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Jacopo Buongiorno
Other affiliations: Electric Power Research Institute, Tokyo Electric Power Company
Bio: Jacopo Buongiorno is an academic researcher from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Boiling & Nanofluid. The author has an hindex of 40, co-authored 170 publications receiving 12125 citations. Previous affiliations of Jacopo Buongiorno include Electric Power Research Institute & Tokyo Electric Power Company.
Topics: Boiling, Nanofluid, Critical heat flux, Nucleate boiling, Heat transfer
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TL;DR: In this paper, the boiling crisis of water under exponentially escalating heat inputs was investigated using a specially-designed experimental apparatus featuring high-speed infrared thermography to measure the time-dependent temperature and heat flux distributions on the boiling surface, and highspeed video diagnostics to image the bubble growth process.
20 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the most viable nuclear technology options for future underwater designs that would meet high safety standards as well as good economic potential, for construction in the 2030-2040 timeframe.
18 citations
TL;DR: The supercritical water-cooled nuclear reactor (SCWR) concept offers potential for superior economics due to its high thermal efficiency and plant simplification as discussed by the authors, however, design of a thermal-spect...
Abstract: The supercritical water-cooled nuclear reactor (SCWR) concept offers potential for superior economics due to its high thermal efficiency and plant simplification. However, design of a thermal-spect...
18 citations
TL;DR: An analytical model predicting the gravity-driven drainage of the lubricating film between the bubble and the pipe wall is presented in this article, where the model is validated experimentally with Taylor bubbles in inclined pipes.
18 citations
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01 Jan 2015
TL;DR: The work of the IPCC Working Group III 5th Assessment report as mentioned in this paper is a comprehensive, objective and policy neutral assessment of the current scientific knowledge on mitigating climate change, which has been extensively reviewed by experts and governments to ensure quality and comprehensiveness.
Abstract: The talk with present the key results of the IPCC Working Group III 5th assessment report. Concluding four years of intense scientific collaboration by hundreds of authors from around the world, the report responds to the request of the world's governments for a comprehensive, objective and policy neutral assessment of the current scientific knowledge on mitigating climate change. The report has been extensively reviewed by experts and governments to ensure quality and comprehensiveness.
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01 Jan 1982
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss leading problems linked to energy that the world is now confronting and propose some ideas concerning possible solutions, and conclude that it is necessary to pursue actively the development of coal, natural gas, and nuclear power.
Abstract: This chapter discusses leading problems linked to energy that the world is now confronting and to propose some ideas concerning possible solutions. Oil deserves special attention among all energy sources. Since the beginning of 1981, it has merely been continuing and enhancing the downward movement in consumption and prices caused by excessive rises, especially for light crudes such as those from Africa, and the slowing down of worldwide economic growth. Densely-populated oil-producing countries need to produce to live, to pay for their food and their equipment. If the economic growth of the industrialized countries were to be 4%, even if investment in the rational use of energy were pushed to the limit and the development of nonpetroleum energy sources were also pursued actively, it would be extremely difficult to prevent a sharp rise in prices. It is evident that it is absolutely necessary to pursue actively the development of coal, natural gas, and nuclear power if a physical shortage of energy is not to block economic growth.
2,283 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a similarity solution is presented which depends on the Prandtl number Pr, Lewis number Le, Brownian motion number Nb and thermophoresis number Nt.
1,565 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors summarized the recent progress on the study of nanofluids, such as the preparation methods, the evaluation methods for the stability of nanometrics, and the ways to enhance the stability for nanofl fluids, and presented the broad range of current and future applications in various fields including energy and mechanical and biomedical fields.
Abstract: Nanofluids, the fluid suspensions of nanomaterials, have shown many interesting properties, and the distinctive features offer unprecedented potential for many applications. This paper summarizes the recent progress on the study of nanofluids, such as the preparation methods, the evaluation methods for the stability of nanofluids, and the ways to enhance the stability for nanofluids, the stability mechanisms of nanofluids, and presents the broad range of current and future applications in various fields including energy and mechanical and biomedical fields. At last, the paper identifies the opportunities for future research.
1,320 citations