Design and construction of solar furnace, used to study the performance of high temperature absorbing material and solar receiver/reactor in China and Iran

Iranian Project Leader: Dr. M. Ebrahim Foulaadvand, the University of Zanjan

Chinese Project Leader: Dr. Chuncheng Zhang, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Objective:

The aim of this joint project is to design and build two solar furnaces, which will be used to study the performance of absorbing materials under high temperature thermal flux, solar reactor, solar fuel production, thermo-chemical reactions and solar receiver/reactor performance. The major furnace will be built in China (20 KW) and the minor one (5 kW) in Iran.
The long-term goal is to develop and promote the solar thermal energy technology in both countries via mutual collaboration, as well as broaden its civil applications both in China and Iran. The solar furnace system is mainly composed of heliostat(s), secondary concentrator, shutter, and receiver platform.

Execution duration: 3 years

Total Budget:
Chinese: 120,000 USD
Iranian: 1,500,000,000 IRR (Equiv. 14,000 USD)

Expected outcomes:
a) Practical （Chinese side）: Installation of the major solar furnace system (in China) with the following technical parameters: Peak thermal power ≥20 kW; Concentration ratio ≥2500 suns under peak solar flux; Optical image at focal region ≤200 mm in diameter (the area of 90% of the total thermal power); Peak temperature at the focal region ≥1800℃.

b) Practical (Iranian side): Installation of the minor solar furnace system in Iran. The peak thermal power ≥5 kW. Concentration ratio≥500 suns under peak solar flux.

c) Theoretical: at least two papers are expected to be published based on the results of the research. Moreover, we will apply for at least two patents.

d) During the cooperation projects two Iranian postgraduate students will be trained on the methodology of design and construction techniques in order to design and build the minor solar furnaces in Iran

International Collaborative Research between the University of Zanjan and Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Iranian Project Leader: Dr. Ghasem Nabatian, the University of Zanjan
Chinese Project Leader: Prof. Qiuli Li, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Execution duration: 3 years

Following the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the University of Zanjan (ZNU) and the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGGCAS) to initiate academic, research and technological cooperation, the joint-applied project of “Cooperative research of microbeam analytical techniques of rock and minerals” which funded by “Strategic international cooperation for technology Innovation” of National Key Research and Development Plan has been approved.

Based on the data, we attempt to constrain the source of main important ore deposits in Iran as well the relationship between host rocks and these mineralizations to get more insight for the geodynamic and metallogeny of Fe and Cu in Iran.

Presents of Chinees Proffesers in University of Zanjan

SIMS (Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometer Laboratory)

Methodology or Project Design/ methods are as following:

• Zircon U-Pb dating
• Zircon Lu-Hf isotopes
• Zircon Oxygen isotope
• Re-Os dating of sulphide minerals
• S-O stable isotopes of sulphide and oxide minerals

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Multifunctional Modification of Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) Membrane Using Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Water and Wastewater Treatment: Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), MXenes, Molybdenum Disulfide (MoS₂), and Graphene

Names of Project Executors:

Mirsaeed Seyed Dorraji, Mohammad Hossein Rasouli Fard, Parvaneh Nokhostin Panahi, Rahmatollah Pourata, Seyed Jafar Mousavi, Shiva Mohajer, Hanieh Hadipour, Mohammad Mehdi Rezaei

Two Countries Involved in the Project:
Islamic Republic of Iran – Republic of Iraq

Project Title:
Ground-Based Measurement of Dust and Calibration of Satellite Data in the Atmosphere of Iraq

Names of Project Executors:
Ali Bayat, Yaseen Kazem Abbas Al-Tamimi, Noor Hadi Abbas Alwan

Two Countries Involved in the Project:
Islamic Republic of Iran – Republic of Iraq

Project Title:
Investigation of Areas Affected by the Khuzestan Flood in Iran and Iraq During the Period from March 7, 2019 (16 Esfand 1397) to April 24, 2019 (4 Ordibehesht 1398) Using NDBaI, NDVI, and NDWI Indices, and Analysis of the Degradation Trend of Hor Al-Azim Wetland from 2000 to 2022 Using the Random Forest Classifier (RTC) Model

Names of Project Executors:
Manižeh Ahmadi, Mehdi Feyzollahpour

Two Countries Involved in the Project:
Islamic Republic of Iran – Republic of Iraq

Project Title:
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Names of Project Executors:
Manižeh Ahmadi, Mehdi Feyzollahpour

Two Countries Involved in the Project:
Islamic Republic of Iran – Republic of Iraq

Project Title:
Monitoring of Climatic-Environmental Changes Affecting the Formation of Joint Hotspots of Widespread Dust Events in Iran and Iraq

Names of Project Executors:
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Two Countries Involved in the Project:
Islamic Republic of Iran – Republic of Iraq

Project Title:
Analysis of Factors Affecting the Degradation Trend of Hor Al-Azim Wetland and Its Effects on Rural Settlements Around the Wetland from 2000 to Present Using Remote Sensing and GIS

Names of Project Executors:
Manižeh Ahmadi, Mehdi Feyzollahpour

Two Countries Involved in the Project:
Islamic Republic of Iran – Republic of Iraq

Project Title:

Analysis of Snow Characteristics and Monitoring of Its Changes in the Geographical Area Affecting the Water Resources of Border Rivers Shared Among Iran, Iraq, and Turkey

Names of Project Executors:
Kouhzad Raispour, Hossein Asakereh

Two Countries (and Countries) Involved in the Project:
Islamic Republic of Iran – Republic of Iraq – Republic of Turkey

Project Title:

Identification of Active Dust Sources in Iraq Using MAIAC MODIS Satellite Data and CALITOO Handheld Sun Photometer

Names of Project Executors:
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Two Countries Involved in the Project:
Islamic Republic of Iran – Republic of Iraq