Mechanical properties of agricultural materials are essential for the proper design and fabrication of harvesting, handling, and processing equipment/machineries. In this research, some compressive resistance (force, energy and deformation at rupture point) of two groundnut (SAMN...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2018/v3i416887
The management of MSW is a major concern in several cities of developing countries due to its public health and environmental sustainability implications. This paper thus presents an overview of the current solid waste management practices and problems in some selected states in...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2018/v3i416884
The exchange of heat is one of the most important processes in the chemical industry. The shell and tube heat exchanger is the major equipment used to transfer heat from one medium to another. This research work on the Computer-Aided Design (CAD) of shell and tube heat exchangers...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2018/v3i416883
To ensure the stability of the bottom under the floating bridges according to the worst conditions, our study aims to determine the height and width and bearing the floating bridge to ensure the safety of origin with a high security factor. Our study determines the amount of dama...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2018/v3i416882
The technical paper showcased a comprehensive study on laser (light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) grooving as breakthrough and ultimate solution in wafer sawing. The project is intended to address various defects such as chippings, metal dangling/peel off, cr...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2018/v3i416881
Multi-State systems are systems whose outputs are multi-valued (due to multiple levels of capacity or performance) and (possibly) whose inputs are also multi-valued (due to multiple performance levels or multiple modes of failure). These systems are a generalization of binary or...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2018/v3i316877
Mathematical modeling of drying process is a complex procedure that should be carefully done. Moreso, model for solar drying, which is a unique method of drying due to constant fluctuation in the climatic conditions, requires complete integration of the complex phenomena that are...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2018/v3i316878
Solar drying is the one of the effective means for preserving grains and pulses. It is a simpler, cleaner and safer method of drying. However, most available solar dryers are inefficient due to non-availability of solar energy during the periods of low insolation which eventually...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2018/v3i316876
Development of switched reluctance motors have revolutionized the industrial drives, aircraft applications, food processors, compressors, fans, pumps, electric vehicle application centrifuges, vacuum cleaners and many more applications because of its simpler design, ruggedness an...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2018/v3i316875
This study is aimed at evaluating of aquifer vulnerability in a typical basement complex environment of Akure industrial estate, Akure, Southwestern Nigeria. A multi-criteria model is developed for achieving this aim; the vulnerability model which is based on topsoil resistivity,...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2018/v3i316874