Modeling / Optimization and Effect of Environmental Variables on Energy Production Based on PV / Wind Turbine Hybrid System

The use of fossil fuels to supply human energy needs is increasing day by day, which contributes to environmental pollution. In addition, they have a limited supply and are not continuously being made, or they are made very slowly. Thus, to reduce human dependence on this type of energy, the use of renewable energy sources is increasing, which has problems because of the high cost of investment and the stochastic nature. In this study, a sensitivity analysis of renewables was conducted to evaluate the impact of these resources on the costs of hybrid power plants based on renewable energies. In this regard, the amount of wind and intensity of sunlight was studied in the Kermanshah region. Significant results can be attributed to a reduction in the rate of return of capital to 9.22 years for the radiation intensity of 4.5Kwh / m2 / d. Then, by Sensitivity analysis to wind intensity, the Optimal wind turbine speed was 4.99 m/s, for COE 0.93($/Kwh)

Petrographic and Geochemical Characteristics of the Akaba Igneous Massif from the Pan-African Orogen in Togo, West Africa

The Dahomeyide orogen in Togo and adjoining parts of southeast-Ghana and Benin represents the West Africa Craton (WAC) suture into northwest Gondwana. The suture zone is a narrow and lithologically diverse region with high pressure granulites complexes. The Akaba massif located in the central part of Togo, belongs to this suture zone. Petrographical and whole rock geochemical analyses are used to evaluate the characteristics, petrogenesis and mode of emplacement of the Akaba massif. The new data suggest that the Akaba massif is built by layered amphibolites, garnet-free granulites and metapyroxenites. These rocks were equilibrated under granulite facies conditions and subsequently partially retrogressed to the amphibolite facies. Geochemical suggest that the granulites may have preserved the geochemical imprints of their igneous protoliths. They display tholeiitic affinity, slightly enriched LREE, no Eu anomaly and negative anomalies in Nb and Zr indicate subduction zone magmatism. These features are consistent with protoliths of N-MORB affinities. The Akaba massif rocks were emplaced up in an oceanic arc environment and likely originated from a metasomatized mantle. Keywords: Granulites, Petrography, Geochemistry, Akaba massif, Pan-African orogen, West Africa. DOI: 10.7176/JEES/13-7-03 Publication date:September 30th 202

Design and Modeling of 9 Degrees of Freedom Redundant Robotic Manipulator

In disaster areas, robot manipulators are used to rescue and clearance of sites. Because of the damaged area, they encounter disturbances like obstacles, and limited workspace to explore the area and to achieve the location of the victims. Increasing the degrees of freedom is required to boost the adaptability of manipulators to avoid disturbances, and to obtain the fast desired position and precise movements of the end-effector. These robot manipulators offer a reliable way to handle the barrier challenges since they can search in places that humans can't reach. In this research paper, the 9-DOF robotic manipulator is designed, and an analytical model is developed to examine the system’s behavior in different scenarios. The kinematic and dynamic representation of the proposed model is analyzed to obtain the translation or rotation, and joint torques to achieve the expected position, velocity, and acceleration respectively. The number of degrees may be raised to avoid disturbances, and to obtain the fast desired position and precise movements of the end-effector. The simulation of developed models is performed to ensure the adaptable movement of the manipulators working in distinct configurations and controlling their motion thoroughly and effectively. In the proposed configuration the joints can easily be moved to achieve the desired position of the end-effector and the results are satisfactory. The simulation results show that the redundant manipulator achieves the victim location with various configurations of the manipulator. Results reveal the effectiveness and efficacy of the proposed system

Petrographic and Geochemical Characteristics of the Djabatoure Massif Metamagmatites from the Pan-African Orogen in Central Togo, West Africa

The Dahomeyide orogen, in Togo and adjoining parts of southeast Ghana and Benin, represents the suture of West Africa Craton (WAC) into northwest Gondwana. The suture zone corresponds to a narrow and lithologically diverse area with high pressure granulite complexes. The Djabatoure massif, located in the central part of Togo, belongs to the suture zone. The aim of this paper is to present the petrographic and geochemical characteristics of the Djabatoure massif in order to better understand the geodynamic evolution of the Dahomeyide belt in Togo. The methodology implemented is based on a synthesis of previous works, a petrographic study of 20 thin sections, and a geochemical study through discrimination diagrams of 15 rock samples. Results show that the Djabatoure massif is composed of granulites, pyroxenites, amphibolites, talcschists and gneisses. These rocks were equilibrated under granulite facies conditions and subsequently partially retrogressed to the amphibolite facies. The Djabatoure massif rocks also display tholeiitic affinity, enriched LREE, and negative anomalies in Nb, Zr and Ti; all these characteristics indicate subduction zone magmtism. These features are consistent with protoliths of tholeiites, N-MORB, and volcanic arc basalts affinities. The Djabatoure massif rocks were emplaced in an oceanic environment and likely originated  from a metasomatized mantle

Esters in ADC linkers: Optimization of stability and lysosomal cleavage

Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) present a unique opportunity to increase the safety of highly toxic drugs by utilizing the specificity of antibodies to deliver (typically amine-containing) payloads to specific tissues. However, there are few technologies for attaching alcohol-containing payloads to an antibody. Theoretically, this would be simplest with the use of an ester linkage. However, little is known about the lysosomal and plasma stability of ester linkages on ADCs. Herein, we describe various experiments evaluating this stability in both human/mouse plasma and in lysosomes, as well as the design of a lysosomally cleavable peptide-linked ester. The stability of ester-linked payloads was demonstrated by observing an ester-linked ADC in the presence of lysosomes. The ester remained intact while the antibody backbone was proteolytically degraded. The lysosomal stability of this linkage was additionally confirmed in a cell-based system using SKBR3 cells. We next undertook the design of a novel linker that is stable in mouse plasma, but upon lysosomal uptake, undergoes immolation, resulting in spontaneous ester cleavage. With this research, we hope to further our knowledge of ester linkages in ADCs as well as to develop a feasible way to release an unmodified alcohol-containing drug into a chosen cell type.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_spring2020/1093/thumbnail.jp

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF LIQUID-COOLED PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM USING NUMERICAL METHOD

The purpose of present study is establishing a simulation model to consider the performance of a water photovoltaic thermal system (PV/T) via the computational fluid dynamics method (CFD). The proposed model includes a water riser tube and an absorber plate to consider the conduction and convection heat transfer mechanisms. The simulation process was carried out in the ANSYS FLUENT software. The effects of two different parameters on the efficiency and performance of the system were investigated numerically. The performance of the PV/T system versus the changes in the absorbed radiation on the plate and the fluid inlet temperature were analyzed. The temperature distribution of different sections of the system was obtained. For validation of the presented method, a comparison study was carried out with the experimental results in the literature; satisfactory convergences were found between the measured data and the experimental results

Petrographic and Geochemical Characteristics of the Djabatoure Massif Metamagmatites from Pan-African Orogen in Togo, West Africa

The Dahomeyide orogen in Togo and adjoining parts of SE-Ghana and Benin records the suture of West Africa Craton (WAC) into NW Gondwana. The suture zone corresponds to a narrow and lithologically diverse area with HP granulites complexes. In Togo, the Djabatoure massif, located in the central part of Togo, belongs to the suture zone. The aim of this paper is to present the petrographic and geochemical characteristics of the Djabatoure massif in order to understand its implication in the geodynamic evolution of the Dahomeyide belt in Togo. The methodology implemented is based on a synthesis of previous works, a petrographic study of twenty thin sections and a geochemical study through discrimination diagrams of fifteen samples. The result shows that the Djabatoure massif is composed of granulites, pyroxenites, amphibolites, talcschists and gneisses. These rocks were equilibrated under granulite facies conditions and subsequently partially retrogressed to amphibolite facies. They display tholeiitic affinity, enriched LREE and negative anomalies in Nb, Zr and Ti indicating subduction zone magma. These features are consistent with protoliths of tholeiites, N-MORB and volcanic arc basalts affinities. The Djabatoure massif rocks were set up in oceanic environment and are thought to have been derivated from a metasomatized mantle

Petrographic and Geochemical Characteristics of the Djabatoure Massif Metamagmatites from Pan-African Orogen in Togo, West Africa

The Dahomeyide orogen in Togo and adjoining parts of SE-Ghana and Benin records the suture of West Africa Craton (WAC) into NW Gondwana. The suture zone corresponds to a narrow and lithologically diverse area with HP granulites complexes. In Togo, the Djabatoure massif, located in the central part of Togo, belongs to the suture zone. The aim of this paper is to present the petrographic and geochemical characteristics of the Djabatoure massif in order to understand its implication in the geodynamic evolution of the Dahomeyide belt in Togo. The methodology implemented is based on a synthesis of previous works, a petrographic study of twenty thin sections and a geochemical study through discrimination diagrams of fifteen samples. The result shows that the Djabatoure massif is composed of granulites, pyroxenites, amphibolites, talcschists and gneisses. These rocks were equilibrated under granulite facies conditions and subsequently partially retrogressed to amphibolite facies. They display tholeiitic affinity, enriched LREE and negative anomalies in Nb, Zr and Ti indicating subduction zone magma. These features are consistent with protoliths of tholeiites, N-MORB and volcanic arc basalts affinities. The Djabatoure massif rocks were set up in oceanic environment and are thought to have been derivated from a metasomatized mantle