one of the new methods for electrical powering of the bridge health monitoring systems is applying energy harvesting systems using bridge vibration. in this method, the piezoelectric material is employed for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy. the advantage of this method is based on not implementing the battery charging system. in previous research, some studies have been done...

puting have seen spectacular improvements in the capabilities of machines. The first computer to run a program stored in its own memory, the Manchester University’s 1948 Baby machine, as shown in Figure 1, occupied a medium-sized room, used 3.5 kW of electrical power, and executed 700 instructions per second. The latest machine designed at the University of Manchester, the Amulet3i asynchronous...

The heat pipe applications have been coupled with the renewable energy such as solar energy, waste heat and geothermal energy. Thermosyphon Rankine Cycle (TRC) is a vertical wickless heat pipe engine. In this engine, the turbine is installed between the insulated section and a condenser section of thermosyphon. The mechanical energy developed by the turbine can be converted to electricity, by d...

the biggest challenges faced in big cities are greenhouse gas emission and growing energy needs. efficient utilization of existing infrastructures has a prominent role in response to the challenges. energy hub approach embraces performance of different energy networks. energy hub is defined as a super node in electrical system receiving distinctive energy carriers such as gas and electricity in...

This paper presents the design and evaluation of a novel permanent magnet (PM) energy harvesting system for scavenging electrical energy from ambient vibrations. A two-phase tubular linear PM vibration energy harvester consisting of a mover attached with permanent magnets and a slotted stator with built-in two-phase electromagnetic coils is proposed to convert vibrational kinetic energy into el...

the electrocoagulation (ec) is a simple and efficient method for the treatment of many water and wastewaters.the kinetics of decolorization of acid yellow 23 by ec using iron electrodes was studied. theelectrodecolorization rate follows pseudo-first order kinetic with respect to the ay23 concentration havingkapp= 5.65 cm min-1 at t= 295 k. the rate equation is as follows:ln [ay23]t – ln [ay23]0...