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 		22 May, 2013
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  • Thermochemical energy storage (2009)
  • Using TGA to study cadmium quenching kinetics (2009)
  • High temperature heat exchanger design (2004-2009)
  • Develpoment of integrated process simulation system model for SFTF design (2004-2009)
  • Theoritcal modeling of protective oxide-layer growth in Non-isothermal Lead-Alloys Coolant Systems (2004 2009)
  • Using TGA to study the forward and reverse reactions of the decomposition of cadmium oxide (2008-2009)
  • Solar hydrogen generation research (2004-2008)
  • Hydrogen Generation using Solar Thermochemical Splitting of Water - Cadmium Quenching Modeling (2008)
  • Generation of hydrogen (2007-2008)
  • Development of Mesh Refinement and Adaptation Schemes to Streamline Mesh Development (2003-2008)
  • Hydrogen Filling Station (2007)
  • CFD study of High Energy Efficiency Design with Human Comfort of CAD-VAV and UFAD Systems (2005-2007)
  • Two Stage Gas Gun for Micrometeorite Impact Study (2004-2006)
  • NSF/CBMS Regional Conference in the Mathematical Sciences- Mathematical and Numerical Treatment of Fluid Flow and transport in porous media (2006)
  • Groundwater Inverse Modeling (2006)
  • Development of a Knowledge-based Resources Management System for Indoor Environmental Quality and Building Technologies (2005-2006)
 

 
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Hybrid solar lighting system
Hybrid solar lighting system.

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The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Center for Energy Research (UNLV CER) is working with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Sunlight Direct, LLC on testing a hybrid solar lighting system.

The system uses a reflecting parabolic dish, which tracks the sun, to concentrate sunlight onto optical fibers that transmit the light to fixtures inside the building. The sunlight reduces the amount of energy used to illuminate the interior of the building by replacing artificial light with natural sunlight. A system has been installed at UNLV CER's solar test site to allow students and researchers to monitor operation in the desert Southwest's high temperature climate, measure the system's performance for lighting the building, and test newly designed components. The results of this research can be used by ORNL and Sunlight Direct to improve the performance of the system.

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