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Optimization of design and operation of solar assisted district cooling systems
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)The demand for air conditioning and cooling services is rapidly increasing worldwide. As cooling demand has high coincidence to occur in countries with high solar irradiation, the combination of solar thermal energy and ... -
Optimization of effective area spectral efficiency for wireless communications systems under Nakagami-m fading channels
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2016 , Conference Paper)In this paper, we present an optimization of the effective area spectral efficiency (EASE) metric for point-to-point transmission systems, and decode-and-forward (DF) relaying communications networks under Nakagami-m fading ... -
Optimization of energy pile conductance using finite element and fractional factorial design of experiment
( Springer Verlag , 2019 , Book chapter)In Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP), Energy Piles pose as heat exchangers that transfer the heat from the buildings to the shallow ground lower temperature in order to decrease the energy consumption whilst cooling the ... -
Optimization of energy pile conductance using finite element and fractional factorial design of experiment
( Institute of Physics Publishing , 2018 , Conference Paper)In Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP), Energy Piles pose as heat exchangers that transfer the heat from the buildings to the shallow ground lower temperature in order to decrease the energy consumption whilst cooling the ... -
Optimization of ITO glass/TiO2 based DSSC photo-anodes through electrophoretic deposition and sintering techniques
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)In the current study, TiO2 layers were deposited onto Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) coated glass substrates at varied voltage levels ranging from 2.5 VDC to 7.5 VDC, using Electrophoretic deposition (EPD) process. Subsequently, ... -
Optimization of linear zigzag insert metastructures for low-frequency vibration attenuation using genetic algorithms
( Academic Press , 2017 , Article)Vibration suppression remains a crucial issue in the design of structures and machines. Recent studies have shown that with the use of metamaterial inspired structures (or metastructures), considerable vibration attenuation ... -
Optimization of magnetic nanoparticles draw solution for high water flux in forward osmosis
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)In this study, bare iron oxide nanoparticles were synthesized using a co-precipitation method and used as a draw solute in forward osmosis. The synthesis conditions of the nanoparticles were optimized using the Box-Behnken ... -
Optimization of physicochemical and dielectric features in the conductive copolymers of aniline and 2-aminophenol
( Springer Verlag , 2019 , Article)The current exploration emphasizes improving the solubility and thermal characteristics of the homopolymers–polyaniline and poly-2-aminophenol via copolymerization technique with simultaneous optimization of conductivity ... -
Optimization of piezoelectric sensor-actuator for plate vibration control using evolutionary computation: Modeling, simulation and experimentation
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2021 , Article)The development of lightweight, stronger, and more flexible structures has received the utmost interest from many researchers. For this reason, piezoelectric materials, with their inherent electromechanical coupling, have ... -
Optimization of probability of error in collaborative spectrum sensing of time-limited cognitive radio networks
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2016 , Conference Paper)We study the probability of error optimization problem in collaborative spectrum sensing (CSS) with limited time resources in cognitive radio (CR) networks. The frame structures for sensing and data transmission, if the ... -
Optimization of reliability and maintenance of liquefaction system on FLNG terminals using Markov modelling
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2014 , Article)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to optimize system redundancy and maintenance intervals of a propane pre-cooled mixed refrigerant (C3MR) liquefaction process on floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) export platforms. ... -
Optimization of steady-state and dynamic performances of water–gas shift reaction in membrane reactor
( Institution of Chemical Engineers , 2018 , Article)© 2018 Institution of Chemical Engineers Membrane rector technology has been increasingly recognized as a promising solution to produce high-purity hydrogen and to support future realization of hydrogen economy. Although ... -
Optimization of the skew angle of rotor magnetic poles in permanent magnet machines based on the inverse problem method
( IEEE , 1997 , Conference Paper)This paper presents optimization of the skew angle of rotor magnetic poles in permanent magnet class of machines. The skew angle optimization is achieved using the gradient based inverse problem methodology. The paper ... -
Optimization of the skew angle of rotor poles in permanent magnet machines based on the inverse problem method
( IEEE , 1999 , Article)This paper presents optimization of the skew angle of rotor magnetic poles in permanent magnet brushless dc machines. The skew angle optimization is achieved using the gradient based inverse problem methodology. The paper ... -
Optimization of thermostable proteases production under agro-wastes solid-state fermentation by a new thermophilic Mycothermus thermophilus isolated from a hydrothermal spring Hammam Debagh, Algeria
( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article)The present work investigates for the first time the presence and isolation of the thermophilic fungi from hydrothermal spring situated at the locality of Guelma, in the Northeast of Algeria. The production of the thermostable ... -
Optimization of Viscoelastic Metamaterials for Vibration Attenuation Properties
( World Scientific , 2020 , Article)Metamaterials (MMs) are composites that are artificially engineered to have unconventional mechanical properties that stem from their microstructural geometry rather than from their chemical composition. Several studies ... -
Optimization on ports activation towards energy efficient data center networks
( Springer Verlag , 2018 , Conference Paper)Nowadays, Internet of thing including network support (i.e. checking social media, sending emails, video conferencing) requires smart and efficient data centers to support these services. Hence, data centers become more ... -
Optimization Solutions for Demand Side Management and Monitoring
( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2021 , Book chapter)For the last couple of decades, power consumption has been growing exponentially. The traditional power grids are experiencing various challenges such as reliability and sustainability. Due to limited energy resources and ... -
Optimization-based very large-scale neighborhood search for generalized assignment problems with location/allocation considerations
( INFORMS Inst.for Operations Res.and the Management Sciences , 2016 , Article)This paper introduces a novel class of generalized assignment problems with location/allocation considerations that arises in several applications including retail shelf space allocation. We consider a set of items where ... -
Optimized collaborative spectrum sensing in energy harvesting cognitive radio networks
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2016 , Conference Paper)We study the probability of error optimization problem in collaborative spectrum sensing (CSS) with limited time and energy resources in energy harvesting cognitive radio (CR) networks. The frame structures for sensing and ...