Mechanical and Thermal Engineering Sciences

Research output

Research Output per Year 1977 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

• 3055 Paper
• 2455 Article
• 1643 Technical Report
• 960 Presentation
• 2388 More
  • 789 Fact Sheet
  • 643 Subcontract Report
  • 241 Poster
  • 234 Book
  • 210 Brochure
  • 108 Chapter
  • 97 Patent
  • 30 Marketing
  • 24 Management
  • 9 Newsletter
  • 2 Other contribution
  • 1 Conference contribution

Research Output per Year

Research Output per Year

Search results

• 2024

  Design Load Basis Guidance for Distributed Wind Turbines

  Damiani, R., Davis, D., Summerville, B. & Summerville, B. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2024, 88 p. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Design Load 100%
  • Compressed Air Motors 100%
  • Industry Sector 25%
  • Wind Industry 25%
  • Performance Assessment 25%

• Distributed Wind Certification Best Practices Guideline: January 16, 2023 - January 15, 2026

  Spossey, J. & Summerville, B. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2024, 99 p. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Compressed Air Motors 100%
  • United States 75%
  • Turbine 50%
  • Distributed Power Generation 25%
  • Simplifies 25%

• Evaluation of New Opportunities for Marine Energy To Power the Blue Economy: Green Hydrogen and Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal

  Peiffer, E., Williams, R., Ba-aoum, M., Hudson-Heck, E., Aranda, I. & Wiegele, J. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2024, 24 p. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Marine Energy 100%
  • Green Hydrogen 100%
  • Carbon Dioxide 100%
  • Energy Integration 50%
  • Subject Matter Expert 33%
• 2023

  Carbon Emissions in a Typical New Production Home: A Case Study

  Rapport, A., Dennehy, C., Cindrich, N., Dennehy, C. (NREL Technical Monitor) & Cindrich, N. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2023, 24 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Forward Path 100%
  • Residential Building 100%
  • Team Leadership 100%

• Clean Energy Employment Impacts and Occupational Analyses: Building Envelope & Electrification Upgrades

  Brown, M., Lazelle, A., Prindle, B., Johnston, E., Sabouni, R., Moe, A. & Moe, A. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2023, 17 p. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Building Envelope 100%
  • Clean Energy 100%
  • Department of Energy 100%
  • USA 100%
  • Workforce Development 100%

• Community Toolkit for Designing and Implementing a Contractor Accelerator Program: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Communities LEAP

  Brooks, S., Moe, A. & Moe, A. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2023, 28 p. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Small Business 100%
  • Department of Energy 100%
  • Development Contractor 100%
  • Clean Energy 100%

• Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Energy Hurricane Risk Assessment

  Mudd, L., Vickery, P., Fuchs, R. & Fuchs, R. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2023, 66 p. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Gulf of Mexico 100%
  • Offshore Wind 100%
  • Wind Power 100%
  • Offshore Wind Energy 100%
  • Wind Velocity 57%

• Modeling the Yaw Behavior of Tail Fins for Small Wind Turbines: November 22, 2021 - May 21, 2024

  Hammam, M., Wood, D., Summerville, B. & Summerville, B. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2023, 66 p. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Compressed Air Motors 100%
  • Slender Body Theory 100%
  • Yaw Angle 40%
  • Rotors 20%
  • Aerodynamic Model 20%

• Practical Approaches to Embed Energy and Environmental Justice Into DOE Technology Portfolios: August 2021-August 2024

  Oonk, D., Karwat, D., Maurer, B. & Maurer, B. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2023, 19 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Environmental Justice 100%
  • Technology Development 66%
  • Commercialization 33%
  • Justice 33%
• 2022

  Aeroelastic Modeling for Distributed Wind Turbines: March 11, 2021 - November 10, 2021

  Damiani, R., Davis, D., Summerville, B. & Summerville, B. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2022, 82 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Compressed Air Motors 100%
  • Best Practice 100%
  • Design Standard 100%
  • Turbine 50%
  • Technology Sector 50%

• Improvements to the Simplified Loads Methodology in IEC 61400-2: November 22, 2021 - November 21, 2022

  Wood, D., Summerville, B. & Summerville, B. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2022, 26 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Load Model 100%
  • Compressed Air Motors 80%
  • Design Load 40%
  • Load Case 40%
  • Structural Integrity 20%

• Multifamily Air Leakage Evaluation: A Modular Case Study

  Dennehy, C., Grosskopf, K. & Dennehy, C. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2022, 28 p. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Air Leakage 100%
  • Combined System 25%
  • Field Observation 25%
  • Building Envelope 25%
  • Airtightness 25%

• NREL Waves to Water Prize Program: Capability Matrix

  Aranda, I., Fairhart, A., Peiffer, E., Santos, M., Shamsi, S. & Greco, T., 2022, 6 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Water 100%

• NREL Waves to Water Prize Program: Sensitivity Analysis of Alternative Markets

  Aranda, I., Fairhart, A., Peiffer, E., Santos, M., Shamsi, S. & Greco, T., 2022, 18 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Market Category 100%
  • Disaster Relief 100%
  • Project Team 100%
  • End-Users 33%
  • Engineering 33%

• The Future Role of Hydropower in the Northeastern United States: May 2020-May 2022

  Miller, N., Simonelli, J. & Stark, G., 2022, 34 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Hydroelectric Energy 100%
  • United States 100%
  • England 100%
  • Economic Evolution 100%
  • Power Engineering 33%
• 2021

  Ventilation in Residential Care Environments: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE)

  Grosskopf, K. & Dennehy, C. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2021, 78 p. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Test Plan 100%
  • Energy Efficiency 100%
  • Department of Energy 100%
  • Renewable Energy 100%
  • Air Flow 100%
• 2018

  Application of Horizontal Well Completion Techniques to Enhanced Geothermal Systems: Final Report; October 2015 - September 2016

  Augustine, C., Eustes, A., Tutuncu, A., Baker, R., Hu, X., Olson, J. & Augustine, C. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2018, 65 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Horizontal Wells 100%
  • Well Completion 100%
  • Final Report 100%
  • Enhanced Geothermal System 100%
  • Petroleum Industry 50%

• Common Faults and Their Prioritization in Small Commercial Buildings: February 2017 - December 2017

  Frank, S., Kim, J., Cai, J. & Braun, J., 2018, 55 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Commercial Building 100%
  • Building Technology 100%
  • Building Commissioning 100%
  • Fault detection 100%
  • Literature Reviews 100%

• Historical Trends in Wind Energy Operations Costs and Project Availability: September 2012 - July 2013

  Stehly, T., Lantz, E. & Lantz, E. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2018, 42 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Wind Power 100%
  • Renewables 50%
  • Operation and Maintenance Cost 50%
  • Renewable Energy 50%
• 2017

  2016-2017 Status Assessment and Update on the Wind Vision Roadmap: Findings from Topical Working Sessions, April 2016-March 2017

  Lantz, E., DeMeo, E., Mone, C., Mone, C. (NREL Technical Monitor) & Lantz, E. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2017, 139 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Wind Power 100%
  • Electric Power 33%
  • Environmental Stewardship 33%

• Assessment of a Hybrid Retrofit Gas Water Heater

  Rothgeb, S., Hoeschele, M., Weitzel, E. & Backman, C., 2017, 77 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Retrofit 100%
  • Gas Storage 100%
  • Hot Water Load 100%
  • Base Case 50%
  • Natural Gas 50%

• Comparative Performance of Two Ventilation Strategies in a Hot-Humid Climate

  Rothgeb, S., Martin, E., Chasar, D., McIlvaine, J., Widder, S. & Fonorow, K., 2017, 135 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Indoor Air 100%
  • Solar Energy 50%
  • Air Quality 50%
  • Outdoor Condition 50%
  • Space Conditioning 50%

• Measured Performance of a Varied Airflow Small-Diameter Duct System

  Rothgeb, S., Poerschke, A. & Rothgeb, S. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2017, 52 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Duct System 100%
  • Air Flow 100%
  • Temperature Limit 12%
  • Measured Result 12%
  • Operation Mode 12%

• Measure Guideline: Combined Space and Water Heating Installation and Optimization

  Rothgeb, S., Schoenbauer, B., Bohac, D. & Huelman, P., 2017, 45 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Boiler 100%
  • Forced Air 100%
  • Space Heating 100%
  • Domestic Hot Water 100%
  • Water Heating 100%

• Measure Guideline: Ventilation Guidance for Residential High-Performance New Construction - Multifamily

  Rothgeb, S., Lstiburek, J. & Rothgeb, S. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2017, 42 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Air Quality 100%
  • Effective Solution 100%
  • Decision Criterion 100%
  • Indoor Air 100%
  • Building Owner 100%

• Mini-Split Heat Pump Evaluation and Zero Energy Ready Home Support

  Rothgeb, S., Herk, A. & Rothgeb, S. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2017, 65 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Heat Pump 100%
  • Test System 33%
  • Measured Result 33%
  • Energy Performance 33%
  • Space Conditioning 33%

• Multifamily Heat Pump Water Heater Evaluation

  Rothgeb, S., Hoeschele, M. & Weitzel, E., 2017, 42 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Heat Pump Water Heater 100%
  • Water Heating 60%
  • State Condition 20%
  • Simulation Model 20%
  • Natural Gas 20%

• Retrofitting Forced Air Combi Systems: A Cold Climate Field Assessment

  Rothgeb, S., Schoenbauer, B., Bohac, D., McAlpine, J., Hewett, M. & Rothgeb, S. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2017, 97 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Forced Air 100%
  • Retro-Fitting 100%
  • Space Heating 100%
  • Field Assessment 100%
  • Thermal Load 60%

• Sedimentary Geothermal Feasibility Study: October 2016

  Augustine, C., Zerpa, L. & Augustine, C. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2017, 58 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Boundary Effect 100%
  • Feasibility Study 100%
  • Numerical Solution 100%
  • Numerical Model 100%
  • Reservoir Simulation 100%

• Side-by-Side Testing of Water Heating Systems: Results from the 2013-2014 Evaluation

  Rothgeb, S., Colon, C. & Rothgeb, S. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2017, 43 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Solar Energy 100%
  • Natural Gas 100%
  • Thermal Solar System 100%
  • Heat Pump Water Heater 100%
  • Electric Heat Pump 100%

• Simple Retrofit High-Efficiency Natural Gas Water Heater Field Test

  Rothgeb, S. & Schoenbauer, B., 2017, 47 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Natural Gas 100%
  • Retrofit 100%
  • Field Test 100%
  • Water Efficiency 50%
  • Marginal Costs 33%

• Summer Indoor Heat Pump Water Heater Evaluation in a Hot-Dry Climate

  Rothgeb, S., Hoeschele, M., Seitzler, M. & Rothgeb, S. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2017, 44 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Heat Pump Water Heater 100%
  • Dry Climate 100%
  • Water Heating 100%
  • Domestic Hot Water 50%
  • Space Cooling 50%

• U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home Implementation

  Rothgeb, S., Schirber, T., Mosiman, G., VonThoma, E. & Rothgeb, S. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2017, 106 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Department of Energy 100%
  • Certification Program 100%
  • Energy Performance 50%
  • Construction Cost 50%
  • Construction Process 50%
• 2016

  Accelerating the Delivery of Home Performance Upgrades through a Synergistic Business Model

  Rothgeb, S., Schirber, T., Ojczyk, C. & Rothgeb, S. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2016, 48 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Building Physics 100%
  • Business Models 100%
  • Customer Network 66%
  • Component Failure 50%
  • Energy Upgrade 50%

• Advanced Extended Plate and Beam Wall System in a Cold-Climate House

  Rothgeb, S., Mallay, D., Wiehagen, J., Kochkin, V. & Rothgeb, S. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2016, 66 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Beam Wall 100%
  • Test House 66%
  • Lancaster 66%
  • Climate Zone 33%
  • Bridging 33%

• Advancing Replicable Solutions for High-Performance Homes in the Southeast

  Rothgeb, S., Roberts, S. G., Sweet, M. L., Francisco, A. & Rothgeb, S. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2016, 75 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Heat Pump Water Heater 100%
  • Durables 50%
  • Climate Zone 50%
  • Metrics 50%
  • Energy Modelling 50%

• Brookfield Homes Passive House Performance Evaluation

  Rothgeb, S., Herk, A., Poerschke, A., Beach, R. & Rothgeb, S. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2016, 96 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Performance Testing 100%
  • Term Performance 100%
  • Package Design 100%
  • Air Leakage 100%
  • Square Footage 100%

• Business Metrics for High-Performance Homes: A Colorado Springs Case Study

  Rothgeb, S., Beach, R., Jones, A. & Rothgeb, S. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2016, 28 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Business Success 100%
  • Energy Efficiency 100%
  • Case Study 100%
  • Metrics 100%
  • Global Economic Crisis 100%

• Columbia County Habitat for Humanity Passive Townhomes

  Rothgeb, S., Dentz, J., Alaigh, K., Dadia, D. & Rothgeb, S. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2016, 43 p. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Energy Modelling 100%
  • Heat Pump 100%
  • Ceilings 100%
  • Construction Cost 100%
  • Mechanical Systems 100%

• Combined Space and Water Heating: Next Steps to Improved Performance

  Rothgeb, S., Schoenbauer, B., Bohac, D., Huelman, P. & Rothgeb, S. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2016, 49 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Space Heating 100%
  • Water Heating 100%
  • Boiler 33%
  • Generation System 33%
  • Safety Issue 33%

• Comfort in High-Performance Homes in a Hot-Humid Climate

  Rothgeb, S., Poerschke, A., Beach, R. & Rothgeb, S. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2016, 53 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Setpoints 100%
  • Supply Air Temperature 100%
  • San Antonio 100%
  • Cooling System 100%
  • Room Temperature 100%

• Community-Wide Zero Energy Ready Home Standard

  Rothgeb, S., Herk, A., Beggs, T. & Rothgeb, S. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2016, 62 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Department of Energy 100%
  • Building Performance 33%
  • Initial Phase 33%
  • Floor Plan 33%
  • Internal Audit 33%

• Compact Buried Ducts in a Hot-Humid Climate House

  Rothgeb, S., Kochkin, V., Mallay, D. & Rothgeb, S. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2016, 61 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Duct 100%
  • Design Criterion 16%
  • Duct System 16%
  • Durables 8%
  • Climate Zone 8%

• Comparative Cooling Season Performance of Air Distribution Systems in Multistory Townhomes

  Rothgeb, S., Poerschke, A., Beach, R., Beggs, T. & Rothgeb, S. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2016, 56 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Heat Pump 100%
  • Distribution System 100%
  • Air Quality 50%
  • Conventional System 50%
  • Energy Performance 50%

• Construction Guidelines for High R-Value Walls without Exterior Rigid Insulations

  Rothgeb, S., Arena, L. & Rothgeb, S. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2016, 54 p. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • R-Value 100%
  • Double Wall 100%
  • Retrofit 33%
  • Mould Growth 33%
  • Field Study 33%

• Control Strategies to Reduce the Energy Consumption of Central Domestic Hot Water Systems

  Booten, C., Dentz, J., Ansanelli, E., Henderson, Jr., H. & Varshney, K., 2016, 60 p. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Control Strategy 100%
  • Domestic Hot Water 100%
  • Domestic Hot Water System 100%
  • Space Conditioning 66%
  • Hot Water 66%

• Effect of Ducted HPWH on Space-Conditioning and Water Heating Energy Use -- Central Florida Lab Home

  Rothgeb, S., Colon, C., Martin, E., Parker, D. & Rothgeb, S. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2016, 55 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Space Conditioning 100%
  • Heat Pump Water Heater 100%
  • Heating Energy 100%
  • Water Heating 100%
  • Solar Energy 33%

• Energy-Efficient Management of Mechanical Ventilation and Relative Humidity in Hot-Humid Climates

  Rothgeb, S., Withers, C. & Rothgeb, S. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2016, 87 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Fundamental Problem 100%
  • Peak Power 100%
  • Conditioning System 100%
  • Space Conditioning 100%
  • Acceptable Level 100%

• Evaluation of Passive Vents in New Construction Multifamily Buildings

  Maxwell, S., Berger, D., Zuluaga, M. & Rothgeb, S. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2016, 64 p. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Multifamily Building 100%
  • Outdoor Air 100%
  • Operating Cost 28%
  • Air Quality 14%
  • Research Project 14%

• Evaluation of Technical and Utility Programmatic Challenges With Residential Forced-Air Integrated Space/Water Heat Systems

  Rothgeb, S., Kingston, T., Vadnal, H., Scott, S., Kalensky, D. & Rothgeb, S. (NREL Technical Monitor), 2016, 70 p.

  Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

  • Forced Air 100%
  • Space Heating 50%
  • Field Unit 50%
  • Water Heating 50%