A CO-POWERED BIOMASS AND CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER RANKINE CYCLE CONCEPT FOR SMALL SIZE COMBINED HEAT AND POWER GENERATION

A Co-Powered Biomass and Concentrated Solar Power Rankine Cycle Concept for Small Size Combined Heat and Power Generation

The present work investigates the matching of an advanced small scale Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Rankine cycle plant with end-user thermal and electric load.The power plant consists of a concentrated solar power field co-powered by a biomass furnace to produce steam in a Rankine cycle, with a CHP configuration.A hotel was selected as the end Cla

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Effectiveness of pharmacotherapies for diabetes on nicotine, food, and water intake in insulin-resistant rats

The intersectionality between diabetes medications and nicotine consumption was assessed in female and male rats.Briefly, the rats were fed a high-fat diet (HFD) or regular diet (RD) for 4 weeks.Then separate Communication Cable groups received vehicle or a low dose of streptozotocin (STZ; 25 mg/kg).Three days later, insulin resistance was assessed

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Evolving Justice: The Constitutional Relationship between the Minister of Justice and the Judiciary and a Short Overview of Recent Developments in the Area of Court Management in the Republic of Slovenia

Slovenia in 1995 embarked on a road of reforming its judiciary using a model that harked back to history but proved outlived.We learned the hard way that in terms of court management diffusion of responsibility breeds complacency, defeatism and indifference especially if it is combined with courts of inadequate size and capacity for effective deliv

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