• Effect of Ambient Condition on the Shower Cooling Tower in Four Type of Climates Condition 

  Asghari, A؛ Kordani, N (Materials and Energy Research Center, 2018-05-01)

  Water cooling by ambient takes place with two mechanisms of heat and mass transfer. Using packings at wet cooling towers has disadvantages such as obstruction, reduction of life expectancy and production of algae and fungi. ...

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• Estimate the Performance of Catalytic Converter Using Turbulence Induce Devices 

  Bhandwal, M؛ Kumar Tyagi, R؛ Singh Sikarwar, B (Materials and Energy Research Center, 2018-05-01)

  In this manuscript, the experimental setup was designed and fabricated for optimizing the parameters of a catalytic converter of INDICA V2 exhaust system. Three turbulence intensify devices, namely Swirl Venturi, Swirl ...

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• Evaluation of Biogas as an Alternative Driving Force of Electrically Operated Vehicles: A Case Study 

  Kumar Ghosh, S؛ Mandal, S (Materials and Energy Research Center, 2018-05-01)

  In the present world, energy is indispensable for maintaining the comfort level and living standard of the human. On the other hand, the energy crisis is a major problem in most of the developing countries like Bangladesh. ...

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• Energy Efficiency Analyses of Toolpaths in a Pocket Milling Process 

  Edem, I. F؛ Balogun, V. A (Materials and Energy Research Center, 2018-05-01)

  This paper presents an approach to analytically determine the most energy efficient toolpath strategy in mechanical machining. This was achieved by evaluating the electrical energy requirement of the NC codes generated for ...

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• Enhancement of the Cooling System Performance of the Proton-exchange Membrane Fuel Cell By Baffle-restricted Coolant Flow Channels 

  Afshari, E؛ Hosseini, S. P؛ Mosharaf-Dehkordi, M (Materials and Energy Research Center, 2018-05-01)

  The performance of proton-exchange membrane fuel cell cooling system using coolant flow channels enhanced with baffles was numerically investigated. To do this, the maximum temperature of the cooling plate, temperature ...

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• Experimental Investigations on the Thermal Performance of a Vertical Closed Loop Pulsating Heat Pipe Using Binary Mixture of Fluids 

  Pradeep, G. V؛ Rama Narasimha, K (Materials and Energy Research Center, 2018-05-01)

  This paper presents the experimental investigations conducted on a vertical closed loop pulsating heat pipe (VCLPHP) to evaluate the thermal performance. The values of thermal resistance and heat transfer coefficient ...

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• A Study on the Contact Ellipse and the Contact Pressure During the Wheel Wear through Passing the Tracks including Several Sharp Curves 

  Salehi, S. M؛ Farrahi, G. H؛ Sohrabpoor, S (Materials and Energy Research Center, 2018-05-01)

  Wheel wear has been a concern in the railway for several decades. Studying the form change of the wheel/rail contacts in particular railways consisting of sharp curves helps to identify the risk of severe or catastrophic ...

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• Experimental Study on Flow Characteristics Around Twin Wind Blades (RESEARCH NOTE) 

  Kumar, R؛ Saranprabhu, M. K (Materials and Energy Research Center, 2018-05-01)

  In the current study, twin wind blades are designed, fabricated and the effect of various gap ratio (g*) at various angle of attacks (α) on a next to each other twin wind blades are examined in an open-channel wind tunnel. ...

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• Project Scheduling with Simultaneous Optimization, Time, Net Present Value, and Project Flexibility for Multimode Activities with Constrained Renewable Resources 

  Farughi, H؛ Amiri, A؛ Abdi, F (Materials and Energy Research Center, 2018-05-01)

  Project success is assessed based on various criteria, every one of which enjoys a different level of importance for the beneficiaries and decision makers. Time and cost are the most important objectives and criteria for ...

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• A New Multi-objective Model for Multi-mode Project Planning with Risk 

  Mollaei, H. R؛ Tavakkoli-Moghaddam, R؛ Toloie-Eshlaghy, A (Materials and Energy Research Center, 2018-05-01)

  The purpose of this problem is to choose a set of project activities for crashing, in a way that the expected project time, cost and risk are minimized and the expected quality is maximized. In this problem, each project ...

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• A Study of the Tribological Properties of Sputter-deposited MoSX/Cr Coatings 

  Akbarzadeh, M؛ Zandrahimi, M؛ Moradpour, E (Materials and Energy Research Center, 2018-05-01)

  In this investigation, MoSx/Cr coatings were deposited by direct-current magnetron sputter onto Ck45 (AISI 1045) plain carbon steel substrates. The MoSx/Cr ratio in the coatings was controlled by sputtering the composite ...

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• A Novel Method for Modeling and Simulation of Asymmetrical Impedance-source Converters 

  Zadehbagheri, M؛ Ildarabadi, R؛ Baghaeinejad, M (Materials and Energy Research Center, 2018-05-01)

  Z-Source converter or impedance-source converter is a kind of power converters, which has the responsibility to convert the direct current to alternative current. This converter with respect to its circuit diagram acts as ...

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• Process Optimization of Deposition Conditions for Low Temperature Thin Film Insulators used in Thin Film Transistors Displays 

  Rastani, S؛ Babai, H (Materials and Energy Research Center, 2018-05-01)

  Deposition process for thin insulator used in polysilicon gate dielectric of thin film transistors are optimized. Silane and N2O plasma are used to form SiO2 layers at temperatures below 150 ºC. The deposition conditions ...

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• Vertical Ground Reaction Force Gait Patterns During Walking in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders 

  Hasan, C. Z. C؛ Jailani, R؛ Tahir, N. M؛ Desa, H. M (Materials and Energy Research Center, 2018-05-01)

  The characteristics of vertical ground reaction force (VGRF) gait patterns in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to identify VGRF gait features that discriminate ...

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• Sensitivity Analysis of a Wideband Backward-wave Directional Coupler Using Neural Network and Monte Carlo Method (RESEARCH NOTE) 

  Tabatabaeian, Z. S؛ Neshati, M. H (Materials and Energy Research Center, 2018-05-01)

  In this paper sensitivity analysis of a wideband backward-wave directional coupler due to fabrication imperfections is done using Monte Carlo method. For using this method, a random stochastic process with Gaussian ...

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• A New Circuit Scheme for Wide Dynamic Circuits 

  Asyaei, M (Materials and Energy Research Center, 2018-05-01)

  In this paper, a new circuit scheme is proposed to reduce the power consumption of dynamic circuits. In the proposed circuit, an NMOS keeper transistor is used to maintain the voltage level in the output node against charge ...

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• Control of a Robotic Wheel-Chair Prototype for People with Walking Disabilities 

  Shahzad, K؛ Bilal Khan, M (Materials and Energy Research Center, 2018-05-01)

  In this paper we present a system that could be used to help people with walking disabilities. A system consists of a prototype mobile robot platform equipped with a control board and a remote computer system, running with ...

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• Improved Content Aware Image Retargeting Using Strip Partitioning 

  Alavi Gharahbagh, A؛ Yaghmaee, F (Materials and Energy Research Center, 2018-05-01)

  Based on rapid upsurge in the demand and usage of electronic media devices such as tablets, smart phones, laptops, personal computers, etc. and its different display specifications including the size and shapes, image ...

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