How to log data from Photovoltaic Panel?

I am conducting an experiment that I want to log the data from PV panel (Watt). All I have is a red wire (Positive point) and a black wire (Negative point). My field is Chemical Engineering and...

04 May 2018 8,251 21 View

How can I calculate/find the thermal expansion data of hydrated salt?

I want to pour the hydrated salt (CaCl2.6H2O) behind the PV panel but I need to know about the value of Length/Area/Volume thermal expansion for this salt. My panel's dimension is: 260 mm (length)...

03 April 2018 9,379 2 View

Is "Annealing" step necessary for Aluminium wire and cable manufacturing?

I wanna know that, is "Annealing" step necessary for ALUMINIUM wire and cable manufacturing? Do factories usually make this "Annealing" Step for manufacturing their Aluminium wire and cables?...

02 March 2018 3,959 10 View

What is the best and most accurate software for energy simulation in buildings?

What is the best and most accurate software for energy simulation in buildings? For example: Zero-energy buildings, Green buildings and etc. Thanks in advance.

31 December 2017 8,475 24 View

Except for paraffin, what kind of PCM would you recommend to cool and increase the efficiency of solar panels?

What type of PCM (and if you know what substance exactly), other than paraffin, do you consider to use behind of the solar panels to increase efficiency? In this case "PRICE" is very important and...

10 November 2017 6,558 5 View

What is the optimal thickness of PCM layer for cooling the PV panel?

I want to cool a 5 watt solar panel with PCM and increase the efficiency. What is the optimal thickness of PCM layer behind the PV panel? (The price is very important in this case) Thank you all

10 November 2017 374 2 View

How can I edit the TRNSYS types to my desired type?

09 October 2017 7,792 9 View

What kind of PCMs is usually used for cooling the PV panels?

I'm working on cooling photovoltaic panels using phase-change materials. I wanted to see what kind of phase-change material is usually used to cool solar panels and increase their efficiency?

09 October 2017 7,105 22 View

What kind of PCMs is usually used for cooling the PV panels?

I'm working on cooling photovoltaic panels using phase-change materials. I wanted to see what kind of phase-change material is usually used to cool solar panels and increase their efficiency?

09 October 2017 4,539 5 View

How climate change will influences human and animal behavioral change?

The role of climate change influencing the human behavior as well as economics interest

01 June 2021 0 0 View

Why almost every element would be metallized in sufficiently high pressure and low temperature?

(This statement is from wikipedia, BTW). What is so special about metallic bond that is limiting high-P low-T state of a matter (as long as individual atoms exist, not white dwarf of neutron star...

02 March 2021 3,309 2 View

Ester cleavage conditions?

Hi all, I need to cleave the ester in Ethyl 2-amino-1H-imidazole-5-carboxylate to make the carboxylic acid and retrieve the product from solution to use in downstream applications of linking to...

01 March 2021 8,766 3 View

What are the countries most affected by extreme rainfall as a result of climate change?

Increased heat, drought and insect outbreaks, all associated to climate change, have increased wildfires. Decreasing water supplies, declined agricultural yields, health impacts in cities owing to...

01 March 2021 7,168 9 View

What are the harmful effects of these extreme rainfall on the health of newborns? What are the reasons for that?

Extreme rainfall associated with climate change is causing harm to babies in some of the most forgotten places.

01 March 2021 5,647 4 View

How can we simulate an hyperelastic-viscoelastic behavor with Ansys APDL?

I am working on modeling and simulation of biomecanical material behaviour, I have succeded on simulating skin using anisotropic hyperelastic material, on APDL and in our lab's finite element...

28 February 2021 552 3 View

LEDs on Vis Light photo degradation of MB water sol via N doped TiO2 in a mini flume?

Good day to all, I have no experience with light emitting diodes. I am building a glass mini flume to demonstrate the photo degradation of Methylene Blue in water running over self cleaning...

26 February 2021 4,026 5 View

Can anyone share his experience regards Smoothing in origin?

I am working on TiO2 composite material and the results of XRD have a lot of small/junk peaks and while I apply a smooth filter in Origin then the other characteristics peaks disappear so anyone...

26 February 2021 8,183 3 View

Can I use TCA instead of TFA for protein analyis in RP-HPLC?

I am trying to analyze lipase using the reverse phase-HPLC C18 column. In the literature, 0.1 % TFA was and 60% ACN was used. Can I use TCA in place of TFA? If any other methods are available to...

25 February 2021 2,388 3 View

I have need of XRD graph analysis software for phase identification. Can you please provide links for software tools which can be downloaded?

i am trying to download x'pert high score software, but can't download it. please do suggest software for phase analysis

24 February 2021 5,687 4 View