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In this article, the buckling behavior of a nanoplate at the bottom of the channel over which the fluid passes with a one-dimensional flow was investigated. Navier–Stokes equations were used to obtain the applied force from the fluid to the nanoplate. Nonlocal elasticity theory was used to consider nanoscale effects, and this problem was solved using Galerkin’s weighted residual method. In previous research, the buckling behavior of nanoplates was done with the assumption of buckling in a vacuum, but in this study, the environment around the nanoplate is assumed to be a flowing viscous fluid. According to the results presented in this study, the critical buckling load of nanoplates coupled... 

Considering the lipid concentration and side effects regarding the stents used by surgeons, a new heart stent model is proposed. In the new stent, a few piezo plates are designed and attached to the stents by which release of the lipids can take place due to the applied alternative voltages. Due to the vibrations of small-scale piezoelectric plates, the deposition of low-density-lipoproteins (LDL) floating in the blood flow in the coronary arteries is prevented. Small-scale effects are considered using nonlocal elasticity theory, and the interaction between fluid and solid is modeled using the Navier-Stokes equation. The effect of fluid parameters as well as applied voltage and geometry... 

Photovoltaic (PV) panel accurate modeling is essential for operational studies and generation estimation under actual conditions and power electronic control device designs in grid connected or isolated power systems. Inaccuracy in modeling parameters such as photon's current, diode's saturation current, series and parallel resistances and diodes ideality coefficients causes errors in modeling and simulating photovoltaic panel's operation. In this paper, photovoltaic panel's parameters are estimated according to characteristic curves obtained from experiments. Heuristic optimization methods are utilized to calculate parameters for both singlediode and double-diode models. Results indicate... 

In the past decade, enhancing the reliability of distribution networks by means of optimal switch placement has attracted much attention. In the case of failures in a distribution feeder, such disconnect switches will isolate the faulted section, and the customers downstream of the faulted point can be supplied by neighboring feeders through tie lines. Nevertheless, such reserve branches not only might experience failures themselves but also may not even exist prior to the switch placement. Accordingly, this paper presents a mathematical-programming-based model for the concurrent placement of disconnect switches and tie lines in the distribution networks to enhance the service reliability,... 

The judicious placement of disconnecting switches is an efficient means to enhance the reliability of distribution networks. Aiming at optimizing the investment in these switches, this paper presents a mathematical programming-based model considering the installation of remote-controlled and manual switches at various locations in the distribution network. The proposed model not only yields the optimal location and type of switches in the main feeders but also specifies the optimal type of tie switches, i.e., backup switches at the reserve connection points. Incentive reliability regulation in the form of a reward-penalty scheme is incorporated into the proposed model to take the... 

Sectionalizing switches (SSs) and tie lines play essential roles in reducing the duration of customer interruptions in electricity distribution networks. The effectiveness of such assets is strongly influenced by their placement in the grid. Operation of SSs and tie lines is also inherently interdependent. Due to the structural complexities regarding the mathematical modeling of such dependencies, optimization of the planning and operation of switches and tie lines has typically required either leveraging heuristic and metaheuristic approaches or oversimplifying the network topology. To tackle such issues, this paper presents a computationally-efficient model for reliability-oriented... 

Optimal placement of switches and tie lines is an integral task in distribution system planning. Owing to the problem complexity and the presence of binary decision variables, using heuristic methods for obtaining a close to optimal switch and tie line plan is a common practice in industry. Efforts to employ mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) to guarantee the solution optimality also tend to sacrifice the modeling accuracy through oversimplifying assumptions to make the problem tractable. Aiming to tackle these challenges, we present an efficient, yet accurate, MILP model for optimal switch and tie line planning. The proposed model avoids common simplifying assumptions in the... 

Performance of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) at high current densities is limited to transport reactants and products. Furthermore, large amounts of water are generated and may be condensed due to the low temperature of the PEMFC. Development of a two-phase flow model is necessary in order to predict water flooding and its effects on the PEMFC performance. In this paper, a multiphase mixture model (M2) is used, accurately, to model two-phase transport in porous media of a PEMFC. The cathode side, which includes channel, gas diffusion layer (GDL), microporous layer (MPL), and catalyst layer (CL), is considered as the computational domain. A multidomain approach has been used... 

Internet of Things (IoT), as a remarkable paradigm, establishes a wide range of applications in various industries like healthcare, smart homes, smart cities, agriculture, transportation, and military domains. This widespread technology provides a general platform for heterogeneous objects to connect, exchange, and process gathered information. Beside significant efficiency and productivity impacts of IoT technology, security and privacy concerns have emerged more than ever. The routing protocol for low power and lossy networks (RPL) which is standardized for IoT environment, suffers from the basic security considerations, which makes it vulnerable to many well-known attacks. Several... 

One of the well known block cipher is Gost which was accepted as a Russian Standard, and was proposed to be included in ISO/IEC 18033-3. But, recent attacks on this cipher result in extracting more weaknesses of it and so the standardization of Gost was rejected. In 2015, the designers proposed a modified version of Gost, namely Gost2, which has a new key schedule and explicit choice for Sboxes. In this paper, we present an improved algorithm for fixed point attack on Gost2 with computational complexity of 2233. This computational complexity has a factor of 24 improvement in comparison to previous attack which has 2237 computational complexity. © 2017 IEEE  

Meet in the middle (MITM) attack is one of the most important and applicable methods for cryptanalysis of block ciphers. In this paper, a more generalized method for MITM attack is considered. For this purpose, a notion, namely cut-set, is utilized by which several numbers of MITM attacks can be performed. However, manual investigation on these cases is time-consuming and sometimes not error-free. Therefore, a new search algorithm is also provided to obtain proper attacks in a timely manner. For examination, this new search algorithm, which could make an automated attack along with some certain ideas, is applied on HIGHT, Piccolo-128, CRAFT and AES-128 block ciphers. The least time... 

In this work, a new approach is described for the calculation of the relaxation time and magnetic anisotropy energy of magnetic nanoparticles. Ferrofluids containing monodispersed magnetite nanoparticles were synthesized via hydrothermal method and then heated using the 10 kA/m external AC magnetic fields in three different frequencies: 10, 50 and 100 kHz. By measuring the temperature variations during the application of the magnetic field, the total magnetic time constant including both Brownian and Neel relaxation times can be calculated. By measuring the magnetic core size and hydrodynamic size of particles, the magnetic anisotropy can be calculated too. Synthesized ferrofluids were... 

In this study, some stabilized magnetite based ferrofluids were synthesized using Dextran as a stabilizing agent. In order to achieve optimum experimental conditions for synthesizing ferrofluids as MRI contrast agents, the Taguchi method was used. This approach was employed to design and minimize the number of required experiments. By using the Taguchi orthogonal (L16) array, four parameters including solution temperature and alkalinity, reaction temperature and stirring rate were selected at four predetermined levels for 16 experiments. Synthesizing processes established based on this set of experimental conditions were carried out and the obtained ferrofluids were characterized using PCS,... 

Single floor facility layout problem (FLP) is related to finding the arrangement of a given number of departments within a facility; while in multi-floor FLP, the departments should be imbedded in some floors inside the facility. The significant influence of layout design on the effectiveness of any organization has turned FLP into an important issue. This paper presents a three- (two-) stage mathematical programming method to find competitive solutions for multi- (single-) floor problems. At the first stage, the departments are assigned to the floors through a mixed integer programming model (the single floor version does not require this stage). At the second stage, a nonlinear programming... 

In this article, the flow behavior around a NACA 0012 airfoil which is oscillating with different Reynolds numbers and in various amplitudes has been investigated numerically. Numerical simulations have been performed with ANSYS software. First, the 2-D geometry has been studied in different Reynolds numbers and angles of attack with various numerical methods in its static condition. This analysis was to choose the best turbulent model and comparing the grids to have the optimum one for dynamic simulations. Because the analysis was to study the blades of wind turbines, the Reynolds numbers were not arbitrary. They were in the range of 9.71e5 to 22.65e5. The angle of attack was in the range... 

Increasing grid integration of intermittent renewable energy sources (RESs) and plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) with uncertain behaviours have necessitated enhancing the flexibility requirements of distribution networks. Thus, in the state-of-The-Art distribution network expansion planning (DNEP) models, both flexibility requirements and high penetration of RESs and PEVs should be taken into consideration. In this respect, a novel collaborative planning model for power distribution network (PDN) and plug-in Electric Vehicle Parking Lots (EVPLs) is proposed in this paper, which leverages sizing, siting, and operation of EVPLs to enhance the distribution network flexibility. Also, to model... 

The present study was aimed at performance and energy analysis of a hybrid wind-hydrogen power system. Such system consists of wind turbines, batteries for the short time energy storage, electrolyzer, fuel cell and hydrogen tank for long time energy storage. The proposed configuration is used to supply energy demand of a region with discrete seasonal wind speed regime. Temporary wind energy profiles restrict using batteries for electricity storage as they lose much electrical stored energy for the long time. Based on direct wind turbine usage, batteries and hydrogen storage, different energy supply strategies are introduced and analyzed to power the household electricity demand. The energy... 

Ni-Co/SiC nanocomposite coatings were electrodeposited in a modified watt type of Ni-Co bath containing 20 nm SiC particles to be codeposited. Potentiodynamic polarization tests were conducted to study the effect of the SiC particulates on the electrodeposition of Ni and Co. Scanning electron microscopy was used to assess the morphology of the Ni-Co alloy and Ni-Co/SiC nanocomposite coatings. The distribution of the particulates in the matrix was considered by means of transmission electron microscopy. Applying nanomechanical testing instruments coupled to atomic force microscopy, mechanical properties of the alloy and composite coatings were studied and compared. The presence of 11 vol.%...