Genetic algorithms (GAs) are very efficient at exploring the entire search space; however, they are relatively poor at finding the precise local optimal solution in the region in which the algorithm converges. Hybrid GAs are the combination of improvement procedures, which are good at finding local optima, and GAs. There are two basic strategies for using hybrid GAs. In the first, Lamarckian le...

Up to now, researchers have proposed several synthesis methods for the preparation of β-nickel(II) hydroxide nanostructures. Most of these approaches contain harsh synthetic conditions such as multi-step processes, high temperatures and long reaction time. In this work, a novel, facile and low cost method is introduced to produce of β-Ni(OH)2 nanostructures using the gas-solution precipitation ...

dosulepin and doxepin are tricyclic antidepressants. the molecular geometries, harmonic vibrational frequencies, quantum chemical parameters and thermodynamic properties of dosulepin and doxepin were calculated by generalized gradient approximation methods developed by perdew and wang (gga-pw91) and becke-lee-yang-parr (gga-blyp) in the gas phase and solution media. the local reactivity of thes...

Simultaneous reactions between solids and gases are very important in the chemical and metallurgical processes. In the modeling, the chemical reaction and diffusion of gases must be considered. Therefore, a set of coupled partial differential equations is found. When the kinetic is a function of solid concentration, there is not any analytical solution for these equations. Therefore, numerical ...

In this paper, the Radiation Transfer Equation(RTE) for a non-gray gas between two large parallel planes has been solved and the temperature distribution obtained. With the RTE, solution heat fluxes are also determined. Since and are two components of most combustion products, the problem has been solved for these two gases. The results were, whenever possible, compared with data reported el...

This paper presents GasSense, a low-cost, single-point sensing solution for automatically identifying gas use down to its source (e.g., water heater, furnace, fireplace). This work adds a complementary sensing solution to the growing body of work in infrastructure-mediated sensing. GasSense analyzes the acoustic response of a home's government mandated gas regulator, which provides the unique c...

High level Density Functional Theory (DFT) using B3LYP/6-311++G(2df,2p)//6-311+G(d,p) calculations on the relative stabilities and structures of the neutral, protonated and deprotonated isorhodanine tautomeric forms are reported in the gas phase and solution. Gas phase and solution B3LYP calculations predict that the oxo/thione tautomer is the most stable one in all cases. Comparison of the gas...

In this paper, the Radiation Transfer Equation(RTE) for a non-gray gas between two large parallel planes has been&#10solved and the temperature distribution obtained. With the RTE, solution heat fluxes are also determined. Since and are two components of most combustion products, the problem has been solved for these two gases. The results were, whenever possible, compared with data reported ...

A recently established version of the discrete-ordinates method is used to develop a solution to a class of problems in the theory of rarefied-gas dynamics. In particular, an accurate solution for the flow, described by the Bhatnagar, Gross and Krook model, of a rarefied gas between two parallel plates is developed for a wide range of the Knudsen number.

The ratio of the Bondi and Jeans lengths is used to develop a cloud-accretion model that describes both an inner Bondi-type regime where gas pressure is balanced by the gravity of a central star and an outer Jeans-type regime where gas pressure is balanced by gas self-gravity. The gas density profile provided by this model makes a smooth transition from a wind-type inner solution to a Bonnor-Eb...