College of Engineering: Recent submissions
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Improving the power generation efficiency with the use of LNG as cold source by thermoelectric generators for hydrogen production
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)In this study, thermodynamic simulation is developed to strengthening power generation efficiency utilizing liquefied natural gas (LNG) cold source by thermoelectric generators (TGs) for hydrogen production. Firstly, an ... -
Thermodynamic study of the effect of partial thermal reduction of dysprosium oxide on solar-to-fuel energy conversion efficiency
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)A thermodynamic equilibrium and efficiency analysis of the dysprosium oxide-based solar thermochemical H2O splitting (Dy-WS) cycle is conducted. The objective of this study is to understand the effect of partial thermal ... -
A home appliance control system with hand gesture based on pose estimation
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2020 , Conference)Home appliances play a large role in our daily lives. However, with the increase of appliances, each require a dedicated remote controller, which can be cumbersome to users. Existing solutions have the shortcoming of ... -
A Goal-Oriented Fault Tolerance Software Enhanced by Critical Information Code Protection
( IEEE Computer Society , 2020 , Conference)Currently, during runtime, programs are mostly uncontrollable objects. They are very vulnerable to either transient or permanent, external, or internal contaminations of the program state. Here one finds a new method that ... -
Synthesis and growth mechanism of bamboo like N-doped CNT/Graphene nanostructure incorporated with hybrid metal nanoparticles for overall water splitting
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Herein, we report a melamine and metal-salt based pyrolysis technique for synthesizing metal encapsulated N-doped carbon nanotube (CNTs) in form of bamboo-like CNTs and multi walled CNTs (MWCNT). Sulfur doping during ... -
Space-Ground Integrated Information Network Enabled Internet of Vehicles: Architecture and Key Mechanisms
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2020 , Article)Despite the emerging network technologies such as 5G, edge computing, and cloud computing growing vigorously, it is difficult for terrestrial networks to provide quality services for IoV and other daily communications at ... -
Reduced Switch Count Based Single Source 7L Boost Inverter Topology
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2020 , Article)The new inverter topologies based on switched capacitor concept with voltage boosting ability are attractive for the low voltage applications. Such low voltage requirements allow a single-stage dc-ac power conversion, ... -
Experimental investigation of the three-point bending properties of sandwich beams with polyurethane foam-filled lattice cores
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)In the present research, the energy absorption and collapse behaviors of a rigid polyurethane foam-filled sandwich beam with expanded metal sheets as core were studied. Three types of steel lattice core, both unfilled and ... -
Supercapacitor performance of porous nickel cobaltite nanosheets
( Nature Research , 2020 , Article)In this work, nickel cobaltite (NiCo2O4) nanosheets with a porous structure were fabricated on nickel foam as a working electrode for supercapacitor applications. The nanosheets were fabricated by electrochemical deposition ... -
Switched-capacitor-based boost multilevel inverter topology with higher voltage gain
( Institution of Engineering and Technology , 2020 , Article)This study proposes a new switched-capacitor-based multilevel inverter topology with a single dc voltage source. The proposed topology finds its suitability for renewable energy applications with low voltage. Seven-level ... -
An experimental and numerical investigation of highly strong and tough epoxy based nanocomposite by addition of MWCNTs: Tensile and mode I fracture tests
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)The present study investigates, through experimental and numerical approaches, the incorporation effect of different weight concentrations of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on the mechanical properties of epoxy. ... -
Solar syngas production via methanothermal reduction of strontium oxide
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)A solar methanothermal reduction of strontium oxide for the co-production of Sr and syngas is thermodynamically explored. The data required for the equilibrium and efficiency analysis is taken from a commercial HSC Chemistry ... -
Federated Vehicular Networks: Design, Applications, Routing, and Evaluation
( IEEE Computer Society , 2020 , Conference)In this paper, we propose a new concept of vehicular networks, namely a Federated Vehicular Networks (FVN), which can be viewed as a stationary vehicular cloud. We first identify the motivation - namely the limits of ... -
Effective addition of nanoclay in enhancement of mechanical and electromechanical properties of SWCNT reinforced epoxy: Strain sensing and crack-induced piezoresistivity
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Many studies were performed to improve CNT dispersion into epoxy using different mechanical dispersion methods as well as CNT functionalization. In this study, a novel method is introduced to enhance CNT dispersion using ... -
Production of solar CO via two-step neodymium oxide based thermochemical CO2 splitting cycle
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Detailed thermodynamic scrutiny of the solar thermochemical neodymium oxide-based CO2 splitting (Nd-CS) cycle is reported. The thermal reduction (TR) and CO2 splitting (CS) reaction temperatures required for the operation ... -
Single-phase hybrid multilevel inverter topology with low switching frequency modulation techniques for lower order harmonic elimination
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2020 , Article)A new single-phase asymmetrical multilevel inverter (MLI) is presented in this study. The proposed topology generates a staircase output voltage waveform with a maximum number of levels using less number of components ... -
Assessing walking and cycling around schools
( MDPI , 2020 , Article)To encourage students to walk and cycle to school and ensure their health and safety, it is essential to provide safe and operationally efficient infrastructure around schools. This study used an audit tool to assess the ... -
Message from the RTDPCC 2020 Workshop Chairs
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2020 , Article)Presents the introductory welcome message from the conference proceedings. May include the conference officers' congratulations to all involved with the conference event and publication of the proceedings record. -
Friction-based welding processes: friction welding and friction stir welding
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2020 , Article Review)Friction-based welding processes are considered as very efficient solid-state metal joining processes due to soundness of the welded joint with remarkably less energy consumption and environmentally friendly. The terminology ... -
Matching Game with No-Regret Learning for IoT Energy-Efficient Associations with UAV
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2020 , Article)Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are a promising technology to provide an energy-efficient and cost-effective solution for data collection from ground Internet of Things (IoT) network. In this paper, we analyze the UAV-IoT ...
