World Journal of Engineering: Volume 16 Issue 3

Numerical and experimental study of the combustion phenomenon when the compression ignition is fuelled with mineral diesel

Hariram Venkatesan, Godwin John J., Seralathan Sivamani, Micha Premkumar T.

The purpose this experimentation is to study the combustion characteristics of compression ignition engine fuelled with mineral diesel. The reason behind the numerical simulation…

Parametric optimization-based design of PI controllers: application to a DC servomechanism

Mohammad Tabatabaei

This paper aims to propose an analytical method for designing parametric optimization-based proportional integral (PI) controllers.

Production of hybrid reinforcement by ball milling for development of aluminium matrix composites

Gaurav Arora, Satpal Sharma

This paper aims to produce hybrid reinforcement for the development of aluminium matrix composites using ball-billing technique to avoid or reduce the problem of agglomeration of…

The effects of microcrystalline cellulose on the flammability and thermal behaviours of flame retarded natural fibre epoxy composite

Pooria Khalili, Xiao Ling Liu, Kim Yeow Tshai, Ing Kong, Chris Rudd, Xiao Su Yi

The purpose of this paper is to fabricate and characterize the natural fibre (NF) reinforced epoxy composites containing flame retardants (FRs) and microcrystalline cellulose…

Experimental investigation and optimization of a low-temperature thermoelectric module with different operating conditions

Dipak Sudam Patil, Rachayya R. Arakerimath, Pramod V. Walke

This paper aims to present an experimental investigation and optimization of a low-temperature thermoelectric module to examine the influence of the main operating conditions.

Effect of average beam power on microstructure and mechanical properties of Nd: YAG laser welding of 304L and st37 steel

Pramod Kumar, Amar Nath Sinha

The present research work aims to study the effect of average beam power (laser process parameters) on the overlapping factor, depth of penetration (DOP), weld bead width, fusion…

Study on flexural performance of fabricated natural fiber hybrid polypropylene composite: an experimental investigation through designed experiments

Rajendra Kumar, Ravi Pratap Singh, Ravinder Kataria

This paper aims to investigate the flexural properties i.e. the flexural strength and the flexural modulus under the influence of selected input variables, namely; fiber type…

Seismic behavior evaluation of zipper braced steel frames based on push-over and incremental dynamic analyses

J. Esfandiari, Y. Khezeli

An analytical investigation is performed on zipper-braced frames. Zipper-braced frames are an innovative bracing system for steel structures. Conventional inverted-V-braced frames…

Evaluation of foam performance at different temperature for enhanced oil recovery process

Nurul Suhana Abd Rahim, Ismail Mohd Saaid, Abubakar Abubakar Umar

Application of foam in enhanced oil recovery requires a production of foam that is strong and stable enough to withstand a long period. There are numerous factors that may affect…

A boundary-type approach for the computation of vertical stresses in soil due to arbitrarily shaped foundations

Husain Jubran Al-Gahtani, Saheed Kolawole Adekunle

This paper aims to present a simple, yet accurate and efficient, formulation for computing the vertical soil stresses due to arbitrarily distributed surface pressures or loads…