The main objective of this work was to evaluate the behavior of an oval heated closed enclosure, when variable radiant panels were introduced. The experimental investigation showed that their effi ciency was depending on their position. An experimental investigation, as well as numerical simulation was carried out. Totally, 24 test runs were performed from which the maximal heating temperature ...

Cement producers are large consumers of thermal and electrical energy, which on a global level are only available at steadily increasing costs. Efforts to reduce demands by using higher effi ciency equipment and substituting fuels and raw materials to lower production costs have been addressed in recent years. These changes have introduced constraints that must now be managed to secure the requ...

The 2006 Commercial End Use Survey (CEUS) database developed by the California Energy Commission is a far richer source of energy enduse data for non-residential buildings than has previously been available, and opens the possibility of creating new and more powerful energy benchmarking processes and tools. In this article—Part 2 of a two-part series—we describe the methodology and selected res...

We study a model where agents experience anger when they see a firm that has displayed insuffi cient concern for their clients’welfare (altruism) makes high profits. Regulation can increase welfare, for example, through fines (even with no changes in prices). Besides the standard channel (effi ciency), regulation affects welfare through 2 channels: (i) regulation calms down existing consumers b...

High ultraviolet-B (UV-B; 290-320 nm wavelength) radiation may signifi cantly contribute to the quality decline and death of kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) sod during summer transplanting. Antioxidants and protective pigments may be involved in plant defense against oxidative stress caused by UV-B. Selected exogenous hormones may alleviate UV-B damage by upregulating plant defense system...

Improved phenotyping tools for simultaneously characterizing maize (Zea mays L.) genotypes with superior grain yield (GY) and N use effi ciency (NUE) would be benefi cial for breeding progress. Possible phenotypic predictors of the crowding intensity and N availability effects on maize plant N uptake, GY, and NUE were evaluated for different genotypes in two environments. Our objectives were to...

Since the adoption of 2030 Agenda for sustainable development, United Nations has been actively disseminating seventeen (17) develop-ment goals (SDGs). The agenda calls global partnerships what it called “peace and prosperity people planet”. SDG number sixteen (16) seeks to promote peace, justice institutional effi-ciency. This seems be a long complex process when comes Africa. African continen...

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a key developing innovation aimed at linking objects via the Internet. While, Software Defined Networking (SDN) another modern network- ing domain intelligence that increases network effi- ciency and enhances security, reliability, protection through dynamic software programs. In this paper, we proposed distributed secure SDoT-NFV architecture for smart cities wi...

It is shown that scientifi c research into the intensifi cation of soybean seed separation processes necessary for developing new type purifi technologies eliminate shortcomings traditional machines, as well achieving more favorable technical and economic indicators grain cleaning equipment. ( Research purpose ) To substantiate design parameters a sorting plant highly efficient seeds. Materials...