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Development of novel vehicle design modelling functions for quantifying vehicles’ shapes. (2017)
Journal Article
SENDANAYAKE, I., ASIM, T. and MISHRA, R. 2017. Development of novel vehicle design modelling functions for quantifying vehicles' shapes. International journal of research, science, technology and management: proceedings of 2017 International conference mechanical, energy and power systems (ICMEPS 2017), 20-21 January 2017, Bhopal, India [online], 7(1), pages 26-31. Available from: http://ijrstm.net/?ddownload=517

The inland goods transportation sector has become dominant by high fuel consuming heavy goods vehicles, which are more commonly known as truck-trailer units. Manufacturers have been trying to design aerodynamically efficient truck-trailer units to re... Read More about Development of novel vehicle design modelling functions for quantifying vehicles’ shapes..

Study on the structural, morphological and optical properties of RF-sputtered dysprosium-doped barium tungstate thin films. (2017)
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HRIDYA, S., KAVITHA, V.S., CHALANA, S.R., RESHMI KRISHNAN, R., SREEJA SREEDHARAN, R., SURESH, S., NAMPOORI, V.P.N., SANKARARAMAN, S., PRABHU, R. and MAHADEVAN PILLAI, V.P. 2017. Study on the structural, morphological and optical properties of RF-sputtered dysprosium-doped barium tungstate thin films. JOM: journal of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society [online], 69(11), pages 2272-2277. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-017-2360-4

Barium tungstate films with different Dy3+ doping concentrations, namely 0 wt.%, 1 wt.%, 3 wt.% and 5 wt.%, are deposited on cleaned quartz substrate by radio frequency magnetron sputtering technique and the prepared films are annealed at a temperatu... Read More about Study on the structural, morphological and optical properties of RF-sputtered dysprosium-doped barium tungstate thin films..

Physico‐mechanical properties of nano‐polystyrene‐decorated graphene oxide–epoxy composites. (2017)
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KHOBRAGADE, P.S., HANSORA, D.P., NAIK, J.B., NJUGUNA, J. and MISHRA, S. 2017. Physico-mechanical properties of nano polystyrene decorated graphene oxide-epoxy composites. Polymer international [online], 66(10), pages 1402-1409. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/pi.5392

In this work, nano polystyrene (nPS) decorated graphene oxide (GO) hybrid nanostructures were successfully synthesized using stepwise micro emulsion polymerization, and characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffractom... Read More about Physico‐mechanical properties of nano‐polystyrene‐decorated graphene oxide–epoxy composites..

Effect of multilayered nanostructures on the physico-mechanical properties of ethylene vinyl acetate-based hybrid nanocomposites. (2017)
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KHOBRAGADE, P.S., HANSORA, D.P., NAIK, J.B., NJUGUNA, J. and MISHRA, S. 2018. Effect of multilayered nanostructures on the physico-mechanical properties of ethylene vinyl acetate-based hybrid nanocomposites. Polymer composites [online], 39(10), pages 3519-3527. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.24371

Exfoliated graphene oxide (GO) and Mg-Al-layered double hydroxides (LDHs) nanostructures (LDHs@GO)-filled ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA)-based hybrid nanocomposites were prepared by solution reflux technique followed by injection molding. The physico-m... Read More about Effect of multilayered nanostructures on the physico-mechanical properties of ethylene vinyl acetate-based hybrid nanocomposites..

Distribution power loss minimization via distributed generation, capacitor and network reconfiguration. (2017)
Journal Article
MUHTAZARUDDIN, M.N.B., BANI, N.A., MOHD ARIS, S.A., JALIL, S.Z.A., MAD KAIDI, H., ABD FATAH, A.Y., JAMIAN, J.J., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F. and ABU-BAKAR, S.H. 2017. Distribution power loss minimization via distributed generation, capacitor and network reconfiguration. Indonesian journal of electrical engineering and computer science [online], 5(3), pages 488-495. Available from: https://doi.org/10.11591/ijeecs.v5.i3.pp488-495

This paper presents a solution to solve the network reconfiguration, DG coordination (location and size) and capacitor coordination (location and size), simultaneously. The proposed solution will be determined by using Artificial Bee Colony (ABC). Va... Read More about Distribution power loss minimization via distributed generation, capacitor and network reconfiguration..

Wind power potentials in Cameroon and Nigeria: lessons from South Africa. (2017)
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MAS'UD, A.A., WIRBA, A.V., ARDILA-REY, J.A., ALBARRACIN, R., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F., DUQUE, A.J., BANI, N.A. and MUNIR, A.B. 2017. Wind power potentials in Cameroon and Nigeria: lessons from South Africa. Energies [online], 10(4), article ID 443. Available from: https://doi.org/1996-1073/10/4/443

Wind energy has seen a tremendous growth for electricity generation worldwide and reached 456 GW by the end of June 2016. According to the World Wind Energy Association, global wind power will reach 500 GW by the end of 2016. Africa is a continent th... Read More about Wind power potentials in Cameroon and Nigeria: lessons from South Africa..

Acoustic emission method for defect detection and identification in carbon steel welded joints. (2017)
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DROUBI, M.G., FAISAL, N.H., ORR, F., STEEL, J.A. and EL-SHAIB, M. 2017. Acoustic emission method for defect detection and identification in carbon steel welded joints. Journal of constructional steel research [online], 134, pages 28-37. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2017.03.012

Detecting welding defects in industrial equipment (welded joints and built-up structures) is a key aspect in evaluating the probability of failure in different situations. Acoustic emission (AE) is an effective non-destructive detecting technique, an... Read More about Acoustic emission method for defect detection and identification in carbon steel welded joints..

Core-double shell hybrid nanocomposites as multi-functional advanced materials. (2017)
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KHOBRAGADE, P.S., HANSORA, D.P., NAIK, J.B., NJUGUNA, J. and MISHRA, S. 2017. Core-double shell hybrid nanocomposites as multi-functional advanced materials. Polymer bulletin [online], 74(11), pages 4681-4700. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-017-1983-5

In this research work, we report circular type silane-modified CaCO3 (as core) nanoparticles (NP) encapsulated with polystyrene (PS) and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) (as double shell layers). These core-double shell [CaCO3-PS/PMMA] hybrid nanostruc... Read More about Core-double shell hybrid nanocomposites as multi-functional advanced materials..

Cyclic nanoindentation and nano-impact fatigue mechanisms of functionally graded TiN/TiNi film. (2017)
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FAISAL, N.H., PRATHURU, A.K., GOEL, S., AHMED, R., DROUBI, M.G., BEAKE, B.D. and FU, Y.Q. 2017. Cyclic nanoindentation and nano-impact fatigue mechanisms of functionally graded TiN/TiNi film. Shape memory and superelasticity [online], 3(2), pages 149-167. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40830-017-0099-y

The mechanisms of nanoscale fatigue of functionally graded TiN/TiNi films have been studied using multiple-loading cycle nanoindentation and nano-impact tests. The functionally graded films were sputter-deposited onto silicon substrates, in which the... Read More about Cyclic nanoindentation and nano-impact fatigue mechanisms of functionally graded TiN/TiNi film..

Large-eddy-simulation-based analysis of complex flow structures within the volute of a vaneless centrifugal pump. (2017)
Journal Article
ASIM, T. and MISHRA, R. 2017. Large-eddy-simulation-based analysis of complex flow structures within the volute of a vaneless centrifugal pump. Sādhanā [online], 42(4), pages 505-516. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12046-017-0623-y

Centrifugal pumps are very common in many fluid handling industrial applications, such as petrochemicals, oil and gas, etc. Although the design practices for centrifugal pumps are well established, efforts are directed towards optimising such systems... Read More about Large-eddy-simulation-based analysis of complex flow structures within the volute of a vaneless centrifugal pump..