College of Engineering: Recent submissions
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Sustainable Poultry house ventilation using Dew point indirect evaporative cooler aided with radiative cooling
( American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) , 2021 , Conference Paper)Maintaining good production quality in layer poultry houses is directly correlated to the thermal environment of the laying hens as well as their breathable air quality. This work compares the performance of two passive ... -
A sustainable localised air distribution system for enhancing thermal environment and indoor air quality of poultry house for semiarid region
( Academic Press , 2021 , Article)This work compares the performance of three passive cooling systems in meeting thermal and indoor air quality requirements in a poultry house located in semi-arid climate. The first two systems are a direct evaporative ... -
Comparative analysis of sustainable desiccant – Evaporative based ventilation systems for a typical Qatari poultry house
( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)Direct evaporative cooling is the typically adopted ventilation system in poultry houses in hot climates. This type of cooling is inefficient during period of relatively high humidity resulting in degraded thermal comfort ... -
The application of control algorithm for optimal performance of evaporatively-cooled façade system in hot dry and humid weathers
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)An evaporatively-cooled façade system, composed of a Photovoltaic thermal (PVT), evaporative cooler, and evaporatively-cooled façade, was previously developed. In this study, a control algorithm for the system parameters ... -
Modeling and optimization of poultry house passive cooling strategies in semiarid climates
( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)Meeting hygrothermal and air quality requirements in livestock dwellings is crucial for upholding production quality standards. However, ventilation and air-conditioning in such enclosures is very energy-intensive, especially ... -
Life cycle assessment of desiccant – Dew point evaporative cooling systems with water reclamation for poultry houses in hot and humid climate
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Desiccant – dew point evaporative based cooling systems is known to be an effective system for the ventilation and cooling of poultry houses in hot and humid climates. However, they suffer from high water consumption that ... -
A comprehensive optimization study of personal cooling radiant desks integrated to HVAC system for energy efficiency and thermal comfort in office buildings
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Personal comfort systems (PCS) maintain the occupant's preferred thermal environment and expand his thermal comfort experience under varying environmental conditions. Among PCSs, radiant-based systems are popular due to ... -
Validation of a risk prediction model for COVID-19: the PERIL prospective cohort study.
( Future Medicine , 2023 , Article)This study aims to perform an external validation of a recently developed prognostic model for early prediction of the risk of progression to severe COVID-19. Patients were recruited at their initial diagnosis at two ... -
Successful Development of Green Building Projects
( CRC Press , 2023 , Book)Focusing on office buildings, this book explores how Green Building (GB) development can be managed to achieve successful project outcomes. The book starts by highlighting the special requirements of GBs which distinguish ... -
A review of climatic impacts on water main deterioration
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Watermains are both directly and indirectly affected by climatic conditions such as temperature and precipitation. Research has been conducted to understand and model the effects of climatic conditions on watermain breaks. ... -
Innovation in Green Building Projects: An Exploratory Inquiry
( MDPI , 2023 , Article)Green building (GB) projects, although being developed and operated for more than two decades, may still be regarded as innovative. To address the socio-environmental challenges of the built environment, GBs need to ... -
Green Building success factors: An exploratory inquiry
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Green Building (GB) projects are being developed to address the socio-environmental issues of building construction and operation. The successful development of GBs is subject to a multitude of enabling conditions known ... -
PRNU Estimation based on Weighted Averaging for Source Smartphone Video Identification
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2022 , Conference Paper)Photo response non-uniformity (PRNU) noise is a sensor pattern noise characterizing imperfections in the imaging device. The PRNU is a unique noise for each sensor device, and it has been generally utilized in the literature ... -
Machine Learning Methods for Dysgraphia Screening with Online Handwriting Features
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2022 , Conference Paper)Dysgraphia, a major learning disorder that primarily interferes with writing skills can hinder the academic track of children unless recognized in the early stage. The diversity in the symptoms, as well as the emergence ... -
Edge Detection with multi-scale representation and refined Network
( Institution of Engineering and Technology , 2022 , Conference Paper)Edge detection is a representation of boundaries between objects and regions in an image. Due to the variations of types, scales, intensities as well as background, the detection of these boundaries represents a challenge ... -
A New Dataset for Forged Smartphone Videos Detection: Description and Analysis
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2023 , Article)The advancement of Internet technology has significantly impacted daily life, which is influenced by digital videos taken with smartphones as the most popular type of multimedia. These digital videos are extensively sent ... -
CNN feature and classifier fusion on novel transformed image dataset for dysgraphia diagnosis in children
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Dysgraphia is a neurological disorder that hinders the acquisition process of normal writing skills in children, resulting in poor writing abilities. Poor or underdeveloped writing skills in children can negatively impact ... -
Hierarchical deep learning approach using fusion layer for Source Camera Model Identification based on video taken by smartphone
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)Over the last decade, videos uploaded and shared through web-based multimedia platforms and mobile applications have proliferated worldwide. This is because cloud-based applications such as iCloud, YouTube, Facebook, ... -
Non-communication and artificial neural network based photovoltaic monitoring using the existing impedance relay
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)This paper deals with developing a new technique based on artificial neural networks (ANN) for monitoring of the remote grid connected photovoltaic (PV) plant. An ANN utilizes the existing impedance relays’ measurements ... -
Stochastic management of hybrid AC/DC microgrids considering electric vehicles charging demands
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)The high growth of the automotive industry reveals the very bright future of this technology and its high penetration effects on the human society. No doubt that the random and volatile charging demand of these devices ...