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Removal of Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions by using activated carbon supported iron catalysts as efficient adsorbents
Karima Derdour, Chafia Bouchelta, Amina Khorief Naser-Eddine, Mohamed Salah Medjram, Pierre MagriThe purpose of this paper is to focus on the removal of hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] from wastewater by using activated carbon-supported Fe catalysts derived from walnut shell…
Effect of welding current on microstructures and mechanical properties of welded Ni-base superalloy INC738LC
Saib Cherif, Boumerzoug ZakariaThe Ni-base superalloy INC738LC is a precipitation strengthened alloy and is widely used in hot sections of gas turbine engines owing to its excellent high-temperature strength…
Compositional and experimental investigation of the effect of reactor temperature on softwood and hardwood pyrolysis
Joseph Adewumi Oyebanji, Sunday Olayinka OyedepoThis study aims to investigate the effect of reactor temperature on softwood and hardwood pyrolysis. Experiments are performed at six temperature levels ranging from 300 to 800°C…
Thermodynamic analysis of hybrid nanofluid based solar flat plate collector
Ranga Babu J.A., Kiran Kumar K., Srinivasa Rao S.This paper aims to present an analytical investigation of energy and exergy performance on a solar flat plate collector (SFPC) with Cu-CuO/water hybrid nanofluid, Cu/water and…
Fly ash-based green composite as pipe, gear and blade
Jenarthanan MP, Ramesh Kumar S., Akhilendra Kumar SinghThis paper aims to perform an experimental investigation on the impact strength, compressive strength, tensile strength and flexural strength of fly ash-based green composites and…
Repair and refurbishment technologies for inspection shafts in deep-level sewer tunnels
Dmitrii Goncharenko, Dmitrii Bondarenko, Olha StarkovaThis paper aims to investigate the condition and select a repair procedure for a damaged sewer in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Experimental investigation of bearing wear of a gear unit DMGH 25.4 of horizontal cement mill
Menasri Noureddine, Bouchoucha AliRotating machines play a strategic role in the process; it is the case of a gear unit of a cement mill. These machines are composed of tribo-pairs (bearings and gears, etc.…
The optimization of the operational parameters of a rotary percussive drilling machine using the Taguchi method
Fatima Zohra Derdour, Mohamed Kezzar, Ouafae Bennis, Lakhdar KhochmaneThis paper aims to determine the rational operating regime of a rotary percussive drilling machine under optimal conditions.
Parameter estimation of single diode PV module based on Nelder-Mead optimization algorithm
Alivarani Mohapatra, Byamakesh Nayak, Kanungo Barada MohantyThis paper aims to propose a simple, derivative-free novel method named as Nelder–Mead optimization algorithm to estimate the unknown parameters of the photovoltaic (PV) module…
Study of plastic oil blended with ethanol-gasoline on three cylinder petrol engine
Vijaya Kumar K., Ravi Kumar PuliThe purpose of this paper is to present the influence of plastic pyrolysis oil blended with gasoline at 10 per cent with and without ethanol additive at 5 per cent in a…
A systematic failure finding model of wind turbine drive train based on interfaces
Muhammad Usman, Bilal Akbar, Sajjad Miran, Qazi Shahzad AliWind energy has become a distinguished field of energy among the alternative energy resources. Despite economical disadvantages, the production of wind energy is desired to…
Design of parabolic leaf spring for light duty automobile
Karthikeyan Marappan, Jenarthanan M.P., Sree Krishna B.The main purpose of this proposed parabolic leaf spring (PLS) is to reduce the weight of the steel leaf spring by developing a new design, to increase the load-carrying capacity…
Analysis of risk and the strengthening of the safety technical barriers: application of Skikda (Algeria) oil refining complex
Louiza Ait Ouffroukh, Rachid Chaib, Verzea Ion, Lakhdar KhochmaneAlgeria occupies an important place in all of the oil-producing countries. However, in recent years, industrial facilities have experienced a rapid increase in the number of major…
Vibration analysis of rectangular plates resting on four rigid supports
Mohammad GharaibehThis paper aims to thoroughly investigate the free vibration characteristics of rectangular plates resting on symmetrically distributed four rigid supports by using a finite…
Cross-diffusion induced reaction-convection in a Brinkman porous layer
Mahantesh S. SwamyThis paper aims to investigate the onset of convection, heat and mass transports in a sparse porous layer saturated with chemically reactive binary fluid mixture heated and salted…
Dispersion analysis of magneto-electro elastic plate of arbitrary cross-sections immersed in fluid
Rajendran SelvamaniThis study aims to construct a mathematical model to study the dispersion analysis of magneto-electro elastic plate of arbitrary cross sections immersed in fluid by using the…
Effect of rotation on dusty couple-stress fluid with hydromagnetic field heated below through porous medium
W. Stanly, R. VasanthakumariThe purpose of this paper is used to study the combined effect of solute gradient and magnetic field on dusty couple-stress fluid in the presence of rotation through a porous…
Simulation of mushy state solidification in stir casting
Sijo M.T., Jayadevan K.R., Sheeja JanardhananStir casting is a promising technique used for the manufacture of Al-SiC metal matrix composites. The clustering of reinforcement particles is a serious concern in this production…
Elastic-plastic delamination of multilayered graded four-point bending beam
Victor RizovThis paper aims to analyze the elastic-plastic delamination fracture behaviour of multilayered functionally graded four-point bending beam configuration.
Numerical study of the flow field characteristics over a backward facing step using k-kl-ω turbulence model: comparison with different models
Yasser M. Ahmed, A.H. ElbatranThis paper aims to investigate numerically the turbulent flow characteristics over a backward facing step. Different turbulence models with hybrid computational grid have been…
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