Engineering Solutions Toward Sustainable Development, 1st ed. 2024 Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Engineering Solutions Toward Sustainable Development Earth and Environmental Sciences Library Series

This book constitutes the referred proceeding of the 1st International Conference on Engineering Solutions Toward Sustainable development (ESSD2023), organized by the Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University and held in Port Said, Egypt, during May 2-3, 2023.

The book is devoted to fulfill the need for sustainable development that has never been more urgent. It shows the crucial role of engineering to play in this transition from consumption culture to responsible culture. This book explores the relationship between engineering and sustainability, highlighting the vital role that engineering plays in achieving sustainable development. The book provides a comprehensive guide for engineers, researchers, and experts from different disciplines that are interested in sustainable development. From renewable energy sources to green infrastructure, the book delves into the latest technological advancements providing insights and practical strategies for designing and implementing sustainable solutions. With practical examples and case studies, readers will gain a deep understanding of how engineering principles and practices can be harnessed to develop sustainable solutions that balance economic, social, and environmental needs and to mitigate the negative impacts of human activity on our planet. The books is very useful for graduate students, researchers, policy planners, decision makers and stakeholders in the field of renewable energy, clean water development, climate actions, smart cities and communities and green infrastructures.

Part I: Clean Energy.- Chapter 1. Performance Analysis of a Green Hydrogen Production System in Several Coastal Locations in Egypt.- Chapter 2. An Efficient MPP Tracker Based on Flower Pollination Algorithm to Capture Maximum Power from Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell.- Chapter 3. Experimental Investigation of Two Bio-Inspired MPPT Algorithms for Partially Shaded PV Arrays.- Chapter 4. Recent Progress in Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Research: Modelling and Optimizations.- Chapter 5. Assessment the Use of Water Hyacinth in the Production of Biogas and Fertilizer, Egypt.- Part II: Clean Water.- Chapter 6. Contrasting the Water Consumption Estimation Method: Case of USA and South Africa.- Chapter 7. Water Sensitive Urban Design at Open Green Spaces Using Landscape Information Model (LIM).- Chapter 8. Numerical and Experimental Investigation on Integrated Solar Chimney for Seawater Desalination System in Egypt.- Chapter 9. Low-Cost Filter Media for Removal of Hazardous Pollutants fromIndustry Wastewater Effluents.- Chatper 10. Removal of Para-Nitrophenol from Industrial Waste Water (IWW) by Adsorption Using Modified Activated Carbon.- Chapter 11. Textile Wastewater Treatment Using a Modified Coal Fly Ash as a Low-Cost Adsorbent.- Chatper 12. Improvement of Net Water Recovery of Reverse Osmosis Membranes in the Water System in Pharmaceutical Industries.- Chatper 13. A Case Study of Thermal Sanitization in Water Process Systems: Implementation of a Cleaner Production Methodology.- Part III: Climate Action.- Chapter 14. A Review of Sustainability Research at Port Said University Towards the Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.- Chapter 15. Assessing Climate Change of Western Delta by Regional Climate Models.- Chatper 16. Field Measurements Used to Validate Envi-MET and Conduct Sensitivity Analysis, in Egypt.- Part IV: Smart Cities and Communities.-Chapter 17. Sustainable Development: A Review of Concepts, Domains, Technologies, and Trends in Smart Cities.- Chapter 18. Sustainability of Lap Splice in Externally near Surface Mounted Bars of Reinforced Concrete Beam.- Chapter 19. Architectural Heritage as an Approach for Smart Cities.- Chapter 20. Indoor Daylighting, and Solar Radiation Performance Investigation Utilizing Productive Façades for Residential Buildings.- Chapter 21. Improving Smart Infrastructure Monitoring Systems as a Response to Prevalent Pandemic.- Chapter 22. Meta Approach for COVID-19 Patients Classification from Their Chest X-Ray Images.- Chatper 23. Detecting Pandemics by Using Artificial Intelligent.-Chatper 24. Seizure Detection Using Fast Walsh-Hadamard Transform (FWHT).- Chapter 25. Questions Concerning the Role of the Skycourt as a Passive Strategy to Enhance Energy Efficiency.- Chapter 26. Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Methods for Resource Scheduling in Virtualized Clouds.- Part V: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure.- Chapter 27. In-Situ Fabrication of Poly (M-Phenylene Isophthalamide)/ Fluorographene Nanocomposites and Their Properties.- Chapter 28. Enhanced Performance of Propane Refrigerant at LNG Plant During Hot Climate Conditions - Case Study.- Chapter 29. Examining the Behaviour of Lubricating Oil Film Within Marine Journal Bearing Under Emergency and Critical Operational Conditions.- Chapter 30.Blended Amine for Economic Enhanced Performance of Natural Gas Sweetening Process.- Chapter 31. Optimal Design of Container Ships Geometry Based on Artificial Intelligence Techniques to Reduce Greenhouse Gases Emissions.- Chapter 32. Ship Design for Green Ship Recycling - A New Approach.- Chapter 33. Preferred Level of Servitization in Select Industrial Services.- Chapter 34. Analysis of the Time Multiplexed Sampling and a Proposed Prototype for Effective Heterogenous Data Acquisition Systems.- Chapter 35. Survey and Evaluation of Applied Modern Engineering Pedagogy.- Chapter 36. Preliminary Evaluation of Experiential Learning in Engineering Pedagogy for Undergraduate Students Learning Logic Design Concepts.- Chapter 37. Mode-I Crack Problem in Generalized Thermo-Microstretch with Harmonic Wave Under Three Theories by Using a Laser Pulse with Non-Gaussian Form Temporal Profile.- Chapter 38. The Hysteresis in the Stoner-Wohlfarth Model of Ferromagnetism.- Chapter 39. The Behaviour of the Aluminium Bridges.