The ORC power plant is a promising technology to generate electricity from low-temperature heat sources. However implementation of the ORC for low capacity electricity generation is unattractive at the commercial level. Scroll compressors are massively produced to be used in refrigeration and air-conditioning applications. Using a scroll compressor in reverse as an expander can reduce the investment cost of low-capacity ORC power plants. In this study 2 scroll compressors that are available in the automotive air-conditioning market of Thailand were modified and used as the expander of a 1 kW ORC power plant. The performances of these 2 scrolls were compared and the plant performance was investigated. A heat source temperature from 100°C to 150°C was supplied to the plant. It was found that the gross power is higher by 18-35% for the larger expander (110 cc/rev) than for the smaller expander (85.7 cc/rev). The larger one provides the isentropic efficiency of 37-76% and the gross power of 806-1926 W. In addition the effects of check valve installation were examined and compared with those of the tests without check valve installation. It was revealed that the isentropic efficiency increases by 18% while the gross power decreases by 4-22% when the check valve was installed.

The solar chimney power plant (SCPP) has been proposed as a promising alternative power plant. According to the literature the chimney for commercial-scale SCPPs should be about 1 km high. The construction of these tall chimneys is very challenging and the construction cost is enormous. The sloped solar chimney power plant (SSCPP) is a variation of the SCPP. One of the SSCPP’s prominent feature is that its collector is sloped and then its chimney can be shorter than that of the SCPP. This leads to a lower investment cost of SSCPPs compared with that of SCPPs. Also previous studies show that the industrial waste heat potential of Thailand is considerable and should be investigated. As a result this study developed a mathematical model for designing a sloped solar chimney power plant powered by industrial waste heat (SSCPP-WH). The model was justified by validation using experimental data. Then several SSCPPs with different geometrical dimensions were simulated to determine a proper dimension that has the lowest levelized cost of electricity (LCOE). It was found that the LCOE is about 0.14 USD/kWh the payback period is about 11 years system efficiency of 1.3% and collector efficiency of 36%. for an SSCPP-WH with a collector area of 49000 m2 chimney height of 45m flow area ratio between solar collector inlet and solar collector outlet (AR12) of 14 and waste heat of 10 MW. It was also found that the payback period of SSCPP with no supplied waste heat is lower than that of some SSCPP-WHs. To make sure that the payback period for the SSCPP-WH is faster than that of SSCPP with no waste heat a ratio of the supplied waste heat to the absorbed solar energy of the SSCPP-WH must be greater than 0.34.

Rail transport is a type of transportation that strongly influences economic due to its ability to transport a large number of passengers and products per trip relying on diesel-electric engines. The objectives of this thesis were set to investigate and develop the electrical performance tracking system of long-distance diesel electric locomotives and compare the electrical performance measured by the diesel electric locomotive performance tracking system and measured from the measuring instrument at Diesel Engine Maintenance Station in Bang Sue. The electric diesel locomotive no. 4513 (Cummins KTA50-L) was selected as the study subject of the experimentation. The results showed that the power loss of the diesel electric locomotive from the conversion of alternating current to direct current was inversely proportional to the engine speed. The power losses between the low and high engine speeds were equal to 77.11 and 2.49 percent respectively. The above data reflects the limitation of diesel electric engine performance and should lead to the construction of a database for making decision on the right engine selection suitable for the towing load of the locomotive.

This Thesis presents an analysis of wind turbines in a power distribution system that has a wind power source. By comparing the wind turbine with 3 blades and 4 wind turbines while there is no distribution in the distribution system. And the load is distributed in the distribution system To analyze the differences of these 2 wind turbines analyze the pressure values The power quality in the distribution system that occurs. And able to apply wind turbine energy for sustainability And practices to support the correct power supply In the distribution system and able to provide electricity with efficiency and reliability Wind turbine when connecting to the electricity distribution system There is a significant impact on the power distribution system such as the impact on the power loss. Pressure impact etc. It can be seen that the wind turbine with 3 blades works less than the wind turbine with 4 blades not so much. Therefore the test shows that the analysis of the electricity quality in this distribution system for use as a case study And continue to improve the production of wind turbines in the electricity distribution system.

Aluminum is a lightweight material which are popularly used in various parts of the industry. However there are some limitations on the tribological properties such as abrasive wear and friction when it was compared to other metals. Tribological properties of aluminium was improved with anodizing process and silicon dioxide supplement. the effect of time on surface structure and friction coefficient were studied with with scanning electron microscope and sliding wear tester. It was found that friction coefficient of aluminium was decreased after improvement process was applied.