Browsing Theses (AUS Sustainability) by Title
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Thermo-Economic Analysis of Organic Rankine Power Cycles Using Parabolic Trough Solar Technology
(2018-12)Diversifying into several renewable energy resources has become the goal for many countries striving for a sustainable future. Solar energy is currently one of the most reliable and abundant renewable resource that can be ... -
Thermo-Economic Evaluation of Maisotsenko-Desiccant Cooling Systems for Gas Turbine Power Plants
(2018-10)With the everlasting increase in population, a huge surge in the electricity consumption has been recorded. Thus, power plants manufacturers and utility companies need to augment the plants performance to cope with these ... -
Thermo-economic Optimization of Hybrid Combined Power Cycles Using Heliostat Field Collector
(2016-01)Electricity has an essential role in our daily life. However, with the ever increasing cost of fossil fuels and natural gas, power generation with higher efficiency and lower capital cost is in high demand. Nowadays, global ... -
Thermodynamic Analysis of an Integrated Hydrogen Production System Based on Solar and Nuclear Energy Sources in the UAE
(2013-12)With the every day increase in energy prices and environmental pollution, there is a need for a reliable and sustainable fuel sources that are not hazardous to our daily lives and are economically viable. The UAE has for ... -
Thermodynamic Analysis of Integrated Fuel Cell and Solar Energy Systems
(2011-06)In the last few decades, world has seen an exponential increase in energy demand. This high increase in demand brought with it the issue of global warming. In this research, we will be studying alternative energy sources ... -
Thermodynamic Analysis of Integrated Renewable Energy Systems for Sustainable Building Operation
(2015-02)Increasing demands for energy, depleting hydrocarbon reserves, and accelerated climate change drive the need to look for alternative sources of energy. The residential housing sector is one of the main consumers of electrical ... -
Three-Stage Forward and Closed Loop Supply Chain Models Under Consignment Stock Partnership
(2016-11)Achieving operational excellence is a vital goal ought to be emphasized throughout supply chain (SC) practices nowadays. The integration of raw material procurement decisions at the upstream stages, along with the production ... -
Transient Modeling of a New Solar Distillation Unit for Remote Areas
(2016-12)The concept of lack of fresh water in our daily life is hard to imagine in recent times with its increasing demand. Lack of fresh water supplies has become one of the major current societal concerns, especially for people ... -
Treatment of produced water using graphene
(2016-01)Adsorption is a well-known method for high efficiency in treatment of water and wastewater at low costs. It is a promising method that can compete strongly with conventional purification methods. Carbon-based materials ... -
Treatment of Spent Caustic Using Ionic Liquids
(2017-04)Treatment of spent caustic (SC) wastes from downstream of refineries and petrochemical industries is not only complex but also highly expensive due to its content of high concentration of hazardous compounds, high pH, ... -
The Use of Lime to Stabilize Clay Soil against Internal Erosion
(2018-12)Internal erosion failure of soils in hydraulic structures is one of the most catastrophic failures in civil engineering projects. Therefore, it is vital to stabilize the soil against this phenomenon. Different materials ... -
Use of Ultrasound and Ionic Liquids to Enhance the Extractive Desulfurization of Oils
(2016-12)Desulfurization of diesel oil has been a widely investigated process, due to the detrimental impact on health and the environment caused by sulfur dioxide emissions resulting from the combustion of diesel oil. This has ... -
Voltage Stability Assessment of Dubai Power Grid Using a Detailed Load Model
(2013-06)Voltage stability problem has become one of the major concerns for power utilities in recent years. This is due to the exponentially growing demands and the associated stress on the power transmission resources. Moreover, ... -
Water Quality Modeling of Dubai Creek using HEC-RAS
(2015-05)The quality of the water resources is facing threats because of the continuous urbanization. This increase in human activities around the coastal areas changed the water quality, affecting the aquatic ecosystem. Eutrophication ... -
WiMAX Models for the Smart Grid
(2014-03)The smart grid is the integration of the 21st century information and communications technologies with the 20th century traditional power grid. Such integration empowers the electricity utilities and their consumers to ...