US-South Africa Workshop: Energy and Environment, Durban, South Africa, June 1998

9731204本奖项支持12名美国工程师参加将于1998年6月在南非德班举行的美国-南非能源和环境研讨会。联合主办方是杜克大学机械工程系禤浩焯·贝詹教授、德班-韦斯特维尔大学机械工程系彼得·瓦达斯教授和斯泰伦博斯大学机械工程系底特列夫·G·克罗格教授。研讨会的重点是热科学、热传递技术以及与能量流动和装置相关的环境现象。讲习班的目的是通过探索在科学界高度优先的特定专题上进行联合研究的机会，促进两国之间的科学合作。讨论的主题包括工程热力学和制冷、能源工程和强化传热。在环境领域，两个主要主题是能源系统对环境的影响，以及多孔介质中的对流。南非是机动车用合成液体燃料(由煤转化而成)的商业生产的世界领先者。南非干式冷却塔的装机容量也是世界上最大的。南非与会者将讨论这些领域和其他技术领先领域。该奖项由化学和运输系统司和国际项目部共同支持。

9731204 Bejan This award supports the participation of twelve US engineers in a US-South Africa Workshop on Energy and Environment, to be held in Durban, South Africa, in June 1998. The co-organizers are Professor Adrian Bejan, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Duke University, Professor Peter Vadasz, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Durban-Westville, Durban and Professor Detlev G. Kroger, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Stellenbosch. The focus of the workshop is on thermal sciences, heat transfer technologies, and environmental phenomena associated with energy flows and installations. The purpose of the workshop is to promote scientific collaboration between the two countries by exploring opportunities for joint research in specific topics of high priority to the scientific community. Among the topics of discussion are engineering thermodynamics and refrigeration, energy engineering, and heat transfer augmentation. In the environmental area, the two major topics are the environmental impact of energy systems, and convection in porous media. South Africa is the world leader in the commercial production of synthetic liquid fuel (converted from coal) for motor vehicles. South Africa also has the world's largest installed capacity of dry cooling towers. These and other areas of technological leadership will be discussed by the South African participants. This award is supported jointly by the Division of Chemical and Transport Systems and the Division of International Programs.