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CONTENTS Volume 17, Issue Nos 1-9 International Journal of ENERGY RESEARCH Issue No. 1 JANUARY Free and Forced Convection Boundary Layer Flow through a Porous Medium with Large Suction: M. D. Abdus Sattar An Exact Heat Transfer Analysis of Spherical Products Subjected to Forced-air Cooling: I. Dincer Experimental Verification of a Heat Pump Assisted Continuous Dryer Simulation Model: S. Clements, X. Jia and P. Jolly Effects of Oil on Output Growth and Inflation in Developing Countries: The Case of Thailand from January 1966 to January 1991: T. V. Hoa Analysis of the Lithuanian Final Energy Consumption using Fuzzy Sets: C. Oder, H.-D. Haasis and O. Rentz Measurement of Ventilation and Aerosol Particles in Buildings: S. B. Riffat and K. W. Cheong Performance and Testing of Large-size Solar Water Heater Cum Solar Cooker: N. M. Nahar Unsteady MHD Flow of a Dusty Viscous Liquid in a Rotating Channel with Hall Currents: H. S. Takhar, P. C. Ram and S. S. Singh CONFERENCE DIARY Issue No. 2 MARCH Analytical and Experimental Investigation of Thermal Stratification in Storage Tanks: N. M. Al-Najem, A. M. Al-Marafie and K. Y. Ezuddin Blade-pitch-angle-controllable Windmill Simulator: T. Toumiya, T. Sakakibara and T. Suzuki A Multiobjective Programming Approach to Energy Resource Allocation Problems: R. Ram- anathan and L. S. Ganesh Use of Linear Profile Layers for the Evaluation of the Admittance Matrix of an Inhomogeneous Slab: M. S. Sodha, A. Sengupta and R. L. Sawhney Thermal Performance of Roof Evaporative Cooling and Floor Coupled Evaporatively Cooled Underground Water Storage Tank Systems: M. S. Sodha, U. Mahajan and R. L. Sawhney CONFERENCE DIARY Issue No. 3 APRIL A Comparative Performance Study of CFC502, HCFC22 and HFC125: S. M. Sami, J. Schnotale and J. G. Smale iv VOLUME CONTENTS The Choice of a Thermostatic Expansion Valve for a CFC12 Refrigeration System Retrofitted with HFC134a: N. J. Hewitt, J. T.M cMullan, D. G. Moran and N. E. Murphy Transient Effect on a Catalytic Reactor: A. R. Bestman, K. D. Alagoa, F. E. Opara, A. Ogulu and T. A. Opuaji The Effect of the Downturn in Oil Prices on the External Surpluses of the GCC Countries: M. M. Metwally Degradation of a Stratified Thermocline in a Solar Storage Tank: N. M. Al-Najem Exact Solution of Coupled Heat and Mass Transfer with Double Moving interfaces in a Porous Half-space Part 3: Effect of Surface Pressure and Permeability on Rates of Sublimation and Desorption: S.-W. Peng and G.-Q. Chen Concentration of Liquid Foods using Desiccants: An Experimental Study: P. Gandhidasan and R. C. Mohammed Acoustic Energy Measurements in a Coal-Burning Rijke-tube Combustor: S. B. Gupta, T. S. Sheshadri and V. K. Jain Energy-Conservation Management in Organizations: J. Selmer CONFERENCE DIARY ERRATA Issue No. 4 JUNE Chemical Heat Regeneration in Power Plants: V. I. Anikeev, A. S. Bobrin, V. M. Khanaev and V. A. Kirillov Periodic Heat Transfer Through Inhomogeneous Media Part 2: Hollow Cylinder: A. Sengupta, M. S. Sodha, M. P. Verma and R. L. Sawhney Periodic Heat Transfer Through Inhomogeneous Media Part 3: Hollow Sphere: A. Sengupta, M. S. Sodha, M. P. Verma and R. L. Sawhney Studies on a Stove for Powdery Biomass: H. S$. Mukunda, S. Dasappa, B. Swati and U. Shrinivasa High-temperature Chemical Heat Pump Based on Reversible Catalytic Reactions of Cyclo- hexane-dehydrogenation/Benzene-hydrogenation: Comparison of the Potentialities of Different Flow Diagrams: Y. I. Aristov, V. N. Parmon, G. Cacciola and N. Giordano. . . Performance Estimation of a PV Water-pumping System with Utilizability Function: T. Kiat- siriroat, P. Namprakai and J. Hiranlabh Simultaneous use of Two Reductants in a Photogalvanic Cell for Solar-energy Conversion and Storage: S. Dube An Experimental Investigation of Fuel-injection-pressure and Engine-speed Effects on the Performance and Emission Characteristics of a Divided-chamber Diesel Engine: D. A. Kouremenos, C. D. Rakopoulos, E. A. Yfantis and D. T. Hountalas Energy Conservation Measures on Residential Buildings in Saudi Arabia: S. A. M. Said and A. Al-Hammad VOLUME CONTENTS Issue No. 5 JULY A Simple Solution for Transient Heat Transfer During Heating of a Slab Product: I. Dincer Comparative Studies on Chemical and Natural Coagulants and Preservatives to get Biocrude from the Latex of Calotropis Procera (AIT.) R.BR and an Alternative Light-scattering Technique to Screen the Coagulants: M. Arora, B. K. Behera and D. K. Sharma Use of an Azur-A-NTA System in a Photogalvanic Cell for Solar Energy Conversion: S$. Dube, A. Lodha, S. L. Sharma and S. C. Ameta Design Parameters of an Active Regenerative Solar Still: An Experimental Study: A. K. Singh and G. N. Tiwari Transient Analysis of Rock Bed Air Heaters for Intermediate Temperature Applicatious: C. Choudhury, H. P. Garg and J. Prakash The Control of a Refrigeration System using a Compact Plate Heat Exchanger as an Evaporator: N. J. Hewitt, J. T.M cMullan and D. G. Moran On the Non-periodic Unsteady Heat Transfer through Walls: K. A. Antonopoulos and F. Democritou The Effect of the Decline in Oil Revenue on the Import Patterns of the Members of the Gulf Cooperation Council: M. M. Metwally A Method to Schedule Generating Units for Cost-effective Reductions of Fossil-fuel Emissions: SHORT COMMUNICATION Comparison of R134a and R12 Refrigerants in a Vapour-compression System: S. B. Riffat and N. J. Shankland CONFERENCE DIARY Issue No. 6 AUGUST Space Heating Using Small-scale Fluidized Beds: A Technoeconomic Evaluation: W. A. MacGregor, F. Hamdullahpur and V. |. Ugursal Computer Analysis, Design and Simulation of Horizontal Ground Heat Exchangers: V. R. Tarnawski and W. H. Leong A Study of Solid Circulation Rate in a Circulating Fluidized Bed: P. H. Luong and S. C. Bhattacharya A Study of Heat Transfer in a Circulating Fluidized Bed: P. H. Luong and S. C. Bhattacharya Developing Strategies for Robust Energy Systems. I: Methodology: T. Larsson and C.-O. Wene Developing Strategies for Robust Energy Systems. II: Application to CO, Risk Management: T. Larsson Energy Conservation in Fossil-fuel-fired Systems: Three Case Studies: M. Siddhartha Bhatt and S. Seetharamu CONFERENCE DIARY VOLUME CONTENTS Issue No. 7 SEPTEMBER Upgrading Industrial Thermal Effluents using Multiple-stage Vapour Jet Compressors: Modelling and Analysis: G. Thavalingam and B. Mohanty Application of Absorption Heat Transformers for Energy Conservation in the Oleochemical Industry: G. Aly, K. Abrahamsson and A Jernqvist Further Experience in Using Detonation Waves for Cleaning Boiler Heating Surfaces: K. Hanjali¢ and I. Smajevic Are Earth Tube Exchangers of Interest when Heating Buildings?: S.-1. Gustafsson An Assessment of the Energy Tax Burden on The Phillipine Economy: N. D. Uri and R. Boyd Micro-level Energy Planning in India—A Case Study of Bangalore North Taluk: R. Srinivasan and P. Balachandra The Cost-effectiveness of Heat Pumps in Specific Buildings inSouth Africa: G. P. Greyvenstein and J. P. Meyer Performance of a Low-energy House in a Mild Cooling Season Part 1: Thermal Performance of the House: B. Ma and V. I. Ugursal SHORT COMMUNICATION Study on Gangue Briquetting Fuels Suitable for Fixed-bed Boilers: Z. Quanguo, D. Jinsheng, L. Shengyong and Y. Qunfa CONFERENCE DIARY Issue No. 8 NOVEMBER Study of Flow Boiling Characteristics of R134a In Annulus of Enhanced Surface Tubing: S. M. Sami, T. N. Duong and W. K. Snelson Mixed Free and Forced Convection in the Incompressible Boundary Layer Along a Rotating Vertical Cylinder with Fluid Injection: J. E. Daskalakis Effect of Corrugation Frequencies on Natural Convective Heat Transfer and Flow Characteristics in a Square Enclosure of Vee-corrugated Vertical Walls: M. Ali and S. R. Husain Sensitivity Analysis for Room Thermal Response: G. Cammarata, A. Fichera and L. Marletta Solar Absorption Heat Transformer Applications to Absorption Refrigerating Machines: M. Ahachad, M. Charia and A. Bernatchou An Analysis of the Proposed Btu Tax on the US Economy: R. Boyd and N. D. Uri A Note on Energy Demand Estimation: N. D. Uri Development of an Energy-estimating Equation for Large Commercial Buildings: S. K. Chou and W. L. Chang SHORT COMMUNICATION A High Performance Oscillatory Combustor Burning Low-grade Coal: S. B. Gupta and T. S. Sheshadri VOLUME CONTENTS Issue No. 9 DECEMBER Hydrocarbons from Calotropis Procera—Product Enhancement and Analysis: R. Choudhury and R. Singh Steady-state Simulation of Vapour-compression Heat Pumps: T. B. Herbas, E. C. Berlinck, C. A. T. Uriu, R. P. Marques and J. A. R. Parise Thermodynamic Limits on the Performance of a Solar Thermochemical Energy Storage System: K. Lovegrove Exergetic Optimization of a Solar Thermochemical Energy Storage System Subject to Real Constraints: K. Lovegrove A Goal-programming Approach to Optimal Price Determination for Inter-area Energy Trading: An Experimental Study of the Effect of Pin Fins on Heat Transfer in Circulating Fluidized Beds: P. K. Nag and M. Nawsher Ali Moral Energy Intensity and Structural Change in Eastern Europe: Methodology and Case Study of Hungary: M. Leach and N. Lucas Effects of Multi-parameter Changes on Energy Use of Large Buildings: $. K. Chou, W. L. Chang and Y. W. Wong Heat Transfer in Forced Convection Boiling of Oil-Non-azeotropic Binary Refrigerant Mixtures: S. M. Sami, P. Tulej and L. Fang CONFERENCE DIARY