A distributed thermodynamic model for energy and mass balance computation: FEST-EWB

New fat free mass - fat mass model for use in physiological energy balance equations

BACKGROUND The Forbes equation relating fat-free mass (FFM) to fat mass (FM) has been used to predict longitudinal changes in FFM during weight change but has important limitations when paired with a one dimensional energy balance differential equation. Direct use of the Forbes model within a one dimensional energy balance differential equation requires calibration of a translate parameter for ...

Simulation of Water Balance Components Using a Distributed Hydrological Model in Taleghan Watershed

Water changes information in the hydrological system, in time and space, as an environmental issue takes heed of managers and decision makers in watershed management and river engineering, which can be addressed by using spatially distributed modeling. In this study simulation of water balance components in Taleghan mountainous watershed is performed using the spatially distributed hydrological...

A one-model approach for Computation of congestion With productions trade-offs and weight restrictions

A thermodynamic model for exergetic performance and optimization of a solar and biomass-fuelled multigeneration system

Integrated energy systems utilizing renewable sources are sustainable and environmentally substitutes for conventional fossil-fired energy systems. A new multigeneration plant with two inputs, such as biomass and solar energy, and four useful outputs, such as cooling, heating, power, and distilled water, is presented and investigated in this paper. The proposed system includes evacuated tub...

Observers for Mass and Energy Balance Calculation in Metallurgical Plants

The paper deals with observers for dynamic data reconciliation in mineral and metallurgical processing plants. In these industrial domains, improvement of data quality could have a significant impact on benefits generated by advanced control and real-time optimization applications. A review of the most common approaches is presented and the different observers are evaluated using benchmark plan...