in this paper, a multi-objective method is used to optimize a heat recovery steam generator (hrsg). two objective functions have been used in the optimization, which are irreversibility and hrsg equivalent volume. the former expresses the exergetic efficiency and the latter demonstrates the cost of the hrsg. decision variables are geometric and operational parameters of the hrsg. the results of...

many performance evaluations for ieee 802.11distributed coordination function (dcf) have been previouslyreported in the literature. some of them have clearly indicatedthat 802.11 mac protocol has poor performance in multi-hopwireless ad hoc networks due to exposed and hidden nodeproblems. although rts/cts transmission scheme mitigatesthese phenomena, it has not been successful in thoroughlyomit...

this paper proposes the exchange market algorithm (ema) to solve the combined economic and emission dispatch (ceed) problems in thermal power plants. the ema is a new, robust and efficient algorithm to exploit the global optimum point in optimization problems. existence of two seeking operators in ema provides a high ability in exploiting global optimum point. in order to show the capabilities ...

In this paper a new prosthetic hand is presented that closely approximates the grasping abilities of a human hand. A large variety of different objects can be grasped reliably and the movements of the hand appear to natural. This five-finger hand has 15 degrees of freedom driven by small sized flexible fluidic actuators. The drives are within the fingers allowing a very compact and lightweight ...

Modular approach and microcontroller technology reduce costs and increase reliability in the Electric aesthetic applications

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