World Journal of Engineering: Volume 20 Issue 6

Design, analysis and method of foot trajectory generation for quadruped robots in swing-stance phase

Priyaranjan Biswal, Prases Kumar Mohanty

Legged walking robots have numerous advantages over the wheel or tracked robots due to their strong operational ability and exposure to the complex environment. This paper aims to…

Mechanical anti-lock braking system using pneumatic system and solenoid valve with low cost manufacturing

Vinoth Kumar K., Loganathan T.G., Jagadeesh G.

The Purpose of this study is to prove the possibility of developing low cost mechanical anti – lock braking system (ABS) for the passenger’s safety.

A novel cascaded transformer coupled multilevel inverter with reduced number of switches for high power applications

Rashmi Rekha Behera, Ashish Ranjan Dash, Anup Kumar Panda

The purpose of this paper is to design a cascaded Multilevel inverter with reduce number of switches for high power applications. This paper came up with an innovative three-phase…

Development of efficiency analysis for I-beam steel section with web opening via numerical method

Fatimah De´nan, Nor Salwani Hashim, Amarpreet Kaur Mahinder Singh

Due to the enormous increase in economic development, structural steel material gives an advantage for the construction of stadiums, factories, bridges and cities building design…

A numerical study of two-dimensional laminar flow of power-law fluids around three circular cylinders in side-by-side arrangement

Ahmed Benamor, Aissa Abidi-Saad, Ridha Mebrouk, Sarra Fatnassi

This study aims at investigating two-dimensional laminar flow of power-law fluids around three unconfined side-by-side cylinders.

Structural analysis of bending soft pneumatic network actuators for various designs using the finite element method

Venkatesan V., Shanmugam S., Veerappan A.R.

This paper aims to present the numerical analysis of displacements, forces and bend angles of three different structural designs of a soft actuator using the finite element…

Integration of distributed generations by coordinating electric vehicle charging station in medium voltage network by Swarm intelligence

Sagarika Rout, Gyan Ranjan Biswal

Notable energy losses and voltage deviation issues in low-voltage radial distribution systems are a major concern for power planners and utility companies because of the…

An improved parallel regenerative braking system for small battery electric vehicle

Sutapa Mondal, Arup Kumar Nandi

The purpose of this paper is to design an improved parallel regenerative braking system (IPRBS) for electric vehicles (EVs) that increases energy recovery with a constant brake…

Investigation of corrosion inhibition of 4-(4-nitrophenyl) thiazol-2-amine on the copper in HCl: experimental and theoretical studies

Razieh Farahati, Ali Ghaffarinejad, S. Morteza Mousavi-Khoshdel

This paper aims to investigate the corrosion inhibition ability of 4–(4-nitrophenyl) thiazol-2-amine (NPT) on the copper in 1 M HCl.

Parametrical analysis of the tapered steel section with elliptical perforation: shear behaviour effects

Fatimah De'nan, Nor Salwani Hashim, Xing Yong Sua

With the vast advancement of structural steel properties over the recent decades, structural steel has become the dominate material for the construction of bridges, stadiums…

Performance and design comparison of moving-magnet linear oscillating actuators based on their mover positions

Afaq Ahmad, Zahoor Ahmad, Abdullah Ullah, Naveed Ur Ur Rehman, Muhammad Israr, Muhammad Zia, Haider Ali, Ataur Rahman

This study aims to investigate and compare the characteristics of three topologies of moving-magnet linear oscillating actuator (LOA) based on their mover position. Positive…

A systematic review of Industry 4.0 maturity models: applicability in the O&G upstream industry

Chinedu Onyeme, Kapila Liyanage

The study aims to review the currently available Industry 4.0 (I4.0) maturity models (MMs) for manufacturing industries and analyse their applicability in the oil and gas (O&G…

Flow of two immiscible non-Newtonian fluids in an elastic tube

Sreenadh Sreedharamalle, Sumalatha Baina, Srinivas A.N.S.

This paper aims to investigate the flow of two-layered non-Newtonian fluids with different viscosities in an axisymmetric elastic tube.

Design and analysis of modular moving magnet linear oscillating actuator for compressor in refrigeration system

Mehtab Khan, Adnan Daud Khan, Muhammad Jawad, Zahoor Ahmad, Naveed Ur Rehman, Muhammad Israr

This paper aims to investigates a novel design of a modular moving magnet linear oscillating actuator (MMM-LOA) with the capability of coupling modules, based on their application…

Grain size, coefficient of thermal expansion and corrosion behavior of eggshell and rice husk ash reinforced composite material

Anas Islam, Shashi Prakash Dwivedi, Rajat Yadav, Vijay Kumar Dwivedi

The purpose of this study to find an alternate method to minimize waste i.e., eggshell and rice husk ash. In this paper, eggshell (ES) and rice husk ash (RHA) particles are used…

Effect of alloying constituents on thermal, microstructural, mechanical and shape memory properties of Cu-Al-Ag shape memory alloys

Sai Vamsi Krishna Tataverthi, Srinivasa Rao Devisetty

The purpose of this study is to assess the influence of Al and Ag addition on thermal, mechanical and shape memory properties of Cu-Al-Ag alloy.

Performance analysis of variable thickness longitudinal fin with functionally graded material in dry and fully wet conditions

Upendra Bajpai, Palash Soni, Vivek Kumar Gaba, Shubhankar Bhowmick

When the temperature of an air conditioning unit’s fin surface goes below its dew point temperature, condensation forms on the unit’s surface. As a result, the cooling coil’s…

Determination of load transfer characteristics to connections between cold-formed steel truss and supporting system

Kok Keong Choong, Fatimah De’nan, Seen Hooi Chew, Nor Salwani Hashim

Recently, the utilization of cold-formed steel (CFS) roof truss systems and different types of other combination structural support systems, such as concrete or hot-rolled steel…