The Lp-metric Δh,p(X) between the survival function F¯ of a random variable X and its distortion h∘F¯ is a characteristic of the variability of X. In this paper, it is shown that if a random variable X is larger than another random variable Y in the location-independent risk order or in the...

Amine-functionalized sorbents prepared by wet impregnation method shows great promises for CO2 capture from real flue gas in power plants. The objective of this work is to understand CO2 adsorption thermodynamics and mechanisms at varied polyethylenimine (PEI) loadings on mesoporous MCM-41 by...

The nonuniform heat transfer model and performance of parabolic trough solar receiver are theoretically investigated due to the energy balances between the heat transfer fluid, absorber tube, glass envelope and surroundings. The absorber tube and glass envelope are both divided into two regions...

This paper describes an hourly incident solar radiation model, which could be used to estimate long-term global radiation, direct radiation and diffuse radiation with high spatial and temporal resolution under its de facto weather and terrain in large regions. The model is based on parameterized...

Referring to the national environmental protection standard of PR China, HJ479-2009, NOx emissions and the effect of 45# carbon steel (1045, ASTM) on it in thermal energy storage (TES) process of binary molten nitrate (BMN) salts (a eutectic salt mixture named as solar salt with the component of...

The purpose of this paper is to establish the stochastic comparisons of order statistics from two samples in the sense of likelihood ratio order. We strengthen and complement some results in Zhao and Balakrishnan (2012) and Ding et al. (2013).

In order to obtain molten salt with lower melting point, higher thermal stability and reduced cost relative to previously available materials, a variety of molten salt mixtures of alkali nitrates are investigated by experimental methods. However, since measurements are generally expensive and...

Die vorliegende Dokumentation gibt einen umfassenden Einblick in die Systematik der .Bonner Stichprobe., einer jahresabschlußbasierten Industriedatenbank, und soll dem interessierten Leser als Leitfaden für die selbständige Arbeit mit der Stichprobe dienen. Der Hauptteil der Dokumentation...

The paper is a first step to tests the impact of bank-firm-relationships on corporate performance under changing economic conditions. Using a data set of standardized annual financial statements of 100 Japanese corporations all listed at the First Section of the Tokyo stock exchange, at the...

Let W=(W1,...,Wn) be a random vector of n independent random variables, and let R=(R1,...,Rn) be another random vector having the permutation distribution on {1,2,...,n}, independent of W. If the Wi's are ordered in the likelihood ratio order [resp. the hazard rate order, the reversed hazard...