Browsing Theses (AUS Sustainability) by Title
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Cargo Delivery Box System for modeling the Last mile of Business to Consumer Logistics
(2019-02)The current business trends suggest that the e-commerce business in the UAE is increasing rapidly, which means that the supply chain facilities must be improved to sustain efficiency and profitability. The last mile is ... -
CFD Study of Particle Concentration and Stokes Number Effect on Erosion Profile.
(2017-04)A very common problem that continuously faces industrial applications involving fluid flow is solid particle erosion. This type of erosion is caused when solid particles carried by a fluid flow continuously impact a surface ... -
Closed Loop Supply Chain Under Consignment Stock Partnership
(2015-05)The emerging field of reverse logistics or closed loop supply chain management seeks to efficiently handle all the activities pertaining to the retrieval of products from end customers along with the proper reuse or disposal ... -
Conceptual Design and Analysis of Concentrated Photovoltaic Thermal (CPVT) Solar Collectors with Different Configurations
(2015-05)In light of the globally dwindling fossil fuel reserves, escalating fuel prices, and growing environmental concerns; the need for energy-efficient and environmentally-benign sustainable energy solutions becomes direr than ... -
Coupling of an Electrolyzer with Rankine Cycle for Sustainable Hydrogen Production via Thermal Solar Energy
(2015-05)Due to the global challenges faced everyday by our planet earth, several groundbreaking energy solutions are needed to reduce the environmental pollution caused by fossil fuels and improve energy sustainability for the ... -
Design and performance of sustainable/green concrete
(2016-01)Concrete is the most used construction material in the world. However, the production of one ton of cement, which is the main ingredient of concrete, releases about one ton of carbon dioxide, and consumes natural resources, ... -
Design of a Fully Concentrated Solar Powered Electricity Generation Plant for the UAE
(2018-09)The increase in the world’s demand for electricity and the depletion of the fossil fuels used in conventional power plant systems raises the need for different renewable sources of electricity generation. Concentrated solar ... -
Designing a Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing System Considering a Circular Shaped Layout
(2018-05)Production demands are constantly changing at a fast pace. The demand for a shorter life cycle and customized products makes it more difficult for factories to adapt. To stay competitive, factories need to be flexible in ... -
Development and Evaluation of Nano-silica Sustainable Concrete
(2017-05)The concrete industry is one of the main contributors in the emission of carbon dioxide. Yet, it is the most used man-made material. In the past few decades, different pozzolanic materials were used as a partial replacement ... -
Development and Mechanical Performance of Sustainable Geopolymer Concrete
(2016-05)Concrete production has always been a main source of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. These emissions come mainly from Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC), which releases an average of 0.83 tons of CO2 /t. Researchers have been ... -
Development of Activated Carbon Fibers for Organic Removals
(2017-11)Phenols are classified to be one of the most hazardous pollutants found in wastewater. They are discharged into rivers, lakes and seas, causing adverse effects on the enviromental and human health. Adsorption is a well-known ... -
Effect of Diverse Seismic Hazard Estimates on Performance and Overall Cost of RC Shear Wall Buildings in Dubai, UAE
(2016-01)During the last two decades or so, many iconic buildings have been built in Dubai as a result of the rapid economic growth. Unfortunately, several probabilistic seismic hazard studies are reporting substantially diverse ... -
Effects of Autonomous Vehicles on Freeway Traffic Performance
(2018-10)Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are smart transportation technologies that have drawn significant attention recently due to their rapid development and promising future. Dubai is trying to promote the use of AVs on its road ... -
Efficiency Optimization of a Standalone Solar Energy System using Fuzzy Based MPPT
(2012-01)This work primarily addresses the design and implementation of a standalone rotary sun tracker with dual maximum power point tracking (MPPT). The objective is to improve the efficiency of the PV system by introducing both ... -
Electrochemical Studies on the Corrosion Behavior of Common Metals in Eutectic Ionic Liquids
(2017-05)Recently, new green novel solvents called Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES) were investigated as substitute for none environmentally friendly organic solvents and ionic liquids that are used in many applications such as metal ... -
Energy Management of a Multi-Source Power System
(2018-05)Many industries are heavily dependent on fossil fuels to carry out their daily operations. The transportation industry alone is responsible for consuming two thirds of the oil used around the world. As fossil fuel deposits ... -
Energy-Aware Qos Scheduling at Mac Level in Wimax
(2011-01)In a mobile wireless network, energy saving of mobile devices is one of the most important features for the extension of devices' life-time and the network. In mobile networks, the device is expected to have several ... -
Enhancing a Simple Water-Based Photovoltaic-Thermal (PVT) Solar Collector Using CFD Analysis
(2019-07)Photovoltaics thermal collectors are gaining more attention due to their promising potential to pave the way for the penetration of solar energy in modern day power generation technologies. PVTs’ flexibility, manufacturability, ... -
Estimating Dust Accumulation on Photovoltaic Modules in the UAE
(2019-05)Among the challenges facing solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), dust is considered the most severe problem that faces the growth of solar power plants. Dust accumulation on solar PV panels ...