Center for Advanced Materials Research: Recent submissions
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Numerical simulation of flow-through heat exchanger having helical flow passage using high order accurate solution dependent weighted least square based gradient calculations
( Bellwether Publishing, Ltd. , 2021 , Article)Improving the fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics of a heat exchanger has always been desired for any heat transferring application. Various active, passive, and combined methods were adopted for heat transfer ... -
CHAPTER 7: Metal Oxide-based Disposable Sensors for Health Monitoring
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2021 , Book chapter)Metal oxides and their use as disposable sensors in food, environment, and particularly health monitoring have been addressed over recent decades due to their low-cost, ease of use, high sensitivity, fast response and ... -
Wear, optimization and surface analysis of Al-Al2O3-TiO2 hybrid metal matrix composites
( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2021 , Article)The aim of the present work is to investigate vickers hardness, wear behavior as well as to perform optimization of wear data for pure Al and Al-Al2O3-TiO2 hybrid metal matrix composites. The hybrid composite (Al-Al2O3-TiO2) ... -
Performance enhancement using TiO2 nano particles in solar still at variable water depth
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2021 , Article)The present research paper shows the use of Titanium oxide nanoparticle to enhance the yield of Solar still. Titanium Oxide and black die mixture used as a base paint and find out the performance of the solar still at 20% ... -
Continuous monitoring of power consumption in urban buildings based on Internet of Things
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2021 , Article)Buildings consume a large portion of energy; the major consumption is due to improper use of electrical equipment. Thus, energy efficiency in buildings has become a priority at every level within the building. Previous ... -
A Portable Active Photovoltaic Solar Energy System in Treating Wastewaters by Electrocoagulation
( ASTM International , 2021 , Article)This study presents the effects of adding some provisions to a portable photovoltaic (PV) solar energy system to obtain both DC and ac sources. An efficient ac high-speed fan was powered from this system to cool the PV ... -
An improved optimisation technique for the network-controlled pH process and DC motor using various controllers
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2021 , Article)In this paper, two different systems, a pH process and a DC motor, are considered for networked control, where pH is a non-linear system and the DC motor is a linear system. Majority of the industries use the water as their ... -
A novel method for Arduino based electric vehicle emulator
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2021 , Article)This article presents the design of the test station, which is accessible for the testing of electric bicycles. In this process, a low-power Brushless Dc traction vehicle or a high-powered motor scaled analogue in traction ... -
A concise review on Solar still with parabolic trough collector
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2021 , Article Review)The enhancement of yield of solar still (SS) is viewed as very significant due to the production of the potable water. It is also considered as uncomplicated device for desalination. There is also no need for professional ... -
Maximization of biodiesel production from sunflower and soybean oils and prediction of diesel engine performance and emission characteristics through response surface methodology
( Elsevier Ltd , 2020 , Article)Production of methyl ester from sunflower and soybean oil mixture is performed throughout a catalyzed transesterification procedure. The significance of the four reaction parameters such as methanol to oil ratio, catalyst ... -
Sawdust-based superhydrophobic pellets for efficient oil-water separation
( Elsevier Ltd , 2020 , Article)Severe water pollution by means of oil is the major issue worldwide. Emerging materials like superhydrophobic surfaces have shown immense potential to control this issue. Herein we utilized low-cost Sawdust-Polystyrene (SD ... -
Effect of cultivation parameters and heat management on the algae species growth conditions and biomass production in a continuous feedstock photobioreactor
( Elsevier Ltd , 2020 , Article)The sunshine heat flux is having an essential impact on the photobioreactor system temperature. However, optimal algae growth rates have gained if the algal growth media temperature located between 25 and 30 °C, for most ... -
Experimental investigations of atmospheric water extraction device under different climatic conditions
( Elsevier Ltd , 2020 , Article)To help address this emergency, an atmospheric water extracting (AWE) device is developed and investigated as a part of present work. The AWE device is working on vapour compression refrigeration cycle. The air moisture ... -
Experimental investigation on the influences of acetone organic compound additives into the diesel/biodiesel mixture in CI engine
( Elsevier Ltd , 2020 , Article)The problems of the depleting the worldwide fossil fuel and increasing concern on the environmental regulations force the researchers to look forward to a new source of clean source of energy such as biodiesel. Diesel fuel ... -
Effect of fin configuration parameters on performance of solar still: A review
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)Drinking water is a necessity not only for humanity but also for the all living organisms available in the earth today. But the availability of the potable water is not in abundant amount; hence clean water is scarce in ... -
Structural studies of bio-mediated NiO nanoparticles for photocatalytic and antibacterial activities
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)Nickel Oxide (NiO) nano-sized sample was bio-synthesized by a microwave-assisted route consuming citrus variety fruit juice. The prepared NiO sample was investigated by various spectroscopy techniques. The X-ray diffractogram ... -
Phase, microstructure, and wear behavior of Al2O3-reinforced Fe-Si alloy-based metal matrix nanocomposites
( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2020 , Article)In the present work, phase, microstructure, and wear properties of Al2O3-reinforced Fe–Si alloy-based metal matrix nanocomposites have been studied. Composites using 2 wt.% and 5 wt.% of Si and rest Fe powder mix were ... -
Use of solar photovoltaic with active solar still to improve distillate output: A review
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article Review)Solar energy is a need of the hour and very important source for the all living organisms. Due to increment in global warming as well as pollution, solar energy utilization is required and it is replaced by the conventional ... -
Plasticizer enhancement on the miscibility and thermomechanical properties of polylactic acid-chitin-starch composites
( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article)In previous research, a polylactic chitin starch composite was prepared without the use of a solvent to enhance the miscibility. In this study, a polylactic acid (PLA) chitin starch composite was produced with chloroform ... -
Advance research progresses in aluminium matrix composites: manufacturing & applications
( Elsevier Editora Ltda , 2019 , Article Review)At present aluminium matrix composites are widely used in engineering applications. Aluminium matrix composites are providing such superior properties which cannot be achieved by any existing monolithic material. Properties ...
