Browsing University of Waterloo by Supervisor "Elkamel, Ali"
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Allocation of Hydrogen Produced via Power-to-Gas Technology to Various Power-to-Gas Pathways
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-04)Demand for renewable energy systems is accelerating and will account for a significant share of future power systems aimed to enhance and decarbonize the world’s energy system. Unlike conventional power plants, electricity ... -
Comparing Non-Steady State Emissions under Start-Up and Shut-Down Operating Conditions with Steady State Emissions
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-24)Although often neglected, the non-steady state operations of industrial facilities are more likely to result in increased emissions and process safety incidents compared to steady state operations. Regulatory authorities ... -
Data Driven Modelling and Optimization of MEA Absorption Process for CO2 Capture
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-27)Global warming is a rising issue and there are many research studies aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon capture and storage technologies improved throughout the years to contribute as a solution to this ... -
Data-driven Optimization: Applications to Energy Infrastructure and Process Industry
(University of Waterloo, 2021-12-20)Nowadays, the existence and ease of access to massive amounts of data encourage proposing data-driven solutions. As optimization has always been based on the interchange between models and data, high-level optimization ... -
Deep Recurrent Neural Networks for Fault Detection and Classification
(University of Waterloo, 2018-12-20)Deep Learning is one of the fastest growing research topics in process systems engineering due to the ability of deep learning models to represent and predict non-linear behavior in many applications. However, the application ... -
Design Optimization for Spatial Arrangement of Used Nuclear Fuel Containers
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-27)Canada's proposed deep geological repository is a multiple-barrier system designed to isolate used nuclear fuel containers (UFCs) indefinitely with no release of radionuclides for at least one million years. Placing UFCs ... -
Designing Nano-Structural Composites as Advanced Anode Materials for Highly Efficient and Stable Lithium-ion Batteries
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-29)With the continued increase in energy demand for portable electronics, grid storage, and electric vehicles, more attention is being placed on the development of advanced energy conversion and storage systems such as metal ... -
Development, Modeling, Analysis, and Optimization of a Novel Inland Desalination with Zero Liquid Discharge for Brackish Groundwaters
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-18)Groundwater is considered the major source of domestic water supply in many countries worldwide. In the absence of surface water supplies, the use of groundwater for domestic, agricultural, and even for industrial purposes ... -
Economic Model Predictive Control of Chemical Processes
(University of Waterloo, 2015-11-19)The objective of any chemical process is to transform raw materials into more valuable products subject to not only physical and environmental but also economic and safety constraints. To meet all these constraints in ... -
Energy Management and Environmental Sustainability of the Canadian Oil Sands Industry
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-10)By 2030 the worldwide energy demand is expected to increase by twofold, in which fossil fuels inevitably will still play a major role in this transition. Canadian oil sands, the second largest proven oil reserves, represent ... -
Examining the Importance of Understanding During Training: An Industrial Perspective
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-14)Human error is an inevitable existence in virtually all tasks in which an issue arises as humans are almost always directly or indirectly involved with the process. Researchers have examined many past accidents and ... -
Graphene and Glass Flake Nanocomposites Coatings for Corrosion Mitigation in Chloride Rich Environments
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-02)Inspired by the needs for the preparation of protective coatings with enhanced protection properties especially corrosion resistance in the oil and gas industry, the research focuses on the synthesis and the evaluation of ... -
Graphene Based Membranes for High Salinity, Produced Water Treatment by Pervaporation Separation
(University of Waterloo, 2023-03-13)Petroleum industries generate huge volumes of wastewater that is associated with oil and gas during extraction, known as produced water. It accounts for 98% of the amount extracted, and comprises diverse pollutants of ... -
Identification of Dynamic Metabolic Flux Balance Models Based on Parametric Sensitivity Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2016-06-15)A dynamic mathematical model that involves a set of physicochemical parameters can describe a dynamic system. Parametric sensitivity analysis studies the effect of changes in these parameters on model outputs of interest. ... -
Implementation of Power-to-Gas to Reduce Carbon Intensity and Increase Renewable Content in Liquid Petroleum Fuels
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-28)Power-to-gas (PtG) is an emerging energy storage concept, which can transfer the surplus and intermittent renewable generated power into a marketable hydrogen, as well as providing other ancillary services for the electrical ... -
Improved Slow Feature Analysis for Process Monitoring
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-22)Unsupervised multivariate statistical analysis models are valuable tools for process monitoring and fault diagnosis. Among them, slow feature analysis (SFA) is widely studied and used due to its explicit statistical ... -
Integration of Hydrogen Technology into Large Scale Industrial Manufacturing in Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-12)Power-to-Gas is particularly applicable in Ontario’s energy market, due to the abundance of curtailed renewable energy. During off peak hours this results in not only low carbon, but low-cost electricity making hydrogen ... -
Life Cycle Assessment of Residential Buildings Considering Photovoltaic Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-05)Nowadays, energy consumption in the building sector is considered one of the main contributors to increased carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, which is having an enormous negative environmental impact worldwide. Correspondingly, ... -
Machine Learning-Based Time Series Modelling with Applications for Forecasting Regional Wind Power and Air Quality Index
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-27)Recently, time series forecasting has acquired a considerable academic and industrial interest in various areas for different applications. Machine learning (ML) algorithms are known for their ability to capture the chaotic ... -
Modeling and Optimization of Biomass Supply Chain for Energy, Chemicals and Materials Productions
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-18)In the growing concerns towards global environmental qualities and sustainable feedstocks supplies, scientific and technological efforts were intensified to utilize alternative renewable resources. In this regard, biomass ...