Energy
Investigation on Daylight Quality of Central Courtyard’s Adjacent Rooms in Traditional Houses in Hot Dry Region of Iran: A Case Study Yazdanpanah House

N. Tayari; M. Nikpour

Volume 13, Issue 4 , July 2022, Pages 320-332

https://doi.org/10.5829/ijee.2022.13.04.01

Abstract
  Most of the spaces in contemporary houses in Iran cannot achieve enough daylight during daytime. Daylight utilization has a significant impact on decreasing energy consumption in residential buildings. Residents are deprived of natural daylight when there is no attention to the design based on daylight. ...  Read More

Energy
Control Strategy in DC Microgrid for Integrated Energy Balancer: Photovoltaic Application

L. H. Pratomo; L. A. Matthias

Volume 13, Issue 4 , July 2022, Pages 333-339

https://doi.org/10.5829/ijee.2022.13.04.02

Abstract
  Renewable energy is energy that can be used indefinitely. As a result, renewable energy sources such as solar photovoltaics developed. Conventional converters, typically used to connect the microgrid to the battery, only change the voltage. To link the microgrid to the battery, bidirectional converters ...  Read More

Environment
State of Art Reviews on Physico-chemical Properties of Waste Concrete Aggregate from Construction and Demolition Waste

A. A. Nurhanim

Volume 13, Issue 4 , July 2022, Pages 340-348

https://doi.org/10.5829/ijee.2022.13.04.03

Abstract
  Numbers of waste concrete have generated from construction and demolition waste (CDW) threaten environmental and human health due to the illegal dumping practices in several countries. Recently, the recycling of waste concrete has demonstrated the ability to reduce dependency on a natural resource in ...  Read More

Chemical Engineering
Heat Exchange Optimization by Adding Baffles to Streaming Duct of Solar Air Collector

Z. Aouissi; F. Chabane; M. S. Teguia; N. Belghar; N. Moummi; A. Brima

Volume 13, Issue 4 , July 2022, Pages 349-353

https://doi.org/10.5829/ijee.2022.13.04.04

Abstract
  This numerical and experimental work aims to improve the heat transfer inside a solar thermal collector. By incorporating rectangular baffles in the middle of the distributed air passing channel at different angles of inclination (ß= 90°, ß= 180°, ß= 180° and ß= 90°). ...  Read More

Environment
Strength Properties of Steel and Bamboo Reinforced Concrete Containing Quarry Dust, Rice Husk Ash and Guinea Corn Husk Ash

S. O. Odeyemi; R. Abdulwahab; M. A. Akinpelu; R. Afolabi; O. D. Atoyebi

Volume 13, Issue 4 , July 2022, Pages 354-362

https://doi.org/10.5829/ijee.2022.13.04.05

Abstract
  The rising cost of concrete production due to the global recession in world economy caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the greenhouse gases emitted in the production of cement has necessitated the need for alternative materials for cement. In this study, bamboo strips and steel rebars were used as reinforcements ...  Read More

Environment
Remediation Trend of Engineering Behavior of Wastewater Contaminated Clay Using Iron Nano Oxide: Experimental Studies

S. V. Mojtahed Sistani; H. Negahdar; F. F. Bamoharram; M. R. Shakeri

Volume 13, Issue 4 , July 2022, Pages 363-371

https://doi.org/10.5829/ijee.2022.13.04.06

Abstract
  Soil polluted with urban wastewater due to defect of wastewater disposal and leakage from wastewater channels is a common type of pollution in urban areas which in addition to environmental damage, has significant effects on soil engineering parameters. In present study, effects of municipal wastewater ...  Read More

Chemical Engineering
Numerical Simulation of a Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition Engine in order to Investigate the Effects of Adding Water to Low Reactivity Fuel

S. Talesh Amiri; R. Shafaghat; O. Jahanian; G. Sadripour

Volume 13, Issue 4 , July 2022, Pages 372-383

https://doi.org/10.5829/ijee.2022.13.04.07

Abstract
  For decreasing the fuel consumption of internal combustion engines, and also reducing the emissions, investigation of the effective parameters on power, emissions, and the combustion phasing is important. In this study, the influence of adding water to a Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition (RCCI) ...  Read More

Energy
Bubble Dynamics and Nucleate Pool Boiling of Natural Convection

S. Bagheri; S. A. A. Oloomi; S. A. A. Mirjalily; A. Zare-Shahabadi

Volume 13, Issue 4 , July 2022, Pages 384-397

https://doi.org/10.5829/ijee.2022.13.04.08

Abstract
  The phenomenon of nuclear boiling has always been recognized suitable for heat transfer between different boiling regimes. Study on boiling is considered as a new field which meets different research and industrial needs such as heat transfer in nuclear reactors, cooling units, rocket motors, electronic ...  Read More

Energy
Analytical Modeling for Prediction of Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbines Power Generation in Wind Farms Based on an Analytical Wake Model

P. A. Ayoubi; M. E. Yazdi; I. Harsini

Volume 13, Issue 4 , July 2022, Pages 398-407

https://doi.org/10.5829/ijee.2022.13.04.09

Abstract
  The development of models that predict power production of wind farms (WFs) by considering the interacting wakes is important; because wakes of the turbines exert a significant influence on power production of turbines, and hence on the layout of wind turbines in WFs. Thus, the purpose of present study ...  Read More

Environment
Evaluation of Air Quality Indices of Selected Public Kitchens and Possible Health Consequences

O. F. Anjorin; L. C. Imoh; C. Uhunmwangho

Volume 13, Issue 4 , July 2022, Pages 408-416

https://doi.org/10.5829/ijee.2022.13.04.10

Abstract
  Biomass use in small unit combustion systems such as for space heating or cooking could lead to ineffective mixing and potential problems arising from emissions of gaseous and particulate pollutants. We therefore conducted a study to measure pollution levels in public kitchens using biomass fuel for ...  Read More

Water Resources Engineering
Effect of Hydraulic Flow on Phytoplankton Population Structure in Tajan River

S. N. Motevalian; M. R. Majdzadeh Tabatabai

Volume 13, Issue 4 , July 2022, Pages 417-423

https://doi.org/10.5829/ijee.2022.13.04.11

Abstract
  The aim of present study was to investigate the relationship between hydraulic and ecological variables of the studied span and to investigate changes in living conditions of phytoplankton (Amphora ovsalis and Navicula placentula). According to the measurements and analysis of habitat fit curves, it ...  Read More

Energy
Effects of Simultaneous Suction and Blowing over an Airfoil on Flow Behavior and Aerodynamic Coefficients

S. Abbasi; S. Esmailzadeh Vali

Volume 13, Issue 4 , July 2022, Pages 424-432

https://doi.org/10.5829/ijee.2022.13.04.12

Abstract
  In this study, the simultaneous effect of suction and blowing on the boundary layer and the effect of control parameters on the flow separation from a NACA 0012 airfoil is numerically analyzed. Reynolds number is considered 500000 , and the shear stress transport (SST) k-w turbulence model is used to ...  Read More