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Optimization of Stellite Defect in Manufacturing of Engine Valves: A Review
Abstract: Intake and exhaust valves are the important components of an engine valves which are used to control flow and replacement of fuel gases inside the cylinder. This work mainly deals with defect known as stellite defect in different sizes of engine valves; and methodology adopted to prevent valve from stellite defect. Valve base material is low alloy steel (AISI 4140) and upper surface of engine valve is generally hard faced …
Published in Journal of Automobile Engineering and Applications · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 1–4 Read article
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Analytical Design of 1 kW Capacity Lithium Bromide/Water Absorption Refrigeration System
Abstract: AbstractIn current era, the energy scarcity is the key concern. In this context, new alternative environment-friendly energy resources have to be explored. The researchers are focusing more on effective and efficient use of energy. The difference in demand and production of energy opens a new arena of heat recovery systems. Vapour absorption refrigeration systems (VARS) are one of the prominent heat recovery systems powered by heat, and can be powered …
Published in Journal of Alternate Energy Sources & Technologies · Vol. 8, Issue 3, 2017 · pp. 36–49 Read article
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Fresnel Lens with Advanced Fabricated Setup for Day Long Production of Hot Water
Abstract: AbstractThis work has been aimed to tap the solar energy source from Fresnel lens and utilize it to produce hot water or steam. The fabricated setup consists of a large spot Fresnel lens which concentrates the sun's rays into a 1 cm2 square spot onto a copper tube with temperature reaching up to 200°C. This concentrated heat is focussed on copper tube absorber to heat the water, the hot water …
Published in Journal of Alternate Energy Sources & Technologies · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 15–19 Read article
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Production of Jatropha curcas L. Seed Oil DMC-Js-BioDs by Optimized Dimethyl Carbonate Using Potassium Hydroxide as Catalyst
Abstract: AbstractThe use of Jatropha curcus L. seed oil as the feedstock for biodiesel (DMC-Js-BioDs) production has observed growing interest because it is a non-edible oil. In this study, the production of DMC-Js-BioDs from J. curcas seed oil with dimethyl carbonate (DMC) as the solvent was performed. The reaction was conducted in the presence of KOH as a catalyst to investigate the optimum conditions and study the effects of the variables …
Published in Journal of Alternate Energy Sources & Technologies · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 56–63 Read article
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Design, Simulation, Installation and Economic Analysis of 50kW Grid Connected Solar PV System
Abstract: AbstractThis study aimed to develope a standard procedure for the design of Gridconnected solar PV systems using the roofs of buildings. The standard procedure developed was validated in the design of a 50 kW Grid-connected solar PV system for Vijayaraje Institute of Science and Management (VISM), Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. The project began with a pre-feasibility study of a 50kW Grid-conducted solar PV system using meteonorm software developed by meteotest. …
Published in Journal of Alternate Energy Sources & Technologies · Vol. 9, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 1–14 Read article
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Effect of Climate Change on Water Resources
Abstract: Observational records and climate projections provided enough evidence for the effect of climate change on global water resources and its consequences for human societies and ecosystems. It is a big environmental challenge to environmentalist for planning a long term water resources system and its management. Extensive studies are required to establish a relation among hydrology, water resources, planning management, operation management, environmental protection and ecological balance due to climate change. …
Published in Journal of Alternate Energy Sources & Technologies · Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 44–48 Read article
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Heat Transfer in Single Effect Solar Assisted LiBr-H2O Absorption Refrigeration Cycle
Abstract: This paper describes the heat transfer model of LiBr-H2O vapour absorption cooling system implemented in engineering equation solver (EES). The detailed first law analysis of the system is presented. Effects of operating temperature and pressure on the heat load in various components, coefficient of performance (COP), and circulation ratio of the system have been carried out. Impact of solution heat exchanger effectiveness on system performance is also studied. The study …
Published in Journal of Alternate Energy Sources & Technologies · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 1–11 Read article
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Modeling the Variation in Specific Heat of Phase Change Materials during Phase Transition
Abstract: Specific heat of phase change materials varies significantly during phase transition. Accurate knowledge of variation in specific heat is vital for proper numerical simulation of heat transfer in such materials. Specific heat of phase change material (PCM) during phase transition has been modeled as delta, triangular and Gaussian function by researchers. In the present work, variation of specific heat is presented in the form of Fourier series. Fourier coefficients are …
Published in Journal of Alternate Energy Sources & Technologies · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 28–33 Read article
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Application of Nanofluids in Solar Energy
Abstract: Nanofluids are skillfully prepared colloidal suspensions of nanoparticles (which is of size 1–100 nm) in a base fluid; is a relatively new field, which is not more than two decades old. The main idea of this paper is to know about the applications of nanofluids in solar thermal engineering system. The shortage of conventional sources and environmental problems motivated the researchers to use non-conventional energy sources such as solar energy …
Published in Journal of Alternate Energy Sources & Technologies · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2015 · pp. 1–11 Read article
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Optimization of Operational Parameters for Production of Bio-ethanol from Red Gram Straw
Abstract: AbstractBio-alcohol is a neat and cleaner source of energy, which could be obtained from locally available biomass. However, the complex structure of lignocellulose in biomass makes a primary protective barrier that prevents cell destruction. In order to break down this structure for the conversion of biomass to fuel ethanol, the cellulose and hemicellulosic materials must be broken down to corresponding monomers (sugars). It could be done easily with acid hydrolysis …
Published in Journal of Alternate Energy Sources & Technologies · Vol. 10, Issue 2, 2019 · pp. 13–17 Read article
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Analysis of shading and energy generation by PV overhang using different models
Abstract: This paper presents the shading and energy generated by photovoltaic integrated overhangs in a building. The air temperature is greatly raised by sunlight entering through glass facades and windows that are not shaded. The overhang decreases the sunlit area of the windows thus decreasing the inside room temperature which decreases the requirement of cooling the rooms. The energy production by the photovoltaic modules has been calculated using three popular energy …
Published in Journal of Alternate Energy Sources & Technologies · Vol. 13, Issue 3, 2022 · pp. 1–16 Read article
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Extraction and Characterization of Antioxidants from the Seeds of Ethiopian Avocado Variety, Pinkerton
Abstract: The objective of this study was to extract and characterize the antioxidants from the Ethiopian avocado seeds of the Pinkerton variety, using ethanol as a solvent. Response surface methodology (RSM) in combination with Box-Behnken experimental design with a three level, three-factor mixture design was used to optimize the extraction condition for assessing the maximum yield of antioxidant from the avocado seeds. Ethanol concentration (%, v/v), temperature (°C) and time (h) …
Published in Journal of Catalyst & Catalysis · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2017 · pp. 49–56 Read article
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PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ACTIVATED CARBON FROM ORANGE PEELS
Abstract: In this study, an attempt was made to establish Green Energy from agricultural waste (orange peels). Activated carbon (AC) produced from orange peels with chemical activation agent i.e. phosphoric acid (H3PO4) by carbonization activation process. The influences of the process, carbonization temperature and activation temperature (600 °C) for time 2 hour with H3PO4 of 1:1 ratio on the resulting activated carbon properties were evaluated. The AC is an excellent adsorbent …
Published in Journal of Catalyst & Catalysis · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 15–20 Read article
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Production of Glucose from Corn cobs using dilute sulfuric acid
Abstract: AbstractCorn cob, a waste residue of corn can be used as substrates for the production of reducing sugar (glucose). This research is aimed to study of the effect of acid concentration, time and temperature for a high yield of reducing sugar from Corn cob. A three-variable, three-level Box-Behnken design was used to develop a statistical model for the optimization of the process variables. The optimal hydrolysis situations that resulted in …
Published in Journal of Catalyst & Catalysis · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 21–27 Read article
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Catalytic Performance of Fe Modified Zeolite Beta for Synthesis of Xylene
Abstract: The catalytic performance of metal exchanged zeolite for the synthesis of xylene was determined in the present investigation. The experiments were carried out for alkylation of toluene with methanol over Fe modified zeolite beta for the production of xylene in a plug flow reactor. Modification of zeolite beta with Fe brings significant increase in the activity of catalyst and selectivity of the product xylene. A time on stream study showed …
Published in Journal of Catalyst & Catalysis · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 27–34 Read article
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Analysis of Diethanolamide Reaction by using FTIR Technique
Abstract: The purpose of this work is to study the amidification reaction for production of diethanolamide from ethyl acetate and diethanolamine by using sulfuric acid catalyst. The amidation, which is the reaction between ethyl acetate and diethanolamine, was held in a glass batch reactor with mole ratio 1:1 using acid catalyst (H2SO4) 0.5% (w/w) and 200 rpm stirring. The reaction temperature is 160°C constant, and sampling was performed after every 30 …
Published in Journal of Catalyst & Catalysis · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 7–10 Read article
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Production of liquid fuel from waste plastic using batch catalytic pyrolysis process
Abstract: Waste polystyrene from households and retailing shops are recognized to be the major sources of environmental problem. On the other hand, it represents a source of energy and valuable chemical products. Pyrolysis as a technique of chemical recycling of waste plastic is as an environmentally and economically acceptable option for converting waste plastics into useful resources. In this study, the operating conditions studied were; temperature was varied from 430 to …
Published in Journal of Catalyst & Catalysis · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2019 · pp. 34–43 Read article
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Improved Gasoline Yield from Fluid Catalytic Cracker Riser Reactor
Abstract: The study focused on improvement and conversion of vacuum gas oil as feedstock to fluid catalytic cracker riser reactor with enhanced yield of gasoline, liquefied petroleum gas and fuel gas products and low yield of coke as undesired product. Thus, steady state performance models were developed for riser reactor as a plug flow reactor using five lump kinetic scheme to study the cracking operations. Models were developed for the riser …
Published in Journal of Catalyst & Catalysis · Vol. 9, Issue 3, 2022 · pp. 1–14 Read article
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Application of Virtual Instruments in Data Monitoring & Logging
Abstract: Data Acquisition is the process of real world physical conditions and conversion of the resulting samples into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer. This system is used to measure various parameters in the industry such as pressure, temperature of plant, control room temperature, combustible gas level, humidity, weight of the product, etc. This paper shows a cost effective way to design and develop LabView based Data …
Published in Journal of Control & Instrumentation · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2014 · pp. 1–4 Read article
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Automatic Irrigation System Utilizing Internet of Things
Abstract: In this paper, we show how the Internet of Things (IoT) may be effectively used in conventional agriculture. The number and quality of agricultural goods are both increased by this new approach. This study utilized the Internet of Things (IoT) with the help of a few sensors, including a soil moisture sensor to determine the amount of moisture in the soil, a temperature and humidity sensor to monitor changes in …
Published in Journal of Control & Instrumentation · Vol. 13, Issue 3, 2022 · pp. 9–15 Read article