The Cyprus Institute

About: The Cyprus Institute is a other organization based out in Nicosia, Cyprus. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Aerosol & Environmental science. The organization has 418 authors who have published 1252 publications receiving 32586 citations.

The vast project: valorisation of history and landscape for promoting the memory of wwi

Abstract: . The VAST (valorisation of history and landscape) project (http://vast.fbk.eu/) was part of the initiatives promoted by the Autonomous Province of Trento (Italy) for the commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the First World War (WWI) outbreak. The project was primarily aimed to document and promote, through 3D digitization approaches and communication material, the memory of sites, theatre of the world conflict. The Italian Trento’s province had been under the Austro–Hungarian Empire until the end of the WWI, during which represented a crucial and bloody war front between the Austrian and Italian territories. The region was constellated of military fortresses, trenches and tunnels, most of them now ruined and at risk to slowly disappear. 3D surveying and modelling techniques have been exploited to produce 3D digital models of structures and objects, along with virtual tours, communication material and a WebGIS of the area. All the products are available on the web for valorisation, educational and communication purposes.

Evaluation of a solar powered distillation unit as a mitigation to water scarcity and climate change in Cyprus

Abstract: Cyprus, an island facing water scarcity periods throughout its history, has to cope with even more intense periods due to climate change as it is predicted by several climate models. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the performance of a single-effect distillation unit and the potential of its integration with a concentrated solar power system as a mitigation technique to the water scarcity. Specifically, a single-effect distillation unit for seawater desalination was developed and its performance in terms of performance ratio (PR) (ratio of distillate product and steam fed to the unit) was experimentally investigated. The main parameters examined were the thermal input power, and the temperature and flow rate of the inlet seawater. For several seawater flow rates, three different initial heat loads were used (Tst,1, Tst,2, Tst,3). Experiments were repeated for two seawater inlet temperatures, Tsw1, Tsw2. A one-dimensional model based on conservation of mass and energy was developed to p...