When preserving perishable goods, maintaining a constant temperature over the cold supply chain is essential. Therefore, refrigerated vehicles are an important part of the cold supply chain system. However, many traditional refrigerated cargo systems are not designed to support the homogeneity...

Molasses is a first-generation bioethanol feedstock that is a byproduct of sugar production. Molasses is a viscous fluid; consequently, when it serves as a substrate, it needs to be dissolved in water to obtain the appropriate conditions for the yeast. Therefore, the mixing process of molasses...

All modern hydro-kinetic turbines are being designed based on a lift, using airfoils, which should have a significant lift to drag ratio to achieve maximum efficiency.SG604X family airfoil has significant lift-to-drag ratio under an operating range of Re from 105-106, which also come under our...

Supersonic Ejector (SE) is a thermally-driven fluidic compressor that replaces the electro-mechanical compressor in Reverse-Rankine refrigeration/heat pump cycles. These widely used thermal cycles account for billions of kWh of electric energy and produce hundreds of millions of metric tons of...

The present work seeks to review the current biomass combustion models in use for industrial applications. Combustion efficiency of coal fired boilers is a major concern for engineers and policy makers especially with the effect emissions have on the climate. Biomass, a renewable fuel, offers an...

The COVID-19 pandemic increased public debt and changed the income distribution in many countries. We use a numerical simulation approach to derive optimal nonlinear marginal tax rates for the pre-crisis and crisis periods. We contribute to the literature by examining optimal tax rates...

We extend the model by DeGrauwe and Grimaldi (2006, EER) by currency transaction taxes. This model explains the exchange rate behavior by the interaction of heterogeneous traders who display either trend chasing behavior or rely on a return of the exchange rate back to its arbitrage free...

We analyze income tax evasion dynamics in a standard model of statistical mechanics, the Ising model of ferromagnetism. However, in contrast to previous research, we use an inhomogeneous multi-dimensional Ising model where the local degrees of freedom (agents) are subject to a specific social...

Purpose: We aim at "heavy traffic direction" and "light traffic direction" in two-way waterway traffic and attempt to promote the transit capacity of two-way waterway system. Design/methodology/approach: We propose overtaking rules, head-on rules and a cellular automaton model for variable...

This paper explores the design parameters of high-voltage coils of three-phase transformers and the effects of eddy current losses caused by energy conversion. The commercial software, ANSYS-Maxwell, was employed to conduct the simulation of electrical and magnetic fields. The design parameters...