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Volume 16, 2019

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This research work was carried to examine the rate of production of biogas through anaerobic digestion of fresh Cow rumen obtained from slaughter house in Woji, Trans-Amadi, Port Harcourt. The Kinetics of the biogas produced upon the influence of biodegradation was studied using kinetic model linear, power, growth rate decay, non-elementary rate models to establish the model that best predicts the amount of biogas obtained from the experimental obtained parameters. The total solid, volatile solid, ash content and pH was evaluated upon the influence of the biomass. Also, the temperature and pressure build-up during the anaerobic digestion process were recorded weekly. The results of the analysis showed that is, volatile solid, ash content were 0.924g/g, 0.734g/g and 0.1414g/g, while the PH value before and after the analysis were 7.45 and 7.26 as well as fluctuation in temperature between 300C and 34.50C was observed.


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Petrochemical Engineering

Predictive modeling of Biogas production from the degradation of Cow Rumen

Ekine Hamilton Onengiyeofori, Akpa JG, Ehirim EO, Ukpaka CP

This research work was carried to examine the rate of production of biogas through anaerobic digestion of fresh Cow rumen obtained from slaughter house in Woji, Trans-Amadi, Port Harcourt.

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 1-14

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Mechanical Engineering

Three Dimensional Flow Dynamics in Non-linear Duct (90o Elbow) at Predetermined Velocities

Orhorhoro EK, Ikpe AE, Olorunleke A

Transportation of fluids in the industry especially in the oil and gas sector is a common phenomenon. Thus, analyzing the flow characteristics in elbow ducts is essential for a number of engineering applications

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 15-28

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Electrical Electronic Engineering

Energy Source: Plastic Waste into Fuel

RajKumar G, Aji gopal V, Sekar S, Ganesa Moorthy C

The increasing high price and demand for energy source drive our effort to convert solid waste into useful fuel. An eco friendly energy is retrieved from waste plastic materials through automated waste management system and it is tested successfully with the help of arduino board

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 29-34

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Marine engineering

Performance optimization of combined gas and steam power plant using artificial neural network

Odokwo VE, Ogbonnaya EA

The ever increasing demands for higher thermal efficiency from power plants have resulted to wide range of research in this regard. This work is one of such researches that deal with the performance optimization of a Combined Gas and Steam Turbines (COGAS) plant using Artificial Neural Network (ANN)

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 35-45

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Petrochemical Engineering

Adsorption of Kerosene by locally formulated adsorbent from Clay and Sawdust

Nneke Pauline Oby, Ukpaka Chukwuemeka Peter

Experimental and theoretical approach was used in the formulation of adsorbent, made from clay and sawdust for the adsorption of kerosene in water medium environment. Three formulations of clay and sawdust with the code ratio of R9:1, R17:3 and R4:1 and with control clay sample, were investigated to obtain the suitable mixing ratio that will give optimum percentage removal of kerosene in water medium.

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 46-59

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Mechanical Engineering

Design and fabrication of insulation testing rig

Nnamchi SN, Nnamchi OA, Sangotayo EO, Mundu MM, Edosa OO

A three-fold design and fabrication of insulation testing rig (ITR) has been demonstrated in this research work via geometric (or architectural) design, stress design and thermal design.

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 60-79

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Transportation Engineering

Assessing Traffic Safety Culture among Public Transport Driver Population in Baghdad

Saad Issa Sarsam, Hayder AL Khafaji

Traffic education has a great influence on road safety. However, traffic safety cultures differ between different parts of the world, and this in turn affect show drivers respond to advisory traffic information.

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 80-92

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Mechanical Engineering

Performance Evaluation of Biogas Yield from Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste using Plastic Digester

Akusu MO, Mohammed BA, Sule S

80 kg of organic fraction of municipal solid waste was mixed with water in ratio of 1:2 to form slurry which was charged into fixed dome AD plant made of plastic digester. This was subjected to complete hydraulic retention of thirty eight days under the condition of mesophilic temperature range of 35.5oC-37.5oC.

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 93-101

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Civil Engineering

Laboratory Investigation of Using Agricultural and Solid Waste in Hot-Mix Asphalt for Road Pavement

Olukanni EO, Oyedepo OJ, Oluyemi-Ayibiowu BD, Alo DA, Falayi SG

Disposal of huge amount of discarded waste materials being generated in large quantity causes environmental hazards. This study utilized the discarded waste materials as partial replacement of constituents in asphaltic concrete.

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 102-112

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Transportation Engineering

Assessment of Bacterial Concrete Properties Subjected to Wetting and Drying Cycles

Saad Issa Sarsam, Mohamed Fadhel Suliman

Cracking in concrete pavement exhibits a durability problem since the ingress of moisture and harmful chemicals such as sulphates and chlorides into the concrete through the cracks can cause premature matrix degradation and corrosion of embedded steel reinforcement, which may result in the decrement of strength and life

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 113-121

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Civil Engineering

New Generation and Environment Friendly Bio Based Thermal Insulation Materials

Hanifi BINICI, Orhan AKSOGAN, Rifat RESATOGLU

In this study, the properties of insulation materials have been searched using eggshell and nutshell with perlite and sawdust. Eggshell, nutshell which have been ground in different sizes.

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 122-134

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Chemical Engineering

Predictive model to detect insulation failure and pipe leakage in natural gas transmission pipeline using simulation software

Ukpaka CP, Puyate YT, Nwokide LC

Predictive model was developed to detect insulation failure and pipeline leakage in natural gas transmission line using simulation software known as EXTENDSIM9 SUIT.

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 135-166

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Civil Engineering

Assessment of deformation, modulus, crack healing and shear properties of recycled asphalt concrete

Saad Issa Sarsam, Mostafa Shaker Mahdi

Recycling is considered as a cost-effective solution to enhance the pavement for additional service life. Implementation of recycling agent can provide the required flexibility and increase its micro crack healing potential.

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 167-176

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Transportation Engineering

Quantitative model of single-server queue system

Adeniran, Adetayo Olaniyi, Kanyio, Olufunto Adedotun

This study considered the model of queuing system. Examples of queue systems are Single-server queue system which occur if arrival and service rate is Poisson distributed (single queue) (M/M/1) queue

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 177-183

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Chemical Engineering

Mathematical modeling and verification of pervaporation –assisted esterification reactor

Elham El-Zanati, Heba Abdallah, Eman Farag, Reem Ettouney, Mahmoud El-Rifai

A mathematical model for esterification coupled with pervaporation is developed to investigate and optimize the effect of water removal from the reaction mixture on the obtainable conversion in a batch reactor fitted with recirculation around a pervaporation membrane.

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 184-196

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Mechanical Engineering

Torch vibrations of a viscoelastic shell with a viscous liquid

Zokirova Dilorom Akhmedovna, Adizova Aziza Juraqulovna

The article presents an effective numerical-analytical method for solving problems of hydro-viscose-elasticity and gives examples of calculating the natural oscillations of thin-walled cylindrical shells in contact with a viscous fluid by this method.

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 197-203

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Civil Engineering

Resilient behavior of stone matrix asphalt concrete (SMAC) under repeated shear stresses

Saad Issa Sarsam, Shahed Mahmood

The accumulation of traffic load repetitions on the flexible pavement usually exhibit rutting and shear failure of pavement layers at hot climatic condition.

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 204-211

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Environmental Engineering

Causes and effect of rural roads failure on agricultural produce of Olorunda local government area, Osun State, Nigeria

Obafemi Olutola Olubanjo, Abosede Mary Olubanjo, Imole Oluwatoyin Fatoyinbo

This study examines the causes and effects of rural roads failure on agricultural produce from Olorunda local government area of Osun State, Nigeria

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 212-221

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Electrical and Electronics Engineering

An automated WPT based EV charging with renewable sources of energy

Rajkumar G

A cost effective and completely renewable energy based power generation is performed and utilised for charging the electric vehicles and street lighting.

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 222-232

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Civil Engineering

Experimental investigation on cement grouted bituminous pavement

Shrikant M Harle, Prakash S Pajgade

The flexible roads have the advantage of good riding surface while the concrete roads are more durable and required less maintenance than the flexible / bituminous pavement

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 233-241

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Marine Engineering

Roll motion damping using gyroscopic stabilizers

Ini Akpadiaha, Victor Jeremiah

Of all the motions of the vessel, the roll motion which is the rotation of the vessel about the longitudinal axis is of utmost concern as it has the potential of causing: reduction in ship’s velocity, damage of cargo onboard, sea sickness to the crew onboard

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 242-251

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Civil Engineering

Influence of sugarcane bagasse ash substitution on Portland cement characteristics

Darweesh HHM, Abo El-Suoud MR

The results showed that as the bagasse ash content (BA) increased, the fineness of mixes and heat of hydration increased too.

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 252-266

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Materials Engineering

Xanthosoma spp leaf extract as green corrosion inhibitor for Al – Cu – Mg Alloy in simulated seawater environment

Adams SM, Suleiman IY, Musa AA, Momoh IM

Corrosion inhibition effect of Xanthosoma spp leaf extract on Al-Cu-Mg alloy in simulated seawater has been studied using gravimetric method at 303k, 313k and 323k temperatures with various concentrations (0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, and 0.5) g/L of the extract.

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 267-275

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Production and Mechanical Properties of Fly ash and Basalt ash reinforced Al 6061 composites

Kumaravel S, Mohanraj D, Channankaiah

This paper presents the characterization of Al 6061 metal matrix composite (MMC) reinforced with fly ash and basalt ash produced by stir casting method. Basalt is a natural material that is found in volcanic rocks

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 276-283

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Chemical Engineering

Modeling of catalytic multi bore hollow fiber membrane plug flow reactor

El Zanati E, Farg E

A model of Micro Multi Bore Hollow Fiber catalytic membrane reactor for the esterification process is developed.

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 284-293

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Mechanical Engineering

Electrical controlled swing-type permanent magnet driving motor

Hong CC

To complete the rotational motion of permanent magnet (PM) driving motor with its own magnetic energy, magnetic force, generated torque by using the help of electrical controlled swing-type device.

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 294-299

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Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Comparative studies on switched capacitor based single phase multilevel inverter fed from PV systems for isolated applications

Yasmin Taj S, Yamuna M, Revathi V, Habeebullah Sait H

This paper presents comparative studies on different levels of single phase inverter for standalone photo voltaic systems with simple pulse width modulation scheme.

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 300-312

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Architectural Engineering

Chloride diffusion coefficient in dry conditioned concrete cubes

Balakrishna MN, Fouad Mohamad, Robert Evans, Rahman MM

The concrete is strong in compression but weak in tension, versatile, and brittle material which is serving from so many decades for construction industries all over the world.

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 313-333

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Industrial Engineering

Optimization of friction welding process to eliminate forking in Engine valves

Periyasamy P, Elaiyaraja K, Kavitha K

Optimization of friction welding process to eliminate valve forking which is resulting in valve breakage in bend test followed by friction welding process and in engine as well.

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 334-341

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Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Vibration measurement of vehicular traffic at Oluku by Pass Bridge using Fibre Optic Sensor

Awodu OM, Ukagwu KJ, Okuonghae T, Andikara JN, Azi SO

Optical fibres are made of silicon glass or plastic for transmitting light signal over long and short distances. Technological advancement in photonics has led to its use in fibre optic sensor (FOS)

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 342-347

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Architectural Engineering

Chloride diffusion coefficient in fully saturated conditioned concrete cubes

Balakrishna MN, Fouad Mohamad, Robert Evans, Rahman MM

The concrete is strong in compression but weak in tension, versatile, and brittle material which is serving from so many decades for construction industries all over the world

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 348-360

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Civil Engineering

Modeling the strength properties of Asphalt Concrete using NDT

Saad Issa Sarsam, Nazar Sajad Kadium

Asphalt concrete is a composite and viscoelastic material consisting of aggregates, mineral filler and asphalt cement. Its mechanical behavior is complex due to its susceptibility of temperature, moisture, loading frequency, and strain level

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 361-372

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Architectural Engineering

Chloride diffusion coefficient in partially saturated conditioned concrete cubes

Balakrishna MN, Fouad Mohamad, Robert Evans, Rahman MM

The concrete is strong in compression but weak in tension, versatile, and brittle material which is serving from so many decades for construction industries all over the world

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 373-381

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Electronics & Communication Engineering

The influence of fibre optic link availability on network densification and broadband quality of experience in Nigeria

Andikara JN, Ukagwu KJ, Awodu OM, Azi SO

The exponential growth of internet traffic added to the rising demand for high bandwidth consuming services and applications all over the world has triggered an increasing need for higher capacity in core optical communication networks

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 382-390

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Electronic and Electrical Engineering

A comparative analysis of reliability indices of Kaduna and Kano distribution systems

Ganiyu Adedayo Ajenikoko, Moshood Kola Omotosho

Reliability indices such as System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI), System Average Interruption Frequency Index (SAIFI) and Customer Average Interruption Duration Index (CAIDI) are so significant in assessing the reliability levels of power systems

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2019, 16, 391-402

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