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New self-propelled robotic device pinpoints leaks in pipes more accurately than existing methods

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Researchers at MIT and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) in Saudi Arabia have devised a robotic system that can detect leaks in gas, oil and water pipelines at a rapid pace and with high accuracy by sensing a large pressure change at leak locations. A 4-inch pipe section is shown for reference.

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New technique for modeling auto-ignition characteristics of bioethanol-blended gasolines

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Researchers at KAUST in Saudi Arabia, with colleagues from Saudi Aramco and the National University of Ireland Galway, have developed a new method for investigating the auto-ignition behavior of bioethanol-blended gasolines. Nasir, E.F., Kalghatgi, G. Sarathy, S.M., 2017.07.034.

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Study finds blending gasoline with GTL improves efficiency and lowers emissions in compression-ignition PPC mode

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Commonly referred to as Dieseline in literature, this mix of fossil fuels already has a proven track record as a PPC fuel. gasoline), and EN590 diesel as a reference fuel. A well known approach to lower the CN of diesel fuel in general is to blend it with low CN fossil or biofuels. … 10, 20 and 50?vol.% C, respectively.

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Building a Zero Trust Security Model for Autonomous Systems

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Just last year, a half dozen precisely targeted malicious drones managed to slow oil production in Saudi Arabia for days, and more recently, several low-cost drones caused significant damage to oil tankers in the UAE. Gartner refers to the simultaneous evolution of control, orchestration, and understanding in IT systems as.

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