Biomass transformation into fuels, platform chemicals and materials contributes to developing sustainability and carbon neutralization. Pyrolysis is one of the most important approaches to valorize biomass. The distributed activation energy model (DAEM) is a comprehensive kinetic model in...

This paper studies the bicriteria problem of scheduling n jobs on an unbounded parallel-batch machine. The goal is to minimize makespan and maximum cost simultaneously. When the jobs have arbitrary processing times and equal release dates, we obtain an O ( n 3 )-time algorithm, improving the...

Many existing papers on the topic of smart grids work on scheduling of appliances considering an unlimited energy supply. However, the size of the power grid necessary to operate on periods of peak demand of the day would be large, and that would not be exploited during most of the day. Because...

This paper applies bio-inspired optimization techniques to the interconnection planning of offshore wind farms. More specifically, the Bat Algorithm and the Grey Wolf Optimizer are applied to solve the problem. Reliability and economic criteria related to wind farms are considered. The study is...

The main contribution is to propose the most optimum tube arrangements inside the domain in that outlet temperature and pressure drop as goal parameters are optimized based on fluid characteristics. While the flow regime is assumed to be laminar and is affected by buoyancy force, the hot fluid...

Collective knowledge is significantly affected by information about others’ viewpoints. However, under what conditions does the “wisdom of crowds” help versus harm knowledge of factual information? In this experiment, we present subjects with the task of answering 50 factual true or false...

Global environmental problems have become increasingly prominent, and China, as one of the world's major powers, should take action. China promises to achieve a "carbon peak" by 2030, and carbon dioxide emissions will no longer increase, and will gradually decrease after reaching the peak. To...

When optimal parcel delivery plans have to be made, a logistic system with locker boxes as alternative delivery locations can greatly increase efficiency. An important decision in such a system is where to locate the locker box stations. Hence, we extend the vehicle routing problem with locker...