This paper shows the characteristics of temperature and adsorbed (water vapor) mass rate distribution in the adsorber unit which is the key part to any adsorption refrigeration system. The temperature profiles of adsorption/desorption phases (Dynamic Sorption) are measured experimentally under the operating conditions of 90oC hot water temperature, 30oC cooling water temperature, 35oC adsorption temperature and cycle time of 40 min. Based on the temperature profiles, The mass transfer equations for the annulus adsorbent bed are solved to obtain the distribution of adsorption velocity and adsorbate concentration using non-equilibrium
model. The relation between the adsorption velocity with time is investigated during the process of ads

In this study, the effect of design parameters such as pipe diameter, pipe wall thickness, pipe material and the effect of fluid velocity on the natural frequency of fluid-structure interaction in straight pipe conveying fully developed turbulent flow were investigate numerically,analytically and experimentally. Also the effect of support conditions, simply-simply and clamped-clamped was investigated. Experimentally, pipe vibrations were characterized by accelerometer mounted on the pipe wall. The natural frequencies of vibration were analyzed by using Fast Fourier Transformer (FFT). Five test sections of two different pipe diameters of 76.2
mm and 50.8 mm with two pipe thicknesses of 3.7 mm and 2.4 mm and two pipe materials,stainles

In the present work, the finite element method has been used to investigate the behavior of reinforced concrete slabs subjected to dynamic loads. Eight-node Serendipity degenerated elements have been employed. This element is based on isoperimetric principles with modifications, which relax excessive constraints. The modifications include reduced order integration to overcome the shear locking.A layered approach is adopted to discretize the concrete through the thickness. Both an elastic-perfectly plastic and strain hardening plasticity approaches have been employed to model the compressive behavior of the concrete. A tensile strength criterion is used to initiation of crack and a smeared fixed crack approach is used to model the behavio

This research studying the electromagnetic behavior of the induction furnace when its core is a magnetic material taking into consideration the effect of the non-linear dependence of the magnetic flux induced in it due to the applied magnetizing force. Since the magnetic characteristics are severely affected by temperature rise in a non-linear way, so as the specific electric resistance of the charge material, this work deals with studying the effect of temperature on the non-linear characteristics of a magnetic core simultaneously with that on the specific electric resistance to show the electromagnetic behavior of the furnace during heating operation. The distribution of the current density, flux density and the magnetizing force at di

In this paper, an evolutionary algorithm (EA) for “colorizing” grayscale images is introduced by
evolving color patch transfer process between a source colored image and a target grayscale image. As
the general problem of inverting a gray palette to a color palette is a severely under-constrained,
ambiguous problem and has no exact, objective solution, human labor and costly semantic knowledge
are required. The presented EA attempts to minimize the amount of human work by automatically
choosing colored patches from the source image and applying their colors to the grayscale patches of
the target image. Furthermore, the best patch matching over all EA parent individuals are recombined
in a single multi-sexual reco

The calibration of a low-speed wind tunnel (LSWT) test section had been made in the present work. The tunnel was designed and constructed at the Aerodynamics Lab. in the Mechanical Engineering Department/University of Baghdad. The test section design speed is 70 m/s. Frictional loses and uniformity of the flow inside the test section had been tested and calibrated based on the British standards for flow inside ducts and conduits. Pitot-static tube, boundary layer Pitot tube were the main instruments which were used in the present work to measure the flow characteristics with emphasize on the velocity uniformity and boundary layer growth along the walls of the test section. It is found that the maximum calibrated velocity for empty test s

Transmission lines are generally subjected to faults, so it is advantageous to determine these faults as quickly as possible. This study uses an Artificial Neural Network technique to locate a fault as soon as it happens on the Doukan-Erbil of 132kv double Transmission lines network. CYME 7.1-Programming/Simulink utilized simulation to model the suggested network. A multilayer perceptron feed-forward artificial neural network with a back propagation learning algorithm is used for the intelligence locator's training, testing, assessment, and validation. Voltages and currents were applied as inputs during the neural network's training. The pre-fault and post-fault values determined the scaled values. The neural network's p

Reservoir fluids properties are very important in reservoir engineering computations such as material balance calculations, well testing analyses, reserve estimates, and numerical reservoir simulations. Isothermal oil compressibility is required in fluid flow problems, extension of fluid properties from values at the bubble point pressure to higher pressures of interest and in material balance calculations (Ramey, Spivey, and McCain). Isothermal oil compressibility is a measure of the fractional change in volume as pressure is changed at constant temperature (McCain). The most accurate method for determining the Isothermal oil compressibility is a laboratory PVT analysis; however, the evaluation of exploratory wells often require an esti

Friction stir welding (FSW) process is an emerging solid state joining process in which the material that is being welded does not melt. This process uses a nonconsumable tool to generate frictional heat in the abutting surfaces. The welding parameters such as tool rotational speed, welding speed, axial force, etc., and tool pin profile play a major role in deciding the weld quality. In this investigation an attempt
has been made to understand the effect of tool pin profile and rotation diameter on microstructure and mechanical properties in aluminum alloy (2218-T72). Five different tool pin profiles (straight cylindrical, threaded cylindrical, triangular, square, and threaded cylindrical with flat), with three different rotation
d

An integrated GIS-VBA (Geographical Information System – Visual Basic for Application), model is developed for selecting an optimum water harvesting dam location among an available locations in a watershed. The proposed model allows quick and precise estimation of an adopted weighted objective function for each selected location. In addition to that for each location, a different dam height is used as a nominee for optimum selection. The VBA model includes an optimization model with a weighted objective function that includes beneficiary items (positive) , such as the available storage , the dam height allowed by the site as an indicator for the potential of hydroelectric power generation , the rainfall rate as a source of water . In a

This work aimed to design, construct and operate a new laboratory scale water filtration system. This system was used to examine the efficiency of two ceramic filter discs as a medium for water filtration. These filters were made from two different ceramic mixtures of local red clay, sawdust, and water.  The filtration system was designed with two rotating interfered modules of these filters.  Rotating these modules generates shear force between water and the surfaces of filter discs of the filtration modules that works to reduce thickness of layer of rejected materials on the filters surfaces. Each module consists of seven filtration units and each unit consists of two ceramic filter discs.    The average measured hy

The main objective of present work is to describe the feasibility of friction stir welding (FSW) for
joining of low carbon steel with dimensions (3 mm X 80 mm X 150 mm). A matrix (3×3) of welding
parameters (welding speed and tool rotational speed) was used to see influence of each parameter on
properties of welded joint .Series of (FSW) experiments were conducted using CNC milling machine
utilizing the wide range of rotational speed and transverse speed of the machine. Effect of welding
parameters on mechanical properties of weld joints were investigated using different mechanical tests
including (tensile and microhardness tests ). Micro structural change during (FSW) process was
studied and different welding zones

The Shatt Al-Arab River, in southern Iraq, flows southeastwards through Basrah City to the Arabian Gulf. Seven creeks are branched off the river: Jubyla, Muftya, Robat, Khandek, Ashar, Khora, and Saraji, where they are affected by tidal phenomena. The change in the hydrological status of the river over the last decade has adversely affected the quality of the river's water. Urban sewage and industrial wastewater are usually discharged directly or indirectly into the river. The entire river's course is studied, starting at the point where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers meet in the Qurnah district and extending into the vicinity of the river's estuary. The use of the Shatt Al Arab River in modelling a planned regulator on

This article demonstrates how different cooling rates and precipitation hardening affected the mechanical properties of AA2024. Three impact test samples were chosen. Solution heat treatment was conducted at 500 °C for 2 hrs., followed by quenching in three different quenching media (Sunflower Oil, Sesame Oil, and Corn Oil). As a result, the Sunflower Oil showed the lowest shock absorption rate; hence, it was chosen as the quenching medium for this study. Consequently, all samples of tensile, hardness, and impact tests were solution heat treated at 500 °C for 2 hours, then quenched in Sunflower Oil to room temperature and artificially aged at temperatures of 180°C for 1,2,4 hour, 195°C for 1, 2, 4 hour, and 210°C fo

The governing differential equations about the seepage were resolved using the standard numerical. The research location was on the Darbandikhan dam, which is about 230 kilometres northeast of the governorate of Baghdad in the district of Sulaymaniyah on the Diyala River. The Geo-Studio program and its subprogram SEEP/W were used to examine the total water head through the dam and water flux, and exit gradient through the numerical model that represents the dam body to show how seepage affects the dam's stability. To run the dam numerical model, three upstream reservoir water levels at a Minimum water level of 434 m, Normal water level of 472 m, and flood water level of

When multitudes of people need to be evacuated from their homes for various reasons, including natural catastrophes and armed conflicts, time and money are of the essence. Therefore, emergency relief tents are considered the most effective option for this situation. However, the indoor environment of these tent types might be thermally uncomfortable, particularly on hot or extremely cold days. Different techniques were used to overcome this problem including evaporative cooling systems. The present study aims to use a numerical approach to assess the impact of utilizing a two-stage indirect/direct evaporative cooling system on enhancing the interior thermal comfort conditions of the relief tent. The numerical part was do

Climate change poses a global challenge with profound repercussions on land cover, particularly affecting areas like Iraq due to decreased rainfall, rising temperatures, desertification, vegetation loss, and reduced river tiers attributable to weather change. This study investigates the impact of climate change on land cover in the Al-Hillah district of Babil province, Iraq, using remote sensing data and satellite imagery from Landsat 5 and 8 through the website of the US Geological Survey from 1995 to 2021. ArcMap 10.8 software program was employed to analyze and visualize these changes. The Al-Hillah district spans an area of 878 km², encompassing built-up areas, agriculture areas, desert land, wetlands, and

The Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) network has several stations that collect and record data from Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) constellations. These stations run continuously in an automated manner to collaborate and interact with different users for positioning services. In this study, the collected GNSS data at five CORS sites of the Iraqi Geodetic network was assessed to determine if there were any significant changes in the positions of these stations for a long time. This change gives a clear interpretation of the impact of different geophysical phenomena (e.g. tectonic plate motion) on the stability of positions within time.  Therefore, the collected data at ZAXO, ISER, ISBA, ISKU and

The spatial arrangement in the urban area in which cities exist is very important because it directly influences how active or otherwise such an environment can be. This study explores how Baghdad’s downtown area incorporates this spatial arrangement into land use patterns to support vitality. Particularly attention is given to AlShorja and Bab AlSharqi (two districts within Downtown Baghdad). The analysis of Space Syntax techniques and methods combined with GIS demonstrates that AlShorja does not only enjoy connectivity but also walking-oriented spaces while Bab AlSharqi has the opposite features with heavily structured road networks dedicated to vehicles. The compact, irregular streets in AlShorja support intense ped

The research explain The Effect of Domes Geometry Formation (size, shape,..) on Acoustic
Performance, that for importance of this element in designing aspect specially in Islamic architecture
and in the mosques building.
The research follow sound reflection diagrams to obtain graphic forms that explain the affection of
various Geometry Formation on Acoustic Performance , after analyze the graphic forms the final
conclusions are introduced to obtain a primary vision about a capability of dome and who deal with it.

Conformal projection is one of the most important aspects that geodesy dealing with. The
determination of the scale factors in the meridian, the parallel and projected geodesic directions are the
final result of the conformal projection. Methods for determining the scale factors in the meridian and
the parallel directions have a quite sufficient accuracy. While methods for determining the projected
geodesic have different accuracy and computation complicity.
This research adopts a modified method for computing the exact value of scale factor in
geodesic direction. In this method the scale factor is obtained by determining the true and projected
distances of the geodetic line. In the traditional methods for determinin

The waste material problem in today's world has become a major topic affecting all sectors of human life. Researchers are interested in providing solutions for each kind of waste material. Waste glass is one of the waste materials whose amounts increase daily. This article deals with two types of modified cement mortar with glass granular in the masonry wall to find their effect on the wall's property (direct tensile, flexural, and compressive bond strength). Seven different mixes were prepared according to the used glass granular ratio (three mixes contained white glass with 15, 20, and 25% while three of them contained green glass granular 5, 10, and 15%, and the last mix was a controlled mix which contains no glass gr

Since no in situ studies exist for determining unsaturated hydraulic characteristics of Iraqi soils
during internal drainage under no evaporation conditions, a field study was conducted on a silty clay loam soil to determine unsaturated hydraulic conductivity using the Instantaneous Profile
Method(IPM) and to solve the one dimensional flow equation under gravity flow theory for obtaining easier method to predicting unsaturated hydraulic conductivity and water content profiles. An 8m  8m field plot was flooded for forty days and then covered to prevent evaporation from soil surface. Gravimetric samples were augured during 90 days of drainage following flooding as a function of depth. Soil water potentials was estimated from f

A series of double odometer tests are conducted to study the compressibility and collapse of
gypseous soil taken from west of Baghdad governorate. The gypsum content of the soil used is
nearly 25%. Four different types of additives are selected to reduce the collapse strain of this soil.
These additives are cement, bentonite, calicium chloride and silicagel. An adequate reducing in the compressibility and collapsibility was obtained especially when the cement is used.

The magical brilliance between the information abilities and the abilities of
controlling the environment and consuming power, which distinguishes the smart
buildings. It becomes unavoidable and common things in different fields of
architecture like governmental, public, service and productive. Even on the level of
planning the city center and urban.
That might be attributed in first rank to the vital role of the computer in all
aspects of life until the conditioned buildings that are able to fulfill necessary needs of
the consumer. It also becomes necessary to provide the conditions of comfort,
kindness and entertainment, as regard smart buildings depends in basically in design
and the work o

A boundary element numerical algorithm has been developed for the determination of stresses and
deformations around cavities and tunnels. A study of the influence of depth below the ground
surface on the distribution of stresses and deformations around cavities and tunnels is presented in
this paper. The soil is assumed to behave linearly elastic.
A computer program has been built to perform the numerical computations. The results show that
with increasing the depth of placement of tunnel or opening below the ground surface, the settlements decrease. The maximum stresses occur at the haunches of the tunnel rather than at the crown. For the circular cavity that is considered in this paper, it was found that with increasing

One of the primary functions of the DC motor is exemplified in its utilization for the automated operation of irrigation gates, which involves a variety of DC motor models. The  DC motor chosen was influenced by the particular operational requirements of the irrigation gate. The ability to support the massive weight of the gate as well as the extreme pressure produced by river water currents are among these requirements. The gate motor utilized functions at a sluggish pace of 20 revolutions per minute. The approach employed involves tuning utilizing the Ziegler-Nichols (ZN) method. The (Proportional-Integral-Derivative) PID controller is designed to precisely manage a DC motor's position, improving the motor's overall p

تمثل عممية البناء الشكمي لمعمارة الشمسية عممية منيجية تعتمد عمى ما وجود من اساليب تطور ت عمى اساسيا نظم وتفاصيل جديدة تحدد بنية الشكل المثالي الكفوء لحفظ الطاقة ، وتقترب من النظرية الوظيفية في البناء الشكمي كما تتاثر بالنظريات االخرى ،وتتغير من مصمم الى أخر لتحقيق االبداع الشخصي في قضايا الشكل المتعمقة عادة بالحدس الذاتي والتركيز عمى استراتجية دون أخرى واالستفادة من المناورة التصميمية ضمن ماىو ممكن لموصو

The present research includes an experimental study for the effect of fins perforation on
the performance of helically finned tubes. The experiments were made on five models of (18
mm) diameter tubes finned spirally with (12mm) high fins perforated with a circular holes ,
the number of holes was (3-3-6&2 hole /fin) and their diameters were (3,4,2&3mm)
respectively .Each tube was tests horizontally by forcing air with(1.5-7.5 m/s) maximum
velocity and Reynolds number range (
3
105.7 10 3
21.1510  
) on the tube .The effect of
number and diameter of holes were studied.The experimental results showed that the fins
perforation increase the overall heat transfer coefficie

Roller Compacted Concrete is a type of concrete that is environmentally friendly and more economical than traditional concrete. Roller Compacted Concrete is typically used for heavy-duty and specialist constructions, such as hydraulic structures and pavements, because of its coarse surface. The main difference between RCC and conventional concrete mixtures is that RCC has a more significant proportion of fine aggregates that allow compaction and tight packing. In recent years, it has been estimated that several million tons of waste demolished material (WDM) produced each year are directed to landfills worldwide without being recycled for disposal. This review aimed to study the literature about creating a Roller-Comp