This approach is based on a thermal performance evaluation in terms of thermal stratification using heat transfer analysis and a mechanical stability assessment that calculates the factor of safety using finite element analysis combined with a shear strength reduction (SSR) method.
The current work explores working fluid selection for ultra-thin vapor chambers based on a thermal performance objective, rather than for maximized power dissipation capability.
This paper presents a methodology for the parametric study of a window optimal dimension, based on the thermal performance of a reference room located in the climate region of Coimbra, Portugal.
For each five thousand fracture realization data set, the values of (bar{Theta }_p), (sigma _{Theta }), and F are reported based on the thermal performance for all realizations at the time when the dimensionless production temperature reached 0.8 in the absence of aperture variations.
The paper presents a new thermal performance index, which is based on thermal comfort and actual thermal performance of a roof design option.
An efficient tank size estimation strategy is proposed based on the periodic thermal performance of the system.
Based on the best thermal performance with a specific length, the effect of arm angles in terms of five different configurations of Y-shaped plates are further investigated.
These promising results demonstrate that this process design may be a breakthrough in realizing thermochemical energy storages for solar thermal applications based on high performance zeolite or zeolite composite materials.
Based on the thermal enhancement factor performance maps, the optimal geometric parameters are obtained in principle.
