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SOLAR ENERGY PUBLICATIONS

Book Chapters

Chavez, J.M., and Davidson, J.H. “Renewable Energy Technologies: Today and Tomorrow,” in Frontiers of Engineering, National Academy Press, 63-70, 1999.

Davidson, J.H., Mantell, S.C., and Jorgensen, G., “Status of the Development of Polymeric Solar Water Heating Systems,” in Advances in Solar Energy, D.Y. Goswami, ed., American Solar Energy Society, vol. 15, 149-186, 2002.

Davidson, J.H., Mantell, S.C., and Francis, L.F., “Thermal and Material Characterization of Immersed Heat Exchangers for Solar Domestic Hot Water”, in Advances in Solar Energy, D.Y. Goswami, ed., American Solar Energy Society, vol. 17, 99-129, 2007.

.Journal Papers

Davidson, J.H., Walker, H.A., and Löf, G.O.G., “Experimental Study of a Self-Pumping Boiling Collector Solar Hot Water System,” ASME J. Solar Energy Engineering, 3, 211-218, 1989.

Walker, H.A., and Davidson, J.H., “Analysis and Simulation of a Two-Phase Solar Water Heater,” ASME J. Solar Energy Engineering, 112, 3, 153-160, 1990 (Best Paper).

Davidson, J.H., and Walker, H.A., “Optimization of a Two-Phase Solar Water Heater Using R-123,” ASME J. Solar Energy Engineering, 114, 1, 53-61, 1992.

Walker, H.A., and Davidson, J.H., “Second-Law Analysis of a Self-Pumping Water Heater,” ASME J. Solar Energy Engineering, 114, 3, 188-193, 1992 (Best Paper).

Davidson, J.H., Carlson, W.T., and Duff, W.S., “Impact of Component Selection and Operation on Thermal Ratings of Drain-Back Solar Water Heaters,” ASME J. Solar Energy Engineering, 114, 4, 219-226, 1992.

Davidson, J.H., Carlson, W.T., Duff, W.S., Schaefer, P.J., Beckman, W.A., and Klein, S.A., “Comparison of Experimental and Simulated Thermal Ratings of Drain-Back Solar Water Heaters,” ASME J. Solar Energy Engineering, 115, 101-105, 1993.

Davidson, J.H., Adams, D.A., and Miller, J.A., “A Coefficient to Characterize Mixing in Solar Water Storage Tanks,” ASME J. Solar Energy Engineering, 116, 2, 94-99, 1994.

Davidson, J.H., and Adams, D.A., “Fabric Stratification Manifolds for Solar Water Heating,” ASME J. Solar Energy Engineering, 116, 3, 130-136, 1994.

Kenny, S.A., and Davidson, J.H., “Design of a Multiple-Lamp Large-Scale Solar Simulator,” ASME J. Solar Energy Engineering, 116, 4, 200-205, 1994 (Best Paper).

Mason, A.A., and Davidson, J.H., “Measured Performance and Modeling of an Evacuated-Tube, Integral-Collector-Storage Solar Water Heater,” ASME J. Solar Energy Engineering, 117, 3, 221-228, 1995.

Davidson, J.H. and Wood, B., “Solar Hot Water for the Home,” Mechanical Engineering, 118, 8, 60-62, 1996.

Dahl, S.D., and Davidson, J.H., “Performance and Modeling of Thermosyphon Heat Exchangers for Solar Water Heaters,” ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, 119, 3, 193-200, 1997 (Best Paper).

Dahl, S. and Davidson, J.H., “Mixed Convection Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Correlations for Tube-in-Shell Thermosyphon Heat Exchangers with Uniform Heat Flux,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 120, 4, 260- 269, 1998.

Harvey, W.S., Davidson, J.H., and Fletcher, E.A., “Thermolysis of Hydrogen Sulfide in the Range 1300 to 1600 K,” Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 37, 6, 2323-2332. 1998.

Dahl, S.D., and Davidson, J.H., “Applicability of Uniform Heat Flux Nusselt Number Correlations to Thermosyphon Heat Exchangers for Solar Water Heaters,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 121, 2, 85-90, 1999 (Best Paper).

Liu, W., Davidson, J.H. and Mantell, S.C., “Analysis of Polymer Heat Exchangers for Solar Water Heating: A Case Study,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 122, 2, 84-91, 2000.

Raman, R., Mantell, S.C., Davidson, J.H., and Jorgensen, G., “A Review of Polymer Materials for Solar Water Heating Systems,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 122, 2, 92-100, 2000.

Arora, S., Davidson, J.H., Burch, J., and Mantell, S.C., “The Thermal Penalty of an Immersed Heat Exchanger in Integral Collector Storage Systems,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 123, 180-186, 2001. (Best Paper)

Wu, C., Mantell, S.C., and Davidson, J.H., “A Method for Measuring the Creep Behavior of Pressurized Polymer Tubing,” Experimental Mechanics, 41, 4, 368-374, 2001.

Davidson, J.H., Mantell, S.C., Kulacki, F.A., Liu, W., and Wu, C., “Mechanical and Thermal Performance of Polymer Heat Exchangers for Solar Hot Water,” Heat Transfer 2002, Proceedings of the 12th International Heat Transfer Conference, 357-362, 2002.

Liu, W., Davidson, J.H., Kulacki, F.A., and Mantell, S.C., “Natural Convection from a Horizontal Tube Heat Exchanger Immersed in a Tilted Enclosure,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 125, 1, 67-75, 2003.

Wu, C., Mantell, S.C., and Davidson, J.H., “Polymers for Domestic Solar Hot Water: Long-term Performance of PB and Nylon 6,6 Tubing in Hot Water,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 126, 1, 581-586, 2004.

Li, Z., Davidson, J.H., and Mantell, S.C., “Heat Transfer Enhancement Using Shaped Polymer Tubes: Fin Analysis,” ASME J. of Heat Transfer, 126, 2, 211-218, 2004.

Liu, W., Davidson, J.H., and Kulacki, F.A., “Natural Convection from a Tube Bundle in a Thin Inclined Enclosure,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 126, 2, 702-709, 2004.

Liu, W., Davidson, J.H., and Kulacki, F.A., “Thermal Characterization of Prototypical ICS Systems with Immersed Heat Exchangers,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 127, 1, 21-28, 2005.

Wang, Y., Davidson, J.H., and Francis, L., “Scaling in Polymer Tubes and Interpretation for Their Use in Solar Water Heating Systems,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 127, 1, 3-14, 2005.

Li, Z., Mantell, S., and Davidson, J.H., “Mechanical Analysis of Streamlined Tubes with Nonuniform Wall Thickness for Heat Exchangers,” J. of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design, 40, 3, 275-285, 2005.

Su, Yan and Davidson, J.H., “Natural Convective Flow and Heat Transfer in a Collector Storage with an Immersed Heat Exchanger: Numerical Study,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 127, 3, 324-332, 2005.

Kearney, M., Davidson, J.H., and Mantell, S., “Polymeric Absorbers for Flat Plate Collectors: Can Venting Provide Adequate Overheat Protection?,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 127, 3, 421-424, 2005.

Davidson, J. H., “Low-Temperature Solar Thermal Systems: An Untapped Energy Resource in the United States,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 127, 3, 305-306, 2005.

Freeman, A., Mantell, S.C., and Davidson, J.H., “Mechanical Performance of Polymer Tubes Intended for Use in Solar Heat Exchangers,” Solar Energy, 79, 624-637, 2005.

Ragoonanan, V., Davidson, J.H., Homan, K.O., and Mantell, S.C., “The Benefit of Dividing an Indirect Thermal Storage into Two Compartments: Discharge Experiments,” Solar Energy, 80, 1, 18-31, 2005.

Sanft, P., Francis, L., and Davidson, J.H., “Calcium Carbonate Formation on Cross-linked Polyethylene (PEX) and Polypropylene Random Copolymer (PP-r),” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 128, 2, 251-254, 2006.

Thomas, D., Mantell, S., Davidson, J., Goldberg, L., and Carmody, J., “Analysis of Sandwich Structures for a Self-supporting Residential Roof,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 128, 338-348, 2006.

Li, Z., Davidson, J.H., and Mantell, S.C., “Numerical Simulation of Flow and Heat Transfer of Streamlined Cylinders in Crossflow,” ASME J. of Heat Transfer, 128, 564-570, 2006.

Li, Z., Davidson, J.H., and Mantell, S.C., “Thermal Resistance of Streamlined Heat Exchanger Tubes with Non-Uniform Wall Thickness,” Heat Transfer 2006, 13th International Heat Transfer Conference, Sydney, Australia, August 2006.

Su, Yan and Davidson, J.H., “Transient Natural Convection Heat Transfer Correlations for Tube Bundles Immersed in a Thermal Storage,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 129, 210-214, 2007.

Kulacki, F.A., Davidson, J.H., and Hebert, M., “On the Effectiveness of Baffles in Indirect Solar Storage Systems,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 129, 494-498, 2007.

Su, Y., and Davidson, J.H., “Multi-Zone Porous Medium Model of the Thermal and Fluid Processes during Discharge of an Inclined Rectangular Storage Vessel via an Immersed Tube Bundle,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 129, 449-457, 2007.

Wu, C., Mantell, S.C., and Davidson, J.H., in press, “Macroscopic Failure of Multilayered Viscoelastic Polymers,” Polymer Engineering and Science, 2007.

Su, Y., and Davidson, J.H., in press, “Discharge of Thermal Storage Tanks via Immersed Baffled Heat Exchangers: Numerical Model of Flow and Temperature Fields,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, May 2008.

Mittleman, G., Davidson, J.H., Mantell, S.C, and Su, Y., in press, “Prediction of Polymer Tube Life for Solar Hot Water Systems: A Model of Antioxidant Loss,” Solar Energy, doi:10.1016/j.solener.2007.10
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Kathare, V., Davidson, J.H., and Kulacki, F.A., in press, “Natural Convection Heat Transfer in Water-Saturated Metal Foam,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.

Abu Hamed, T., Davidson, J.H., and Stolzenburg, M, in press, “Hydrolysis of Evaporated Zn in a Hot Wall Flow Reactor, ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering.

Haltiwanger, J., and Davidson J.H., in review, “Discharge of a Thermal Storage Tank using an Immersed Heat Exchanger with an Annual Baffle, Solar Energy, Submitted December 2007.

Conference Papers

Sigmon, T.W., and Davidson, J.H., “The Effect of Storage Material Melt Temperature on Coupled Thermal Energy Storage/Heat Pump System Performance for Space Heating and Cooling Applications.” Presented at the Third International Conference on Alternative Energy Sources, Miami, Florida, December 1980.

Sigmon, T. W., and Davidson, J. H., “Simulation and Evaluation of Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Heat Pump Systems.” Proceedings of the 15th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 2117-2122, August 1980.

Davidson, J.H., Walker, H.A., and Löf, G.O.G., “Experimental Study of a Self-Pumping Boiling Collector Solar Hot Water System,” Analysis and Applications of Heat Pumps, ASME AES Vol., 117-124. Presented at the ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Chicago, December, 1988.

Walker, H.A., and Davidson, J.H., “Analysis and Simulation of a Two-Phase Solar Water Heater,” Solar Engineering 1990, 331-339. Presented at the 12th Annual ASME International Solar Energy Conference, Miami, April 1990. (Also in J. Solar Energy Engineering)

Davidson, J.H., and Walker, H.A., “Design Optimization of a Two-Phase Self-Pumping Solar Water Heater,” Solar '90, Proceedings of the 1990 Annual American Solar Energy Society Conference, 267-274, Austin, Texas, March 19-22, 1990.

Carlson, W.T., Davidson, J.H., Duff, W., “Automated Approach to Test Bed Data Acquisition: Solar DHW Systems,” INVITED paper presented at the Field Monitoring for a Purpose Workshop, Sweden, April, 1990.

Carlson, W.T., Davidson, J.H., Duff, W.S, and Leone, D.M., “Impact of Design and Operating Parameters in a Generic Drain Back Solar Water Heating System,” Solar '90, Proceedings of the 1990 Annual American Solar Energy Society Conference, 107-114, Austin, Texas, March 19-22, 1990.

Walker, H.A. and Davidson, J.H., “Optimization of a Two-Phase Self-Pumping Solar Water Heater using R-123 for Fort Collins, Colorado,” 1991 Solar World Congress, Proceedings of the Biennial Congress of the International Solar Energy Society, 2, 1, 1424-1429, Denver, Colorado, August, 1991.

Davidson, J.H., Carlson, W.T., and Duff, W.S. “Impact of Component Selection and Operation on SRCC Rating of Drain-Back Solar Water Heater,” 1991 Solar World Congress, Proceedings of the Biennial Congress of the International Solar Energy Society, 2, 1, 1345-1350.

Carlson, W.T., Davidson, J.H., and Duff, W.S., “Comparison of Experimental and TRNSYS Prediction of SRCC Rating of a Generic Drain-Back Solar Water Heater,” 1991 Solar World Congress, Proceedings of the Biennial Congress of the International Solar Energy Society, 2, 1, 1319-1324.

Davidson, J.H., and Walker, H.A., “Optimization of a Two-Phase Solar Water Heater Using R-123,” Solar Engineering 1991, 109-116. Presented at the 2nd ASME/JSES/JSME International Solar Energy Conference, Reno, March 1991. (Also in J. Solar Energy Engineering)

Thornbloom, M.D., and Davidson, J.H., “Influence of Heat Exchanger Effectiveness and System Flow Rates on Experimental Ratings of a Generic Antifreeze SDHW System,” Solar '92, 123-128. ASES Solar Energy Conference, Cocoa Beach, June, 1992.

Walker, H.A., and Davidson, J.H., “Second Law Analysis of a Self-Pumping Water Heater,” Solar Engineering 1992, Vol. 2, 1135-1142. Presented at the 1992 ASME International Solar Energy Conference, Maui, April 1992. (Also in J. Solar Energy Engineering)

Kenny, S.P, Davidson, J.H., and Collier, K., “Design of a Light Source for an Indoor Solar Simulator,” Presented at the 1992 ASES Solar Energy Conference, Cocoa Beach, June, 1992.

Adams, D.A., and Davidson, J.H., “Tank Stratification with a Flexible, Porous Manifold,” Solar ‘93, pp. 277-281. ASES Solar Energy Conference, Washington DC, April 1993.

Vieira, E.M., and Davidson, J.H., “Experimental Study of Boiling Solar Collectors in Thermal Siphon Operation,” Solar Engineering 1993, 75-79. Presented at the 1993 ASME International Solar Energy Conference, Washington, D.C., April 1993.

Kenny, S.K., and Davidson, J.H., “Design of a Multiple-Lamp Large-Scale Solar Simulator,” ASME Solar Engineering 1994, 7-12. Presented in San Francisco, March 1994. (Also in J. Solar Energy Engineering)

Mason, A.A., and Davidson, J.H., “Measured Performance and Modeling of an Evacuated-Tube, Integral-Collector-Storage Solar Water Heater.” Solar Engineering 1995, 1099-1106, 1995. Presented at the ASME/JSME/JSES International Solar Energy Conference, Maui, March 1995. (Also in J. Solar Energy Engineering)

Dahl, S.D. and Davidson, J.H., 1995, “Characterization of a Tube-in-Shell Thermosyphon Heat Exchanger for Solar Water Heating,” Solar Engineering 1995, 1157-1163. Presented at the ASME/JSME/JSES International Solar Energy Conference, Maui, March 1995.

Dahl, S.D. and Davidson, J.H., “Comparison of Natural Convection Heat Exchangers for Solar Water Heating,” Solar’95, pp. 288-293. Annual Conference of the American Solar Energy Society, Minneapolis, July 1995.

Davidson, J.H., “Explore Engineering with Solar Energy,” 20th National Passive Solar Conference, pp. 269-273. Annual Conference of the American Solar Energy Society, Minneapolis, July 1995.

Lee C.S., E.A. Fletcher, and J.H. Davidson, “A Receiver-Reactor for Solar Thermolysis of Hydrogen Sulfide,” Solar ‘95, pp. 405-410. Annual Conference of the American Solar Energy Society, Minneapolis, July 1995.

Davidson, J.H. and Dahl, S.D., 1996, “Issues of Predicting Performance of Thermosyphon Heat Exchangers,” Solar Engineering 1996, 1-8. Presented at the ASME International Solar Energy Conference, San Antonio, April 1996.

Davidson, J.H., Dahl, S.D., and Long, S., “Testing, Modeling and Rating of Solar Water Heaters that Use Thermosyphon Heat Exchangers,“ Proceedings of the 1997 Annual Conference, American Solar Energy Society, pp. 35 - 40. 1997 Solar Energy Forum Washington, D.C., April 1997.

Dahl, S.D., and Davidson, J.H., “Mixed Convection Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Correlations for Tube-in-Shell Thermosyphon Heat Exchangers with Uniform Heat Flux,” Solar Energy Engineering 1998, 101-110. Presented at the 1998 ASME International Solar Energy Conference, Albuquerque, June 1998. (Also in J. Solar Energy Engineering)

Dahl, S.D., and Davidson, J.H., “Applicability of Uniform Heat Flux Nusselt Number Correlations to Thermosyphon Heat Exchangers for Solar Water Heaters,” Proceedings of the 1999 ASME International Solar Energy Conference, Maui, Hawaii, April 1999. (Also in J. Solar Energy Engineering)

Davidson, J.H., Oberreit, D., Liu, W., and Mantell, S, “Are Plastic Heat Exchangers Feasible for Solar Water Heaters? Part I: A Review of Codes and Standards and Commercial Products,” Proceedings of the SME/KSME/JSME/ASHRAE/JSES International Renewable and Advanced Energy Systems for the 21st Century, CDROM, Maui, Hawaii, April 1999.

Raman, R., Mantell, S., and Davidson, J.H., “Are Plastic Heat Exchangers Feasible for Solar Water Heaters? Part II: Material Choices,” Proceedings of the ASME/KSME/JSME/ASHRAE/JSES International Renewable and Advanced Energy Systems for the 21st Century, CDROM, Maui, Hawaii, April 1999.

Liu, Wei, Raman, R., Davidson, J. and Mantell, S. “Thermal and Economic Analysis of Plastic Heat Exchangers for Solar Water Heating,” Solar 99, Proceedings of the 1999 American Solar Energy Conference, Portland, Maine, June, 1999.

Liu, W., and Davidson, J.H. “Comparison of Natural Convection Heat Exchangers for Solar Water Heating Systems,“ Solar 99, Proceedings of the 1999 American Solar Energy Conference, held in Portland, Maine, June, 1999.

Thornton, J., Arora, S., Davidson, J.H., Burch, J., Christensen, C., and Barker, G., “Modeling Advances in Low-Cost Integral Collector Storage Solar Domestic Hot Water Systems,” Solar 2000, Madison, WI, June 2000.

Raman, R., Mantell, S.C., Davidson, J.H., and Jorgensen, G., “A Review of Polymer Materials for Solar Water Heating Systems,” Solar 2000, Proceedings of the 2000 ASME/ASES/AIA Conference in Madison, WI, June 2000. (Also in J. Solar Energy Engineering)

Arora, S., Davidson, J.H., Mantell, S.C., and Burch, J., “The Thermal Penalty of an Immersed Heat Exchanger in Integral Collector Storage Systems,” Solar 2001, Proceedings of the ASME/ASES/AIA Conference in Washington, DC, April 2001. (Also in J. Solar Energy Engineering)

Liu, W., Davidson, J.H., and Kulacki, F.A., “Natural Convection from a Single Tube Immersed in a Tilted Thin Enclosure,” Energy Conversion and Applications, Vol. I, 408-413. Invited Talk at International Conference on Energy Conversion and Application (ICECA' 2001), Wuhan, P.R. China, June 17 - 20, 2001.

Liu, W., Davidson, J.H., Kulacki, F.A., and Mantell, S.C., “Natural Convection of a Horizontal Tube Heat Exchanger Immersed in a Tilted Enclosure,” Solar 2002, Proceedings of the 2002 ASME/ASES/AIA Conference, Reno, Nevada, 65-74, 2002. (Also in J. of Solar Energy Engineering).

Wu, C., Mantell, S.C., and Davidson, J.H., “Polymers for Domestic Solar Hot Water: Long-term Performance of PB and Nylon 6,6 Tubing in Hot Water,” Proceedings of the 31st ASES Annual Conference, pp. 17-22. Reno, Nevada, June 2002.

Francis, L, Davidson, J.H., Weathers, R., and Kinglsey, M., “The Potential for Scaling in Polymer Tubes,” SOLAR 2003, Proceedings of the 32nd ASES Annual Conference, Ed. R. Campbell-Howe, 83-88, 2003.

Pongratz, T., Mantell, S. C., and Davidson, J.H., “Manifold Design for Polymer Heat Exchangers in Solar Hot Water Applications,” SOLAR 2003, Proceedings of the 32nd ASES Annual Conference, Ed. R. Campbell-Howe, 89-92, 2003.

Walter, D., Mantell, S. C., and Davidson, J. H., 2003, “Performance of Polymer Tubes in Hot Chlorinated Water,” SOLAR 2003, Proceedings of the 32nd ASES Annual Conference, Ed. R. Campbell-Howe, 77-82, 2003.

Burch, J., Thorton, J, Liu, W., Davidson, J.H., and Ruby, T., “Model Calibration from Short-Term Test Data for Unpressurized Integral-Collector-Storage Systems,” Proceedings of the ASME International Solar Energy Conference, Hawaii, 2003.

Li, Z., Davidson, J.H., and Mantell, S., “Heat Transfer Enhancement Using Shaped Polymer Tubes: Fin Analysis,” Proceedings of the ASME Heat Transfer Conference, Las Vegas, July 2003. (Also in Journal of Heat Transfer)

Liu, W., Davidson, J.H., and Kulacki, F.A., “Thermal Characterization of Prototypical ICS Systems with Immersed Heat Exchangers,” Solar 2004, ASME International Solar Energy Conference, Portland, OR, June 2004. (Also in Journal of Solar Energy Engineering)

Wang, Y., Davidson, J.H., and Francis, L., “Scaling in Polymer Tubes Used in Solar Water Heating System,” Solar 2004, ASME International Solar Energy Conference, Portland, OR, June 2004. (Also in ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering)

Mantell, S., Davidson, J.H, Freeman, A., “Mechanical Performance of Polymer Tubes Intended for Use in Solar Heat Exchangers,” Solar 2004, American Solar Energy Society Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, June 2004.

Davidson, J.H., Mantell, S.C., Li, Z., and Wu, C., “Design and Manufacture of Polymer Heat Exchangers”, Proc. 2004 NSF Design, Service and Manufacturing Grantees and Research Conference, Dallas, Texas, 2004.

Su, Yan and Davidson, J.H., “Natural Convective Flow in a Collector Storage with an Immersed Heat Exchanger,” Proceedings of the 2005 Solar World Congress and ASME International Solar Energy Conference, Orlando, FL, August 2005. (Also in ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering)

Thomas, D., Mantell, S., Davidson, J.H., Goldberg, L., and Carmody, J., “Analysis of Sandwich Structures for a Self-supporting Residential Roof,” Proceedings of the 2005 Solar World Congress and ASME International Solar Energy Conference, Orlando, FL, August 2005.

Davidson, J.H., Ragoonanan, V. and Homan, K., “Divided Storage in an Indirect Integral Collector Storage with Immersed Heat Exchanger”, Proceedings of the 2005 Solar World Congress and ASME International Solar Energy Conference, Orlando, FL, August 2005.

Li, Z., Davidson, J.H., and Mantell, S.C., “Numerical Simulation of Flow and Heat Transfer of Streamlined Cylinders in Crossflow”, Proceedings of HT2005, 2005 ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, July 17-22, 2005, San Francisco, California, USA.

Boies, A.M., Homan, K.O. Davidson, J.H., and Liu, W, “A Variable Effectiveness Model for Indirect Thermal Storage Devices,” Proceedings of HT2005, 2005 ASME National Heat Transfer Conference, July 17-22, 2005, San Francisco, California.

Eggen, M., Hambleton, J., Mantell, S.C., and Davidson, J.H., “Mechanical Behavior of Random Fiber composite Perforated Plates,” Proceedings of the American Society for Composites, 20th Technical Conference, Philadelphia, PA, 2005.

Wu, C., Mantell, S.C., and Davidson, J.H., “Failure of Multilayered Viscoelastic Polymers,” Proceedings of the American Society for Composites, 20th Technical Conference, Philadelphia, PA, 2005.

Sanft, P., Francis, L., and Davidson, J.H., “Calcium Carbonate Formation on Cross-Linked Polyethylene (PEX),” Proceedings of the 2005 Solar World Congress and ASME International Solar Energy Conference, Orlando, FL, August 2005.

Mantell, S., Davidson, J., Freeman, A., “Mechanical Performance of Polymer Tubes Intended for Use in Solar Heat Exchangers,” Proceedings of the 2005 Solar World Congress, Orlando, FL, August 2005.

Su, Y. and Davidson, J.H., “Model of the Transient Discharge of an Indirect Storage Tank Using a Novel Multi-Zone Porous Media Approach,” Solar 2006, American Solar Energy Society Annual Meeting, Denver, July 2006.

Kulacki, F.A., Davidson, J.H., Su, Y., and Hebert, M., “Are Baffles in Indirect Solar Storage Tanks Effective?,” Solar 2006, American Solar Energy Society Annual Meeting, Denver, July 2006. (Also in J. of Solar Energy Engineering)

Mantell, S.C., Davidson, J.H., and Su, Y., “Antioxidant Loss in Polymer Tubes for Solar Thermal Applications,” Solar 2006, American Solar Energy Society Annual Meeting, Denver, July 2006.

Mantell, S.C., and Davidson, J.H., “Long Term Performance of Polymers for Solar Hot Water Applications,” Proceedings of the Annual Technical Conference, American Plastics Association, Charlotte, NC, 2006.

Wu, Z., Francis, L.F., and Davidson, J.H., “An Apparatus for Studying Formation of Calcium Carbonate Scale on Polymer Tubes,” Solar 2006, American Solar Energy Society Annual Meeting, Denver, July 2006.

Haltiwanger, J., and Davidson, J.H., “Temperature and Flow in a Cylindrical Storage Tank with a Baffled Heat Exchanger: Experiments,” Solar 2007, Annual Conference of the American Solar Energy Society, Cleveland, 2007.

Davidson, J.H., Mantell, S.C., Briscoe, C., and Huang, D.S., “Options for an Energy Efficient Panelized Residential Roof,” Solar 2007, Annual Conference of the American Solar Energy Society, Cleveland, 2007.

Su, Y., and Davidson, J.H., “Discharge of Thermal Storage Tanks via Immersed Baffled Heat Exchangers: Numerical Model of Flow and Temperature Fields,” ASME Energy Sustainability, Long Beach CA, June 27-30, 2007.

Abu Hamed, T., Davidson, J.H., Stolzenburg, M. “Hydrogen Production Via Hydrolysis of Zn in a Hot Wall Flow Reactor,” ASME Energy Sustainability, Long Beach CA, June 2007.

Abu Hamed, T., Davidson, J.H., and Haltiwanger, J., “Hydrogen Production via Hydrolysis of Zinc Nanoparticles,” AIChE 2007 Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, November 2007.