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Techno-Economic Comparative Analysis Of Renewable Energy Systems: Case Study In Zimbabwe, Loiy Al-Ghussain, Remember Samu, Onur Taylan, Murat Fahrioglu Jul 2020

Techno-Economic Comparative Analysis Of Renewable Energy Systems: Case Study In Zimbabwe, Loiy Al-Ghussain, Remember Samu, Onur Taylan, Murat Fahrioglu

Mechanical Engineering Graduate Research

Fluctuations in fossil fuel prices significantly affect the economies of countries, especially oil-importing countries, hence these countries are thoroughly investigating the increase in the utilization of renewable energy resources as it is abundant and locally available in all the countries despite challenges. Renewable energy systems (RES) such as solar and wind systems offer suitable alternatives for fossil fuels and could ensure the energy security of countries in a feasible way. Zimbabwe is one of the African countries that import a significant portion of its energy needs which endanger the energy security of the country. Several studies in the literature discussed …


Clinical Evaluation Of Stretchable And Wearable Inkjet-Printed Strain Gauge Sensor For Respiratory Rate Monitoring At Different Body Postures, Ala’Aldeen Al-Halhouli, Loiy Al-Ghussain, Saleem El Bouri, Fuad Habash, Haipeng Liu, Dingchang Zheng Jan 2020

Clinical Evaluation Of Stretchable And Wearable Inkjet-Printed Strain Gauge Sensor For Respiratory Rate Monitoring At Different Body Postures, Ala’Aldeen Al-Halhouli, Loiy Al-Ghussain, Saleem El Bouri, Fuad Habash, Haipeng Liu, Dingchang Zheng

Mechanical Engineering Graduate Research

Respiratory rate (RR) is a vital sign with continuous, convenient, and accurate measurement which is difficult and still under investigation. The present study investigates and evaluates a stretchable and wearable inkjet-printed strain gauge sensor (IJP) to estimate the RR continuously by detecting the respiratory volume change in the chest area. As the volume change could cause different strain changes at different body postures, this study aims to investigate the accuracy of the IJP RR sensor at selected postures. The evaluation was performed twice on 15 healthy male subjects (mean ± SD of age: 24 ± 1.22 years). The RR was …