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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Guangying Jin, Guangzhe Jin
Summary: This paper utilizes MCDM methods for the first time to analyze the selection of fault-diagnosis sensors for Fuel Cell Stack systems, proposing a methodology that combines AHP and TOPSIS to support companies in choosing the optimal sensor solution. The analysis shows that the optimal solution can be mapped to the TOPSIS method to solve the optimization problem, making the fault-diagnosis process of the system more efficient, economical, and safe.
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Energy & Fuels
Mohammad Anwar
Summary: This study aimed to identify the best biodiesel feedstocks using multiple criteria decision analysis processes, considering economic, technical, environmental, and social aspects. The findings revealed that coconut was ranked as the best option while soybean was considered the worst among the alternatives.
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Materials Science, Composites
Ramkumar Yadav
Summary: This study investigates the optimal selection of dental composites using AHP and TOPSIS, which reveals that the AHP-TOPSIS method is an effective MCDM strategy for ranking under different performance defining criteria.
POLYMER COMPOSITES
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Salman Ahmed Shaikh, Mohsin Memon, Kyoung-Sook Kim
Summary: Selecting an ideal business site involves various criteria such as traffic accessibility, visibility, ease of access, parking facilities, and customer availability. This paper introduces a hybrid approach based on AHP and TOPSIS methods to assist business managers in making optimal decisions for candidate locations, improving efficiency and accuracy.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Chu Donatus Iweh, Guy Clarence Semassou, Roger Houechene Ahouansou
Summary: The deployment of renewable power systems is influenced by various factors, including geographical, economic, social, and environmental aspects. In Cameroon, there have been cases of inefficient off-grid systems, highlighting the need for a viable framework to determine suitable locations for implementation. This study examined six potential sites in Cameroon for the installation of a hybrid solar PV-hydro system, using the AHP-TOPSIS method for site selection analysis.
ENERGY SOURCES PART A-RECOVERY UTILIZATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Kishan Fuse, Arrown Dalsaniya, Dhananj Modi, Jay Vora, Danil Yurievich Pimenov, Khaled Giasin, Parth Prajapati, Rakesh Chaudhari, Szymon Wojciechowski
Summary: Titanium and its alloys are widely used in aerospace, automobile, biomedical, and marine industries due to their enhanced mechanical properties, but their machinability can be challenging. This study proposes multi-objective optimization of WEDM on Ti6Al4V alloy using a fuzzy integrated multi-criteria decision-making approach, which was verified and analyzed through experiments.
Article
Engineering, Civil
Fei Lei, Xiaojiang Lv, Jianguang Fang, Qing Li, Guangyong Sun
Summary: This study developed a successive multiple attribute decision making (MADM) algorithm to optimize a functionally graded thickness (FGT) front-bumper structure subject to multiple impact loading cases. By combining TOPSIS and AHP methods, multiple conflicting objectives were converted into a unified single cost function, achieving efficient design optimization.
THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES
(2021)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Mohammed Abdulla Mohammed Mesfer Aldhaheri, Bo Xia, Madhav Nepal, Qing Chen
Summary: The study aims to select appropriate smart building technologies for UAE prisons using analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and fuzzy-TOPSIS. The economic criterion is the most important for prison selection, and the safety system is the highest-ranked technology.
Article
Engineering, Mechanical
M. B. Maisuria, D. M. Sonar, M. K. Rathod
Summary: Nanofluids, suspensions of nanosized nanoparticles in base fluid, exhibit superior performance in heat transfer applications. Selecting the suitable nanoparticles for specific applications is crucial. This study utilizes MADM method, along with AHP and TOPSIS, to discuss nanoparticle selection for heat exchanger applications.
JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Mathematics
Ziad M. Ali, Shady H. E. Abdel Aleem, Ahmed I. Omar, Bahaa Saad Mahmoud
Summary: This paper proposes an economical-environmental-technical dispatch (EETD) model for adjusted IEEE 30-bus and IEEE 57-bus systems, considering thermal and high penetration of renewable energy sources. The effectiveness of the model in solving the problem is validated through the use of metaheuristic optimization approaches and normalization and ranking techniques.
Article
Thermodynamics
Tileuzhan Mukhamet, Sultan Kobeyev, Abid Nadeem, Shazim Ali Memon
Summary: This study presents a methodology for ranking phase change materials based on the AHP-TOPSIS and Fuzzy AHP -Modified Fuzzy TOPSIS methods combined with building energy simulations. Various criteria including thermophysical, economic, chemical, and environmental factors were considered, and the methodology was demonstrated and compared in eight cities of the tropical savanna climate zone, showing robustness in the ranking results.
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Benito G. Mng'ong'o, Dana Rad, David Koloseni, Valentina E. Balas
Summary: This paper assesses the market performance of five agro-processed crops at Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania (SAT) using the fuzzy TOPSIS model and fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (AHP) model. The results show that three products maintained their positions in both models, while the other two products exchanged their positions. It is suggested that more efforts should be made to improve the low-weight criteria for products with lower market performance.
JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT & FUZZY SYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Software Engineering
Yin Hang, Sangeen Khan, Abdullah Alharbi, Shah Nazir
Summary: The advancement of artificial intelligence has revolutionized second language learning, allowing students to learn at their own pace and utilize intelligent chatbots and voice assistants for interactive and fruitful learning experiences. The integration of information and communication technology and AI has resulted in the development of computer-assisted language learning and mobile-assisted language learning, playing a crucial role in English language education. This study focuses on the role of AI in English language learning and aims to help learners select efficient and effective AI-powered paradigms for teaching and learning.
JOURNAL OF SOFTWARE-EVOLUTION AND PROCESS
(2022)
Article
Mathematics
Fei-Hsin Huang, Hann Nguyen
Summary: More and more Indigenous tribes wish to improve their economic situation by developing a tourism industry with ethnic culture as the core attraction. As cultural features are characterized by symbols, complexity, shareability, and diversity, it is challenging to measure the aspects of cultural vicissitudes. This study adopted a mixed multiple-criteria decision-making model to assist in selecting an optimal cultural tourism mode.
Article
Mathematics
Jung-Fa Tsai, Chin-Po Wang, Kuei-Lun Chang, Yi-Chung Hu
Summary: The global COVID-19 outbreak has greatly impacted the tourism industry, leading to numerous hotels closing down. Blogs are increasingly adopted as a publicity and marketing strategy, utilizing consumers' trust and loyalty towards bloggers. This study introduces an innovative mixed multiple-criteria decision-making model to assist hotel managers in selecting suitable bloggers, considering both influence and stickiness of blogs.
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Neyda de la Caridad Om Tapanes, Donato Alexandre Gomes Aranda, Jose Walkimar de Mesquita Carneiro, Rodolfo Salazar Perez, Kleyson de Carvalho Teixeira
LETTERS IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2017)
Article
Biophysics
Adriano de Vasconcellos, Alex Henrique Miller, Donato A. G. Aranda, Jose Geraldo Nery
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES
(2018)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Elisa S. Gomes, Donato A. G. Aranda, Marcelo M. Pereira, Benoit Louis
MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS
(2018)
Article
Thermodynamics
G. D. Machado, M. Castier, A. P. Voll, V. F. Cabral, L. Cardozo-Filho, D. A. G. Aranda
FLUID PHASE EQUILIBRIA
(2019)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Lorena Mendes de Souza, Pietro A. S. Mendes, Donato A. G. Aranda
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2018)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jose Faustino Souza de Carvalho Filho, Marcelo Maciel Pereira, Donato Alexandre Gomes Aranda, Joao Monnerat Araujo Ribeiro de Almeida, Eduardo Falabella Sousa-Aguiar, Pedro Nothaft Romano
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Samia Tassia Andrade Maciel, Alexander Andrey Lopes da Silva, Yasmin Guimaraes Pedro, Cristiano Nunes da Silva, Leoncio Diogenes Tavares Camara, Joao Monnerat Araujo Ribeiro de Almeida, Emerson Schwingel Ribeiro, Gabriel Francisco da Silva, Lisiane Santos Freitas, Donato Alexandre Gomes Aranda
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Alexandre Ferreira Young, Pedro Nothaft Romano, Joao Monnerat Araujo Ribeiro de Almeida, Donato Alexandre Gomes Aranda
Summary: The study evaluated three acid zeolites in oleic acid isomerization reaction and characterized their kinetic behavior, finding that Ferrierite showed better yields. The optimal reaction conditions were determined as 10 bar pressure, 10 hours reaction time, and using 8% water and 10% TPP at 300 degrees Celsius to achieve a maximum yield of 59%. A proposed reaction mechanism and kinetic modeling showed reproducible results.
INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Chandan Mukherjee, Pravin G. Suryawanshi, Mohan Chandra Kalita, Dhanapati Deka, Donato A. G. Aranda, Vaibhav V. Goud
Summary: The present research focused on the antioxidant and antibacterial activities of Scenedesmus obliquus, a freshwater microalgae. Different polar solvent extracts were evaluated, and the methanol and water extracts showed the highest phenolic and flavonoid contents, resulting in the strongest antioxidant activity. On the other hand, the hexane and chloroform extracts exhibited lower phenolic content and antioxidant activity, but higher antibacterial activity. Flavonoids were identified and extracted from this algal strain for the first time.
BIOMASS CONVERSION AND BIOREFINERY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Livia C. T. Andrade, Germildo J. Muchave, Samia T. A. Maciel, Isabelly P. da Silva, Gabriel F. da Silva, Joao M. A. R. Almeida, Donato A. G. Aranda
Summary: The aviation industry has become an important market for biofuels due to their renewable nature and pollution-reducing characteristics. Developing catalysts for hydroprocessing vegetable oils and their derivatives has shown promise in achieving higher conversion rates and selectivity, providing a potential alternative to reduce fossil fuel consumption.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
R. S. Menezes, A. T. Soares, J. C. T. Castro, M. I. R. Alves, R. G. Lopes, Y. R. Cruz, M. F. Monteiro, R. G. Carliz, D. A. G. Aranda, R. B. Derner, N. R. Antoniosi Filho
Summary: This study evaluated the cultivation of freshwater Choricistis minor var. minor on a pilot scale and the production of biodiesel from wet biomass using pressure heating. The results showed high lipid content in the biomass and a potential production of biodiesel. With some improvements, microalgae cultivation for biodiesel production is a viable alternative.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Cristiano Nunes da Silva, Jose Marcio Siqueira Junior, Amanda Garcez Veiga, Germildo Juvenal Muchave, Donato Alexandre Gomes Aranda, Julio Carlos Afonso, Emerson Schwingel Ribeiro
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Laiza V. P. Mendes, Jonathan L. Snider, Samuel D. Fleischman, Jakob Kibsgaard, Joshua M. McEnaney, Donato A. G. Aranda, Thomas F. Jaramillo
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Danilo Antonio da Silva, Oscar A. N. Santisteban, Adriano de Vasconcellos, Alex Silva Paula, Donato A. G. Aranda, Marcus Vinicius Giotto, Christian Jaeger, Jose G. Nery
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2018)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Cameron Bracken, Nathalie Voisin, Casey D. Burleyson, Allison M. Campbell, Z. Jason Hou, Daniel Broman
Summary: This study presents a methodology and dataset for examining compound wind and solar energy droughts, as well as the first standardized benchmark of energy droughts across the Continental United States (CONUS) for a 2020 infrastructure. The results show that compound wind and solar droughts have distinct spatial and temporal patterns across the CONUS, and the characteristics of energy droughts are regional. The study also finds that compound high load events occur more often during compound wind and solar droughts than expected.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ning Zhang, Yanghao Yu, Jiawei Wu, Ershun Du, Shuming Zhang, Jinyu Xiao
Summary: This paper provides insights into the optimal configuration of CSP plants with different penetrations of wind power by proposing an unconstrained optimization model. The results suggest that large solar multiples and TES are preferred in order to maximize profit, especially when combined with high penetrations of wind and photovoltaic plants. Additionally, the study demonstrates the economy and feasibility of installing electric heaters (EH) in CSP plants, which show a linear correlation with the penetration of variable energy resources.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
M. Szubel, K. Papis-Fraczek, S. Podlasek
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
J. Silva, J. C. Goncalves, C. Rocha, J. Vilaca, L. M. Madeira
Summary: This study investigated the methanation of CO2 in biogas and compared two different methanation reactors. The results showed that the cooled reactor without CO2 separation achieved a CO2 conversion rate of 91.8%, while the adiabatic reactors achieved conversion rates of 59.6% and 67.2%, resulting in an overall conversion rate of 93.0%. Economic analysis revealed negative net present worth values, indicating the need for government monetary incentives.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yang Liu, Yonglan Xi, Xiaomei Ye, Yingpeng Zhang, Chengcheng Wang, Zhaoyan Jia, Chunhui Cao, Ting Han, Jing Du, Xiangping Kong, Zhongbing Chen
Summary: This study investigated the effect of using nanofiber membrane composites containing Prussian blue-like compound nanoparticles (PNPs) to relieve ammonia nitrogen inhibition of rural organic household waste during high-solid anaerobic digestion and increase methane production. The results showed that adding NMCs with 15% PNPs can lower the concentrations of volatile fatty acids and ammonia nitrogen, and increase methane yield.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Zhong Ge, Xiaodong Wang, Jian Li, Jian Xu, Jianbin Xie, Zhiyong Xie, Ruiqu Ma
Summary: This study evaluates the thermodynamic, exergy, and economic performance of a double-stage organic flash cycle (DOFC) using ten eco-friendly hydrofluoroolefins. The influences of key parameters on performance are analyzed, and the advantages of DOFC over single-stage type are quantified.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Nicolas Kirchner-Bossi, Fernando Porte-Agel
Summary: This study investigates the optimization of power density in wind farms and its sensitivity to the available area size. A novel genetic algorithm (PDGA) is introduced to optimize power density and turbine layout. The results show that the PDGA-driven solutions significantly reduce the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) compared to the default layout, and exhibit a convex relationship between area and LCOE or power density.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Chunxiao Zhang, Dongdong Li, Lin Wang, Qingpo Yang, Yutao Guo, Wei Zhang, Chao Shen, Jihong Pu
Summary: In this study, a novel reversible liquid-filled energy-saving window that effectively regulates indoor solar radiation heat gain is proposed. Experimental results show that this window can effectively reduce indoor temperature during both summer and winter seasons, while having minimal impact on indoor illuminance.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Alessandro L. Aguiar, Martinho Marta-Almeida, Mauro Cirano, Janini Pereira, Leticia Cotrim da Cunha
Summary: This study analyzed the Brazilian Equatorial Shelf using a high-resolution ocean model and found significant tidal variations in the area. Several hypothetical barrages were proposed with higher annual power generation than existing barrages. The study also evaluated the installation effort of these barrages.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Francesco Superchi, Nathan Giovannini, Antonis Moustakis, George Pechlivanoglou, Alessandro Bianchini
Summary: This study focuses on the optimization of a hybrid power station on the Tilos island in Greece, aiming to increase energy export and revenue by optimizing energy fluxes. Different scenarios are proposed to examine the impact of different agreements with the grid operator on the optimal solution.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Peimaneh Shirazi, Amirmohammad Behzadi, Pouria Ahmadi, Sasan Sadrizadeh
Summary: This research presents two novel energy production/storage/usage systems to reduce energy consumption and environmental effects in buildings. A biomass-fired model and a solar-driven system integrated with photovoltaic thermal (PVT) panels and a heat pump were designed and assessed. The results indicate that the solar-based system has an acceptable energy cost and the PVT-based system with a heat pump is environmentally superior. The biomass-fired system shows excellent efficiency.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Zihao Qi, Yingling Cai, Yunxiang Cui
Summary: This study aims to investigate the operational characteristics of the solar-ground source heat pump system (SGSHPS) in Shanghai under different operation modes. It concludes that tandem operation mode 1 is the optimal mode for winter operation in terms of energy efficiency.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
L. Bartolucci, S. Cordiner, A. Di Carlo, A. Gallifuoco, P. Mele, V. Mulone
Summary: Spent coffee grounds are a valuable biogenic waste that can be used as a source of biofuels and valuable chemicals through pyrolysis and solvent extraction processes. The study found that heavy organic bio-oil derived from coffee grounds can be used as a carbon-rich biofuel, while solvent extraction can extract xantines and p-benzoquinone, which are important chemicals for various industries. The results highlight the promising potential of solvent extraction in improving the economic viability of coffee grounds pyrolysis-based biorefineries.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Luiza de Queiroz Correa, Diego Bagnis, Pedro Rabelo Melo Franco, Esly Ferreira da Costa Junior, Andrea Oliveira Souza da Costa
Summary: Building-integrated photovoltaics, especially organic solar technology, are important for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the building sector. This study analyzed the performance of organic panels laminated in glass in a vertical installation in Latin America. Results showed that glass lamination and vertical orientation preserved the panels' performance and led to higher energy generation in winter.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Zhipei Hu, Shuo Jiang, Zhigao Sun, Jun Li
Summary: This study proposes innovative fin arrangements to enhance the thermal performance of latent heat storage units. Through optimization of fin distribution and prediction of transient melting behaviors, it is found that fin structures significantly influence heat transfer characteristics and melting behaviors.
