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Experimental study on the performance of a prism-shaped integrated collector-storage solar water heater

Experimental study on the performance of a prism-shaped integrated collector-storage solar water heater

... Time variation of solar radiation, stored energy and mass-weighted average temperature in August Figure Time variation of solar radiation, stored energy and mass-weighted average temperature in ... time variation of solar radiation and average temperature of the present experimental study and the theoretical results of [1] in January Figure 12 The time variation of solar radiation and stored ... Khalifa AJN, Abdul Jabbar RA Conventional versus storage domestic solar hot water systems: A comparative performance study Energy Convers Manage 2010; 51: 265-270 [3] Helal O, Chaouachi B, Gabsi...

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Optimization of design and operating parameters on the year round performance of a multi-stage evacuated solar desalination system using transient mathematical analysis

Optimization of design and operating parameters on the year round performance of a multi-stage evacuated solar desalination system using transient mathematical analysis

... Non-conventional solar stills with charcoal particles as absorber medium Desalination 2003, 153(1-3), 55–64 [3] Al-Abbasi M .A. , Al-Karaghouli A. A., Minasian A. N Photochemically assisted solar desalination ... performance are discussed in detail in this section 5.1 Variation of global solar radiation and ambient temperature The year round global solar radiation and ambient temperature data for Chennai ... the adjacent stages and also because of the absence of non-condensable gases heat transfer by radiation and natural convection are limited Thus, heat transfer between the hot saline water bed and...

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Effect of injection timing on combustion and performance of a direct injection diesel engine running on Jatropha methyl ester

Effect of injection timing on combustion and performance of a direct injection diesel engine running on Jatropha methyl ester

... over many other vegetable oils in terms of engine performance, emissions, ease of use and availability Jatropha curcas, locally known as ratanjyot, belongs to the family of Euphorbiaceae It is a ... fuel consumption on advancing the injection timing in a natural gas engine and recommended not to advance the injection under high loading conditions Parlak et al [17] observed reduction in BSFC ... committee on development of biofuel, Planning commission, Government of India, 2003 S Jindal, B.P Nandwana, N.S Rathore Comparative evaluation of combustion, performance and emissions of Jatropha methyl...

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Performance Management A roadmap for developing, implementing and evaluating performance management systems doc

Performance Management A roadmap for developing, implementing and evaluating performance management systems doc

... such as information security, archiving and records management represent additional areas for consideration Basic, automated performance management applications typically contain: The functionality ... 56, 1-21 Performance Management ees are treated in a fair and equitable manner Based on examination of performance management processes in several organizations, most contain some variation of the ... standards appear here> Teamwork Below Expectations Meets Expectations Role Model Achieving...

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Tài liệu The impact of timely information on organisational performance in a supply chain

Tài liệu The impact of timely information on organisational performance in a supply chain

... directly impacting organisational performance Using a traditional two-wave mailing methodology, data were collected from 142 manufacturers who primarily work as plant and operations managers and used ... integrated information that is seamlessly available in real-time to all supply chain participants This seamless, integrated, real-time information supports decision making at the operational, tactical, ... provision of JIT-information leads to improved logistics 280 K W Green Jr et al performance and organisational performance, and logistics performance is also shown to impact organisational performance...

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Báo cáo hóa học: " Improvement on thermal performance of a diskshaped miniature heat pipe with nanofluid" docx

Báo cáo hóa học: " Improvement on thermal performance of a diskshaped miniature heat pipe with nanofluid" docx

... shows a TEM (Hitachi 8100, Hitachi HighTech, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan) micrograph of carbon nanoparticles As illustrated in Figure 2, multiwall carbon nanotubes and carbon nanoballs were produced at ... diameter of a carbon nanoparticle was approximately 68 nm For convenience, the mixture of multiwall carbon nanotubes and carbon nanoballs in the base fluid was still called carbon nanoparticles in this ... averaged for all heat loads to be an averaged thermal resistance (Rav) at each charge volume The room temperature was kept at 20°C, and the measured temperature range is about 20°C to approximately...

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Báo cáo hóa học: " Research Article Impact of LQI-Based Routing Metrics on the Performance of a One-to-One Routing Protocol for IEEE 802.15.4 Multihop Networks" docx

Báo cáo hóa học: " Research Article Impact of LQI-Based Routing Metrics on the Performance of a One-to-One Routing Protocol for IEEE 802.15.4 Multihop Networks" docx

... on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops/Symposia (AINAW ’07), vol 1, pp 159–164, Niagara Falls, Canada, May 2007 [16] R Draves, J Padhye, and B Zill, “Routing in multi-radio, ... that packet transmissions in the network include the transmission of AODV messages as well as data packet transmissions and retransmissions We also test a Best-Effort (BE) approach for NST-AODV, ... metric was originally designed for a one-tomany routing protocol However, it can easily be adapted to a one-to-one approach Testbed Description We conducted an experimental evaluation of LQI-based...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 11:20

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Báo cáo khoa học: "Performance and morphological response of the hybrid poplar DN-74 (Populus deltoides x nigra) under different spacings on a 4-year rotation" pps

Báo cáo khoa học: "Performance and morphological response of the hybrid poplar DN-74 (Populus deltoides x nigra) under different spacings on a 4-year rotation" pps

... Klinka K., Kayahara G.J., Effects of light on growth, crown architecture, and specific leaf area for naturally established Pinus contorta var latifolia and Pseudotsuga meuziesii var glauca saplings, ... repeated measurement component (γ was excluded ) n Linear regression analysis of SLA as a function of nutrient concentration was undertaken to compare the slope of the relationship among ... width and leaf biomass and area for the main stems indicate that competition reduced the aerial space occupancy of individual crowns and that the amount of foliage they supported as spacing was...

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báo cáo khoa học: " A cluster randomised controlled trial in primary dental care based intervention to improve professional performance on routine oral examinations and the management of asymptomatic impacted third molars: study protocol" pptx

báo cáo khoa học: " A cluster randomised controlled trial in primary dental care based intervention to improve professional performance on routine oral examinations and the management of asymptomatic impacted third molars: study protocol" pptx

... form, questionnaire to analyse additional performance and cost-analysis Patient record, registration form to analyse risk management Questionnaire Page of (page number not for citation purposes) ... in at least 450 registrations in each trial arm Statistical analysis The primary analysis will be performed on an intentionto-treat-analysis Secondly, measures will be constructed in particular ... the unit of randomisation An IQual group consists of GDPs who attend monthly sessions scheduled for discussion on practicerelated topics as part of a quality assurance program Participants in peer...

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Báo cáo y học: "Clinical symptoms and performance on the continuous performance test in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder between subtypes: a natural " doc

Báo cáo y học: "Clinical symptoms and performance on the continuous performance test in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder between subtypes: a natural " doc

... Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan 4Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linko, Taoyuan, Taiwan 5Division of Mental Health & Drug Abuse Research, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, ... Council on Scientific Affairs, American Medical Association JAMA 1998, 279:1100-1107 Gau SS, Chong MY, Chen TH, Cheng AT: A 3-year panel study of mental disorders among adolescents in Taiwan Am J ... Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham, and Version IV Scale; ADHD-RS = ADHD Rating Scale; CPT = The Computerized Continuous Performance Test; RT = reaction time; SE = Standard Error in discontinuation rates...

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Báo cáo y học: " Effect of 28 days of creatine ingestion on muscle metabolism and performance of a simulated cycling road race" docx

Báo cáo y học: " Effect of 28 days of creatine ingestion on muscle metabolism and performance of a simulated cycling road race" docx

... each variable a two-way [treatment (creatine or placebo) * time (pre and post supplementation)] repeated measures ANOVA ANCOVA was performed using pre data as a covariate for hemoglobin, hematocrit, ... The authors declare that they have no competing interests Abbreviations ANOVA: Analysis of variance; ANCOVA: Analysis of covariance; ATP: Adenosine triphosphate; CP: Creatine phosphate; CR: Creatine; ... Respiratory exchange ratio; VO2peak: Peak aerobic capacity Authors' contributions RCH participated in protocol design, conduct of the study, data analysis and manuscript preparation DD participated...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 23:21

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Effect of heat transfer law on the finite time exergoeconomic performance of a generalized irreversible carnot heat engine

Effect of heat transfer law on the finite time exergoeconomic performance of a generalized irreversible carnot heat engine

... Exergoeconomic performance optimization of an endoreversible intercooled regenerated Brayton cogeneration plant Part 2: heat conductance allocation and pressure ratio optimization International Journal of ... total heat transfer surface area of the two heat exchangers is taken as a constant , that is F1 + F2 = FT (12) And a ratio ( f ) of heat exchanger area is defined as f = F1 F2 (13) Assuming that the ... refrigerators and heat pumps Energy Conversion and Management, 1999, 40(9): p 951-960 [24] Sahin, B and A Kodal, Performance analysis of an endoreversible heat engine based on a new thermoeconomic...

Ngày tải lên: 09/09/2015, 10:32

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Some studies on a probabilistic framework for finding object-oriented information in unstructured data

Some studies on a probabilistic framework for finding object-oriented information in unstructured data

... the 22nd international conference on Machine learning [10] Eric Chu, Akanksha Baid, Ting Chen, An-Hai Doan, and Jeffrey F Naughton A relational approach to incrementally extracting and querying ... solution based on its approach with different advantages, however, they also have some shortcomings Information Extraction based solution has low scalability and low adaptability while Text Information ... website usually has its structured information such as location, number of bedrooms, price and area A professor homepage usually contains information about his education, email, department and the...

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The 25 most difficult questions you'll be asked on a job interviewThe 25 most difficult questions you'll be asked on a job interview

The 25 most difficult questions you'll be asked on a job interviewThe 25 most difficult questions you'll be asked on a job interview

... For example, if the organization is known for strong management, your answer should mention that fact and show that you would like to be a part of that team If the company places a great deal of ... good manager? Can you give me some examples? WWW.RabElMagd.com WWW.RabElMagd.com Do you feel that you have top managerial potential? Keep your answer achievementand ask-oriented Rely on examples ... more at your age? Say that this is one reason that you are conducting this job search Don't be defensive 23 What you feel this position should pay? Salary is a delicate topic We suggest that you...

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Consolidation Chareteristics based on a direct analytical solution of the Terzaghi Theory

Consolidation Chareteristics based on a direct analytical solution of the Terzaghi Theory

... Inflection Sridharan, A and Prakash, K 1995 Discussion on Point Method Geotechnique, 47 (1): 199-200 ‘Limitations of Conventional Analysis of Consolidation Robinson, R.G 1999 Consolidation Analysis ... on Results 2007 Diagnostic Curve Methods for Geomechanics, ASCE, (1): 75-79 of One-dimensional Consolidation Tests, Soils and Sivaram, B and Swamee, P.K 1977 A Computational Foundations, Japan, ... The actual theoretical one-dimensional consolidation relationship between average degree of consolidation U and the time factor T obtained from the Terzaghi theory may, depending on the range...

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PERFORMANCE OF A COMBINED CONSTRUCTED WETLAND SYSTEM FOR TREATING VILLAGE SEWAGE IN LAKE DIANCHI VALLEY

PERFORMANCE OF A COMBINED CONSTRUCTED WETLAND SYSTEM FOR TREATING VILLAGE SEWAGE IN LAKE DIANCHI VALLEY

... year) in dry season, and the flux was big and the pollutants concentration was low in the rain season (from May to October) The data from the local weather station showed that the average annual ... adopted to treat a typical village sewage There is the long rain season in local place always accompanied with strong storms at the beginning The stormwater runoff not only brings the large amounts ... influent flux was in a wide fluctuation from 20 to 60m3/d, which behaved as that the flux was small and the pollutants concentration was high because of high evaporation (from November to the April of...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 08:40

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INFLUENCE DISTRIBUTIONS OF ACID DEPOSITION IN MOUNTAINOUS STREAMS ON A TALL CONE-SHAPED ISLAND, YAKUSHIMA

INFLUENCE DISTRIBUTIONS OF ACID DEPOSITION IN MOUNTAINOUS STREAMS ON A TALL CONE-SHAPED ISLAND, YAKUSHIMA

... total organic carbon, dissolved SiO2, inorganic cations and anions were measured as water quality indicators INFLUENCE PATTERNS OF ACID DEPOSITION Yakushima (area of 503 km2) is a tall, circular, ... radii of a circle on a map (Ebise and Nagafuchi, 2002) We observed these streamwaters at downstream points on the same day every season for past twelve years The water quality in these streams ... most part to those in other areas, the concentrations of Na+ and Cl- were higher Because the Cl- in the streamwater had an atmospheric origin and was concentrated on the canopy between rainfall...

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DMF Decomposition and Nitrogen Removal Performance by a Mesh-Filtration Bioreactor under Acidic Conditions

DMF Decomposition and Nitrogen Removal Performance by a Mesh-Filtration Bioreactor under Acidic Conditions

... Association, American Water Works Association and Water Environmental Federation, (2005) Standard method for examination of water and wastewater, 21st ed [16] Japanese Standards Association (1998) ... with a mesh- filtration unit instead of a membrane) was able to maintain biomass at a very high concentration In this process, stable filtration performance was obtained by intermittent filtration ... decomposition, nitrification and denitrification at pH than activated sludge, suggesting that acidophilic heterotrophic and nitrifying bacteria had become acclimated in the reactor Characterization of...

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