For complete spherical concentration of light the maximum theoretically possible total energy density for a given power input can be, in principle, achieved by appropriate choice of polarization and angular amplitude variation. Illumination of a focusing system with a plane-polarized wave creates at the focus equal electric and magnetic energy densities . By appropriate choice of radial variati...

An efficient modified arc plasma method, where a focusing electric field is superimposed on the arc electric field, is optimized for the bulk generation of highly pure multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs). Raman spectroscopy and thermogravimetric measurements have been used to optimize the process. It was found that, at the optimized focusing field configuration, this process can utilize about...

The Independent System Operator or ISO is the lead actor in the various proposals for a deregulated, competitive electric power industry. The ISO has three possible objectives: security maintenance, service quality assurance, and promotion of economic e ciency and equity. To achieve these objectives the ISO may be authorized to set the rules for transactions between suppliers and consumers, sch...

Fabricating an electrically switchable cylindrical Fresnel lens based on holographic polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (H-PDLC) using a Michelson interferometer is reported. Simplicity of the method and possibility of fabricating different focal length lenses in a single set up are among the advantages of the method. It is demonstrated that the Fresnel structured zone plate acts as a cylindrica...

In this study, two-dimensional electro-mechanical analysis of a composite rotating shaft subjected to non-axisymmetric internal pressure and applied voltage is investigated where hollow piezoelectric shaft reinforced by boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs). Composite structure is modeled based on piezoelectric fiber reinforced composite (PFRC) theory and a representative volume element has been cons...

Even though isoelectric focusing (IEF) is a very useful technique for sample concentration and separation, it is challenging to extract separated samples for further processing. Moreover, the continuous sample concentration and separation are not possible in the conventional IEF. To overcome these challenges, free flow IEF (FFIEF) is introduced in which a flow field is applied in the direction ...

Kuwait’s electric power system is vertically integrated organization owned and operated by the government. For more than five decades, the government of Kuwait has provided relatively reliable electric services to consumers with subsidized electric service fees. Given the country’s rapid socio-economical development and consequently the increase of electricity demand, a question that inflicts i...

An issue in operating a national electric system is how the corporate image of an Independent System Operator (ISO) can be impacted by disturbances in the system and their related news publications from specialized press. To deal with it, a solution was developed in the context of the Brazilian Electric System National Operator (ONS): an analytical system for disturbances analysis integrating b...