Advances in Materials and Systems Technologies III

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-3-03785-270-5
Verlag: Trans Tech Publications

Buch, Englisch, 840 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 1600 g

Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).This issue of Advanced Materials Research having the title, Advances in Materials and Systems Technologies III, is a collection of peer-reviewed papers selected from those presented at the 2010 International Conference on Engineering Research and Development: Advances in Engineering, Science and Technology (ICERD2010) held at the University of Benin, Nigeria on September 7–9th, 2010. The papers are divided into the chapters: Construction and Structures; Electrical and Electronic Technology; Information and Communication Technology; Manufacturing Systems; Materials Processing; Oil and Gas, Renewable Energy; Solid Minerals Technology; Systems Design and Analysis; Tools, Machines and Equipment; Water, Waste and Environment. The result is an up-to-date overview of the field.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ibhadode, Akii Okonigbon Akaehomen

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Produktionstechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Elektronik
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Energietechnik & Elektrotechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface, Organising Committee and Sponsors
Chapter 1: Construction and Structures
Lateritic Soil Stabilization of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement as Flexible Highway Pavement Materials
Strength-Based Appropriateness of Sawdust Concrete for Rigid Pavement
Effect of Oil Contamination on Particle Size Distribution and Plasticity Characteristics of Lateritic Soil
The Effect of Compactive Efforts on the Hydraulic Conductivity Behaviour of Oil Contaminated Lateritic Soils
Cost Effectiveness of Scheffe’s Optimized Five-Component-Concrete with Mound Soil as a Mix Component
Performance of Cement Kiln Dust in Stabilizing Lateritic Soil Contaminated with Organic Chemicals
An Investigation on the Behaviour of Concrete with Waste Tyre Rubber Fibres as a Partial Replacement of Coarse Aggregate
Feasibility Study of Low Cost Concrete Products as an Appropriate Alternative Construction Material in the Rwandan Construction Industry
Hydraulic Conductivity of Compacted Tropical Clay Treated with Rice Husk Ash
Chapter 2: Electrical and Electronic Technology
Optimal Two-Way Conductor Design Using Computable Convex Functions Approach
Two Layered Embedded Encryption for Multiple Frequency RFID Tags
Simulink Implementation of Direct Torque Control Drive for Induction Machines
Power Distribution in Lagos Metropolis: Assessment of 132kv Network Capacity
Rural Electrification in Oyo State of Nigeria: Assessement of Existing 33kv Feeder Network Capacity
Modeling Distribution Component Deterioration: An Application to Transformer Insulation
Linear Conditioning of an NTC Thermistor Using Nonlinear Operational Amplifier Circuits
Artificial Neural Network Approach for Solving Power Flow Problem: A Case Study of Ayede 132 KV Power System, Nigeria
Reliability Assessment of 4.2 MW Single Shaft Typhoon Gas Fired Turbine Power Generation Station (2003 – 2008)
Outage Analysis and System Integrity of an 11kV Distribution System
Investigating the Quality of Power Supply to a Large Commercial Installation
Computer Simulation of Lightning Strikes to a Horizontally Buried Earth-Electrode: A Parametric Analysis
Chapter 3: Information and Communication Technology
Performance Evaluation of GSM Service Providers around Igbinedion University Campuses
On the Generation of Random Numbers for Symmetric Cryptography Utilizing Astronomical Data
Predicting Telephone Traffic Congestion Using Multi Layer Feedforward Neural Networks
Analysis of a Weaver, Hartley and Saw-Filter Based, Image Reject Architectures for Radio Receiver Design
Comparative Analysis of Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying and Binary Differential Phase Shift Keying Signalling Schemes with Maximal Ratio Combiner over Rayleigh Environment
Rural Mobile Telephony: A VSAT (Satellite) Based Approach
Investigation of Causes of Call Drops in GSM Network: A Case Study of Zain Nig. Ltd. in Benin City, Nigeria
Adaptive MMSE Multiuser Detection in MIMO OFDM Wireless Communication System
An Adaptive Approach to Improve the Accuracy of Packet Pre-Filtering
Performance Optimisation of Mobile Ad hoc Reactive Routing Protocols
Chapter 4: Manufacturing Systems
Challenges Faced by SMEs in Developing Countries in Implementing Cleaner Production (CP)
Formation of Segmented Chips in Semi-Finish Turning of a-Titanium Alloy BT5
Modeling Flank Wear Hardness of Selected HSS and HCS Single Point Cutting Tools with or without Cutting Fluid
Computer Aided Costing (CAC) for Sand Casting Products
Numerical Investigation of Thermo-Mechanical Behaviour of Ball Grid Array Solder Joint at High Temperature Excursion
Reengineering a Workplace to Improve Layout: A Study of a South African Design Studio
Thermal Management Materials for Electronic Control Unit: Trends, Processing Technology and R and D Challenges
Chapter 5: Materials Processing
A Study of the Extraction of Pectin from Dried Lemon Peels
Corrosion Inhibition of Multi-Component Aluminium Alloy in Hydrochloric Acid Solution by Aqueuos Extracts of Bitter Leaf (Verninia amygdalina) Powder
SEM Studies of Adhesion Property of Red Oxide Primer on Selected Metal Substrates
Evaluation of Wood Properties of C. albidum Tree Grown in Akinyele Local Government Area of Ibadan, Nigeria in Relation to its Utilization
Rheological and Some Fuel Properties of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters of the Oils of Palm, Palm Kernel and Groundnut
Use of "Shikoko” Clay for Synthetic Sand Moulding
Adsorption Isotherms for Naphthalene on Clay and Silt Soil Fractions: A Comparison of Linear and Nonlinear Methods
Chapter 6: Oil and Gas
Challenges of Deepwater Developments
Theoretical Dimensionless Breakthrough Time of a Horizontal Well in a Vertically-Stacked Two-Layered Reservoir System with Varying Architecture Part I: Letter ‘B’ Architecture, Edge Water Drive Mechanism
Theoretical Dimensionless Breakthrough Time of a Horizontal Well in a Vertically-Stacked Two-Layered Reservoir System with Varying Architecture Part II: Letter ‘B’ Architecture, Bottom Water Drive Mechanism
Rheological Characterisation of Heavy Oil and Impact on its Production Enhancement
Optimisation of Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage [SAGD] for Improved Recovery from Unconsolidated Heavy Oil Reservoirs
A Novel Approach to Subsea Multiphase Solid Transport
Heavy Oil Recovery: A Cold Process Using CO2-EOR Technique
Calculating Hydrodynamic Loads on Pipelines and Risers: Practical Alternative to Morison’s Equation
Modeling Gel Break-Time in Gravel Pack Fluids as a Function of Breaker and Activator Concentrations with Temperature
Environmental Compliance Monitoring of Selected Physico-Chemical Parameters of Effluent Discharge from Gulf of Guinea Near-Shore / Offshore Facilities
Modeling Declining Incomes from Non-Renewable Natural Resources
Determining the Subsidence of Oil Storage Tank Walls from Geodetic Leveling
Determination of the Ovality of Crude Oil Storage Tanks Using Least Squares
Chapter 7: Renewable Energy
Frictional Effects in a Low Speed Polar-Axis Solar Tracker
Design, Construction and Testing of a Solar Adsorption Refrigerator Using Synthesised Zeolite A and Water as Adsorbent/Adsorbate Pair
Production of Bio-Diesel from Palm Kernel Oil and Groundnut Oil
Determination of the Performance of Photovoltaic Modules Using Environmental Conditions
An Indirect Passive Solar Dryer for Drying
Determination of Operational Parameters of a Single Cylinder Two Stroke Engine Run on Jatropha Biodiesel
Design and Testing of a Mini-Plant for Conversion of Organic Waste to Biogas
Chapter 8: Solid Minerals Technology
Property Analysis for Correlation of Specific Energy with Penetration Rate and Bit Wear Rate
Evaluation of Tri-Cone Bit Performance on Limestone Formation
Vertical Electrical Sounding as a Tool for Estimating Thickness of Clay Deposit in Delta North District, Nigeria
Evaluation of Slope Stability in Open Pit Mine and its Effects
Assessment of the Operations of Stone Crushers in Artisanal and Small Scale Granite Quarries
Variability in Rock Strength Prediction Using Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity
Chapter 9: Systems Design and Analysis
Blackboard as a Tool for Peer Learning and Interaction for Engineering Students
Tracking Design Elements in a Mechanical Engineering Curriculum
Activity Sampling Based Work and Performance Analyisis at a Tourist Services Company in South Africa
Quality Management in Further Training and Education Institutions: A Case Study of FTE Colleges in Gauteng Province, South Africa
Multi-Item Multi-Period Dynamic Capacity-Constrained Lot-Sizing Model with Parallel Machines and Fuzzy Demand
A Computer-Aided System for Job-Shop Flow Time and Due–Date Prediction
Development of a Heuristics Model for Simplifying a Multi-Channel Queuing System
A Generalized Algorithm for Solving Multicriteria Scheduling Problems
Performance Indicators for Sapele Thermal Power Station, Nigeria: 1997-2006
Modeling Analysis of the Wire-Drawing Operation Using the Weighted-Residual Finite Element Method
Transportation Cost Minimization of a Manufacturing Firm Using Linear Programming Technique
Chapter 10: Tools, Machines and Equipment
Development of a Small Scale Sugarcane Juice Extractor Using a Screw Pressing System
Development of a Small Scale Machine for Recovering Bush Mango Kernel from Bush Mango Nut
Development and Performance Evaluation of a Cocoa Pod Breaking Machine
Computer Aided Analysis of Thermal and Mechanical Design of Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers
Design and Development of an Integrated Small-Scale Oil Palm Fruit Processing Mill
Development and Performance Evaluation of a Multipurpose Dryer
Computer Aided Design of Power Transmission Screw
Chapter 11: Water, Waste and Environment
Current Trends in Water Resources Research
Geophysical Survey as a Surface Tool in Groundwater Exploration in Delta North District, Nigeria
Measurement of Gamma Radiation in Automobile Mechanic Workshops in an Area of Benin City, Nigeria
Integrated Solid Waste Management System – A Case Study of Solid Waste Source Sorting Alternative in a Tertiary Institution in Nigeria
Application of Erosion 2D Model for Erosion Studies in Makurdi Metropolis of Benue State, Nigeria
Determination of the Efficiency of Aerated Lagoon in Biological Treatment of Human Waste (Faeces)
Partial Root Zone Drying Application in the Propagation of Vegetable in Northern Nigeria
Effect of Flare Stack Radiation on the Mixing Height over Olorunsogo Area of Ogun State, Nigeria
Theoretical Rate Evaluation of Gas Phase Atmospheric Ozone Reactions