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With the increasing concerns in the impact of automotive emissions of CO2 and NOx on the environment combined with today's speculation on oil crude supply, the need to find solutions reducing the fuel consumption and emission of tomorrow's cars is more tha ...
EPFL2006Application of Multi-Objective Optimisation to Process Measurement System
François Maréchal, Georges Heyen, David Brown
Multi-objective optimisation (MOO) has been used with an equation solver data reconciliation software to develop a tool for sensor system design based on modifying the sensitivity matrix of a simulated process. MOO enables searching for the best trade-off ...
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This paper discusses some issues for animating virtual characters. It emphasizes the duality between control and autonomy. Specific problems and examples are addressed like generic motion engine, environment-based motion control, autonomous behaviors, and ...
Springer-Verlag2004Small Hybrid Solar Power System
Daniel Favrat, Diego Larrain, El Hadj Malick Kane
This paper introduces a novel of mini-hybrid solar power plant integrating a field of solar concentrators, two superposed Organic Rankine Cycles (ORC) and a (bio)Diesel engine. Turbines for the organic Rankine Cycles are hermetic scroll expander-generators ...
2003Small Hybrid Solar Power System: First Field Test Results
Daniel Favrat, El Hadj Malick Kane
This paper presents field tests of an original concept of a small hybrid solar power plant integrating three technologies: hermetic volumetric scroll expander-generators installed in two superposed Organic Rankine Cycles (ORC), a (bio-)Diesel engine with h ...
2002Multicriteria Optimisation of Small Hybrid Solar Power System.
Daniel Favrat, El Hadj Malick Kane
A new concept of small hybrid solar power system (HSPS) has been successfully demonstrated in the context of a project called SPS (Solar Power System). This plant integrates two rows of solar collectors, two superposed Organic Rankine Cycles (ORC) each equ ...
2002An experimental investigation of a lean burn natural gas prechamber spark ignition engine for cogeneration
The operation of a cogeneration internal combustion engine with unscavenged prechamber ignition was investigated. The objective was to evaluate the potential to reduce the exhaust gas emissions, particularly the CO emissions, below the Swiss limits (NOx an ...
EPFL2001Small Hybrid Solar Power System
Daniel Favrat, Diego Larrain, El Hadj Malick Kane
This paper introduces a novel of mini-hybrid solar power plant integrating a field of solar concentrators, two superposed Organic Rankine Cycles (ORC) and a (bio)Diesel engine. Turbines for the organic Rankine Cycles are hermetic scroll expander-generators ...
2001PRESSURE DROP AND HEAT TRANSFER IN A CYLINDRICAL HEAT EXCHANGER WITH ICE SLURRY FLOW
In an earlier contribution it was shown that the Continuous-Properties Model (CPM) is an ideal theoretical model to calculate melting of ice slurries. Now with a shock-theoretical approach, it is proven that the CPM - in the limit toward a discontinuous me ...
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