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Volume 2, Issue 2, December 2018

  • Methods of Heat Transfer Analysis of Buried Pipes in District Heating and Cooling Systems

    Jianguang Yi

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, December 2018
    Pages: 33-38
    Received: 28 September 2018
    Accepted: 17 October 2018
    Published: 21 November 2018
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ae.20180202.12
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    Abstract: District heating and cooling system is an energy-efficient and environment-friendly way of energy supply. Transmission and distribution pipeline system is an essential part of district heating and cooling system. Underground buried laying is the prevailing way of transmission and distribution pipeline system in district heating and cooling systems.... Show More
  • Performance Improvement of a Dry Mode Natural Gas Fired Turbine Plant for Combined Cycle Operation

    Anthony Kpegele Le-ol, Duabari Silas Aziaka

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, December 2018
    Pages: 39-53
    Received: 17 September 2018
    Accepted: 5 November 2018
    Published: 3 December 2018
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ae.20180202.13
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    Abstract: This research considers the design of combined cycle (CC) operation for a dry mode natural gas fired turbine plant in southern Nigeria. It entails evaluation and utilization of the amount of waste heat energy exhausted by the Omoku gas turbine (GT) power plant by integrating a steam Rankine cycle retrofitted with a heat recovery steam generator (HR... Show More
  • Behavior of Two-Way Post Tension Flat Slab

    Hanaa E. Abd-El-Mottaleb, Heba A. Mohamed

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, December 2018
    Pages: 54-59
    Received: 8 December 2018
    Accepted: 25 December 2018
    Published: 22 January 2019
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ae.20180202.14
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    Abstract: Post tension floors (PT) are one of the most widely used system which are very effective method regarding ultimate and serviceability limit states. A numerical model for discretized the two-way reinforced concrete flat slab with different system is investigated by using RAM software. The effects of different parameters are investigated in this stud... Show More
  • Improving Operational Procedures in Riyadh’s (Saudi Arabia) Water Treatment Plants Using Quality Tools

    Yasser Alshammari, Djamel Ghernaout, Mohamed Aichouni, Mabrouk Touahmia

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, December 2018
    Pages: 60-71
    Received: 10 December 2018
    Accepted: 22 December 2018
    Published: 22 January 2019
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ae.20180202.15
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    Abstract: In Saudi Arabia, as population growth increases, the need for safe drinking water is more and more increasing for both human use and industrial applications. These requires highly efficient processing plants that meet the growing needs of customers and their expectations of providing more service to all segments of the society at the lowest possibl... Show More