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Oil-based mud waste reclamation and utilisation in low-density polyethylene composites. (2020)
Journal Article
SIDDIQUE, S., YATES, K., MATTHEWS, K., CSETENYI, L.J. and NJUGUNA, J. 2020. Oil-based mud waste reclamation and utilisation in low-density polyethylene composites. Waste management and research [online], 38(12), pages 1331-1344. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0734242X20941076

Oil-based mud (OBM) waste from the oil and gas exploration industry can be valorised to tailor-made reclaimed clay-reinforced low-density polyethylene (LDPE) nanocomposites. This study aims to fill the information gap in the literature and to provide... Read More about Oil-based mud waste reclamation and utilisation in low-density polyethylene composites..

Upgrading biogas to biomethane by use of nano-structured ceramic membranes. (2020)
Journal Article
OGUNLUDE, P., ABUNUMAH, O., ORAKWE, I., SHEHU, H., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F. and GOBINA, E. 2020. Upgrading biogas to biomethane by use of nano-structured ceramic membranes. Detritus [online], 12, pages 73-77. Available from: https://doi.org/10.31025/2611-4135/2020.13996

In order to meet the demands of growing economies while considering environmental implications, the use of clean and renewable sources of energy has increasingly become of interest. Biogas utilisation is a means by which these rising needs can be met... Read More about Upgrading biogas to biomethane by use of nano-structured ceramic membranes..

Sensitivity analysis applied to fuzzy inference on the value of information in the oil and gas industry. (2020)
Journal Article
VILELA, M., OLUYEMI, G. and PETROVSKI, A. 2020. Sensitivity analysis applied to fuzzy inference on the value of information in the oil and gas industry. International journal of applied decision sciences [online], 13(3), pages 344-362. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJADS.2020.10026404

Value of information is a widely accepted methodology for evaluating the need to acquire new data in the oil and gas industry. In the conventional approach to estimating the value of information, the outcomes of a project assessment relate to the dec... Read More about Sensitivity analysis applied to fuzzy inference on the value of information in the oil and gas industry..

Local multiphase flow characteristics of a severe-service control valve. (2020)
Journal Article
SINGH, D., ALIYU, A.M., CHARLTON, M., MISHRA, R., ASIM, T. and OLIVEIRA, A.C. 2020. Local multiphase flow characteristics of a severe-service control valve. Journal of petroleum science and engineering [online], 195, article ID 107557. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2020.107557

For safety-critical industrial applications, severe-service valves are often used, and the conditions during operations can be either single phase or multiphase. The design requirements for valves handling multiphase flows can be very different to th... Read More about Local multiphase flow characteristics of a severe-service control valve..

Citric acid crosslinked natural bi-polymer-based composite hydrogels: effect of polymer ratio and beta-cyclodextrin on hydrogel microstructure. (2020)
Journal Article
UYANGA, K. A., OKPOZO, O. P., ONYEKWERE, O. S., and DAOUD, W. A. 2020. Citric acid crosslinked natural bi-polymer-based composite hydrogels: effect of polymer ratio and beta-cyclodextrin on hydrogel microstructure. Reactive and functional polymers [online], 154, article ID 104682. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2020.104682

Composite hydrogels based on natural polymers arouse interest as sustainable matrices for the delivery of bioactive materials. This study investigates the possibility of achieving high thermally and hydrolytically stable, well-defined microstructure... Read More about Citric acid crosslinked natural bi-polymer-based composite hydrogels: effect of polymer ratio and beta-cyclodextrin on hydrogel microstructure..

The influence of leadership career development on the organizational adaptiveness of millennial engineers in the Nigerian oil and gas industry. (2020)
Journal Article
UMUTEME, O.M. 2020. The influence of leadership career development on the organizational adaptiveness of millennial engineers in the Nigerian oil and gas industry. The international journal of humanities and social studies [online], 8(6), pages 329-337. Available from: https://doi.org/10.24940/theijhss/2020/v8/i6/HS2006-061

Introduction: This study seeks to assess the attitude of millennial engineers towards leadership career development opportunities in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. It was conducted based on the gap in the literature of none existence of a frame... Read More about The influence of leadership career development on the organizational adaptiveness of millennial engineers in the Nigerian oil and gas industry..

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) transient pressure and temperature simulation of a natural gas–hydrogen gas blend transportation pipeline. (2020)
Journal Article
UMUTEME, O.M. 2020. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) transient pressure and temperature simulation of a natural gas–hydrogen gas blend transportation pipeline. International journal of innovative research and development [online], 9(6), pages 112-116. Available from: https://doi.org/10.24940/ijird/202/v9/i6/JUN20056

The need for a CFD exploratory investigation into the possible effect of hydrogen injection into existing natural gas pipeline network, was the driver for this study. Recent technical feasibility reports on transporting a blend of both gases (JIR, 20... Read More about Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) transient pressure and temperature simulation of a natural gas–hydrogen gas blend transportation pipeline..

A novel research approach for whole-life-cycle electrical power systems asset management using retroductive case study method. (2020)
Journal Article
BRUINERS, J., NJUGUNA, J. and AGARWAL, A. 2020. A novel research approach for whole-life-cycle electrical power systems asset management using retroductive case study method. Innovative energy and research [online], 9(2), article number 1000234. Available from: https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/a-novel-research-approach-for-wholelifecycle-electrical-power-systems-asset-management-using-retroductive-case-study-met.pdf

There are a vast number of complex influences on power systems assets both individually and as a collection of systems of assets. The complexities when governing what and when to intervene with these assets is played out over varying time frames and... Read More about A novel research approach for whole-life-cycle electrical power systems asset management using retroductive case study method..

Life cycle assessment of a rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator (RACPC). (2020)
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ZAWADZKI, P., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F., ABU-BAKAR, S.H., BANI, N.A., MAS'UD, A.A., ARDILA-REY, J.A. and MUNIR, A.B. 2020. Life cycle assessment of a rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator (RACPC). Sustainability [online], 12(11), article ID 4750. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/su12114750

Integrating a concentrator into the building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) design has resulted in a new technology known as the building integrated concentrating photovoltaic (BICPV). The rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator (RA... Read More about Life cycle assessment of a rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator (RACPC)..

Effect of fracture roughness on the hydrodynamics of proppant transport in hydraulic fractures. (2020)
Journal Article
SURI, Y. ISLAM, S.Z. and HOSSAIN, M. 2020. Effect of fracture roughness on the hydrodynamics of proppant transport in hydraulic fractures. Journal of natural gas science and engineering [online], 80, article ID 103401. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2020.103401

The effect of fracture roughness is investigated on proppant transport in hydraulic fractures using Joint Roughness Coefficient and a three-dimensional multiphase modelling approach. The equations governing the proppant transport physics in the fract... Read More about Effect of fracture roughness on the hydrodynamics of proppant transport in hydraulic fractures..