David S-K Ting
Biographic Data
| ID | 8853282 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David S-K Ting |
| GIVEN NAMES | David S-K |
| FAMILY NAME | Ting |
| SIGNATURE | TING D S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Windsor |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0919-6156 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 23 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Climate Change and Pragmatic Engineering Mitigation
The carbon footprint and environmental impact assessment of desalination
Desalination is an important means to meet water needs in many countries. The existing process is costly and energy intensive and further strains the environment with brine disposal and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This paper describes several factors that are to be considered in desalination plants, such as the use of the land, the contamination of groundwater and the marine environment, the use of energy, and noise pollution. One major indir…
Energy and Natural Resources
Energy efficiency and economic feasibility of an absorption air-conditioning system using wet, dry and hybrid heat rejection methods
In tropical and sub-tropical regions, air-conditioning systems account for the greatest electricity consumption and high water use. Solar-driven absorption cooling systems can conveniently reduce electricity consumption at need. The performance of this cooling system depends on the system’s heat rejection. A simulation was performed for a 15 kW single effect ammonia-water absorption cooling system driven by low temperature thermal energy and with…
A review of adsorbed natural gas storage technologies
Adsorbed natural gas (ANG) storage and supporting transportation technologies can become competitive alternatives to existing fuel storage systems. This paper illustrates five key elements fundamental to the success of an ANG storage system. Adsorbent characteristics, thermal dynamics, desorption, and deliverability rates are examined in some detail. The adsorbent characteristics discussed include adsorbent surface area, composition, and particle…
Monograph on natural gas and energy storage
Mexico’s shoreline as a site for the transition to renewable energy
Mexico has an abundant supply of unexploited renewable energy resources. As a significant percentage of the country’s income is based on the extraction of petroleum and fossil fuels, the transition to cleaner energy has been impeded. Consequently, the investment in – and application of – green power is also minimal. The hurdles preventing the change from oil to renewable energy are summarized in this paper. A major impediment to the development o…
Effect of a transverse groove on cooling of a surrogate photovoltaic panel
Solar photovoltaic (PV) is a rapidly advancing renewable energy technology which converts sunlight directly into electricity. One significant problem is the reduction in conversion efficiency with increasing PV panel temperature, which is closely associated with the increase in solar intensity and the ambient temperature. There has been much research recently into active and passive cooling in order to capture the available energy more effectivel…
Ground source heat pumps
Ground source heat pumps are becoming more common as traditional energy costs rise. Innovative pipe loop configurations promise increased performance and efficiency. The coaxial ground loop is among these new systems. The working fluid flows through a pipe to the depth of the system and returns to the surface through a larger annulus surrounding the delivery pipe. This study compares the coaxial and the single U-bend. By use of numerical CFD mode…
Energy storage using weights hydraulically lifted above ground
Renewable energy sources constitute an ever-growing share of the total electrical market; but, the intermittency and instability issues make it difficult to dispatch these sources directly into the grid. Energy storage represents a promising solution to overcome this obstacle. Among energy storage solutions, pumped hydro energy storage is largely considered the most technologically and financially feasible, though having some drawbacks. In this p…
Enhancing Smart Grid realisation with accurate prediction of photovoltaic performance based on weather forecast
The energy conversion efficiency of photovoltaic (PV) panels depends on solar irradiance and cell temperature. The cell temperature is affected by ambient and sky temperature, wind speed and direction, in addition to solar irradiance. This study summarises relevant relationships in the literature and describes a method of calculating cell temperature and efficiency, based only on field-measured solar irradiance, ambient temperature and wind speed…
Green illusions
The title is provocative, and the book begins in the same way: ‘Every energy technology causes aches and pains; shifting to alternative energy represents nothing more than a shift to alternative ac
Geological compressed air energy storage as an enabling technology for renewable energy in Ontario, Canada
As renewable resources are increasingly used to provide power to the world’s demand centres, dealing with the intermittent nature of these resources and their affect on the power grid is becoming a significant issue. Compressed air energy storage (CAES) is one technology that is proposed to increase flexibility when integrating renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and tidal generation with the power grid. By creating a storage medium wher…
Distensible air accumulators as a means of adiabatic underwater compressed air energy storage
In the near future, the electricity industry is likely to face historically significant changes. The onset of distributed generation, micro and smart grids will change the entire structured industry. An influx of intermittent renewable generators will make traditional grid balancing notably more difficult. The novel concept of underwater compressed air energy storage is a potentially promising solution that may be used to meet these challenges, e…
Heat Islands – Understanding and Mitigating Heat in Urban Areas
by L. Gartland, Earthscan, London, 2011, xiii + 192 pp., £39.99, pbk (ISBN 978-1-84971-298-9). Gartland, in Chapter 1, ascribes the first documented studies of urban heat to Luke Howard in 1833, an
Materials for Energy Efficiency and Thermal Comfort in Buildings
edited by M.R. Hall, University of Nottingham, UK, Woodhead Energy Series No. 14, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, London, 2010, xxvi + 734 pp., £170.00, hardback (Woodhead Publishing ISBN 978184
Geothermal Energy
Ground source heat pump systems
Geothermal energy is critical to achieving more sustainable and environmentally friendly energy usage. Geothermal energy and the availability of the technology, Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) systems are becoming increasingly popular for heating and cooling of buildings. GSHP installations in different countries are increasing at a rate greater than 25–60%. The GSHPs produce near zero emissions rates of greenhouse gases (GHGs)
Low‐Enthalpy Geothermal Resources for Power Generation
by D. Chandrasekharam and J. Bundschuh, Routledge, Abingdon, 2008, xix + 149 pp., $78.95 USD, hbk (ISBN 9780 415401685). Geothermal is a key topic for everyone in renewable and/or sustainable energ
The Dynamics of Energy
WHO Handbook on Indoor Radon
by World Health Organisation, Geneva, 2009, xiii + 94 pp., $30 Swiss Francs, sbk (ISBN 978 92 4 154767 3). It is trite to read that smoking can cause lung cancer. In contrast, ‘radon can cause lung
Ventilation and Airflow in Buildings
by Claude‐Alain Roulet, Earthscan, London and Sterling, VA, 2008, xi + 190 pp., $80, hbk (ISBN–13: 978–1–84407–451–8). A significant amount of the world’s energy is used for providing thermal comfo
Assessment of the small‐capacity straight‐bladed Vawt for sustainable development of Canada
Canada has a huge wind power potential of more than 28,000 MW, which represents a significant environmentally benign sustainable energy source. A small‐capacity (below 10kW) straight‐bladed vertical axis wind turbine can compete with conventional sources in niche markets. It converts wind energy to useful energy vectors or carriers, such as heat, electricity, and mechanical power. This paper discusses the applications of this turbine, so promisin…
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Assessment of the small‐capacity straight‐bladed Vawt for sustainable development of Canada
Canada has a huge wind power potential of more than 28,000 MW, which represents a significant environmentally benign sustainable energy source. A small‐capacity (below 10kW) straight‐bladed vertical axis wind turbine can compete with conventional sources in niche markets. It converts wind energy to useful energy vectors or carriers, such as heat, electricity, and mechanical power. This paper discusses the applications of this turbine, so promisin…
Ventilation and Airflow in Buildings
by Claude‐Alain Roulet, Earthscan, London and Sterling, VA, 2008, xi + 190 pp., $80, hbk (ISBN–13: 978–1–84407–451–8). A significant amount of the world’s energy is used for providing thermal comfo
Ground source heat pump systems
Geothermal energy is critical to achieving more sustainable and environmentally friendly energy usage. Geothermal energy and the availability of the technology, Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) systems are becoming increasingly popular for heating and cooling of buildings. GSHP installations in different countries are increasing at a rate greater than 25–60%. The GSHPs produce near zero emissions rates of greenhouse gases (GHGs)
Low‐Enthalpy Geothermal Resources for Power Generation
by D. Chandrasekharam and J. Bundschuh, Routledge, Abingdon, 2008, xix + 149 pp., $78.95 USD, hbk (ISBN 9780 415401685). Geothermal is a key topic for everyone in renewable and/or sustainable energ
The Dynamics of Energy
WHO Handbook on Indoor Radon
by World Health Organisation, Geneva, 2009, xiii + 94 pp., $30 Swiss Francs, sbk (ISBN 978 92 4 154767 3). It is trite to read that smoking can cause lung cancer. In contrast, ‘radon can cause lung
Materials for Energy Efficiency and Thermal Comfort in Buildings
edited by M.R. Hall, University of Nottingham, UK, Woodhead Energy Series No. 14, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, London, 2010, xxvi + 734 pp., £170.00, hardback (Woodhead Publishing ISBN 978184
Geothermal Energy
Geological compressed air energy storage as an enabling technology for renewable energy in Ontario, Canada
As renewable resources are increasingly used to provide power to the world’s demand centres, dealing with the intermittent nature of these resources and their affect on the power grid is becoming a significant issue. Compressed air energy storage (CAES) is one technology that is proposed to increase flexibility when integrating renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and tidal generation with the power grid. By creating a storage medium wher…
Distensible air accumulators as a means of adiabatic underwater compressed air energy storage
In the near future, the electricity industry is likely to face historically significant changes. The onset of distributed generation, micro and smart grids will change the entire structured industry. An influx of intermittent renewable generators will make traditional grid balancing notably more difficult. The novel concept of underwater compressed air energy storage is a potentially promising solution that may be used to meet these challenges, e…
Heat Islands – Understanding and Mitigating Heat in Urban Areas
by L. Gartland, Earthscan, London, 2011, xiii + 192 pp., £39.99, pbk (ISBN 978-1-84971-298-9). Gartland, in Chapter 1, ascribes the first documented studies of urban heat to Luke Howard in 1833, an
Energy storage using weights hydraulically lifted above ground
Renewable energy sources constitute an ever-growing share of the total electrical market; but, the intermittency and instability issues make it difficult to dispatch these sources directly into the grid. Energy storage represents a promising solution to overcome this obstacle. Among energy storage solutions, pumped hydro energy storage is largely considered the most technologically and financially feasible, though having some drawbacks. In this p…
Enhancing Smart Grid realisation with accurate prediction of photovoltaic performance based on weather forecast
The energy conversion efficiency of photovoltaic (PV) panels depends on solar irradiance and cell temperature. The cell temperature is affected by ambient and sky temperature, wind speed and direction, in addition to solar irradiance. This study summarises relevant relationships in the literature and describes a method of calculating cell temperature and efficiency, based only on field-measured solar irradiance, ambient temperature and wind speed…
Green illusions
The title is provocative, and the book begins in the same way: ‘Every energy technology causes aches and pains; shifting to alternative energy represents nothing more than a shift to alternative ac
Mexico’s shoreline as a site for the transition to renewable energy
Mexico has an abundant supply of unexploited renewable energy resources. As a significant percentage of the country’s income is based on the extraction of petroleum and fossil fuels, the transition to cleaner energy has been impeded. Consequently, the investment in – and application of – green power is also minimal. The hurdles preventing the change from oil to renewable energy are summarized in this paper. A major impediment to the development o…
Effect of a transverse groove on cooling of a surrogate photovoltaic panel
Solar photovoltaic (PV) is a rapidly advancing renewable energy technology which converts sunlight directly into electricity. One significant problem is the reduction in conversion efficiency with increasing PV panel temperature, which is closely associated with the increase in solar intensity and the ambient temperature. There has been much research recently into active and passive cooling in order to capture the available energy more effectivel…
Ground source heat pumps
Ground source heat pumps are becoming more common as traditional energy costs rise. Innovative pipe loop configurations promise increased performance and efficiency. The coaxial ground loop is among these new systems. The working fluid flows through a pipe to the depth of the system and returns to the surface through a larger annulus surrounding the delivery pipe. This study compares the coaxial and the single U-bend. By use of numerical CFD mode…
A review of adsorbed natural gas storage technologies
Adsorbed natural gas (ANG) storage and supporting transportation technologies can become competitive alternatives to existing fuel storage systems. This paper illustrates five key elements fundamental to the success of an ANG storage system. Adsorbent characteristics, thermal dynamics, desorption, and deliverability rates are examined in some detail. The adsorbent characteristics discussed include adsorbent surface area, composition, and particle…
Monograph on natural gas and energy storage
The carbon footprint and environmental impact assessment of desalination
Desalination is an important means to meet water needs in many countries. The existing process is costly and energy intensive and further strains the environment with brine disposal and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This paper describes several factors that are to be considered in desalination plants, such as the use of the land, the contamination of groundwater and the marine environment, the use of energy, and noise pollution. One major indir…
Energy and Natural Resources
Energy efficiency and economic feasibility of an absorption air-conditioning system using wet, dry and hybrid heat rejection methods
In tropical and sub-tropical regions, air-conditioning systems account for the greatest electricity consumption and high water use. Solar-driven absorption cooling systems can conveniently reduce electricity consumption at need. The performance of this cooling system depends on the system’s heat rejection. A simulation was performed for a 15 kW single effect ammonia-water absorption cooling system driven by low temperature thermal energy and with…
Climate Change and Pragmatic Engineering Mitigation
Environmental Science (20 works) · Engineering (18 works) · Physics (11 works) · Economics (8 works) · Renewable energy (8 works) · Waste management (8 works) · Electrical engineering (7 works) · Energy (signal processing) (7 works) · Mechanical Engineering (7 works) · Mechanical Engineering (7 works)