Volume 3, Issue 2 (2010) | American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Wellbore Surveying While Drilling Based on Kalman Filtering

Mahmoud ElGizawy — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.240.259

Problem statement: Oil and gas are global fuels obtained primarily from drilling wells in underground terrestrial reservoirs. Vertical drilling is preferred because of its simplicity and therefore low...

The Optical Nonlinearity of Au and Ag Nanoparticle Prepared by the γ-Radiation Method

Esmaeil Shahriari — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.260.264

Problem statement: The third order nonlinear optical properties of metal nanoparticles have been of interest in physical chemistry, medical diagnostics and optical devices. Gold colloidal nanoparticle...

Multivariable Proportional Integral Controllers for Multi-Inputs-Multi-Outputs Desalination System Fed by a Photovoltaic Generator

Abderrahmen Ben Chaabene — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.265.269

Process control is an essential part of the desalination industry that requires for driving at the optimum operating conditions an increase in the life time of the plant and reduction of the unit prod...

Perceived Kitchen Environment among Malaysian Elderly

Zahari Taha — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.270.276

Problem statement: Kitchen is the most important room in a house. Its environment should be highly conducive especially for the elderly when performing daily kitchen activities. There has been little ...

Acrylic Rubber Latex in Ferrocement for Strengthening Reinforced Concrete Beams

D. Raj Kumar — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.277.285

Problem statement: In India, the early deterioration of reinforced concrete structures has become a big social problem in recent years. An essential research is needed for the development of effective...

Numerical Modeling of Flow in a Horizontal Sand Filter

Ruth Mossad — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.286.292

Problem statement: Horizontal sand filters may offer some advantage over vertical sand filters as they could be used for in-line treatment of wastewaters. Horizontal pipelines of tens and if not hundr...

Reference Solar Radiation Year and Some Climatology Aspects of East Coast of West Malaysia

Abdul Majeed Muzathik — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.293.299

Problem statement: This study examined in detail some aspects of radiation climatology for Terengganu state in Malaysia. The geographical co-ordinates of the site are 5°10’N latitude 103°06’E lo...

Taguchi Experiment Design for Investigation of Freshened Properties of Self-Compacting Concrete

Yoyok Setyo Hadiwidodo — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.300.306

Problem statement: The intent of this study was to apply of Taguchi Design Of Experiments (DOE) techniques in Self Compacting Concrete (SCC) freshened properties studies. Owing to a wide range of mate...

Design and Field Programmable Gate Array Implementation of Basic Building Blocks for Power-Efficient Baugh-Wooley Multipliers

Muhammad H. Rais — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.307.311

Problem statement: As growing demands on portable computing and communication systems, the power-efficient multipliers play an important role. In these multipliers basic multiplication follows the Bau...

Density Based Routing Algorithm for Spare/Dense Topologies in Wireless Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks

Essam Natsheh — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.312.319

Problem statement: A Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks (MANETs) operate in environments without infrastructures with an undefined network size. Most routing protocols of Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANETs) were stud...

A Novel Navigation Algorithm for Hexagonal Hexapod Robot

Mohiuddin Ahmed — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.320.327

Problem statement: Wheeled robots are not very well suited for navigation over uneven terrains. Hexapod robots have some advantages over wheeled robots when negotiating and navigating on rugged terrai...

Alkali Pretreatment and Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Cattails from Constructed Wetlands

Bo Zhang — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.328.332

Problem statement: To date, production of liquid fuel, particularly ethanol, has only been economically feasible from food crops that are high in sugar and starch. However, the use of arable land for ...

Integrating Renewable and Nonrenewable Energies in Power Plant Planning

Habib H. Al-Ali — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.333.341

Problem statement: Electricity can be generated from different type of technologies such as fossil and non-fossil power plants. Among these technologies, coal-fired power plants have been a major rout...

Thermal Efficiency of a Combined Turbocharger Set with Gasoline Engine

Jarut Kunanoppadon — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.342.349

Problem statement: The technology of turbocharger has been used with internal combustion engines since 1905 to increase intake air pressure prior to putting it into the cylinders to increase thermal e...

Investigation of the Dimensions Design Components for the Rectangular Indirect Resistance Electrical Furnaces

Salah K. Jawad — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.350.354

Problem statement: The objective of this study was to study the Indirect Resistance Electrical Furnaces (IREF) based on analytical and experimental analyses. The analytical analysis focused on a const...

Finite Element Modeling of Transient Temperatures in a Small-Caliber Projectile

M. Brian Thomas — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.355.362

Problem statement: Future generations of intelligent munitions will use Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) for guidance, fuzing logic and assessment of the battlefield environment. The temperatures...

Development and Evaluation of Tractors and Tillage Implements Instrumentation System

S. A. Al-Suhaibani — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.363.371

Problem statement: Field machines contribute a major portion of the total cost of crop production. Proper selection and matching of farm machinery is essential in order to reduce the cost of crop prod...

Effect of Size of Heated Obstruction within Room on Three Dimensional Air Flow Characteristics

Abduljabbar Muttair Ahmed — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.372.379

Problem statement: This study reported a numerical investigation of three-dimensional turbulent buoyant recirculating flow within a room with heated obstruction. Approach: The study involved the solut...

The Characteristics of Architecture Style of the Traditional Houses in the Mosul City-Analytical Study

Mozahim Mohammed Mustafa — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.380.389

Problem statement: Mosul city distinguishes itself in its architecture style which has earned and developed through ages. However, this style is now prone to extinction. This is due to the lack of stu...

Full Model Wind Tunnel Study on the Xia-Zhang Bridge Under Operation Stage

Ayad Thabit Saeed — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.390.395

Problem statement: Long-span cable-stayed bridges under service and particular construction conditions are very susceptible to wind action due to their great flexibility, so the aerodynamic stability ...

Influence of Process Parameters on Electrical Discharge Machined Job Surface Integrity

A.K.M. Asif Iqbal — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.396.402

Problem statement: Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) is the most widely used non conventional machining process for removing material from workpiece by means of a series of repeated electric discha...

Most Used Rock Mass Classifications for Underground Opening

Al-Jbori A’ssim — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.403.411

Problem statement: Rock mass characterization is an integral part of rock engineering practice. The empirical design methods based on rock mass classifications systems provide quick assessments of the...

The Effect of Spring Design as Return Cycle of Two Stroke Spark Ignition Linear Engine on the Combustion Process and Performance

A. Z.M. Fathallah — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.412.417

Problem statements: The effects of optimization on spring design of the linear engine with spring mechanism in its performance and combustion process have been examined. However, at certain conditions...

Pullout Characterizations of Various Steel Fibers Embedded in Very High-Strength Concrete

Sameer Hamoush — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.418.426

Problem statement: There is a real need for a fundamental understanding of bond and bond mechanisms in the newly developed Very-High-Strength-Concrete (VHSC) materials. The interfacial steel fiber/VHS...

A Novel Approach to Signal Detection of Sensor Array Units Using 5-3-1 Rule Based Matched Filter Algorithm with Intelligent Identifiers

Mahmoud Z. Iskandarani — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.427.432

A novel approach to signal detection and identification was developed and tested. The new algorithm was based on provision of tagging a Matched Filter (MF) with identifiers to recognize the source sig...

A Novel Linear Switched Reluctance Machine: Analysis and Experimental Verification

N. C. Lenin — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.433.440

The important problems to be solved in Linear Switched Reluctance Machines (LSRMs) are: (1) to design the shape and size of poles in stator and translator cores; (2) to optimize their geometrical conf...

Interaction of Soil Static and Dynamic Stiffness and Buried Pipeline Under Harmonic Vibration

Alireza Mirza Goltabar Roshan — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.441.448

Problem statement: When earthquake is occur, many damages were occurred in pipelines that San Francisco (1906) and Manson (1908), Kobe (Japan) and ate are samples of this topic. So many researchers st...

Optimization of Micro Silica in Light Weight Lika Concrete

Alireza Mirza Goltabar Roshan — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.449.453

Problem statement: In this article, special kind of light weight aggregate named lika had been studied. Approach: The aim of this research was first, to achieve the best mix design of light weight con...

Rate Effect on Pullout Behavior of Steel Fibers Embedded in Very-High Strength Concrete

Taher Abu-Lebdeh — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.454.463

Problem statement: Rate dependence of the newly developed Very-High-Strength-Concrete (VHSC) composites has received little or no attention so far. Approach: In this research, the bond-slip mechanisms...

Effect of Two Interacting Localized Defects on the Critical Load for Thin Cylindrical Shells Under Axial Compression

Abdellatif Khamlichi — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.464.469

Problem statement: Many modern structures are made from thin shells. Design of these elements depends to a large extent on their buckling behavior which is hugely affected by the initial geometric imp...

Assessment of Useful Life of Lubricants Using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Vector Projection Approach (VPA)

Surachai Bovornsethanant — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.470.475

Problem statement: In general, engine oil is usually changed as defined by car or lubricant manufacturers, which is according to mileage. However, it was found from past researches that, at the predef...

Die Radius Affecting Sheet Metal Extrusion Quality for Fine Blanking Process

Chatkaew Suriyapha — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.476.481

Problem statement: Sheet metal extrusion is a process in which the punch penetrates one surface of the sheet metal material to cause it to extrude and flow toward the outlet of the die. Therefore, the...

Linear Genetic Programming for Prediction of Nickel Recovery from Spent Nickel Catalyst

Mona E. Ossman — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.482.488

Problem statement: In this study Linear Genetic Programming (LGP) and statistical regression are used in predicting Current Efficiency (CE) of Electro deposition cell used for recovery of nickel from ...

Effects of Palm Fiber on the Mechanical Properties of Lightweight Concrete Crushed Brick

Mahyuddin Ramli — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.489.493

Problem statement: Researches has been conducted worldwide on a large number of natural or artificial lightweight aggregates. In spite of many of the researches of using natural fibers show considerab...

Supercritical Ethanol Liquefaction of Swine Manure for Bio-Oils Production

Shuangning Xiu — 2010-06-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 June 2010; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2010.494.500

Problem statement: Environmental problems associated with animal waste are the most critical challenges faced by the US intensive confinement livestock industries. There is an import and urgent need...