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21 articles for “electric heater”
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A Review on the Design of Vortex Flow Generator to Optimize Heat Transfer Enhancement in a Straight Tube
Abstract: This research focuses on the design and evaluation of a vortex flow generator (VFG) for improving heat transfer performance in a straight circular tube. Vortex generators create longitudinal and swirling secondary flows inside the tube, which enhance fluid mixing, disturb the thermal boundary layer, and increase convective heat transfer. Vortex flow generators placed inside straight tubes are widely used to improve heat transfer performance in thermal systems. These devices create …
Published in Trends in Mechanical Engineering & Technology · Vol. 16, Issue 3, 2026 Read article
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Waste Heat Driven Hybrid Refrigeration System: A Review
Abstract: The objective of this paper is to describe a newly-developed hybrid refrigeration system .This hybrid refrigeration system , combination of a vapor compression refrigeration system driven by the high grade electrical energy and heat driven an absorption refrigeration system .Absorption system activated by waste heat available from the condenser of vapour compression system to produce the required necessary temperature in generator to vaporize refrigerant. However an electrical heater in the …
Published in Journal of Refrigeration, Air conditioning, Heating and ventilation · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 49–57 Read article
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Feasibility Study of using Electric Down-hole Heating to Improve the Productivity for a Heavy Oil Field
Abstract: The largest hydrocarbon reserves around the world are mostly heavy oils. Electrical Down-hole Heating (EDH) is a widely used technique for heavy oil production; when it is combined with Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) methods, it can overcome its limitations. Considering limited previous studies for the designing of EDH for Sudanese fields, this paper presented the feasibility of using this system by simulating the actual well situation and provided several scenarios …
Published in Journal of Petroleum Engineering & Technology · Vol. 11, Issue 1, 2021 · pp. 52–68 Read article
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A Comprehensive Analysis of Artificially Roughened Solar Air Heaters
Abstract: The solar air heater is the most cost-effective and popular solar energy harvesting device. It may be used for a variety of tasks, including drying crops, heating rooms, conditioning wood, and curing industrial items. Introducing artificial roughness to surfaces emerges as a highly effective method to augment heat transfer rates within the ducts of solar air heaters. Over the past three decades, research interest has centered on the incorporation of …
Published in Journal of Experimental & Applied Mechanics · Vol. 14, Issue 3, 2023 · pp. 33–43 Read article
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LabView Based Control System Design for Water Tank Heater System
Abstract: This paper presents the control system design for water tank heater system (WTHS) with the help of LabVIEW and Arduino UNO R3 based Atmega328 microcontroller to regulate the temperature of water inside the water tank heater system to a certain reference value. In the process control system, the accurate measurement of the temperature is not an easy task. The aim of this work is to develop a low-cost and flexible …
Published in Trends in Electrical Engineering · Vol. 7, Issue 3, 2017 · pp. 31–40 Read article
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Design of an Automatic Device Controller Based on Temperature Sensing by Using Verilog HDL Targeting an FPGA
Abstract: To get a single controller that is capable to produce some control signal depending on sensing temperature is getting popularities for industrial and home applications. In this paper uses an LM34 Precision Fahrenheit Temperature Sensor IC and an ADC0820 8-Bit, high-speed, µP-compatible flash A/D converter IC in order to design and implement the mentioned controller onto a SPARTANTM-II Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) by using DigilentTM Pegasus SPARTAN-II FPGA Board, …
Published in Journal of Control & Instrumentation · Vol. 3, Issue 1-3, 2012 · pp. 6–16 Read article
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A Review on Solar Air Heater
Abstract: Solar energy has grown in importance in recent years as a result of the negative environmental effects of greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel combustion, as well as the rising cost of electricity generation as traditional energy sources become scarce. Solar air heaters are the most straightforward and cost-effective technique to harness solar energy. It converts solar energy into thermal energy for a variety of heating applications, including timber seasoning, …
Published in Journal of Refrigeration, Air conditioning, Heating and ventilation · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 29–32 Read article
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Solar Energy for Sustainable and Efficient Agriculture
Abstract: Agriculture is the mainstay of Indian economy and a sustainable agriculture the need of the hour. Today in the developing world where technology is dominating all aspects of life, agriculture is no longer untouched. It would be very right to say that agriculture and technology are going hand in hand and it’s the technological advancement which has taken agriculture at new heights. However technological advancements have their own disadvantages including …
Published in Journal of Nuclear Engineering & Technology · Vol. 15, Issue 1, 2025 · pp. 12–16 Read article
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Study on Solar Water Heater with Thermal Energy Storage System
Abstract: AbstractRenewable power supplies are progressively gaining increasing importance in all the nations. Specially, solar electricity, being non-polluting and inexhaustible, has obtained extensive interest among scientists and engineers. Although, there are many advantages, an essential factor is that solar power is time structured power source with an intermittent individual. Consequently, some form of thermal power storage (TES) is necessary for the only usage of this energy supply. Thermal energy can be …
Published in Journal of Nuclear Engineering & Technology · Vol. 10, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 24–36 Read article
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Design of MEMS Based Microheater for Enhanced Efficiency of Gas Sensors
Abstract: MEMS based microheaters play an important role in gas sensors. In gas sensors adsorption property of gas sensitive material at elevated temperature is used. For this purpose the microheater should provide uniform heating throughout the sensing surface. This paper describes the structural design and electrothermal analysis of microheater. In this paper, the optimization of the heater geometries is done to obtain better temperature uniformity. Two heater geometries wiz, S-shape and …
Published in Journal of Thermal Engineering and Applications · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2015 · pp. 16–21 Read article
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Thermal Performance Enhancement Strategies for a Compact Solar PV-Powered Concentrating Water Heating System Through Integrated Collector Design
Abstract: Solar water heating systems have emerged as one of the most promising renewable energy technologies for reducing dependence on conventional fossil fuels and electricity-based water heating. However, the thermal performance of compact solar water heaters is often limited by inadequate solar absorption, poor heat transfer, and thermal losses within the collector assembly. This study presents a theoretical investigation of thermal performance enhancement strategies incorporated into a compact solar photovoltaic (PV)-powered …
Published in International Journal of Energy and Thermal Applications · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2026 Read article
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Fabrication and Analysis of Evacuated Tube Solar Air Heater
Abstract: The development of renewable energy technology is important for the future to balance global energy. Now we are at the stage where the search for other alternative methods that replace the electricity has become pinnacle. This work is essentially based on the alternative methods by which we can reduce the consumption of electricity. Solar air heating is one of them is not only pollution free, but also cheap in operation. …
Published in Recent Trends in Fluid Mechanics · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 7–14 Read article
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Design of Solar Water Heater System
Abstract: This research paper studied about solar water heater with its construction and applications. If we see today’s scenario, the hot water uses are increasing day by day in industries as well as in domestic and commercial purposes. In the current era, we are using various resources like coal, petroleum products, electrical energy, etc. for heating the water. These resources are too expensive for heating the water. Solar power is the …
Published in Trends in Machine design · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 17–25 Read article
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Design and Performance Analysis of PMDC and BLDC Motor using ANSYS Software
Abstract: This paper connected how to design & simulate of simple PMDC Motor usage ANSYS Maxwell Software. The demand for electrical energy in cars is ascent steady. Permanent Direct Current motor is used for the radiator fan, windshield wipers & washers and to drive blowers for heaters & air conditioners, etc., having brushes which have poor efficiency. It is based on ANSYS Maxwell software which is divided into circuit modeling& field, …
Published in Trends in Electrical Engineering · Vol. 11, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 12–23 Read article
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Investigation of Parameters Determining Thermosyphon Flow-Velocity in a Simulated Solar Water Heater
Abstract: Real life experimental investigations that involve natural variables are essential and necessary in determining the performance characteristics of systems that depend on them but they are not easily repeatable under the same conditions. The alternative approach is the modelling and simulation of such systems. This work however, is concerned with the experimental investigation of the performance characteristics of thermosyphon solar water heating system using an electrically simulated collector. Heating rate …
Published in Recent Trends in Fluid Mechanics · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 23–28 Read article
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Design and Performance Analysis of PMDC and BLDC Motor using ANSYS Software
Abstract: This paper connected how to design and simulate of simple PMDC Motor usage ANSYS Maxwell Software. The demand for electrical energy in cars is ascent steady. Permanent Direct Current motor is used for the radiator fan, windshield wipers and washers and to drive blowers for heaters and air conditioners, etc., having brushes which have poor efficiency. It is based on ANSYS Maxwell software which is divided into circuit modeling and …
Published in Trends in Electrical Engineering · Vol. 11, Issue 4, 2021 · pp. 12–23 Read article
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Development and Analysis of Load Bank for Steam Power Plant
Abstract: In the present laboratory experimental set up of steam power plant, the power output is converted to an electrical power source by using a load bank which is used as an electrical load. The purpose of a load bank is to accurately impersonator the operational or “real” load that a power source will see in real application. In the existing scenario, the air heater type load bank has some limitations …
Published in Journal of Electronic Design Technology · Vol. 11, Issue 3, 2020 · pp. 24–27 Read article
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Thermophilic Adaptation of Anaerobic Sludge for Electricity Production
Abstract: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Anaerobic digestion of biogas inside the digester occurs in a particular temperature range. Research shows that the production can be increased by 33% by switching over from mesophilic temperature range (3040 ° C) to thermophilic temperature range (5060 ° C). Even then, biogas plants generally work in mesophilic range because a large amount of energy is required to maintain the high digester …
Published in Journal of Alternate Energy Sources & Technologies · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2011 · pp. 30–39 Read article
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HYBRID TEG SYSTEM FOR INDUSTRIAL AND AIR CONDITIONING APPLICATIONS
Abstract: A new system to generate electric energy using thermoelectric generators (TEG’s) based on Peltier cells has been conceived, designed and built. The system consists of a Peltier cell assembly installed in a replica of an air conditioning circuit to benefit from hot and cold air flow to generate the appropriate temperature gradient. The new system has been characterized using a group of Peltier cells mounted on a dual thermostatic chamber …
Published in Journal of Refrigeration, Air conditioning, Heating and ventilation · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 1–17 Read article
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Evaluating Inflight Ice Protection Methods for Applications on Next Generation Aircraft
Abstract: This paper reviews the current aircraft ice protection methods with a view to gaining insight into their capabilities and limitations for applications on next generation aircraft. The next generation airframe systems are likely to be powered electrically through an intelligent electronic control and management system. There is therefore the need to take advantage of the current advancement in digital control and use of electricity as a means of powering essential …
Published in Journal of Aerospace Engineering & Technology · Vol. 3, Issue 3, 2013 · pp. 1–21 Read article