Engineering

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DESIGN, FABRICATION AND EVALUATION OF MELON SHELLING MACHINE

ABSTRACT Melon seeds are popular in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Egusi as it is called.

A model for tracking temperature variation in cold and hot metal working conditions during machining operations

ABSTRACT This paper presents a mathematical model that could assist in measuring, monitoring and controlling temperature variation in cold and 'red-hot" metal working conditions or machining. 

EVALUATION OF SOME FARM STRUCTURE IN SOUTH WESTERN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT A survey involving the use of questionnaires, personal communication, physical observation and photographic recording was undertaken in South western Nigeria comprising of Ekiti, Ogun, On do, Osun and Oyo states to identify the farm structures popularly used; materials used in their construction, their durability and maintenance culture adopted by the users. Farmhouses, cribs, barns, platforms, warehouses, silos, pens, yards and sheds, deep litter houses, palm fronds woven baskets, ...

Comparative Analysis of Simulation Time in Nonlinear and Harmonically Excited Pendulum and Duffing Oscillators

ABSTRACT The motivation for the present study is derived from the fact that time management is an integral pan of good engineering practice. 

Filtration Losses in Oil Well Cement Contaminated by Pseudo Oil Base Muds

ABSTRACT Contamination of oilfield cement slurries by drilling fluids is one of the causes of cement job failures and it results in expensive remedial actions. While the general adverse effects of Pseudo Oil Base Mud (POBM) contamination of cement slurries are known, little has been published on the actual effects of POBM on specific slurry properties. The effect of POBM on the filtration losses in oil well cement slurries was investigated. POBM contaminated slurries at varying contamination ...

INFLUENCE OF MOISTURE ON SOME ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF BUSH MANGO SPECIES [Irvingia gabonensis AND Irvingia wombolu (HOOK, F.)] SEED AND KERNEL

ABSTRACT Irvingia gabonensis and Irvingia wombolu are species of bush mango commonly found in Africa whose kernel are processed into soup. Literature generally abounds on the nutritional composition of the fruits and kernel but there is dearth of information on the engineering properties which are very important in the design of processing equipment and machines. This study was designed to investigate the influence of moisture on some engineering properties of seeds and kernels of I. gabonen...

Energy-Exergy Analysis and Carbon Emission of Nigerian Cement Manufacturing Industry

ABSTRACT Two of the largest manufacturing plants in Nigeria named plant A and plant B were studied and the data collected from the 10year period 1995-2005 from them enabled an analysis of their energy consumption, energy cost per tone, efficiency of energy use from exergy analysis and carbon dioxide emission rate

Causes of Roof Failure and Modelling of Pitched Roof Blow-Off in Southwestern Nigeria

ABSTRACT The increasing incidences of roof failures especially blow-off in recent times in Southwestern Nigeria has become worrisome in view of the damage done to adjacent structures and danger posed to building occupants and owners. There is the urgent need to devise methods to curtail failures and minimize the incidences of blow-off. This study was designed to investigate the causes and patterns of roof failures, recommend curtailment measures and develop a model to predict roof blow-off. ...

EFFECT OF INTERLEUKIN 4 AND RECEPTOR GENE POLYMORPHISMS IN RELATION TO OXIDATIVE STRESS DURING UNCOMPLICATED MALARIA INFECTION

ABSTRACT Parasitic infections such as malaria in host organisms often lead to oxidative stress condition resulting in the constant generation of free radicals and other reactive species in vivo that lead to extensive oxidative damage in bio-molecules such as DNA and proteins. Susceptibility of Plasmodium parasite to oxidative stress is a wellestablished feature and advantage has been taken of this property to design some prooxidant anti-malarial drugs. This study was carried out with the aim ...

Analysis of Ocean Renewable Energy (ORE) Research and Application in West African Region – A case study of Liberia

upervisor: Prof. Alan Lewis Abstract The global transition towards renewable energy has underscored the significance of ocean  renewable energy (ORE) as a sustainable and viable alternative to fossil fuels. Liberia, with  its extensive coastline along the Atlantic Ocean, possesses untapped potential for various  ORE technologies, including tidal, Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC), saline grid  conversion, wave, and wind energy. However, the absence of empirical research on the  feas...

SHORT CIRCUIT MODELLING AND PARAMETER EXTRACTION OF A TURBO GENERATOR

Version:0.9 StartHTML:0000000105 EndHTML:0000007189 StartFragment:0000000141 EndFragment:0000007149 Short circuit modelling and parameter extraction of a synchronous generator entails development of a mathematical model of three phase short circuit of a turbo generator and the study of its characteristics or envelops at short circuit under constant speed and saturated conditions.. The transient parameters have a significant impact on the magnitude of the fault currents generated within th...

WHAT AND HOW ABOUT COMPETITIVE BENCHMARKING

ABSTRACT Most the domestic industries in Nigeria lag behind their foreign competitors when it comes to cost and quality.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL USING ROAD BUMPS

ABSTRACT Road bumps play a crucial role in enforcing speed limits, thereby preventing over speeding of vehicle.

TREATMENT EFFICIENCY AND ECONOMIC BENEFIT OF ZARTECH POULTRY SLAUGHTER HOUSE WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT, IBADAN,NIGERIA

ABSTRACT The efficiency of the poultry waste water treatment plant of Zartech Limited, Ibadan, Nigeria was assessed based on percentage reduction on the various water contaminants while the unit cost of treated water was compared with that supplied through tankers.

THE ROLE OF FORGING DURING INERTIA FRICTION WELDING OF NICKEL BASE SUPER ALLOY RR1000

ABSTRACT The dissolution response of y phase to thermal and mechanical effects in an inertia friction welded turbine disk nickel base super alloy RR1000 has been investigated.


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