Analysis of the qualitative behaviour of an eighth-order fractional difference equation

ODAM-Vol. 2 (2019), Issue 1, pp. 41–47 Open Access Full-Text PDF
Mohammed Bakheet Almatrafi, Marwa Mohammed Alzubaidi
Abstract: The exact solutions of most nonlinear difference equations cannot be obtained theoretically sometimes. Therefore, a massive number of researchers predict the long behaviour of most difference equations by investigating some qualitative behaviours of these equations from the governing equations. In this article, we aim to analyze the asymptotic stability, global stability, periodicity of the solution of an eighth-order difference equation. Moreover, a theoretical solution of a special case equation will be presented in this paper.
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Fractional frequency Laplace transform by inverse difference operator with shift value

OMS-Vol. 3 (2019), Issue 1, pp. 121–128 Open Access Full-Text PDF
Sandra Pinelas, Meganathan Murugesan, Britto Antony Xavier Gnanaprakasam
Abstract: In this paper, we study the outcome of fractional Laplace transform using inverse difference operator with shift value. By the definition of convolution product, the properties of fractional transformation, the relation between convolution product and fractional frequency Laplace transform with shift value have been discussed. Further, the connection between usual Laplace transform and fractional frequency Laplace transform with shift value are also presented. Numerical examples with graphs are verified and generated by MATLAB.
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Flow of viscous fluid over an infinite plate with Caputo-Fabrizio derivatives

OMS-Vol. 3 (2019), Issue 1, pp. 115–120 Open Access Full-Text PDF
M. Umar Farooq, M. Saqib Khan, Ahmad Hajizadeh
Abstract: This paper presents Caputo-Fabrizio fractional derivatives approach to analysis of a viscous fluid over an infinite flat plate together with general boundary motion. Closed form exact general solutions of the fluid velocity are obtained by means of the Laplace transform. The solutions of ordinary viscous fluids corresponding to time-derivatives of integer order is obtained as particular cases of the present solutions. Several special cases are also discussed. Numerical computations and graphical illustrations are used in order to study the effects of the Caputo-Fabrizio time-fractional parameter \(\alpha\) and Reynolds number on velocity field.
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Synchronous and a-synchronous machines (SAASMs): rotor and stator faults

EASL-Vol. 2 (2019), Issue 2, pp. 01–09 Open Access Full-Text PDF
Babar Azeem, Zahid Ullah, Faisal Rehman, Sahibzada Muhammad Ali, Bilal Arif, Aun Haider
Abstract: This paper investigates the rotor and stator faults of synchronous and asynchronous machine. We studied major and minor faults and failures in synchronous and asynchronous machines (SAASMs) to avoid excessive downtime, maintaining quality of service, and minimum revenue losses to smart grid (SG) operators and planners. Further, faults detection, faults diagnosis, major causes of faults, and fault remedial measures are discussed with state-of-the-art work for: (a) transformers, (b) stator, and (c) rotor. Our work presents detailed taxonomy of rotor and stator faults, electrical and mechanical stress, and faults diagnosis schemes for stable SG operation. We believe that our research contribution is more versatile covering every aspect of SAASMs faults and failures, compared to prior works.
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Modified Abbasbandy’s method free from second derivative for solving nonlinear equations

OMS-Vol. 3 (2019), Issue 1, pp. 109–114 Open Access Full-Text PDF
Sahar Saba, Amir Naseem, Muhammad Irfan Saleem
Abstract: The boundary value problems in Kinetic theory of gases, elasticity and other applied areas are mostly reduced in solving single variable nonlinear equations. Hence, the problem of approximating a solution of the nonlinear equations is important. The numerical methods for finding roots of such equations are called iterative methods. There are two type of iterative methods in literature: involving higher derivatives and free from higher derivatives. The methods which do not require higher derivatives have less order of convergence and the methods having high convergence order require higher derivatives. The aim of present report is to develop an iterative method having high order of convergence but not involving higher derivatives. We propose three new methods to solve nonlinear equations and solve text examples to check validity and efficiency of our iterative methods.
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Robust estimators incorporating voltage and current phasors from PMUs

EASL-Vol. 2 (2019), Issue 1, pp. 48–59 Open Access Full-Text PDF
Farhan Ammar Ahmad, Ibrahim Omar Habiballah
Abstract: State Estimation is the backbone of modern electric power system and is used by almost all Energy Management Systems (EMS) in the world to ensure the real-time monitoring and secure operation of a power system. Phasor Measurement Unit (PMU) is most popular meter in today’s electrical power industry because of its high refresh rates and measurement accuracy. Meanwhile, state estimation with only PMUs is not practical because of the very high initial installation cost. Consequently, the use of PMU meters along with conventional Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) meters can improve the performance of the state estimation. In this paper, phasor measurements (voltage and current phasors) are incorporated in two robust estimators: Weighted Least Absolute Value (WLAV) and Least Measurement Rejected (LMR). Further, we have investigated the importance of locating PMUs to save cost and improve the performance of state estimation. The performance of these two estimators after incorporating voltage and current phasors is investigated in terms of estimation accuracy of state variables and computational efficiency in the presence of different bad-data scenarios on IEEE-30 and IEEE-118 bus systems.
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A method to compute the determinant of square matrices of order five and six

OMS-Vol. 3 (2019), Issue 1, pp. 84–93 Open Access Full-Text PDF
Armend Salihu
Abstract: In this paper we present a new method to compute the determinants of square matrices of order 5 and 6. To prove the main results we have combined the Farhadian’s Duplex Fraction method and Salihu’s method to reduce the order of determinants to second order. Hence, this paper gives the possibility to develop a general method to compute the determinants of higher order.
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Box-Behnken design of quadratic model for Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) and optimization analysis on desirability function

EASL-Vol. 2 (2019), Issue 1, pp. 38–47 Open Access Full-Text PDF
Kashif Nazir, Anwar Khalil Sheikh, Muhammad Asad Ahmad
Abstract: Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) is one of those welding processes which is increasingly being used in many varieties of fabrication and manufacturing industries due to high production rate and ease of work such as fewer fumes/smoke and less time chipping slag. Important parameters which affect GMAW process are amperage, arc length, wire feed speed, welding speed and welding voltage. In this paper, we have focused and studied important controllable factor’s effects on depth of penetration, deposition efficiency, bead width and bead reinforcement to find best weld during welding in mobile or outdoor welding shop in stress and overloaded conditions by Box-Behnken design of quadratic model for GMAW process and optimization analysis on desirability function. Quality of welds is defined as “the level of perfection that welds exhibit pertaining to the entire volume of weldment as well as to the profile of weld surface appearance”. With reference to quality weld definition as defined above, the study is performed to find out the best welding condition whereas best weld is the weld with deposition efficiency value as larger the best, depth of penetration value with “larger the best”, bead width value “nominal the best”, discontinuities number per weld’s count value “smaller the best”. Productivity in term of quality is defined as an optimum blend of parameters which inevitably develop minimum or no defect then the process will result in high productivity. For given certain material and similar welding circumstances, our analysis has found the most optimal factor’s values for the similar condition of field data. This study will contribute welding research work in terms of points as described, firstly to enhance the knowledge of welding process and analysis by utilizing DOE along with desirability function, secondly ability to provide narrow window of weld process parameter to produce the quality weld and thirdly to study the GMAW process for mobile welding shop in the toughest condition such as the windy and dusty environment.
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Small convective motions of a visco-elastic fluid filling completely a container when the fluid is heated from below

OMA-Vol. 3 (2019), Issue 1, pp. 30–41 Open Access Full-Text PDF
Hilal Essaouini, Pierre Capodanno
Abstract: In this paper, we study the small oscillations of a visco-elastic fluid that is heated from below and fills completely a rigid container, restricting to the more simple Oldroyd model. We obtain the operatorial equations of the problem by using the Boussinesq hypothesis. We show the existence of the spectrum, prove the stability of the system if the kinematic coefficient of viscosity and the coefficient of temperature conductivity are sufficiently large and the existence of a set of positive real eigenvalues having a point of the real axis as point of accumulation. Then, we prove that the problem can be reduced to the study of a Krein-Langer pencil and obtain new results concerning the spectrum. Finally, we obtain an existence and unicity theorem of the solution of the associated evolution problem by means of the semigroups theory.
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