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Assessment of machinability of Ti6Al4V alloy under dry conditions. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
YOUNAS, M., SAMBO, A.M., ASIM, T. and SAHARUDIN, S. 2024. Assessment of machinability of Ti6Al4V alloy under dry conditions. MATEC web of conferences [online], 401: proceedings of the 21st International conference on manufacturing research (ICMR 2024), 28-30 August 2024, Glasgow, UK, article number 06005. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202440106005

Titanium alloys pose significant challenges during machining, necessitates a thorough investigation into the impact of process parameters on machining Ti6Al4V alloy. This study investigates into the machinability of Ti6Al4V alloy under dry machining... Read More about Assessment of machinability of Ti6Al4V alloy under dry conditions..

Startup dynamics of drag-based multibladed vertical axis wind turbine. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ASIM, T. and OSAME, P. 2024. Startup dynamics of drag-based mulibladed vertical axis wind turbine. Engineering proceedings [online], 71(1): proceedings of the 4th Annual solar and wind power conference 2024 (ASWEC 2024): next generation of energy solution, 5 June 2024, [virtual conference], article number 5. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2024071005

A multibladed drag-based Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) was developed and its startup dynamics evaluated using wind tunnel tests. The experimental data obtained for the time-based angular position of the rotor shaft at Aberdeen's average wind spee... Read More about Startup dynamics of drag-based multibladed vertical axis wind turbine..

Characteristics of gas transport through inorganic ceramic membranes as porous media using air and nitrogen. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
IGBAGARA, W., HASHM, I.A., AISUENI, F., OGUNLUDE, P., RAMALAN, M., OGOUN, E., ASIM, T. and GOBINA, E. 2022. Characteristics of gas transport through inorganic ceramic membranes as porous media using air and nitrogen. In Proceedings of the 2nd International congress on scientific advances 2022 (ICONSAD'22), 21-24 December 2022, [virtual conference]. Turkey: ICONSAD [online], pages 417-425. Available from: https://en.iconsad.org/_files/ugd/1dd905_c45aeddf416d497e93113f00f465739b.pdf

Permeation experiments have been conducted using porous ceramic membranes having different pore sizes of 200nm and 6000nm respectively. Air and N2 gases were used as the characterizing fluids and experiments were carried out at temperatures of 20 C,... Read More about Characteristics of gas transport through inorganic ceramic membranes as porous media using air and nitrogen..

Inverse design of functional surfaces through low fidelity modelling. (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
SAHARE, S., ASIM, T., KUBIAK, K., MISHRA, R. and NSOM, B. 2019. Inverse design of functional surfaces through low fidelity modelling. Presented at the 24th Congrès Français de Mécanique (CFM 2019), 26-30 August 2019, Brest, France.

Functional surfaces are extensively being designed for specific purposes within various industries. The inspiration for many of such surfaces has been derived from biological entities such as shark skin etc. In industry, various surfaces are created... Read More about Inverse design of functional surfaces through low fidelity modelling..

Visualisation of turbulent structures in a centrifugal pump's volute using large eddy simulation. (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ASIM, T., MISHRA, R. and NSOM, B. 2019. Visualisation of turbulent structures in a centrifugal pump’s volute using large eddy simulation. Presented at the 24th Congrès Français de Mécanique (CFM 2019), 26-30 August 2019, Brest, France.

Centrifugal pumps are an integral part of process and chemical industries around the globe. The flow within vaneless volutes of centrifugal pumps is highly turbulent and three-dimensional. Conventional flow modelling techniques are usually incapable... Read More about Visualisation of turbulent structures in a centrifugal pump's volute using large eddy simulation..

Effect of surface roughness on the aerodynamic performance of an articulated truck-trailer assembly. (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ASIM, T., UBBI, K., MISHRA, R. and NSOM, B. 2019. Effect of surface roughness on the aerodynamic performance of an articulated truck-trailer assembly. Presented at the 24th Congrès Français de Mécanique (CFM 2019), 26-30 August 2019, Brest, France.

Aerodynamic drag is the most dominant resistive force to the motion of a vehicle, several methods of drag reduction have been applied over the years; these mainly include shape modification and add-on devices. A novel method to improve drag response... Read More about Effect of surface roughness on the aerodynamic performance of an articulated truck-trailer assembly..

Effects of a freely moving maintenance device on the hydrodynamic characteristics of pipe bends. (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ASIM, T., MISHRA, R. and UBBI, K. 2019. Effects of a freely moving maintenance device on the hydrodynamic characteristics of pipe bends. Presented at the 5th eMaintenance conference 2019, 14-15 May 2019, Stockholm, Sweden.

Regular inspection and maintenance of oil and gas pipelines is crucial for safe and cost effective operation of oil and gas industry. Various techniques are practised globally for this purpose. One such technique is to insert a maintenance device wit... Read More about Effects of a freely moving maintenance device on the hydrodynamic characteristics of pipe bends..

Comparison of operational effectiveness of a turbocharger volute. (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ZALA, K., ASIM, T., BAKER, P., UBBI, K. and MISHRA, R. 2019. Comparison of operational effectiveness of a turbocharger volute. Presented at the 5th eMaintenance conference 2019, 14-15 May 2019, Stockholm, Sweden.

Centrifugal compressors are commonly used across a wide range of applications such as in the automotive industry for engine turbocharging. A turbocharger has four main components i.e. inducer, impeller, diffuser and volute. Turbocharger volutes are c... Read More about Comparison of operational effectiveness of a turbocharger volute..

Effect of manufacturing method of a centrifugal fan hub on its heat dissipation characteristics. (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
SWINTON, J., ESHAAFI, T., ASIM, T., IRONS, J. and MISHRA, R. 2017. Effect of manufacturing method of a centrifugal fan hub on its heat dissipation characteristics. In Sherrington, I., Onsy, A., Brooks, H., George, J. and Rao, R. (eds.) Proceedings of the 30th International conference on condition monitoring and diagnostic engineering management (COMADEM 2017), 10-13 July 2017, Preston, UK. Preston: University of Central Lancashire [online], pages 355-360. Available from: http://clok.uclan.ac.uk/24444/

As the process temperature of a fan system increases, the amount of heat that gets transmitted to the bearings and/or motor increases. If this is not accounted for, it can lead to catastrophic failure. The main heat conduction path is through the sha... Read More about Effect of manufacturing method of a centrifugal fan hub on its heat dissipation characteristics..

Development of novel vehicle design modelling functions for quantifying vehicles’ shapes. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
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..

Development of an integrated connectedness model to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching and learning. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
AL-HAMAD, S., KOLLAR, L.E., ASIM, T. and MISHRA, R. 2016. Development of an integrated connectedness model to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching and learning. In Dwivedi, Y.K., Mäntymäki, M., Ravishankar, M.N., Janssen, M., Clement, M., Slade, E.L., Rana, N.P., Al-Sharhan, S. and Simintiras, A.C. (eds.) Social media: the good, the bad and the ugly: proceedings of the 15th International Federation of Information Processing (IFIP) e-Business, e-services and e-society conference (I3E 2016), 13-15 September, 2016, Swansea, UK. Lecture notes in computer science, 9844. Cham: Springer [online], pages 707-716. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45234-0_64

Use of blended learning system in a structured manner results in achieving higher order skills in cognitive domain. However, there is a need to quantify skills improvements as the students go through lower level skills to higher level skills. To asce... Read More about Development of an integrated connectedness model to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching and learning..

Numerical analysis of a railway compartment fire. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ENBAYA, A., ASIM, T., MISHRA, R. and RAO, R.B.K.N. 2015. Numerical analysis of a railway compartment fire. In Kumar, U., Ahmadi, A., Verma, A.K. and Varde, P. (eds.) Current trends in reliability, availability, maintainability and safety: an industry perspective; selected papers from 2015 joint International conference on reliability, safety and hazard (ICRESH) and Advances in reliability, maintenance and safety (ARMS) (ICRESH-ARMS 2015), 1-4 June 2015, Luleå, Sweden. Lecture notes in mechanical engineering, 11236. Cham: Springer [online], pages 471-484. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23597-4_34

Trains are considered to be the safest on-land transportation means for both passengers and cargo. Train accidents have been mainly disastrous, especially in case of fire, where the consequences are extensive loss of life and goods. The fire would ge... Read More about Numerical analysis of a railway compartment fire..

Effect of solar heat flux and thermal loading on the flow distribution within the riser pipes of a closed-loop solar thermo-syphon hot water system. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
FREEGAH, B., ASIM, T. and MISHRA, R. 2015. Effect of solar heat flux and thermal loading on the flow distribution within the riser pipes of a closed-loop solar thermo-syphon hot water system. In Proceedings of 28th Condition monitoring and diagnostic engineering management international congress 2015 (COMADEM 2015), co-located with 10th regional Congress on non-destructive and structural testing (X CORENDE), 1-4 December 2015, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Birmingham: COMADEM International, pages 398-405.

Solar energy is one of the main sources of renewable energy that is abundantly available throughout the world. Solar energy can be used for useful purposes through a number of mechanical artefacts. One such artefact is known as Thermo-syphon, which t... Read More about Effect of solar heat flux and thermal loading on the flow distribution within the riser pipes of a closed-loop solar thermo-syphon hot water system..

Optimal vaneless diffuser design for a high-end centrifugal compressor. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
AHMED, N., ASIM, T., MISHRA, R., SIVAGNANASUNDARAM, S. and EYNON, P. 2015. Optimal vaneless diffuser design for a high-end centrifugal compressor. In Proceedings of 28th Condition monitoring and diagnostic engineering management international congress 2015 (COMADEM 2015), co-located with 10th regional Congress on non-destructive and structural testing (X CORENDE), 1-4 December 2015, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Birmingham: COMADEM International, pages 406-413.

Turbochargers are widely used in the automotive industry to reduce engine emissions and to increase the power. Centrifugal compressors are an integral part of turbochargers. Centrifugal compressors comprises primarily of inducer, impeller, diffuser a... Read More about Optimal vaneless diffuser design for a high-end centrifugal compressor..

Drive cycle optimisation for pollution reduction. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
AL-GHADHI, M., BALL, A., KOLLAR, L.E., MISHRA, R. and ASIM, T. 2015. Drive cycle optimisation for pollution reduction. Presented at 2nd International conference on petroleum and petrochemical engineering 2015 (ICPPE 2015), 10-11 January 2015, Dubai, UAE.

Green house gas emissions have abraded environmental quality for human existence. Automobile exhaust is a significant contributor globally to green house gases, among other contributors. This research investigates how vehicle fuel consumption can be... Read More about Drive cycle optimisation for pollution reduction..

The effect of blade angles of the vertical axis wind turbine on the output performance. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MOHAMED, F., PARK, K.-S., PRADHAN, S., MISHRA, R., ZALA, K., ASIM, T. and AL-OBAIDI, A. 2014. The effect of blade angles of the vertical axis wind turbine on the output performance. Presented at 27th Condition monitoring and diagnostic engineering management international congress 2014 (COMADEM 2014), 16-18 September 2014, Brisbane, Australia.

There are many social, political and environmental issues associated with the use of fossil fuels. For this reason, there are numerous investigations currently being carried out to develop newer and renewable sources of energy to alleviate energy dem... Read More about The effect of blade angles of the vertical axis wind turbine on the output performance..

Numerical studies of the velocity distribution within the volute of a centrifugal pump. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
AL-OBAIDI, A., PRADHAN, S., ASIM, T., MISHRA, R. and ZALA, K. 2014. Numerical studies of the velocity distribution within the volute of a centrifugal pump. Presented at 27th Condition monitoring and diagnostic engineering management international congress 2014 (COMADEM 2014), 16-18 September 2014, Brisbane, Australia.

Centrifugal pumps play an essential role in engineering systems since they are widely used in the process and power industries. The performance of a centrifugal pump needs to be maximised due to its importance and this depends on the flow structure w... Read More about Numerical studies of the velocity distribution within the volute of a centrifugal pump..

Effect of the shape of connecting pipes on the performance output of a closed-loop hot water solar Thermo-syphon. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
FREEGAH, B., ASIM, T., ALBARZENJI, D., PRADHAN, S. and MISHRA, R. 2014. Effect of the shape of connecting pipes on the performance output of a closed-loop hot water solar Thermo-syphon. In Kumar, U., Karim, R., Parida, A. and Tretten, P. (eds.) Proceedings of 3rd international workshop and congress on eMaintenance: eMaintenance, trends in technologies and methodologies, challenges, possibilities and applications, 17-18 June 2014, Luleå, Sweden. Luleå: Luleå University of Technology [online], pages 119-123. Available from: http://ltu.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A997766&dswid=-1615

In order to conserve the environment from pollution, which is caused by the use of the fossil fuels, numerous research works have been carried out in renewable energy area to minimize the dependency on the fossil fuels. There are several energy sourc... Read More about Effect of the shape of connecting pipes on the performance output of a closed-loop hot water solar Thermo-syphon..

Fuel consumption tabulation in laboratory conditions. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ALGHADHI, M., BALL, A., KOLLAR, L.E., MISHRA, R. and ASIM, T. 2014. Fuel consumption tabulation in laboratory conditions. International journal of recent development in engineering and technology [online], 2(Special issue 4): papers from 2014 International research conference on engineering, science and management (IRCESM 2014), 4-5 June 2014, Dubai, UAE, pages 29-38. Available from: https://www.ijrdet.com/files/IRCESM2014/IJRDET_IRCESM_05.pdf

This paper examines the fuel economy displayed by passenger vehicles and attempts to connect vehicular fuel consumption to such easily measurable parameters as vehicle speed, acceleration, gear and throttle position. The central contention is to unde... Read More about Fuel consumption tabulation in laboratory conditions..

Numerical analysis of a closed thermo-syphon hot water solar system under steady and transient loading conditions. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
FREEGAH, B., ASIM, T., and MISHRA, R. 2013. Numerical analysis of a closed thermo-syphon hot water solar system under steady and transient loading conditions. Presented at 40th National conference on fluid mechanics and fluid power 2013 (NCFMFP 2013), 12-14 December 2013, Hamirpur, India.

Solar energy is one of the most important sources of alternative energy. This energy source is inexhaustible and the cleanest of all known energy sources. One of the most important systems which can be used to exploit energy stored in the solar rays... Read More about Numerical analysis of a closed thermo-syphon hot water solar system under steady and transient loading conditions..