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Tarik Kousksou

Bio: Tarik Kousksou is an academic researcher from University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour. The author has contributed to research in topics: Heat transfer & Phase-change material. The author has an hindex of 33, co-authored 156 publications receiving 4517 citations.


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TL;DR: In this paper, an updated review of the state of technology and installations of several energy storage technologies were presented, and their various characteristics were analyzed, including their storage properties, current state in the industry and feasibility for future installation.

761 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an overview of measures and policies adopted by different countries, allowing the monitoring, management and reduction of the energy consumption in buildings, based on the feedback of the early adopters.

482 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, a review of the available technologies to provide cooling from solar energy for both thermal and photovoltaic ways is presented, followed by a pros and cons analysis of the different solar thermal cooling processes.
Abstract: This paper presents a review of the available technologies to provide cooling from solar energy for both thermal and photovoltaic ways. Several multi-criteria performance indicators figuring in the literature are presented followed by a pros and cons analysis of the different solar thermal cooling processes. A market study is also carried out to evidence the potential of these solar cooling technologies. Finally, an overview of various solar cooling installations in Europe, Egypt and China is presented.

192 citations

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01 Mar 2011-Energy
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of existing thermoelectric generators for open fire stoves is presented, where an experimental device has been carried out in a laboratory where a gas heater simulates the stove and the generator set-up is described including the switching electric regulator that stabilizes the fluctuating voltage from the modules and stores the energy in a battery.

184 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of operating and design parameters on the exergy stored/retrieved and thus, on the optimization of latent heat thermal storage (LHTS) units is addressed as a main aspect.
Abstract: Phase change material (PCM) based latent heat thermal storage (LHTS) systems provide an attractive solution to bridge the gap between energy source and demand, if source is intermittent and time dependent. The optimization of LHTS systems is not necessarily on the basis of performance study through energy analysis, but on the basis of exergy based performance study. The exergy based performance evaluation and subsequent optimization of LHTS units have been a growing interest among the researchers in recent years. This can be seen through the various works reported in the literature. This paper reviews the various procedures adopted for the exergy based performance evaluation of LHTS units. The influence of operating and design parameters on the exergy stored/retrieved and thus, on the optimization is addressed as a main aspect. The need of exergy analysis for the comparative evaluation of LHTS systems with performance enhancement techniques is emphasized. Thermoeconomics methods applicable to LHTS systems are also presented in this paper.

183 citations


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01 Jan 2016
TL;DR: The numerical heat transfer and fluid flow is universally compatible with any devices to read and is available in the authors' digital library an online access to it is set as public so you can get it instantly.
Abstract: Thank you for reading numerical heat transfer and fluid flow. Maybe you have knowledge that, people have search numerous times for their favorite books like this numerical heat transfer and fluid flow, but end up in infectious downloads. Rather than reading a good book with a cup of coffee in the afternoon, instead they cope with some malicious virus inside their computer. numerical heat transfer and fluid flow is available in our digital library an online access to it is set as public so you can get it instantly. Our books collection spans in multiple countries, allowing you to get the most less latency time to download any of our books like this one. Merely said, the numerical heat transfer and fluid flow is universally compatible with any devices to read.

1,531 citations

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22 Jan 2016-Science
TL;DR: Lewis reviews the status of solar thermal and solar fuels approaches for harnessing solar energy, as well as technology gaps for achieving cost-effective scalable deployment combined with storage technologies to provide reliable, dispatchable energy.
Abstract: Major developments, as well as remaining challenges and the associated research opportunities, are evaluated for three technologically distinct approaches to solar energy utilization: solar electricity, solar thermal, and solar fuels technologies. Much progress has been made, but research opportunities are still present for all approaches. Both evolutionary and revolutionary technology development, involving foundational research, applied research, learning by doing, demonstration projects, and deployment at scale will be needed to continue this technology-innovation ecosystem. Most of the approaches still offer the potential to provide much higher efficiencies, much lower costs, improved scalability, and new functionality, relative to the embodiments of solar energy-conversion systems that have been developed to date.

1,416 citations

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TL;DR: An overview of the current status of nanoemulsion formulation, fabrication, properties, applications, biological fate, and potential toxicity with emphasis on systems suitable for utilization within the food and beverage industry is provided.
Abstract: Nanoemulsions fabricated from food-grade ingredients are being increasingly utilized in the food industry to encapsulate, protect, and deliver lipophilic functional components, such as biologically-active lipids (e.g., ω-3 fatty acids, conjugated linoleic acid) and oil-soluble flavors, vitamins, preservatives, and nutraceuticals. The small size of the particles in nanoemulsions (r<100 nm) means that they have a number of potential advantages over conventional emulsions-higher stability to droplet aggregation and gravitational separation, high optical clarity, ability to modulate product texture, and, increased bioavailability of lipophilic components. On the other hand, there may also be some risks associated with the oral ingestion of nanoemulsions, such as their ability to change the biological fate of bioactive components within the gastrointestinal tract and the potential toxicity of some of the components used in their fabrication. This review article provides an overview of the current status of nanoemulsion formulation, fabrication, properties, applications, biological fate, and potential toxicity with emphasis on systems suitable for utilization within the food and beverage industry.

1,226 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a detailed analysis of real life application and performance of different energy storage technologies, and highlight some of the challenges hindering the commercial deployment of energy storage technology.

1,106 citations