Advances in Materials and Systems Technologies III

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-3-03795-095-1
Verlag: Trans Tech Publications

Sonstiges, Englisch, Band Volume 367, 840 Seiten, Format (B × H): 125 mm x 142 mm, Gewicht: 200 g

Reihe: Advanced Materials Research

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, A.O. Akii

Fachgebiete

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

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Lateritic Soil Stabilization of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement as Flexible Highway Pavement MaterialsStrength-Based Appropriateness of Sawdust Concrete for Rigid PavementEffect of Oil Contamination on Particle Size Distribution and Plasticity Characteristics of Lateritic SoilThe Effect of Compactive Efforts on the Hydraulic Conductivity Behaviour of Oil Contaminated Lateritic SoilsCost Effectiveness of Scheffe?s Optimized Five-Component-Concrete with Mound Soil as a Mix ComponentPerformance of Cement Kiln Dust in Stabilizing Lateritic Soil Contaminated with Organic ChemicalsAn Investigation on the Behaviour of Concrete with Waste Tyre Rubber Fibres as a Partial Replacement of Coarse AggregateFeasibility Study of Low Cost Concrete Products as an Appropriate Alternative Construction Material in the Rwandan Construction IndustryHydraulic Conductivity of Compacted Tropical Clay Treated with Rice Husk AshOptimal Two-Way Conductor Design Using Computable Convex Functions ApproachTwo Layered Embedded Encryption for Multiple Frequency RFID TagsSimulink Implementation of Direct Torque Control Drive for Induction MachinesPower Distribution in Lagos Metropolis: Assessment of 132kv Network CapacityRural Electrification in Oyo State of Nigeria: Assessement of Existing 33kv Feeder Network CapacityModeling Distribution Component Deterioration: An Application to Transformer InsulationLinear Conditioning of an NTC Thermistor Using Nonlinear Operational Amplifier CircuitsArtificial Neural Network Approach for Solving Power Flow Problem: A Case Study of Ayede 132 KV Power System, NigeriaReliability 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 SystemInvestigating the Quality of Power Supply to a Large Commercial InstallationComputer Simulation of Lightning Strikes to a Horizontally Buried Earth-Electrode: A Parametric AnalysisPerformance Evaluation of GSM Service Providers around Igbinedion University CampusesOn the Generation of Random Numbers for Symmetric Cryptography Utilizing Astronomical DataPredicting Telephone Traffic Congestion Using Multi Layer Feedforward Neural NetworksAnalysis of a Weaver, Hartley and Saw-Filter Based, Image Reject Architectures for Radio Receiver DesignComparative Analysis of Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying and Binary Differential Phase Shift Keying Signalling Schemes with Maximal Ratio Combiner over Rayleigh EnvironmentRural Mobile Telephony: A VSAT (Satellite) Based ApproachInvestigation of Causes of Call Drops in GSM Network: A Case Study of Zain Nig. Ltd. in Benin City, NigeriaAdaptive MMSE Multiuser Detection in MIMO OFDM Wireless Communication SystemAn Adaptive Approach to Improve the Accuracy of Packet Pre-FilteringPerformance Optimisation of Mobile Ad hoc Reactive Routing ProtocolsChallenges Faced by SMEs in Developing Countries in Implementing Cleaner Production (CP)Formation of Segmented Chips in Semi-Finish Turning of a-Titanium Alloy BT5Modeling Flank Wear Hardness of Selected HSS and HCS Single Point Cutting Tools with or without Cutting FluidComputer Aided Costing (CAC) for Sand Casting ProductsNumerical Investigation of Thermo-Mechanical Behaviour of Ball Grid Array Solder Joint at High Temperature ExcursionReengineering a Workplace to Improve Layout: A Study of a South African Design StudioThermal Management Materials for Electronic Control Unit: Trends, Processing Technology and R and D ChallengesA Study of the Extraction of Pectin from Dried Lemon PeelsCorrosion Inhibition of Multi-Component Aluminium Alloy in Hydrochloric Acid Solution by Aqueuos Extracts of Bitter Leaf (Verninia amygdalina) PowderSEM Studies of Adhesion Property of Red Oxide Primer on Selected Metal SubstratesEvaluation of Wood Properties of C. albidum Tree Grown in Akinyele Local Government Area of Ibadan, Nigeria in Relation to its UtilizationRheological and Some Fuel Properties of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters of the Oils of Palm, Palm Kernel and GroundnutUse of "Shikoko? Clay for Synthetic Sand MouldingAdsorption Isotherms for Naphthalene on Clay and Silt Soil Fractions: A Comparison of Linear and Nonlinear MethodsChallenges of Deepwater DevelopmentsTheoretical 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 MechanismTheoretical 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 MechanismRheological Characterisation of Heavy Oil and Impact on its Production EnhancementOptimisation of Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage [SAGD] for Improved Recovery from Unconsolidated Heavy Oil ReservoirsA Novel Approach to Subsea Multiphase Solid TransportHeavy Oil Recovery: A Cold Process Using CO2-EOR TechniqueCalculating Hydrodynamic Loads on Pipelines and Risers: Practical Alternative to Morison?s EquationModeling Gel Break-Time in Gravel Pack Fluids as a Function of Breaker and Activator Concentrations with TemperatureEnvironmental Compliance Monitoring of Selected Physico-Chemical Parameters of Effluent Discharge from Gulf of Guinea Near-Shore / Offshore FacilitiesModeling Declining Incomes from Non-Renewable Natural ResourcesDetermining the Subsidence of Oil Storage Tank Walls from Geodetic LevelingDetermination of the Ovality of Crude Oil Storage Tanks Using Least SquaresFrictional Effects in a Low Speed Polar-Axis Solar TrackerDesign, Construction and Testing of a Solar Adsorption Refrigerator Using Synthesised Zeolite A and Water as Adsorbent/Adsorbate PairProduction of Bio-Diesel from Palm Kernel Oil and Groundnut OilDetermination of the Performance of Photovoltaic Modules Using Environmental ConditionsAn Indirect Passive Solar Dryer for DryingDetermination of Operational Parameters of a Single Cylinder Two Stroke Engine Run on Jatropha BiodieselDesign and Testing of a Mini-Plant for Conversion of Organic Waste to BiogasProperty Analysis for Correlation of Specific Energy with Penetration Rate and Bit Wear RateEvaluation of Tri-Cone Bit Performance on Limestone FormationVertical Electrical Sounding as a Tool for Estimating Thickness of Clay Deposit in Delta North District, NigeriaEvaluation of Slope Stability in Open Pit Mine and its EffectsAssessment of the Operations of Stone Crushers in Artisanal and Small Scale Granite QuarriesVariability in Rock Strength Prediction Using Ultrasonic Pulse VelocityBlackboard as a Tool for Peer Learning and Interaction for Engineering StudentsTracking Design Elements in a Mechanical Engineering CurriculumActivity Sampling Based Work and Performance Analyisis at a Tourist Services Company in South AfricaQuality Management in Further Training and Education Institutions: A Case Study of FTE Colleges in Gauteng Province, South AfricaMulti-Item Multi-Period Dynamic Capacity-Constrained Lot-Sizing Model with Parallel Machines and Fuzzy DemandA Computer-Aided System for Job-Shop Flow Time and Due?Date PredictionDevelopment of a Heuristics Model for Simplifying a Multi-Channel Queuing SystemA Generalized Algorithm for Solving Multicriteria Scheduling ProblemsPerformance Indicators for Sapele Thermal Power Station, Nigeria: 1997-2006Modeling Analysis of the Wire-Drawing Operation Using the Weighted-Residual Finite Element MethodTransportation Cost Minimization of a Manufacturing Firm Using Linear Programming TechniqueDevelopment of a Small Scale Sugarcane Juice Extractor Using a Screw Pressing SystemDevelopment of a Small Scale Machine for Recovering Bush Mango Kernel from Bush Mango NutDevelopment and Performance Evaluation of a Cocoa Pod Breaking MachineComputer Aided Analysis of Thermal and Mechanical Design of Shell and Tube Heat ExchangersDesign and Development of an Integrated Small-Scale Oil Palm Fruit Processing MillDevelopment and Performance Evaluation of a Multipurpose DryerComputer Aided Design of Power Transmission ScrewCurrent Trends in Water Resources ResearchGeophysical Survey as a Surface Tool in Groundwater Exploration in Delta North District, NigeriaMeasurement of Gamma Radiation in Automobile Mechanic Workshops in an Area of Benin City, NigeriaIntegrated Solid Waste Management System ? A Case Study of Solid Waste Source Sorting Alternative in a Tertiary Institution in NigeriaApplication of Erosion 2D Model for Erosion Studies in Makurdi Metropolis of Benue State, NigeriaDetermination 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 NigeriaEffect of Flare Stack Radiation on the Mixing Height over Olorunsogo Area of Ogun State, NigeriaTheoretical Rate Evaluation of Gas Phase Atmospheric Ozone Reactions