Progress in energy and thermal sciences / [edited by Mazlan Abdul Wahid and Mohd Fairus Mohd Yasin].

Selected, peer reviewed papers from the International Conference on Energy and Thermal Sciences (ICETS 2014), October 1, 2014, Skudai, Malaysia.

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource; title from HTML table of contents page (Scientific.Net, viewed February 3, 2016).

Progress in Energy and Thermal Sciences -- Preface and Committee -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1: Applied Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer -- Laminar and Turbulent Natural Convection Simulation with Radiation in Enclosure -- The Effect of Base Fluid Type in Nanofluids for Heat Transfer Enhancement in Microtubes -- Pressure Drop of Two-Phase Flow Boiling with R-22 and R-290 in 7.6 mm Diameter Tube -- Design and Thermodynamic Study of a Novel Two-Sleeve Rotary Compressor -- Study on Characteristics of Ricinoleic Acid as a Phase Change Material -- Chapter 2: Industrial Electrical Power Machines and Systems -- Single-Line to Ground-Fault Detection for Unit Generator-Transformer Based on Wavelet Transform and Neural Networks -- Performance of PI Controller Based Dynamic Voltage Restorer for Power Quality Improvement -- Statistical Analysis of Breakdown Voltages in Virgin and Aged LDPE Using Johnson SB and Weibull Distribution -- Review of Oil-Filled Transformer Monitoring Technology for New User -- Review on Dissolved Fault Gases in Monitoring Bio-Oil Filled Transformer -- Assessment of Series Compensator for Ferroresonance Damping in Power System -- Nonlinear Resonance Suppression as Distorting and Saturating Source in Voltage and Current of Power Transformer: UPFC and STATCOM Performance Evaluation -- Investigation on Equipment Failure Mode and Causes Using Infra-Red Thermovision Camera Images for High Voltage Electrical Connection -- First Order Statistical Features Thermal Images for Surge Arrester Fault Classification -- Neutral Networks for Fault Classification: Comparison between Feed-Forward Back-Propagation, RBF and LVQ Neural Network -- Assessment of Series Compensator for Ferroresonance Damping in Power System -- Design and Model Analysis of Pulse Generator in Electrical Discharge Machines (EDM) System Using in the Laplace Transform.

Simulation and Analysis of RC Type Relaxation Power Generator for Electrical Discharge Machines (EDM) in Laplace Transform -- Chapter 3: Power Transmission Lines and Electricity Supply -- Economic Analysis Using Net Present Value and Payback Period: Case Study of a 9kWp Grid-Connected PV System at UTM, Johor Bahru Campus -- An Analytical Literature Review of the Available Techniques for Relieving Transmission Line Bottleneck in Deregulated Power Systems -- Review on Transmission Expansion Planning Models -- A Review of Recent Studies on Positive Lightning -- Cloud-to-Ground Lightning in Malaysia: A Review Study -- A Systematic Approach to Safe and Effective Earthing System Design for High Voltage Substation -- An Economic Assessment of Hybrid Renewable Energy for a Remote Area Electrification in Iran -- Transmission Line Using Discrete Wavelet Transform and Back-Propagation Neural Network Based on Clarke's Transformation -- Chapter 4: Energy in Buildings -- Development of Remote Control System for Residential AC Power Supply Based on GSM Technology -- Energy Analysis of Efficient Lighting System Design for Lecturing Room Using DIAlux Evo 3 -- Development of Remote Operation System on Residential AC Power Supply Using Radio Frequency -- Prediction of Performance Equations for Household Compressors Depending on Manufacturing Data for Refrigerators and Freezers -- Chapter 5: Engineering in Area of Use Renewable Energy Systems, Environmental Engineering and Biotechnologies -- Experimental Investigation of Multijunction Solar Cell Using Two Axis Solar Tracker -- Effect of Calcination Temperature on Catalyst Surface Area of Ca Supported TiO2 by Sol-Gel Method for Biodiesel Production -- Feasibility Analysis of Stand-Alone Renewable Energy Supply for Telecommunication Tower Using Homer.

Thermal Analysis of Dammar Resin with Differential Scanning Calorimetry Method -- Adapting Temperate Crops to Tropical Lowland through Solar Thermal Chilled Water Soil Cooling Process -- Removal of Oil Using Activated Carbon from Textile Sludge Biochars -- Adsorptive Removal of Chromium (VI) Ions Using Cryogel Derived from Oil Palm Fronds' Lignin -- Cellulose-g-PAM Derived from Kenaf for Ethyl Orange Removal -- Preparation and Characterization of Textile Sludge-Based Activated Carbon for Dyes Removal -- A Review of Uncertainty Sources on Weather Ground-Based Radar for Rainfall Estimation -- Control of Natural Convection Flow for Optimize the Performance Solar Dryers -- New Advancement on Cross-Linked Enzyme Aggregates within Magnetically-Separable Mesoporous Silica -- Preparation of Chitosan-Grafted Nanocellulose via Microwave-Initiate Method -- Chapter 6: Engineering in Oil and Gas Industry -- Cyclic Steam Stimulation Effect on Skin Factor Reviewed Case Study -- Numerical Study of the Thermal Behaviours of the Absorbent Bed for Storing a Natural Gas at Adsorbed State with Low Pressure in a Vessel -- Keywords Index -- Authors Index.

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