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Remediation of Crystal Violet Dye Aqueous Solution Using Agro Waste Based Activated Carbon: Equilibrium and Kinetics Studies

Chukwunonso Chukwuzuloke Okoye, Okechukwu Dominic Onukwuli, Chinenye Faith Okey- Onyesolu & Ifeoma Amaoge Obiora- Okafo · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2020

Remediation of crystal violet (CV) dye aqueous solution was attempted using acid activated raphia hookeri seeds (AARHS) as adsorbent. Adsorption equilibrium and kinetics of CV dye uptake onto AARHS were examined in series of experimental runs, and effects of contact time and init...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2020/v15i417149

Leadframe Design Enhancement for Elimination of Burrs at Singulation Process

Antonio Sumagpang Jr., Frederick Ray Gomez & Edwin Graycochea Jr. · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2020

The paper focused on the improvement done in leadframe design to address the copper (Cu) burrs defect in assembly manufacturing.  Newly qualified device struggled to hit the target yield due to the said Cu burrs defect. A holistic approach through why-why analysis was performed b...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2020/v15i417150

Performance Assessment of Ship Hull Metal in Seawater Media

Clement A. Idiapho, Sani I. Awwal & Udosoh N. Emmaunel · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2020

This research was undertaken to determine the effects of corrosion on material performance using mild steel and Aluminum as selected material in seawater media. The result from the experiment showed higher corrosion rate in uncoated mild steel coupon as higher corrosion rate rang...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2020/v15i317148

Investigation of the Corona Discharge Problem Based on Different Computational Approaches of Dimensional Analysis

Jamiu Omotayo Oladigbolu & Ali Muhammad Ali Rushdi · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2020

Although corona discharge is notorious for its detrimental effects, it is also used in many beneficial practical applications. Despite the existence of a variety of sophisticated theoretical and experimental methods for investigating corona discharge, we explore yet a much simple...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2020/v15i317146

Die Attach Machine Selection for Glue Voids Reduction Performance

Edwin Graycochea Jr., Rennier Rodriguez, Frederick Ray Gomez & Bryan Christian Bacquian · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2020

The paper is focused on the glue voids reduction of quad-flat no-leads (QFN) devices evaluated on different die attach machine platforms. The evaluation was narrowed-down into two main die attach machines with the objective of attaining the best performance in terms of reducing o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2020/v15i317144

A Statistical Study of Crime in Ghana

Bosson-Amedenu Senyefia, Eyiah-Bediako Francis & Kusi Prince · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2020

Understanding the dynamics, patterns, and probabilities associated with the correlates of crime is a promising way to managing crime. In this study, a multinomial logistic regression was used to predict the propensity of individuals for committing particular crimes. The secondary...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2020/v15i317145

Design and Implementation of a Smart & Portable Wireless FM Transmitter for Wide Range Communication

Deborsi Basu & Abhishek Bhowmik · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2020

The evolution of smart technologies makes end users to choose portable, cost-effective and reliable devices for their daily life usage. The optimum service and superior quality of any such devices are always remain the centers of attraction for any customer. The advent of new tec...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2020/v15i217142

Establish Measurement System for Vibration Lab Unit Using Arduino

Haithem Elderrat, Nasseradeen Ashwear, Omr Aweib & Ali Elmahrouq · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2020

As science and technology develop quickly, suitable measurement system is becoming more achievable. In dynamics of structures, measuring vibrations take a serious view during the process of design and construction to avoid resonance. The main objective of this study is to establi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2020/v15i217143

Online Detection and Extraction of FECG Signals Using ICA: A Comparative Study

Mohammed Sheikh, Majdi Marai & Roiss Alhutaish · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2020

In this paper a new study to detect fetal heart rate (F H R) online from abdominal electrocardiogram (ECG) signal, which are extracted by three different algorithms of independent component analysis ICA (AMUSE, EVD2 and SOBI) is presented. Four stages for fetal electrocardiogram...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2020/v15i217140

Vehicle Detection, Tracking and Counting Using Gaussian Mixture Model and Optical Flow

Muhammad Moin Akhtar, Yong Li, Lei Zhong & Ayesha Ansari · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2020

Vehicle detection, tracking, and counting play a significant role in traffic surveillance and are principle applications of the Intelligent Transport System (ITS). Traffic congestion and accidents can be prevented with an adequate solution to problems. In this paper, we implement...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2020/v15i217141

Determination of Transmission Coefficients and Energy Density of an Overlay Microstrip Patch Antenna for Microwave Filters and Feeds Designs Using Microwave Methods

Abubakar Yakubu, Zulkifly Abbas & Suleiman Sahabi · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2020

In designing filters and antenna feeds at microwave frequency, the energy density and stop bands are of vital importance. To this development, this work is set out to determine the transmission coefficients behavior of substrates along with their energy density for a microstrip s...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2020/v15i217139

Lead Scratch Resolution through Wirebonding Process Optimization on QFN Packages

Jonathan Pulido, Frederick Ray Gomez & Edwin Graycochea Jr. · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2020

With the continuous trend of new technologies in semiconductor manufacturing assembly, challenges and issues are unavoidable. This paper presents an improvement done in quad-flat no-leads (QFN) leadframe package to resolve the quantity of unit rejection due to leads scratch under...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2020/v15i117136

Optimization of Heat and Mass Transfer Process in Single Screw Floating Fish Feed Extruder

Ogundana Odunayo & Oyerinde Ajiboye · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2020

To optimize the extrusion conditions of locally developed single screw floating fish feed extruder. A factorial experiment in completely randomized design was employed to study the effect of extrusion variables: feed moisture content (20, 30, and 40% wet basis), screw speed (158....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2020/v15i117137

Experimental Investigation of the Electrical Resistivity of Cement Dust

Stephen Ayodele Odewale, Jacob Ademola Sonibare, Oluwatobiloba Alade Ayofe & Michael Abidemi Oke · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2020

Electrical resistivity is one of the important particle–based factors influencing the performance of an Electrostatic Precipitator (ESP), a particulate control device commonly employed in most cement industries in Nigeria. Therefore, this study investigated the electrical resisti...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2020/v15i117138