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Conference Papers
2015, 'Multi-Effect absorption chillers powered by the sun: reality or reverie', in Yesilata B (ed.), Energy Procedia, Elsevier, Istanbul, Turkey, pp. 844 - 856, presented at SHC 2015, International Conference on Solar Heating and Cooling for Buildings and Industry, Istanbul, Turkey, 02 December 2015 - 04 December 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2016.06.251
,2015, 'Solar-Powered Absorption Chillers for Air-Conditioning Applications: Simulation and Techno-Economic Evaluation', in Qu M (ed.), Proceedings of the ASME 2015 9th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ASME, San Diego, USA, presented at ASME 2015 9th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, San Diego, USA, 28 June 2015 - 02 July 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/ES2015-49637
,2012, 'Computational and Experimental Investigation of Internal Natural Convection in a Rooftop Mounted Linear Fresnel Collector', in Proceedings of the 23rd International Symposium on Transport Phenomena, Centre for Continuing Education The University of Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 1 - 8, presented at International Symposium on Transport Phenomena, Auckland, NZ, 19 November 2012 - 22 November 2012, http://www.cce.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/
,2010, 'Exposure of Pipe Insulation to High Temperatures from Domestic Pumped Storage (Split) Solar Water Heating Systems in Australia and New Zealand', in Solar 2010, Australian Solar Energy Society, Canberra, pp. 1 - 12, presented at Solar 2010: 48th ANZSES Annual Conference, Canberra, 01 December 2010 - 03 December 2010
,2008, 'Characteristics of mantle heat exchangers with two-pass flow arrangement', in 3rd International Solar Energy Society Conference 2008 (ISES 2008), 46th Australian New Zealand Solar Energy Society Conference, Sydney, presented at The asia pacific regional international solar energy society conference 2008, Sydney, 25 November 2008 - 28 November 2008
,2008, 'A solar powered microreactor for hydrogen production by methanol reforming', in ASME 2008 2nd International Conference on Energy Sustainability (ES2008), Jacksonville, FLorida, USA, presented at Energy Sustainability, Jacksonville, FLorida, USA, 10 August 2008 - 14 August 2008
,2008, 'An investigation of a turbulent backward facing step flow with the addition of a charged particle phase', in International Symposium on Advances in Computational Heat Transfer
,2007, 'A micro solar heater for portable energy generation', in Microelectronics, MEMS, and Nanotechnology 2007, Canberra, presented at SPIE 2007: Microelectronics, MEMS and Nanotecchnology, Canberra, 05 December 2007
,2007, 'Performance model for water-in-glass evacuated tube solar water heaters', in Goswami DY; Yuwen Z (ed.), Solar Energy and Human Settlement, Beijing, pp. 1 - 5, presented at ISES World Solar Congress" Solar Energy and Human Settlement, Beijing, 18 September 2007 - 21 September 2007
,2007, 'Performance of falling film heat exchangers for solar water heaters', in Goswami DY; Yuwen Z (ed.), Solar Energy and Human Settlement, Beijing, pp. 1 - 5, presented at ISES World Solar Congress" Solar Energy and Human Settlement, Beijing, 18 September 2007 - 21 September 2007
,2007, 'Condenser-tank interaction in a heat pump water heater with a wrap-around condenser', in IRHACE (ed.), IRHACE conference, Napier, New Zealand, pp. 1 - 8, presented at IRHACE conference, Napier, New Zealand, 24 May 2007 - 27 May 2007
,2006, 'Design of 6.5 MW solar thermal electricity plant with zero fossil fuel backup', in Solar 2006: 44th ANZSES Annual Conference: Clean Energy? Can Do!, Canberra, pp. 1 - 6, presented at Solar 2006: 44th ANZSES Annual Conference: Clean Energy? Can Do!, Canberra, 13 September 2006 - 15 September 2006
,2006, 'Falling film heat exchangers for solar water heaters', in Solar 2006: 44th ANZSES Annual Conference: Clean Energy? Can Do!, Canberra, presented at Solar 2006: 44th ANZSES Annual Conference: Clean Energy? Can Do!, Canberra, 13 September 2006 - 15 September 2006
,2006, 'Pressure drops for direct steam generation in line-focus solar thermal systems', in Solar 2006: 44th ANZSES Annual Conference: Clean Energy? Can Do!, Canberra, pp. 1 - 6, presented at Solar 2006: 44th ANZSES Annual Conference: Clean Energy? Can Do!, Canberra, 13 September 2006 - 15 September 2006
,2006, 'Design of mantle heat exchangers for solar water heaters', in 13th International Heat Transfer Conference, Sydney, presented at 13th International Heat Transfer Conference, Sydney, 13 August 2006 - 18 August 2006
,2006, 'Enthalpy heat exchanger in energy recovery system: experimental and numerical studies and energy analysis for Dubai', in Thermal Engineering Theory and Applications, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates, presented at Thermal Engineering Theory and Applications, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates, 03 January 2006 - 06 January 2006
,2005, 'Performance of a solar water heater with a vertical mantle heat exchanger', in Prows R; Lloyd B (ed.), ANZSES 2005: Renewable Energy for a Sustainable Future - A challenge for a post carbon world, Otago University, Dunedid, New Zealand, pp. 1 - 10, presented at ANZSES 2005: Renewable Energy for a Sustainable Future - A challenge for a post carbon world, Otago University, Dunedid, New Zealand, 28 November 2005 - 30 November 2005
,2005, 'Performance of water-in-glass evacuated tube solar water heaters', in Prows R; Lloyd B (ed.), ANZSES 2005: Renewable Energy for a Sustainable Future - A challenge for a post carbon world, Otago University, Dunedid, New Zealand, pp. 1 - 10, presented at ANZSES 2005: Renewable Energy for a Sustainable Future - A challenge for a post carbon world, Otago University, Dunedid, New Zealand, 28 November 2005 - 30 November 2005
,2005, 'A study of natural circulation flow rate through single-ended evacuated tube solar collectors', in Solar Energy - Bringing Water to the World, Orlando, Florida, USA, presented at Solar Energy - Bringing Water to the World, Orlando, Florida, USA, 08 August 2005 - 12 August 2005
,2005, 'Cheaper than coal?', in Goswami DY; Vijayaraghavan S; Campbell-Howe R (eds.), Solar Energy - Bringing Water to the World, Orlando, Florida, USA, pp. 1 - 8, presented at Solar Energy - Bringing Water to the World, Orlando, Florida, USA, 08 August 2005 - 12 August 2005
,2005, 'Experimental and numerical evaluation of solar water heaters with vertical mantle heat exchangers', in Solar Energy - Bringing Water to the World, Orlando, Florida, USA, presented at Solar Energy - Bringing Water to the World, Orlando, Florida, USA, 08 August 2005 - 12 August 2005
,2005, 'Solar water heater performance rating - ISO standards', in Solar Water Heater Workshop, Wellington, New Zealand, pp. 1 - 10, presented at Solar Water Heater Workshop, Wellington, New Zealand
,2004, 'Enthalphy heat exchanger in energy recovery system: performance and energy saving', in Kok-Seng O; Kok-Soo T; Yong-Wee O (eds.), Heat Pipes and Heat Recovery Systems, Kuala Lumpur, Malayasia, pp. 108 - 113, presented at Heat Pipes and Heat Recovery Systems, Kuala Lumpur, Malayasia, 08 December 2004 - 09 December 2004
,2004, 'First results from compact linear Fresnel reflector installation.', in Solar 2004: Life, The Universe and Renewables, Murdoch University, Western Australia, presented at Solar 2004: Life, The Universe and Renewables, Murdoch University, Western Australia, 30 November 2004 - 03 December 2004
,2004, 'Performance of single-ended evacuated tube solar water heaters.', in Solar 2004: Life, The Universe and Renewables, Murdoch University, Western Australia, presented at Solar 2004: Life, The Universe and Renewables, Murdoch University, Western Australia, 30 November 2004 - 03 December 2004
,2004, 'Steam-circuit model for the compact linear Fresnel reflector prototype.', in Solar 2004: Life, The Universe and Renewables, Murdoch University, Western Australia, presented at Solar 2004: Life, The Universe and Renewables, Murdoch University, Western Australia, 30 November 2004 - 03 December 2004
,2004, 'Vertical mantle heat exchangers for solar water heaters.', in Solar 2004: Life, The Universe and Renewables, Murdoch University, Western Australia, presented at Solar 2004: Life, The Universe and Renewables, Murdoch University, Western Australia, 30 November 2004 - 03 December 2004
,2004, 'An evaluation of paper sheet enthalpy heat exchanger performance.', in International Forum on Heat Transfer, Kyoto, Japan, pp. 55 - 56, presented at International Forum on Heat Transfer, Kyoto, Japan, 24 November 2004 - 26 November 2004
,2004, 'Development of correlation of natural circulation flow rate through single-ended evacuated tube solar collector.', in International Forum on Heat Transfer, Kyoto, Japan, pp. 153 - 154, presented at International Forum on Heat Transfer, Kyoto, Japan, 24 November 2004 - 26 November 2004
,2004, 'Design of a 240 MWe solar thermal power plant.', in Gesellschaft fur Sonnenenergie EV Deutsche ; GmbH PSE (ed.), EuroSun2004, Freiburg, Germany, pp. 923 - 933, presented at EuroSun2004, Freiburg, Germany, 20 June 2004 - 23 June 2004
,2004, 'Evacuated tube collector using novel non-imaging optics.', in Gesellschaft fur Sonnenenergie EV Deutsche ; GmbH PSE (ed.), EuroSun2004, Freiburg, Germany, pp. 494 - 499, presented at EuroSun2004, Freiburg, Germany, 20 June 2004 - 23 June 2004
,2004, 'An experimental and numerical study on heat spreading enhancement in high power amplifier heat sinks', in Zednicek T (ed.), Microelectronics and Electronic Packaging Symposium, Prague, Czechoslovakia, pp. 1 - 6, presented at Microelectronics and Electronic Packaging Symposium, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 16 June 2004 - 18 June 2004
,2004, 'Air conditioner performance rating.', in Air Conditioning and Energy Performance - the Next Five Years, Sydney, pp. 1 - 12, presented at Air Conditioning and Energy Performance - the Next Five Years, Sydney, 07 June 2004 - 09 June 2004
,2004, 'Membrane based heat exchanger performance', in Membrane Technology: Developed to Serve Mankind, Johor, Malaysia, pp. 1 - 13, presented at Membrane Technology: Developed to Serve Mankind, Johor, Malaysia, 21 April 2004 - 25 April 2004
,2004, 'An investigation of a turbulent backward facing step fow with the addition of a charged particle phase.', in Advances in Computational Heat Transfer III, Norway, presented at Advances in Computational Heat Transfer III, Norway, 19 April 2004 - 24 April 2004
,2004, 'Cooling problems and thermal issues in high power electronics - a multi-faceted design approach.', in Thermal, Mechanical and Thermo-mechanical Simulation and Experiments in Micro-electronics and Micro-systems, Brussels, Belgiium, pp. 519 - 526, presented at Thermal, Mechanical and Thermo-mechanical Simulation and Experiments in Micro-electronics and Micro-systems, Brussels, Belgiium
,2003, 'Experimental and numerical evaluation of the effects of comnponent packaging on convective heat losses in a high power amplifier', in Heat Transfer, Fluid Dynamics, Reliability and Mechatronics, Japan, presented at Heat Transfer, Fluid Dynamics, Reliability and Mechatronics, Japan, 01 December 2003 - 03 December 2003
,2003, 'An experimental evaluation of an air source and a solar boosted heat pump water heater', in 41st Annual Conference of ANZSES: From research to market, University of Melbourne, presented at 41st Annual Conference of ANZSES: From research to market, University of Melbourne, 26 November 2003 - 29 November 2003
,2003, 'Development of TRNSYS models for predicting the performance of water-in-glass evacuated tube solar water heaters in Australia', in 41st Annual Conference of ANZSES: From research to market, University of Melbourne, presented at 41st Annual Conference of ANZSES: From research to market, University of Melbourne, 26 November 2003 - 29 November 2003
,2003, 'Solar preheating of the Liddell coal-fired powerplant', in 41st Annual Conference of ANZSES: From research to market, University of Melbourne, presented at 41st Annual Conference of ANZSES: From research to market, University of Melbourne, 26 November 2003 - 29 November 2003
,2003, 'Transient modelling of cavity receiver heat transfer for the compact linear Fresnel reflector', in 41st Annual Conference of ANZSES: From research to market, University of Melbourne, presented at 41st Annual Conference of ANZSES: From research to market, University of Melbourne, 26 November 2003 - 29 November 2003
,2003, 'A systematic evaluation of thermal performance of interface materials in high power amplifiers', in Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (ed.), Electronic packaging technoloogy, Shanghai, China, pp. 355 - 359, presented at Electronic packaging technoloogy, Shanghai, China, 28 October 2003 - 30 October 2003
,2003, 'Numerical evaluation of high power amplifier heat sink design options', in 2003 international electronic packaging technical conference and exhibition, Hawaii, presented at international electronic packaging technical conference and exhibition 2003, Hawaii, 06 July 2003 - 11 July 2003
,2003, 'Analysis of the flow structure and heat transfer in a vertical Imantale heat exchanger', in ISES Solar World Congress 2003: Solar Energy for a Sustainable Future, Goteberg, Sweden, pp. 1 - 8, presented at ISES Solar World Congress 2003: Solar Energy for a Sustainable Future, Goteberg, Sweden, 14 June 2003 - 19 June 2003
,2003, 'Measurement and simulation of flow rate in a water-in-glass evacuated tube solar water heater', in ISES Solar World Congress 2003: Solar Energy for a Sustainable Future, Goteberg, Sweden, pp. 1 - 8, presented at ISES Solar World Congress 2003: Solar Energy for a Sustainable Future, Goteberg, Sweden, 14 June 2003 - 19 June 2003
,2003, 'Modelling of cavity receiver heat transfer for the compact linear Fresnel reflector', in ISES Solar World Congress 2003: Solar Energy for a Sustainable Future, Goteberg, Sweden, presented at ISES Solar World Congress 2003: Solar Energy for a Sustainable Future, Goteberg, Sweden, 14 June 2003 - 19 June 2003
,2003, 'Solar power boosting of fossil fuelled power plants', in ISES Solar World Congress 2003: Solar Energy for a Sustainable Future, Goteberg, Sweden, presented at ISES Solar World Congress 2003: Solar Energy for a Sustainable Future, Goteberg, Sweden, 14 June 2003 - 19 June 2003
,2003, 'A systematic evaluation of thermal performance of interface materials in high power amplifiers', in ICEPT 2003 - 5th International Conference on Electronic Packaging Technology, Proceedings, pp. 455 - 459, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EPTC.2003.1298780
,2002, 'A hydrodynamic model for a line-focus direct steam generation solar collectors', in Solar harvest, Newcastle, NSW, pp. 6, presented at Solar harvest, Newcastle, NSW, 26 November 2002 - 29 November 2002
,2002, 'Annual performance simulation and benchmarking of an advanced solar collector using TRNSYS', in Solar harvest, Newcastle, NSW, pp. 1 - 6, presented at Solar harvest, Newcastle, NSW, 26 November 2002 - 29 November 2002
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