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Adaptive Robust Control of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Sadati, Nasser (Supervisor)
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Nowadays, modern life needs energy resources. In the last few centuries, countries have focused on the use of fossil fuels. However, excessive use of fossil fuels, such as oil and coal, has resulted in enormous environmental hazards. Global warming and air pollution are the most visible manifestations of these hazards. In recent years, energy researchers have been looking for alternative sources. The result of this approach is to pay attention to clean and renewable resources such as wind energy.Wind turbines are used to generate electrical energy out of wind. Among the different types, floating offshore wind turbines have been mostly considered because of various benefits. However, they...
Development of Optimal Model of Water, Materials, Energy and Environment in Greenhouse Cultivation with Emphasis on Water, Materials and Energy Recovery
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Saboohi, Yadollah (Supervisor)
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The purpose of this study is to develop a new optimal solution method for controlling the greenhouse climate and minimizing energy demand for heating and cooling the greenhouse. As greenhouses move towards more advanced structures and technologies, the need for advanced control will be more important in order to reduce energy consumption. More comprehensive and accurate mathematical models are needed for complex systems, multiple inputs and multiple outputs to make system behavior perform better and more efficiently. In this research, a new method has been developed for optimal control of the greenhouse and a specific greenhouse climate model is used which is based on optimal closed loop...
Investigation of I the Stability of B-DNA Molecule: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation
, Ph.D. Dissertation Sharif University of Technology ; Parsafar, Gholam Abbas (Supervisor)
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In this thesis, the molecular dynamics simulation is used to investigate the melting transition of B-DNA molecule, via of configurational entropy, the fraction of broken hydrogen bonds (f-curve) and hydrogen bonding energy.We have performed molecular dynamics simulation on Drew-Dickerson oligomer with sequence of (CGCGAATTGCGC) at different temperatures, within the range of 280-400 K with the 20 K intervals. The simulation was done in two different mediums (pure water and 1 M NaCl), to see influences of water and salt in stabilizing the DNA molecule. At each temperature, configurational entropy is calculated by the Schlitter’s formula, using the Cartesian coordinate of all atoms. So, in each...
Calculation of melting temperature and transition curve for dickerson DNA dodecamer on the basis of configurational entropy, hydrogen bonding energy, and heat capacity: A molecular dynamics simulation study
, Article Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society ; Volume 8, Issue 3 , 2011 , Pages 708-716 ; 1735207X (ISSN) ; Parsafar, G. A ; Abroshan, H ; Akbarzade, H ; Sharif University of Technology
2011
Abstract
A familiarity with denaturation process is highly significant in understanding the DNA replication, manipulation, and interactions involving DNA double helix stability. We have performed molecular dynamics simulation on B-DNA duplex (CGCGAATTGCGC) at different temperatures. At each temperature, configurational entropy was estimated using the covariance matrix of atom-positional fluctuations. By plotting the configuration entropy versus temperature, we calculated the melting temperature which was found to be 329.7 K. We also calculated the hydrogen bonding energy and heat capacity for the atoms participating in the hydrogen bonding between two strands of DNA. Moreover, their temperature...
Denaturation of Drew-Dickerson DNA in a high salt concentration medium: Molecular dynamics simulations
, Article Journal of Computational Chemistry ; Volume 32, Issue 16 , September , 2011 , Pages 3354-3361 ; 01928651 (ISSN) ; Parsafar, G. A ; Abroshan, H ; Akbarzadeh, H ; Sharif University of Technology
2011
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We have performed molecular dynamics simulation on B-DNA duplex (CGCGAATTGCGC) at different temperatures. The DNA was immerged in a salt-water medium with 1 M NaCl concentration to investigate salt effect on the denaturation process. At each temperature, configurational entropy is estimated using the covariance matrix of atom-positional fluctuations, from which the melting temperature (T m) was found to be 349 K. The calculated configuration entropy for different bases shows that the melting process involves more peeling (including fraying from the ends) conformations, and therefore the untwisting of the duplex and peeling states form the transition state of the denaturation process. There...
Size dependence and effect of potential parameters on properties of nano-cavities in liquid xenon using molecular dynamics simulation
, Article Chemical Physics ; Volume 381, Issue 1-3 , March , 2011 , Pages 44-48 ; 03010104 (ISSN) ; Abroshan, H ; Taherkhani, F ; Izanloo, C ; Parsafar, G. A ; Sharif University of Technology
2011
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We have investigated the size dependence of a nano-cavity properties produced in a Xe fluid using molecular dynamics simulations. We have created a nano-cavity of different sizes at 170 and 200 K (cavities diameters are within 1-10 nm). Liquid pressure, vapor pressure and surface tension of the nano-cavity for some given values of diameter are calculated. Within 1-10 nm cavity diameter, we have observed two opposite behavior for dependency of surface tension on the cavity diameter: for the range of 1-5 nm, it increases with the diameter, while, for the range of 5-10 nm remains constant. Also, the value of liquid pressure becomes less negative, when the size of cavity increases. Vapor...