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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Análise de coletores solares com armazenadores integrados baseado na geometria cubóide utilizando CFD /

Sales, Flávio Bréglia. January 2012 (has links)
Orientador: Vicente Luiz Scalon / Banca: Carlos Teófilo Salinas Sedano / Banca: Santiago Del Rio Oliveira / Resumo: As discussões recentes sobre sustentabilidade tem destacado os sistemas de aquecimento solar como alternativa adequada para aquecimento de água. Estes sistemas tem ganho notoriedade tanto para uso doméstico como no aquecimento de piscinas. Um dos aspectos que é frequentemente destacado como principal dificuldade para a sua popularização, entretanto é o custo de sua implantação. Uma das formas de reduzir este custo é minimizando o número de componentes e simplificando o sistema. Nesta linha de desenvolvimento muito tem se discutido sobre o uso de sistemas integrados coletor-armazenador (ICS). Baseando-se nestas avaliações, este trabalho pretende estudar diferentes configurações geométricas de coletores solares com armazenador integrado do tipo cubóide e verificar a influência sobre o aproveitamento de energia térmica quando se utiliza diferentes dispositivos para direcionar o fluxo de água quente. A partir de simulações numérico-computacionais é possível identificar as geometrias que apresentam melhor estratificação térmica no armazenador. A estratificação da temperatura em um armazenador é um fator extremamente importante no estudo de coletores solares, pois determina a porção de temperatura mais elevada. O modelo base, validado experimentalmente na literatura, foi utilizado com condições de fluxos de calor incidente e de perda por resfriamento constantes com boa concordância de resultados. Modificações geométricas foram implementadas e avaliadas para otimizar os parâmetros de projeto deste tipo de coletores solares integrados. Outras análises alterando o volume do sistema coletor-armazenador foram realizadas: um com 200 litros de capacidade e outro com 300 litros, de maneira a estabelecer um tamanho ótimo do sistema. Para visualizar a estratificação do armazenador... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Recent discussions highlighted the sustainability of solar heating systems as an apropriate alternative for heating water. These systems has gained prominence for both household and swimming pool heating. One aspect that is often highighted as the main obstacle to its popularity is the cost of its implementation. One way to reduce this cost is to minimize the number of components and simplifying the system. In this field of development has long been discussed about the use of integrated collector-storage (ICS). Based on these evaluations, this work analyzes different geometrical configurations of integrated solar collector-storage with storage type cuboid and the influence on the use of thermal energy when you use different devices to direct the flow of hot water. From numerical-computational simulations, the geometry with better thermal stratification in the storage can be identified. the stratification of temperature in a storage is an extremely important factor in the study of solar collectors, because it determines the portion of higher temperature. The base model, experimentally validated in the literature, was used with constant conditions of incident head flux and loss for cooling. Geometric changes were implemented and evaluated to optimize the design parameters of this type of integrated solar collectors. Further analysis by changing the volume of the collector-storage system were carried out: a 200 liter capacity and another with 300 liters, in order to establish and optimum size of the system. To view the stratification of the storage, images with the temperature profile are shown at the end of the heating and cooling periods and the following graphics show the stratification coefficient. The CFD method allowed to obtain results with good agreement with those used as the basis from the literature. Results... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre
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Do lixo à mercadoria, do trabalho  ao desgaste: estudo do processo de trabalho e suas implicações na saúde de catadores de materiais recicláveis / From trash to merchandise, from work to health weathering: a study of the work process and its implications on the health of recyclable waste collectors

Tanyse Galon 31 March 2015 (has links)
O trabalho dos catadores de materiais recicláveis, embora promova ganhos ambientais à sociedade e econômicos à cadeia de reciclagem, está inserido no contexto de informalidade e invisibilidade social. Esses trabalhadores conferem ao lixo o caráter de nova mercadoria com valor de troca, porém sofrem o processo de desgaste da saúde. Este estudo teve como objetivo compreender o processo de trabalho e suas implicações na saúde de catadores de materiais recicláveis, por meio da participação ativa dos próprios trabalhadores. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa, desenvolvida com um grupo de catadores autônomos da cidade de Ribeirão Preto - SP, que vendem seus materiais para uma empresa de comércio de recicláveis. A coleta de dados foi desenvolvida entre maio e dezembro de 2013 por meio das seguintes etapas: 1. Observação do trabalho dos catadores durante o processo de venda dos materiais na empresa, com registro dos dados em diário de campo; 2. Entrevistas individuais e semi-estruturadas com 23 catadores, selecionados por meio da amostragem por saturação teórica; 3. Aplicação do método Fotovoz com a participação de dez catadores, visando compreender o cotidiano de trabalho e as circunstâncias que poderiam levá-los ao desgaste da saúde. Nesta etapa, os trabalhadores produziram e apresentaram suas fotografias em grupos de discussão, gerando temas de análise que foram complementados pelas entrevistas individuais, formando um corpus de materialidade essencial para o alcance dos objetivos da pesquisa. O referencial teórico adotado foi o materialismo histórico no estudo da saúde dos trabalhadores. Os dados foram analisados a partir da Hermenêutica-Dialética, que permitiu um salto interpretativo no encontro entre as categorias empíricas e analíticas. Os resultados foram descritos e analisados em torno de quatro categorias temáticas: Condição do catador no interior da cadeia produtiva; Cotidiano de trabalho: \"O catador se vira como pode\"; Cargas de trabalho: manifestações da precarização laboral; Do trabalho ao desgaste da saúde. Os catadores vivenciam um cotidiano laboral caracterizado pela falta de recursos instrumentais e desvalorização do trabalho, intensificado por sua inserção desigual na cadeia de reciclagem, o que se materializa na baixa renda adquirida e no trabalho dominado e explorado. Os catadores também enfrentam cargas laborais, dentre elas a exposição a materiais biológicos, risco de atropelamento, peso excessivo no transporte dos recicláveis e preconceito e desvalorização do trabalho. Tais circunstâncias são agravadas pela ausência de recursos de segurança no trabalho, visto que estão inseridos no mercado informal, sem direitos trabalhistas. Como manifestações do desgaste da saúde, os catadores relataram problemas osteomusculares, ansiedade, estresse e ocorrência de acidentes de trabalho, situações que são potencializadas pela falta de acesso a serviços de saúde e pela necessidade de sobrevivência em detrimento da proteção à saúde. Por fim, considera-se que os catadores necessitam de valorização laboral e de políticas públicas efetivas voltadas à melhoria de suas condições de trabalho e saúde / Even though it promotes environmental gains to the society and economic benefits to the recycling chain, the work of recyclable waste collectors is placed in the context of informality and social invisibility. These workers transform the waste in new merchandise with trade value, but suffer the health weathering process. This study aimed to understand the working process and its implications on the health of recyclable waste collectors through the active participation of the workers. This is a qualitative research, developed with a group of recyclable waste collectors of the city of Ribeirão Preto - SP, that sell their materials for a recycling company. Data collection was carried out between May and December 2013 and followed three steps: 1. Observation of workers on the sale process in the company, recording the data in a field diary; 2. Individual and semi-structured interviews with 23 collectors selected by saturation sampling; 3. Photovoice methodology with the participation of ten waste collectors, in order to understand the perceptions about the work and their implications for health. At this stage, workers produced and presented their pictures in discussion groups, generating central themes that were complemented by individual interviews, producing a set of materials that were essential to achieve the research objectives. The theoretical framework was the historical materialism in the study of the health of workers. Data was analyzed from dialectical hermeneutics, which allowed the scope of interpretation through the articulation between empirical and analytical categories. The results were described and analyzed through four themes: Condition of collector in the production chain; Work routine: \"The collector does what he can\"; Workloads: manifestations of precarious working conditions; From the work to health weathering. The recyclable waste collectors experience a labor characterized by a lack of instrumental resources and devaluation of work, intensified by their unequal insertion in the recycling chain, expressed by low income acquired and by the dominated and exploited labor. They also face various workloads, including exposure to biological materials, trampling risk, transport of high amount of recyclable materials and prejudice and devaluation of work performed. Such circumstances are aggravated by the lack of safety promotion resources at work, as they are inserted in the informal market and deprived of labor rights. As the health weathering manifestations, the collectors reported musculoskeletal problems, anxiety, stress and work accidents. These situations are enhanced by the lack of access to health services and the need for survival at the expense of health protection. Finally, it is considered that the recyclable waste collectors need more social recognize and effective public policies in order to improve the work and health conditions
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Desenvolvimento de ferramenta computacional para projeto de canhões de elétrons com grade e shadow-grid, PPM e coletores aplicados em válvulas de micro-ondas de potência e caracterização experimental / Computational development tool for project of electron guns with grids and shadow-grids, PPM and colectors for microwave power valves and experimental characterization

César Candido Xavier 15 December 2010 (has links)
Neste trabalho analisa-se o problema do transporte do feixe de elétrons em canhões de elétrons, estruturas periódicas de ímãs permanentes e em coletores de simples e múltiplos estágios. Essa análise é de relevância em projetos de dispositivos de micro-ondas de potência dos tipos amplicador klystron e válvula TWT. Determina-se a dinâmica das partículas a partir da solução da equação da trajetória que é derivada da força de Lorentz e da conservação de energia. A equação da trajetória obtida é diferencial de segunda ordem, não-linear e independentemente do tempo para o potencial generalizado. Utiliza-se o método de Runge-Kutta de 4a Ordem para integrar a equação da trajetória das partículas. Obtém-se o potencial escalar elétrico a partir da solução da equação de Poisson. Numericamente, obtêm-se os po- tenciais escalares elétricos e magnéticos, por meio do Método de Elementos Finitos (MEF). Ao longo do movimento de uma partícula, obtida a partir da solução da equação da trajetória, deposita-se carga elétrica. Utilizam-se macropartículas, uma vez que é praticamente impossível modelar cada partícula do problema, a partir do método Partícula na Célula (Particle in Cell - PIC). Neste caso, tem-se um problema acoplado para o potencial escalar elétrico e as trajetórias das macropartículas, uma vez que, as trajetórias das macropartículas dependem dos potenciais e estes, por sua vez, dependem das trajetórias. À convergência deste problema acoplado utiliza-se o Método das Aproximações Sucessivas (MAS). A plataforma desenvolvida, baseada nos métodos acima, compõe-se de duas ferramentas computacionais. A primeira, XMGUN, dedica-se ao projeto de: canhões de elétrons com grades e grades de sombreamento; e coletores de simples e múltiplos estágios considerando, ainda, a emissão de elétrons secundários. A segunda, XMAGUN, volta-se ao projeto de estruturas periódicas com ímãs permanentes. Afere-se o desempenho da ferramenta computacional XMGUN com o diodo plano de Pierce operando na condição em que a corrente é limitada pelas cargas espaciais. Por sua vez, verica-se o desempenho do XMAGUN por meio de simulações com estruturas do tipo PPM separadas pelo vácuo e na presença de pole pieces. Os resultados obtidos em todas as simulações convergiram satisfatoriamente para as soluções analíticas. Utilizando o XMGUN, projeta-se um canhão de elétrons com 30 kV de tensão de anodo e uma perveância de 1,37 Perv com capacidade de fornecer uma corrente elétrica de 7,1 A. Esse canhão tem uma malha com 2796 elementos e 5057 nós. As principais características geométricas do canhão de elétrons são: raio do catodo rc=14,6 mm; raio do disco do catodo rk =6,2 mm; e ângulo do eletrodo de focalização = 37. Neste caso, a velocidade transversal normalizada e o alcance do feixe zw observados são de 0,068 e 26,88 mm respectivamente. Obtém-se uma concordância superior a 93% em corrente e perveância com o EGUN. Utilizando, ainda, o XMGUN, são simulados coletores de simples e múltiplos estágios. O coletor de simples estágio apresenta 1612 nós e 2969 elementos, e o de 4 (quatro) estágios, 2496 nós e 4257 elementos. As tensões dos eletrodos do 1o, 2o, 3o e 4o estágio são de 9,45 kV, 8,65 kV, 6,45 kV e 3,45 kV respectivamente. Durante as simulações, devido à emissão de elétrons secundários, observa-se, para o coletor de simples estágio, macropartículas penetrando na região de deriva, fenômeno este indesejado, e não observado para o coletor de 4 (quatro) estágios. Considerando o XMAGUN, projeta-se um arranjo periódico com pole pieces e 5 (cinco) ímãs permanentes, capaz de fornecer um campo magnético, no centro da estrutura, de 0,42 T. Neste caso, a geometria do arranjo periódico obtida é: raio interno rm1 e externo rm2 do ímã permanente são iguais a 3,5 mm e 7,5 mm respectivamente; raio externo do pole piece r3 = 7,5 mm ; raio interno rf1 e externo rf2 da ponteira do pole piece são 1,6 mm e 3,05 mm respectivamente; espessura do ímã permanente T=2,95 mm; período magnético L =8,5 mm. A remanência do ímã permanente utilizada é de Br=0,85 T. A malha dessa estrutura periódica magnética apresenta pouco mais de 20.000 nós e 40.000 elementos. / In this paper we analyze the problem of transport of the electron beam in electron guns, periodic arrays of permanent magnets and collectors of simple and multiple stages. This analysis is of relevance in the design of power microwave devices such as klystron amplier and TWT valve. The dynamics of particles is determined from the solution of the equation of the trajectory that is derived from the Lorentz force and energy conservation law. The equation of the trajectory obtained is differential of second-order, non-linear and time independent for the generalized potential. It is used the Runge-Kutta 4th order method to integrate the equation of the trajectory of the particles. The electric scalar potential is obtained from the solution of the Poisson equation. Numerically, we obtain the electric and magnetic scalar potentials, using the Finite Element Method (FEM). Throughout the motion of a particle, obtained from the solution of the equation of the trajectory, electrical charge it is deposited. Macroparticles are used, since it is virtually impossible to model each particle of the problem, based on Particle in Cell scheme (Particle in Cell - PIC). In this case, there is a coupled problem for the electric scalar potential and the trajectories of the macroparticles, since these trajectories depend on the potential and the potential, in turn, depends on the trajectories. In order to abtain the convergence of this coupled problem, it used the Method of Successive Approximations (MSA). The platform developed, based on the above methods, consists of two computational tools. The rst, XMGUN, is dedicated to the project of: electron guns with grids and shadow-grids, and collectors of simple and multiple stages, where secondary electrons emission is considered. The second, XMAGUN, is used to the design of periodic permanent magnets structures. The XMGUN was benchmarked against the plan Pierce diode under space charge limited condiction. In turn, the XMAGUN was benchmarked against PPM like structures, separated by a vacuum and in the presence of pole pieces. The results, in all simulations, converged satisfactorily to the analytical solu- tions. Using XMGUN, it is designed an electron gun with 30 kV anode voltage, 1.37 Perv capable of supplying an electric current of 7.1 A. This gun has a mesh with 2796 elements and 5057 nodes. The main geometric characteristics of the electron gun are: cathode radius rc = 14.6 mm; cathode disc radius rk = 6.2 mm; and half cone angle = 37. In this case, the normalized transverse velocity and beam-waist distance from anode zw are 0.068 and 26.88 mm respectively. An agreement above 93% in current and perveance is found when compared with EGUN. XMGUN is also used to simulate single and multi stage collectors. The single-stage collector has 1612 nodes and 2969 elements, while the 4 (four) stages collector has 2496 nodes and 4257 we elements. The collector electrode voltages of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th stage are 9.45 kV 8.65 kV 3.45 kV 6.45 kV, respectively. During the simulations, due to yield of secondary electrons, for the single stage collector, it is observed macroparticles entering into the drift region, a phenomenon unwanted, and not observed for the 4 (four) stage collector. Whereas XMAGUN is projected at a periodic arrangement with pole pieces and 5 (ve) permanent magnets, capable of providing a magnetic eld in the center of the structure was 0.42 T. In this case, the geometry of the periodic arrangement is obtained: inner and outer radius of the permanent magnet rm1 = 3.5 mm and 7.5 mm respectively rm2 =; outer radius of the pole piece r3 = 7.5 mm, internal radius and external tip of the pole piece rf1=rf2 =1.6 mm and 3.05 mm respectively; permanent magnet thickness T = 2.95 mm magnetic period L = 8.5 mm. The remanence of the permanent magnet used is Br = 0.85 T. The net periodic structure of magnetic features little more than 20,000 nodes and 40,000 elements.
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Plano de gestão para a Associação de Catadores de Lixo de Parintins/AM ASCALPIN

Souza, Felicíssimo Barbosa de 14 May 2012 (has links)
Made available in DSpace on 2015-04-22T22:10:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Felicissimo Barbosa de Souza.pdf: 1889177 bytes, checksum: 2d39f2b4e208053d7636bf32a98d6013 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-05-14 / The amount of solid waste discarded by the urban population increases every day, becoming a problem for city managers. A viable solution, that assists municipal management, is the collection of solid waste recycled by collectors in an organized way and direction of waste for recycling. In Parintins, the Association of Garbage Collectors in Parintins - ASCALPIN performs the work of collecting, sorting, baling and sale of recyclable solid waste collected by its members. However, the collectors of ASCALPIN have no knowledge of management both in relation to work organization and administration of the association. In order to change this situation, this thesis aims to propose a management plan for the garbage collectors association of Parintins - ASCALPIN. The methodology used the descriptive and as a means to field research, the technique of direct observation and interviews. As a result we obtained a current diagnosis of ASCALPIN, from which it was developed a management plan for the association. This plan contemplates from the organizing daily activities of scavengers to aspects related to infrastructure works where ASCALPIN / A quantidade de resíduos sólidos descartada pela população das cidades aumenta a cada dia, tornando-se um problema para os gestores municipais. Uma solução viável, que auxilia a gestão municipal, é a coleta dos resíduos sólidos recicláveis pelos catadores de forma organizada e o direcionamento desses resíduos para a reciclagem. Em Parintins, a Associação dos Catadores de Lixo de Parintins ASCALPIN realiza os trabalhos de coleta, seleção, enfardamento e venda dos resíduos sólidos recicláveis coletados por seus associados. Porém, os catadores da ASCALPIN não possuem conhecimento de gestão tanto com relação à organização do trabalho quanto a administração da associação. Visando mudar essa situação, essa dissertação tem como objetivo propor um plano de gestão para associação de catadores de lixo de Parintins ASCALPIN. Como metodologia utilizou-se a pesquisa descritiva e como meios a pesquisa de campo, a técnica de observação direta e entrevistas. Como resultados obteve-se um diagnóstico atual da ASCALPIN, a partir do qual foi desenvolvido um plano de gestão para a associação. Esse plano contempla desde a organização das tarefas diárias dos catadores até aspectos relativos à infraestrutura do local onde funciona a ASCALPIN
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Soroprevalência da infecção pelo vírus da hepatite A em catadores de materiais recicláveis em Goiânia, Goiás / Seroprevalence of hepatitis A virus infection in recyclable waste collectors in Goiânia, Goiás

Soares, Helen de Oliveira 29 April 2013 (has links)
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The reconstruction of virtual cuneiform fragments in an online environment

Lewis, Andrew William January 2016 (has links)
Reducing the time spent by experts on the process of cuneiform fragment reconstruction means that more time can be spent on the translation and interpretation of the information that the cuneiform fragments contain. Modern computers and ancillary technologies such as 3D printing have the power to simplify the process of cuneiform reconstruction, and open up the field of reconstruction to non-experts through the use of virtual fragments and new reconstruction methods. In order for computers to be effective in this context, it is important to understand the current state of available technology, and to understand the behaviours and strategies of individuals attempting to reconstruct cuneiform fragments. This thesis presents the results of experiments to determine the behaviours and actions of participants reconstructing cuneiform tablets in the real and virtual world, and then assesses tools developed specifically to facilitate the virtual reconstruction process. The thesis also explores the contemporary and historical state of relevant technologies. The results of experiments show several interesting behaviours and strategies that participants use when reconstructing cuneiform fragments. The experiments include an analysis of the ratio between rotation and movement that show a significant difference between the actions of successful and unsuccessful participants, and an unexpected behaviour that the majority of participants adopted to work with the largest fragments first. It was also observed that the areas of the virtual workspace used by successful participants was different from the areas used by unsuccessful participants. The work further contributes to the field of reconstruction through the development of appropriate tools that have been experimentally proved to dramatically increase the number of potential joins that an individual is able to make over period of time.
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Stigmatized at the Comic Book Shop? An Ethnography of Collectors, Accumulators, and Other Forms of Geek

Herrmann, Andrew F. 23 November 2014 (has links)
No description available.
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Debt Collectors Exposed: A Phenomenological Study of Job Requirements and Job Satisfaction

Jones, Christina Michelle 01 January 2015 (has links)
The purpose of this study was to allow debt collectors to share their views about their work and to give more insight to collection leaders into lived experiences of debt collectors and the social stigma associated with collection work. This study explores potential reasons for the negative stereotypes, high turnover, performance outcomes, and stress experienced by the participants of this study. Additionally, this study adds new data to the limited amount of existing data on debt collectors by exploring emotional labor within the collections industry and determining collectors' levels of job satisfaction. Guided by Maslow's hierarchy of needs model, this phenomenological study elicited collectors' direct and tacit knowledge on job satisfaction. Interview data were collected from 10 collectors recruited through social media. Interviews were transcribed and themes were identified, highlighted, and compiled with like themes to form individual written reports. Common themes highlighted the role of the debt collector, essential skills, performance factors, breaking stigma, related anxiety and stress, support of coworkers and management, job satisfaction, and recommendations for improvement. This study promotes positive social change through themes that can be used to reduce debt collector stress related to negative consumer behavior by introducing new policies within the collections industry. This knowledge will also support the need for reversal of negative debt collector stereotypes through encouraging natural conversations with debtors versus rigid scripting of collectors. Lack of scripts will promote authentic interactions, assist in collector image reform, and augment collector job satisfaction. Improved job satisfaction will assist in reducing turnover, strengthen collection metrics, improve company profits, and motivate debtors to pay without feeling harassed.
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Solar Thermal Collectors at High Latitudes : Design and performance of non-tracking concentrators

Adsten, Monika January 2002 (has links)
Solar thermal collectors at high latitudes have been studied, with emphasis on concentrating collectors. A novel design of concentrating collector, the Maximum Reflector Collector (MaReCo), especially designed for high latitudes, has been investigated optically and thermally. The MaReCo is an asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator with a bi-facial absorber. The collector can be adapted to various installation conditions, for example stand-alone, roof- or wall mounted. MaReCo prototypes have been built and outdoor-tested. The evaluation showed that all types work as expected and that the highest annually delivered energy output, 340 kWh/m2, is found for the roof MaReCo. A study of the heat-losses from the stand-alone MaReCo lead to the conclusion that teflon transparent insulation should be placed around the absorber, which decreases the U-value by about 30%. A method was developed to theoretically study the projected radiation distribution incident on the MaReCo bi-facial absorber. The study showed that the geometry of the collectors could be improved by slight changes in the acceptance intervals. It also indicated that the MaReCo design concept could be used also at mid-European latitudes if the geometry is changed. A novel method was used to perform outdoor measurements of the distribution of concentrated light on the absorber and then to calculate the annually collected zero-loss energy, Ea,corr, together with the annual optical efficiency factor. A study using this method indicated that the absorber should be mounted along the 20º optical axis instead of along the 65º optical axis, which leads to an increase of about 20% in Ea,corr. The same absorber mounting is suggested from heat loss measurements. The Ea,corr at 20º absorber mounting angle can be increased by 5% if the absorber fin thickness is changed from 0.5 to 1 mm and by 13% if two 71.5 mm wide fins are used instead of one that is 143 mm wide. If the Ea,corr for the standard stand-alone MaReCo with 143 mm wide absorber mounted at 65º is compared to that of a collector with a 71.5 mm wide absorber mounted at 20º, the theoretical increase is 38%.
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Effects of blade configuration on flow distribution and power output of a zephyr vertical axis wind turbine.

Ajedegba, John Oviemuno 01 July 2008 (has links)
Worldwide interest in renewable energy systems has increased dramatically, due to environmental concerns like climate change and other factors. Wind power is a major source of sustainable energy, and can be harvested using both horizontal and vertical axis wind turbines. This thesis presents studies of a vertical axis wind turbine performance for applications in urban areas. Numerical simulations with FLUENT software are presented to predict the fluid flow through a novel Zephyr vertical axis wind turbine(VAWT). Simulations of air flow through the turbine rotor were performed to analyze the performance characteristics of the device. Major blade geometries were examined. A multiple reference frame (MRF) model capability of FLUENT was used to express the dimensionless form of power output of the wind turbine as a function of the wind freestream velocity and the rotor's rotational speed. The simulation results exhibit close agreement with a stream-tube momentum model. / UOIT

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