eng
Port Said University, Faculty of Engineering
Port-Said Engineering Research Journal
1110-6603
2536-9377
2014-03-01
18
1
1
6
10.21608/pserj.2014.46640
46640
Original Article
Inter-Area Oscillation Damping With A Near-Optimal Fuzzy Logic Stabilizer
Kamal El- Serafi
1
T Abdel-Azim
2
Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Egypt
This paper describes a novel power system stabilizer based on fuzzy logic theory (FLPSS) for damping power systemoscillations focusing on inter-area modes. In particular, the adaptive fuzzy power system stabilizers using both off-lineand on-line training. The determination of the associated domains of the fuzzy logic power system stabilizer is obtainedby off-line training using a pre-designed optimal controller. Computer simulations for a test power system when su bjectedto small disturbances under normal and stressed operating conditions are carried out. The digital simulation resultsshow that the proposed controller proves its effectiveness and improves the system damping when compared to alead-lag and an optimal power system stabilizer controllers.
https://pserj.journals.ekb.eg/article_46640_05dc0bf86ec66b4106d8e3a9fcdb85a4.pdf
Power System Stabilizer
stability
Fuzzy Logic applications
inter-area modes
eng
Port Said University, Faculty of Engineering
Port-Said Engineering Research Journal
1110-6603
2536-9377
2014-03-01
18
1
7
16
10.21608/pserj.2014.46648
46648
Original Article
Feasibility Analysis for Power Transformer Expectancy and Loss of Life “A practical Case Study in Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company”
Ibrahim Henidaq
eng.blackout@gmail.com
1
Gamal Mahmoud
gamalagag@hotmail.com
2
Ahmed Daoud
ahmed.ali.daoud@gmail.com
3
Hamed Zarzoura
hamed_zarzoura@hotmail.com
4
Electrical engineer in EETC
Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Egypt
Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University,
Technical consultant in EETC
Quality of power supply is now a major worldwide important issue making harmonic analysis an essential element in power system planning and design. Because of the power transformers are major components in power systems; this paper studies the impact of power harmonics on power transformer. This phenomenon increases the power losses, over loading, over voltage conditions; accelerate aging of life and failure probability of transformer. The paper refers to the importance of mitigation this phenomenon, and presents a typical case study of high voltage power transformer which exists in Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC). The electrical power network is simulated using the ETAP 6.0.0, and the results demonstrate the importance of mitigation of this phenomenon
https://pserj.journals.ekb.eg/article_46648_e4fa2424e41ef2368a7adceda57cd1fe.pdf
Harmonic
Nonlinear load
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)
eng
Port Said University, Faculty of Engineering
Port-Said Engineering Research Journal
1110-6603
2536-9377
2014-03-01
18
1
17
21
10.21608/pserj.2014.46651
46651
Original Article
Particle Swarm Optimization-Based Pd-Controller of Dc Servo-Motor
Shereen Elsayed
shereenfayad@yahoo.com
1
Hossam Attia
hossam65eg@yahoo.com
2
Fahim Khalifa
foie-suez@yahoo.com
3
Reda Ghaly
4
Electrical Power, and Machines Department, Faculty of Industrial Education, Suez University, Suez, Egypt, E-mail
4Electrical Engineering ,Faculty of Industrial Education Suez University ,Suez, Egypt
Electrical Power, and Machines Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Ismailia University, Ismailia, Egypt
Electrical Engineering ,Faculty of Industrial Education ,Suez University ,Suez, Egypt
This paper presents the design of a particle swarm optimization (PSO) controller for the speed of a DC servo-motor. First, a proportional-derivative particle swarm optimization (PDPSO) based controller is designed, and then compared with Signal Constraint block of Simulink Response Optimization Toolbox instead of conventional methods. The DC servo motor is modeled and simulated using simulink /MATLB environment. The obtained results ensure the superiority of PDPSO-based controller.
https://pserj.journals.ekb.eg/article_46651_dc2f3b627504535eb28fdb4b76c3a328.pdf
DC Servo Motor
Proportional-Integral- derivative
Ziegler-Nichols method
Particle Swarm Optimization
eng
Port Said University, Faculty of Engineering
Port-Said Engineering Research Journal
1110-6603
2536-9377
2014-03-01
18
1
22
29
10.21608/pserj.2014.46702
46702
Original Article
Simulation Study on the Production of Hydrogen/Syngas via Partial Oxidation in a Natural Gas-Fueled Engine
Mohamed Morsy
mramadan@ksu.edu.sa
1
Mechanical Engineering Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11421, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
AbstractThe automotive industry is considered as one of the biggest industries worldwide. On this field, continuous researchand development are performed to improve efficiencies of cars and trucks. Increasing efficiencies of automotives notonly lead to cost reduction but also to reduced pollution, which is very important in today’s society. Therefore, eachcountry in the world is carrying out research on developing alternative energy sources. Therefore, it is essential todevelop the environment-friendly alternative energy urgently considering the limitation of fossil fuel and the globalwarming caused by environmental destruction. In this research, the new technology to produce hydrogen and syngasfrom natural gas with a homogeneous charge compression ignition reforming engine was studied. The simulat ion toolused was CHEMKIN 3.7, using the GRI natural gas combustion mechanism. This simulation was conducted on thechanges in hydrogen and syngas concentration according to the variations of equivalence ratio, intake heatingtemperature, and oxygen enrichment with partial oxidation. Through the parametric screening studie s, optimumconditions in this study were found: The equivalence ratio was 2.5; The inlet temperature was 530 K, and the oxygencontents in air was 0.3.
https://pserj.journals.ekb.eg/article_46702_eb7a91e3a1a398910c04f82d9d8a6e54.pdf
eng
Port Said University, Faculty of Engineering
Port-Said Engineering Research Journal
1110-6603
2536-9377
2014-03-01
18
1
30
41
10.21608/pserj.2014.46704
46704
Original Article
Investigation of the Flow Behavior of Solid-Liquid Settling Slurries in a Horizontal Pipeline
Tamer Mahmoud
tamer_mtc@yahoo.com
1
Imam Elsawaf
iaelsawf@hotmail.com
2
Kamal El-Nahhas
k_elnahhas@yahoo.com
3
Mechanical Power Department, Faculty of Engineering, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
Mechanical Power Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt
Suez Canal Authority, Egypt,
Developing accurate models for pressure drop in slurry pipelines is one of the most important challenges of researchers around the world. Pressure drop is one of the most important technical parameters to be evaluated by the designer of pipeline slurry transportation system. Also it is the parameter which dictates the selection of pump capacity. The properties of slurries mainly depend on the tendency of the particles to settle out from the carrying liquid. The extent to which the particles will be free to settle in horizontal flow depends on the terminal velocity, the turbulence and particle-particle interaction. Physical models for the prediction of the pressure drop, flow regime, and specific energy consumption are presented. Several studies for pressure drop prediction in slurry flow are available in literature. The comparison between the proposed correlations with the experimental data of the settling slurries is satisfactory. Since the decrease of the specific power consumption and increase overall the transport system efficiency, the carrying capacity should be increased. The experimental investigations were performed on three different sorts of sand solids to satisfy the economic advantage by adjusting the particle size. The experiments were conducted in 26.8 mm inner diameter horizontal pipe on three sizes of sand particles of which mean diameter are 0.2 mm (fine), 0.7 mm (medium) and 1.4 mm (coarse). Flow velocity was up to 7 m/s and overall concentration up to 33% by volume for each velocity. The effect of slurry velocity and particle concentration on the slurry flow behaviour and pressure drop in the turbulent regime was evaluated.
https://pserj.journals.ekb.eg/article_46704_dfff1351d5a10a6588538ce4cc15cc27.pdf
Settling slurry
Pressure drop
flow regime
specific energy consumption and particle size
eng
Port Said University, Faculty of Engineering
Port-Said Engineering Research Journal
1110-6603
2536-9377
2014-03-01
18
1
42
58
10.21608/pserj.2014.46707
46707
Original Article
A Comparative Study of Integrated Coal Gasification Combined- Cycle Power Plants (ICGCC) with Kalina Cycle
Moustafa Okeily
encomma5@yahoo.com
1
Nady Mikhael
nadymikhael@ymail.com
2
Kamal Morad
kamal_morad2002@yahoo.com
3
Ayman Mohamed
mohamed.ay@gmail.com
4
Mechanical Power Engineering Dept., Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Portsaid, Egypt
Mechanical Power Engineering Dept., Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Portsaid, Egypt
Mechanical Power Engineering Dept., Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt
Mechanical Power Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Port said, Egypt.
Low grade waste heat utilization and new combustion technology are challenging tasks for researchers to achieve these objectives. This paper is concerned with the integration of coal gasification system with a combined gas turbine, steam turbine power plant cycles and with ammonia-water cycle, which is known as Kalina cycle. Al-maghara coal in North Sinai is used as the solid fuel in gasification process.Three cycles configurationsare compared as follows: Scheme (A) with dual pressure Heat recovery boiler with the condenser of steam cycle as the evaporator for Kalina cycle,scheme (B) with heat recovery boiler for both of steam and Kalina cycleand scheme (C), similar to scheme (A), but with a superheating in Kalina cycleto identify the most promising one for implementation. Key parameters of Kalina cycle were the main elements of comparison. Results revealed that scheme (A) has the best performance with regard to the output power, thermal efficiency and specific fuel consumption. Substantially, the integration of Kalina cycle with coal gasification combined cycle counterbalances the reduction of the overall efficiency due to the gasification thermal efficiency. Therefore, integration of Kalina cycle in the ICGCC is justified.Furthermore, part load calculations were made for scheme (A) and identified that the integration of Kalina cycle to ICGCC imposed restrictions to Kalina cycle constrains, so that it is more economical to keep such configuration of combined plants at nearly full load conditions.
https://pserj.journals.ekb.eg/article_46707_a386665661e9507908b6ff69bccb091f.pdf
eng
Port Said University, Faculty of Engineering
Port-Said Engineering Research Journal
1110-6603
2536-9377
2014-03-01
18
1
59
68
10.21608/pserj.2014.46709
46709
Original Article
THERMAL PERFORMANCE of DIFFERENT GAS TURBINE CYCLES
ALY ABD El-SAMED
1
Mechanical Power Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port-Said University
The performance of seven different gas turbine cycles are investigated versus the change of the gas turbine inlet temperature (TIT) which ranged from 773K to 1373K keeping ambient air temperature 294K, pressure ratio 9 and air flow rate 37 kg/s constant. The corresponding performances are expressed in terms of: fuel consumption rate, power output, thermal efficiency and specific power output for the seven cycles. From the results it is found that both of the turbine inlet temperature (TIT) and cycle arrangement have a great effect on the thermal performance of the gas turbine cycle. At the maximum turbine inlet temperature (TIT) 1373K, it is found that the highest obtainable power output is produced by the modified cycle4 while the highest obtainable efficiency is produced by the modified cycle6
https://pserj.journals.ekb.eg/article_46709_489019b2a4a8dad1edcd046071cfdd77.pdf
Gas turbine
performance
power
Efficiency
eng
Port Said University, Faculty of Engineering
Port-Said Engineering Research Journal
1110-6603
2536-9377
2014-03-01
18
1
69
78
10.21608/pserj.2014.46800
46800
Original Article
Thermal Performance Enhancement of a Practical Combined Gas-Steam Power Plant
ALY ABD El-SAMED
1
1Mechanical Power Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port-Said University
The research suggests some means to increase the very low overall efficiency and power output of existing combined plant. The effect of changing some operating parameters on the performance of the combined plant is investigated. Optimum operating conditions are chosen to be run together lead to an increase of the net power output by 25.03% and the overall efficiency by 7.28%. Good correlations are obtained correlating the net power output and overall efficiency of the combined plant with the operating parameters.
https://pserj.journals.ekb.eg/article_46800_2d8974a848af814600e9d03c3d391bf7.pdf
Gas-Turbine
Steam-Turbine
Combined Plant
Operating Parameters
eng
Port Said University, Faculty of Engineering
Port-Said Engineering Research Journal
1110-6603
2536-9377
2014-03-01
18
1
79
89
10.21608/pserj.2014.46801
46801
Original Article
EFFECT OF TIN CONTENT AND ECAP PASSES ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF Cu/Sn ALLOYS AS BEARING MATERIALS
Equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) is a materials processing method that allows very high strains to be imposed, leading to extreme work hardening and microstructure refinement. Cast Cu-2, 5 and 10 wt% Sn alloys in the form of 25mm diameter and 300mm long rods are ECAPed through 12 mm diameter, 120o inner angle, and 20o out arc angle die. It is possible to ECAP those alloys for 5, 4, and 1 pass at room temperature, respectively. Grain size decreases of with increasing Sn content and number of ECAP passes. Besides, the ultimate tensile stress, proof strength, and hardness of Cu-2, 5 and 10%Sn alloys increase with Sn content and ECAP pass number. However, UTS of 2%Sn alloy reaches a maximum value after 4 passes, and that of 5%Sn alloy reaches its maximum after 3 passes. Moreover, the elongation percent decreases strongly after first ECAP pass. The elongation of Cu-2 and 5%Sn alloys begin to increase after second pass until third and fifth passes, respectively. On the other hand, the wear resistance is improved by increasing Sn content and number of ECAP pass, especially after first pass. Also, remarkable decrease is observed in surface roughness (Ra) by decreasing Sn content and by increasing the number of ECAP pass.
https://pserj.journals.ekb.eg/article_46801_98ecc528c80788095aadbbdcf338b390.pdf
Cu/Sn alloys
Microstructure
Mechanical properties and Wear resistance
eng
Port Said University, Faculty of Engineering
Port-Said Engineering Research Journal
1110-6603
2536-9377
2014-03-01
18
1
90
98
10.21608/pserj.2014.46802
46802
Original Article
Effects of Shaft Misalignment on the Stresses Distribution on teeth of Spur Gears
Anwar Kandil
anwarkandil@hotmail.com
1
Ebtisam Abdel-Gwad
ebtisam1953@yahoo.com
2
Yassen M
yassen880@yahoo.com
3
Professor, Production Engineering and Mechanical Design Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt
Professor, Production Engineering and Mechanical Design Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt
Production Engineering and Mechanical Design Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt
Shaft misalignment is a common problem in most rotating machines. It leads to generate vibration and extra dynamic loading on power transmitting elements, such as gears. Furthermore, it leads to irregular distribution of applied loading on the faces of teeth of mating gears by being concentrated on one side of tooth face. The work presented in this paper focuses on studying the effects of shaft misalignment on stresses distribution on transmitting gear tooth. This is important for gear designers and for those who work in gear maintenance, especially to avoid fracture that is expected to initiate and propagate at the locations of stress concentration. A Finite Element (FE) package (ANSYS) was utilised to conduct this study, where, . 3D elements of two mating gears were modeled aiming to examine the resultant stresses under modified misalignment conditions.. In order to minimize the computational time, only one tooth of each gear was considered for simulation. The influence of the inclination angle of the shafts that the gears were attached was assessed. in particular, . Different FE analyses were carried out where the inclination angle varied from 0.0° to 2° in 0.5° step. The obtained results reveal that stresses concentration increases with the increase of the angle of inclination. . As a result, the possibility of the fracture of the gear increases in the root with increasing the misalignment angle
https://pserj.journals.ekb.eg/article_46802_c45756dc21eb38262bd55f6edf045871.pdf
Spur gear
gear tooth
misalignment angle
Finite Element Analysis
bending stress
Contact Stress
eng
Port Said University, Faculty of Engineering
Port-Said Engineering Research Journal
1110-6603
2536-9377
2014-03-01
18
1
99
105
10.21608/pserj.2014.46804
46804
Original Article
Refloating Scenarios of an Intact Stranded Tanker
In most grounding casualties, rapid refloating is desirable to remove the ship from a place of danger, to reduce stress in the hull and to minimize the risk of pollution. Different grounding conditions have been attributed to a candidate double hull tanker in order to investigate the possible refloating scenarios of the intact-grounded vessel. The refloating operation may consist of lightening and/or internal weight transfer. The objective of this paper is to illustrate an efficient weight management technique that may help the shipmaster to attain a good refloating procedure. For this purpose, each situation is analyzed; stability and strength check are made in order to depict the safe action to be undertaken. The results are graphically represented to make them of practical use for the operator. It is recommended that the resulting graphs are prepared in the design stage as a kind of Risk Management Solution, which helps the shipmaster to take quick, right and at the same time cost-efficient decision
https://pserj.journals.ekb.eg/article_46804_69f1abff57d9bcb21461adf5168f2f6a.pdf
salvage
refloating
double hull tanker
stranded
Risk Management
eng
Port Said University, Faculty of Engineering
Port-Said Engineering Research Journal
1110-6603
2536-9377
2014-03-01
18
1
106
113
10.21608/pserj.2014.46805
46805
Original Article
Mechanical Properties of UHPC with Hybrid Fibers
Rasha kilany
1
Kamal Sharobim
k.sharobim@scuegypt.edu.eg
2
Nourallah Hussien
nourallah@eng.psu.edu.eg
3
Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Port said, Egypt
Prof. of Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt
The effect of steel, and hybrid fiber contents are studied on the mechanical properties of the new generation Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC) produced by available local materials. According to the curing condition and fiber content; the compressive strength, flexural strength, and tensile strength reach 175 MPa, 21.35 MPa, and 12.5 MPa respectively. Based on the data of testing, an optimized concrete mix proportion compressive strength of more than 150 MPa is proposed.
https://pserj.journals.ekb.eg/article_46805_e36d83ddf9eea694a4b80a6f753042f7.pdf
eng
Port Said University, Faculty of Engineering
Port-Said Engineering Research Journal
1110-6603
2536-9377
2014-03-01
18
1
123
133
10.21608/pserj.2014.46808
46808
Original Article
Strength properties of Port Said soft clay stabilized by different binders
Kamal Sharoubim
1
Mohamed Elgendy
melgendy@elpla.com
2
Ahmed Elsherify
3
Prof. of Properties and Strength of Materials, Suez Canal University.
Prof. of Geotechnical and Foundation Engineering, Port Said University
M.Sc. in Geotechnical and Foundation Engineering, Port Said University
Due to the short history of the Deep Mixing Method (DMM) in Egyptthere is limited data on the improved properties of Port Said clay. In addition, there are enormous amounts of by-products from cement, marble and limestone industries that need to be employed instead of being environmentally harmful materials.This paper aims to bridge the gap of limited data about the effectiveness of dry mixing method to improve strength properties of Port Saidclay using common binders, cement and lime. In addition, the effectiveness of using cement waste, limestone waste and marble powder to partially or fully replace cement and limein the dry mixing method was examined.To achieve this purpose, a large number of unconfined compression testsand limited number of triaxial tests were performed. Different binder‟s contents and different mixing proportions between binders were blended to prepare specimens using soils representtwo different layers ofSouth Port Said clay. The results of testing specimens afterdifferent curing time showed that dry mixing method can effectively improve strength and stiffness of Port Said clay.It was also concluded that cement waste can partially or fully replace cement and lime to improve Port Said clay by dry mixing method whilewith marble powder and limestone waste can partially be used with less effectiveness.
https://pserj.journals.ekb.eg/article_46808_98828985a094931edab5609995451a34.pdf
Ground Improvement
Deep Soil Mixing
Dry Mixing Method
Cement Waste
limestonewaste
Marble powder
eng
Port Said University, Faculty of Engineering
Port-Said Engineering Research Journal
1110-6603
2536-9377
2014-03-01
18
1
134
143
10.21608/pserj.2014.46813
46813
Original Article
Analysing Foundation on Port Said Soft Clay Stabilized by Deep Mixed Columns
Port Said is characterized by the presence of thick layers of soft clay. Particularly inSouth of Port Said, soft clay strata extend from the ground surface to few tens of meters making it not possible to use conventional ground improvement methods, as soil replacement. Deep Mixing Method(DMM) is an alternativemethod with relative advantage as it does not require full soil replacement and can be used when soft soil layers extend deeply up to 40 m. This paper aims to study the effectiveness of using deep mixed columns (DMC) to improve the bearing capacity and to reduce settlements below embankments and light structures in South of Port Said. Numerical analyses on hypothetic embankment and raft foundation models were performed using finite element packages PLAXIS. A parametric study was performed to assess the influences of different parameters on DMCeffectiveness. The study showed that the installation of DMC is very effective in reducing settlement and lateral movement of South of Port Said deep soft clay strata particularly for low area ratios of DMC. On the other side, DMC installation generates zones of shear and effective stress concentration. From the studied parameters it was noticed that DMC effectiveness to reduce settlement increases linearly with DMC depth and with stiffness ratio between DMC and soil. 10% area ratio was found optimum for settlement reduction while16 meter DMC depth was optimum for lateral movement reduction
https://pserj.journals.ekb.eg/article_46813_f06d30b92c3d4ee27390d12847f1ccc1.pdf
Plaxis 2D
FEM
Deep Mixing ColumnsDMC
soft soil
Port Said
eng
Port Said University, Faculty of Engineering
Port-Said Engineering Research Journal
1110-6603
2536-9377
2014-03-01
18
1
144
155
10.21608/pserj.2014.46816
46816
Original Article
Studying of Shear Walls with Piled Raft over Soft Soil against Seismic Loads
Waleed Elkamash
waleed_el_kamash@hotmail.com
1
Mohamed Elgendy
melgendy@elpla.com
2
Rafeek Salib
dr_rafeekws@hotmail.com
3
Manhal Kandil
manhalkandil@yahoo.com
4
Dept. of civil Engineering, Port-Said University, Egypt
Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Port-Said University
Dept. of civil Engineering,Suez Canal University, Egypt
M.Sc. Candidate, Department of civil engineering, Sinai University, Egypt
Modelling the interaction between piled raft and shear wall frame structure has not attracted many researchers in lastdecades. Herein, a 3-D continuum model of piled raft and shear wall frame structure was introduced. That model wasincorporated into developed software in order to study the behaviour of shear wall against earthquakes. The soft soiltype of Port-Said was examined in this study to get practical solutions for soft soil problem in such cases. Differentparametric cases were presented to reflect the effect of the position as well as stiffness of shear walls on deformations,stresses, and moments and drift ratios. Factors were considered of shear wall geometry and stiffness to study thebehaviour of shear walls with piled raft over soft soil. Soil was simulated by elast ic plastic model, while FEM was usedto model piled raft and shear walls. ASTN3 which was developed by the author was used here to analyze different casesand numerical results and conclusions were introduced.
https://pserj.journals.ekb.eg/article_46816_eb0ec3b16fad80f40fecb4ae1d651a5e.pdf
soft soil
shear walls
piled raft
Numerical analysis
seismic loads
Finite element method
eng
Port Said University, Faculty of Engineering
Port-Said Engineering Research Journal
1110-6603
2536-9377
2014-03-01
18
1
153
160
10.21608/pserj.2014.46819
46819
Original Article
Adapting the Green Pyramid Rating System for Assessing Zero Energy Concept on Neighborhoods Level
Mostafa Abd El-Hafeez
1
Ashraf El-Mokadem
2
Islam Sallam
3
Basma Nashaat
4
Professor at Department of Architectural Engineering and Urban Planning, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University
Professor and Head of Department of Architectural Engineering and Urban Planning, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University
Lecture at Architectural Engineering and Urban Planning Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University
Demonstrator at Department of Architectural Engineering and Urban Planning, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University
Countries face challenges in changing their risky and costly systems of fossil fuel usageinto sustainable development. So many communities started using Neighborhood sustainability assessment tools since the turn of 21st century. Countries utilize these tools to measure their success in approaching sustainable development goals. Each tool is accommodated to suite its environment. For example, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)Rating System is concerned on energy and gives lower value to water while Green Pyramid Rating System (GPRS) does exactly the opposite. On the other hand there isn't a comprehensive neighborhoodrating system in Egypt. This paper proposed a Green Pyramid Neighborhood Rating System, which is based on the original GPRS to assess zero energy concepts on neighborhood level counting building, infrastructure, street network, sidewalks, facilities and community development. This rating system can help architects in designing sustainable communities by defining the weight of every category and point
https://pserj.journals.ekb.eg/article_46819_736666ad3a7588e9982b598e4e5deae3.pdf
Neighborhood sustainability assessment tools
GPRS
LEED
Zero Energy Community
Rating System
Neighborhood Development
Sustainable Design
Energy management
GPNRS
eng
Port Said University, Faculty of Engineering
Port-Said Engineering Research Journal
1110-6603
2536-9377
2014-03-01
18
1
161
170
10.21608/pserj.2014.46824
46824
Original Article
Challenge of Construction Materials and Solution of Nanotechnology
Moustafa Abd El-Hafez
whitehouse.egy51@yahoo.com
1
Ashraf elmokadem
elmokadem@gmail.com
2
Noha Abu-Samra
abosamranoha@yahoo.com
3
Architecture and Urban Planning Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt,
Architecture and Urban Planning Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt
Architecture and Urban Planning Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Port Said
Nanotechnology has a significant impact in the construction materials (structure materials, finishing materials and energy materials). Several applications have been developed for construction sector to improve the durability and enhanced performance of construction components, energy efficiency and safety of the buildings, facilitating the ease of maintenance and to provide increased living comfort.
https://pserj.journals.ekb.eg/article_46824_46198a633f112f4e8352c4d6acced1f4.pdf
eng
Port Said University, Faculty of Engineering
Port-Said Engineering Research Journal
1110-6603
2536-9377
2014-03-01
18
1
171
179
10.21608/pserj.2014.46825
46825
Original Article
Improve Energy Efficiency through Nano Pore Vacuum Insulation Panels "Vips"
Moustafa Abd El-Hafez
whitehouse.egy51@yahoo.com
1
ashraf elmokadem
elmokadem1@gmail.com
2
Noha Abu-Samra
abosamranoha@yahoo.com
3
Architecture and Urban Planning Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt,
faculty of engineering port said university
Architecture and Urban Planning Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Port Said
Energy efficiency of the built environment greatly depends on the performance of the insulating materials used in the building envelope construction. Vacuum insulation panels (VIPs) offer excellent thermal resistance properties that can enhance the energy efficiency of the insulating systems and provide savings in energy consumption. However, VIP systems are virtually unknown and rarely used for building construction. There is a need to investigate the use of VIPs in various components of building envelopes (walls – roofs) and their long-term function and performance.
https://pserj.journals.ekb.eg/article_46825_b43d50a51a2b5a43921c19f295ad2d64.pdf