International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy
(December 11-13,2019)
Prof. Prashanta Dutta
Microscale
Thermo-Fluid Laboratory
School of
Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-2920
Topic: Mechanical Characterization of Biovesicles- A connection between Biology, Engineering and Medicine.
Keynote-II:
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Mustafizur Rahman
Bloomfield Chair Professor and
Dean’s Fellow – New Strategic Initiatives
Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of
Engineering
Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas 67260, USA
Topic: Solar Thermal Power with Energy Storage – A Pathway to Combat Global Warming
Abstract:
Global warming is now a reality. Earth
Surface’s temperature is increasing, sea ice is retreating, the temperature of
the sea is increasing, massive wildfires are occurring more frequently along
with the other changes of the global climate. Emissions of Greenhouse Gasses
(GHGs) from fossil fuel combustion have contributed significantly to the
climate change. Therefore reduction of fossil fuel and the use of renewable energy
with zero-emission is essential in electric power generation. Unlike fossil
fuels, renewable energy is clean and does not release carbon pollution into the
atmosphere (which drives climate change). Renewable energy can be
categorized into various energy sources such as hydropower, biomass,
geothermal, wind, and solar energy. Among these, solar energy is considered as
the best choice of the sustainable energy source with the advantages of being
freely available, low cost, and environment-friendly. Concentrated solar power
(CSP) is showing good promise with great quantities of incoming radiation from
the sun and can be used with high conversion efficiency and low cost if
integrated with energy storage to cover cloudy days as well as nights.