Diesel Engine Efficiency under Varying Loads and Engine Oil Contaminated with Safe levels of Glycol by Haider A. Hasan, Saif A. K. M. Al-Sumaidaee, Ali M. Abdul-Munaim

“…Increasing the contamination levels from 0 to 120 and then to 220 ppm under constant engine load significantly increased brake specific fuel consumption, friction power, and exhaust gas temperature and decreased brake thermal efficiency. …”
Get full text

Improving the efficiency of manuscript selection by A. Martínez-Abraín

“…Such a system would improve the quality of the final paper and facilitate the work load for second–round reviewers and editors. Indeed, some journals already seem to be implementing a solution which is fairly similar to our proposal, asking authors of rejected papers for permission to forward reviewer reports to the new journal chosen by the authors to submit the revised work (see Hochberg et al., 2009). …”
Get full text

Analysis of Wastewater Treatment Efficiency: Environmental Consequences in a Peruvian District by Maria Tania Herrera Pedraza, Leidy Milady Ramos Alarcon, Zanhy Leonor Valencia Reyes, Fiorella Vanessa Guere Salazar, Alex Segundino Armas Blancas, Hellen Felicia Blancas Amaya, William Cesar Santos Tello, Giner Emerson Diaz Davila

Get full text

Determination of Stiffness of the Connections of Composite Steel and Concrete Bridge Deck by the Limit Permissible Deflections by Gediminas Marčiukaitis, Juozas Valivonis, Bronius Jonaitis, Jonas Kleiza, Remigijus Šalna

“…The joint action of composite structures as well as their economic efficiency depends on the connection between the layers, i.e. stiffness of the steel beam and the concrete slab. …”
Get full text

Scalable and Sustainable Blockchain: Architecting Infrastructure and Developing a Platform for Efficient Management and Exploration by Pedro Silva, Tiago Guimaraes, Ricardo Duarte, Manuel Filipe Santos

“…In addition, this document analyses the potential of permissioned blockchain, more specifically Hyperledger Fabric, to improve the security, integrity, and efficiency of healthcare systems. …”
Get full text

Efficiency Ranking of Photovoltaic Microinverters and Energy Yield Estimations for Photovoltaic Balcony Power Plants by Stefan Krauter, Jörg Bendfeld

“…In the indoor lab, conversion efficiencies as a function of load have been measured with high accuracy and ranked according to Euro and CEC weightings; the latest rankings from 2024 are included in this paper. …”
Get full text

Enhancing Efficiency and Regulation Current in Dynamic Wireless Charging of Electric Vehicles: Phase-Shift Control Methods in Resonant Inductive Power Transfer Systems by Wissam Ayad Kiddm, S. S. Mortazavi, Mohsen Saniei, Mehdi Monadi

“…This study examined the effects of frequency and phase shifts on energy efficiency. It proposed two control methods for the primary-side current to maintain it within permissible values while considering factors such as varying load resistance and issues associated with misalignment. …”
Get full text

On the rationing the parameters of asymmetric loading of all-purpose freight cars by A. M. BRZHEZOVSKIY

“…According to the results of the studies to determine the allowable values of longitudinal and lateral displacement ЦТгр° with unbalanced placement within the loading platform of the car, including the presence of a joint displacement, it was found that to improve the efficiency of using freight cars with an increased base, it is advisable to update the current offset standards of ЦТгр°. …”
Get full text

Adaptive Control Method of Peak Shaving Demand Response Program for Flexible Load Virtual Power Plant by ZHOU Jixing, WANG Kangsang, LIU Weifeng, WU Haijie, MENG Chao, HE Guangyu

“…This study verified the proposed method’s economic efficiency and robustness.[Conclusions] The results show that the proposed adaptive control method for peak-shaving DR based on a dynamic target load curve can autonomously adjust the target load curve based on the actual response conditions， demonstrating superior performance in terms of control accuracy， economic benefits， and robustness.…”
Get full text

Investigation into the influence of vibratory roller dynamic characteristics on interaction features of Frame-Drum-Soil system elements by I. S. Tyuremnov

“…The results of the study make it possible to obtain not only a qualitative description of the impact of the main dynamic characteristics of a vibratory roller on its technological efficiency, dynamic loads on structural elements and vibration safety, but also to quantify these indicators. …”
Get full text

Impact of Photovoltaics Power Plant Penetration on a Closed-Loop Distribution Network's Power Quality Indices by Klajdi Kamberi, Donard Shaliu, Marialis Çelo, Andi Hida, Viktor Rrotani

“…Accommodations of the above scenarios renders in designing action policies to manage and optimize the integration of PV power plants, securing reliable and efficient quality power delivery. The chosen connection strategies of the tested photovoltaic system lead to many benefits, such as reduction of the network power losses, decrease in the number of overloaded transformers and an increase in voltage levels among the nodes, but without exceeding the rated values. …”
Get full text

Removing Excess Iron from Sewage and Natural Waters: Selecting Optimal Sorbent by Ludmila A. Ivanova, Irina V. Timoshchuk, Alena K. Gorelkina, Ekaterina S. Mikhaylova, Nadezhda S. Golubeva, Evgeny N. Neverov, Tamara A. Utrobina

“…Adsorption is the most effective and economically feasible method of additional purification of natural and wastewater from iron. Its efficiency depends on the type of adsorbent. The research objective was to select the most efficient sorption material to eliminate water from iron, as well as to establish the adsorption patterns for different sorbents, thus creating sustainable and effective purification. …”
Get full text

Topological optimization design of SLM additive manufactured unmanned aerial vehicle bearing joint structure based on variable density method by Shuaichao YUAN, Jianfeng WANG, Yuhang DUAN, Lujing HAO, Xiaohong ZHAN

“…This indicates that Scheme II is more efficient in maintaining structural integrity under load, making it a more viable option for the UAV fuselage’s load-bearing joint structure. …”
Get full text

Test results of resonant single wire system transmitting power to the infrastructure objects of the JSC “RZD” by D. V. Ermolenko, L. Yu. Yuferev, O. A. Roshchin

“…Resonance system for high efficiency energy transfer system when adjusting all parameters at certain voltage, frequency and load. …”
Get full text

Selective Removal of Toxic Metals like Copper and Arsenic from Drinking Water Using Phenol-Formaldehyde Type Chelating Resins by Debasis Mohanty, Shashadhar Samal

“…In powdered form the metal ion-loaded resins are found to very efficiently remove arsenate ion from water at neutral pH. …”
Get full text

Estimation of Magnet Temperature Using Disturbance Observers of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor for Driving Single Rotary Compressor Without Lookup Table by Seoyun Lee, Jeonghyeok Kim, Hojun Kim, Dongho Kim, Jinyoung Choi, Hyun-Sam Jung

“…The growing global demand for household air conditioners necessitates reliable and efficient motor operation under high-temperature conditions. …”
Get full text

Using Index Light Points to Determine Object Dimensions in the Digital Images by Sundus Ebraheem

“…Due to the huge development in the digital image processing scope and its wide used in many applications, and exist the needing in some applications such as engineering, military to find remotely the object dimensions and area and in the traffic field to find the height of trucks before the tunnels and intersections bridges and observation the traffic infringements that concerning the load part out of the vehicle body which may be more than the permissible limit. …”
Get full text

Performance Study of Spark-Ignited Methanol–Hydrogen Engine by Using a Fractal Turbulent Combustion Model Coupled with Chemical Reaction Kinetics by Yingting Zhang, Yu Ding, Xiaohui Ren, La Xiang

“…Nevertheless, under high-load conditions, higher HER increases the knocking tendency, which constrains the maximum permissible HER decreasing from approximately 40% at 15% load to 20% at 100% load. …”
Get full text

Structural and Parametric Optimization of Steam Boiler Injection Regulators by G. T. Kulakov, N. V. Voyush

“…In the article, special attention is paid to substantiating the relevance of a significant increase in the efficiency of steam boiler injection regulators operating in a wide range of load changes. …”
Get full text

The Optimal Design of HVDC Transmission Lines for the Improvement of Reactive Power Distribution Using Genetic Algorithm by Ali Mohammadi

“…The proposed control scheme in this paper is based on the design of an optimal load distribution of reactive power for High-Voltage Direct-Current systems (HVDCs). …”
Get full text