background: iran is located in the seventh rank in terms of co2 emissions resulting from the fuel combustion in the world. gas compressor booster stations, due to the several sources of contaminants, are causing the release of large amounts of co2 and ch4, which will cause climate change therefore, estimating the emissions of the gases from oil and gas, different processing units are necessary....

This paper presents a new deployable reflector concept for an Earth observation mission that requires a low-cost L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) instrument with a large aperture. A novel “hollow solid” structural concept is proposed that comprises curved surfaces formed from thin sheets of carbon-fiber-reinforced-plastic connected by flexible hinges along the edges. The front surface of t...

This paper describes a constructive procedure aimed at developing a CAD/CAE/ CAM system for designing the reflector of an automobile headlight for a given light intensity distribution on the target (road), considering the styling of modern passenger cars. A design concept is described in which the reflector alone produces the specified illumination pattern. Consider a reflector system consistin...

Cassegrain Reflector Antenna Design consists of various effects caused by blockage and its effect on overall performance. The design for minimum blockage condition results in geometry that offers lower amount of blockage and increased spillover past the subreflector. To avoid this, optimized design of the antenna results in geometry that offers lower amount of spillover past the edges of the ma...

In this work, we propose the generation of diffraction-resistant beams by using a parabolic reflector and a source of spherical waves positioned at a point slightly displaced from its focus (away from the reflector). In our analysis, considering the reflector dimensions much greater than the wavelength, we describe the main characteristics of the resulting beams, showing their properties of res...

We have been successful in developing light and durable mirrors made of CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic) laminates for the reflector of the new CANGAROO-II 7 m telescope. The reflector has a parabolic shape (F/1.1) with a 30 m effective area which consists of 60 small spherical mirrors of CFRP laminates. The orientation of each mirror can be remotely adjusted by stepping motors. After the...

We presented the investigation of broadband metamaterial reflector for polarization manipulation based on cross/ring resonators. It is demonstrated that the metamaterial reflector can convert the linearly polarized incident wave to its cross polarized wave or circularly polarized wave. Due to the multiple resonances at neighboring frequencies, the proposed reflector presents broadband property ...

Many students first learn of the law of reflection when they are told about the reflective properties of conics. Typically students are exposed to a curve or surface, and then its reflective properties are derived or verified. In this paper we explore reflection by starting from a desired property of an unknown reflector and proceeding to find a reflector with those properties. This is done in ...

INTRODUCTION The 15-minute work break provides an opportunity to promote health, yet few studies have examined this part of the workday. We studied physical activity and sedentary behavior among office workers and compared the results of the Booster Break program with those of a second intervention and a control group to determine whether the Booster Break program improved physical and behavior...

BACKGROUND Both the 13- and 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV-13; PCV-10) are immunogenic and effective against vaccine-type pneumococcal disease when given to young children. However, limited data are available regarding the interchangeability of these 2 vaccines. METHODS UK children (n = 178) who had previously been vaccinated with PCV-13 at 2 and 4 months were randomized to re...