The use of desiccants for proper moisture preservation in green coffee during storage and transportation

Autor: Laudia Anokye-Bempah, Juliet Han, Kurt Kornbluth, William Ristenpart, Irwin R. Donis-González

Publikováno v: Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, Vol 11, Iss , Pp 100478- (2023)

Prolonged storage and long-distance transportation of green coffee beans exposes them to undesirable fluctuations in temperature (T) and relative humidity (r.h.), which can change the physical (wet-basis moisture content (MCwb), water activity (Aw),

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Pathways to carbon neutral energy systems at the University of California, Davis

Autor: Kurt Kornbluth, Josh Morejohn, Steven Wiryadinata

Publikováno v: Renewable Energy. 130:853-866

To achieve carbon neutrality by 2025 the University of California, Davis (UCD) seeks to eliminate its dependence on fossil energy sources. This study outlines a methodology to identify optimal equipment phase-in and capacities, and the major technica

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.06.100

Optimization under uncertainty of a biomass-integrated renewable energy microgrid with energy storage

Autor: Kurt Kornbluth, Chresten Træholt, Yingying Zheng, Bryan M. Jenkins

Publikováno v: Zheng, Y, Jenkins, B M, Kornbluth, K & Træholt, C 2018, ' Optimization under uncertainty of a biomass-integrated renewable energy microgrid with energy storage ', Renewable Energy, vol. 123, pp. 204-217 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.01.120

Deterministic constrained optimization and stochastic optimization approaches were used to evaluate uncertainties in biomass-integrated microgrids supplying both electricity and heat. An economic linear programming model with a sliding time window wa

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.01.120

Technical and economic feasibility of unitary, horizontal ground-loop geothermal heat pumps for space conditioning in selected california climate zones

Autor: Kurt Kornbluth, Steven Wiryadinata, Bryan M. Jenkins, Mark Modera

Publikováno v: Energy and Buildings. 119:164-172

This work investigates the viability of unitary 3.5 kWt, ground-source terminal heat pumps (GTHP) employing horizontally drilled geothermal heat exchangers (GHX) relative to air-source packaged terminal heat pumps (PTHP) in hotels and motels and resi

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.03.032

A comparative study of district and individual energy systems providing electrical-based heating, cooling, and domestic hot water to a low-energy use residential community

Autor: Bryan M. Jenkins, Kurt Kornbluth, Paul A. Erickson, Magdalena Brum

Publikováno v: Energy and Buildings. 92:306-312

This study analyzes potential benefits of centralized systems providing space conditioning and domestic hot water to a small community of electric-only low-energy use dwellings in Northern California. Benefits are analyzed in terms of levelized cost

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.01.045