Sreekanth Manavalla et al. have recently published an article in the Sustainability journal, focusing on IC engines titled “Exergy Analysis of a CI Engine Operating on Ternary Biodiesel Blends”. As…

Introduction The development of the Cycle-Tempo software has been ongoing for a very long time and started in the late 1970s. Many different versions marked its evolution as Cycle-Tempo has…

FluidProp and Novec 649TM Novec 649TM is a relatively recently invented fluid, brought forward by the company 3M. The chemical formula is C6F12O and the chemical name dodecafluoromethylpentanone. This Novec molecule…

Have you ever tried the FluidProp online calculator? It is a demonstration of a small fraction of the features of FluidProp. You can calculate freely several thermodynamic properties as function…

On July 23 – 24, 2022, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) Chennai will host the third international conference on sustainable energy solutions for a better tomorrow (SESBT). Prior to this…

A new series of model examples has been added to the Cycle-Tempo model examples on the website, consisting of a simple organic subcritical Rankine cycle system and a recuperated one.…

The Thermal Energy Harvesting Advocacy Group (TEHAG) of the Knowledge Centrum Organic Rankine Cycle (KCORC) is in charge of actions aimed and fostering general public knowledge / awareness and policy and…

If you read this, the new website of Asimptote has been launched. We proudly present the result! At Asimptote we never stand still and we are always working on development…

In recent years, new fluids with a low global warming potential have been developed. These fluids are called hydrofluoro- and hydrochlorofluoroolefins (HFO and HCFO’s, respectively) and are developed as foam…