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Detailed kinetic mechanism of gas-phase reactions of volatiles released from biomass pyrolysis by Debiagi, Paulo Eduardo Amaral, Gentile, Giancarlo, Pelucchi, Matteo, Frassoldati, Alessio, Cuoci, Alberto, Faravelli, Tiziano, Ranzi, Eliseo

“…Comprehensive chemical models to describe the behavior of biomass pyrolysis, gasification and combustion are crucial for the simulation and design of…”
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A Maintenance Policy for Central Tower Receiver Subjected to Creep-Fatigue Damage by Truong-Ba, Huy, Picotti, Giovanni, Cholette, Michael E., Gentile, Giancarlo, Manzolini, Giampaolo

“…This study focuses on the central receiver of solar tower plants, which is subjected to extreme heat fluxes, high temperatures, and thermal gradients leading…”
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Advanced Controllers for Heat Transfer Fluid Mass Flow Rate Control in Solar Tower Receivers by Anderson, Cody B., Gentile, Giancarlo, Longhi, Alessandro, Casella, Francesco, Cholette, Michael E., Manzolini, Giampaolo

“…Efficient control strategies for managing the mass flow rate (MFR) of heat transfer fluids (HTF) during cloud transients in Solar Tower receivers play a…”
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Actual cost of electricity: An economic index to overcome levelized cost of electricity limits by Manzolini, Giampaolo, Binotti, Marco, Gentile, Giancarlo, Picotti, Giovanni, Pilotti, Lorenzo, Cholette, Michael E.

“…The selection of renewable energy technologies is widely based on the economic index levelized cost of electricity (LCOE). However, the LCOE ignores the…”
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Extractives Extend the Applicability of Multistep Kinetic Scheme of Biomass Pyrolysis by Debiagi, Paulo Eduardo Amaral, Pecchi, Chiara, Gentile, Giancarlo, Frassoldati, Alessio, Cuoci, Alberto, Faravelli, Tiziano, Ranzi, Eliseo

“…The main goal of this paper is to extend an existing biomass characterization method, which, on the basis of the elemental carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen…”
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Limitations of using LCOE as economic indicator for solar power plants by Manzolini, Giampaolo, Gentile, Giancarlo, Pilotti, Lorenzo, Martelli, Emanuele, Picotti, Giovanni, Binotti, Marco, Cholette, Michael E.

“…With the increasing penetration of renewable energy, the importance of power plant dispatchability has become more relevant; an aspect that is not accounted in…”
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A computational framework for the pyrolysis of anisotropic biomass particles by Gentile, Giancarlo, Debiagi, Paulo Eduardo Amaral, Cuoci, Alberto, Frassoldati, Alessio, Ranzi, Eliseo, Faravelli, Tiziano

“…•A CFD approach is proposed for modeling pyrolysis of anisotropic biomass particles.•A new methodology accounts for the shrinking of 3D particles.•Mobile mesh…”
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A comprehensive methodology for the design of solar tower external receivers by Gentile, Giancarlo, Picotti, Giovanni, Binotti, Marco, Cholette, Michael E., Manzolini, Giampaolo

“…The design optimization of external cylindrical receivers for solar tower plants is a complex task that involves several interrelated factors such as optical…”
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Dynamic thermal analysis and creep-fatigue lifetime assessment of solar tower external receivers by Gentile, Giancarlo, Picotti, Giovanni, Binotti, Marco, Cholette, Michael E., Manzolini, Giampaolo

“…•The operation of solar tower external receiver is dynamically simulated in Modelica.•The creep-fatigue lifetime of each receiver panel is estimated for three…”
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A falling particle receiver thermal model for system-level analysis of solar tower plants by Pasqualotto, Omar, Sobic, Filip, Gentile, Giancarlo, Binotti, Marco, Giostri, Andrea, Manzolini, Giampaolo

“…•A falling particle receiver thermal model is implemented in MATLAB.•The model is validated against CFD and is suitable for system-level analysis.•The model is…”
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A multiregion operator-splitting CFD approach for coupling microkinetic modeling with internal porous transport in heterogeneous catalytic reactors by Maffei, Tiziano, Gentile, Giancarlo, Rebughini, Stefano, Bracconi, Mauro, Manelli, Filippo, Lipp, Stefan, Cuoci, Alberto, Maestri, Matteo

“…•A multiregion approach is proposed for CFD simulations with intraphase transport.•A partitioned algorithm is employed to manage the interface boundary…”
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Thermal desalination from rejected heat of power cycles working with CO2-based working fluids in CSP application: A focus on the MED technology by Doninelli, Michele, Morosini, Ettore, Gentile, Giancarlo, Putelli, Lorenza, Di Marcoberardino, Gioele, Binotti, Marco, Manzolini, Giampaolo

“…This work analyses the integration of concentrated solar power plants based on innovative sCO2 cycles and transcritical CO2-based mixtures cycles with thermal…”
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Techno-economic assessment of the FReSMe technology for CO2 emissions mitigation and methanol production from steel plants by Gentile, Giancarlo, Bonalumi, Davide, Pieterse, Johannis A.Z., Sebastiani, Francesco, Lucking, Leonie, Manzolini, Giampaolo

“…•The FReSMe process for CO2 capture and methanol production in steel plants is analysed.•Costs and energy performances are compared to conventional…”
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Yield, Composition and Active Surface Area of Char from Biomass Pyrolysis by P.E.A. Debiagi, G. Gentile, A. Cuoci, A. Frassoldati, E. Ranzi, T. Faravelli

“…Biomass materials represent promising carriers for both heat, energy and chemicals production. Nevertheless, several aspects must be intensively investigated…”
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CFD Analysis of the Channel Shape Effect in Monolith Catalysts for the CH4 Partial Oxidation on Rh by Maffei, Tiziano, Rebughini, Stefano, Gentile, Giancarlo, Lipp, Stefan, Cuoci, Alberto, Maestri, Matteo

“…Catalysts monoliths with circular and square ducts are theoretically analyzed in detail as reactor configurations for the adiabatic CH4 partial oxidation on Rh…”
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A Comprehensive CFD Model for the Biomass Pyrolysis by G. Gentile, A. Cuoci, A. Frassoldati, T. Faravelli, E. Ranzi

“…The present work addresses the study of the pyrolysis of biomass particle, with the aim to improve the comprehensive mathematical model of the thermochemical…”
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CFD Analysis of the Channel Shape Effect in Monolith Catalysts for the CH sub(4) Partial Oxidation on Rh by Maffei, Tiziano, Rebughini, Stefano, Gentile, Giancarlo, Lipp, Stefan, Cuoci, Alberto, Maestri, Matteo

“…Catalysts monoliths with circular and square ducts are theoretically analyzed in detail as reactor configurations for the adiabatic CH sub(4) partial oxidation…”
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CFD Analysis of the Channel Shape Effect in Monolith Catalysts for the CH 4 Partial Oxidation on Rh by Maffei, Tiziano, Rebughini, Stefano, Gentile, Giancarlo, Lipp, Stefan, Cuoci, Alberto, Maestri, Matteo

“…Catalysts monoliths with circular and square ducts are theoretically analyzed in detail as reactor configurations for the adiabatic CH 4 partial oxidation on…”
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A CFD Model for Biomass Flame-Combustion Analysis by G. Gentile, P.E.A. Debiagi, A. Cuoci, A. Frassoldati, T. Faravelli, E. Ranzi

“…The present work addresses the study of the combustion of individual biomass particle surrounded by a gas stream of N2/O2 under the operating conditions…”
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