Optimization of beam profiles for improved piezoelectric energy harvesting efficiency
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DOI: 10.1007/s00158-020-02714-0
Abstract: Piezoelectric cantilever beams are among the most popular vibration energy harvesting devices. Homogenization of the spatial distribution of axial strain along those beams increases harvesting efficiency. The general approach to minimize axial strain variation is… read more here.
Keywords: harvesting efficiency; energy; optimization; strain ... See more keywords
The Influence of Thermal Interaction on Energy Harvesting Efficiency of Geothermal Piles in a Group
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DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2021.117673
Abstract: Abstract This paper employs coupled multiphysics modelling of pile-soil heat exchange to quantify pile thermal interaction and its influence in diminishing the power output expected from a group of geothermal piles. Three-dimensional finite element models,… read more here.
Keywords: harvesting efficiency; group; geothermal piles; energy harvesting ... See more keywords
Promoting helix pitch and trichome length to improve biomass harvesting efficiency and carbon dioxide fixation rate by Spirulina sp. in 660 m2 raceway ponds under purified carbon dioxide from a coal chemical flue gas.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.04.017
Abstract: The helix pitch and trichome length of Spirulina sp. were promoted to improve the biomass harvesting efficiency and CO2 fixation rate in 660 m2 raceway ponds aerated with food-grade CO2 purified from a coal chemical flue… read more here.
Keywords: harvesting efficiency; biomass; biomass harvesting; fixation rate ... See more keywords
Detailed quantum mechanical, molecular docking, QSAR prediction, photovoltaic light harvesting efficiency analysis of benzil and its halogenated analogues
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DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02825
Abstract: The structural, spectroscopic various physico-chemical and biological characteristics of the organic molecule benzil (BZL) and derivatives, 1,2-bis(4-methylphneyl)-1,2-ethanedione (DMB), 4,4′-difluorobenzil (DFB), 4,4′-dichlorobenzil (DCB) and 4,4′-dibromobenzil (DBB) have been studied by various computational methods. The experimental and… read more here.
Keywords: harvesting efficiency; light harvesting; benzil; quantum mechanical ... See more keywords
Bismuth silicate photocatalysts with enhanced light harvesting efficiency by photonic crystal
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.151839
Abstract: Abstract Bismuth silicate (Bi2SiO5 and Bi12SiO20, BSO) films were aimed to grow uniformly on SiO2 photonic crystal (SPC) via spin-coating. The as-prepared BSO-SPC exhibited better photocatalytic decomposition of Rhodamine B (RhB) than that of the… read more here.
Keywords: spc; light harvesting; harvesting efficiency; bso ... See more keywords
Experimental studies on zeta potential of flocculants for harvesting of algae.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.09.096
Abstract: An experimental study was performed to evaluate the comparative efficiency of bio-flocculant (waste egg shell), laboratory available calcium carbonate (LACC) and alum (Al2 (SO4)3) for harvesting of unicellular microalga, Chlorella pyrenoidosa. The influence of pH… read more here.
Keywords: harvesting efficiency; zeta potential; chemistry; bio flocculant ... See more keywords
Emergence of social inequality in the spatial harvesting of renewable public goods
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007483
Abstract: Spatially extended ecological public goods, such as forests, grasslands, and fish stocks, are at risk of being overexploited by selfish consumers–a phenomenon widely recognized as the ‘tragedy of the commons.’ The interplay of spatial and… read more here.
Keywords: harvesting efficiency; public goods; overexploitation; social inequality ... See more keywords