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Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference Proceedings Volume 2018 Issue 1
- Conference date: 19-20 Mar 2018
- Location: Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC), Doha, Qatar
- Volume number: 2018
- Published: 12 March 2018
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Novel low band gap polymers based on pyrrolo[32d:45d’]bisthiazole PBTz and thienylenevinylene TV For Organic Electronic Applications
Authors: Dhananjaya Patra, Hassan S Bazzi, Lei Fang and Mohammed Al-HashimiNovel low band gap polymers based on pyrrolo[3,2-d:4,5-d′]bisthiazole (PBTz) and thienylenevinylene (TV) For Organic Electronic Applications Dhananjaya Patra?,1 Hassan S. Bazzi,1 Lei Fang¬2 and Mohammed Al-Hashimi1 1Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University at Qatar, P.O. Box 23874, Doha, Qatar 2Department of Chemistry and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, Colleg Read More
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Concentrated photovoltaic system with a phase change material: A system to harness solar energy more efficiently as compared to a conventional photovoltaic system for Qatar climatic conditions
Authors: Jawad Sarwar, Ahmed E Abbas and Konstantinos E KakosimosConcentrated photovoltaics (CPV) is advantageous as compared to a conventional non-concentrated photovoltaic (PV) system due to its ability to increase PV cell efficiency and replacing expensive PV material with an abundant and inexpensive reflective or refractive concentrator material. In this work, an overall solar to electrical and thermal conversion efficiencies between a concentrated photovoltaic system thermally regul Read More
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Longterm Seasonal Variability of Photovoltaic Surface Soiling and Subsequent Power Loss in Doha Qatar
Authors: Wasim Javed, Bing Guo, Benjamin Figgis and Yiming WubulikasimuDust accumulation or soiling on solar panels' and collectors' surfaces has become a well-known problem, which severely reduces the performance of solar energy conversion systems. The soiling of the solar surfaces is a complex phenomenon influenced by various site-specific environmental and weather factors, and therefore should demonstrate seasonal and weather-dependent trends. Such information of natural PV soiling Read More
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Slurry Electrode Properties of Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene for Flow Cell Energy Storage Applications
By Ahmed SodiqRedox Flow Batteries (RFBs), among other options, is uniquely suited for large-scale Electrical Energy Storage (EES) due to many advantages over the conventional sealed batteries (e.g., lead-acid and Li-ion batteries). Owing to its design flexibility, flow batteries can meet a wide range of commercial-scale EES applications with varying power-to-energy ratios. In addition, flow batteries have excellent energy efficiency and c Read More
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Biomass distribution and soil characteristics along the distance from the coast in a natural mangrove forest in Qatar
Authors: Yowhan Son, Hanna Chang, Seung Hyun Han, Jusub Kim and Juha AlataloMangrove is a woody plant which grows in intertidal zones. Mangrove forests are mainly distributed in subtropical and tropical regions, and are valuable for ecosystems and for society. Even in dry regions such as Qatar, mangrove forests provide ecosystem services despite their small area and low productivity compared with tropical mangroves. Carbon sequestration by mangroves is one of the main ecosystem services miti Read More
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Geographical distribution of air pollution in Doha Qatar
Authors: Mariem Safi and Elnaiem Ali ElobaidUrban air pollution is an inevitable consequence of the urbanization representing a growing concern to scientists, policymakers and an increasing fraction of the population. Air pollution is an acute problem especially in the developing countries, where the growing population, developing industry and improving life standards are generating environmental challenges. The State of Qatar has witnessed unprecedented rapid Read More
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Travel Time Estimation using Multivariate Regression Model
Authors: Khaliqur Rahman, Shoaib Mallick and Muhammad AsifAs it is known from the current research and studies that travel time of vehicles is the most reliable parameters to measure the cost of a link. Cost modeling of routes has many useful applications in dynamic route selection strategies e.g. route selection for emergency vehicles. Travel time of an individual vehicle passing a road segment is a function of many parameters which includes of road geometry, traffic flow characteristics Read More
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Indoor and Outdoor Air Pollution in Doha – cases of schools and residences
More LessThe World Health Organization (WHO) attributes air pollution to 1 in 8 deaths worldwide, where exposure to indoor air pollutants is a significant contributor to incidences of heart disease, respiratory problems, and cancer (WHO, 2014). Since people spend the major part of the day indoors - especially in Qatar -, indoor air quality (IAQ) is a significant factor affecting their overall pollutant exposure via the respiratory-inhalation Read More
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Simulation and Optimization of an LNG Plant Cold Section
Authors: Mary Anna Katebah, Mohamed Mamoon Hussein and Easa Ismail AlmuslehSimulation and Optimization of an LNG Plant Cold Section Mary Anna Katebah, Mohamed Mamoon Hussein, Easa I. Almusleh* Chemical engineering department, Qatar University Global energy demands are expected to rise by almost 30% in the next 20 years, with fossil fuels being the primary energy sources. The combustion of fossil fuels yields significant amounts of greenhouse gas emissions, predominantly CO2. Compared t Read More
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Screening of Fresh water and Sea water Microalgae strains from Qatar for feed supplement production
The worldwide continuous increasing of population provokes an increasing awareness about the food security. Qatar is one of the first countries establishing a Food Security Strategy Program to satisfy the demand of food and feed. Microalgae is considered as one of the most promising solution based on its ability to produce the essential elements needed for food and feed such as lipids, carbohydrates, proteins... In Qata Read More
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Levels of Airborne Bacteria in a School Classroom Environment in Doha Qatar
More LessAirborne bacteria represent a potential risk to human health upon inhalation in both outdoor and indoor environments. Outdoors, bacteria may be derived from a variety of sources including soils, vegetation and animals, whilst indoors sources include both healthy and infected individuals, as well as pets, furnishings and food sources. The aim of this study was to investigate the quantity and size distribution of airborne bacteria Read More
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Characterization of Commercial Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration Membranes for Membrane Fouling
Membrane Filtration technique is being accepted worldwide as an environment friendly and energy efficient technique in Desalination Industry as compared to Thermal Desalination techniques. However, the performance of membranes which include permeate flux and rejection is affected by the membrane fouling. The properties of membrane and surface features such as porous structure, hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity charg Read More
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Reconstruction of Ribosomal RNA Genes from Metagenomic Data obtained from oilgas pipelines in Qatar
More LessQatar's economic emergence is influenced in great part by its gas reservoirs. Hence, gas processing is considered as one of the major steps to aid Qatar in its transition towards a more diversified, prospered and innovative economy. However, there is a need for research to assess the quality of water in the cooling system used in the manufacture of petroleum products. Thus, assessing water quality can help complement the tec Read More
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Qatari Oil Revenue and Economic development
More LessQatar focused on economic development since independence in 1971. The government has over the time established many developments oriented institutions and authorities, including the Supreme Planning Council, General Secretariat for Development Planning and Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Since the launch of QNV 2030 in 2008 with its four pillars (human development, social development, economic d Read More
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Comprehensive Assessment of Resin Systems as a Combined Solution for Well Integrity Challenge and Unwanted Fluid Shutoff in Carbonate Reservoirs
More LessThe petroleum industry usually uses class G cement when it comes to cementing jobs. However, that was the only option before, and because of that many issues came with it. Indeed, in the Middle Eastern region as well as the rest of the world, wellbore integrity is always a reason for concern. If wellbore integrity is not guaranteed, then production or drilling operations would be done under very unsafer circumstances. Read More
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Novel Control Algorithm for control of qZSI as Front – End Converter during nonsunlight hours
Authors: Rahman Syed, Meraj Mohammad, Iqbal Atif and Haitham Abu-RubDegrading effect of energy generation from fossil fuel are extensively discussed and debated leading to paradigm shift to renewable energy generation. Energy generation from PV panels is the best alternative for state of Qatar which gets abundant sunlight throughout the year. Development of energy generation from PV panels helps in achieving the notion of “Energy Security”. Energy security refers to availabili Read More
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Energy Metabolism Analysis in Qatar From Socioeconomic Dimensions
Authors: Sami G. Al-GHamdi and Abdulrahman AL-TamimiDue to rapid urban development and increasing population, urban areas are facing more challenges in the area of sustainable development. In order to make sure that these cities are moving toward sustainable development, it is very important to highlight the human activities as significant elements in terms of energy metabolism. This paper employed the Multi-Scale Integrated Analysis of Societal and Ecosystem Metabolis Read More
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Detailed exergy analysis of full scale LNG plant
Authors: Essa Al-Musleh, Mohamed Hussein, Mary Katebah and Zineb BouabidiSustainability is one of the major challenges faced by the industrial sector as it is driven by both environmental and economic factors. Energy demands are increasing and, to date, most of the supply is generated via fossil-fuel combustion, such as coal, gas or oil. However, these processes release greenhouse gases, mainly CO2, that contribute to global warming and other environmental issues. Of the three fossil fuels, for a Read More
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Designing piezoelectric nanogenerator from PVDFHFP nanocomposite fibers containing cellulose nanocrystals and Fedoped ZnO
More LessSelf-powering devices harvest energy from the environment and perform based on a maintenance free approach. These materials are of utmost significance as they solve the problems associated with the energy crisis and management, to greater extends. Advances in material science and the design of various polymer nanocomposites developed many self-powering devices that are flexible, sensitive, less power consuming Read More
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Low cost anode electrocatalyst for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell applications
Authors: Syed Javaid Zaidi, Sajeda Adnan Mutlaq Alsaydeh and Ammar Bin YousafDirect methanol fuel cell has attracted worldwide attention as a promising alternative clean energy source due to growing environmental problems. A number of scientific groups are working to develop the fuel cells and make it a viable clean energy option. For fuel cells to be a feasible and economic viable innovation in the materials development, such as new electrocatalyst and polymer electrolyte membranes are required Read More
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Sliding Mode Controlled drives for wide speed operation of Threephase Induction Motor
Authors: Fatima Ajaz and Rahman SyedInduction motor is widely used due to advantages in terms of performance, size, maintenance and efficiency compared to dc motor. Induction motor is either Scalar Controlled or Vector Controlled. Magnitude of voltage and frequency is controlled in scalar control and drive has better performance under steady state. The coupling effect of flux and torque makes the drive sluggish. In vector control of induction motor dr Read More
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Rheological studies of a water based drilling mud suspended with carbon nano particles
Authors: Anoop Kanjirakat, Reza Sadr, Rommel Yarc and Mahmood AmaniThe constant increase in energy demand necessitates exploration of new oil fields at challenging reservoir environments. A proper selection of the drilling fluid, or a drilling mud, is crucial in minimizing the cost and time required for the drilling process. The circulating drilling fluid aids in cooling, lubricating the drilling bit and in removing the rock cuttings from the drilling well. Water-based muds are widely used as a drilling fluid in Read More
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A New Converter Topology to Increase Energy Harvesting of Large Scale PV Power Plants
Authors: Sinan A Sabeeh Al-Obaidi and Dr. Prasad EnjetiA new voltage and current balancing topology is introduced to enable a better energy yield from central inverters for large-scale solar power plants. The proposed balancing topology is characterized by its fractional power rating, high efficiency, scalability and low cost. The approach uniquely locates the maximum power point (MPP) for the system using a new developed algorithm such that it will increase the overall s Read More
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Modeling Residential Adoption of Solar Energy in the Arabian Gulf Region
Authors: Antonio Sanfilippo, Nassma Mohandes and Marwa Al FakhriModeling the diffusion of residential solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in their social, political and economic context is crucial to help policymakers assess which policies may best support adoption. Current models of renewable energy adoption [1, 2, 3, 4] assume regulatory and incentive frameworks that do not apply to Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, where energy tariffs are strongly subsidized, tax credits are not Read More
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Protecting environment and assuring efficient energy transfer using ionic liquids
Authors: M Fahed Aziz Qureshi, Tausif Altamash and Majeda KhraishehGas hydrates are ice-like crystalline compounds that are formed when small gas molecules get trapped within the water molecules under high pressure and low-temperature conditions in oil and gas transmission lines. The formation of these hydrates is a major threat to oil and gas industry as they have a tendency to agglomerate and completely block the oil and gas transmission lines, which may lead to an explosion or cau Read More
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Conjugated polymer's side chains postprocessing for improved molecular packing and mobility of organic thinfilm transistors OTFTs
More LessSoluble conjugated polymers have nowadays attracted broad academic and industrial spotlight as innovative materials of easy tuneable optical and electronic properties.1 These properties translate into various optoelectronic applications such as organic solar cells, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and thin film transistors. The pivotal parameters that define characteristics of conjugated polymer based devices are of chemical (struct Read More
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Estimation of Groundwater Recharge in Arid Regions Using GIS: A Case Study from Qatar
Authors: Husam Baalousha, Nicolas Barth, Fanilo Ramasomanana and Said AhziAquifers are important sources of water in arid areas, where no surface water exist. Estimation of groundwater recharge from rainfall is a big challenge for hydrogeologists, due to the high uncertainty involved. It is even harder to estimate recharge in arid areas, due to high variability of meteorological parameters in space and time. Unlike recharge in humid and sub-humid areas, recharge in arid areas occurs indirectly a Read More
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Vertical zonation and functional diversity of fish assemblages revealed by ROV videos at oil platforms in The Gulf
About one third of the oil and gas extracted worldwide comes from offshore sources. There is currently thousands of large-scale oil and gas platforms spread across the seas and coastal oceans, from the North Sea to the seas of South Asia. Although their primary purpose is not related to enrichment of biodiversity, gas and oil platforms can act as large and complex artificial marine habitats for a wide range of marine or Read More
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Adaptive model of thermal comfort for office buildings in GCC
Authors: Roberto Indraganti and Djamel BoussaaThe Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations top the world in CO2 emissions/ capita. However, plummeting oil prices and increasing energy demands necessitate rethinking on thermal comfort delivery. This region has warm desert climate throughout. In GCC states, the adaptive comfort standard or the precursor field studies to develop one are non-existent. We carried out thermal comfort field studies in Qatar for thirteen months. Read More
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Designing Photo Absorbing Materials by Cation Substitutions for Photovoltaics
More LessDesigning Photo Absorbing Materials by Cation Substitutions for Photovoltaics Merid Legesse1, Heesoo Park1, Fedwa El Mellouhi1, Sergey N Rashkeev1, Sabre Kais1, 2, 3, Fahhad H Alharbi1, 3 1Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar. 2Department of Chemistry and Physics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 46323, USA. 3College of Science and Engineering, H Read More
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Core Scale Analysis on Asphaltene Flocculation Inhibition and Deposits Removal by Ultrasonication
More LessAsphaltene buildup in the near wellbore region is an increasingly problematic phenomenon, especially in mature fields. Research on ultrasonic treatment to address this issue has increased in recent years, with a field trial on mature fields exhibiting favorable characteristics. Investigation of petrophysical characteristics, precipitation of asphaltenes in rock samples, employment of ultrasonication to remove/inhibit deposits, inv Read More
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An Investigation of the Factors Affecting Barite Sagging Related to Drilling Fluid Properties
More LessDrilling phase is one of the most important parts of developing a field. The durability of the well and its performance is greatly related to the quality of the drilling. A good drilling will also have an effect on how fast the project can start make profits as the drilling phase become shorter and more efficient. There are number of different factors that can hinder the quality of the drilling job and in some cases stop it or damage the we Read More
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A Pilot Study on Evaluating the Microbial Quality of Produce Sold at the Wholesale Produce Market in Doha Qatar
Authors: Israa El-Nemr, Mohanad Mushtaha and Ipek GoktepeEnvironmental and sanitary conditions play a major role on the quality of fresh produce. The Wholesale Produce Market (WPM) in Doha is an open-air market located in close proximity to the livestock market and slaughterhouse. Currently, there is no data available on establishing the link between the microbial quality of produce sold at this market and environmental factors affecting the quality of produce. Therefore, this Read More
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Photodriven Molecular Systems for CO2 Reduction
More LessAlessandro Sinopoli, a Michael Wasielewski, b Muhammad Sohail. a aQatar Environment & Energy Research Institute, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, PO Box 5825, Doha, Qatar; bDepartment of Chemistry and Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research (ANSER) Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, USA. The use of fossil fuels, especially natural gas, which has a lower carbon burden than oil or coal, will c Read More
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Corrosion behavior of high strength low alloy HSLA steel in 35 wt% NaCl solution containing diethylenetriamine DETA as corrosion inhibitor
High strength low alloy (HSLA) steels demonstrate improved mechanical and anticorrosion properties when compared to plain carbon steels. HSLA steels have succeeded to find their major applications in industries such as defense (gun barrel, turret), food, component manufacturing, wind tunnels, power generation, and water jet cutting, etc. There are significant economic benefits to develop novel materials to mitigate the Read More
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Highly ordered mesoporous silica and halloysite nanotubes loaded with diethylenetriamine DETA for smart anti corrosion coatings
Authors: Abdul Shakoor, Fareeha Ubaid, Khurram Shahzad, Ramazan Kahraman, Fatima Montemor and Umair ManzoorThe development of nanoscience and technology has devoted significant attention to conducting studies on hollow particles. Among the available materials, mesoporous silica nanoparticles have recently gained attention as potential nanocontainers due to their high stability, large surface area, controllable pore diameter and easy surface functionalization as they can store and release organic or inorganic molecules of different s Read More
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Utilization of Iron Magnetic Nanoparticles for the extraction of oil from aqueous environments
Authors: Saly Matta, Manyam Praveen Kumar, Neil Adia, Sherzod Madrahimov and David BergbreiterThe goal of this research work is to help and to contribute toward the minimization and the control of manmade water pollution on land and in marine environment. Since oil spill is a major environmental polluter and causes server damage to natural habitats, the oil separation from aqueous phase using polyolefin-bound magnetic nanoparticles with superhydrophobic or water repellent properties has become a promi Read More
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Thermal Hysteresis of Palladium encaged inside Mesoporous Silica catalyst for Low Temperature CO oxidation
More LessThermal Hysteresis of Palladium encaged inside Mesoporous Silica catalyst for Low Temperature CO oxidation Rola Al Soubaihi 1,2, Joydeep Dutta2 Liberal Arts and Science Program, Virginia Commonwealth University-Qatar, Doha, Qatar Department of Applied Physics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden Carbon Monoxide (CO) is colorless, odorless gas produced from incomplete combustion of carbon fuel u Read More
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Detection and Characterization of Karst Structures Based on Spectral Attributes of Seismic Data
Authors: Roland Gritto, Ali Elobaid Elnaiem, Valeri Korneev, Fathelrahman Mohamed and Fadhil SadooniA major hazard in Qatar is the presence of karst, which is ubiquitous throughout the country including depressions, sinkholes, and caves. Causes for the development of karst include faulting and fracturing where fluids find pathways through limestone and dissolve the host rock to form caverns. Of particular concern are the collapse of such caverns in rapidly growing metropolitan areas that expand in heretofore unexplored regio Read More
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A survey on selfreported handling practices and food safety knowledge of workers at the major produce market in Qatar
Authors: Israa El-Nemr, Mohanad Mushtaha, Hammad Asim and Ipek GoktepeFood handling practices (FHP) is one of the most important stage where microbes can be introduced into produce through the infected food handlers or by cross-contamination. The fresh produce market in Doha, Qatar is the major market from which most of the food businesses, restaurants, super markets, and consumers obtain their fresh produce. Produce is handled by workers with no or minimum knowledge o Read More
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The Influences of Produced Water Irrigation on Soil microbial succession and Turfgrass Grass Establishment in Qatar
The Influences of Produced Water Irrigation on Soil microbial succession and Turfgrass Grass Establishment in Qatar Sameera S. Shaikh, Mohammed H. Abu-Dieyeh*, Fatima A. Al Naemi, Talaat Ahmed, and Mohammad A. Alghouti Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University. *Corresponding author: dandelion@qu.edu.qa Abstract: Water scarcity around the world Read More
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Study of polyaniline-silver nanocomposite as humidity sensor
By Jolly BhadraStudy of polyaniline-silver nanocomposite as humidity sensor J. Bhadra, A. Popelka, N. J. Al-Thani, A. Abdulkareem Center for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, Qatar Abstract In this piece of work focus on fabrication of resistive type humidity sensor using polyaniline-silver nanocomposite (PPVA-Ag). Four different nanocomposites using four concentrations of silver (0.5,1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 M) and polyaniline (PANI) dispersed in Read More
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Environmental Evaluation Risk Assessment and Management options of Abu Nakhla Treated Sewage Effluent TSE Unlined Pond Doha Qatar
The rapid economic and population growth of Qatar during the last few decades led to generation of substantial volume of municipal treated sewage effluent (TSE). Most of this water was disposed into Abu Nakhla depression at the outskirt of Doha city since 1985. Abu Nakhla depression is situated at the south-west of Doha. The mixture of these effluents with surface and ground waters during rainy seasons created a consp Read More
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Cost of energy inefficiency in Qatar
By Athar KamalEnergy policy and security of a country heavily depends on its resources, geography, demographics and economic structure. While most active strategies include the discovery, extraction and utilization (through new infrastructure) of energy resources, a more subtle approach to reduce energy demand and increase energy security is to use the resources more efficiently and conserve them to increase the life span in whi Read More
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Plasmonically Enhanced Schottky Solar Cell
Authors: MOHAMED Farhat, Sabre Kais and Fahhad AlharbiPlasmonics is an emerging broad area of research, which studies the exceptional optical properties of metallic 2D and 3D nano-structures, i.e. confinement of electromagnetic waves (surface plasmon polaritons) [1]. During the past years, there has been a huge interest in employing plasmonic structures for sunlight harvesting [2], i.e. for example in thermal photovoltaics, thin-film solar cells, or solar thermoelectrics, Read More
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Enhancing District Cooling Plants Efficiency in Qatar Using Desiccant Air Dehumidification
More LessEnergy consumption for air conditioning purposes accounts for 60-80% of electricity used in Qatar. As District Cooling Plants (DCPs) has a potential to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions, Qatar and GCC are continuously shifting paradigm towards adoption of DC plants to satisfy the rapidly growing demand in all sectors. However, DC plants usually rely on wet cooling towers for disposing the excess heat to the ambie Read More
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Passive Thermal Management of Photovoltaic Modules in Qatar by Utilizing PCMMatrix Absorbers
More LessPerformance and reliability is essential factor for deploying the solar Photovoltaic (PV) technology in desert environment due to the high ambient temperature and high humidity. During daytime, the PV conversion efficiency decreases considerably due to high temperature and weak natural cooling effects on PV modules. During night, sky radiation cooling promotes atmospheric water vapor condensation on PV modules surfa Read More
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Passive House Design Alternatives for Labor Camps in Modern AgroIndustrial Communities in Qatar
More LessThe consumption of electricity in residential buildings exceeds 20% in Qatar and can go up to 50% in other hot countries like Kuwait. The air-conditioning systems in hot countries like Qatar consumes around 60–80% of the total energy demand in buildings. This triggers researchers and industry experts in the built environment to explore new avenues towards reducing the cooling load on a building and study influential fa Read More
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Compartmentalization and production allocation study of a carbonate field using molecular fingerprinting
Authors: Frank Haeseler, Damien Couteyen-Carpaye and Fatima MahdaouiIn multi layered reservoirs the fluid composition may differ from one layer to another. The knowledge of the lateral and vertical fluid heterogeneities may help to better understand the fluid distribution in the field and consequently contribute to enlighten production. Several mechanisms can affect the fluid composition, like origin, maturity, alteration or physical conditions. The objective of this study is to prese Read More
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Application of Value Engineering approach for Improving the Quality and Productivity of Ready Mixed Concrete Used in Construction and Hydraulic Projects
More LessThe paper studies the effectiveness of applying value engineering to concrete mixtures. It was conducted in the State of Qatar on a number of strategic construction projects for the 2022 World Cup projects, in order to generally improve the quality and productivity of ready-mixed concrete used in construction and hydraulic projects. The application of value engineering to such concrete mixtures resulted in the following: Im Read More
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