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Optimizing Biodiesel Production from Waste Cooking Oil Using Genetic Algorithm-Based Support Vector Machines
(MDPI, 2018-11-01)
The ever increasing fuel demands and the limitations of oil reserves have motivated research of renewable and sustainable energy resources to replace, even partially, fossil fuels, which are having a serious environmental ...
Using Genetic Algorithms With Multi-Objective Optimization To Adjust Finite Element Models Of Welded Joints
(MDPI, 2018-04-02)
To ensure realistic results when modeling welded joints using the finite element method (FEM), it is essential to appropriately characterize the thermo-mechanical behavior of the elastic-plastic Finite Element (FE) models. ...
Influence of Cryogenic Treatment on Wear Resistance and Microstructure of AISI A8 Tool Steel
(MDPI, 2018-12)
The effects of deep cryogenic treatment (DCT) on the wear behavior of different tool steels have been widely reported in the scientific literature with uneven results. Some tool steels show a significant improvement in ...
Methodology for an optimal deployment of the recharging infrastructure for electric vehicles
(2018-04-12)
CO2 emissions must be reduced to meet the international commitments to tackle climate change. One of the most promising alternatives for such reduction is the electrification of transport, especially in urban environments, ...
Adaptive Static Line Rating for Systems with HTLS Conductors
(IEEE, 2018)
Operation and planning of a power system are constrained by the rating of power lines. Usually, the static line rating is used for system operation and planning. The static line rating defined for an electric grid uses the ...
Field validation of gap-type overhead conductor creep
(Elsevier, 2018-09-11)
Gap-type overhead conductor sag-tension calculations based on experimental conductor creep tests are based on stress-strain and metallurgical creep tests. Although for bi-metallic conductors, these tests are carried out ...
A system approach to harnessing wind energy in a railway infrastructure
(IEEE, 2018-12-30)
This paper focuses on a system approach aimed at harnessing the wind potential in a railway infrastructure. The key aspect of the proposed system lies in using the mass of air displaced during the movement of a train along ...
Impact of a resistive superconductive fault current limiter in a multi-terminal HVDC grid
(IEEE, 2018-06-11)
The relevance of multi-terminal HVDC grids is
expected to increase in next years. However, there are still several
technical, economical and legal limitations that interfere with the
construction of those multi-terminal ...