APPLIED ENERGY
VOL. 63 , NO. 1 , MAY 1999

CONTENTS


1 Strategies for implementation of COg-mitigation options in Nigeria's energy sector
Fj. IBITOYE & J.-F.K. AKINBAMI (Nigeria)

17 Thermodynamic optimization of reheat regenerative thermal-power plants
M.A. HABIB, S.A.M. SAID & l. AL-ZAHARNA (Saudia Arabia)

35 Coal utilization in Industrial boilers in China—a prospect for mitigating COg emissions
J. FANG, T. ZENG, U.S.YANG, K.A. OYE, A.F SAROFIM & J.M. BEER (USA)

53 Modeling of current and future energy intensity and greenhouse gas emissions of the
Lebanese industrial sector: assessment of mitigation options
N. GHADDAR & T MEZHER (Lebanon)

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APPLIED ENERGY
Volume 62, No. 3, March 1999


CONTENT

97 Release of acoustic energy during the fatiguing of a rolling-element bearing
I. BASHiR, R. BANNISTER & D. PROBERT (UK)

113 Thermal characteristics of a solar tank with aerogel surface insulation
K. KAMIUTO, T MIYAMOTO & S. SAITOH (Japan)

125 A numerical comparison of different methods for optimizing heating-restart time In
intermittently occupied buildings
G. FRAISSE, J.VIRGONE & R.YEZOU (France)

141 Assessing and optimizing the economic and environmental impacts of cogeneration/district
energy systems using an energy equilibrium model
Y.J.WU & M.A. ROSEN (Canada)

155 Analysis of an irreversible Ericsson engine with a realistic regenerator
LB. ERBAY & H.YAVUZ (Turkey)

169 Environmental-impact assessment for the proposed oil-shale integrated tri-generatlon plant
J.O. JABER & S.D. PROBERT (UK)

Technical note

211 More exact definitions of the words transducer, sensor and probe
I. BASHIR, R. BANNISTER & D. PROBERT (UK)

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APPLIED ENERGY
Volume 62, No. 1, January 1999

CONTENT

1 Energy thrift and thermal comfort in public houses
M.A. BOND & S.D. PROBERT (UK)

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APPLIED ENERGY
Volume 62 , No. 2, February 1999

67 Optimal performance of an irreversible, heat engine-driven, combined vapor compression and
absorption refrigerator
S. GÖKTUN (Turkey)

81 Forced convection from a horizontal ribbed rectangular base-plate penetrated by arrays of
holes
C.W. LEUNG.T.L. CHAN (Hong Kong). S.D. PROBERT (UK) &
H.J. KANG (People's Republic of China)

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APPLIED ENERGY

VOL. 62, No. 4, April 1999

213 Reassessing a proposed low-energy strategy for the UK
S. KUMAR, R.TAYLOR & D. PROBERT (UK)

241 Vortex process for capturing mechanical energy during upward heat-convection In the
atmosphere
LM. MICHAUD (Canada)

253 Evaluation of dichroic material for enhancing light pipe/natural ventilation and dayllghting In an
integrated system
A.A. ELMUAUM, S. SMITH, SB. RIFFAT & L. SHAO (UK)

267 Behavior of a two-stage absorption heat transformer combining latent and sensible heat
exchange modes
J. Jl & M. ISHIDA (Japan)

283 Effects of changes in the UK energy demand and environmental legislation on atmospheric
pollution by sulphur dioxide
F.B BLAKEMORE, C. DAVIES & J.G. ISAAC (UK)

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APPLIED ENERGY

Volume 63 , No. 3, July 1999

141 Computer-aided analysis of the integration of renewable-energy systems in remote areas
using a geographical-information system
M. MUSELLI, G. NOTTON, P. POGGI & A. LOUCHE (France)

161 Estimation of solar radiation from the number of sunshine hours
D.B. AMPRATWUM & A.S.S. DORVLO (Oman)

169 Application of combined heat-and-power and absorption cooling in a supermarket
G.G. MAIDMENT (UK). X. ZHAO (People's Republic of China), S.B. RIFFAT, G. PROSSER (UK)

191 I Mplementation of bending-torsion coupling in the design of a wind-turbine rotor-blade
WC. DE GOEIJ. M.J.L.VAN TOOREN, A. BEUKERS (The Netherlands)

209 Does energy efficiency save energy? The debate and its consequences
HERRING (UK)

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APPLIED ENERGY

Volume. 63, No. 2, June 1999



75 Biomass-Balance Table for evaluating bioenergy resources
J. FUJINO, K.YAMAJI & H.YAMAMOTO (Japan)


91 Photovoltaic grid-connection system as load-shaving tool In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
S.A. ALAJLAN (Saudi Arabia)


101 Evaluation of bioenergy resources with a global land use and energy model formulated with SD
technique
H.YAMAMOTO, K.YAMAJI & J. PUJINO (Japan)


115 Optimizing insulation thickness for buildings using life cycle cost
A. HASAN (Israel)

125 Cogeneration in a solid-wastes power-station: a case-study
M.R. DE HOLANDA & J.A.P. BALESTIERI (Brazil)

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APPLIED ENERGY

Volume. 63, No. 4, August 1999


227 Utilization factor for building solar-heat gain for use in a simplified energy model
YG.YOHANIS & B. NORTON (UK)


241 Cooling-energy reduction in air-conditioned offices by using night ventilation
M. KOLOKOTRONI & A. ARONIS (UK)


255 Performance of film absorbers under the effect of a contaminant non-absorbable gas
KM. SABIR & I.W. EAMES (UK)


269 Pyrolysis and gasification kinetics of Jordanian oil-shales
J.O. JABER (Jordan) & S.D. PROBERT (UK)


287 Energy input and yield relations for wheat in different agro-climatic zones of the Punjab
S. SINGH, S. SINGH, CJ.S. PANNU & J. SINGH (India)

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