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Free Energy Generators

Abstract This document explores Aether Engineering, emphasizing the potential of free energy technologies to generate electricity without reliance on fossil fuels or traditional energy production methods. It presents a comprehensive overview of various free energy projects, including Zero Point Energy and radiant energy systems, and discusses their operational principles, applications, and benefits. The paper also delves into the historical context of free energy research, highlighting the...

AN INTRODUCTION TO AETHER ENGINEERING AND ITS APPLICATIONS

Abstract—This document explores the concept of Aether Engineering and its potential to generate electricity without environmental harm. It discusses free energy generators and their various applications, including zero-point energy systems, hover vehicles, and resonance healing technologies. The research aims to unveil suppressed knowledge and promote sustainable energy solutions. The principles of Aether Engineering suggest that the universe is composed of a fabric of quantum fields that c...

Comparative Analyses of the Diagonal and Flexural Cracks of UHPFRC-CA beam subjected to shear loading

This study comparatively evaluates the behavior of the flexural crack and diagonal crack of ultra-high performance fiber reinforced concrete beam containing coarse aggregate (UHPFRC-CA) under applied shear load. The beams were tested under four point loading arrangement to investigate the influence that shape of steel fiber, steel fiber volume (Vf) and shear span-depth ratio (a/d) have on their crack behavior. The results obtained from the study showed that decrease in a/d significantly incr...

Analyses of Shear Capacity Equations for UHPFRC Beams

This research assesses the capability of existing shear capacity equations to adequately predict the shear strengths/ultimate loads of ultra-high performance fibre reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) beams in order to check their level of accuracy and to determine the equation that can be reliably used to predict/design UHPFRC beams against shear loading. Influential shear variables like shear span-depth ratio (a/d), percentage volume of steel fibre (Vf), longitudinal tensile reinforcement ratio (ρ...

Proposed shear capacity equation for ultra-high performance fiber reinforced concrete beam containing coarse aggregate.

This paper proposes a shear capacity equation for ultra-high performance fiber reinforced concrete beam containing coarse aggregate (UHPFRC-CA) and without coarse aggregate (UHPFRC) that captures all UHPFRC’s direct and indirect shear influencing factors. Six beam samples (each sample containing two beam specimens) were tested for shear strength under four point loading configuration using shear span-depth ratio (a/d), percentage volume of steel fiber (Vf), shape of steel fiber and stirrup ...

Performance-based usability maturity assessment framework for VLS in universities

Abstract/Overview Virtual learning systems are becoming an increasingly common form of education due to the need for a platform that provides ability to connect people with required sets of skills, regardless of their location in the world. However, user satisfaction has always been a major factor in the success of software, regardless of whether the software is proprietary or freeware (such as open source software). Although user-centred designs are gaining recognition among virtual lear...

Comparative investigation of the effect of selected natural polymers on the efficiency of load bearing Thread Lockers

Abstract In this research, comparative investigation of the effect of selected natural polymers with the chemically synthesis imported polymer on threaded assemblies was carried out. The investigation involved the extraction of rubber and cashew resin using the continuous tapping method and ackee aril resin by the soxhlet extraction method, respectively. Stabilization of resin density, pH and viscosity was carried out by the addition of ZnO in different weight percentage of 3, 5, 7, and 10% ...

Treatment of tea industry wastewater using a combined adsorption and advanced oxidation process

Abstract/Overview Tea, produced from the evergreen plant, Camellia Sinensis, is the most widely consumed beverage in the world after water. Although tea processing has now diversified into various speciality end products such as instant, white, oolong, iced, flavoured, and various blends, the most abundantly produced tea product in the world is fermented black tea. Black tea production is essentially a “dry” process, as no water is used at any of the production process steps. However ...

Effect of Process Techniques on Three Feedstocks Mix on Briquette Performance Properties

Abstract/Overview Energy availability at domestic level is a challenge across the world and especially in Africa. Firewood is the major source of energy for cooking for households in Kenya and there is need for a friendly sustainable environmental fuel. Carbonized biomass materials (briquettes) are considered a substitute. This study thus evaluated effect of selected briquetting techniques on briquettes’ performance properties. Milled charcoal dusts mixed in a ratio of 1:1:1 (Rice husk,...

Severity of Cracks Growths on Static Design of a Three Bladed Savonius Wind Turbine Using SolidWorks Simulation

Abstract Modern vertical axis wind turbine is a promising technology, appropriate for small scale applications in urban areas and isolates sites for different uses. Including pumping water, producing electrical power, passive starting others turbines and purposes. The Savonius wind turbine is a robust and reliable mechanical device, easy to build, produces less noise. The formation and growths of cracks in this system reduces its stiffness and yield strength, which lead to a poor performance ...

Setswana grammar checker for declarative sentences using LSTM-Recurrent Neural Network

Abstract: This research is aimed at developing a Setswana grammar checker for Setswana declarative sentences using Long Short-Term Memory Recurrent neural networks (LSTM-RNNs). The research was motivated by the fact that Setswana is recognized as one of the under-resourced languages in the world and the language lacks Natural language processing (NLP) tools such as grammar checkers; this delays the language’s technological progress. A Setswana grammar checker is a pre-requisite to th...

Power quality improvement in solar fed cascaded multilevel inverter with output voltage regulation techniques

Abstract: The presence of harmonics in solar Photo Voltaic (PV) energy conversion system results in deterioration of power quality. To address such issue, this paper aims to investigate the elimination of harmonics in a solar fed cascaded fifteen level inverter with aid of Proportional Integral (PI), Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and Fuzzy Logic (FL) based controllers. Unlike other techniques, the proposed FLC based approach helps in obtaining reduced harmonic distortions that intend to an...

Isothermal oxidation performance of Laser Cladding Assisted with Preheat (LCAP) tribaloy T-800 composite coatings deposited on EN8

Abstract: It is anticipated that laser cladding assisted with preheat (LCAP)-deposited Tribaloy (T-800) composite coatings enhances resistance to structural degradation upon exposure to elevated-temperature oxidation service environments. The oxidation kinetics of LCAP T-800 composite coatings deposited on EN8 substrate and its mechanisms have not been explored in severe conditions that are similar to operational parameters. The isothermal oxidation behaviour of the T-800 composite coating d...

Developments in waste tyre thermochemical conversion processes: gasification, pyrolysis and liquefaction

Abstract: Fossil fuels, particularly crude oil, have proven to be a source of energy to households, transportation and power industries over the past decades. This natural reserve is diminishing at an alarming rate with crude oil having reserves to last the earth for the next half a century. As a result, researchers are constantly seeking remedial technologies to close this gap. Thermochemical conversion processes such as pyrolysis, gasification and liquefaction (PGL) offer an alternative so...

Corrosion and mechanical behaviour of Al2o3.Tio2 composites produced by spark plasma sintering

Abstract: Al2O3.TiO2 ceramic composites exhibit versatile properties such as high hardness and excellent wear, chemical, thermal and corrosion resistance. As such, they have been used in various applications such as optical and electronic, gas separation, biomedical processes, and support for transition metal catalysts, wear resistant coatings in machinery, textile and printing industries. However, alumina and alumina-based composites often exhibit high brittleness which limits their potenti...


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