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Compact Thermosyphon Cooling System For High Heat Flux Servers: Validation Of Thermosyphon Simulation Code Considering New Test Data
John Richard Thome, Jackson Braz Marcinichen, Raffaele Luca Amalfi, Filippo Cataldo
Passive, gravity-driven thermosyphons represent a stepchange in technology towards the goal of greatly reducing PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) of datacenters by replacing energy hungry fans of air-cooling approach with a highly-reliable solution able to d ...
AMER SOC MECHANICAL ENGINEERS2021Thermal management of components for high energy physics experiments and space applications
High-energy physics (HEP) experiments and space missions share a common challenge: thermal management in harsh environments. The severe constraints in both fields make cooling of electronic components a major design concern. This thesis aims to develop hig ...
EPFL2021Experimental characterization of a solid oxide fuel cell coupled to a steam-driven micro anode off-gas recirculation fan
Jan Van Herle, Jürg Alexander Schiffmann, Stefan Diethelm, Zacharie Wuillemin, Patrick Hubert Wagner, David Constantin
While the global fuel utilization of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) is limited by the stack aging rate, the fuel excess is typically used in a burner, and thus limiting the system electrical efficiency. Further, natural-gas-fueled SOFCs require treated wat ...
2020Analysis of High Temperature Degradation of Alloys in Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are approaching commercialization to improve power production efficiency. Currently, cost and lifetime reliability limit their spread in the market. The SOFC is ceramic-based, but refractory metal alloys are in fact the major ...
EPFL2019Tribocorrosion in Pressurized High-Temperature Water: A Mass Flow Model Based on the Third-Body Approach
Pressurized water reactors (PWR) used for power generation are operated at elevated temperatures (280-300 degrees C) and under high pressure (120-150 bar). In addition to these harsh environmental conditions some components of the PWR assemblies are subjec ...
Springer Verlag2016Energy and water conservation from air handling unit condensate in hot and humid climates
This study investigates the potential for energy and water sustainability in hot and humid climates by utilizing the condensate captured from large dedicated air handling units (AHUs) for pre-cooling outdoor air in another AHU and subsequently offsetting c ...
2012Modélisation de la tribocorrosion d'aciers inoxydables dans l'eau à haute pression et haute température
Several metallic components of pressurized water reactors (PWR) used in nuclear power plants are exposed to the combined degradation by friction and corrosion (tribocorrosion). In PWR, corrosion arises from the water pressurized at 150 bars and maintained ...
EPFL2010Investigation of End-Wall Film Cooling Configuration Performances in a Linear Cascade
An end-wall cooling geometry with both fan-shaped and cylindrical holes is tested. The test case is composed by a linear cascade with cylindrical blades, the cooling holes disposed over eight rows. Each row is disposed along iso-Mach lines to ensure same b ...
2010Thermoeconomic Analysis of Advanced Solar-Fossil Combined Power Plants
Daniel Favrat, El Hadj Malick Kane
Hybrid solar thermal power plants (with parabolic trough type of solar collectors) featuring gas burners and Rankine steam cycles have been successfully demonstrated by California's Solar Electric Generating System (SEGS). This system has been proven to be ...
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