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Novel Ni-B/AlN nanocomposite coatings for oil and gas industry
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National Assoc. of Corrosion Engineers International
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
Corrosion is a major cause of materials and equipment failure in the oil and gas industry, and its prevention is crucial to ensure reliability of the assets. Towards, this goal, Ni-B/AlN nanocomposite coatings were synthesized ...
A real study-based modeling of stochastic behavior of traffic crash counts using penalized poisson-GzLM
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IEOM Society
, 2019 , Conference Paper)
Data-based prediction models for vehicular crash counts are in high demand by transport and traffic authorities in Qatar. The road crash models based on in-depth data are important for developing efficient road safety ...
Key performance indicators (KPIs) for evaluation of energy conservation in buildings
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2013 , Conference Paper)
The main objectives of this paper are to: identify key performance indicators (KPIs) related to intelligent buildings (economical, environmental, reliability, and quality), and; propose a simulation framework for evaluation ...
An Efficient Heuristic for Pooled Repair Shop Designs
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Springer Verlag
, 2019 , Conference Paper)
An effective spare part supply system planning is essential to achieve a high capital asset availability. We investigate the design problem of a repair shop in a single echelon repairable multi-item spare parts supply ...
A pooling strategy for flexible repair shop designs
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SciTePress
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
We discuss the design problem of a repair shop in a single echelon repairable multi-item spare parts supply system. The repair shop consists of several parallel multi-skilled servers, and storage facilities for the repaired ...
Evaluation of thermal comfort and cooling performance of residential buildings in arid climates
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2013 , Conference Paper)
In this paper, a parametric study on the thermal comfort and cooling performance of residential buildings is reported. The study was carried out in the hot arid climatic conditions of Qatar. The influence of diurnal variation ...
Using Electrospinning Technique for Preparation of Cobalt Hydroxide Nanoparticles
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Cobalt hydroxide or cobaltous hydroxide or cobaltous hydrate, has attracted increasing attention in recent years because of its novel electric and catalytic properties and important technological applications, for examples ...
Combustion Characteristics and Emissions of a Direct-Injection Diesel Engine Fueled with GTL Fuel Blends
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Gas to Liquids (GTL) is one of clean alternative fuels which loosely defined terms that is generally used to describe the chemical conversion of natural gas to some type of liquid products. As such, it excludes the production ...
Locations of Temporary Distribution Facilities for Emergency Response Planning
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Resource planning in emergency response phase is challenging primarily because the resources have to be delivered to the affected regions in a timely manner and in right quantities. Disasters such as the hurricanes, epidemics ...
In-depth Analysis of Pedestrian Safety in the State of Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Pedestrian safety is of a serious concern as it includes children and the aged population. From the Global status report on road safety in 2015 by World Health Organization (WHO), it can be seen that pedestrian fatalities ...