TY - CHAP A1 - Atmane, Ilias A1 - Hirech, Kamal A1 - Kassmi, K. A1 - Mahdi, Zahra A1 - Alexopoulos, Spiros A1 - Schwarzer, Klemens A1 - Chayeb, H. A1 - Bachiri, N. ED - Omrane, Amina ED - Kassmi, Khalil ED - Akram, Muhammad Wasim ED - Khanna, Ashish ED - Mostafiz, Imtiaz T1 - Design and realization of a pilot solar desalination plant in Douar El Hamri in the province of Berkane (Morocco) T2 - Sustainable entrepreneurship, renewable energy-based projects, and digitalization N2 - Producing fresh water from saline water has become one of the most difficult challenges to overcome especially with the high demand and shortage of fresh water. In this context, as part of a collaboration with Germany, the authors propose a design and implementation of a pilot multi-stage solar desalination system (MSD), remotely controlled, at Douar Al Hamri in the rural town of Boughriba in the province of Berkane, Morocco. More specifically, they present their contribution on the remote control and supervision system, which makes the functioning of the MSD system reliable and guarantees the production of drinking water for the population of Douar. The results obtained show that the electronic cards and computer communication software implemented allow the acquisition of all electrical (currents, voltages, powers, yields), thermal (temperatures of each stage), and meteorological (irradiance and ambient temperature), remote control and maintenance (switching on, off, data transfer). By comparing with the literature carried out in the field of solar energy, the authors conclude that the MSD and electronic desalination systems realized during this work represent a contribution in terms of the reliability and durability of providing drinking water in rural and urban areas. Y1 - 2020 SN - 9781000292541 (E-Book) SN - 9781003097921 (E-Book) SN - 9780367468378 (Hardcover) PB - CRC Press CY - Boca Raton, Fa. ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Schult, Prince Garcia A1 - Losse, Ann-Kathrin A1 - Czarnecki, Christian A1 - Sultanow, Eldar T1 - Proposing a Framework to address the Sustainable Development Goals T2 - EnviroInfo 2023 N2 - Reducing poverty, protecting the planet, and improving life on earth for everyone are the essential goals of the "2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development"committed by the United Nations (UN). Achieving those goals will require technological innovation as well as their implementation in almost all areas of our business and day-to-day life. This paper proposes a high-level framework that collects and structures different uses cases addressing the goals defined by the UN. Hence, it contributes to the discussion by proposing technical innovations that can be used to achieve those goals. As an example, the goal "Climate Actionïs discussed in detail by describing use cases related to tackling biodiversity loss in order to conservate ecosystems. Y1 - 2023 SN - 978-3-88579-736-4 U6 - https://doi.org/10.18420/env2023-022 SN - 1617-5468 N1 - EnviroInfo 2023, 11. - 23. October 2023, Garching, Germany SP - 243 EP - 249 PB - GI - Gesellschaft für Informatik CY - Bonn ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Abele, Daniel A1 - Kleefeld, Andreas ED - Constanda, Christian T1 - New Numerical Results for the Optimization of Neumann Eigenvalues T2 - Computational and Analytic Methods in Science and Engineering N2 - We present new numerical results for shape optimization problems of interior Neumann eigenvalues. This field is not well understood from a theoretical standpoint. The existence of shape maximizers is not proven beyond the first two eigenvalues, so we study the problem numerically. We describe a method to compute the eigenvalues for a given shape that combines the boundary element method with an algorithm for nonlinear eigenvalues. As numerical optimization requires many such evaluations, we put a focus on the efficiency of the method and the implemented routine. The method is well suited for parallelization. Using the resulting fast routines and a specialized parametrization of the shapes, we found improved maxima for several eigenvalues. Y1 - 2020 SN - 978-3-030-48185-8 (Print) SN - 978-3-030-48186-5 (Online) U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48186-5_1 SP - 1 EP - 20 PB - Birkhäuser CY - Cham ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Pieronek, Lukas A1 - Kleefeld, Andreas ED - Constanda, Christian ED - Harris, Paul T1 - The Method of Fundamental Solutions for Computing Interior Transmission Eigenvalues of Inhomogeneous Media T2 - Integral Methods in Science and Engineering: Analytic Treatment and Numerical Approximations N2 - The method of fundamental solutions is applied to the approximate computation of interior transmission eigenvalues for a special class of inhomogeneous media in two dimensions. We give a short approximation analysis accompanied with numerical results that clearly prove practical convenience of our alternative approach. Y1 - 2019 SN - 978-3-030-16077-7 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16077-7_28 SP - 353 EP - 365 PB - Birkhäuser CY - Cham ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kleefeld, Andreas ED - Constanda, Christian T1 - Numerical calculation of interior transmission eigenvalues with mixed boundary conditions T2 - Computational and Analytic Methods in Science and Engineering N2 - Interior transmission eigenvalue problems for the Helmholtz equation play an important role in inverse wave scattering. Some distribution properties of those eigenvalues in the complex plane are reviewed. Further, a new scattering model for the interior transmission eigenvalue problem with mixed boundary conditions is described and an efficient algorithm for computing the interior transmission eigenvalues is proposed. Finally, extensive numerical results for a variety of two-dimensional scatterers are presented to show the validity of the proposed scheme. Y1 - 2020 SN - 978-3-030-48185-8 (Hardcover) U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48186-5_9 SP - 173 EP - 195 PB - Birkhäuser CY - Cham ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Niendorf, Thoralf A1 - Winter, Lukas A1 - Frauenrath, Tobias ED - Millis, Richard T1 - Electrocardiogram in an MRI environment: Clinical needs, practical considerations, safety implications, technical solutions and fFuture directions T2 - Advances in Electrocardiograms - Methods and Analysis Y1 - 2012 SN - 978-953-307-923-3 (print) SN - 978-953-51-6762-4 (eBook) U6 - https://doi.org/10.5772/24340 SP - 309 EP - 324 PB - IntechOpen CY - London ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Schneider, Dominik A1 - Wisselink, Frank A1 - Czarnecki, Christian A1 - Nölle, Nikolai T1 - Benefits and framework conditions for information-driven business models concerning the Internet of Things T2 - Digitalization in companies N2 - In the context of the increasing digitalization, the Internet of Things (IoT) is seen as a technological driver through which completely new business models can emerge in the interaction of different players. Identified key players include traditional industrial companies, municipalities and telecommunications companies. The latter, by providing connectivity, ensure that small devices with tiny batteries can be connected almost anywhere and directly to the Internet. There are already many IoT use cases on the market that provide simplification for end users, such as Philips Hue Tap. In addition to business models based on connectivity, there is great potential for information-driven business models that can support or enhance existing business models. One example is the IoT use case Park and Joy, which uses sensors to connect parking spaces and inform drivers about available parking spaces in real time. Information-driven business models can be based on data generated in IoT use cases. For example, a telecommunications company can add value by deriving more decision-relevant information – called insights – from data that is used to increase decision agility. In addition, insights can be monetized. The monetization of insights can only be sustainable, if careful attention is taken and frameworks are considered. In this chapter, the concept of information-driven business models is explained and illustrated with the concrete use case Park and Joy. In addition, the benefits, risks and framework conditions are discussed. Y1 - 2024 SN - 978-3-658-39093-8 (Print) SN - 978-3-658-39094-5 (eBook) U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-39094-5_5 SP - 59 EP - 75 PB - Springer CY - Wiesbaden ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Dachwald, Bernd ED - Knopf, George K. ED - Otani, Yukitoshi T1 - Light propulsion systems for spacecraft T2 - Optical nano and micro actuator technology Y1 - 2017 SN - 9781315217628 (eBook) SP - 577 EP - 598 PB - CRC Press CY - Boca Raton ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Freyer, Nils A1 - Kempt, Hendrik ED - Bhakuni, Himani ED - Miotto, Lucas T1 - AI-DSS in healthcare and their power over health-insecure collectives T2 - Justice in global health N2 - AI-based systems are nearing ubiquity not only in everyday low-stakes activities but also in medical procedures. To protect patients and physicians alike, explainability requirements have been proposed for the operation of AI-based decision support systems (AI-DSS), which adds hurdles to the productive use of AI in clinical contexts. This raises two questions: Who decides these requirements? And how should access to AI-DSS be provided to communities that reject these standards (particularly when such communities are expert-scarce)? This chapter investigates a dilemma that emerges from the implementation of global AI governance. While rejecting global AI governance limits the ability to help communities in need, global AI governance risks undermining and subjecting health-insecure communities to the force of the neo-colonial world order. For this, this chapter first surveys the current landscape of AI governance and introduces the approach of relational egalitarianism as key to (global health) justice. To discuss the two horns of the referred dilemma, the core power imbalances faced by health-insecure collectives (HICs) are examined. The chapter argues that only strong demands of a dual strategy towards health-secure collectives can both remedy the immediate needs of HICs and enable them to become healthcare independent. Y1 - 2023 SN - 9781003399933 U6 - https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003399933-4 SP - 38 EP - 55 PB - Routledge CY - London ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Groß, Rolf Fritz A1 - Hecken, M. A1 - Renz, Ulrich ED - Dittler, A. ED - Hemmer, G. ED - Kasper, G. T1 - Hot gas filtration with ceramic filter candles: experimental and numerical investigations on fluid flow during element cleaning T2 - High temperature gas cleaning. Vol. 2 N2 - Ceramic hot gas filters are widely used in combined cycles based on pressurised fluidised beds. They fulfil most of the demands with respect to cleaning efficiency and long time durability, but their operation regarding the consumption of pulse gas and energy still has to be optimised. Experimental investigations were carried out to measure the flow field, the pressure and the gas temperature inside the filter candle during pulse jet cleaning. These results are compared with the results of a numerical procedure based on a solution of the two - dimensional conservation equations for momentum and energy. The observed difficulties handling different flow regimes like highly turbulent flow as well as Darcy flow simultaneously are discussed. KW - 20 fossil-fueled power plants KW - hot gas cleanup KW - ceramics KW - filtration KW - gas flow Y1 - 1999 SN - 3-9805220-1-6 N1 - 4th International Symposium and Exhibition on Gas Cleaning at High Temperatures, 22.-24.09.1999, Karlsruhe SP - 862 EP - 873 PB - KIT Institut für Mechanische Verfahrenstechnik und Mechanik CY - Karlsruhe ER -