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Todd Otanicar
Researcher at Boise State University
Publications - 111
Citations - 5774
Todd Otanicar is an academic researcher from Boise State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Solar energy & Photovoltaic system. The author has an hindex of 32, co-authored 102 publications receiving 4760 citations. Previous affiliations of Todd Otanicar include Arizona State University & Loyola Marymount University.
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Space cooling using the concept of nanofluids-based direct absorption solar collectors
Vivek Vishwakarma,Nitin Singhal,Vikrant Khullar,Himanshu Tyagi,Robert A. Taylor,Todd Otanicar,Ankur Jain +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, a parabolic trough solar collector utilizing a mixture of nanoparticles and water with a vapor absorption system has the potential to significantly enhance the efficiency of the system by making use of the superior thermo-physical properties of the nanofluid compared to the base fluid.
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Effect of temperature on abrasion erosion in particle based concentrating solar powerplants
Nipun Goel,Tessa Mei-Lin Fong,John P. Shingledecker,Andrew Russell,Michael W. Keller,Siamack A. Shirazi,Todd Otanicar +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the performance of candidate materials was evaluated through a series of abrasion erosion experiments at room temperature as well as at 800°C. Wear in metallic and refractory type materials was investigated using CarboBead® HSP 40/70 particles inside a resistance heated kiln.
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Applicability of Controllable Nanoparticle Radiative Properties for Spacecraft Heat Rejection
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Experimental investigation of low velocity and high temperature solid particle impact erosion wear
TL;DR: In this paper , solid particle erosion of three potential containment materials, stainless-steel grade 316L, a nickel alloy (Inconel 740H), and a refractory material (Tufcrete 60 M), were examined at a particle impact speed of 1.6 m/s.
Patent
Ambient water condensing apparatus
Todd Otanicar,Jared Starkweather +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, an ambient water condensing apparatus that extracts water vapor from ambient air utilizing a thermoelectric device, a superhydrophobic and/or super-hydrophilic radiating condensing surface and a heat sink is presented.