations
of
applying
machine
learning
for
prediction
optimization
in
porous
media,
with
applications
energy,
environment,
subsurface
studies.
Biomimetics,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
10(4), С. 197 - 197
Опубликована: Март 24, 2025
Building
upon
an
experimentally
validated
bio-inspired
thermal
energy
storage
(TES)
tank
design,
this
study
introduced
a
novel
computational
framework
that
integrated
genetic
algorithms
(GA)
with
biomimetic
principles
to
systematically
generate
TES
geometries.
Inspired
by
natural
distribution
patterns
found
in
vascular
networks,
the
AI-driven
methodology
explored
13
geometric
parameters,
focusing
on
branching
structures
and
spatial
distribution,
resulted
computationally
generated
designs
29%
increase
heat
transfer
surface
area
while
maintaining
manufacturability
constraints
within
fixed
diameter
of
150
mm
height
155
mm.
Unlike
previous
studies
relied
predefined
configurations,
approach
developed
dimensional
constraints,
ensuring
relevance
allowing
for
broader
structural
exploration.
The
resulting
exhibited
key
characteristics
high-efficiency
configurations
providing
systematic,
scalable
architecture.
This
represented
first
step
integrating
biomimicry
into
establishing
structured
generating
high-performance,
manufacturable
configurations.
While
current
work
focused
future
research
will
emphasize
experimental
validation
real-world
implementation
confirm
practical
benefits
these
AI-generated
designs.
By
bridging
gap
between
intelligence
nature-inspired
engineering,
provided
pathway
developing
more
efficient,
manufacturable,
sustainable
solutions
applications.
Case Studies in Thermal Engineering,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
40, С. 102485 - 102485
Опубликована: Окт. 13, 2022
Phase
change
materials
(PCMs)
are
well
known
for
their
inherent
poor
thermal
characteristics,
which
consequently
results
in
limited
efficiency
energy
storage
systems
(TESS).
The
current
work
numerically
attempts
to
improve
the
of
TESS
by
employing
Y-shaped
fins
with
nano-enhanced
PCM
(NePCM).
NePCM
is
contained
inside
cylindrical
TESS,
while
water,
as
heat
transfer
fluid
(HTF),
pumped
through
inner
pipes.
Three
different
configurations
were
studied
and
compared;
case
1:
reference
(with
no
fins),
2:
two
attached
tubes,
3:
four
tubes.
finite
element
method
employed
discretize
system's
governing
equations.
Besides
influence
configuration,
impact
HTF
temperature
(338
348
K)
volume
fraction
nanoparticles
(0–0.08)
also
addressed.
evolution
contours
liquid
three
under
temperatures
discussed
analyzed.
findings
revealed
that
using
8
vol%
enhanced
conductivity
during
melting
19%.
process
was
accelerated
87%
when
higher
(348
K).
Finally,
found
be
most
effective
it
achieved
a
48%
time
reduction
compared
base
(case
1).
Case Studies in Thermal Engineering,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
42, С. 102708 - 102708
Опубликована: Янв. 5, 2023
The
present
investigation
deals
with
the
exergy
and
exergoeconomic
study
of
a
heat
exchanger
shell
spiral
tube,
considering
different
geometries.
Realizable
k-ε
turbulent
model
is
employed
to
simulate
irreversibility
calculation
in
tube.
numerical
results
this
are
validated
through
experimental
data
from
previous
research.
influences
geometrical
parameters
on
purchased
equipment
cost,
as
well
efficiency
second
law
investigated.
These
include
coil
pitch,
minimum
radius
spiral,
radius,
thickness,
radius.
It
realized
that
transfer
primary
source
destruction.
Increasing
pitch
20
40
mm
reduction
of,
average,
4%
3.54%
increase
cost
value.
Similarly,
increasing
comes
up
by
about
19%
efficiency.
Moreover,
investigating
influence
studied
reveal
most
least
effective
respectively.
