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Najm AS, Al-Ghamdi A, Amin MT, Al Ghamdi A, Moria H, Holi AM, Abed AM, Al-Zahrani AA, Sopian K, Bais B, Sultan AJ. Towards a promising systematic approach to the synthesis of CZTS solar cells. Sci Rep 2023; 13:15418. [PMID: 37723193 PMCID: PMC10507019 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-42641-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/20/2023] Open
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This study aims to enhance the CZTS device's overall efficiency, the key research area has been identified in this study is to explore the effects of a novel, low-cost, and simplified, deposition method to improve the optoelectronic properties of the buffer layer in the fabrication of CZTS thin film solar cells. Herein, an effective way of addressing this challenge is through adjusting the absorbers' structure by the concept of doping, sensitized CdS thin film by the bi-functional linker, and an environmentally friendly catalytic green agent. The Linker Assisted and Chemical Bath Deposition (LA-CBD) method was introduced as an innovative and effective hybrid sensitization approach. In the one-step synthesis process, Salvia dye, Ag, and 3-Mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) were used. Generally, the results for all samples displayed varying bandgap as achieved between (2.21-2.46) eV, hexagonal structure with considerably decreased strain level, broader grain size, and dramatically enhanced crystalline property. Hence, the rudimentary CdS/CZTS solar cell devices were fabricated for the application of these novel CdS films. Preliminary CZTS thin film solar cell fabrication results in the highest conversion efficiency of 0.266% obtained CdS + Salvia dye, indicating the potential use of the CdS films as a buffer layer for CZTS photovoltaic devices.
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- A S Najm
- Department of Electrical, Electronics and System, FKAB, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
- Petroleum Research and Development Center, Ministry of Oil, Baghdad, Iraq.
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
- Basic & Applied Scientific Research Center (BASRC), Renewable and Sustainable Energy Unit, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Yanbu Industrial College, 41912, Yanbu Al-Sinaiyah City, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Technology, Yanbu Industrial College, 41912, Yanbu Al-Sinaiyah City, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Yanbu Industrial College, 41912, Yanbu Al-Sinaiyah City, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, College of Education, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Al-Diwaniyah, Al-Qadisiyah, 58002, Iraq
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- Department of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Al-Mustaqbal University, Babylon, Iraq
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
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- Department of Electrical, Electronics and System, FKAB, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq
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Lin H, Lu J, Abed AM, Nag K, Fayed M, Deifalla A, Bin Mahfouz AS, Galal AM. Simulation of CO 2 capture from natural gas by cyclic pressure swing adsorption process using activated carbon. Chemosphere 2023; 329:138583. [PMID: 37019408 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 03/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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This work presented modeling and simulation of CO2 from natural gas. One of the most promising technologies is Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA), which is an energy-efficient and cost-effective process for separating and capturing CO2 from industrial processes and power plants. This paper provides an overview of the PSA process and its application for CO2 capture, along with a discussion of its advantages, limitations, and future research directions. This process is pressure swing adsorption (PSA) with four adsorption beds. The adsorption bed columns fill with activated carbon as adsorbent. In this simulation momentum, mass and energy balance are solved simultaneously. The process was designed with two beds in adsorption conditions and the other two beds in desorption conditions. The desorption cycle includes blow-down and purge steps. The linear driving force (LDF) estimates the adsorption rate in modeling this process. The extended Langmuir isotherm is used for the equilibrium between solid and gas phases. The temperature changes by heat transfer from the gas phase to solid and axial heat dispersion. The set of partial differential equations is solved using implicit finite difference.
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- Haitao Lin
- Yuxi Normal University. Yunnan Province, ZIP 653100 , China.
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- Guangxi Key Lab of Human-machine Interaction and Intelligent Decision, Nanning Normal University,Nanning 530001, China.
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- Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Techniques Engineering Department, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Babylon 51001, Iraq.
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- College of Engineering and Technology, American University of the Middle East, Kuwait.
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- College of Engineering and Technology, American University of the Middle East, Kuwait.
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- Full Professor Future University in Egypt, South Teseen, New Cairo 11835, Egypt.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Jeddah, Asfan Road, Jeddah 23890, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering in Wadi Alddawasir, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia; Production Engineering and Mechanical Design Department, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, P.O 35516, Mansoura, Egypt.
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Bai Y, Lin H, M Abed A, Deifalla A, R Alsenani T, Elattar S. A comprehensive investigation of a water and energy-based waste integrated system: Techno-eco-environmental-sustainability aspects. Chemosphere 2023; 327:138454. [PMID: 36940831 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2022] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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In this work, a novel biomass gasifier combined energy system was offered for potable water, heating load, and power generation. The system included a gasifier, an S-CO2 cycle, a combustor, a domestic water heater, and thermal desalination unit. The plant was evaluated from various aspects, i.e., energetic, energetic, exergo-economic, sustainability, and environmental. To this aim, modeling of the suggested system was conducted by EES software; then, a parametric inquiry was carried out to detect the critical performance parameters, considering an environmental impact indicator. The results showed that the freshwater rate, Levelized CO2 emissions, total cost, and sustainability index of 21.19 kg s-1, 0.563 t.MWh-1, 13.13 $.GJ-1, and 1.53 were acquired, each. Moreover, the combustion chamber is a major fount in the irreversibility of the system. Besides, the energetic and exergetic efficiencies were computed at 89.51% and 40.87%. Overall, the offered water and energy-based waste system showed great functionality in terms of thermodynamic, economic, sustainability, and environmental standpoints by enhancing the gasifier temperature.
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- Yun Bai
- Xi'an Jiaotong University, No.28, Xianning West Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, China; Yuxi Normal University, Yuxi, Yunnan, 653100, China.
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- Yuxi Normal University, Yuxi, Yunnan, 653100, China.
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- Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technologies Engineering Department, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Babylon, 51001, Iraq.
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- Future University in Egypt, South Teseen, New Cairo, 11835, Egypt.
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering in Al-Kharj, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, 11942, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, College of Engineering, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O.Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.
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Xia J, Yan G, Abed AM, Nag K, Galal AM, Deifalla A, Li J. Machine learning approach to predict the biofuel production via biomass gasification and natural gas integrating to develop a low-carbon and environmental-friendly design: Thermodynamic-conceptual assessment. Chemosphere 2023:138985. [PMID: 37247675 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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A hybrid energy cycle (HEC) based on biomass gasification can be suggested as an efficient, modern and low-carbon energy power plant. In the current article, a thermodynamic-conceptual design of a HEC based on biomass and solar energies has been developed in order to generate electric power, heat and hydrogen energy. The planned HEC consists of six main units: two electric energy production units, a heat recovery unit (HRU), a hydrogen energy generation cycle based on water electrolysis, a thermal power generation unit (based on LFR field), and a biofuel production unit (based on biomass gasification process). Conceptual analysis is based on the development of energy, exergy and exergoeconomic assessments. Besides that, the reduction rate of pollutant emission through the planned HEC compared to conventional power plants is presented. In the planned HEC, when hydrogen energy is not needed, excess hydrogen is feed into the combustion chamber to improve system performance and reduce the need for natural gas. Accordingly, the rate of polluting gases emitted from the cycle can be mitigated due to the reduction of fossil fuels consumption. Further, based on the machine learning technique (MLT), the level of biofuel produced from the mentioned process is estimated. In this regard, two algorithms (i.e., Support vector machine and Gaussian process regression) have been employed to develop the prediction model. The findings indicated that the considered HEC can produce about 10.2 MW of electricity, 153 kW of thermal power, and 71.8 kmol/h of hydrogen energy. In both training and testing sets, the Support vector machine model exhibits better behavior compared the two Gaussian process regression model. Based on machine learning technique, with increasing gasification pressure, the level of biofuel obtained from the process does not increase significantly.
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- Jiulin Xia
- Chongqing Creation Vocational College, Yongchuan,402160, Chongqing, China.
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- School of Intelligent Construction, Luzhou Vocational and Technical College, Luzhou, 646000, China; Luzhou Key Laboratory of Intelligent Construction and Low-carbon Technology, Luzhou, 646000, China.
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- Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technologies Engineering Department, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Babylon, 51001, Iraq.
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- College of Engineering and Technology, American University of the Middle East, Kuwait.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering in Wadi Alddawasir, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia; Production Engineering and Mechanical Design Department, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, P.O 35516, Mansoura, Egypt.
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- Future University in Egypt; South Teseen, 11835, New Cairo, Egypt.
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- College of Engineering Management, Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology, Cabanatuan, Philippines.
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Lu J, Abed AM, Nag K, Fayed M, Deifalla A, Al-Zahrani A, Ghamry NA, Galal AM. Optimization of a near-zero-emission energy system for the production of desalinated water and cooling using waste energy of fuel cells. Chemosphere 2023:139035. [PMID: 37244560 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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In the present study, a biomass-based multi-purpose energy system that can generate power, desalinated water, hydrogen, and ammonia is presented. The gasification cycle, gas turbine, Rankine cycle, PEM electrolyzer, ammonia production cycle using the Haber-Bosch process, and MSF water desalination cycle are the primary subsystems of this power plant. On the suggested system, a thorough thermodynamic and thermoeconomic evaluation has been conducted. For the analysis, the system is first modeled and investigated from an energy point of view, after which it is similarly studied from an exergy point of view before the system is subjected to economic analysis (exergoeconomic analysis). The system is evaluated and modeled using artificial intelligence to aid in the system optimization process after energy, exergy, and economic modeling and analysis. The resulting model is then optimized using a genetic algorithm to maximize system efficiency and reduce system expenses. EES software does the first analysis. After that, it sends the data to MATLAB program for optimization and to see how operational factors affect thermodynamic performance and overall cost rate. To find the best solution with the maximum energy efficiency and lowest total cost, multi-objective optimization is used. In order to shorten computation time and speed up optimization, the artificial neural network acts as a middleman in the process. In order to identify the energy system's optimal point, the link between the objective function and the choice factors has been examined. The results show that increasing the flow of biomass enhances efficiency, output, and cost while raising the temperature of the gas turbine's input decreases cost while simultaneously boosting efficiency. Additionally, according to the system's optimization results, the power plant's cost and energy efficiency are 37% and 0.3950$/s, respectively, at the ideal point. The cycle's output is estimated at 18900 kW at this stage.
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- Jianbo Lu
- Guangxi Key Lab of Human-machine Interaction and Intelligent Decision, Nanning Normal University, Nanning, 530001, China.
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- Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Techniques Engineering Department, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Babylon, 51001, Iraq.
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- College of Engineering and Technology, American University of the Middle East, Kuwait
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- College of Engineering and Technology, American University of the Middle East, Kuwait.
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- Full Professor Future University in Egypt, South Teseen, New Cairo, 11835, Egypt.
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- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.
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- Cairo University, Fuculty of Computers and Artificial Intelligene, Giza, Egypt.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering in Wadi Alddawasir, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia; Production Engineering and Mechanical Design Department, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, P.O 35516, Mansoura, Egypt.
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Bai Y, Lin H, M Abed A, Fayed M, Mahariq I, Salah B, Saleem W, Deifalla A. An innovative biomass-driven energy systems for green energy and freshwater production with less CO2 emission: Environmental and technical approaches. Chemosphere 2023; 334:139008. [PMID: 37230303 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2023] [Revised: 05/14/2023] [Accepted: 05/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Considering the current crisis of fossil energies, the exploitation of renewables and green technologies is necessary and unavoidable. Additionally, the design and development of integrated energy systems with two or more output products and the maximum usage of thermal losses in order to improve efficiency can boost the yield and acceptability of the energy system. In this regard, this paper develops a comprehensive multi-aspect assessment of the operation of a new solar and biomass energies-driven multigeneration system (MGS). The main units installed in MGS are three electric energy generation units based on a gas turbine process, a solid oxide fuel cell unit (SOFCU) and an organic Rankine cycle unit (ORCU), a biomass energy conversion unit to useful thermal energy, a seawater conversion unit into useable freshwater, a unit for converting water and electricity into hydrogen energy and oxygen gas, a unit for converting solar energy into useful thermal energy (based on Fresnel collector), and a cooling load generation unit. The planned MGS has a novel configuration and layout that has not been considered by researchers recently. The current article is based on presenting a multi-aspect evaluation to study thermodynamic-conceptual, environmental and exergoeconomic analyzes. The outcomes indicated that the planned MGS can produce about 6.31 MW of electrical power and 0.49 MW of thermal power. Furthermore, MGS is able to produce various products such as potable water (∼0.977 kg/s), cooling load (∼0.16 MW), hydrogen energy (∼1.578 g/s) and sanitary water (∼0.957 kg/s). The total thermodynamic indexes were calculated as 78.13% and 47.72%, respectively. Also, the total investment and unit exergy costs were 47.16 USD per hour and 11.07 USD per GJ, respectively. Further, the content of CO2 emitted from the desgined system was equal to 10.59 kmol per MWh. A parametric study has been also developed to identify influencing parameters.
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- Yun Bai
- Xi'an Jiaotong University. No.28, Xianning West Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, PR China; Yuxi Normal University, Yuxi, Yunnan, 653100, China.
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- Yuxi Normal University, Yuxi, Yunnan, 653100, China.
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- Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technologies Engineering Department, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Babylon, 51001, Iraq.
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- College of Engineering and Technology, American University of the Middle East, Kuwait.
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- College of Engineering and Technology, American University of the Middle East, Kuwait.
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh, 11421, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Institute of Technology, F91 YW50, Sligo, Ireland.
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- Full Professor Future University in Egypt; South Teseen, New Cairo, 11835, Egypt
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Wang H, Alizadeh A, Abed AM, Piranfar A, Smaisim GF, Hadrawi SK, Zekri H, Toghraie D, Hekmatifar M. Investigation of the effects of porosity and volume fraction on the atomic behavior of cancer cells and microvascular cells of 3DN5 and 5OTF macromolecular structures during hematogenous metastasis using the molecular dynamics method. Comput Biol Med 2023; 158:106832. [PMID: 37037148 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2023.106832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/26/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The molecular dynamics (MD) simulation is a powerful tool for researching how cancer patients are treated. The efficiency of many factors may be predicted using this approach in great detail and with atomic accuracy. METHODS The MD simulation method was used to investigate the impact of porosity and the number of cancer cells on the atomic behavior of cancer cells during the hematogenous spread. In order to examine the stability of simulated structures, temperature and potential energy (PE) values are used. To evaluate how cell structure has changed, physical parameters such as gyration radius, interaction force, and interaction energy are also used. RESULTS The findings demonstrate that the samples' gyration radius, interaction energy, and interaction force rose from 41.33 Å, -551.38 kcal/mol, and -207.10 kcal/mol Å to 49.49, -535.94 kcal/mol, and -190.05 kcal/mol Å, respectively, when the porosity grew from 0% to 5%. Also, the interaction energy and force in the samples fell from -551.38 kcal/mol and -207.10 kcal/mol to -588.03 kcal/mol and -237.81 kcal/mol Å, and the amount of gyration radius reduced from 41.33 to 37.14 Å as the number of cancer cells rose from 1 to 5 molecules. The strength and stability of the simulated samples will improve when the radius of gyration is decreased. CONCLUSIONS Therefore, high accumulation of cancer cells will make them resistant to atomic collapse. It is expected that the results of this simulation should be used to optimize cancer treatment processes further.
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Chen Y, Abed AM, Faisal Raheem AB, Altamimi AS, Yasin Y, Abdi Sheekhoo W, Fadhil Smaisim G, Ali Ghabra A, Ahmed Naseer N. Current advancements towards the use of nanofluids in the reduction of CO2 emission to the atmosphere. J Mol Liq 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.121077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Hasan HA, Sherza JS, Abed AM, Togun H, Ben Khedher N, Sopian K, Mahdi JM, Talebizadehsardari P. Thermal and flow performance analysis of a concentrated linear Fresnel solar collector with transverse ribs. Front Chem 2023; 10:1074581. [PMID: 36688050 PMCID: PMC9846074 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.1074581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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This article deals with the impact of including transverse ribs within the absorber tube of the concentrated linear Fresnel collector (CLFRC) system with a secondary compound parabolic collector (CPC) on thermal and flow performance coefficients. The enhancement rates of heat transfer due to varying governing parameters were compared and analyzed parametrically at Reynolds numbers in the range 5,000-13,000, employing water as the heat transfer fluid. Simulations were performed to solve the governing equations using the finite volume method (FVM) under various boundary conditions. For all Reynolds numbers, the average Nusselt number in the circular tube in the CLFRC system with ribs was found to be larger than that of the plain absorber tube. Also, the inclusion of transverse ribs inside the absorber tube increases the average Nusselt number by approximately 115% at Re = 5,000 and 175% at Re = 13,000. For all Reynolds numbers, the skin friction coefficient of the circular tube with ribs in the CLFRC system is larger than that of the plain absorber tube. The coefficient of surface friction reduces as the Reynolds number increases. The performance assessment criterion was found to vary between 1.8 and 1.9 as the Reynolds number increases.
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- Husam Abdulrasool Hasan
- Department of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Techniques, AL-Esraa University College, Baghdad, Iraq,*Correspondence: Husam Abdulrasool Hasan, ; Pouyan Talebizadehsardari,
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- Department of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Techniques, AL-Esraa University College, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Air conditioning and Refrigeration Techniques Engineering Department, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Babylon, Iraq
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Thi-Qar, Thi-Qar, Iraq,College of Engineering, University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa, Karbala, Iraq
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Ha’il, Ha’il, Saudi Arabia,Laboratory of Thermal and Energetic Systems Studies (LESTE) at the National School of Engineering of Monastir, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Solar Energy Research Institute, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Energy Engineering, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Centre for Sustainable Energy Use in Food Chains, Institute of Energy Futures, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, Middlesex, United Kingdom,*Correspondence: Husam Abdulrasool Hasan, ; Pouyan Talebizadehsardari,
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Sarlak R, Abed AM, Akbari OA, Marzban A, Baghaei S, Bayat M. Numerical investigation of natural convection heat transfer of water/ SWCNT nanofluid flow in a triangular cavity with cold fluid injection. Progress in Nuclear Energy 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2022.104513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Liu Z, Zhu K, Abed AM, Toghraie D. Effect of a palladium catalyst and initial pressure on methane-air catalytic combustion process in a helical coil microchannel: A molecular dynamics approach. Molecular Catalysis 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2022.112868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Chen Y, Alizadeh A, Abed AM, Nasajpour-Esfahani N, Fadhil Smaisim G, Hadrawi SK, Zekri H, Sabetvand R, Toghraie D. The Combustion Process of Methyl Ester-Biodiesel in the Presence of Different Nanoparticles: A Molecular Dynamics Approach. J Mol Liq 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2023.121232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Wang F, Nasajpour-Esfahani N, Alizadeh A, Fadhil Smaisim G, Abed AM, Hadrawi SK, Aminian S, Sabetvand R, Toghraie D. Thermal performance of a phase change material (PCM) microcapsules containing Au nanoparticles in a nanochannel: A molecular dynamics approach. J Mol Liq 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.121128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Abed AM, Mouziraji HR, Bakhshi J, Dulaimi A, Mohammed HI, Ibrahem RK, Ben Khedher N, Yaïci W, Mahdi JM. Numerical analysis of the energy-storage performance of a PCM-based triplex-tube containment system equipped with arc-shaped fins. Front Chem 2022; 10:1057196. [PMID: 36583152 PMCID: PMC9792866 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.1057196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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This study numerically intends to evaluate the effects of arc-shaped fins on the melting capability of a triplex-tube confinement system filled with phase-change materials (PCMs). In contrast to situations with no fins, where PCM exhibits relatively poor heat response, in this study, the thermal performance is modified using novel arc-shaped fins with various circular angles and orientations compared with traditional rectangular fins. Several inline and staggered layouts are also assessed to maximize the fin's efficacy. The effect of the nearby natural convection is further investigated by adding a fin to the bottom of the heat-storage domain. Additionally, the Reynolds number and temperature of the heat-transfer fluid (HTF) are evaluated. The outcomes showed that the arc-shaped fins could greatly enhance the PCMs' melting rate and the associated heat-storage properties. The melting rate is 17% and 93.1% greater for the case fitted with an inline distribution of the fins with a circular angle of 90° and an upward direction, respectively, than the cases with uniform rectangular fins and no fins, which corresponded to the shorter melting time of 14.5% and 50.4%. For the case with arc-shaped fins with a 90° circular angle, the melting rate increases by 9% using a staggered distribution. Compared to the staggered fin distribution, adding an extra fin to the bottom of the domain indicates adverse effects. The charging time reduces by 5.8% and 9.2% when the Reynolds number (Re) rises from 500 to 1000 and 1500, respectively, while the heat-storage rate increases by 6.3% and 10.3%. When the fluid inlet temperature is 55°C or 50°C, compared with 45°C, the overall charging time increases by 98% and 47%, respectively.
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- Azher M. Abed
- Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Techniques Engineering Department, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Babylon, Iraq
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- College of Engineering, University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa, Karbala, Iraq
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- Department of Physics, College of Education, University of Garmian, Kurdistan, Iraq
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- Department of Medical Instrumentation Engineering Techniques, Al-Farahidi University, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Ha’il, Ha’il, Saudi Arabia,Laboratory of Thermal and Energetic Systems Studies (LESTE) at the National School of Engineering of Monastir, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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- CanmetENERGY Research Centre, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada,*Correspondence: Wahiba Yaïci, ; Jasim M. Mahdi,
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- Department of Energy Engineering, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq,*Correspondence: Wahiba Yaïci, ; Jasim M. Mahdi,
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Smaisim GF, Abed AM, Al-Madhhachi H, Hadrawi SK, Al-Khateeb HMM, Kianfar E. Graphene-Based Important Carbon Structures and Nanomaterials for Energy Storage Applications as Chemical Capacitors and Supercapacitor Electrodes: a Review. BioNanoSci 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12668-022-01048-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Akbari OA, Haghjoo H, Abed AM, Karimi M, Maghzian A, Shabani GAS, Anvari A, Akkurt N, Toghraie D. Numerical investigation the hydrodynamic parameters of the flow in a wavy corrugated channel using different turbulence models. Heliyon 2022; 8:e11901. [PMID: 36506363 PMCID: PMC9727644 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2022] [Revised: 04/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
Abstract
In this research, turbulent flow numerical models in a wavy channel were investigated. The studied channel is simulated in two dimensions and symmetrically in the range of Reynolds numbers from Re=10,000 to 80,000. The significant cause of this research is to investigate and determine the appropriate method for estimating the behavior of turbulent flow in a wavy channel. In this research, the behavior of turbulent flow in a wavy channel will be simulated in 7 different ways, which are k-ω SST, k-ϵ RN, k-ϵ Realizable, k-ϵ Standard, k-ω Standard, Reynolds stress and Spalart-Allmaras. The findings of this research show that the impacts of the presence of flow viscosity (friction) and the presence of adverse pressure gradients are factors that strongly affect the velocity profiles in the upstream areas of the corrugated section. Among the studied models, due to better compatibility and guessing of flow and hydrodynamic properties, k-ω SST methods and Reynolds and Spalart-Allmaras stress are introduced as the best methods for such geometries. On the other hand, increasing the accuracy of other turbulence methods is related to the flow physics and geometric structure of each problem. In this research, the hydrodynamic parameters of the flow such as pressure drop, skin friction factor, and dynamic pressure drop coefficient and vortex contours, and pressure are plotted and described.
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- Omid Ali Akbari
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Khomeinishahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khomeinishahr, Iran
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Khomeinishahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khomeinishahr, Iran
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- Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Techniques Engineering Department, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Babylon 51001, Iraq,Corresponding authors.
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran
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- Department of Renewable Energies and Environment, Faculty of New Science and Technologies, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iran university of science and technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Munzur university, Department of Mechanical Engineering 62000 Tunceli, Turkey
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Khomeinishahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khomeinishahr, Iran,Corresponding authors.
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Trung ND, Huy DTN, Opulencia MJC, Lafta HA, Abed AM, Bokov DO, Shomurodov K, Van Thuc Master H, Hammid AT, Kianfar E. Retraction Note: Conductive Gels: Properties and Applications of Nanoelectronics. Nanoscale Res Lett 2022; 17:108. [PMID: 36376704 PMCID: PMC9663761 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-022-03746-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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- Banking University HCMC, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- International University of Japan, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Babylon, Iraq
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 8 Trubetskaya St., Bldg. 2, Moscow, Russian Federation, 119991
- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Federal Research Center of Nutrition, Biotechnology and Food Safety, 2/14 Ustyinsky Pr, Moscow, Russian Federation, 109240
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- Department of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Tashkent State Dental Institute, Makhtumkuli 103, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 100147
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- Thai Nguyen University, University of Information and Communication Technology, Thái Nguyên, Vietnam
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- Computer Engineering Department, Imam Ja'afar Al-Sadiq University, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran.
- Young Researchers and Elite Club, Gachsaran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gachsaran, Iran.
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Yavari R, Abed AM, Akbari OA, Marzban A, Baghaei S. Numerical study of flow and free convection of water/silver nanofluid in a circular cavity influenced by hot fluid flow. Progress in Nuclear Energy 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2022.104378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Abed AM, Mohammed HI, Patra I, Mahdi JM, Arshad A, Sivaraman R, Ibrahem RK, Al-Qrimli FA, Dhahbi S, Talebizadehsardari P. Improving the melting performance in a triple-pipe latent heat storage system using hemispherical and quarter-spherical fins with a staggered arrangement. Front Chem 2022; 10:1018265. [PMID: 36304743 PMCID: PMC9593093 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.1018265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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This study aims to evaluate the melting characteristics of a phase change material (PCM) in a latent heat storage system equipped with hemispherical and quarter-spherical fins. A vertical triple-pipe heat exchanger is used as the PCM-based heat storage unit to improve the melting performance compared with a double-pipe system. Furthermore, the fins are arranged in inline and staggered configurations to improve heat transfer performance. For the quarter-spherical fins, both upward and downward directions are examined. The results of the system equipped with novel fins are compared with those without fins. Moreover, a fin is added to the heat exchanger's base to compensate for the natural convection effect at the bottom of the heat exchanger. Considering similar fin volumes, the results show that the system equipped with four hemispherical fins on the side walls and an added fin on the bottom wall has the best performance compared with the other cases with hemispherical fins. The staggered arrangement of the fins results in a higher heat transfer rate. The downward quarter-spherical fins with a staggered configuration show the highest performance among all the studied cases. Compared with the case without fins, the heat storage rate improves by almost 78% (from 35.6 to 63.5 W), reducing the melting time by 45%.
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- Azher M. Abed
- Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Techniques Engineering Department, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Babylon, Babylon, Iraq
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- Department of Physics, College of Education, University of Garmian, Kalar, Iraq
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- National Institute of Technology Durgapur, Durgapur, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Energy Engineering, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Mechanical and Construction Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Department of Mathematics, Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College, University of Madras, Chennai, India
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- Department of Medical Instrumentation Engineering Techniques, Al-Farahidi University, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Computer Science, College of Science and Art at Mahayil, King Khalid University, Muhayil, Saudi Arabia
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- Centre for Sustainable Energy Use in Food Chains, Institute of Energy Futures, Brunel University London, London, United Kingdom
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Angili SN, Morovvati MR, Kardan-Halvaei M, Saber-Samandari S, Razmjooee K, Abed AM, Toghraie D, Khandan A. Fabrication and finite element simulation of antibacterial 3D printed Poly L-lactic acid scaffolds coated with alginate/magnesium oxide for bone tissue regeneration. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 224:1152-1165. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.10.200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Hasan HA, Hatem AA, Abd LA, Abed AM, Sopian K. Numerical investigation of nanofluids comprising different metal oxide nanoparticles for cooling concentration photovoltaic thermal CPVT. Cleaner Engineering and Technology 2022; 10:100543. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clet.2022.100543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Smaisim GF, Gholami M, Toghraie D, Hashemian M, Abed AM. Numerical investigation of the flow and heat transfer of Al2O3/water nanofluid in a tube equipped with stationary and self-rotating twisted tapes. Progress in Nuclear Energy 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2022.104335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Tran Ngoc Huy D, Iswanto AH, Catalan Opulencia MJ, Al-Saikhan F, Timoshin A, Abed AM, Ahmad I, Blinova SA, Hammid AT, Mustafa YF, Van Tuan P. Optical and Electrochemical Aptasensors Developed for the Detection of Alpha-Fetoprotein. Crit Rev Anal Chem 2022:1-15. [PMID: 35969067 DOI: 10.1080/10408347.2022.2099221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
Early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a leading cause of cancer mortality, is decisive for successful treatment of this type of cancer and increasing the patients' survival rate. Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is a glycoprotein that has been currently employed as a potential serological biomarker for determination of HCC and several other cancers. Achieving highly sensitive and specific detection of this biomarker is an effective strategy to inhibit developing issues caused by the cancer. Though, traditional procedures cannot meet the requirements due to the technical drawbacks. Recently, growing number of aptamer-based biosensors (aptasensors) attracted important attention as superior diagnostic tools because of their unique properties such as high stability, target versatility and remarkable affinity and selectivity. Nanomaterials, which broadly employed in the structure of these aptasensors, can considerably enhance the detection limit and sensitivity of analytes determination. Therefore, this review selectively investigated the recent progresses in several different optical and electrochemical aptasensors and nano-aptasensors designed for AFP assay.
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- Dinh Tran Ngoc Huy
- MBA, Banking University HCMC, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- International University of Japan, Niigata, Japan
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- Public Health Department, Faculty of Health Science, University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Propaedeutics of Dental Diseases, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Babylon, Iraq
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Histology, Embryology, and Cytology, Samarkand State Medical Institute, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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- Computer Engineering Department, Imam Ja'afar Al-Sadiq University, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq
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Togun H, Homod RZ, Yaseen ZM, Abed AM, Dhabab JM, Ibrahem RK, Dhahbi S, Rashidi MM, Ahmadi G, Yaïci W, Mahdi JM. Efficient Heat Transfer Augmentation in Channels with Semicircle Ribs and Hybrid Al 2O 3-Cu/Water Nanofluids. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2022; 12:2720. [PMID: 35957150 PMCID: PMC9370683 DOI: 10.3390/nano12152720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Global technological advancements drive daily energy consumption, generating additional carbon-induced climate challenges. Modifying process parameters, optimizing design, and employing high-performance working fluids are among the techniques offered by researchers for improving the thermal efficiency of heating and cooling systems. This study investigates the heat transfer enhancement of hybrid "Al2O3-Cu/water" nanofluids flowing in a two-dimensional channel with semicircle ribs. The novelty of this research is in employing semicircle ribs combined with hybrid nanofluids in turbulent flow regimes. A computer modeling approach using a finite volume approach with k-ω shear stress transport turbulence model was used in these simulations. Six cases with varying rib step heights and pitch gaps, with Re numbers ranging from 10,000 to 25,000, were explored for various volume concentrations of hybrid nanofluids Al2O3-Cu/water (0.33%, 0.75%, 1%, and 2%). The simulation results showed that the presence of ribs enhanced the heat transfer in the passage. The Nusselt number increased when the solid volume fraction of "Al2O3-Cu/water" hybrid nanofluids and the Re number increased. The Nu number reached its maximum value at a 2 percent solid volume fraction for a Reynolds number of 25,000. The local pressure coefficient also improved as the Re number and volume concentration of "Al2O3-Cu/water" hybrid nanofluids increased. The creation of recirculation zones after and before each rib was observed in the velocity and temperature contours. A higher number of ribs was also shown to result in a larger number of recirculation zones, increasing the thermal performance.
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- Hussein Togun
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Thi-Qar, Nassiriya 64001, Iraq
- College of Engineering, University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa, Karbala 56001, Iraq
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- Department of Oil and Gas Engineering, Basrah University for Oil and Gas, Basrah 61004, Iraq
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- Department of Earth Sciences and Environment, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
- Adjunct Research Fellow, USQ’s Advanced Data Analytics Research Group, School of Mathematics Physics and Computing, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia
- New era and Development in Civil Engineering Research Group, Scientific Research Center, Al-Ayen University, Thi-Qar 64001, Iraq
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- Department of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Babylon 51001, Iraq
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- Department of Medical Instrumentation Engineering, Al-Farahidi University, Baghdad 10015, Iraq
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- Department of Computer Science, College of Science and Art at Mahayil, King Khalid University, Aseer 62529, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
- Faculty of Science, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY 13699-5725, USA
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- CanmetENERGY Research Centre, Natural Resources Canada, 1 Haanel Drive, Ottawa, ON K1A 1M1, Canada
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- Department of Energy Engineering, University of Baghdad, Baghdad 10071, Iraq
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Fitriyah A, Nikolenko DA, Abdelbasset WK, Maashi MS, Jalil AT, Yasin G, Abdulkadhm MM, Samieva GU, Lafta HA, Abed AM, Amaral LS, Mustafa YF. Exposure to ambient air pollution and osteoarthritis; an animal study. Chemosphere 2022; 301:134698. [PMID: 35472612 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 04/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Exposure to air pollution has been associated with many adverse health effects. However, the evidence on the effects on osteoarthritis (OA) is scarce and the potential mechanism is unclear yet. Therefore, this study assessed the effect of exposure to air pollution (gaseous and particulate matter) and OA based on an animal model. We used four groups of female rats, including i) exposure to PMs and gaseous pollutants, ii) exposure only to gaseous pollutants, iii) exposure only to PMs, and iv) control (unexposed) group. The OA biomarkers, i.e., osteocalcin, cartilage oligomeric protein (COMP), and N-Telopeptides of Type I Collagen (NTX-I) and cytokines were measured in the plasma to detect the effect of exposure to ambient air pollution on OA in this animal model. The forced jogging exercises for 1 h and 5 days per week were used to record the physical activities. The median (interquartile range) concentrations of PM2.5 and PM10 were 35.9 (15.4) and 47.5 (22.5) μg/m3, respectively. The median (interquartile range (IQR)) of PM2.5, PM10, CO, NO2, SO2 and O3 in the inlet ambient air were 36.9 (16.9), 51.7 (23.6) μg/m3, 16.1 (12.5) ppm, 413.7 (177.1), 334.2 (218.8) and 208.9 (113.1) ppb, respectively. The osteocalcin was significantly lower in PM as well as PM-gaseous exposure groups compared to control. Moreover, expressions of COMP were increased significantly in the PMs and exposure group compared to the control. For the PMs-gaseous exposure group, the COMP expressions were the highest compared to the control group. Similar results were observed for NTX-I. Exposure to PM and gaseous pollutants significantly increased plasma cytokine levels compared to control. Overall, our study showed a significant effect of exposure to PMs and PMs-gaseous exposure with OA in rats. Moreover, we observed a synergistic effect of mixed gaseous-PMs exposure compared to PMs and gaseous pollutants separately.
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- Abyadul Fitriyah
- Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Nahdlatul Wathan Mataram, Mataram, Indonesia.
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- Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia; Department of Physical Therapy, Kasr Al-Aini Hospital, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Medical Laboratory Science Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty of Biology and Ecology, Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, 230023, Grodno, Belarus; College of Technical Engineering, The Islamic University, Najaf, Iraq
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- Department of Botany University, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Doctor of Medical Sciences, Department of Pathologic Physiology, Samarkand State Medical Institute, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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- Department of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Babylon, Iraq
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of São Paulo (USP) and Minas Gerais State University (UEMG), Frutal, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Mosul, Mosul, 41001, Iraq
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Trung ND, Huy DTN, Jade Catalan Opulencia M, Lafta HA, Abed AM, Bokov DO, Shomurodov K, Van Thuc Master H, Thaeer Hammid A, Kianfar E. Conductive Gels: Properties and Applications of Nanoelectronics. Nanoscale Res Lett 2022; 17:50. [PMID: 35499625 PMCID: PMC9061932 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-022-03687-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Conductive gels are a special class of soft materials. They harness the 3D micro/nanostructures of gels with the electrical and optical properties of semiconductors, producing excellent novel attributes, like the formation of an intricate network of conducting micro/nanostructures that facilitates the easy movement of charge carriers. Conductive gels encompass interesting properties, like adhesion, porosity, swelling, and good mechanical properties compared to those of bulk conducting polymers. The porous structure of the gels allows the easy diffusion of ions and molecules and the swelling nature provides an effective interface between molecular chains and solution phases, whereas good mechanical properties enable their practical applications. Due to these excellent assets, conductive gels are promising candidates for applications like energy conversion and storage, sensors, medical and biodevices, actuators, superhydrophobic coatings, etc. Conductive gels offer promising applications, e.g., as soft sensors, energy storage, and wearable electronics. Hydrogels with ionic species have some potential in this area. However, they suffer from dehydration due to evaporation when exposed to the air which limits their applications and lifespan. In addition to conductive polymers and organic charge transfer complexes, there is another class of organic matter called "conductive gels" that are used in the organic nanoelectronics industry. The main features of this family of organic materials include controllable photoluminescence, use in photon upconversion technology, and storage of optical energy and its conversion into electricity. Various parameters change the electronic and optical behaviors of these materials, which can be changed by controlling some of the structural and chemical parameters of conductive gels, their electronic and optical behaviors depending on the applications. If the conjugated molecules with π bonds come together spontaneously, in a relative order, to form non-covalent bonds, they form a gel-like structure that has photoluminescence properties. The reason for this is the possibility of excitation of highest occupied molecular orbital level electrons of these molecules due to the collision of landing photons and their transfer to the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital level. This property can be used in various nanoelectronic applications such as field-effect organic transistors, organic solar cells, and sensors to detect explosives. In this paper, the general introduction of conductive or conjugated gels with π bonds is discussed and some of the physical issues surrounding electron excitation due to incident radiation and the mobility of charge carriers, the position, and role of conductive gels in each of these applications are discussed.
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- Banking University HCMC, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam
- International University of Japan, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Babylon, Iraq
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 8 Trubetskaya St., bldg. 2, Moscow, Russian Federation, 119991
- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Federal Research Center of Nutrition, Biotechnology and Food Safety, 2/14 Ustyinsky pr., Moscow, Russian Federation, 109240
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- Department of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Tashkent State Dental Institute, Makhtumkuli 103, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 100147
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- Thai Nguyen University, University of Information and Communication Technology, Thái Nguyên, Vietnam
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- Computer Engineering Department, Imam Ja'afar Al-Sadiq University, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran.
- Young Researchers and Elite Club, Gachsaran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gachsaran, Iran.
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Ansari MJ, Jasim SA, Abed AM, Altimari US, Yasin G, Suksatan W, Oudaha KH, Kadhim MM, Jabbar AH, Mustafa YF. Double chelation of Iron through dimer formation of favipiravir: Density functional theory analysis. MGC 2022. [DOI: 10.3233/mgc-210182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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This work was performed to examine an idea about full chelation of Iron (Fe) by well-known favipiravir (Fav) as a possible mechanism of action for medication of COVID-19 patients. To this aim, formations of Fe- mediated dimers of Fav were investigated by performing density functional theory (DFT) computations of electronic and structural features for singular and dimer models. The results indicated that the models of dimers were suitable for formation, in which two cis (D1) and trans (D2) models were obtained regarding the configurations of two Fav counterparts towards each other. Energy results indicated that formation of D1 was slightly more favorable than formation of D2. Molecular orbital features affirmed hypothesized interacting sites of Fav for Fe-mediated dimers formations, in which atomic charges and other molecular orbital related representations affirmed such achievements. Moreover, detection of such dimer formation was also possible by monitoring variations of molecular orbitals features. As a consequence, formations of Fe-mediated dimers of Fav could be achievable for possible removal of excess of Fe as a proposed mechanism of action for Fav in medication of COVID-19 patients.
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- Mohammad Javed Ansari
- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-kharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Al-Maarif University College, Medical Laboratory Techniques Department, Al-Anbar-Ramadi, Iraq
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- Department of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Babylon, Iraq
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- Department of Botany, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Nursing, HRH Princess Chulabhorn College of Medical Science, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, College of Pharmacy, Al-Ayen University, Thi-Qar, Iraq
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- Department of Dentistry, Kut University College, Kut, Wasit, Iraq
- College of Technical Engineering, The Islamic University, Najaf, Iraq
- Department of Pharmacy, Osol Aldeen University College, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Optical Department, College of Medical and Health Technology, Sawa University, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Al-Muthanaa, Samawah, Iraq
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq
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Ali HH, Al-Mohsen SAA, Abed IM, Ali FH, Hamzah HK, Abed AM. Theoretical and Experimental Laminar Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer of Circular and Different Corrugation Heat Sink. SSRN Journal 2022. [DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4238438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Ameen KA, Abdulrasool hasan H, Al-Dulaimi MJ, Abed AM, Al-Qrimli HF. Improving the performance of air conditioning unit by using a hybrid technique. MethodsX 2022; 9:101620. [PMID: 35116227 PMCID: PMC8792257 DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2022.101620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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An Air Conditioning Unit with magnetic field and different tubes was designed, fabricated and evaluated in this study. The Effect of magnetic field and different types of tubes on the performance of Air Conditioning was studied experimentally. A testing system of Air Conditioning Unit was developed as the test rig. The modified tubes as a straight tube before the condenser and after the evaporator were replaced by a finned bended tube with five bends and a coil finned tube with five turns. The experimental results for the temperature of refrigerant and the coefficient of performance for an air conditioning unit were presented. Changing the tubes and introducing electric charging has a significant effect on the performance of the unit. The electric charging has a positive effect of the performance of the system. The electric charging enhanced the performance by 76% in case of bent tube and by 177% in case of coil tube. The bent pipe increases the refrigerant temperature between 50% and 200%, while the coil pipe increases the temperature between 18 % and 190 %. • This method increases the refrigerant temperature for Air Conditioning system. • This method provides simple technical testing of Air Conditioning Unit with magnetic field and different tubes • This method can be useful to enhance the performance of Air Conditioning Unit.
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- Kayser Aziz Ameen
- Department of Air conditioning and Refrigeration, Al-Esraa University College, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Air conditioning and Refrigeration, Al-Esraa University College, Baghdad, Iraq
- Corresponding author at.
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- Department of Air conditioning and Refrigeration, Al-Esraa University College, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Air conditioning and Refrigeration, AL-Mustaqbal University College, Babylon, Iraq
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Sanders-Buell E, Saad MD, Abed AM, Bose M, Todd CS, Strathdee SA, Botros BA, Safi N, Earhart KC, Scott PT, Michael N, McCutchan FE. A nascent HIV type 1 epidemic among injecting drug users in Kabul, Afghanistan is dominated by complex AD recombinant strain, CRF35_AD. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2007; 23:834-9. [PMID: 17604548 DOI: 10.1089/aid.2006.0299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Injecting drug use (IDU), common in global centers of heroin production, confers significant risk for HIV-1 infection. Once introduced into IDU networks, an explosive rise in HIV-1 infection typically occurs, fueled principally by needle sharing. New HIV-1 epidemics in IDUs have occurred in Russia, China, Thailand, Spain, Iran, and in other countries, and some have spread into other risk groups in their respective countries. In Afghanistan, the introduction of HIV-1 into IDU networks has begun, but a recent report of 3% HIV-1 prevalence suggests that the epidemic is still at an early stage. Here we establish, by complete genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of four viral strains from Afghan IDUs, that all are the same complex recombinant strain, combining HIV-1 subtypes A and D and herein termed CRF35_AD. Published partial HIV-1 sequences from an HIV-1 epidemic among IDUs in Iran, already at 23.2% HIV-1 prevalence, are either CRF35_AD or a related recombinant. Voluntary HIV-1 screening and harm reduction programs in Afghanistan, applied now, could limit the spread of HIV-1, both in IDUs and in other social networks.
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- E Sanders-Buell
- US Military HIV Research Program/Division of Retrovirology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Rockville Maryland 20850, USA.
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