Noam Lior

Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania;

Guest Professor, Chinese Academy of Sciences;

Life Fellow, ASME
Full Member, Club of Rome
Fellow, World Academy of Art and Science
Assoc. Fellow, AIAA

 

Phone: +1-215.898.4803 (voice mail)
Email: 
lior@seas.upenn.edu
Office: 212 Towne Building


 

Education
Research
Selected Publications: Books and Book Chapters

Selected other publications
Editorships

Invited Keynote Papers and Presentations

Professional Societies
Selected Professional Activities

 


 

Education:

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1973
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel, 1966
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel, 1962

Research:

  • Energy Conversion, Combustion, and Thermodynamics
    Fundamental aspects of oil and pulverized coal combustion; reduction of pollutants, solar thermal energy conversion, advanced power cycles, use of liquefied natural gas coldness in power generation, thermodynamics: second-law (exergy) analysis focusing on chemical and nuclear reactions. 
    Power generation in space for terrestrial use. Quantitative sustainable energy development.
  • Water Desalination
    Fundamental phenomena of evaporation, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics associated with flash evaporation; multi-stage flash desalination processes, membrane distillation, advanced combined water desalination and power generation systems. Sustainable water desalination. Measurements, instrumentation and control in water desalination.
  • Sustainability Science
    Sustainability metrics, aggregation and optimization, sustainable development.
  • Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics
    Conjugate problems, natural convection in enclosures, thermo-solutal convection, forced convection in external turbulent flows, heat and mass transfer in desiccants, phase change phenomena, jet impingement.
  • Manufacturing
    Heat treatment, electrolytic removal of corrosion (pickling) from metals, crystal growth, electro-discharge machining.

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Editorships:

 

Current:

 Editorial board member, Energies, MDPI AG, 2017-

Editorial board member, Energy, The International Journal, Elsevier, 2014-

Editorial board member, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, 2014-

Editorial board member, Energy and Buildings, Elsevier, 2012-

Editorial board member, Journal of Environmental Accounting and Management, L&S Scientific Publishers, 2012-

Editorial board member, the Energy Bulletin, an international quarterly published by the International Sustainable Energy Development Center (ISEDC, under UNESCO auspices), Moscow, Russian Federation, 2011-

Associate Editor, Desalination and Water Treatment – Science and Engineering, journal, Desalination Publications - International Science Services, 2008 –

Editorial board member, Frontiers of Energy and Power Engineering, Springer, 2008-

Editor-in-Chief, Advances in Water Desalination book series, John Wiley, 2006-

 

Past:

 Editor-in-Chief, Energy, The International Journal, Elsevier, 1998-2009.

Board of Editors Member, The International Desalination & Water Reuse Quarterly, International Desalination Association and Faversham House,1997-2002.

Regional Editor for North America and Europe, Energy Conversion and Management journal, 1994-2009; Board of Editors Member 2009-2012, Elsevier.

Editor, Thermal Science and Engineering journal (Japan), 1999-2009.

Board of Editors Member, Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems, UNESCO-EOLSS, 1994-2000.

Board of Editors Member, Russian Journal of Engineering Thermophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 1990-2001.

Board of Editors Member, Desalination, The International Journal of Desalting and Water Purificatio, Elsevier, 1988-2015.

Technical Editor (OTEC, Solar Ponds, Desalination), ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, 1983‑1989.

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Selected Publications: Books and Book Chapters:

 

Noam Lior, Ali El-Nashar, Corrado Sommariva,  Advanced Instrumentation, Measurement, Control and Automation (IMCA) in Multistage Flash (MSF) and Reverse-Osmosis (RO) Water Desalination, Ch. 6, pp. 453-658, in Advances in Water Desalination, (Noam Lior Editor), ISBN-13: 978-0470054598, Wiley, 2012.

Noam Lior (Editor), Advances in Water Desalination, 712 p., ISBN-13: 978-0470054598, Wiley, 2012.

Neil Zuckerman, Noam Lior, “Jet Impingement Heat Transfer:  Physics, Correlations, and Numerical Modeling”, Chapter 6, 565-631, in Advances in Heat Transfer, Vol. 39, Elsevier, 2006.

N. Lior, "Water Desalination", chapter 4.1 in The CRC Handbook of Thermal Engineering, Editor: F. Kreith, pp.  4-13 - 4-19, CRC Press, Boca Raton , FL , 2000.

N. Lior, "Melting and Freezing", chapter 3.3 in The CRC Handbook of Thermal Engineering, Editor F. Kreith, pp.3-1113 - 3-126,  CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2000.

N. Lior and R. Bakish"Water, Supply and Desalination", Chapter in the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 4th edition, Vol. 25, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1998, pp. 438-487.

N. Lior, "Water Desalination", chapter 20.6 in The CRC Handbook of Mechanical Engineering, Editor: F. Kreith, pp.  20-59 - 20-76, CRC Press, Boca Raton , FL , 1998.

N. Lior, "Melting and Freezing", chapter in The CRC Handbook of Mechanical Engineering, Editor F. Kreith, pp.4-104 - 4-117,  CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 1998.

N. Lior, "The Second Law of Thermodynamics and Entropy", chapter 44, Handbook of Engineering, E. Dorf, Ed., CRC Press, 1996, pp. 462-478.

N. Lior, "Melting", Section 507. 9 in Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Data Books, Genium Publishing Corp., 1996.

N. Lior, "Freezing", Section 507.8 in Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Data Books, Genium Publishing Corp., 1996.

N. Lior, "Research and New Concepts", Ch. 17 in Active Solar Systems, Editor G.O.G. Löf, pp. 615-674,  MIT Press, Cambridge MA, 1993.

Heat and Mass Transfer in Materials Processing, Ed. by I. Tanasawa and N. Lior, Hemisphere Publishing Corp., New York (1992).

N. Lior, Y. Fujii, "On conjugate heat transfer in crystal growth", chapter in Heat and Mass Transfer in Materials Processing, I. Tanasawa and N. Lior, Editors, pp. 217-243, Hemisphere Publishing Corp., New York, 1992.

N. Lior, "Thermal Theory and Modeling of Solar Collectors", Chapt. 4 in Solar Collectors, Energy Storage and Materials, Editor F. deWinter, pp. 99-182, MIT Press (1991).

N. Lior, "Retrofit for Solar Heating and Cooling", Ch. 5 in Advances in Solar Energy, 5, K. W. Boer, Editor, Plenum Press, 1989, pp. 360-401.

N. Lior, "Natural Convection in High Technology Applications", Chapter in Heat Transfer in High Technology and Power Engineering, W.J. Yang and Y. Mori, Editors, pp. 573-596, Hemisphere, Washington, 1986.

N. Lior, "Measurement of Small Temperature and Pressure Differences", chapter 1.2 in the book Measurements and Control in Water Desalination, N. Lior, Editor, Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam & New York, 1986.

Noam Lior (Editor), Measurements and Control in Water Desalination, Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam and New York, 1986.

N. Lior, H. Ozoe, P. Chao, G.F. Jones, and S.W. Churchill, "Heat Transfer Considerations in the Use of New Energy Resources", chapter in Heat Transfer in Energy Problems, T. Mizushina and W.J. Yang, Editors, pp. 175-189, Hemisphere Publishing Co. and Springer‑Verlag, 1983.

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Selected Other Publications:

Jiangjiang Wang, Yuzhu Chen, Noam Lior, Exergo-economic analysis method and optimization of novel photovoltaic/thermal solar-assisted hybrid combined cooling, heating, and power systems, Energy Conversion and Management, Energy Conversion and Management 199 (2019) 111945.

Mirjana Radovanović, Sanja Filipović, Noam Lior, What does the sharing economy mean for electric market transitions? A review with sustainability perspectives, Energy Research & Social Science, Volume 58, 2019, 101258.

Jiangjiang Wang, Yuzhu Chen, Noam Lior, Weihua Li, Energy, exergy and environmental analysis of a hybrid combined cooling heating and power system integrated with compound parabolic concentrated-photovoltaic thermal solar collectors, Energy 185 (2019) 463-476.

Jiangjiang Wang, Zherui Lu, Meng Li, Noam Lior, Weihua Li, Energy, exergy, exergoeconomic and environmental (4E) analysis of a distributed generation solar-assisted CCHP (combined cooling, heating and power) gas turbine system, Energy, 175 (2019) 1246-1258.

Ting Yue, Noam Lior, Thermal hybrid power systems using multiple heat sources of different temperature: Thermodynamic analysis for Brayton cycles, Energy, 165 (2018) 639-665.

Ting Yue, Noam Lior, Thermodynamic Analysis of Thermal Hybrid Power Cycles using Multiple Heat Sources of Different Temperatures: Brayton Cycles Example, 31st International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems – ECOS 2018, 17 - 22 June 2018, Guimarães, Portugal.

Ting Yue, Noam Lior, Thermodynamic analysis of hybrid Rankine power cycles using multiple heat sources of different temperatures, Applied Energy 222 (2018) 564–583.

Na Zhang, Zefeng Wang, Noam Lior, Wei Han, Advancement of distributed energy methods by a novel high efficiency solar-assisted combined cooling, heating and power system, Applied Energy 219 (2018) 179–186.

Noam Lior, Mirjana Radovanović, Sanja Filipović, Comparing sustainable development measurement based on different priorities: sustainable development goals, economics, and human well-being—Southeast Europe case. Sustainability Science, (2018) 13:973–1000, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-018-0557-2

Noam Lior, David Kim, Quantitative sustainability analysis of water desalination – A didactic example for reverse osmosis, Desalination 431 (2018) 157–170.

Aoyi Luo, Noam Lior, Study of advancement to higher temperature membrane distillation, Desalination, 419 (2017) 88-100.

Ting Yue, Noam Lior, Thermodynamic Analysis of Thermal Hybrid Power Cycles using Multiple Heat Sources of Different Temperatures: Rankine Cycles Example, 30th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems – ECOS 2017, 2 - 6 July 2017, San Diego, CA. Best Paper Award (Second Place).

Ze-Dong Cheng, Noam Lior, Ya-Ling He, A New Optical Optimization Model for Parabolic Trough Concentrating Solar Collectors, using a Genetic Algorithm and Monte Carlo Ray-Tracing Method, 30th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems – ECOS 2017, 2 - 6 July 2017, San Diego, CA; BNest Paper Awartd (Second Place)

Ting Yue, Noam Lior, Exergo-economic competitiveness criteria for hybrid power cycles using multiple heat sources of different temperatures, Energy 135 (2017) 943-961, 2017.

M. Radovanović, N. Lior, Sustainable economic-environmental planning in South-East Europe – beyond-GDP and climate change emphases, Sust. Dev. 25, 580–594 (2017).

Claudia Toro, Noam Lior, Analysis and comparison of solar-heat driven Stirling, Brayton and Rankine cycles for space power generation, Energy, 120 (2017) 549 - 564.

Ting Yue, Noam Lior, Thermodynamic analysis of solar-assisted hybrid power generation systems integrated with thermochemical fuel conversion, Energy 118 (2017) 671-683.

Ting Yue, Noam Lior, Exergo economic analysis of solar-assisted hybrid power generation systems integrated with thermochemical fuel conversion, Appl. Energy, 191 (2017) 204–222.

Noam Lior, Sustainability as the quantitative norm for water desalination impacts, Desalination 401 (2017) 99–111.

Pengyuan Shen, Noam Lior, Vulnerability to climate change impacts of present renewable energy systems designed for achieving net-zero energy, Energy 114 (2016) 1288-1305.

Na Zhang, Noam Lior, Wei Han, Performance Study and Energy Saving Process Analysis of Hybrid Absorption-Compression Refrigeration Cycles, [DOI: 10.1115/1.4034589] ASME J. Energy Resources Technol. 2016; 138(6): 061603-061603-9.

Noam Lior, Exergy, energy, and gas flow analysis of hydrofractured shale gas extraction, ASME J. Energy Resour. Technol. 2016; 138(6): 061601- 061601-14.

N. Lior, M. Radovanović, Sustainability and its Measurement, invited paper, Proc. International Conference TECHNOLOGY + SOCIETY → FUTURE, Ed. M. Đurović, p. 183-192, 19–20 May 2016, Podgorica, Montenegro, Organized by the Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Art, in cooperation with the World Academy of Art and Science, European Academy of Sciences and Arts, The Global Round Table, and European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities (ALLEA), 2016.

Aoyi Luo, Noam Lior, Critical review of membrane distillation performance criteria, Desalination and Water Treatment 2016; 57(43): 20093-20140, doi: 10.1080/19443994.2016.1152637

Mengying Li, Noam Lior, Energy analysis for guiding the design of well systems of deep Engineered Geothermal Systems (EGS), Energy 93 Part 1 (2015), Pages 1173–1188.

Yuanyuan Li, Na Zhang, Noam Lior, Performance comparison of two low-CO2 emission solar/methanol hybrid combined cycle power systems, Applied Energy 155 (2015) 740–752.

Mengying Li, Noam Lior, Analysis of Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Performance in Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS), J. Energy Resour. Technol. 2015; 37(4): 041203-041203-14. [DOI: 10.1115/1.4030111].

Noam Lior, Yang Hu, Exergy and flow analysis of hydro-fractured shale gas extraction, Proc. ECOS 2015: the 28th  International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Pau, France, 30 June-3 July, 2015 http://ecos2015.sciencesconf.org/ ISBN 978-2-9555539-0-9

Na Zhang, Kang Wang, Noam Lior, Wei Han, Performance Study and Energy Saving Mechanism Analysis of an Absorption/Mechanical Hybrid Heat Pump Cycle, Proc. ECOS 2015: the 28th  International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Pau, France, 30 June-3 July, 2015 http://ecos2015.sciencesconf.org/

Cory Silva, Warren Seider, Noam Lior, Exergy Efficiency of Plant Photosynthesis, Chemical Engineering Science, 130 (2015) 151–171. DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2015.02.011

Shiyi Chen, Noam Lior, Wenguo Xiang, “Coal gasification integration with solid oxide fuel cell and chemical looping combustion for high-efficiency power generation with inherent CO2 capture”. Applied Energy, 146 (2015) 298–312.

Yongqing Wang, Zhilong Xu, Noam Lior,  Hui Zeng, An experimental study of solar-thermal vacuum membrane distillation desalination, Desalination and Water Treatment, 53 (2015) 887–897, DOI 10.1080/19443994.2014.927187

Mengying Li, Noam Lior, Comparative Analysis of Power Plant Options for Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS),  Energies, 2014, 7, 8427-8445; doi:10.3390/en7128427

Claudia Toro, Noam Lior, Analysis and comparison of different thermal cycles for power generation in space, Proc. ECOS 2014 - the 27th international conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, June 15-19, 2014, Turku, Finland.

Liuli Sun, Wei Han, Na Zhang, Noam Lior, Hongguang Jin, Investigation of an Ammonia-Water Based Power/Cooling Cogeneration System Using Sensible Waste Heat, Paper IMECE2013-62879, IMECE2013, November 15-21, 2013, San Diego, California, USA

N. Lior, “Water desalination sustainability: critical review and a proposed methodology”, Paper TIAN13-179, Proc. The International Desalination Association World Congress on Desalination and Water Reuse 2013 / Tianjin, China, 20-25 October 2013.

Yongqing Wang, Zhilong Xu, Noam Lior, Hui Zeng, Experimental investigation of a solar thermal driven vacuum membrane distillation desalination system, Proc. ECOS 2013 - the 26th international conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, July 16-19, 2013, Guilin, China.

Na Zhang, Noam Lior, Yuejun Yan, Ting Yue, Qiang Chen, Critical Review of Hybrid Power Cycles Part 2: Using thermochemical upgrading, Proc. ECOS 2013 - the 26th international conference on Efficiency, cost, optimization, simulation and environmental impact of energy systems, July 16-19, 2013, Guilin, China.

Ting Yue, Noam Lior, Na Zhang,  Critical Review of Hybrid Power Cycles Part 1: Using Multiple Direct Heat Sources of Different Temperatures,Proc. ECOS 2013 - the 26th international conference on Efficiency, cost, optimization, simulation and environmental impact of energy systems, July 16-19, 2013, Guilin, China.

N. Lior, Sustainability Ethics and Metrics: Strategies for Damage Control and Prevention, Journal of Environmental Accounting and Management 1(1) (2013) 15-24.

N. Lior, Mirrors in the sky: Status, sustainability, and some supporting materials experiments. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 18 (2013) 401–415.

Noam Lior, Albert Girbal-Puig, The integrated heat storage flash boiler (HSFB): Review, principles, design and testing. Paper IMECE2012-89061, Proceedings of the ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition IMECE2012 November 9-15, 2012, Houston, Texas, USA

Na Zhang, Noam Lior, Use of Low/Mid-Temperature Solar Heat for Thermochemical Upgrading of Energy, Part II: A Novel Zero-Emissions Design (ZE-SOLRGT) of the Solar Chemically-Recuperated Gas-Turbine Power Generation System (SOLRGT) guided by its Exergy Analysis. ASME J. of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, July 2012, vol. 134, 7, 072302 1-8.

Na Zhang, Noam Lior, Use of Low/Mid-Temperature Solar Heat for Thermochemical Upgrading of Energy, Part I: Application to a Novel Chemically-Recuperated Gas-Turbine Power Generation (SOLRGT) System. ASME J. of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, July 2012, vol. 134, 7, 072301 1-14.

N. Lior, Sustainable energy development: The present (2011) situation and possible paths to the future. Energy 43 (2012) 174-191.

N. Lior, Sustainable Energy Development (May 2011) With Some Game-Changers. Energy 40 (2012), pp. 3-18.

John Chung-Ling Chien, Noam Lior, Concentrating solar thermal power as a viable alternative in China’s electricity supply. Energy Policy 39 (2011) 7622–7636.

Hassan S. Al-Sharqawi, Noam Lior, Transient Two-Dimensional Dehumidification and Desorption Behavior of Plate Desiccants under Humid Air Flow: a Conjugate Model That Includes Diffusion and Adsorption/Desorption within the Desiccant. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2011, 50, 8859–8880.

Yongqing Wang, Noam Lior. Thermoeconomic analysis of a low-temperature multi-effect thermal desalination system coupled with an absorption heat pump. Energy 36 (2011) 3878-3887.

Chending Luo, Na Zhang, Noam Lior, Hu Lin. Proposal and analysis of a dual-purpose system integrating a chemically recuperated gas turbine cycle with thermal seawater desalination. Energy 36 (2011) 3791-3803.

Na Zhang, Noam Lior, Hongguang Jin, The energy situation and its sustainable development strategy in China. Energy 36 (2011) 3639-3649.

Noam Lior, The ECOS 2009 World Energy Panel: An introduction to the Panel and to the present (2009) situation in sustainable energy development, Energy 36 (2011) 3620-3628.

N. Lior, Energy resources and use: The present situation, possible sustainable paths to the future, and the thermodynamic perspective. Ch. 8 in “Thermodynamics and the Destruction of Resources”, B. R. Bakshi, T.G. Gutowski, D.P. Sekulić (Eds), pp. 212-234, Cambridge University Press, NY, 2011.

Aleksander Zidanšek, Milan Ambrožić, Maja Milfelner, Robert Blinc, Noam Lior, Solar orbital power: Sustainability analysis. Energy 36 (2011) 1986-1995.

Yongqing Wang, Noam Lior, Proposal and analysis of a high-efficiency combined desalination and refrigeration system based on the LiBr–H2O absorption cycle—Part 2 - Thermal performance analysis and discussions. Energy Conversion and Management 52 (2011) 228–235.

Yongqing Wang, Noam Lior, Proposal and analysis of a high-efficiency combined desalination and refrigeration system based on the LiBr–H2O absorption cycle—Part 1 – System configuration and mathematical model. Energy Conversion and Management 52 (2011) 220–227.

Honguang Jin, Noam Lior, Xiliang Zhang, Energy and its sustainable development for China: Editorial introduction and commentary for the special issue of Energy – The international journal. Energy 35 (2010) 4246–4256

N. Lior, “Sustainable Energy Development: The Present (2009) Situation and Possible Paths to the Future”, Energy 35 (2010) 3976-3994.

Cristina Mariaca and  Noam Lior, Risks Associated with Increasing the Harvest Area for the Production of Brazilian Ethanol Fuel, Proc. ECOS 2010,: the 23d International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Lausanne, Switzerland, 14-17 June 2010,  http://www.ecos2010.ch

Na Zhang, Noam Lior, Meng Liu, Wei Han, COOLCEP (Cool Clean Efficient Power): Novel CO2-Capturing Oxy-Fuel Power Systems with LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) Coldness Energy Utilization, Energy 35 (2010) 1200–1210..

N. Lior, Energy resources and use: The present (2008) situation and possible sustainable paths to the future, Energy 35 (2010) 2631–2638.

Na Zhang, Noam Lior, Use of low/mid-temperature solar heat for thermochemical upgrading of energy, with application to a novel chemically-recuperated gas-turbine power generation (SOLRGT) system, ASME Paper IMECE2009-13037, Proc. IMECE2009, 2009 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, November 13-19, 2009, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, ASME, NY. Winner of the ASME 2010 Edward F. Obert Award given for the outstanding paper on thermodynamics authored during the preceding 2 calendar years.

Gordana Stefanović, Noam Lior,  An energy and exergy analysis of fly ash use in cement and concrete production, Proc. ECOS 2009, 22d Conference on Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Aspects of Energy Systems, Foz do Iguaçú, Paraná, Brazil, 31 August - 3 September, 2009.

Yongqing Wang, Noam Lior, Thermodynamic analysis of a low-temperature multi-effect evaporation seawater desalination system coupled with an absorption heat pump, ECOS 2009, 22d Conference on Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Aspects of Energy Systems, Foz do Iguaçú, Paraná, Brazil, 31 August - 3 September, 2009.

Meng Liu, Noam Lior, Na Zhang, Wei Han, Thermoeconomic Analysis of a Novel Zero-CO2-Emission High-Efficiency Power Cycle Using LNG Coldness. Energy Conversion and Management 50 (2009) 2768–2781.

Jyoti Parikh, Noam Lior, Energy and its sustainable development for India, Editorial Introduction and commentary to the Special Issue of Energy – The International Journal, Energy 34 (2009) 923–927.

Noam Lior, Dimitrios Papadopoulos, Gas-Cooling of Multiple Short Inline Disks in Flow Along Their Axis, Journal of ASTM International (JAI), Vol. 6, 2 (2009) 1-18.

M.A. Darwish, N.M. Al-Najem, N. Lior, Towards sustainable seawater desalting in the Gulf area, Desalination 235 (2009) 58–87.

Meng Liu, Noam Lior, Na Zhang, Wei Han, Thermoeconomic optimization of COOLCEP-S: A novel zero-CO2-emission power cycle using LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) coldness, ASME Paper IMECE2008-66467, Proc. IMECE2008, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, November 2-6, 2008, Boston, Massachusetts, ASME, NY.

Yongqing Wang, Noam Lior, “Combined desalination and refrigeration systems  driven by low-grade heat” ASME Paper IMECE2008-67029, Proc. IMECE2008, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, November 2-6, 2008, Boston, Massachusetts, ASME, NY.

Na Zhang, Noam Lior, Meng Liu, Wei Han, COOLCEP (Cool Clean Efficient Power): Novel CO2-Capturing Oxy-Fuel Power Systems with LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) Coldness Energy Utilization, ECOS 2008, 21st Conference on Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Aspects of Energy Systems, Vol. II, pp. 543-550, Krakow, Poland, 2008.

Na Zhang and Noam Lior, “Comparative study of two low CO2 emission power generation system options with natural gas reforming”, ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Vol. 130, September 2008.

Noam Lior, “Energy resources and use: the present situation and possible paths to the future”, Energy 33 (2008) 842–857.

Neil Zuckerman, Noam Lior, “The relationship between the distributions of slot-jet-impingement convective heat transfer and the temperature in the cooled solid cylinder”, Numerical Heat Transfer A, 53:12, 1271 – 1293, 2008.

Na Zhang and Noam Lior, “A novel Brayton cycle with the integration of liquid hydrogen cryogenic exergy utilization”, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, Volume 33, Issue 1, January 2008, pp. 214-224.

Na Zhang, Noam Lior, “Two Novel Oxy-Fuel Power Cycles Integrated with Natural Gas Reforming and CO2 Capture”, Energy – The International Journal, Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 340-351, 2008.

H. S. Al-Sharqawi, N. Lior, “Effect of Flow-Duct Geometry on Solid Desiccant Dehumidification”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2008, 47, 1569-1585.

Jason Tarlecki, Noam Lior, Na Zhang, "Analysis of thermal cycles and working fluids for power generation in space", Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 48, Issue 11, November 2007, Pages 2864-2878.

Na Zhang, Noam Lior, “Methodology for thermal design of novel combined refrigeration/power binary fluid systems”, Int. J. Refrigeration, Volume 30, Issue 6, September 2007, Pages 1072-1085.

Na Zhang, Noam Lior, “Development of a novel combined absorption cycle for power generation and refrigeration”, ASME Journal of Energy Resources and Technology, vol. 129, Sept. 2007, 254-265.

N. Zuckerman, N. Lior, “Radial Slot Jet Impingement Flow and Heat Transfer on a Cylindrical Target”, AIAA J. Thermophysics & Heat Transfer, 21, 3, 548-561, 2007.

Takahisa Yamamoto, Noam Lior, Tomohiko Furuhata, Norio Arai,  A novel high-performance low-NOx fuel-rich/fuel-lean two-stage combustion gas and steam turbine system for power and heat generation, Proc. Inst. Mechanical Engineers, Part A, Journal of Power and Energy, Vol. 221, 4, 433-446, 2007.

Yongqing Wang, Noam Lior, “Fuel allocation in a combined steam-injected gas turbine and thermal seawater desalination system”, Desalination Vol. 214 (2007) 306-326.

A.M. Alklaibi and Noam Lior, “Comparative study of direct-contact and air-gap membrane distillation processes”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2007, 46, 584-590.

Yongqing Wang and Noam Lior, “Performance analysis of combined humidified gas turbine power generation and multi-effect thermal vapor compression desalination systems — Part 2: The evaporative gas turbine based system and some discussions”, Desalination 207 (2007) 243-256.

Noam Lior, Na Zhang, "Energy, exergy, and Second Law performance criteria", Energy, Volume 32, Issue 4, April 2007, 281-296.

Na Zhang, Noam Lior, "A novel near-zero emission thermal cycle with LNG cryogenic exergy utilization", Energy – The International Journal, 31, 2006, pp. 1666-1679.

Yongqing Wang, Noam Lior, “Performance analysis of combined humidified gas turbine power generation and multi-effect thermal vapor compression desalination systems — Part 1: The desalination unit and its combination with a steam-injected gas turbine power system” Desalination 196 (2006) 84-104.

N. Ipek, N. Lior, M. Vynnycky, F. H. Bark, “Numerical and experimental study of the effect of gas evolution in electrolytic pickling", J. Appl. Electrochemistry, Dec 2006, Vol. 36 Issue 12, p1367-1379.

N. Zuckerman and N. Lior, “Heat transfer and temperature distributions in the fluid and cooled cylindrical solid during radial slot jet impingement cooling”, 13th International Heat Transfer Conference, Sydney, Australia, August 2006.

A.M. Alklaibi, N. Lior, “Heat and Mass Transfer Resistance Analysis of Membrane Distillation”, J. Membrane Science, 282 (2006) 362–369.

Na Zhang, Noam Lior, "Proposal and analysis of a novel zero CO2 emission cycle with LNG cryogenic exergy utilization", ASME J. Engng Gas Turbines and Power, Vol. 128,January 2006, pp. 81-91

Noam Lior, Wladimir Sarmiento-Darkin, Hassan S. Al-Sharqawi, “The exergy fields in transport processes: Their calculation and use”, Energy 31 (2006) 553–578.

Jason Tarlecki, Noam Lior, Na Zhang, “Evaluation of some thermal power cycles for use in space”, Proc. ECOS 2006, 19th Conference on Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Aspects of Energy Systems, Crete, Greece, 2006.

Na Zhang, Noam Lior, “Configuration analysis of oxy-fuel cycles with natural gas reforming and CO2 capture”, ECOS 2006, 19th Conference on Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Aspects of Energy Systems, Crete, Greece, 2006.

Na Zhang, Noam Lior, “A Novel Brayton Cycle With the Integration of Liquid Hydrogen Cryogenic Exergy Utilization”, ASME Paper IMECE2005-82368, Proc. IMECE2005, 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, November 5-11, 2005, Orlando, Florida USA, ASME, NY.

Neil Zuckerman, Noam Lior, “Jet impingement heat transfer on a circular cylinder by radial slot jets” ASME Paper IMECE2005-79565, Proc. IMECE2005, 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, November 5-11, 2005, Orlando, Florida USA, ASME, NY.

Wladimir Sarmiento-Darkin, Noam Lior, “Methodology for intrinsic exergy analysis as guide for process improvement, with a fuel droplet combustion example”, ASME Paper IMECE2005-80554, Proc. IMECE2005, 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, November 5-11, 2005, Orlando, Florida USA, ASME, NY.

Noam Lior, Na Zhang, "Energy, exergy, and Second Law performance criteria", Proc. ECOS 2005, Vol. 1, pp. 437-445, June 20-22, 2005, Trondheim, Norway.

Na Zhang, N. Lior, "Configuration selection methodology for combined power/refrigeration ammonia-water cycles", Proc. ECOS 2005, Vol. 1, pp. 953-960, June 20-22, 2005, Trondheim , Norway .

A.M. Alklaibi, N. Lior, "Transport analysis of air-gap membrane distillation", J. Membrane Science, 255 (2005) 239–253.

Neil Zuckerman, Noam Lior, "Impingement heat transfer: correlations and numerical modeling", ASME J. Heat Transfer, May 2005 -- Volume 127, Issue 5, pp. 544-552.

Roland Wiberg and Noam Lior, "Heat transfer from a cylinder in axial turbulent flows", International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 48 (2005) 1505–1517

Nulifer Ipek, Noam Lior, Anders Eklund, "Improvement of the electrolytic metal pickling process by inter-electrode insulation", Ironmaking and Steelmaking, vol. 32, 2005, pp. 87-96.

N. Lior, H. S. Al-Sharqawi, "Exergy analysis of flow dehumidification by solid desiccants", Energy – The International Journal, 30, 6, (2005) 915-931. Corrigendum link.

N. Lior, "The cooling process in gas quenching", J. Materials Processing Technol. 155-156 (2004), 1881-1888.

Na Zhang, Ruixian Cai, Noam Lior, "A novel ammonia-water cycle for power and  refrigeration cogeneration", Proc. IMECE ’04, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Paper IMECE 2004-60692, Anaheim, CA, 2004, ASME, NY, 2004.

Roland WibergNoam Lior, "Temperature measurements using thermochromic liquid crystals" (in Photogallery), ASME J. Heat Transfer, vol. 126, 4, 2004, p. 503.

H.S. Al-Sharqawi ad N. Lior, “Conjugate Computation of transient Flow and Heat &Mass Transfer between Humid Air and desiccant Plates and Channels, Numerical Heat Transfer A, 46, 2004, pp. 525-548.

O. Macchion, N. Lior, A. Rizzi"Computational Study of velocity distribution and pressure drop for designing gas quench chamber and furnace ducts", J. Materials Processing Technol., 155-156 (2004) 1727-1733 (with ).

A.M. Alklaibi, N. Lior,"Membrane-distillation desalination: status and potential", Desalination, 171 (2004) 111-128.

R. Wiberg, N. Lior. "Errors in thermochromic liquid crystal thermometry", Review of Scientific Instruments,Vol. 75 (9), 2004, pp. 2985-2994.

H. S. Al-Sharqawi, N. Lior.  “Conjugate computation of transient flow and heat & mass transfer between humid air and desiccant plates and channels”, Proc. IMECE’03, 2003 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, paper IMECE2003-41890, Washington, D.C., Nov. 16-21, 2003, ASME, NY.

R. Wiberg, N. Lior. "Error causes and magnitudes in thermochromic liquid crystal thermometry" paper IMECE2003-42101,  Proc. IMECE’03, 2003 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Washington, D.C., Nov. 16-21, 2003, ASME, NY.

Na Zhang and Noam Lior, "A novel near-zero emission thermal cycle with LNG cryogenic exergy utilization", Proc. ECOS 2003, Vol. 3, pp. 1467-1478, June 30-July 2, 2003, Copenhagen, Denmark.

N. Lior, Jérôme Ferrari, Jan Slycke, "An evaluation of gas quenching of steel rings by multiple-jet impingement", J. Materials Processing Technol., Volume 136, Issues 1-3 , 10 May 2003, Pages 190-201.

M. Vynnycky, J. Ferrari, N. Lior, “Some Analytical And Numerical Solutions to Inverse Problems Applied to Phase-Transformation Tracking Gas Quenching”, ASME J. Heat Transfer, vol. 125, 1, 2003, pp. 1-10 .

I.L. Leites, D.A. Sama, N. Lior, "The theory and practice of energy saving in the chemical industry: some methods for reducing thermodynamic irreversibility in chemical technology processes", Energy, vol. 28, 1, 2003, pp. 55 – 97, with Corrigendum, Energy, 29, 2, 2004, 301-304.

Na Zhang and Noam Lior, “Configuration analysis of a novel zero CO2 emission cycle with LNG cryogenic exergy utilization”, paper IMECE2003-41958, Proc. IMECE’03, 2003 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Washington, D.C., Nov. 16-21, 2003, ASME, NY. Winner of the Best Paper Award, Systems Analysis Committee of the ASME Advance Energy Systems Division.

N. Lior, “Thoughts about future power generation systems and the role of exergy analysis in their development”, Energy Conversion and Management J., vol. 43, 2002, pp. 1187-1198.

N. Ipek, N. Lior, F. Bark, A. Eklund, A. Alemany, "A simple analytical model for predicting some features of the electrolytic steel-pickling process", Russian Journal of Electrochemistry, vol. 38, 3, 2002, pp. 238-246

Takahisa Yamamoto, N. Lior, Tomohiko Furuhata, Norio Arai, "Analysis of a high efficiency-low emissions “Chemical Gas Turbine” system",  AIAA J. Propulsion & Power, Vol. 18, pp. 432-439, 2002.

N. Lior, "Lessons from California 's stumble into the dark ages: Disrespect of knowledge", editorial,  Energy – the International Journal, vol. 26, pp. 743-746, 2001.

N. Lior, "Power from space", Energy Conversion & Management J., Vol. 42, 15-17, 2001, pp. 1769-1805.

Noam Lior, Michael Vynnycky, Jérôme Ferrari, "Some basic analytical and numerical solutions to inverse problems in gas quenching" National Heat Transfer Conference, Anaheim , CA , June 2001.

H. Taniguchi, S. Miyamae, N. Arai, N. Lior, “Power generation analysis for high temperature gas turbine in thermodynamic process”, AIAA J. Propulsion & Power, Vol. 16, 2000, pp. 557-561.

N. Lior, "The status of measurements, instrumentation & control in water desalination - Part 4", The Int. Desalination and Water Reuse Quarterly”, Vol. 9/4, pp. 31-35, 2000.

N. Lior, "The status of measurements, instrumentation & control in water desalination - Part 3", The Int. Desalination and Water Reuse Quarterly”, Vol. 9/1, pp. 19-26, 1999.

A. Thuvander, A. Melander, M. Lind, N. Lior, F. Bark, "Prediction of convective heat transfer coefficients and their effects on distortion and mechanical properties of cylindrical tubes quenched by gas cooling", La Metallurgia Italiana, Vol. XCI, 4, pp. 25-32, April 1999.

N. Lior, The status of measurements, instrumentation & control in water desalination - Part 2", The Int. Desalination and Water Reuse Quarterly”, Vol. 8/3, pp. 24-33, 1998.

N. Lior, "The status of measurements, instrumentation & control in water desalination - Part 1", The Int. Desalination and Water Reuse Quarterly”, Vol. 8/2, pp. 46-51, 1998.

C. Kim, N. Lior, "A numerical analysis of NOx formation and control in radiatively/conductively-stabilized pulverized coal combustors", J. Chem. Engng, Vol. 71, pp. 221-231, 1998.

M. Lind, N. Lior, F. Alavyoon, F. Bark , "Flows effects and modeling in gas-cooled quenching", Proc. "Heat Transfer 1998", 11th International Heat Transfer Conference, Vol.3, pp. 171-176, Korea, 1998 (with

N. Lior, "Energy, exergy, and thermoeconomic analysis of the effects of fossil-fuel superheating in nuclear power plants", Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 38, pp. 1585-1593, 1997.

N. Lior, "Advanced energy conversion to power", Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 38, pp. 941-945, 1997.

W. R. Dunbar, N. Lior, "Teaching power cycles by comparative First- and Second-Law analysis of their evolution", Int. J. Mech. Engng Education, Vol. 25, pp. 13-32, 1997.

J.-I. Kim and N. Lior,"Some critical transitions in pool flash evaporation", Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer,  Vol. 40, pp. 2363-2372, 1997.

O. Miyatake,I.Tanaka, N. Lior, "A simple universal equation for bubble growth in pure liquids and binary solutions wih a non-volatile solute", Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 40, pp. 1577-1584, 1997.

Y. Fujii, N. Lior, "Conjugate heat and mass transfer in a solid-desiccant/air-flow system: a numerical solution method", Numerical Heat Transfer, Pt. A, Vol. 29, pp. 689-706, 1996.

C. Kim, N. Lior, K. Okuyama,"Simple mathematical expressions for spectral extinction and scattering properties of small size-parameter particles, including examples for soot and TiO2", J. of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, Vol. 55, No. 3, pp. 391-411, 1996.

O. A. Hamed, N. Lior, A.M. Zamamiri, S. Aly, "Thermal performance and exergy analysis of a thermal vapor compression desalination system", Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 37, pp. 379-387, 1996.

T. Munakata, N. Lior and I. Tanasawa, "A study of double-diffusive rollover in cylindrical enclosures", in HTD-Vol. 317-1, 1995 IMECE, ASME, N.Y., pp. 279-291, 1995.

N. Lior, E. Nishiyama, "Some experiments on flash evaporation enhancement by electrolytically-generated bubbles", Desalination 100, pp. 71-76, 1995.

C. Kim, N. Lior, "Easily computable good approximations for spectral radiative properties of the particulate-gas components and mixture in pulverized coal combustors", Fuel, Vol. 74, pp. 1891-1902, 1995.

W. R. Dunbar, N. Lior, "Sources of combustion irreversibility", Comb. Sci. Technol., Vol. 103, pp. 41-61, 1994.

B. Z. Freedman, N. Lior, "A novel high temperature ejector-topping power cycle", ASME J. Engrg. for Gas Turbines and Power, Vol. 116, pp. 1-7, 1994.

G. F. Jones, N. Lior, "Flow distribution in manifolded solar collectors with negligible buoyancy effects", Solar Energy, Vol. 52, pp. 289-300, 1994.

H. Xia, M. Kunieda, N. Nishiwaki, N. Lior, "Measurement of energy distribution into electrodes in Electro Discharge Machining processes", Advancement of Intelligent Production, Eiji Usui (Editor), Elsevier Science B.V./Japan Society for Precision Engineering, pp. 601-606, 1994.

O. Miyatake, I. Tanaka, N. Lior, "Bubble growth in superheated solutions with a non-volatile solute", Chem. Eng. Sci., Vol. 49, 9, pp. 1301-1312, 1994.

W. R. Dunbar, N. Lior and R. Gaggioli, "The effect of the fuel-cell unit size on the efficiency of a fuel-cell-topped Rankine Cycle", ASME J. Energy Resources Technology, Vol. 115, pp. 105-107, 1993.

O. MiyatakeT. Hashimoto, N. Lior, "The relationship between flow pattern and thermal non-equilibrium in the multi-stage flash evaporation process", Desalination, Vol. 91, pp. 51-64, 1993.

N. Egashira, S. Mochizuki, Y. Aimono, N. Lior, "Dye transfer printing by laser heat", J. Imaging Science and Technology, Vol. 37, 167-175, 1993 (with ).

C. Chan, N. Arai. N. Lior, S. W. Churchill, "Thermally stabilized combustion as a means of studying the devolatilization of coal", Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., Vol. 31, pp. 681-687, 1992.

O. Miyatake, T. Hashimoto, N. Lior, "The liquid flow in multi-stage flash evaporators", Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer, 35, pp. 3245-3257, 1992.

W. R. Dunbar, N. Lior, R. Gaggioli, "The component equations of energy and exergy", ASME J. Energy Resources Technology, Vol. 114, pp. 75-83, 1992.

W. R. Dunbar, N. Lior, R. Gaggioli, "Combining fuel cells with fuel-fired power plants for improved exergy efficiency", Energy, The International Journal, Vol. 16, 10, pp. 1259-1274, 1991 .

S. Gopalakrishna, N. Lior, "Analysis of bubble translation during transient flash evaporation", Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer, 35, pp. 1753-1761, 1992.

W. R. Dunbar, N. Lior, "Understanding combustion irreversibility", in AES-Vol. 25/HTD-Vol. 191, Second Law Analysis-Industrial and Environmental Applications, Ed. by G.M. Reistad, M.J. Moran, W.J. Wepfer and N. Lior, ASME Winter Annual Meeting, 1991, pp. 81-90; Winner of the ASME Advanced Energy Systems Edward F. Obert Best Paper Award.

S. Gopalakrishna, N. Lior, "Bubble Growth in Flash Evaporation", Proc. 9th Int. Heat Transfer Conf., 3, Jerusalem, Israel, 1990, pp.73-78.

P. K. Chao, N. Lior, S. W. Churchill, H. Ozoe, "The Effect of Partitions on Natural Convection in Enclosures", in ASME HTD-Vol. 107, Heat Transfer in Convective Flow, 1989 National Heat Transfer Conference, pp. 315-322.

N. Lior and G. J. Rudy, "Second Law Analysis of an Ideal Otto Cycle", Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 28, 4, pp. 327-334, 1988.

S. Gopalakrishna, V. Purushothaman, N. Lior, "An experimental study of flash evaporation from liquid pools", Desalination, 65, pp. 139-151, 1987.

S. Gopalakrishna, K. Himasekhar, N. Lior, "A Numerical Study of Transient Conjugate Natural Convection in an Enclosed Stratified Medium", in Heat Transfer-Pittsburgh, 1987, R. W. Lyczkowski, Editor, AIChE Symp. Series, 83, pp. 177-182, 1987.

G. F. Jones and N. Lior, “Conjugate Heat Transfer and Flow Distribution in an Assembly of Manifolded Finned Tubes,” in Maldistribution of Flow and Its Effect on Heat Exchanger Performance, ASME HTD-Vol. 75, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, pp. 127-136, 1987.

N. Truncellito, H. Yeh, N. Lior, "Numerical Solutions of Turbulent Convection over a Flat Plate with Angle of Attack", ASME J. Heat Transfer, 109, pp. 238-242, 1987 (longer version also published as ASME Paper 83‑WA/HT‑3, 1983)

N. Lior and H. Yim, "Retrofit for Solar Heating and Cooling", Proc. ASES Ann. Meeting, pp. 446-449, June 1986.

N. Lior, "Formulas for Calculating the Approach to Equilibrium in Open Channel Flash Evaporators for Saline Water", Desalination, 60, 1986, pp. 223-249.

N. Arai, M. Hasatani, Y. Ninomiya, S. W. Churchill, N. Lior, "A comprehensive kinetic model of char NO formation during the combustion of a single particle of coal char",  Proc. of the Combustion Institute's 21st Symp. (International) on Combustion, 1986  (also published in Proc. Soc. Chem. Engr. Japan, Osaka, Japan, April 1986).

J. F. Dilley, N. Lior, "The evaluation of simple analytical solutions for the prediction of freeze‑up time, freezing, and melting", Heat Transfer 1986, Proc. 8th International Heat Transfer Conf., 4, pp. 1727-1732, San Francisco, CA  1986.

J. F. Dilley, N. Lior, "A Mixed Implicit‑Explicit Variable Grid Scheme for a Transient Environmental Ice Model", Numerical Heat Transfer, 9, pp. 381-402, 1986. 

D. Sherburne and N. Lior, "Evaluation of minimum fuel consumption control strategies in the solar‑powered fuel‑assisted hybrid Rankine cycle", Proc. ASES Ann. Meeting, pp. 300-303, June 1986.

G. Geoghegan, N. Lior, "A Comparative Economic Analysis of Straight through and Recirculation Solar Hot Water Systems", Energy, the International Journal, 9, 1, pp. 53‑63, 1984.

N. Lior, R. T. Brish, L. Tedori, S. Koffs, "Long Term Stability and Performance of Solar System Instrumentation", International Journal of Ambient Energy, 5, 1, pp. 21‑30, 1984.

N. Lior and K. Koai, "Solar‑Powered/Fuel‑Assisted Rankine Cycle Power and Cooling System:  Sensitivity Analysis", ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, 106, 4, pp. 447‑456, 1984.

N. Lior and K. Koai, "Solar‑Powered/Fuel‑Assisted Rankine Cycle Power and Cooling System:  Simulation Method and Seasonal Performance," ASME J. or Solar Energy Engineering, 106, pp. 142‑152, 1984.

K. Koai, N. Lior, and H. Yeh, "Performance Analysis of a Solar‑Powered/Fuel‑Assisted Rankine Cycle with a Novel 30hp Turbine", Solar Energy, 32, 6, pp. 753‑764, 1984.

H. Ozoe, A. Mouri, M. Ohmuro, S. W. Churchill, and N. Lior, "Numerical Calculations of Laminar and Turbulent Natural Convection of Water in Rectangular Channels Heated and Cooled Isothermally on the Opposing Vertical Walls", Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer, 28, 1, pp. 125‑138, 1985.

N. Lior and E. Nishiyama, "The Effect of Gas Bubbles on Flash Evaporation," Desalination, 45, pp. 231‑240, 1983.

P. K. Chao, H. Ozoe, N. Lior and S. W. Churchill, "The Effect of Partial Baffles on Natural Convection in an Inclined Rectangular Enclosure Part II:  Numerical Solution", Chemical Engineering Fundamentals, 2, 2, pp. 38‑49, 1983.

P. K. Chao, H. Ozoe, N. Lior and S. W. Churchill, "The Effect of Partial Baffles on Natural Convection in an Inclined Rectangular Enclosure Part I:  Experimental Observations", Chemical Engineering Fundamentals, 2, 2, pp. 23‑37, 1983.

H. Ozoe, K. Fujii, N. Lior and S. W. Churchill, "Long Rolls Generated by Natural Convection in an Inclined Rectangular Enclosure", International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 26, 10, pp. 1427‑1438, 1983.

H. Ozoe, P. K‑B Chao, S. W. Churchill and N. Lior, "Laminar Natural Convection in an Inclined Rectangular Box with the Lower Surface Half Heating and Half Insulated," ASME J. Heat Transfer, 105, pp. 425‑442, 1983.

H. Ozoe, K. Fujii, N. Lior and S. W. Churchill, "A Theoretically Based Correlation for Natural Convection in Horizontal Rectangular Enclosures Heated from Below with Arbitrary Aspect Ratios," Paper No. NC23, 7th International Heat Transfer Conference, 2, Munich, Germany, pp. 257‑262, Hemisphere Publishing Corp., Washington, 1982.

N. Lior, G.M. Schrenk, T.L. Ng, J.C. Denton, "The Operational Envelope of Solar Powered Absorption Heat Pumps", Proc. of the 1981 Annual Meeting of the AS/ISES, 4.1, Philadelphia, PA, pp. 582‑586, May 1981

Y. Menuchin, S. Bassler, G.F. Jones, and N. Lior, "Optimal Flow Configuration in Solar Collector Arrays", Proc. of the 1981 Annual Meeting of the AS/ISES, 4.1, Philadelphia, PA, pp. 616‑620, May 1981.

H. Tang, S. W. Churchill and N. Lior, "The Effect of  Fuel‑Sulfur on NOx Formation in a Refractory Burner," in Research Trends in Air Pollution Control:  Scrubbing, Hot‑Gas Clean‑up, Sampling and Analysis, R. Mahalingham and A. J. Engel, Eds., A.I.Ch.E. Symposium Series, No. 211, 77, pp. 77‑86, 1981.

S.-K.. Tang, S. W. Churchill, and N. Lior, "The Formation of Thermal and Fuel NOx for Radiantly Stabilized Combustion", Proc. of the Combustion Institute's 18th International Symposium on Combustion, pp. 73‑80, 1980.

J. W. Goepp, H. Tang, N. Lior, and S. W. Churchill, "Multiplicity and Pollutant Formation for Combustion of Hexane in A Refractory Tube", A.I.Ch.E. Journal, 26, 5, pp. 855‑858, 1980.

N. Lior, H. Yeh, and I. Zinnes, "Solar Cooling via Vapor Compression Cycles", Proc. AS/ISES 1980 Annual Meeting, 3.1, Phoenix, AZ, pp.  210‑213, June 1980.

 
N. Lior, "First‑year Performance Monitoring of an Urban Row House Retrofitted to Solar Heating", proc. AS/ISES 1980 Annual Meeting, 3.1, Phoenix, AZ, pp. 261‑265, June 1980.

N. Lior and R. Greif, "Some Basic Observations on Heat Transfer and Evaporation in the Horizontal Flash Evaporator," Desalination, 33, pp. 269‑286, 1980.

N. Lior and R. Greif, "A System for the Experimental Study of Flash Evaporation", Desalination, 31, pp. 87‑89, 1979.

S. P. Kasper and N. Lior, "A Methodology for Comparing Water Desalination to Competitive Freshwater Transportation and Treatment", Desalination, 30, pp. 541‑552, 1979.

G. F. Jones and N. Lior, "Optimal Insulation for Solar Heating System Pipes and Tanks", Energy, The International Journal, 4, pp. 593‑621, 1979.

N. Lior, "Instrumentation Principles for Performance Measurement of Solar Heating Systems", Energy, The International Journal, 4, pp. 561‑573, 1979.

N. Lior, S. Shore, J. A. Lepore, and G. Jones, "Solar Heating Retrofit of an Urban Row House:  Construction and Start Up", Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the AS/ISES, 2.1, Denver, CO, pp. 425‑431,  August 28‑31, 1978.

M. F. Agha and N. Lior, "Simplified Computer‑Aided Building Design for Passive Internal Temperature Moderation in Hot‑Arid Climates", Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the AS/ISES, 2.2, Denver, CO, pp. 102‑105, August 28‑31, 1978.

G. Jones and N. Lior, "Optimal Insulation for Solar Heating Systems", Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the AS/ISES, 2.1, Denver, CO, pp. 187‑197, August 28‑31, 1978.

N. Lior, "Instrumentation Principles for Solar Heating Performance Measurement", Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Section of the International Solar Energy Society, 2.1, Denver, CO, pp. 727‑735, August 28‑31, 1978.

M. F. Agha, N. Lior and P. McCleary, "A Quantitative Method for the Design of Buildings with Comfortable Microclimates by Passive Control of Solar Effects", Proceedings of the U.S.D.O.E. Second National Passive Solar Conference, 2.2, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, pp. 404‑409, March 15‑19, 1978.

J. A. Lepore, S. Shore and N. Lior, "Retrofit of Urban Housing for Solar Energy Conversion", Housing Science, 2, 6, pp. 483‑498, 1978.

N. Lior, "Solar Energy and the Steam Rankine Cycle for Driving and Assisting Heat Pumps in Heating and Cooling Modes", Energy Conversion, 16, 3, pp. 111‑123, 1977.

N. Lior, J. O'Leary and D. Edelman, "Optimized Spacing between Rows of Solar Collectors," Proceedings of the 1977 Annual Meeting, American Section of the International Solar Energy Society, 1, Orlando, FL, pp. 3‑15 to 3‑20, June 6‑10, 1977.

N. Lior, [As a member of the American Society of Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard 93‑P Committee], ASHRAE Standard 93‑77 (ANSI B198, 1‑1977), "Methods of Testing to Determine the Thermal Performance of Solar Collectors," ASHRAE, 345 East 47th Street, New York, NY  10017.

S. Shore, J. A. Lepore and N. Lior, "Solar System Retrofit of Row Houses," Proc. International Conference on Solar Technology for Building, (Ed.: C. Stambolis), 2, pp. 692‑699, organized by UNESCO and the NELP, Royal Institute of British Architects, London, 25‑29 July, 1977.  Riba Publication Ltd. Finsbury Mission, Moreland Street, London EC IV8VB, England.

N. Lior, P. S. Ayyaswamy, J. O'Leary, K. Kauffman, H. Yeh and H. G. Lorsch, "Thermal Energy Storage Considerations for Solar‑Thermal Power Generation," Proceedings of the 11th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, paper No. 769107, State Line, NV, September 12‑17, pp. 613‑622, 1976.

J. A. Lepore, N. Lior and S. Shore, "Energy Conservation in Housing Construction," Proceedings of the ASCE Annual Convention and Exposition, Phila., PA, pp. 1‑29, 1976.

N. Lior, J. A. Lepore and S. Shore, "Residential Solar Heating Retrofit in the Urban Environment," Proceedings of the Joint Conference of the American Section of the International Solar Energy Society and The Solar Energy Society and the Solar Energy Society of Canada4, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Vol. 4, pp. 36‑52, 1976.

A. E. Smith, N. Lior, S. Z. Klausner and S.I. Stanic, "Solar Energy Application Considerations for Housing in Depressed Communities," Proceedings of the Joint Conference of the American Section of the International Solar Energy Society and the Solar Energy Society of Canada, 9, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, pp. 137‑154, August 15‑20, 1976.

N. Lior, J. Leibovitz and A. D. K. Laird, "A Multiprobe Miniature Thermistor System of the Measurement of Temperature Profiles", Review of Scientific Instruments, 11, pp. 1340‑1343, 1974.

N. Lior, J. Leibovitz and A. D. K. Laird, "A Distillate Collection and Measurement System with a Non‑Contact Photoelectric Level Controller", Desalination 13, pp. 91‑94, 1973.

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Invited and Keynote Papers

 

N. Lior, M. Radovanović, S. Filipović, “Sharing Economy as One Ameliorator of Climate Change”, Invited panelist presentation at the “Climate Emergency” Session of the Club of Rome Annual Conference 2019 “Our Joint Future – Lessons from Africa”, 4–7 November 2019, Cape Town, Africa.

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N. Lior, M. Radovanović, S. Filipović, “Comparing sustainable development measurement based on different priorities: Sustainable Development Goals, economics, and human well-being – Southeast Europe case”, invited presentation at the Workshop “Sustainable Development Goal Achievements and Future Priorities” of the North American Associations for the Club of Rome, 9/23/2019, as a side session of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Summit, Sept. 2019, New York, NY.

N. Lior, “Sustainable Energy Development: the present (2018) situation, recent critical changes, and some reasonable paths to the future”, invited plenary paper at the ICSPS 2018, the 1st International Conference on Supercritical Power Systems, Beijing, China, June 29 – July 1, 2018.

N. Lior, “Sustainable Energy Development: The present (2018) situation, recent critical changes, and possible future paths”, invited plenary paper at the 31st International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems – ECOS 2018, 17 - 22 June 2018, Guimarães, Portugal.

N. Lior, Panel founder and Chair: “Revolutionary developments in scientific and technical publications and possible survival paths for honest authors”, the 30th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, ECOS 2017 – San Diego, Ca, July 2-6, 2017

N. Lior, Panel member: “Prospects in Thermodynamics:  opportunities for research and policy shift”, the 30th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, ECOS 2017 – San Diego, Ca, July 2-6, 2017

N. Lior, “Sustainable Energy Development: The present (2017) situation, recent critical changes, and possible future paths”, invited plenary paper at the 6th International Symposium on Mining and Environmental Protection, Vrdnik, Serbia, 21-24 June 2017.

N. Lior, “The Role of Business Schools in Promoting Sustainability: A framing introduction”, as a panelist in ”The future of education in business sustainability” 10th Anniversary conference  of the Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership (IGEL), Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, 25-26 April 2017. https://whartonigel.wordpress.com/2017/05/03/wharton-igel-10th-anniversary-dinner-conference-the-future-of-education-in-business-sustainability/ Video is included in https://upenn.box.com/s/j7cu6itqulctb2jm2gocicm31mkndcyl, Blog comments: https://whartonigel.wordpress.com/2017/05/08/a-sustainable-development-experts-take-on-the-10th-anniversary-igel-conference/

N. Lior, “Sustainability Aspects of Desalination and Water Reuse”, invited paper to the International Desalination Association INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT FORUM: Creative Solutions and Innovative Strategies for Todays Water Challenges, 7-8 Dec. 2016, Miami, FL.

N. Lior, "Quantifying sustainability for energy development". Energy Bulletin No. 19, 8-24. International Sustainable Energy Development Center under the Auspices of UNESCO, July 2015 (published in English and Russian).

N. Lior, “Sustainable Energy Development: The Present Situation and Possible Paths to the Future, with comments on The Role of District Energy”, Invited plenary lecture at the 18th International Conference on District Energy 2015, Portorož, Slovenia, 22 – 24 March 2015.

N. Lior, “Sustainable Energy Development: The Present Situation (2014), and Needed Heat Transfer & Thermodynamic Foundations”, Invited plenary lecture at the quadrennial conference of the Chinese Engineering Thermophysics Society, Xi’an, China, 1 November 2014.

N. Lior,”Sustainable Energy Development: The Present (2014) Situation and Possible Paths to the Future”, invited keynote presentation at ECOS 2014: the 27th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Turku, Finland, 15-19 June, 2014.

 

N. Lior, “Exergy analysis as a guide for a high engine efficiency potential”, invited talk in the “Future Engine Technology Forum” of the 5th International Symposium on Clean and High Efficiency Combustion in Engines, ISCE’2013, 1-3 July 2013, Tianjin, China. http://www.skle.cn/english/international/show.jsp?informationid=201305211145068658&classid=201212201201472848

N. Lior,”Sustainable Energy Development: The Present (May 2012) Situation and Possible Paths to the Future”, invited keynote presentation at SEEP 2012, the 5th International Conference on Sustainable Energy & Environmental Protection, Dublin, Ireland, June 5-8 2012. http://www.dcu.ie/conferences/seep_2012/

 

N. Lior, “The Status of Sustainable Energy Development and Possible Paths to the Future” invited keynote lecture to the 2nd International Conference on Advances in Energy Engineering (ICAEE2011)http://www.aphci.org/icaee2011/index.htm, December 27-28, 2011, Bangkok, Thailand.

N. Lior, “Sustainable Energy Development: The Present (2011) Situation and Possible Paths to The Future”, invited opening  keynote presentation and proceedings paper at the 6th UNESCO sponsored Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems,  September 26-29 2011, Dubrovnik, Croatia. ISBN 978-953-7738-12-9.

N. Lior. "Reconciling long-term Sustainable Development and R&D planning with the short-term preferences that drive governments, businesses, institutions, and individuals". Paper FP-85 in the 6th UNESCO sponsored Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, September 26-29 2011, Dubrovnik, Croatia. ISBN 978-953-7738-12-9.

N. Lior. "Sustainability ethics: a call for damage control and prevention". ECOS 2011: the 24th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Novi Sad, Serbia, 4-7 July, 2011. ISBN 978-86-6055-016-5.  Expanded version published as: Noam Lior, Sustainable Energy Development (May 2011) With Some Game-Changers. Energy 40 (2012), pp. 3-18.

N. Lior, “Sustainable energy development: A brief introduction to the present (May 2011) situation. ECOS 2011: the 24th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Novi Sad, Serbia, 4-7 July, 2011. ISBN 978-86-6055-016-5.

N. Lior and N. Zhang, Recovery of cryogenic energy and exergy for power generation and CO2 capture, Invited Keynote Paper, IMAT 2010: 5th International Meeting of Advances in Thermofluids, Singapore, 30 November 2010.

N. Lior, “Comments on Energy Efficiency and an (unofficial) Introduction to the Status of the U.S. Energy Efficiency Program”, as invited member of the Round Table  “Energy Efficiency Research” of  ECOS 2010,: the 23d International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Lausanne, Switzerland, 14-17 June 2010 

N. Lior, “Water desalination: Status, challenges and potential”, The 3d International Workshop on Solar and Waste – Heat Powered Desalination and Cooling, 2010, Seoul, Korea.

N. Lior, “Sustainability analysis applied to future energy development”, invited keynote presentation and paper at the 2010 National Meeting of the Korea Society of Energy and Climate Change, Seoul, Korea, 2010.

N. Lior, “The current status and possible sustainable paths to future energy “generation” and use”, invited keynote presentation and proceedings paper at the 1st International Nuclear and Renewable Energy Conference (INREC10), Amman Jordan, March 21-24, 2010 [Publisher: IEEE, Piscataway, N.J., 2010].

N. Lior, “Exergy Losses in Combustion” invited presentation as a contribution to the discussion on “Ideal thermodynamic efficiency limits for IC engines” at the “Engine Stretch Efficiency Colloquium” organized by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the USDOE Office of the Vehicle Technologies, at USCAR, Detroit, MI, March 3-4, 2010.

N. Lior, “Possible sustainable paths to future energy generation and use”, an invited paper at the 90th Anniversary Conference “Vision of Engineering” of the University of Zagreb Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, 9 November 2009, pp. 34-65 in the book “Vision of Engineering”, Fakultet Strojarstvo i Brodogradnje, Zagreb, Croatia, ISBN 978-953-6313-75-4.

N. Lior, Coordinator of the Round Table: “the Energy-water Interdependence” (9 panelists) and introductory presenter, at the 5th UNESCO sponsored Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems,  September 29 – 3 October 2009, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

N. Lior, “Sustainable Energy Development: The Present (2009) Situation and Possible Paths to The Future”, invited opening  keynote presentation and paper at the 5th UNESCO sponsored Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems,  September 29 – 3 October 2009, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

N. Lior, Coordinator and Chair of the “World Energy Panel” composed of 7 leading energy experts from South and North America, the European Union, China, India and Japan, which surveyed the world energy situation and its environmental, economic and social impacts and offered directions and predictions for the future, at ECOS 2009: the 22nd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, In which he also presented the introductory talk  “Sustainable energy development: A brief introduction to the present (2009) situation”, Foz do Iguaçú, Paraná, Brazil, 31 August - 3 September, 2009.

N. Lior, “Energy resources and use: the present situation and possible sustainable paths to the future”,  invited opening  keynote presentation at SEEP 2009, the 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Energy & Environmental Protection, Dublin, Ireland, 11-14 August 2009.

N. Lior, “Energy resources and use: the present situation and possible sustainable paths to the future”,  invited keynote presentation at SET 2008, the 7th Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies, Seoul, Korea, 24-27 August 2008.

N. Lior, "About sustainability metrics for energy development", invited keynote presentation at the 6th Biennial International Workshop "Advances in Energy Studies", Graz, Austria, 29 June – 2 July 2008.

N. Lior, “Energy resources and use: the present situation and possible paths to the future”, invited keynote presentation at ECOS 2008: 21st International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Krakow, Poland, June 24-27, 2008.

N. Lior, "The Science and Art of Archival Engineering Publication", invited keynote talk in the “Sustainable Development and Climate Changes” (“Održivi razvoj i klimatske promene”) Conference, Niš, Serbia, 19-20 June 2008.

N. Lior, “Sustainable paths to energy development”, invited keynote talk in the “Sustainable Development and Climate Changes” (“Održivi razvoj i klimatske promene”) Conference, Niš, Serbia, 19-20 June 2008.

N. Lior and Yongqing Wang, “Combined Humidified Gas Turbine Power Generation and Desalination Systems” invited paper for the Symposium “Towards Innovative Desalination and Power Generation in Kuwait” Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences, 9-11 December, 2007, Kuwait.

N. Lior, “The Exergy Fields in Processes“, invited panelist in the International Symposium "Meeting the Entropy Challenge" in Honor and Memory of J.H. Keenan, October 4-5, 2007, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA.

N. Lior, “Future power generation and the role of renewable energy”, Oil and Arab Cooperation - Refereed journal published quarterly by the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC), Vol. 33, Issue 121, Spring 2007, 145-179 (in Arabic).  Invited by OAPEC.

N. Lior, Invited Panelist on the Panel "Energy challenges in the 21st century: perspectives and research programs", ECOS 2007: 20th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Padova, Italy, June 25-28, 2007.

N. Lior, “About sustainability metrics”, invited panelist in the Special Session: "Thermodynamics and the Destruction of Resources", at the 4th UNESCO sponsored Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems,  June 4-8 2007, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

N. Lior, “Energy resources and use: the present situation and possible paths to the future”,  invited keynote presentation at the 4th UNESCO sponsored Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems,  June 4-8 2007, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

N. Lior, Invited panelist and speaker on the panel “Renewable Energy – Potential and Integration”, in The International Hydropower Association World Congress on Advancing Sustainable Hydropower, 29-31 May, 2007, Antalya, Turkey.

N. Lior, “About sustainability metrics”, invited panelist on the panel on Sustainable energy development status at the NSF Workshop “Frontiers in Transport Phenomena Research & Education: Energy Systems, Biological Systems, Security, Information Technology and Nanotechnology” University of Connecticut in Storrs on May 17 and 18, 2007.

N. Lior, “Future power generation and the role of renewable energy”, Invited Keynote Lecture, Arab Regional Solar Energy Conference (ARSEC, chapter of the International Solar Energy Society), Bahrain, November 4-6, 2006.

N. Lior, “Energy resources and use: the present situation and possible paths to the future”, Invited Keynote Lecture, PRES 06 (9th  Conference “Process Integration, Modeling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction”), joint with CHISA 2006 (17th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering), Praha, Czech Republic, August 2006.

N. Lior, “Water resources and desalination”, Invited Plenary Lecture, PRES 06 (9th Conference “Process Integration, Modeling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction”), joint with CHISA 2006 (17th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering), Praha, Czech Republic, August 2006.

N. Lior, “About sustainability metrics”, Invited presentation in the Panel on Thermal Design and Optimization for Sustainability,13th  International Heat Transfer Conference, Sydney, Australia, August 2006.

N. Lior, "Sustainable power for earth by generation in space?" speaker on the panel "Energy strategy for sustainable development" at the Dubrovnik 2005 Conferences on "Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environmental Systems", June 2005, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

N. Lior, "Sustainable power for earth by generation in space?" speaker on the panel "Future power generation" at the ECOS’05 Congress, Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Aspects of Energy Systems, Trondheim, Norway, June 2005.

N. Lior, "The Exergy Fields in Transport Processes: Their Calculation and Use", invited keynote presentation and paper, Proc. ASME – ZSIS International Thermal Science Seminar II, Bled, Slovenia, June 13 – 16, 2004, pp. 155-169 (with W. Sarmiento-Darkin, H. S. Al-Sharqawi).

N. Lior, "Energy resources: the present situation and possible paths to the future" (the conference opening presentation), the Global Watch conference sponsored by Stat Oil Co., 29 August 2003, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.

N. Lior, "The cooling process in gas quenching" invited keynote presentation and paper, Proc. International Conference on Advances in Materials and Processing Technology, AMPT 2003, Vol. 1, pp. 171-179, July 2003, Dublin, Ireland.

N. Lior, "Water Resources, and the Science and Technology for their Enhancement and Preservation" invited keynote presentation at the 2d UNESCO sponsored Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, 15-20 June 2003, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

N. Lior, "Energy resources: the present situation and possible paths to the future", invited paper, Gordon Conference on Modern Developments in Thermodynamics, Il Ciocco , Italy , May 2003.

N. Lior, "The state and perspectives of research in the energy field", invited keynote paper, The Third International Biennial Workshop "Advances in Energy Studies: Reconsidering the Importance of Energy",  pp. 351-364, Porto Venere , Italy , 24-28 September 2002

"N. Lior, Some second law aspects of fuel use and its effects on the environment" invited presentation, the Gordon Research Conference on Modern Developments in Thermodynamics, Ventura , CA , March 2001. "Water Demand and Water Desalination Technologies", invited keynote lecture and paper, Dubrovnik 2002 Conference on "Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environmental Systems", June 2-7, 2002, Dubrovnik , Croatia

N. Lior, "Irreversibility in combustion", invited keynote paper,  Proc. of ECOS '01: Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Aspects of Energy Systems, Istanbul , Turkey , vol. 1, pp. 39-48, 2001.

N. Lior, "Advanced energy conversion to power", invited keynote paper, Proc. RAN 95 International Symp. on Advanced Energy Conversion Systems and Related Technologies, Nagoya , Japan , pp. 345-360, 1995.

N. Lior, "Measurements and Instrumentation in Water Desalination",  keynote paper, Proc. IDA World Congress on Desalination and Water Sciences, Abu Dhabi , U.A.E., Vol. 1, p. 229-253, 1995.

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Professional Societies:

  • American Association for the Advancement of Science,

Representative of AS/ISES on Committee M (Engineering), 1979‑1982

  • American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Associate Fellow, 2003
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers:

Chairman, Heat Transfer Division, Philadelphia Section 1975‑1977, and Member of the Division's Steering Committee 1974‑1980t

Chairman, Basic Engineering Section, Philadelphia Section, 1977‑1978

Chairman, Professional Divisions, Philadelphia Section, 1978‑1979

Member, Solar Energy Division Committee on Solar Heating and Cooling, 1981‑1984

Member, Committee K6, Heat Transfer in Energy Systems, 1984‑; Co-Chair 1995-1997

   KCR for the IMECE 2001

Fellow, 1991

Member, Advanced Energy Systems Division Committee, 1992-

Member, Heat Transfer Division Honors and Awards Committee, 1993-1996

Co-Chair, Committee K6, Heat Transfer in Energy Systems, 1995‑1997

Member, ASME Solar Energy Division Committee on Fundamentals

  • Club of Rome, Full Member2017 -
    • Member, USA Association of the Club of Rome, 2015 -
    • Member, Slovenian Association for the Club of Rome, 2009 -
  • International Desalination Association (formerly IDEA), Member, Constitution Committee, 1979‑1982
  • International Solar Energy Society:

Director, (elected) of the American Section, 1978‑1980

Chairman, (elected) of the Engineering Division, American Section, 1978‑1981

Director, (elected) of the Engineering Division, American Section, 1981‑1984

Chairman, Standards Committee, American Section, 1978‑1981

Member, Nominating Committee, American Section, 1979

  • Global Clean Water Desalination Alliance- "H2O minus CO2” (currently based in MASDAR, Abu Dhabi, UAE), Founding Member, 2015-
  • World Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow

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Selected Professional Activities:

  • Member, International Scientific Committee ECOS 2018, the 31st Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Guimarães, Portugal, June 17th - 21st, 2018.
  • Member, Scientific Committee, 6th International Symposium on Mining and Environmental Protection MEP17, Vrdnik, Serbia, June 21 - 24. 2017, http://www.rgf.bg.ac.rs/mep/
  • Chair, International Scientific Committee ECOS 2017, the 30th Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, San Diego, California, July 2 - 6 2017, http://www.ecosconference.org/.
  • Founding Member, “Global Clean Water Desalination Alliance- H2O minus CO2” (currently based in MASDAR, Abu Dhabi, UAE), 2015-
  • Member, Scientific Advising Committee, The 9th Sustainable Energy and Environmental Protection conference (SEEP-2016), Erciyes University, Kayseri, TURKEY September 22-24, 2016.
  • Member, Scientific Committee, 4th International Conference “Contemporary Problems of Thermal Engineering” – CPOTE 2016, Gliwice, Poland
  • Honorary Member, International Scientific Committee ECOS 2016, the 29th Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Portorož, Slovenia, June 2016.
  • President, International Scientific Committee ECOS 2015, the 28th Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Pau, France, June 30 – July 3 2015
  • Member, Scientific Advising Committee, The 8th Sustainable Energy and Environmental Protection conference (SEEP), Paisley, Scotland, UK, 11-14/08/2015.
  • Member, International Scientific Committee ECOS 2014, the 27th Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Turku, Finland,15 to19 July 2014
  • Member, Scientific Advising Committee, The 7th Sustainable Energy and Environmental Protection conference (SEEP), DUBAI – UAE, November 23-25, 2014.
  • Member, International Scientific Committee, PRES’14, 17th Conference Process Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction, 23–27 August 2014, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Member of the Panel “CFD/EFD Choice? – A Dilemma for Industries”, Sponsored by the ASME CFD & Fluid Measurements & Instrumentation Technical Committees of FED Division & Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Technical Committee of AES Division; Invited presentation “The Vital Role of Error Analysis in CFD and EFD”, IMECE2013, November 15-21, 2013, San Diego, California, USA.
  • Chair and organizer of the “Towards clean coal” panel at ECOS 2013, the 26th Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, 16 to 19 July 2013, Guilin, China.
  • Member of the Panel "Potential of internal combustion technology engine and potential of regular and alternative and regular fuels" in the “Future Engine Technology Forum” of the 5th International Symposium on Clean and High Efficiency Combustion in Engines, ISCE’2013, 1-3 July 2013,Tianjin, China, http://www.skle.cn/english/international/show.jsp?informationid=201305211145068658&classid=201212201201472848
  • Co-Chair of the Panel "High efficiency engine technologies: Emerging technologies" in the “Future Engine Technology Forum” of the 5th International Symposium on Clean and High Efficiency Combustion in Engines, ISCE’2013, 1-3 July 2013, Tianjin, China, http://www.skle.cn/english/international/show.jsp?informationid=201305211145068658&classid=201212201201472848
  • Member, Scientific Advising Committee, The 6th Sustainable Energy and Environmental Protection conference, MARIBOR, August 20-23, 2013
  • Member, International Scientific Committee, PRES’13, 16th Conference Process Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction, 29 September -October  2013Rhodes, Greece
  • Guest Professor of the Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 2013-
  • Member, Advisory Committee and Co-Chair of the International Scientific Committee, ECOS 2013, the 26th Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, 16 to 19 July 2013 Guilin, China.
  • Member, International Scientific Committee member, PRES’12, 15th Conference on Process Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction 25 – 29 Aug 2012, Prague, CZ
  • Member Scientific Advisory Committee of the 8th International Workshop on ADVANCES IN ENERGY STUDIES 2012, Mumbai, India, 25-27 October 2012.
  • Member, Scientific Advising Committee, The 5th Sustainable Energy and Environmental Protection conference, June 5/June 9, 2012, Dublin, Ireland
  • Member, Advisory Committee the International ECOS '12 (Efficiency, Energy, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Aspects of Energy Systems and Processes) Symposium, 2012, Perugia, Italy.
  • Conference Co-Chair and President of the International Scientific Committee, ECOS 2011, the 24th Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, 4 to7 July 2011 Novi Sad, Serbia.
  • Co-Chair, the International ECOS '11 (Efficiency, Energy, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Aspects of Energy Systems and Processes) Symposium, 2011, Novi Sad, Serbia, 2011.
  • Member, Penn Environmental Sustainability Advisory Group (charged to work on attaining Penn President Gutmann’s goals for campus sustainability), 2007-
  • Member, Faculty Advising Committee, University of Pennsylvania Wharton School 'Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership (IGEL)'.
  • Member, University of Pennsylvania Institute for Environmental Science, Program Committee of the Master of Environmental Studies (MES) Program.
  • Chair, Scientific Committee, and Member of the Management Board, International Centre for Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environmental Systems, 2010-2012
  • Member, Advisory Committee the International ECOS '10 (Efficiency, Energy, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Aspects of Energy Systems and Processes) Symposium, 2010, Lausanne, Switzerland.
  • Chairman, “World Energy Panel”, the 22d International ECOS '09 (Efficiency, Energy, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Aspects of Energy Systems and Processes) Symposium, 2009, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
  • Member, Advisory Committee and Scientific Council, the 22d International ECOS '09 (Efficiency, Energy, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Aspects of Energy Systems and Processes) Symposium, 2009, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
  • Member, Scientific advising Committee, The 4th Sustainable Energy and Environmental Protection conference, June 29/July 4, 2010, Bari, Italy
  • Member, International Scientific Committee - PRES'09 (12th Conference “Process Integration, Modeling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction”), Rome, Italy, 2009.
  • Chair, International Scientific Committee, Dubrovnik Conferences on "Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environmental Systems", Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2008 -2010.
  • Member, Graduate Group of International Studies, University of Pennsylvania Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies (MA/MBA program), 2007-
  • Member, Advisory Committee and Scientific Council, the International ECOS '09 (Efficiency, Energy, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Aspects of Energy Systems and Processes) Symposium, 2009, Brazil.
  • Member, Advisory Committee and Scientific Council, the International ECOS '08 (Efficiency, Energy, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Aspects of Energy Systems and Processes) Symposium, 2008, Cracow, Poland.
  • Member, International Scientific Committee - PRES'08 (11th  Conference “Process Integration, Modeling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction”), 2008, Prague, Czech Republic.
  • Member, International Scientific Committee - PRES'07 (10th  Conference “Process Integration, Modeling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction”), 2007, Ischia Island, Gulf of Naples, Italy.
  • Member, Advisory Committee and Scientific Council, the International ECOS '07 (Efficiency, Energy, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Aspects of Energy Systems and Processes) Symposium, 2007, Padova, Italy.
  • Member Scientific Committee, Dubrovnik 2007 Conference on "Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environmental Systems", 2007, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
  • Member, International Advisory Committee of the ENERGY AND WATER SECURITY IN THE ARAB WORLD-2007 (EWSAW-2007) conference under the auspices of the Arab Academy of Sciences the International Centre for Water and Energy Systems (ICWES), and UAE University, Al Ain, 2007, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
  • Member, International Scientific Committee - PRES'06 (9th  Conference “Process Integration, Modeling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction”), Prague, Czech Republic, 2006.
  • Member, Advisory Committee and Scientific Council, the International ECOS '06 (Efficiency, Energy, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Aspects of Energy Systems and Processes) Symposium, 2006, Crete, Greece.
  • Organizer and Chair of a panel presentation by international experts on "Energy strategy for sustainable development" at the Dubrovnik 2005 Conferences on "Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environmental Systems", June 2005, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
  • Organizer and Chair of a panel presentation by international experts on "Future power generation" at the ECOS’05 Congress, Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Aspects of Energy Systems, Trondheim, Norway, June 2005.
  • Member, Scientific Council, the International ECOS '05 (Efficiency, Energy, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Aspects of Energy Systems and Processes) Symposium, 2005, Trondheim, Norway.
  • Member, Scientific Council, the International ECOS '04 (Efficiency, Energy, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Aspects of Energy Systems and Processes) Symposium, 2004, Guanajuato, Mexico.
  • Member Scientific Committee, Dubrovnik 2003 Conference on "Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environmental Systems", 2003, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
  • Member, Scientific Council, the International ECOS '03 (Efficiency, Energy, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Aspects of Energy Systems and Processes) Symposium, June 30 to July 2, 2003, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Member, Scientific Board of the  International Conference on the occasion of Lars Onsager's 100th birthday: "Transport and dissipation in complex systems" June 1-5, 2003, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
  • Member, Scientific Committee of the 11th SolarPACES International Symposium on Concentrated Solar Power and Chemical Energy Technologies, September 4–6, 2002, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Member, Scientific Committee, the International ECOS '02 (Efficiency, Energy, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Aspects of Energy Systems and Processes) Symposium, July 3-5, 2002, Berlin, Germany.
  • Member Scientific Advisory Board, Dubrovnik UNESCO sponsored Conference on Sustainable Development Of Energy, Water And Environment Systems, June 2-7 2002, Dubrovnik , Croatia
  • Member, International Scientific Advisory Board, The Biennial International Workshop "Advances in Energy Studies", 2002-current.
  • Member, International Advisory Board of the 3rd International Symp. on Advanced Energy Conversion Systems and Related Technologies (RAN 01), and invited keynote speaker, Tokyo , Japan , Dec. 15-17, 2001.
  • Member, Scientific Organizing Committee, and invited keynote speaker, the International ECOS '01 (Efficiency, Energy, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Aspects of Energy Systems and Processes) Symposium, June 4-6, 2001, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Member, International Advisory Committee, The 5th International Conference on New Energy Systems and Conversions, 2001, Shanghai, China.
  • Member, Scientific Organizing Committee, the International ECOS '00 (Efficiency, Energy, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Aspects of Energy Systems and Processes) Symposium, June 8-10, 2000, Enschede, Holland.
  • Member, Scientific Council of the International Centre for Applied Thermodynamics, 1999-
  • Member, International Advisory Committee, and invited keynote speaker, The 4th International Conference on New Energy Systems and Conversions, June 27-30, 1999, Osaka, Japan.
  • Member, Scientific  Organizing Committee, and invited keynote speaker, the International ECOS '99 Symposium, June 8-10, 1999, Tokyo , Japan .
  • Member, Executive Committee of the 2nd International Symp. on Advanced Energy Conversion Systems and Related Technologies (RAN 98), Nagoya , Japan , Dec. 1-3, 1998.
  • Member, Scientific  Organizing Committee of FLOWERS '97, the Florence World Energy Research Symposium, Florence Italy , 1997.
  • Member, Advisory Board of the 1st Pacific Symposium on Flow Visualization and Image Processing, Honolulu , Hawaii , February 1997.
  • Faculty Advisor, The Pennsylvania Triangle, 1996-
  • Member, Executive Committee of the International Symp. on Advanced Energy Conversion Systems and Related Technologies (RAN 95), Nagoya , Japan , Dec. 4-6, 1995.
  • Member, of the Renewable Energy Resources and of the Heat Exchangers Working Groups, NSF Workshop on "Thermal Sciences: Emerging Technologies and Critical Phenomena", 1991.
  • Co-organizer and -Chairman (with I. Tanasawa, U. of Tokyo ) of the Oji International Seminar on Advanced Heat Transfer in Processing and Manufacturing of New Materials, Tomakomai , Japan , October 28-31, 1990.

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