Volume 11, Issue 1 (2018) | American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Stress Analysis of an Artificial Human Elbow Joint: Application of Finite Element Analysis

Stephen K. Armah — 2018-01-04

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 4 January 2018; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2018.1.18

The elbow joint is frequently affected by two kinds of arthritis (degenerative arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis) following some kind of injuries. There have been efforts since the eighteenth century...

A STING Algorithm and Multi-dimensional Vectors Used for English Sentiment Classification in a Distributed System

Vo Ngoc Phu — 2017-12-22

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 22 December 2017; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2018.19.37

Sentiment classification is significant in everyday life, such as in political activities, commodity production and commercial activities. Finding a fast, highly accurate solution to classify emotion ...

English Sentiment Classification using Only the Sentiment Lexicons with a JOHNSON Coefficient in a Parallel Network Environment

Vo Ngoc Phu — 2017-12-22

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 22 December 2017; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2018.38.65

Sentiment classification is significant in everyday life, such as in political activities, commodity production and commercial activities. In this survey, we have proposed a new model for Big Data sen...

NASA Started a Propeller set on Board Voyager 1 After 37 Years of Break

Relly Victoria Virgil Petrescu — 2017-12-23

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 23 December 2017; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2018.66.77

If you try to start a car that has been in the garage for decades, you expect the engine not to respond. But a set of propellers onboard the NASA Voyager 1 spacecraft was launched on Wednesday, Novemb...

There is Life on Mars?

Relly Victoria Virgil Petrescu — 2017-12-23

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 23 December 2017; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2018.78.91

If you can live on Mars, or if there was life on this planet, it's a natural question. The population of our planet has far outstripped the boundaries from which the planet begins to overcrow. Global ...

Trend Analysis of Some Indices of Extreme Rainfall Events

Olumuyiwa Idowu Ojo — 2018-01-01

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 1 January 2018; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2018.92.96

Climate change events results in increased temperature, changing rainfall patterns, floods and droughts. These will not only affect human but also affect how environment responds to the events. In thi...

A Simulation Study of Enhanced Distillation Using Ultrasound Waves for the Separation of Azeotropic Mixtures

Taha Mahdi — 2018-01-02

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 2 January 2018; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2018.97.107

The potential of ultrasound waves to enhance distillation system for azeotropic mixture is examined through process flowsheeting using Aspen Plus. Since sonication is not a standard feature in the sof...

Poly(3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene):Poly(4-Styrenesulfonate) Anode for ITO-Free Organic Light-Emitting Diodes

Keanchuan Lee — 2018-01-08

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 8 January 2018; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2018.108.110

Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLEDs) devices using flexible substrates are envisioned for flexible, low-cost and roll-to-roll mass production. However, transparent conductive oxides such as indium ti...

Mapping, Characterization and Dispersion of Metallic Pollutants within a Catchment of Illegal Gold Mining Activities in Ghana

Wiafe Samuel — 2018-01-13

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 13 January 2018; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2018.111.120

The illegal gold mining activities prevalent in most part of Ghana have caused substantial havoc to the environment especially water bodies which serve as sources of water for domestic, industrial and...

Design and Analysis of Bipolar Plate for 500w Pem Fuel Cell Stack

A. Kalaiyarasan — 2018-01-13

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 13 January 2018; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2018.121.128

The PEM Fuel Cell (PEMFC) performance depends on the operating parameters like temperature, pressure, stoichiometric ratio of reactants, relative humidity, back pressure on anode and cathode flow chan...

Simulation of Stone Column Ground Improvement (Comparison between Axisymmetric and Plane Strain)

Maryam Gaber — 2018-01-16

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 16 January 2018; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2018.129.137

Most of the numerical studies on stone columns are based on the unit cell concept. However, the impact of interactions between adjacent columns and between the columns and the surrounding soil has not...

Conversion of Carbon Dioxide: Opportunities and Fundamental Challenges

Sajeda A. Al-Saydeh — 2018-01-17

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 17 January 2018; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2018.138.153

The rising atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide is one of the most urgent challenges facing societies nowadays. There is also great potential in energy carriers and other materials from CO2, with many...

Friendly Environmental Transport

Relly Victoria V. Petrescu — 2018-01-25

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 25 January 2018; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2018.154.165

The shipments were absolutely necessary at all times, but still, have polluted and damaged the environment. Humanity is struggling between technological tests of deployment of new types of mild transp...

Detection and Solutions for Non-Technical Losses in Cameroon Electricity Network

Lekini Nkodo Claude Bernard — 2018-01-25

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 25 January 2018; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2018.166.185

The purpose of this study was to provide a tool to detect NTLs and subsequently, discuss the establishment of a prepaid system in Cameroon. The conception of a prepayment system for electric power or ...

Buses Running on Gas

Relly Victoria Virgil Petrescu — 2018-02-06

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 6 February 2018; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2018.186.201

Today, the transport problem is not only very diverse and complex but also highly disputed in terms of the optimal way of achieving modern and ecological transports. The energy and social crisis that ...

Effect of Varying Loads on Wear Behaviour of Constructional Steel

Alo Francis Ireti — 2018-02-06

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 6 February 2018; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2018.202.209

This study examined the effect of varying loads on wear behaviour of Ife constructional steel. The wear measurements were determined under normal ranging from 5 to 25 N at interval of 5 N incremental....

Mapping of Flood Risk Zones in Ala River Basin Akure, Nigeria

Olajire Olabanji Olatona — 2018-02-07

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 7 February 2018; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2018.210.217

Floods are water induced disasters that lead to temporary inundation of dry land and cause serious damages in the affected location such as loss of lives and properties and destruction of infrastructu...

The Experiment Study of Performance, Combustion Process and NO_X Emission of Diesel Engine with EGR System Using Angle Globe Valve

Aguk Zuhdi Muhammad Fathallah — 2018-02-07

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 7 February 2018; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2018.218.226

Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) is technology to reduce NOX emission of diesel engine. This technology could circulate some exhaust gas into the combustion chamber. The adiabatic combustion temperatur...

Preliminary Design of a Power Transmission Shaft under Fatigue Loading Using ASME Code

Stephen K. Armah — 2018-02-07

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 7 February 2018; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2018.227.244

Power transmission shafting is a vital element of all rotating machinery. A complete shaft design involves many iterative phases and fundamental to this is the determination of preliminary dimensions ...

Some Aspects of the Structure of Planar Mechanisms

Relly Victoria Virgil Petrescu — 2018-02-08

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 8 February 2018; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2018.245.259

The machine is a technical system made up of distinct kinematic component parts (called kinematic elements) which, following the imprinting of movements imposed on an element or elements (considered a...

The Forces of a Simple Carrier Manipulator

Relly Victoria Virgil Petrescu — 2018-02-20

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 20 February 2018; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2018.260.272

The present paper shows how to analytically determine the forces acting within a simple manipulator. Forces acting within any device or car have an important role because they are the ones that define...

The Dynamics of the Otto Engine

Relly Victoria Virgil Petrescu — 2018-02-20

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 20 February 2018; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2018.273.287

The dynamic calculation of a certain mechanism and of the piston crankshaft mechanism, used as the main mechanism for Otto internal combustion engines, also implies the influence of external forces on...

NASA Satellites Help us to Quickly Detect Forest Fires

Relly Victoria Virgil Petrescu — 2018-02-20

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 20 February 2018; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2018.288.296

The main idea is that, as the forests of the planet are getting smaller, too much wood is cut and the forests are made too slow, there are also large forest fires due to excessive heat, of people argu...

Kinematics of a Mechanism with a Triad

Relly Victoria Virgil Petrescu — 2018-03-02

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 2 March 2018; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2018.297.308

The Assuric Structural Groups are the most well-known classification and modulation used in machine and machine theory, and even though other modular classifications adapted to robots have emerged tod...

Unmanned Mini Boat Design for the Camera Bearer of the Vannamei Shrimp Monitoring Device

Bambang Sampurno — 2018-03-09

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 9 March 2018; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2018.309.317

The research of vanamei shrimp counting has been developed by numerous scientists, but image processing in actual pond didn’t progress well. The used of image processing based on the way of capturin...

Comparision of Imagej Analysis of Structure of Two Constructional Steel

Alo Francis Ireti — 2018-03-12

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 12 March 2018; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2018.318.326

An image analysis processing method for the measurement of structure of Federated and Ukraine steel from optical microscope images using imagej program is studied. Some parameters like calculation of ...

Uncertainty Analysis of Time of Concentration Equations based on First-Order-Analysis (FOA) Method

Asghar Azizian — 2018-03-19

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 19 March 2018; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2018.327.341

The time of concentration (Tc) is one the most important time parameters to predict the response of a catchment to a given rainfall and plays a key role in the hydrologic design and rainfall-runoff mo...

Storm Runoff Estimation Using an Object Oriented Approach Based on the Concepts of System Dynamics

Maryam Ghashghaie — 2018-03-19

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 19 March 2018; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2018.342.358

Developing nations are imposing the increasing impacts on their bio-resources due in part to their rising population, need to high economic growth and the incorporation of non-native technologies. Usu...

Analysis of Steel Track Undercarriage Wear Based on Geographic Location

Frederick A. Rich — 2018-03-26

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 26 March 2018; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2018.359.367

Undercarriage management is a critical concern for heavy equipment owners that often can account for over half of the operating cost of a piece of machinery. Understanding the most economical time to ...

Adsorption and Distribution of Selected High Molecular Weight Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in a Typical Coastal Sand Deposit

Uzoije Atulegwu Patrick — 2018-03-27

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 27 March 2018; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2018.368.378

Contaminant migration study through soil medium is a veritable tool for a match towards sustainable groundwater protection. It is also essential to predict the fate and Transport of pollutants and to ...

The Effect of Needle-Leaved Species in Increasing the Risk of Fire by Using Remote Sensing, Case Study: Forests of Golestan, Iran

Akram Karimi — 2018-03-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 March 2018; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2018.379.386

The present research was conducted to determine the sensitivity of needle-leaved species compared to broad-leaved in causing a natural fire in Golestan province. Vegetation and moisture stresses of pl...

The Use of Remote Sensing Techniques in Detecting and Predicting Forest Vegetation Change Using MODIS Satellite Data, Golestan, Iran

Akram Karimi — 2018-03-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 March 2018; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2018.387.396

It is so important to be aware of quantitative and qualitative characteristics of changes for the environment, land use planning and sustainable development. Detecting the changes in the condition of ...

Application of Remote Sensing Techniques in Determining the Risk Taking Level of Different Seasons on Fire Generation in Terms of NDVI Index During the Year Case Study: Golestan Province, Iran

Akram Karimi — 2018-03-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 March 2018; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2018.397.406

Knowledge of the nature of seasons and months in terms of the fire risk is very important in environmental planning, land management and forest resource management in order to achieve the sustainable ...

Volume 11, Issue 1 (2018) | American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Stress Analysis of an Artificial Human Elbow Joint: Application of Finite Element Analysis

A STING Algorithm and Multi-dimensional Vectors Used for English Sentiment Classification in a Distributed System

English Sentiment Classification using Only the Sentiment Lexicons with a JOHNSON Coefficient in a Parallel Network Environment

NASA Started a Propeller set on Board Voyager 1 After 37 Years of Break

There is Life on Mars?

Trend Analysis of Some Indices of Extreme Rainfall Events

A Simulation Study of Enhanced Distillation Using Ultrasound Waves for the Separation of Azeotropic Mixtures

Poly(3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene):Poly(4-Styrenesulfonate) Anode for ITO-Free Organic Light-Emitting Diodes

Mapping, Characterization and Dispersion of Metallic Pollutants within a Catchment of Illegal Gold Mining Activities in Ghana

Design and Analysis of Bipolar Plate for 500w Pem Fuel Cell Stack

Simulation of Stone Column Ground Improvement (Comparison between Axisymmetric and Plane Strain)

Conversion of Carbon Dioxide: Opportunities and Fundamental Challenges

Friendly Environmental Transport

Detection and Solutions for Non-Technical Losses in Cameroon Electricity Network

Buses Running on Gas

Effect of Varying Loads on Wear Behaviour of Constructional Steel

Mapping of Flood Risk Zones in Ala River Basin Akure, Nigeria

The Experiment Study of Performance, Combustion Process and NOX Emission of Diesel Engine with EGR System Using Angle Globe Valve

Preliminary Design of a Power Transmission Shaft under Fatigue Loading Using ASME Code

Some Aspects of the Structure of Planar Mechanisms

The Forces of a Simple Carrier Manipulator

The Dynamics of the Otto Engine

NASA Satellites Help us to Quickly Detect Forest Fires

Kinematics of a Mechanism with a Triad

Unmanned Mini Boat Design for the Camera Bearer of the Vannamei Shrimp Monitoring Device

Comparision of Imagej Analysis of Structure of Two Constructional Steel

Uncertainty Analysis of Time of Concentration Equations based on First-Order-Analysis (FOA) Method

Storm Runoff Estimation Using an Object Oriented Approach Based on the Concepts of System Dynamics

Analysis of Steel Track Undercarriage Wear Based on Geographic Location

Adsorption and Distribution of Selected High Molecular Weight Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in a Typical Coastal Sand Deposit

The Effect of Needle-Leaved Species in Increasing the Risk of Fire by Using Remote Sensing, Case Study: Forests of Golestan, Iran

The Use of Remote Sensing Techniques in Detecting and Predicting Forest Vegetation Change Using MODIS Satellite Data, Golestan, Iran

Application of Remote Sensing Techniques in Determining the Risk Taking Level of Different Seasons on Fire Generation in Terms of NDVI Index During the Year Case Study: Golestan Province, Iran

The Experiment Study of Performance, Combustion Process and NO_X Emission of Diesel Engine with EGR System Using Angle Globe Valve