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Determination of Optimal Piston Trajectories for High Efficiency 4-Stroke Cycles by Using Predictive Combustion Modeling

open access: yesThermo, 2022
The potential regarding the indicated efficiency of an alternative piston trajectory for a spark ignited methane combustion engine has been investigated in this study.
Clemens Biet, Sören Krebs
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Harmonised Principles for Public Participation in Quality Assurance of Integrated Water Resources Modelling [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The main purpose of public participation in integrated water resources modelling is to improve decision-making by ensuring that decisions are soundly based on shared knowledge, experience and scientific evidence.
Ferrand, N.   +5 more
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Integrated Modelling to Support Analysis of COVID-19 Impacts on London's Water System and In-river Water Quality

open access: yesFrontiers in Water, 2021
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, citizens of the United Kingdom were required to stay at home for many months in 2020. In the weeks before and months following lockdown, including when it was not being enforced, citizens were advised to stay at home where ...
Barnaby Dobson   +5 more
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Development of a user-centered module: A contribution to flood-sustainable spatial planning [PDF]

open access: yesUrbani Izziv, 2018
This article addresses user-related issues in flood-sustainable spatial planning. It presents the concept and methodological development of a user-centred module, one of three modules of a model for an integral system of flood-sustainable planning.
Barbara Goličnik Marušić   +1 more
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Integrated framework for hydrologic modelling in data-sparse watersheds and climate change impact on projected green and blue water sustainability

open access: yesFrontiers in Environmental Science, 2023
Climate and hydrologic hazards pose a threat to the distribution of watersheds’ water resources in time and space, necessitating planning for sustainable resilience and adaptation.
I. M. Lawal   +4 more
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Evaluation of Fracture Parameters by Coupling the Edge-Based Smoothed Finite Element Method and the Scaled Boundary Finite Element Method [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Applied and Computational Mechanics, 2019
This paper presents a technique to evaluate the fracture parameters by combining the edge based smoothed finite element method (ESFEM) and the scaled boundary finite element method (SBFEM).
M. Surendran   +2 more
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Integrated Life Cycle Assessment Modelling of Densified Fuel Production from Various Biomass Species

open access: yesEnergies, 2022
This work presents new data on the life cycle impact assessment of various lignocellulosic biomass types in Mexico. A comparative life cycle assessment model of biomass densification systems was conducted. An integrated approach that incorporated various
Rukayya Ibrahim Muazu   +2 more
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Water resource development planning around village cascades: piloting of a scientific methodology in Yan Oya river basin of Sri Lanka

open access: yesWater Policy, 2021
In the dry zone of Sri Lanka experiencing hydrological and weather extremes, non-availability of validated scientific data on stream-flows and groundwater stocks for sufficient time periods, and the presence of large numbers of small and large tanks that
Manoharan Seenithamby, K. D. W. Nandalal
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An Analysis of Agricultural Systems Modelling Approaches and Examples to Support Future Policy Development under Disruptive Changes in New Zealand

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2022
Agricultural systems have entered a period of significant disruption due to impacts from change drivers, increasingly stringent environmental regulations and the need to reduce unwanted discharges, and emerging technologies and biotechnologies ...
Clémence Vannier   +3 more
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A methodology to model integrated smart city system from the information perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Rapid urban population growth challenges cities and sustainable urban development. Despite the effort deployed with conventional urban design, the current solutions are unable to significantly respond to existing challenges. The concept of smart city (SC)
Baker, Keith   +3 more
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