{"title":"A Game Theoretic Approach for Sustainable Power Systems Planning in Transition","authors":"N. Neshat, M. Amin-Naseri, Hamed Shakouri Ganjavi","doi":"10.5829/idosi.ije.2017.30.03c.09","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5829/idosi.ije.2017.30.03c.09","url":null,"abstract":"Intensified industrialization in developing countries has recently resulted in huge electric power demand growth; however, electricity generation in these countries is still heavily reliant on inefficient and traditional non-renewable technologies. In this paper, we develop an integrated game-theoretic model for effective power systems planning thorough balancing between supply and demand for electricity markets in transition. In this regard, a Case Study of Iran’s power system is used to illustrate the usefulness of the proposed planning approach and also to discuss its efficiency. Sectoral electricity demands of Iran`s power system as nonlinear functions are forecasted by applying times series approach while general information on economical, technological, political and electricity market conditions of sectors is also given. The brief look into the planning results shows that the proposed approach provides not only competitive conditions for renewable technologies expansion but also a robust one compared to the traditional (cost-based) approach.","PeriodicalId":14066,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Engineering - Transactions C: Aspects","volume":"21 1","pages":"393-402"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85489114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Morteza Ghomi-Avili, R. Tavakkoli-Moghaddam, G. Jalali, A. Jabbarzadeh
{"title":"A Network Design Model for a Resilient Closed-Loop Supply Chain with Lateral Transshipment","authors":"Morteza Ghomi-Avili, R. Tavakkoli-Moghaddam, G. Jalali, A. Jabbarzadeh","doi":"10.5829/idosi.ije.2017.30.03c.07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5829/idosi.ije.2017.30.03c.07","url":null,"abstract":"This paper develops a model for the closed-loop supply chain network design with disruption risk. By considering supply disruption, two factors including extra inventory and lateral transshipment are used as resilience strategies. The main purpose is to reduce the supply chain costs due to the location decisions, quantity of products between different levels and lost sale. Disruption in a supply is assumed completely by different scenarios, and then the problem is formulated by a mixed-integer programming model. Furthermore, a two-stage stochastic approach is implemented to tackle uncertainty. Finally, a sensitivity analysis is carried out to examine the effects of the resilience strategies on the structure of the supply chain and to propose some managerial insight for using the model in real world situations.","PeriodicalId":14066,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Engineering - Transactions C: Aspects","volume":"150 1","pages":"374-383"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79491433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"DESIGN AND SIMULATION OF A MOVING-MAGNET-TYPE LINEAR SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCH SYSTEM","authors":"H. M. Cheshmehbeigi, A. Khanmohamadian","doi":"10.5829/idosi.ije.2017.30.03c.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5829/idosi.ije.2017.30.03c.04","url":null,"abstract":"The Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) offers significant benefits to the aircraft, ship, personnel, and operational capabilities. EMALS has such advantages as high thrust, good controllability, reusable, etc., as a launching motor, a double-side plate Permanent Magnet Linear Synchronous Motor (PMLSM) can provide high instantaneous thrust. This paper presents the design and analysis of the moving-magnet-type permanent magnet linear synchronous motor (PMLSM). A detailed analytical modeling based on Maxwell’s equations is presented for analysis and design of PMLSM with Halbach array. In order to improve the thrust characteristics of PMLSM, the structural characteristics and magnetic field are analyzed. The results show an enhancement in the motor performance. Finally, we have used 2-D nonlinear time-stepping transient finite element method to demonstrate validity of the analytical analysis and parametric search is used for multi-objective optimization of PMLSM. Using Finite Element Analysis (FEA), the effects of the parameters on the thrust and thrust ripple waveforms are analyzed.","PeriodicalId":14066,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Engineering - Transactions C: Aspects","volume":"123 1","pages":"351-356"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85662312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ultrasound Assisted In Situ Esterification of Rubber Seeds Oil for Biodiesel Production (RESEARCH NOTE)","authors":"Hadiyanto Hadiyanto, W. Widayat, A. Duma","doi":"10.5829/idosi.ije.2016.29.12c.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5829/idosi.ije.2016.29.12c.01","url":null,"abstract":"Since the conventional esterification method requires longer processing time and obtain low yield, the intensification of this process is still interesting subject to be investigated. To reduce the oil extraction cost from seeds which almost 70% of total processing cost, in situ esterification has been recently introduced. The objective of study was to produce biodiesel from rubber seeds oil through in situ esterification and assisted by ultrasound irradiation. The experiment was carried out in two stages of catalyst additions: H2SO4 (varied from 0.1-1% v/v) and NaOH (0.1%) and the esterification had been conducted at 60oC for 30 minutes. The results showed that the optimum yield of fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) was 35% with variable of rubber seed ratio to methanol 1:1.75 (w/v), catalyst H2SO4 1% and catalyst KOH 0.1%.","PeriodicalId":14066,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Engineering - Transactions C: Aspects","volume":"56 1","pages":"1635-1641"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84780600","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marjan Tanzifi, K. Karimipour, M. Najafifard, S. Mirchenari
{"title":"Removal of Congo Red Anionic Dye from Aqueous Solution Using Polyaniline/TiO2 and Polypyrrole/TiO2 Nanocomposites: Isotherm, Kinetic, and Thermodynamic Studies","authors":"Marjan Tanzifi, K. Karimipour, M. Najafifard, S. Mirchenari","doi":"10.5829/idosi.ije.2016.29.12c.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5829/idosi.ije.2016.29.12c.04","url":null,"abstract":"The present study seeks to investigate the capacity of polyaniline/titanium dioxide (PAn/TiO2) and Polypyrrole/titanium dioxide (PPy/TiO2) nano-adsorbents to adsorb Congo red anionic dye (CR) from aqueous solution. The variables effective in CR adsorption, including adsorbent dose, pH of the solution, contact time, initial dye concentration, and temperature were examined. The study yielded the result that a decrease in pH increases the adsorption capacity of both nano-adsorbents. The adsorbent dose and optimum contact time of PAn/TiO2 and PPy/TiO2 nano-adsorbents were [0.1 gr and 20 min] and [0.2 gr and 60 min], respectively. The adsorption kinetics was studied with the pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order, and Weber–Morris equations. Kinetic studies showed that the CR adsorption process onto both nano-adsorbents followed the pseudo-second-order kinetics model, which indicates that the adsorption process is chemisorption-controlled. Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin, and Dubinin–Radushkevich Isotherms were applied to the adsorption data to estimate the maximum adsorption capacity as well as the intensity and energy of adsorption. The experimental data were best represented by Freundlich isotherm model compared to the other models. Analysis of data with Dubinin-Radushkevich isotherm showed that the adsorption of CR onto both nano-adsorbents is a chemisorption process. Moreover, Thermodynamic parameters such as ∆G, ∆H, and ∆S were calculated. The results showed that the adsorption of CR onto both nano-adsorbents was spontaneous and exothermic.","PeriodicalId":14066,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Engineering - Transactions C: Aspects","volume":"4 1","pages":"1659-1669"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84147799","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Stress Intensity Factor Determination in Functionally Graded Materials, Considering Continuously Varying of Material Properties","authors":"M. Najimi, F. H. Aboutalebi, H. Beheshti","doi":"10.5829/idosi.ije.2016.29.12c.13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5829/idosi.ije.2016.29.12c.13","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, the plates made of functionally graded material (FGM) with and without a crack are numerically simulated, employing the finite element method (FEM). The material property variations are defined to be fully continuous; therefore, the elements can be as small as required. For this purpose, variations of the material properties are applied in both the integration points and in the nodes by implementing a subroutine in the ABAQUS software and hence, the stress field in the singular points such as crack tip is accurately achieved. First, the stresses in the plate without a crack are numerically determined and the accuracy of FGM behavior is validated. Then, the J-integral is investigated and the stress intensity factor (SIF) of the plate with a crack is calculated, using the strain energy release rate (SERR) and the J -integral. In the following, dependency of the J-integral on the path is studied and the results are compared with the contour independent J-integral. Finally, it is shown that if the selected path limits toward zero, the results of the J-integral, the SERR, and the contour independent J-integral are all the same. This is due to considering the continuously varying of material properties and the effect of fining the mesh at the crack tip.","PeriodicalId":14066,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Engineering - Transactions C: Aspects","volume":"7 1","pages":"1741-1746"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72801823","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Free Vibration Analysis of Functionally Graded Materials Non-uniform Beams","authors":"S. Hashemi, H. Khaniki","doi":"10.5829/idosi.ije.2016.29.12c.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5829/idosi.ije.2016.29.12c.12","url":null,"abstract":"In this article, nonuniformity effects on free vibration analysis of functionally graded beams is discussed. variation in material properties is modeled after Powerlaw and exponential models and the non-uniformity is assumed to be exponentially varying in the width along the beams with constant thickness. Analytical solution is achieved for free vibration with simply supported conditions. It is shown that Functionally graded materials (FGM) materials property accompanying section variation with geometrical property variation has a significant effect on natural frequencies of FGM nonuniform beams. In order to show this dependency, Al/Al2O3 composite beam is modeled and the first three natural frequencies with simply supported boundary conditions is obtained for different powerlaw and exponential parameters which shows a great sensitivity to non-uniformity in different shape modes.","PeriodicalId":14066,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Engineering - Transactions C: Aspects","volume":"45 1","pages":"1734-1740"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81407029","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modification of Equivalent Consumption Minimization Strategy for a Hybrid Electric Vehicle","authors":"M. Delkhosh, M. S. Foumani","doi":"10.5829/idosi.ije.2016.29.12c.15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5829/idosi.ije.2016.29.12c.15","url":null,"abstract":"Equivalent consumption minimization strategy (ECMS) is one of the main real-time control strategies for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). This paper proposes a method to modify this strategy. This modification reduces calculation time of ECMS and therefore, facilitates its application as the real-time controller. Dynamic programming (DP) method is employed to reach this aim. This method is applied on the considered HEV in different drive cycles and its results are used to reduce the calculation time of the ECMS. It is notable that the objective of DP in the urban cycles is to simultaneously minimize the fuel consumption (FC) and NOx emission, while the objective in the highway cycles is only the vehicle FC. In order to examine the success of the proposed modifications, the modified ECMS is compared with the basic ECMS in different drive cycles. It is demonstrated that the execution time of the modified ECMS is much less than that of basic ECMS, while the vehicle’s FC and NOx levels slightly increase through application of the modified ECMS.","PeriodicalId":14066,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Engineering - Transactions C: Aspects","volume":"81 1","pages":"1757-1764"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83947147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Influence of Operating Variables on Performance of Nanofiltration Membrane for Dye Removal from Synthetic Wastewater Using Response Surface Methodology","authors":"M. Moradi, A. Zinatizadeh, S. Zinadini","doi":"10.5829/idosi.ije.2016.29.12c.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5829/idosi.ije.2016.29.12c.03","url":null,"abstract":"The textile industry is a water intensive industry that produces a large amount of highly colored wastewater that must be properly treated before disposal or reuse. In the present study, to verify the possibility of reusing textile wastewater with nanofilteration (NF), an attempt was made to treatment of synthetic reactive dye aqueous solution by commercial nanofiltration membrane. Experiments were conducted based on a central composite face-centered design and analyzed using response surface methodology. Dye concentration (10-50 mg/l), operating pressure (3–6 bar), and initial pH of the dye solution (3–9) were selected as the operating variables to analyze, optimize and model the process. The results showed that alkaline and acidic condition led to considerable increase in dye rejection and permeation flux that high quality of water could be recovered. This study clearly showed that response surface methodology was one of the suitable methods to optimize the operating conditions and maximize the dye removal. Also, the commercial NF membranes could be efficiently applied in the dye removal process in a one-stage process.","PeriodicalId":14066,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Engineering - Transactions C: Aspects","volume":"94 1","pages":"1650-1658"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86289045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Deblocking Joint Photographic Experts Group Compressed Images via Self-learning Sparse Representation","authors":"S. A. Amiri, H. Hassanpour","doi":"10.5829/idosi.ije.2016.29.12c.07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5829/idosi.ije.2016.29.12c.07","url":null,"abstract":"JPEG is one of the most widely used image compression method, but it causes annoying blocking artifacts at low bit-rates. Sparse representation is an efficient technique which can solve many inverse problems in image processing applications such as denoising and deblocking. In this paper, a post-processing method is proposed for reducing JPEG blocking effects via sparse representation. In this method, a dictionary is learned via the single input blocky image using K-SVD. There is no need for any prior knowledge about the blocking artifacts. Experimental results on various images demonstrate that the proposed post-processing method can efficiently alleviate the blocking effects at low bit-rates and outperforms the existing methods.","PeriodicalId":14066,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Engineering - Transactions C: Aspects","volume":"127 1","pages":"1684-1690"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75838837","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}