World Journal of Engineering: Volume 13 Issue 1

Influence of multiwalled carbon nanotubes content on thermal conductivity of polyactic acid/liquid natural rubber nanocomposite

Mou’ad A. Tarawneh, Adilah Mat Ali, Sahrim Hj Ahmad, L.J. Yu

The purpose of this paper is to study the effects of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) loading on the thermal conductivity of nanocomposites.

The damage strain field analysis of triangular symmetrical composite eutectic

Zhihong Du, Xinhua Ni, Xiequan Liu, Cheng Chen

According to the microstructural characteristics of composite ceramic, the strain field distribution regularity of triangular symmetrical composite eutectic is obtained from the…

Strength prediction of composite ceramic under the non-ellipsoidal particles bridging

Xinhua Ni, Yunwei Fu, Xiequan Liu, Long Zhang

This paper aims to promote a strength model for TiC-TiB2 composite ceramic with non-ellipsoidal particles bridging. Based on the microstructure of TiC-TiB2 composite ceramic…

Utilization of renewable energy sources in bioclimatic architecture in Greece

Semiha Kartal, Ömer Chousein

The aim of this study is to propose solutions to ensure comfort conditions for users by taking advantage of the bioclimatic architecture. This could serve as a solution to the…

Geochemistry of hydrothermally altered rocks with gold mineralization hosted in alkaline complex in Hongshan area, Taihang Orogen, North China

Jingsen Zhang, Jing Zhang, Yanchao Zhai

This paper aims to elucidate the geochemical characteristics of the hydrothermally altered rocks with gold mineralization and the elemental transfers in hydrothermal alteration…

Analysis of co-generation combustion chamber inlet line

Melvin Eldho Shibu, Jithish K.S.

The catastrophic failures of these thick-wall cylinders are mainly due to the presence of inherent cracks in the material. The present study aims to deal with the analysis of…

Using multi-remote sensing data to assess Phragmites invasion of the Detroit river international wildlife refuge

Xinxia Liu, Anbing Zhang, Hefeng Wang, Haixin Liu

This paper aims to develope an integrated image processing method to investigate the spatiotemporal dynamics of Phragmites invasion in the Detroit River International Wildlife…

Coupled versus uncoupled optimal solutions for thermal and dynamic problems in spacecraft atmospheric flight

Antonio Mazzaracchio

This paper aims to address a significant issue related to the coupled and uncoupled treatment of the thermal and dynamic problems in the optimization of aeroassisted orbital…

Effect of cage configurations on flow characteristics of globe valves

Sreekala S.K., Thirumalini S.

Globe valves have good throttling ability, which permits its use in regulating flows. This paper aims to understand in detail the globe valve with different cage configurations…

Comparison between RST and PID controllers performance of a reduced order model and the original model of a hydraulic actuator dedicated to a semi-active suspension

Saad Babesse, Djameleddine Ameddah, Fouad Inel

In this paper, an effective method to calculate the reduced-order model (ROM) of high-order linear time-invariant system is elaborated; this is done by evaluating time moments of…

On renovation of the destroyed tunnel sewer collector in Kharkiv

Alexei Garmash, Dmitrii Bondarenko, Gennadii Zubko, Dmitrii Goncharenko

The purpose of this study to monitor the state of deep sewerage networks is a task of current interest in connection with the emergency and pre-emergency condition of a large part…

Research on architecture of security video surveillance network cascade system with big data

Zhihua Li, Zianfei Tang, Yihua Yang

The high-efficient processing of mass data is a primary issue in building and maintaining security video surveillance system. This paper aims to focus on the architecture of…

Impact of integrated HSE management system on power generation in Iran by a unique mathematical programming approach

A. Azadeh, S. Motevali Haghighi, M. Hosseinabadi Farahani, R. Yazdanparast

Concern for health, safety and environment (HSE) is increasing in many developing countries, especially in energy industries. Improving power plants efficiencies in terms of HSE…