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The processing of epoxy/multi-layer graphene nanocomposites: effects of acetone on properties. (2019)
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SAHARUDIN, M.S., HASBI, S., OKOLO, C., WEI, J. and JUSOH, A.R. 2019. The processing of epoxy/multi-layer graphene nanocomposites: effects of acetone on properties. Journal of engineering science and technology [online], 14(6), pages 3131-3142. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/57nrhehp

Epoxy/multi-layer graphene nanocomposites prepared with different acetone dosages (0 ml, 25 ml and 50 ml) were successfully produced. This study investigates the effectiveness of short-term dispersion and small dosages of acetone on the properties of... Read More about The processing of epoxy/multi-layer graphene nanocomposites: effects of acetone on properties..

Harvesting sustainable energy from saltwater, part II: effect of electrode geometry. (2019)
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BANI, N.A., MAD KAIDI, H., MUHTAZARUDDIN, M.N., MOHAMED RASHIDI, A.H., HASSAN, M.Z., SARIP, S., SALEH, S., MUHAMMAD SUKKI, F., ABU BAKAR, S.H., MAS'UD, A.A. and ARDILLA-REY, J. 2019. Harvesting sustainable energy from saltwater, part II: effect of electrode geometry. Test engineering and management [online], 81 (11-12), pages 5709-5717. Available from: http://testmagzine.biz/index.php/testmagzine/article/view/810/731

Green energy or renewable energy is a widely and commonly used terminology when depicting the energy generated from natural resources such as solar, wind, geothermal, biomass and hydropower. One energy resource, in particular, has yet to unleash its... Read More about Harvesting sustainable energy from saltwater, part II: effect of electrode geometry..

Elektrikli sürme sistemlerinin gerçek zamanlı döngüde donanımsal benzetimi ve kalıcı mıknatıslı bir senkron motor sürücü uygulaması. (2019)
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ERDOGAN, N. 2019. Elektrikli sürme sistemlerinin gerçek zamanlı döngüde donanımsal benzetimi ve kalıcı mıknatıslı bir senkron motor sürücü uygulaması. Gazi Üniversitesi fen bilimleri dergisi Part C: tasarım ve teknoloji [online], 7(4), pages 802-817. Available from: https://doi.org/10.29109/gujsc.581524

In this study, the hardware used in real-time HIL simulation of electric drive systems are comparatively examined, and suitable platforms are suggested with respect to applications of electric drive systems. In the case study, a real-time simulation... Read More about Elektrikli sürme sistemlerinin gerçek zamanlı döngüde donanımsal benzetimi ve kalıcı mıknatıslı bir senkron motor sürücü uygulaması..

Swelling performance of sodium polyacrylate and poly(acrylamide-co-acrylic acid) potassium salt. (2019)
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MAHON, R., BALOGUN, Y., OLUYEMI, G. and NJUGUNA, J. 2020. Swelling performance of sodium polyacrylate and poly (acrylamide-co-acrylic acid) potassium salt. SN applied sciences [online], 2(1), article ID 117. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-019-1874-5

The application of superabsorbent polymer hydrogels in the oil and gas industry for reservoir and well management is gaining more traction. In this study, the swelling performance and adsorption kinetics of two commercial superabsorbent polymer hydro... Read More about Swelling performance of sodium polyacrylate and poly(acrylamide-co-acrylic acid) potassium salt..

Statistical analysis of energy consumption, tool wear and surface roughness in machining of Titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-4V) under dry, wet and cryogenic conditions. (2019)
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KHAN, M.A., JAFFERY, S.H.I., KHAN, M., YOUNAS, M., BUTT, S.I., AHMAD, R. and WARSI, S.S. 2019. Statistical analysis of energy consumption, tool wear and surface roughness in machining of Titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-4V) under dry, wet and cryogenic conditions. Mechanical sciences [online], 10(2), pages 561-573. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-10-561-2019

Productivity and economy are key elements of any sustainable manufacturing system. While productivity is associated to quantity and quality, economy focuses on energy efficient processes achieving an overall high output to input ratio. Machining of h... Read More about Statistical analysis of energy consumption, tool wear and surface roughness in machining of Titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-4V) under dry, wet and cryogenic conditions..

Thermal performance of semitransparent CdTe BIPV window at temperate climate. (2019)
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ALRASHIDI, H., GHOSH, A., ISSA, W., SELLAMI, N., MALLICK, T.K. and SUNDARAM, S. 2020. Thermal performance of semitransparent CdTe BIPV window at temperate climate. Solar energy [online], 195, pages 536-543. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2019.11.084

Semi-transparent photovoltaic (PV) technology is attractive for building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) due to its ability to lower the admitted solar heat gain, to control the penetrating daylight and to generate onsite benevolent direct current po... Read More about Thermal performance of semitransparent CdTe BIPV window at temperate climate..

Geospatial modelling of watershed peak flood discharge in Selangor, Malaysia. (2019)
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CHEAH, R., BILLA, L., CHAN, A., TEO, F.Y., PRADHAN, B. and ALAMRI, A.M. 2019. Geospatial modelling of watershed peak flood discharge in Selangor, Malaysia. Water [online], 11(12), article 2490. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/w11122490

Conservative peak flood discharge estimation methods such as the rational method do not take into account the soil infiltration of the precipitation, thus leading to inaccurate estimations of peak discharges during storm events. The accuracy of estim... Read More about Geospatial modelling of watershed peak flood discharge in Selangor, Malaysia..

Applications of numerical simulations in built environment. (2019)
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ASIM, T., MISHRA, R., RODRIGUES, S. and NSOM, B. 2019. Applications of numerical simulations in built environment. International journal of condition monitoring and diagnostic engineering management [online], 22(4), pages 9-14. Available from: https://apscience.org/comadem/index.php/comadem/article/view/172

Different types of numerical simulations have been in use for the design and performance analysis of built environment for some time. Most of these simulations are based on simplistic models and methods, such as steady-state approach, which strictly... Read More about Applications of numerical simulations in built environment..

Performance improvement of a circulating fluidized bed boiler through flow modifications in primary air supply system. (2019)
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LIU, X., ZHU, G., ZHANG, Y., ASIM, T. and MISHRA, R. 2019. Performance improvement of a circulating fluidized bed boiler through flow modifications in primary air supply system. International journal of condition monitoring and diagnostic engineering management [online], 22(4), pages 29-43. Available from: https://apscience.org/comadem/index.php/comadem/article/view/175

The primary air supply system is a key component of a Circulating Fluidized Bed (CFB) boiler. The uniformity of air flow through the primary air supply system is important for highly efficient operation of the CFB boiler. Non-uniform air flow distrib... Read More about Performance improvement of a circulating fluidized bed boiler through flow modifications in primary air supply system..

Prediction of casing critical buckling during shale gas hydraulic fracturing. (2019)
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MOHAMMED, A.I., OYENEYIN, B., BARTLETT, M. and NJUGUNA, J. 2020. Prediction of casing critical buckling during shale gas hydraulic fracturing. Journal of petroleum science and engineering [online], 185, article ID 106655. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2019.106655

Casing deformation during volume fracturing in shale gas horizontal wells is caused by both existing and induced stresses. These stresses jointly alter and compound the stress field around the casing leading to inefficient well stimulation as planned... Read More about Prediction of casing critical buckling during shale gas hydraulic fracturing..

The processing of epoxy/1 wt%-graphene nanocomposites: effects of ethanol on flexural properties. (2019)
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SAHARUDIN, M.S., HASBI, S., ZULKIFLI, A. and ZAILANI, N.F. 2019. The processing of epoxy/1 wt%-graphene nanocomposites: effects of ethanol on flexural properties. International journal of innovative technology and exploring engineering [online], 9(1), pages 5440-5444. Available from: https://doi.org/10.35940/ijitee.A8105.119119

Four different types of nanocomposites were successfully produced using solution casting technique. Graphene was dispersed in four different ethanol concentrations; 0g, 1g, 2.5g, and 5g. In general, it can be observed that ethanol is an excellent age... Read More about The processing of epoxy/1 wt%-graphene nanocomposites: effects of ethanol on flexural properties..

Performance evaluation of unconcentrated photovoltaic-thermoelectric generator hybrid system under tropical climate. (2019)
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SHATAR, N.M., RAHMAN, M.A.A., MUHTAZARUDDIN, M.N., SALIM, S.A.Z.S., SINGH, B., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F., BANI, N.A., SAUDI, A.S.M. and ARDILA-REY, J.A. 2019. Performance evaluation of unconcentrated photovoltaic-thermoelectric generator hybrid system under tropical climate. Sustainability [online], 11(22), article ID 6192. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/su11226192

Indoor farming is among the approaches which can be adapted to improve agricultural sustainability and ensure the food security of countries. However, adopting indoor farming requires a high amount of energy to sustain the system. Incorporating a ren... Read More about Performance evaluation of unconcentrated photovoltaic-thermoelectric generator hybrid system under tropical climate..

Modification of the Vipulanandan rheological model with correlation for temperature and electrolyte effect on drilling muds. (2019)
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AFOLABI, R.O. and YUSUF, E.O. 2020. Modification of the Vipulanandan rheological model with correlation for temperature and electrolyte effect on drilling muds. Advanced powder technology [online], 31(1), pages 312-322. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apt.2019.10.023

Modelling the flow of drilling muds requires the use of existing generic time-independent models with a number of parameters incorporated. While these parameters quantify the uncertainties surrounding the mud rheology, the tuning of each parameter fo... Read More about Modification of the Vipulanandan rheological model with correlation for temperature and electrolyte effect on drilling muds..

Performance assessment of cadmium telluride-based semi-transparent glazing for power saving in façade buildings. (2019)
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ALRASHIDI, H., ISSA, W., SELLAMI, N., GHOSH, A., MALLICK, T.K. and SUNDARAM, S. 2020. Performance assessment of cadmium telluride-based semi-transparent glazing for power saving in façade buildings. Energy and buildings [online], 215, article ID 109585. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.109585

Façade buildings are generally highly glazed and energy-intensive especially in countries with hot weather. Power consumption in these buildings is even more significant when air conditioning (AC) is added to the figures. Building with semi-transpare... Read More about Performance assessment of cadmium telluride-based semi-transparent glazing for power saving in façade buildings..

Renewable energy for sustainable growth and development: an evaluation of law and policy of Bangladesh. (2019)
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KARIM, M.E., KARIM, R., ISLAM, M.T., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F., BANI, N.A. and MUHTAZARUDDIN, M.N. 2019. Renewable energy for sustainable growth and development: an evaluation of law and policy of Bangladesh. Sustainability [online], 11(20), article ID 5774. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/su11205774

Bangladesh’s constant growth with an annual 6% plus Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for more than the last two decades and achievements in other socio-economic metrics in recent times is impressive and recognized by various global authoritative bodies.... Read More about Renewable energy for sustainable growth and development: an evaluation of law and policy of Bangladesh..

Heteroatom-mediated interactions between ruthenium single atoms and an MXene support for efficient hydrogen evolution. (2019)
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RAMALINGAM, V., VARADHAN, P., FU, H.-C., KIM, H., ZHANG, D., CHEN, S., SONG, L., MA, D., WANG, Y., ALSHAREEF, H.N. and HE, J.-H. 2019. Heteroatom-mediated interactions between ruthenium single atoms and an MXene support for efficient hydrogen evolution. Advanced materials [online], 31(48), article number 1903841. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201903841

A titanium carbide (Ti3C2Tx) MXene is employed as an efficient solid support to host a nitrogen (N) and sulfur (S) coordinated ruthenium single atom (RuSA) catalyst, which displays superior activity toward the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). X-ray... Read More about Heteroatom-mediated interactions between ruthenium single atoms and an MXene support for efficient hydrogen evolution..

Synergistic effects of halloysite and carbon nanotubes (HNTs + CNTs) on the mechanical properties of epoxy nanocomposites. (2019)
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SAHARUDIN, M.S., ATIF, R., HASBI, S., NAZRI, M.N.A., SAIDIN, N.U. and ABDULLAH, Y. 2019. Synergistic effects of halloysite and carbon nanotubes (HNTs + CNTs) on the mechanical properties of epoxy nanocomposites. AIMS materials science [online], 6(6), pages 900-910. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3934/matersci.2019.6.900

The synergistic effects of halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on the mechanical properties of epoxy nanocomposites were investigated. The addition of hybrid nanofillers (0.5 wt% HNTs-0.5 wt% CNTs) has significantly increased the... Read More about Synergistic effects of halloysite and carbon nanotubes (HNTs + CNTs) on the mechanical properties of epoxy nanocomposites..

Recent developments in graphene oxide/epoxy carbon fiber-reinforced composites. (2019)
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KEYTE, J., PANCHOLI, K. and NJUGUNA, J. 2019. Recent developments in graphene oxide/epoxy carbon fiber-reinforced composites. Frontiers in materials [online], 6, article ID 224. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmats.2019.00224

The two-dimensional macro molecule graphene and its derivatives have widely been investigated for their application as nanofiller in carbon fibre-reinforced composites (CFRC). Research has progressed from techniques that simply mix graphene as a mixi... Read More about Recent developments in graphene oxide/epoxy carbon fiber-reinforced composites..

An investigation into the performance and diagnostics from different chordal integration schemes in asymmetric flow. (2019)
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ARNOULD, P. 2020. An investigation into the performance and diagnostics from different chordal integration schemes in asymmetric flow. Flow measurement and instrumentation [online], 72, article ID 101644. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2019.101644

The purpose of the work is firstly to explore the proposal from a previous North Sea Flow Measurement Workshop paper that increasing the number of chordal locations above 4 yields little improvement in the performance of ultrasonic flow meters. Secon... Read More about An investigation into the performance and diagnostics from different chordal integration schemes in asymmetric flow..

Exploration of elastomeric and polymeric liquid crystals with photothermal actuation: a review. (2019)
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RASTOGI, P., NJUGUNA, J. and KANDASUBRAMANIAN, B. 2019. Exploration of elastomeric and polymeric liquid crystals with photothermal actuation: a review. European polymer journal [online], 121, article ID. 109287. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.109287

Recent research in soft materials is an exhilarating category which has been transcending boundaries for variety of functional applications. This category also stems liquid crystals whose stimuli-responsive feature has fantasized researchers for appl... Read More about Exploration of elastomeric and polymeric liquid crystals with photothermal actuation: a review..