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Inderscience Publishers Articles
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China must be encouraged to develop hydrogen energy and fuel cell technology using domestic resources
This paper describes the current situation in China and the reasons for the rapidly increasing consumption of oil and the consequent search for new sources. Some suggestions are made for the rapid development and commercialisation of hydrogen energy ...
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R&D effort on nuclear hydrogen production technology in China
An active programme of developing high-temperature gas-cooled reactors is being executed in China. A 10 MWth test reactor with spherical fuel elements was constructed in 2000 and is now under operation. Research and development of direct cycle ...
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Hydrogen civilisation concept: historical and all-planetary aspects
This paper discusses the novel Hydrogen Civilisation (HyCi) concept of the International Association for Hydrogen Energy. The HyCi concept states that at this demanding period in history, humanity still has the ability to save the biosphere and make ...
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The sulphur–iodine and other thermochemical process studies at CEA
The thermochemical sulphur–iodine process is studied by CEA with the objective of massive hydrogen production using the heat coming from a high temperature reactor. A two-fold programme was set up in 2000. The main part is devoted to the study of ...
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Is nuclear power more competitive producing electricity or hydrogen?
Steam methane reforming is the world's dominant hydrogen production technology, using natural gas as both feedstock and fuel, but producing more than 9 kg of CO2 for each kilogram of H2. Natural gas prices between $6 and $8/GJ yield an average ...
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The preparation characteristics of hydrogen permselective membranes for higher performance in nuclear hydrogen production
The thermochemical water-splitting method has been proposed as a clean method for hydrogen production. The IS (iodine–sulphur) process is one of the thermochemical water-splitting processes. The silica membrane to apply in membrane reactor for the ...
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An economic feasibility model for ash use in flowable fill with integration of logistics and contaminant leaching factors
Encasement of utility cables and pipes in flowable fill monoliths formed in trenches requires the use of materials that satisfy both strength and contaminant leachability limits. Coal combustion ash is often readily available for use in flowable ...
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Domestic energy sustainability of different urban residential patterns: a New Zealand approach
A quantitative study was undertaken to calculate the potential sustainability of five residential blocks in Auckland, New Zealand (NZ) of differing physical densities. The main study considered five attributes of sustainability: domestic energy, ...
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Trends, features and recent research efforts in the field of hybrid electric vehicles
Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs) have attracted tremendous attention as a commercially viable alternative to either traditional vehicles or electric vehicles. Successful HEV design requires optimal sizing of its key mechanical and electrical ...
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Set values for a power-split hybrid electric vehicle through numerical optimisation
This paper deals with the determination of set values for the real-time control of a power-split Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV). Different programming problems are formulated for the operating modes 'hybrid propulsion', 'electrical propulsion' and ...
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Modelling performance of ultracapacitor arrays in hybrid electric vehicles
This paper describes the development of a computer model to model performance of ultracapacitor arrays in hybrid electric vehicles. A Power-Based Model (PBM) was created and the results were compared with data from the University of Idaho's ...
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Optimisation design of an energy management strategy for hybrid vehicles
This paper presents an innovative method to analyse and design an optimal energy management strategy for a power-split power train hybrid vehicle. A hybrid dynamical system theory is introduced to formulate the problem of hybrid vehicle control ...
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Application of genetic algorithm for simultaneous optimisation of HEV component sizing and control strategy
This paper describes a methodological approach for the simultaneous optimisation of Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) component sizing and control strategy using Genetic Algorithm (GA). In this approach, using a parallel HEV configuration and an ...
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Optimisation-based energy management of series hybrid vehicles considering transient behaviour
This paper presents a real-time implementable optimisation-based energy management strategy for a series Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV). On the basis of the introduction of a transient fuel consumption model of the diesel Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) ...
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Improved driveability of a hybrid electric vehicle using powertrain control
Hybridisation of vehicles is not only equivalent to improved energy efficiency and reduced emissions. In this paper, the additional degree-of-freedom introduced by electrifying the propulsion system of a vehicle is used for improving driveability. ...
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Fuel reduction potential of energy management for vehicular electric power systems
In the near future a significant increase in electric power consumption in vehicles is to be expected. To limit the associated increase in fuel consumption and exhaust emissions, smart strategies for the generation, storage/retrieval, distribution ...
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Concerning improvement and reform towards a more effective and realisable nuclear liability legal system in Japan
Japan is the only country in the world that has ever experienced being attacked by atomic bombs. Japanese people have a special feeling towards nuclear power. Japan has opted for an unlimited liability system, which is regarded as a hospitable one ...
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Nuclear trade: an approach to the Argentine situation
Under the Argentine nuclear trade regime, from the early stages of nuclear development an actual and strict monopoly governed the transfer of nuclear materials. That meant that the Federal State took the control as user, producer, purchaser or ...
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Licensing the next generation of reactors in the USA: recent experience, key issues and challenges
Over the past 20 years, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has spent much effort on revising its procedures for reviewing nuclear power plant designs. Earlier procedures, instituted by the NRC's predecessor, the Atomic Energy Commission, ...
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Harmonisation of safety rules: can existing nuclear power plants be forced to comply with new requirements?
This paper, based on a survey in nine countries, deals with the way in which different countries impose new requirements on existing nuclear power plants. This is a question that will often arise when national regulations are revised in a process of ...