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Techno-economic survey of Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) systems by Quoilin, Sylvain, Broek, Martijn Van Den, Declaye, Sébastien, Dewallef, Pierre, Lemort, Vincent

“…New heat conversion technologies need to be developed and improved to take advantage of the necessary increase in the supply of renewable energy. The Organic…”
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Synchronization in networks of identical linear systems by Scardovi, Luca, Sepulchre, Rodolphe

“…The paper investigates the synchronization of a network of identical linear state-space models under a possibly time-varying and directed interconnection…”
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Experimental study on an open-drive scroll expander integrated into an ORC (Organic Rankine Cycle) system with R245fa as working fluid by Declaye, Sébastien, Quoilin, Sylvain, Guillaume, Ludovic, Lemort, Vincent

“…The present paper focuses on the experimental characterization of an open-drive scroll expander integrated into an Organic Rankine cycle using R245fa as…”
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Climatological mean and decadal change in surface ocean pCO2, and net sea–air CO2 flux over the global oceans by Takahashi, Taro, Sutherland, Stewart C., Wanninkhof, Rik, Sweeney, Colm, Feely, Richard A., Chipman, David W., Hales, Burke, Friederich, Gernot, Chavez, Francisco, Sabine, Christopher, Watson, Andrew, Bakker, Dorothee C.E., Schuster, Ute, Metzl, Nicolas, Yoshikawa-Inoue, Hisayuki, Ishii, Masao, Midorikawa, Takashi, Nojiri, Yukihiro, Körtzinger, Arne, Steinhoff, Tobias, Hoppema, Mario, Olafsson, Jon, Arnarson, Thorarinn S., Tilbrook, Bronte, Johannessen, Truls, Olsen, Are, Bellerby, Richard, Wong, C.S., Delille, Bruno, Bates, N.R., de Baar, Hein J.W.

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Experimental comparison of organic fluids for low temperature ORC (organic Rankine cycle) systems for waste heat recovery applications by Desideri, Adriano, Gusev, Sergei, van den Broek, Martijn, Lemort, Vincent, Quoilin, Sylvain

“…This contribution experimentally evaluates and compares the performance of an ORC (organic Rankine cycle) system for stationary bottoming WHR (waste heat…”
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Fluvial archives, a valuable record of vertical crustal deformation by Demoulin, A., Mather, A., Whittaker, A.

“…The study of drainage network response to uplift is important not only for understanding river system dynamics and associated channel properties and fluvial…”
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Modelling of organic Rankine cycle power systems in off-design conditions: An experimentally-validated comparative study by Dickes, Rémi, Dumont, Olivier, Daccord, Rémi, Quoilin, Sylvain, Lemort, Vincent

“…Because of environmental issues and the depletion of fossil fuels, the world energy sector is undergoing many changes toward increased sustainability. Among…”
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Thermo-economic optimization of waste heat recovery Organic Rankine Cycles by Quoilin, Sylvain, Declaye, Sébastien, Tchanche, Bertrand F., Lemort, Vincent

“…The present paper focuses both on the thermodynamic and on the economic optimization of a small scale ORC in waste heat recovery application. A sizing model of…”
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Integrating production scheduling and vehicle routing decisions at the operational decision level: A review and discussion by Moons, Stef, Ramaekers, Katrien, Caris, An, Arda, Yasemin

“…•A review of integrated production scheduling–vehicle routing problems is provided.•A production-distribution classification matrix is presented.•Simple…”
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Autonomous rigid body attitude synchronization by Sarlette, Alain, Sepulchre, Rodolphe, Leonard, Naomi Ehrich

“…Control laws to synchronize attitudes in a swarm of fully actuated rigid bodies, in the absence of a common reference attitude or hierarchy in the swarm, are…”
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Biogenic volatile organic compound emissions from senescent maize leaves and a comparison with other leaf developmental stages by Mozaffar, A., Schoon, N., Bachy, A., Digrado, A., Heinesch, B., Aubinet, M., Fauconnier, M.-L., Delaplace, P., du Jardin, P., Amelynck, C.

“…Plants are the major source of Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds (BVOCs) which have a large influence on atmospheric chemistry and the climate system…”
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Review on fundamental aspect of application of drying process to wastewater sludge by Bennamoun, Lyes, Arlabosse, Patricia, Léonard, Angélique

“…The objective of this work is to give the fundamental information that should be known about wastewater sludge drying. Three methods are mainly applied:…”
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The silicon isotopic composition of fine-grained river sediments and its relation to climate and lithology by Bayon, G., Delvigne, C., Ponzevera, E., Borges, A.V., Darchambeau, F., De Deckker, P., Lambert, T., Monin, L., Toucanne, S., André, L.

“…The δ30Si stable isotopic composition of silicon in soils and fine-grained sediments can provide insights into weathering processes on continents, with…”
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Coupling agent-based, cellular automata and logistic regression into a hybrid urban expansion model (HUEM) by Mustafa, Ahmed, Cools, Mario, Saadi, Ismaïl, Teller, Jacques

“…•A hybrid urban expansion model (HUEM) is proposed.•HUEM couples agent-based, cellular automata and logistic regression modeling approaches.•HUEM is a…”
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Which psychological factors influence Internet addiction? Evidence through an integrative model by Burnay, Jonathan, Billieux, Joël, Blairy, Sylvie, Larøi, Frank

“…•Using an online survey, we collect a series of data in order to create an integrative model of Internet addiction.•The path analysis confirms Internet…”
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Role of sea ice in global biogeochemical cycles: emerging views and challenges by Vancoppenolle, Martin, Meiners, Klaus M., Michel, Christine, Bopp, Laurent, Brabant, Frédéric, Carnat, Gauthier, Delille, Bruno, Lannuzel, Delphine, Madec, Gurvan, Moreau, Sébastien, Tison, Jean-Louis, van der Merwe, Pier

“…Observations from the last decade suggest an important role of sea ice in the global biogeochemical cycles, promoted by (i) active biological and chemical…”
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Enhanced silicate weathering of tropical shelf sediments exposed during glacial lowstands: A sink for atmospheric CO2 by Wan, Shiming, Clift, Peter D., Zhao, Debo, Hovius, Niels, Munhoven, Guy, France-Lanord, Christian, Wang, Yinxi, Xiong, Zhifang, Huang, Jie, Yu, Zhaojie, Zhang, Jin, Ma, Wentao, Zhang, Guoliang, Li, Anchun, Li, Tiegang

“…Atmospheric CO2 and global climate are closely coupled. Since 800ka CO2 concentrations have been up to 50% higher during interglacial compared to glacial…”
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Iron and silicon isotope behaviour accompanying weathering in Icelandic soils, and the implications for iron export from peatlands by Opfergelt, S., Williams, H.M., Cornelis, J.T., Guicharnaud, R.A., Georg, R.B., Siebert, C., Gislason, S.R., Halliday, A.N., Burton, K.W.

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Testing and modeling a scroll expander integrated into an Organic Rankine Cycle by Lemort, Vincent, Quoilin, Sylvain, Cuevas, Cristian, Lebrun, Jean

“…Organic Rankine Cycles (ORC’s) are particularly suitable for recovering energy from low-grade heat sources. This paper first presents the results of an…”
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Why the numbers don’t add up: A review of estimates and predictions of people displaced by environmental changes by Gemenne, François

“…► Estimates and predictions have been highly instrumental in the media. ► Such numbers are not based on robust methodologies. ► Some ways forward exist…”
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