World Journal of Engineering: Volume 12 Issue 2

Comparative study of constraint optimizations for automatic voltage regulator

Utkal Mehta, Gancho Vachkov

A notable literature is available on optimal design of PID parameters using various evolutionary algorithms. The proper selection of an optimization algorithm is significantly…

Go-water nanofluid inside semi porous channel: analytical investigation

M. Azimi, R. Riazi

This paper concerns the analytical investigation of the GO-water nanofluid flow in a semi-porous channel. The Similarity Berman’s transformation is employed to convert the…

Performance optimization of gas refineries by ANN and DEA based on financial and operational factors

A. Azadeh, A. Roohani, S. Motevali Haghighi

This study presents a combined artificial neural network (ANN) and multivariate approach for performance evaluation and optimization of gas refineries. This study introduces…

A multi-period joint energy scheduling algorithm in smart home based on prediction of the residents energy consumption

Jijun Zhao, Siyuan Gao, Danping Ren, Zhihua Li, Liang Xue

In this paper, considering a tradeoff between consumers comfort and energy efficiency, a multi-period joint energy scheduling algorithm (MPJ-ESA) based on prediction of residents…

Utilization of airborne gamma ray spectrometric data for geological mapping and radioactive mineral exploration of Gabel Umm Tineidba area, south eastern desert, Egypt

Tharwat H. Abdel Hafeez, Mohamed A. S. Youssef, Waheed H. Mohamed

The present work utilizes airborne gamma ray spectrometric data in a trial to refine surface geology of igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks, detect any radioactive…

Performance evaluation of selected gas turbine power plants in Nigeria using energy and exergy methods

S.O. Oyedepo, R.O Fagbenle, S.S Adefila, M.M Alam

This study presents thermodynamic analysis of the design and performance of eleven selected gas turbine power plants using the first and second laws of thermodynamics concepts…

Sandstone bodies sedimentary characteristics of Shanxi formation, at Chengjiazhuang section in Liulin, Shanxi province, China

Chao Jin, LangTao Liu, GuoQiang Hao, Kuo Cao

Sedimentary facies type of the Shanxi Formation in northeastern Ordos Basin is an ongoing debate. Based on field measurements, sample collection and identification, and laboratory…

Modeling and control of new model in a spatial coordinates -3D- for cable-based robots

Fouad Inel, Billel Bouchmal, Lakhdar Khochmane

This paper presents a modeling and control of new model in a spatial coordinates (x, y, z), from this structures we choose: regular pyramid of a square basis manipulated by five…

Parameterized modeling of high-water filling station for mining based on SolidWorks

Guimei Wang, Jiahao Zhang

This paper discusses the use of three-dimensional mapping software SolidWorks as a platform to build a parametric model of coal mine filling equipment and a model library of the…