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Michael Owen

Stellenbosch University - Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering

Stellenbosch, 7602

South Africa

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

5

DOWNLOADS

269

TOTAL CITATIONS

2

Scholarly Papers (5)

1.

A Comparative Evaluation of Heat Dissipation Factors for Open-rack and Floating Solar Photovoltaic Installations

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 27 Aug 2023
Stellenbosch University - Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, Stellenbosch University - Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch University - Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering and Stellenbosch University - Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
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module temperature, open-rack PV, floating photovoltaic, Faiman model, heat dissipation factors

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Heat Dissipation Factors for Building-Attached Pv Modules

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 25 May 2022
Stellenbosch University - Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, Stellenbosch University, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Solar PVRenewablesHeat transferThermal dissipation factorsRoof-mountedBuilding-attached

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Towards a Transparent and Dynamic Forecasting of Renewable Energy Technologies Capacity and Cost to 2050

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 07 Jun 2023
Francois Rozon, Craig McGregor and Michael Owen
Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch University and Stellenbosch University - Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
Downloads 50 (1,063,489)

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Renewable Energy, Solar photovoltaic, Wind Energy, growth dynamic, forecast accuracy, generation capacity, learning rate, Capex, LCOE

4.

Techno-Economic Analysis of Hybrid ACC Performance Under Different Meteorological Conditions

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 01 Nov 2021
Jacques Du Plessis and Michael Owen
Stellenbosch University and Stellenbosch University - Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
Downloads 43 (1,145,425)

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Hybrid cooling, Power generation, Air cooled condenser, Annual performance, energy system

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Local heat transfer coefficients and friction factors in a U-type compound parabolic solar thermal collector tube operating as a thermosyphon

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 17 Nov 2025
Sarath Simon, Michael Owen and Josua P. Meyer
Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch University - Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering and Stellenbosch University
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U-type external compound parabolic concentrator, Nusselt Number, friction factor, heat transfer coefficient, Laminar Flow, computational fluid dynamics, thermosyphon