World Journal of Engineering: Volume 16 Issue 2

Feasibility study of using solar energy as a renewable source in office buildings in different climatic regions

Shoaib Khanmohammadi, Mohammad Zanjani, Farzad Veysi

Present research focus on using solar energy as a renewable option for office buildings in different climatic conditions in Iran. To seeking a way to use clean solar energy and…

Evaluating the combustion and emission phenomenon of algal and cotton seed biodiesel as fuel for compression ignition engine

Hariram Venkatesan, Godwin John J., Seralathan Sivamani

Vast areas have been studied toward combustion and emission analysis in vegetable oil methyl esters and quite a few in algal oil biodiesel. To analyze the better alternate source…

Effect of infiltration head on soil water movement of small-diameter tube outflow furrow irrigation under mulch film

H.X. Wu, Yunxin Zhang, Lishu Wang, Dongjuan Chen, Chao Ma

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of different infiltration heads on soil water movement using a free infiltration test for small-diameter tube outflow furrow…

Numerical study on racking behavior of light steel frames with K-shaped bracing

Mohammad Javad Kazemi, Shahabeddin Hatami, Abdolreza Zare, Ali Parvaneh

This paper aims to study the lateral behavior of cold-formed steel walls with K-shaped bracing by finite element modeling.

Effect of hybridization on properties of hemp-carbon fibre-reinforced hybrid polymer composites using experimental and finite element analysis

M. Ramesh, C. Deepa, G.R. Arpitha, V. Gopinath

In the recent years, the industries show interest in natural and synthetic fibre-reinforced hybrid composites due to weight reduction and environmental reasons. The purpose of…

Soret and Dufour effects on unsteady Casson magneto-nanofluid flow over an inclined plate embedded in a porous medium

Olumide Falodun Bidemi, M.S. Sami Ahamed

The purpose of this paper is to consider a two-dimensional unsteady Casson magneto-nanfluid flow over an inclined plate embedded in a porous medium. The novelty of the present…

Autonomous mobile robot navigation between static and dynamic obstacles using multiple ANFIS architecture

Anish Pandey, Abhishek Kumar Kashyap, Dayal R. Parhi, B.K. Patle

This paper aims to design and implement the multiple adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (MANFIS) architecture-based sensor-actuator (motor) control technique for mobile robot…

Performance comparison of coated carbide tool under different cooling/lubrication environments during face milling of Inconel-625 and Stainless Steel 304

Pragat Singh, J.S. Dureja, Harwinder Singh, Manpreet S. Bhatti

This study aims to use nanofluid-based minimum quantity lubrication (NMQL) technique to minimize the use of cutting fluids in machining of Inconel-625 and Stainless Steel 304…

Morphology and properties of composite coating on mild steel: effect of bath temperature and snail shell weight composition

Victor Sunday Aigbodion, Enyi C.C., Akinlabi E.T., Suleiman I.Y., Ezema I.C., Mgbemene C.A.

This paper aims to investigate the parametric study of addition of snail shell particles (SSp) and bath temperature on the properties of Zn-ZnO-SSp composites coating.

High-performance computer graphics technologies in engineering applications

Chao Peng

The purpose of this paper is to investigate possibilities to adopt state-of-the-art computer graphics technologies for big data visualization in engineering applications. Toward…

Simulative analysis of turbulent flow through a circular conduit with uniform wall temperature and constant heat flux boundary conditions

Ali Belhocine, Wan Zaidi Wan Omar

This study aims to investigate numerically a two-dimensional fully developed mean turbulent fluid flow, and heat transfer in a circular duct is numerically investigated using…

Development of an aid tool for evaluation of unsaturated soils permeability

Leila Mechkarini, Tahar Messafer, Abderrahim Bali, Kamel Silhadi

Prediction models for the unsaturated permeability proposed in the literature are numerous. However, a model may give a good result for a sample of a given soil when it may give a…

Development of nickel bi-porous wicks for miniature loop heat pipe applications

Yogesh Mahulkar, Chetankumar Sedani

Miniature loop heat pipes (MLHPs) are highly efficient passive heat transfer devices, which have considerable advantages over conventional heat pipes. Currently, miniature LHPs…