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Condition monitoring and operation optimization framework of water and energy hybrid systems has been developed in the present research work, by taking into account the variation in behavior of the system over time under changing environmental conditions. System modeling is performed using the physical laws governing the behavior hybrid energy-water system. In addition, machine learning has been used to estimate the deviation of the mathematical model from system operation, which may be due to the effect of depreciation of machinery parts and other uncertain parameters. Using machine learning and mathematical modeling together results in increased accuracy in predicting system behavior over... 

EOR (oil enhanced recovery) is very important as oil is a nonrenewable resource. Depending on the characteristics of the rock formation, primary production can result in the recovery of up to 20% of the oil originally in the rock. This means that at least 80% of the oil may remain in the rock unless additional technology is used to increase the recovery. Before finding best way to do for EOR, scientists must study properties of different porous media that oil is trapped between its grains. Most of research and studies investigate networks of porous media but this work focused on oil movement through a pore space in porous media lonely not in network by waterflooding. Studying a pore space is... 

Gorgan Bay and Miankaleh Wetland are considered as one of the biosphere reserves and among the areas of international importance in the Ramsar Convention, thus they have great importance. These two inseparable zones are located in the southeast of the Caspian Sea and are connected to the Caspian Sea through Chapaghli Canal and Ashuradeh Canal. The health and water quality of this area has undergone many changes over the years, and the re-reduction of its water level has caused concern among environmental activists. Since Miankaleh wetland is a shallow and semi-enclosed water area that is connected to the Caspian Sea through two narrow canals, pollutants that enter it from land will have a... 

Different types of morphologies and phase structures of crystalline TiO2 were synthesized by hydrothermal methods. For the first time, dandelion-like rutile TiO2 powder composed of numerous single crystalline nanorods was synthesized using TiCl4 as the main precursor. TiO2 Nanoparticles were produced using TTIP and 2-propanol, as precursor and solvent, respectively. Field emission scanning electron microscopy analyses revealed that the synthesized TiO2 nanoparticles had average crystallite size in the range 21–70 nm, whereas dandelion-like TiO2 showed diameter in the range 2-10 µm. According to the significant refractive index of TiO2, in particular rutile phase, it can be used in the... 

This thesis presents the results of three tests to evaluate cyclic behavior of special moment resisting frames (SMRFs) with slitted web section. Typically, in SMRFs energy is dissipated by formation of plastic hinges at the beam ends. Nevertheless, based on the codes, the span-to-depth ratio of beams in SMRFs should be larger than a minimum value to assure the development of plastic hinges with sufficient length at beam ends, reducing application of short span beams. Reduced beam section (RBS) was developed to improve the performance of steel moment frame connections by weakening the flanges at a short distance from the columns. In this thesis, an alternative approach is proposed for short... 

Control charts have always had an undeniable role in Statistical Control of processes in many fields. The growth of quality characteristics to be monitored, has led to the vast utilization of multivariate control charts. These variables are characterized by relatively high correlation between them. The complicated structure of measured variables has lessened the reliability of conventional control charts. Projection methods have been developed to address the problem of high correlated variables by transforming the correlated variables to an uncorrelated set of variables. Among them, Principal Component Analysis based control charts have been widely used to overcome the problem of correlated...