Aluminum-silicon carbide (Al/SiC) metal matrix composites have become a promising engineering material owing to its high strength to weight ratio. However, there is formation of aluminum carbide phase which is deleterious to the physical properties of the composites and needs to...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2017/37349
In this paper, the effect of throttling variation on the performance of vapour compression refrigeration system using R134a refrigerant as working fluid was investigated and reported. The investigation was carried out using a refrigeration test rig with capillary line as throttli...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/23086
Equipment procurement budget is of a great challenge in manufacturing industries by reasons of its multi-objectives, insufficient funds, and inflation problems. Solutions were proffered to these problems by identifying the strategic decisions required in equipment procurement (ma...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2020/v21i430198
Laser engraving is becoming a preferred alternative to conventional machining for industrial post-processing due to its higher accuracy and elimination of tooling challenges. It is widely used for creating precise engravings on components in industries such as aeronautics, medica...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2024/v26i111333
In a situation where a decision maker faces problems of allotting the available budget on the strategic decisions in a manufacturing industry, data information plays an important role to maintain long run profit in the industry. Statistical analysis was incorporated to determine...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2019/v5i316926