Total complaints related to voltage sags are about 80 % of all the complaints due to power quality transients. AC Contactors are designed to disconnect the load or circuit they control when the main power supply is intentionally interrupted. The sensitivity of AC coil contactors to the applied voltage is thus a potentially weak link in industrial processes. This paper shows the test results obt...

This work deals with membrane separation processes, their modelling and optimal control. A self-optimizing control is introduced, a method proposed by Johannes Jäschke (NTNU, Norway) to control heat exchanger network by controlling "Jäschke temperatures". This type of self-optimizing control is applied to control membrane processes, specifically membrane contactor network. This network consists...

Introduction: Generally, geometrical parameters of the cyclone have a profound effect on determining its performance. The air outlet (Vortex Finder) as one of the cyclone’s components has a significant impact on the cyclone’s internal flow pattern, pressure drop and even dust removal efficiency. Material and Methods: Two different air outlets were designed in order to be easily installed and r...

We consider a spatial stochastic model for the simulation of tropical cyclone tracks, which has recently been introduced. Cyclone tracks are represented as labeled polygonal lines, which are described by the movement directions, translational speeds, and wind speeds of the cyclones in regular six-hour intervals. In the present paper, we compare return levels for wind speeds of historically obse...

Tropical cyclone rainfall rates have been projected to increase in a warmer climate. The area coverage of tropical cyclones influences their impact on human lives, yet little is known about how tropical cyclone rainfall area will change in the future. Here, using satellite data and global atmospheric model simulations, we show that tropical cyclone rainfall area is controlled primarily by its e...

True random number generators (TRNGs) are fundamental constituents of secure embedded cryptographic systems. In this paper, we introduce a general methodology for porting TRNG across different FPGA vendor families. In order to demonstrate our methodology, we applied it to the delay-chain based TRNG (DC-TRNG) on Intel Cyclone IV and Cyclone V FPGAs. We examine vendor-agnostic generality of the u...

Contributions of biologists to tropical cyclone research may improve by integrating concepts from other disciplines. Employing accumulated cyclone energy into protocols may foster greater integration of ecology and meteorology research. Considering experienced ecosystems as antifragile instead of just resilient may improve cross-referencing among ecological and social scientists. Quantifying ec...

The disposal of domestic wastewater without any treatment into the drainage systems is considered a source of pollution threatening the population. Industrial waste water discharge to the environment is one of the environmental problems which must be controlled. Current mainstream technologies for treatment of domestic wastewater such as activated sludge and tertiary nutrient removal are too co...

This work focused on the CO2 capture by absorption into amines based absorbents. Aqueous mixtures containing different types of amines (MEA, MDEA, AMP, PZ and PZEA) are experimentally compared in a special gas-liquid contactor (a cables-bundle contactor) with respect to the CO2 removal performances at 25°C and atmospheric pressure. This absorption process was also simulated with the use of publ...

Over the global tropics, the Madden-Julian Oscillation (Madden and Julian 1994, MJO) explains a significant amount of the variability in circulation and convection on intraseasonal time scales. However, significant variation exists in the spatial extent and seasonal occurrence of the MJO. While the upper-level divergent flow associated with MJO is often traced around the globe, the low-level wi...