Aims: The aim of the study is to evaluate polyurethane wood ash composites characteristics and reliability. Study Design: Experimental Study Design was used in the study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in the faculty of Engineering workshop, Nnamdi Azikiwe U...
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Research Article10.9734/jmsrr/2018/v1i316
Aims: The aim of this study is to assess the availability of steam and gas turbine units of a thermal power station using Markovian Approach. Place and Duration of Study: Operational data from 2003 to 2012 were collected from a thermal power station in Nigeria. These raw data rep...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2016/30240
Aims: To select appropriate material and undertake fluid flow analysis of parallel flow heat exchanger. Methodology: Dynamic simulation study was performed to evaluate conditions of heat transfer of water through heat exchanger using ASPEN HYSYS. Cambridge Education Selector (CES...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2016/30239
Energetics of Drying Animal’s Hide and Skin via Different Dryer Designs Aims of the Study: The aim of this study was to evaluate the total energy requirement, specific energy consumption, activation energy and system efficiency for drying of hide and skin using various drying met...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/39157
Experimental Evaluation of Drying Characteristics of Animal’s Hide and Skin with Different Drying Media Aims: The design and development of low-cost drying technologies suitable for animal hides and skins in rural areas require a clear knowledge of its characteristics. Therefore,...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/39173