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Original Research Article Paper for Screen Printing Applications – A Paper Development Study

Klaus Dölle · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2021

Screen printing originated in China during the Song dynasty (960-1279 CE) and is used today in commercial and artistic applications. The presented research project describes the development of a screen-printing product for studio art applications. The improvement of the paper pro...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2021/v21i917490

Dual Fueling a Lister Diesel Engine with Producer Gas Generated from Wastepaper and Biosolids

Richard Bates & Klaus Dölle · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2021

The aim of this study is to investigate if wastepaper and biosolids can be used to dual-fuel a small diesel generator with producer gas produced by a tiny Imbert style downdraft gasifier. The waste paper was formed into 20 cm³ to 60 cm³ chunks, dried to a 6% moisture content and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2021/v21i917489

Mathematical Modelling of the Drying Characteristics of Milled Sorghum Residue

J. Isa, O. I. Majasan & K. A. Jimoh · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2021

During milling of cereal grains, bran which is separated from the starchy endosperm of the grain is a major by-product. In this study, milled sorghum residue was dried in a cabinet dryer under different conditions (temperature and air velocity). The obtained drying data were fitt...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2021/v21i917487

Modelling of Soil Profile Pollutant Yield on Slaughterhouse Wastes Deposited Land

Ogbebor Daniel, Ugbebor N. John, Momoh O. L. Yusuf & Ndekwu B. Onyedikachukwu · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2021

Aim: The study aimed at modeling the concentration of pollutants along soil profile using finite element method. Study Design: Data was generated from the laboratory on the concentrations of selected heavy metals at varying depths of land discharged slaughterhouses. This was used...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2021/v21i817484

Use of the Correlation Coefficient for Rotating Machine Monitoring

Aimé Joseph Oyobé Okassa, Colince Welba, Jean Pierre Ngantcha & Pierre Ele · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2021

The use of electronics and computer technology in production systems has greatly improved the quality of our industrial products. The productivity of these installations is a function of the maintenance quality applied to the equipment. Several methods are used to monitor the fun...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2021/v21i817485

Real-time Optimization and Implementation of Multi-rate Digital FIR Kernel Filter

Stephen U. Ufoaroh, Kelvin N. Nnamani & Azubuike N. Aniedu · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2021

One ideal performance of this design is in the areas of decimation where a decimation factor of 10, 45-order and pass band ripple of 1dB and interpolation of sampled rates where a sinusoidal signal input produced a ripple free output with interpolation factor of 10, 52-order and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2021/v21i717478

Surface Roughness Characterization for Stress Concentration Factor Predictions: A Bayesian Learning Approach

Jingyi Zhang · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2021

The surface roughness has an important influence on the fatigue life of the structures. The fatigue life reduces due to the stress concentration caused by surface roughness. The stress concentration governs the fatigue crack initiation and propagation. The accurate acquisition of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2021/v21i717479

Structural Behavior of Ferrocement Concrete Plates Subjected to Flexural and Dynamic Loadings

Yousry B. I. Shaheen, Fatma M. Eid & Omnia Mesalam · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2021

Ferrocement is one of the structural materials, widely used due to its advantages from its particular behavior such as mechanical properties, and impact strength. This paper deals with the impact studies and energy absorption properties of ferrocement slabs. For these studies, 11...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2021/v21i717480

Effect of Calcination on the Chemical and Microstructural Properties of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash (SCBA)

Afaq Ahmad, Khalil Ur Rehman, Fawad Ahmad, Ansar Ahmad & Muhammad Armaghan Siffat · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2021

This research study is for the evaluation of the effect of the burning temperature on the chemical and microstructural properties of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash. The Sugarcane Bagasse Ash (SCBA) is a byproduct of sugarcane which is dumped without proper handling and causing  environmen...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2021/v21i817482

Research Status and Development Trend of Magnetic Fluid Acceleration Sensors

Mu Xueyu, Yang Shaojie & Kong Xiangdong · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2021

As a new type of accelerometer, in recent years, the magnetic liquid acceleration sensor has attracted widespread attention worldwide, and related research results have also continued to emerge. This article mainly introduces the theoretical basis and general structure of the mag...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2021/v21i817483

Experimental Study of the Effects of Convective Drying on Some Selected Vegetables

Samson A. Adeleye, Iyiola O. Oluwaleye & Taiwo O. Oni · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2021

Aim: This work gives the reports on experimental study of the effects of drying on some selected vegetables, namely fluted pumpkin (specimen I), spinach (specimen II), lettuce (specimen III), and waterleaf (specimen IV). Methodology: The vegetable specimens were dried at regulate...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2021/v21i717477

Art Paper for Large Wood Relief Block Printing – A Paper Development Study

Klaus Dölle & Hélène Rainville · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2021

Wood relief block printing was developed in China in the seventh century and is used today for many art printing applications. The presented research project describes the development of an art paper product applicable for large wood relief block printing from laboratory scale to...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2021/v21i717475

Effect of Locally Available Wheat Straw Ash in Developing High Strength Concrete

Muhammad Armaghan Siffat, Muhammad Ishfaq, Afaq Ahmad, Khalil Ur Rehman & Fawad Ahmad · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2021

This study is supervised to assess the characteristics of the locally available wheat straw ash (WSA) to consume as a substitute to the cement and support in enhancing the mechanical properties of concrete. Initially, after incineration at optimum temperature of 800°C for 0.5, th...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2021/v21i717476