Abstract Purpose: Thepresentoldstandardefficiencymotors(SEM)inblackteaprocessingmachineryconsumelargeamountofelectricity,thusincreasesthecostofproduction.Technologicallyimprovedhigh-efficiencymotors(HEM)orHEMcoupledwith variablespeeddrive(VSD)couldbeusefultoachievehigh-energyefficiency.Therefore,astudywasconductedwiththefocusto determinethefeasibilityofintroducingHEMandVSDinwitheringandrollingmachineryofblackteamanufacturing. Methods: Awitheringtroughandtwodifferentcapacityrotorvanerollerswe...
Abstract Global Petroleum reserves are currently getting depleted. Most of the newly discovered oil and gas fields are found in unconventional reserves. Hence there has arisen a need to drill deeper wells in offshore locations and in unconventional reservoirs. The depth and difficulty of drilling terrains has led to drilling operations incurring higher cost due to drilling time. Rate of Penetration is dependent on the several parameters such as: rotary speed(N), Weight-On-Bit, bit state, form...
This study examined the optimization of the transesterification reaction of sesame methyl esters (SMEs) with trimethylolpropane (TMP) to synthesise sesame biolubricant (SBL). Response surface methodology (RSM) using central composite design (CCD) was employed for the experimental design. Effects of temperature, mole ratio and reaction time on the yield of SBL were evaluated. The predicted yield after process optimization was found to agree satisfactorily with the experimental value. The o...
Jatropha curcas seed oil was studied for the synthesis of trimethylolpropane based biolube basestock via chemical transesterification of Jatropha methylester with trimethylolpropane (TMP) using calcium hydroxide catalyst. Reactions temperatures ranged between 80 and 160 C and methyl esters to TMP mole ratios ranged between 3:1 and 7:1. Product analysis, ester groups and physio-chemical properties were obtained by gas chromatography, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and American...
Synthesis of polyol ester as a novel biodegradable base stock from sesame seed oil for lubricant production was conducted via chemical transesterification of sesame methylester with trimethylolpropane (TMP) using calcium hydroxide catalyst. The reactions were carried out under varying temperatures (80 C160 C) and methyl esters to TMP mole ratios (3:1 to 7:1). Product’s analysis was performed using gas chromatography. Product’s physicochemical characteristics determined using ASTM met...
This study evaluated the exergy analysis of the mechanical forced draft counter flow of the Port Harcourt Refinery cooling towers. The exergy analysis was carried out using the exergy destruction method. The results of the investigation and optimization show that the exergy destruction increases with the increases in mass flow rates of the cooling water, makeup water, and Air. Also, exergy destruction decreases with the decreases in Humidity Ratio, Heat sink Temperature, and Relative Humi...
ABSTRACT Metro Rail is a mass rapid transportation system and also environment friendly. It is also a modern technology for transportation. To overcome the future demand and to make a short and less time consuming transportation system, Bangladesh Government has taken this project. It is a fast and time saving transportation system which is really needed for Dhaka. This study covers to find out geotechnical investigation and to compare the pile bearing capacity load between ...
Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) been an advanced concrete introduced as reactive powder concrete (RPC) over twenty years ago, is now being employed for use in the construction industry of some developed countries like China, Germany and United States of America. Its excellent properties in structural performance and durability make it the civil engineering material that will reshape the future of the construction industry in terms of structural performance; and this paper aims at helpi...
Table of Content Introduction Objectives Study design Data collection Results Discussion Recommendation References Introduction Litter is the improper disposal of waste products through human activities (Berglund, Koivula & Eeva 2011). Why people litter? Dropping litter where litter has already accumulated. Lack of knowledge on the effects of litter on the environment. Laziness & Ignorance A promenade is a public walkway, typically along the sea front. The Walvis Ba...
Abstract Fluidized bed reactor is useful for heterogeneous (multi phase) reactions, separations, size enlargement, coating, and blending in chemical and pharmaceuticals industries. To develop a model and simulation of this reactor with advanced systems process engineering software (Aspen Plus). Aspen plus has the capability to simulate real factory performance, design improved plants, and intensify profitability in present plants. This modeling and simulation are applied Geldart B particle cl...
Excellent mechanical properties plus to the good biocompatibility of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are offering them as efficient nanodevices for delivering of nanoparticles. Due to the friction between the outer surface of the nanoparticle and the inner surface of the SWCNTs, mass weight of the nanoparticle, and the interactional van der Waals (vdW) forces between the constitutive atoms of the nanoparticle and those of the SWCNT, both longitudinal and transverse waves propagate wit...
The capability of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in efficient transporting of drug molecules into the biological cells has been the focus of attention of various scientific disciplines during the past decade. From applied mechanics points of view, translocation of a nanoparticle inside the pore of a CNT would result in vibrations. The true understanding of the interactive forces between the moving nanoparticle and the inner surface of the CNT is a vital step in factual realization of such vibrations...
Interaction of a moving nanoparticle with a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) is of concern. The SWCNT is simulated by an equivalent continuum structure (ECS) under simply supported boundary conditions. The moving nanoparticle is modeled by a moving point load by considering its full inertial effects and Coulomb friction with the inner surface of the ECS. The ECS under the moving nanoparticle is modeled based on the Rayleigh, Timoshenko, and higher-order beam theories in the context of th...
The potential applications of nano plates in energy storage, chemical and biological sensors, solar cells, field emission, and transporting of nano cars have been attracted the attentions of the nanotechnology community to them during recent years. Herein, the later application of nano plates from non local elastodynamic point of view is of interest. To this end, dynamic response of a nano plate subjected to a moving nano particle is examined with in the context of non local continuum theory ...
Abstract Murmu et al. [23] recently presented a nonlocal model for the transverse vibration of simply supported graphene sheets in the presence of a unidirectional in-plane magnetic field. Further studies showed that the majority of Lorentz's force components were improperly provided and led to invalid governing equations. To remove such deficiencies, the most general form of Lorentz's force components is carefully extracted in the present work. The nonlocal equations of motion of the problem...