Communication from the Energy Regulatory Commission of February 11, 2009 relating to the public service charges for electricity and the unit contribution for 2009 The meeting was attended by: Mr. Philippe de LADOUCETTE, president, Mr. Michel LAPEYRE, vice-president , Mr. Maurice MÉDA, vice-president, Mr. Jean-Paul AGHETTI, Mr. Eric DYEVRE and Mr. Emmanuel RODRIGUEZ, […]
Month: March 2010
Download: Cogeneration in Ile-de-France
Cogeneration in Ile-de-France document from the DRIRE IDF. Ile-de-France, 1st region producing electricity by cogeneration. More than 22 GWh of electricity were produced in France in 860 by cogeneration facilities. Ile-de-France alone produced 2002 GWh, or 3% of national production, thus ranking first producing region […]
Download: Nuclear electricity balance sheet: primary and final energy consumption
Nuclear electricity primary and final energy consumption In France, nuclear electricity corresponds to around 40% of primary energy consumption, while electricity as a whole represents 23% of final energy consumption. The explanation of this apparent paradox is based on two methodological elements: by definition, in order to avoid “double counting”, consumption […]
Download: External combustion engines
Presentation of external combustion engines: operation, production and application. Conference support on motors with external heat input by Pascal STOUFFS, Laboratory of Thermics, Energetics and Processes, University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour, France. Conference organized within the framework of the 10th CNAM SIA conference cycle, March 2009. Summary - […]
Legendary engines: the Clerget 9B 130hp aviation engine
Legendary Engines - The Clerget 9B 130 hp When the year 1914 begins, the Clerget-Blin Company has only four months of existence. On August 13, 1913, Pierre Clerget and his partner Eugène Blin filed in the commercial register the name of the company Clerget-Blin et Cie, located at 37, rue Cavé in Levallois, within […]
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Aerodynamics and the origin of parasitic drag Ewald HUNSINGER - Michaël OFFERLIN. Introduction Within the framework of a phenomenology of aerodynamics, specifically developed to put an essentially experimental science back in its true place, we were led to examine in the first part of this study, the effects that could have on flows, the phenomenon […]
Download: Vernet Clerget patent, water injection on Diesel engine
Patent of the 1st French stationary diesel engine filed in 1901 by Pierre Clerget and Arthur Vernet (publication number GB190104220) The particularity of this engine is to include a triple injector, making it possible to make “mixtures” of fuel, oxidizer and liquid catalysts and in particular water with more or less heavy oil which has […]
Back on the Copenhagen conference
Review of Copenhagen by R.Guillet Rémi Guillet is an ECN Engineer (formerly ENSM), he graduated in 1966. He holds a doctorate in energy mechanics from the Univ. H. Poincaré Nancy 1 (2002) and has a DEA Economics Paris 13 (2001) Debate and analyzes: the non-summit of Copenhagen Fire 2009, and 2010 opens its “solar” cycle. […]
Download: T21: special plug-in hybrid car, comparison with electricity, Mercedes F800 Style
Transport 21 number 9, February 2010, special Rechargeable hydride: cost analyzes of electric cars VS rechargeable hybrids by NREL, Korean rechargeable hydrides by Hyundaï, Mercedès F800 Style ... All you need to know in a few minutes about the evolution of "cleaner" transport in a near future with Transport 21! Quebec engineer Pierre Langlois has published a mini-review since 2009 entitled […]
Download: T21: Special Engine Wheel, Hiriko Citycar, Hydro-Quebec buys i-Miev
Transport 21 number 8, January 2010 special “Wheel Motor”: Hiriko Citycar with wheel motors from MIT, wheel motors in Japan, military applications, Frost and Sullivan study, HydroQuebec buys 50 i-Miev and a new range extender. Find out everything in a few minutes about the evolution of “cleaner” transport in the near future with Transport 21! […]