Performance investigation of solar photovoltaic panels using mist nozzles cooling system by Syed Ali Raza Naqvi (12428586)

“…<p dir="ltr">Solar PV has a disadvantage over its many advantages that its electrical efficiency falls due to rise in surface/operating temperature of solar PV cells. Therefore, it is necessary to find a way to mitigate the efficiency loss due to rise in temperature as well as to increase life span of solar photovoltaics by lowering its cell temperature. …”

Energy utilization assessment of a semi-closed greenhouse using data-driven model predictive control by Farhat Mahmood (15468854)

“…<p dir="ltr">With the global increase in food demand, closed and controlled greenhouses are an essential source for year-round crop production. …”

Production of Acidic Bio-Char from Food Waste by Pour, Fatemeh Hassan

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Production and investigation of flexible nanofibers of sPEEK/PVP loaded with RuO2 nanoparticles by Mariem Chamakh (14150481)

“…Impedance spectroscopy tests were conducted to study the electrical properties of the samples as a function of ruthenium oxide concentration and temperature. The results illustrated the increase in resistivity as well as the activation energy with the increase of nanoparticle concentration due to the reduction in the free SO₃H groups because of the strong ionic crosslinking. …”

Investigation and Mathematical Modeling of Acoustic Release of Doxorubicin from Micelles by Alhariri, Youssef Ashraf

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Off-design performance analysis of combined CSP power and direct oxy-combustion supercritical carbon dioxide cycles by Ahmad K., Sleiti

“…Critical technical problems still exist in the TES systems including the high-temperature corrosion, expensive materials, temperature swing, and large size. …”
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Modeling and simulation of PV arrays under varying conditions by Ghajar, R.

“…Most universities around the globe offer, nowadays, renewable energy courses within the electrical and mechanical engineering curricula to support the increasing demand for renewable energy engineers. This paper presents a teaching approach for modeling and simulating PV cells and systems taking into consideration the effects of temperature, irradiance, series and parallel connections of modules and shading. …”
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Adsorption studies on the removal of coloring agent phenol red from wastewater using waste materials as adsorbents by K. Gupta, Vinod

“…Different thermodynamic parameters such as free energy, enthalpy, and entropy have been calculated and it was concluded that with the increase in temperature adsorption increases, indicating the endothermic nature of the process for both adsorbent materials. …”
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The effect of building height diversity on outdoor microclimate conditions in hot climate. A case study of Dubai-UAE by Shareef, Sundus

“…Previous studies focused on traditional methods of increasing the shading effect, e.g. buildings' height/canyon width (H/W) ratio. …”
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Reusing Minarets as a Passive Cooling (Wind Catcher/Solar Chimney): A Case Study in the Emirate of Sharjah by ABDALLA, TALIB ABDALLA ALI

“…The study revealed the possibility, benefit, and feasibility of the idea of repurposing the minaret in reducing overall energy consumption and the impact of thermal comfort elements such as air temperature, relative humidity, wind movement, mean radiant temperature and CFD in the process of repurposing the minaret.…”
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Comparative Analysis of Thermal Conditions and Comfort Between Modern and Traditional Districts in Hot-Arid Climate: Case Study in Ajman-UAE by Salameh, Muna

“…Moreover, this study made an evaluation and comparison of the outdoor air temperature and thermal comfort between the traditional and modern urban districts to highlight the passive design solutions that increase the thermal effectiveness in the traditional urban fabrics, as some of these passive design solutions can be used to modify the thermal conditions in the modern ones. …”
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The impact of switching from fluorescent lights to full-spectrum fluorescent and LED lighting in schools: An experiment in Victoria Int’l School in Sharjah by SEJARI, NOURHAN JAMAL

“…The issue of color rendering and temperature is becoming increasingly important as high efficiency lamps and government regulations are enforced. …”
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Enhancing a Simple Water-Based Photovoltaic-Thermal (PVT) Solar Collector Using CFD Analysis by Osman, Marwan Hicham

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Water quality problems associated with intermittent water supply by Tokajian, Sima

“…The mean bacterial count increased significantly after 7 d storage in both tank types. …”
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An insight into thermal properties of BC₃-graphene hetero-nanosheets: a molecular dynamics study by Maryam Zarghami Dehaghani (17542248)

“…Regarding parameters affecting Kapitza resistance, increased temperature and strain caused the rise and drop in Kaptiza thermal resistance, respectively. …”

Excess pCO2 and carbonate system geochemistry in surface seawater of the exclusive economic zone of Qatar (Arabian Gulf) by Connor, Izumi

“…Temperature also increases. The pCO2 in surface seawater averaged 458 ± 62 which was higher than the atmospheric value of 412 ppm. …”
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Measured enthalpies of adsorption of boron-doped activated carbons by Beckner, M.

“…Initial room temperature experiments show a 20% increase in the hydrogen excess adsorption per surface area compared to the undoped material. …”
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Machine Learning Based Photovoltaics (PV) Power Prediction Using Different Environmental Parameters of Qatar by Amith Khandakar (14151981)

“…These countries plan to increase the contribution of power from renewable energy (RE) over the years. …”

Application of chromium oxide-based redox reactions for hydrogen production via solar thermochemical splitting of water by Rahul R. Bhosale (6467102)

“…The thermodynamic properties required for the computations were obtained from an HSC Chemistry 9.9 software. An increase in thermal reduction (TR) temperature (T_H) from 1800 K to 2230 K was responsible for the rise in the percentage TR of Cr₂O₃ (Tr-Cr) from 0% to 100%. …”

Differential water quality in confined and free-flowing water bodies, Lebanon by Korfali, Samira Ibrahim

“…Measured water parameters were temperature, pH, conductivity, BOD, HCO3-, Ca2+, Mg2+, Cl-, SO42-, PO43-, NO3-, NH3, Fe, Mn, Zn, Pb, and Cd. …”
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