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Editorial Preface
Contents of Number 1
Integrated Energy and Water Planning
on an Arid Island, Case of S. Vicente, Cape Verde
Raquel Segurado,
Luís Alves, Neven Duić, Goran Krajačić
Smart Grid Applications in the US:
Technical Potential and Regulatory Barriers
Homayoon “Amir” Abtahi
Development of Multistage Converter
for Outdoor Thermal Electric Cooling (TEC) Applications
Wael Salah , Soib Taib , Anwar
Al-Mofleh
Effect of Pressure and Inlet Velocity
on the Adiabatic Flame Temperature of a Methane-Air Flame
Rana Haj Khalil , Ahmad
Sakhrieh, Mohammad Hamdan , Jamil Asfar
Incentives for Technology Development
and Project Based Mechanisms: Case of Renewable Energy Project
H. Imai, J. Akita, H. Niizawa
Laboratory and Field Scale
Bioremediation of Tetrachloroethene (PCE) Contaminated
Groundwater
J. Ibbini, S. Santharam, L. C.
Davis, L. E. Erickson
Renewable Energy Potential and
Characteristics in Jordan
M. Al zou'bi
Study and Control of a Power
Electronic Cascade using Photovoltaic Cell-Multilevel Inverter
Dalila Beriber, Abdelaziz
Talha, Farid Bouchafaa, Mohamed Seghir Boucherit
The Measurement of Overall Elastic
Stiffness and Bulk Modulus in Solar Photovoltaic Devices
Imad Alhayek, Mohamed S. Gaith
Thermodynamic Simulation Modelling
of Low-Temperature Geothermal Source Located in Arid-Zone Area
North Africa
S. Masheiti, B. Agnew
Solid Waste Landfills as a Source of
Green Energy: Case Study of Al Akeeder Landfill
H. Abu Qdais, F. Abdulla and
L. Qrenawi
A Novel Dual Effect Soot Filtering
System
Saud Aldajah, Yousef Haik and
Emad Elnajjar
Characterization of Horizontally
Grown Silicon Nanowires in Aluminum Thin Films
Khaleel N. Abushgair, Husam H.
Abu-Safe, Hameed A. Naseem, Mahmoud A. EL-Sabagh, Brian L.
Rowoen, Avnish K. Srivastava, Samir M. El-Ghazaly
Comparison of Biogas Supply Chains
Using the Example of the Conditions of a Municipality
B. Noche, A. Al Mansi, G. De
La Torre
A Comparison between the Electrical
and Optical Properties of CdS: In Thin Films for Two Doping
Ratios
Shadia J. Ikhmayiesa, Riyad N
Ahmad-Bitar
Energy Management for Stand Alone PV
System
Achour Mahrane, Madjid Chikh,
Ahmed Chikouche
Evaluation of Solar Electric Power
Technologies in Jordan
Omar Badran, Emad Abdulhadi,
Rustum Mamlook
Interference Pigment Coated Solar
Cellsfor Use in High Radiant Flux Environments
Faiz Rahman, Kamran Abid ,
Christoph Schmidt, Gerhard Pfaff , Friedrich Koenig
Development Chances of Distributed
Energy Production on Small Scale
S. Alsaqoor, M. AlAjlouni, K.
AlQdah, H. Kruczek, E. Pelińska-Olko
Modelling and Optimisation of Wind
Energy Systems
A. Benatiallah, L.Kadi, B.
Dakyo
New Method for Quality Evaluation of
Mc-Si Wafers Implied in the Fabrication of Photovoltaic Cells
Mohamed FATHI, Ahmed CHIKOUCHE
Numerical Modeling of Coal
Tire-Shred Co-Gasification
Ilham Talab, Zaki Al-Nahari,
Rana Qudaih, Isam Janajreh
Performances of Photovoltaic
Generator Multi-Level Cascade
Abdelaziz Talha , Dalila
Beriber, Mohamed Seghir Boucherit
Power Quality and Stability
Improvement in Wind Park System Using STATCOM
V.Suresh Kumar, Ahmed F.Zobaa,
R.Dinesh Kannan, K.Kalaiselvi
Solar
Net Collective Flux and Conversion Efficiency of the
Nickel-Pigmented Aluminium Oxide Selective Absorber Prepared by
Alternate and Reverse Periodic Technique in Different Prototype
Volumes
A. Wazwaz, J. Salmi, R. Bes
Transient Analysis and Output
Characteristics of DC Motors Fed by Photovoltaic Systems
Mohammad S. Widyan, Anas I. Al
Tarabsheh, Issa Y. Etier, Rolf E. Hanitsch
Wind-Solar Hybrid Electrical Power
Generation in Jordan
Ghassan Halasa
Rapidly Shrinking Dead Sea Urgently
Needs Infusion of 0.9 km3/a from Planned Red-Sea Channel:
Implication for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development
Shahrazad Abu Ghazleh, Stephan
Kempe, Jens Hartmann, Nils Jansen
Seawater Desalination System
Integrated to Single Effect and Double Effect Absorption Heat
Transformers
Rabah GOMRI
A
Study of Fuel Cell Hybrid Auto Rickshaws Using Realistic Urban
Drive Cycles
Mohammed Abu Mallouh, Bradley
Denman, Brian Surgenor, Brant Peppley
Contents of Number 2
Elaboration
of Supervision Process Applied to The Pressurized Nuclear
Reactor Using Graphical Approach
Badoud Abd Essalam, Khemliche
Mabrouk and Latrèche Samia
Abrasive
Wear of Continuous Fibre Reinforced Al And Al-Alloy Metal Matrix
Composites
Ramadan J. Mustafa
Analysis of a Modular Housing Production System Using Simulation
Souma Alhaj Ali, Ayman Abu
Hammad, Mark Hastak, and Matt Syal
Structural Reliability of Thin Plates with Random Geometrical
Imperfections Subjected to Uniform Axial Compression
AV. Raviprakash, A. Adhithya
Plato Sidharth, B. Prabu, N. Alagumurthi
In-Production Product Value: A New Method for Part Type
Prioritization
Safwan A. Altarazi, Nabeel
Mandahawai, Khaled Gharaibah
Computational Modelling for Solid-State Variable-Frequency
Induction Motor Drive - II
Saleh A. Al-Jufout, Kamal A.
Khandakji
A
Development of Technology for Making Porous Metal Foams Castings
A. K. Shaik dawood, S. S.
Mohamed Nazirudeen
Experimental Study of Oil Shale and Olive Cake Dust Explosion by
Burning Mixtures of Coarse and Fine Particles
A. Sakhrieh , M.A. Hamdan,
Y.Abdullat
The
Implementation of Total Quality Management (TQM) for The Banking
Sector in Jordan
Salman D. Al-Shobaki, Rami H.
Fouad , Adnan Al-Bashir
An
Effective Approach for Solving The Multi-Response Problem in
Taguchi Method
Abbas Al-Refaie, Tai-Hsi Wu,
Ming-Hsien Li
Confidence
Estimates of Operators’ Group Activity in Man-Machine Systems
R. T. Al-Kasasbeh, F. Ionescou,
A. Mukattash, R. Btoush
Improvement in
Adhesion Behavior of Aluminum Due to Surfaces Treatment with Arc
Discharge
Nabil Anagreh, Amin Al Robaidi
Contents of Number 3
Aldehyde and BTX Emissions
from a Light Duty Vehicle Fueled on Gasoline and
Ethanol-Gasoline Blend, Operating With a Three-Way Catalytic
Converter
Asad Naeem Shah, Ge Yun-shan,
Zhao Hong
Simulaton-Based
Optimization for Performance Enhancement of Public Departments
Omar Bataineh, Raid Al-Aomar,
Ammar Abu-Shakra
Combustion Oscillations
Diagnostics in a Gas Turbine Using an Acoustic Emissions
Salem A. Farhat , Mohamed K.
Al-Taleb
Theoretical Analyses of
Energy Saving in Indirect Contact Evaporative Crystallization by
Using Combined Cycle of Vapor Recompression Heat Pump and
Throttling Valve
Adnan M. Al-Harahsheh
Studies On X - Control
Chart With Pareto In-Control Times for Non Normal Variates
Neelufur , K.Srinivasa Rao, K.
Venkata Subbaiah
Strengthening Aluminum
Scrap by Alloying With Iron
W. Khraisat, and W. Abu
Jadayil
Investigation into the
Vibration Characteristics and Stability of a Welded Pipe
Conveying Fluid
Nabeel K. Abid Al-Sahib, Adnan
N. Jameel, Osamah F. Abdulateef
Reliability Analysis of
Car Maintenance Scheduling and Performance
Ghassan M. Tashtoush , Khalid
K. Tashtoush, Mutaz A. Al-Muhtaseb, Ahmad T. Mayyas
Dynamic Modeling and
Simulation of MSF Desalination Plants
Awad S. Bodalal, Sayed A.
Abdul_Mounem, Hamid S. Salama
An Automatic Method for
Creating the Profile of Supersonic Convergent-Divergent Nozzle
M. Al-Ajlouni
Simulation and
Modeling of Bubble Motion in an Electrolytic Bath of Soderberg
Pot
C. Karuppannan, T.Kannadasan
A Mathematical Study for
Investigation the Problems of Soft Shells Materials
N. Al-Kloub, M. A. Nawafleh,
M. Tarawneh, F. Al-Ghathian
Contents of Number
4
Dynamic
Control Card in a Production System Controlled by Conwip
Approach
Paolo Renna
Conceptual Understanding of Mass and Stiffness Fixed Points of
Discrete Vibrational Systems
M. Abu-Hilal, A.R. Touqan
Experimental Investigations of the Effect of Some Insulating
Materials on The Compressive Strength, Water Absorption and
Thermal Conductivity of Building Bricks.
Ali M. Othman
Novel Method of Productivity Improvement and Waste Reduction
through Recycling of Submerged Arc Welding Slag
Dalgobind Mahto, Anjani
Kumar
Design and Manufacturng of Self Actuating Traction Drives with
Solid and Hollow Rollers
Wisam M. Abu-Jadayil,
Mousa S. Mohsen
Cylindrical Solar Cooker with Automatic Two Axes Sun Tracking
System
Essam Abdallah, Mohammed
Al_Soud, Ali Akayleh, Salah Abdallah
Mathematical Modeling and Performance Optimization for the Paper
Making System of a Paper Plant
Rajiv Khanduja, P. C.
Tewari, R.S. Chauhan, Dinesh Kumar
Reduction of Vibration of Industrial Equipments
M. A. Nawafleh, N.Al-Kloub,
M. Tarawneh, R. M. Younes
Property Estimation with Automated Ball Indentation Using
Artificial Neural Network and Finite Element Simulation
Kamal Sharma, Vivek Bhasin,
A. K. Ghosh
Exergoeconomic Analysis for Unit Gt14 of South Tripoli Gas
Turbine Power Plant
Giuma M. Fellah, Fathi A.
Mgherbi, Saleh M. Aboghres
Total Productive Maintenance Review and Overall Equipment
Effectiveness Measurement
Osama Taisir R.Almeanazel
Effect of EGR on Performance and Emission Characteristics of
Natural Gas Fueled Diesel Engine
S.K. Mahla, L.M. Das,
M.K.G. Babu
Contents of Number
5
Design, Fabrication and Experimental Study of Heat Transfer
Characteristics of a Micro Heat Pipe
R.A. Hossain, M.A.K Chowdhuri,
C. M. Feroz
A Comparative Analysis of the Performance of Monocrystalline and
Multiycrystalline PV Cells in Semi Arid Climate Conditions: the
case of Jordan
M.R. Abdelkader, A. Al-Salaymeh,
Z. Al-Hamamre, Firas Sharaf
Numerical Modelling of a Turbocharger Splitter-Vaned Centrifugal
Impeller at off-Design Conditions, Part I: Impeller Flow Field
A. Fatsis, A. Panoutsopoulou,
N. Vlachakis
Application of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) in
Multi-Criteria Analysis of the Selection of Cranes
Doraid Dalalah, Faris AL-Oqla,
Mohammed Hayajneh
Reduction
of Wastages in a Motor Manufacturing Industry
S. P. Vendan, K. Sakthidhasan
Surface
Retorting of Jordanian Oil Shale and Associated CO2 Emissions
Jamal O. Jaber, Taiseer M.
Abu-Rahmeh, Aiman Alawin, N. Al-Kloub
Real Time Compensation of Machining Errors for Machine Tools NC
Based on Systematic Dispersion
M. RAHOU , A. CHEIKH , F.
SEBAA
Ballistisc
Impact Fracture Behaviour of Continuous Fibre Reinforced
Al-Matrix Composites.
Al-Hamdan Ali, L. Yassin Nimir
, J. Ramadan Mustafa
Numerical
Simulation and Performance Evaluation of Stirling Engine cycle
M. Tarawneh, F. Al-Ghathian,
M. A. Nawafleh, and N.Al-Kloub
Investigation of Optimum Fuel Injection Timing of Direct
Injection CI Engine Operated on Preheated Karanj-Diesel Blend
Kamal Kishore Khatri, Dilip
Sharma, S. L. Soni, Satish Kumar,Deepak Tanwar
Hydrodynamic
Performance Evaluation of an Ellipsoidal Nose for a High Speed
under Water Vehicle
K.N.S.Suman, D.Nageswara Rao,
H.N.Das, G.Bhanu Kiran
Design
Optimization of Complex Structures Using Metamodels
M. RAMU , V. PRABHU RAJA., P.
R. THYLA, M.GUNASEELAN
Contents of Number
6
Numerical Modelling of a Turbocharger
Splitter-Vaned Centrifugal Impeller at off-Design Conditions
Part II: Computation of Forces and Torques
A. Fatsis, A. Panoutsopoulou,
N.Vlachakis
A Fusion Technique Based on Image -
Statistical Analysis for Detection of Throat Cancer Types
Adnan Al-Bashir, Bassam Al-Naami
Experiments on Aluminum-Copper Alloys
Properties as Solar Absorbers
Abdul Hai Alami
Statistical Process Control Tools: A
Practical guide for Jordanian Industrial Organizations
Rami Hikmat Fouad, Adnan
Mukattash
Damage Identification of Welded
Structures Using Time Series Models and Exponentially Weighted
Moving Average Control Charts
P.Srinivasa Rao, Ch.Ratnam
Efficiency of Free Cooling Technique
in Air Refrigeration Systems
A. Al-Salaymeh, M.R.
Abdelkader
Real Time Prediction of Flank Wear by
Neuro Fuzzy Technique in Turning
D. Dinakaran, Sampathkumar, J.
Susai Mary
Analysis of Solar Radiation in Jordan
Issa Etier, Anas Al Tarabsheh,
and Mohammad Ababneh
Production Inventory Model for
Deteriorating Items with On-Hand Inventory and Time Dependent
Demand
Sri S. V. Uma Maheswara Rao ,
K. Srinivasa Rao, K. Venkata Subbaiah
Effect of Poisson’s Ratio on the
Elastic Strain Concentration Factor of Notched Bars under Static
Tension and under Pure Bending.
H. M. Tlilan
Revision of the Recent Heterogeneous
Solid Object Modeling Techniques
Wisam Abu Jadayil
Hot
Water Management of DHW Storage Tank: Supply Features
N. Beithou , M. Abu Hilal
