Pub Date : 2023-04-15DOI: 10.24191/jmeche.v20i2.22058
N. Ibrahim
Concrete needs to be reinforced to improve its engineering qualities. Coconut fibres were employed for this study since they are widely accessible and come in big numbers. The study compares the qualities of plain concrete and concrete reinforced with coconut fibre based on a laboratory experiment. Better management of these waste fibres will result from using coconut fibres. Two types of coconut fibre treatment were employed – treatment with tap water and treatment with sodium hypochlorite. It is found in this study that adding 1% of coconut fibre does not increase the concrete strength after 7 and 14 days of curing. However, it was discovered that using 1% coconut fibres treated using tap water increased the compressive and flexural strength of the concrete after 28 days of curing by roughly 4% and 3%, respectively. Compressive and flexural strength development agrees very well with each other. Hence, it is concluded that 1% was the ideal fibre concentration (by weight of cement) to obtain a better 28th day of compressive and flexural strength, although not for 7 and 14 days. However, concrete with the highest strengths demonstrated a very low slump value, only 20 mm. A smaller or bigger slump value showed smaller concrete strengths.
{"title":"Concrete with Coconut Fibre Treated with Sodium Hypochlorite – Compressive and Flexural Strength","authors":"N. Ibrahim","doi":"10.24191/jmeche.v20i2.22058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24191/jmeche.v20i2.22058","url":null,"abstract":"Concrete needs to be reinforced to improve its engineering qualities. Coconut fibres were employed for this study since they are widely accessible and come in big numbers. The study compares the qualities of plain concrete and concrete reinforced with coconut fibre based on a laboratory experiment. Better management of these waste fibres will result from using coconut fibres. Two types of coconut fibre treatment were employed – treatment with tap water and treatment with sodium hypochlorite. It is found in this study that adding 1% of coconut fibre does not increase the concrete strength after 7 and 14 days of curing. However, it was discovered that using 1% coconut fibres treated using tap water increased the compressive and flexural strength of the concrete after 28 days of curing by roughly 4% and 3%, respectively. Compressive and flexural strength development agrees very well with each other. Hence, it is concluded that 1% was the ideal fibre concentration (by weight of cement) to obtain a better 28th day of compressive and flexural strength, although not for 7 and 14 days. However, concrete with the highest strengths demonstrated a very low slump value, only 20 mm. A smaller or bigger slump value showed smaller concrete strengths.","PeriodicalId":16166,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89554286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-15DOI: 10.24191/jmeche.v20i2.22051
R. Ismail
This paper focused on the behavior of the dam when exposed to seismic loading and ability of the dam to withstand the applied loads from various seismic events. The chosen concrete dam to be referred to in the two- dimensional analysis is Beris Dam located in Kedah, Malaysia. A nonlinear dynamic analysis is chosen to analyse the behavior of Beris Dam under selected ground motion. Analysis of the dam is performed using the finite element method by utilizing ABAQUS software. From the cracking analysis pattern, a crack appeared at the upstream face of the dam caused mainly by the excessive tensile stress. Based on the results, the displacement of the dam is increased with the increasing of ground motion data where the displacement occurred in the horizontal direction. The maximum stresses exerted by the dam structure do not exceed the allowable capacity of concrete dams. The stress behaviour of the dam was satisfactorily acceptable as the maximum normal stress and shear stress of the dam when numerous seismic loadings are applied do not exceed the allowable stress capacity which is 800 kN/m2.
{"title":"Seismic Behaviour of Beris Dam Under Six Earthquake Excitations by using Finite Element Method","authors":"R. Ismail","doi":"10.24191/jmeche.v20i2.22051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24191/jmeche.v20i2.22051","url":null,"abstract":"This paper focused on the behavior of the dam when exposed to seismic loading and ability of the dam to withstand the applied loads from various seismic events. The chosen concrete dam to be referred to in the two- dimensional analysis is Beris Dam located in Kedah, Malaysia. A nonlinear dynamic analysis is chosen to analyse the behavior of Beris Dam under selected ground motion. Analysis of the dam is performed using the finite element method by utilizing ABAQUS software. From the cracking analysis pattern, a crack appeared at the upstream face of the dam caused mainly by the excessive tensile stress. Based on the results, the displacement of the dam is increased with the increasing of ground motion data where the displacement occurred in the horizontal direction. The maximum stresses exerted by the dam structure do not exceed the allowable capacity of concrete dams. The stress behaviour of the dam was satisfactorily acceptable as the maximum normal stress and shear stress of the dam when numerous seismic loadings are applied do not exceed the allowable stress capacity which is 800 kN/m2.","PeriodicalId":16166,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87404642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-15DOI: 10.24191/jmeche.v20i2.22055
R. Suresh
Wire Electric Discharge Machining (WEDM) of Titanium grade alloys with coated electrodes has several advantages over the traditional machining process such as increased productivity, reduction of processing cost, and improved material properties. The main objective is to create a relationship between WEDM parameters such as Pulse-on (TON), Pulse-off (TOFF), and Indicated Power (IP) with surface roughness (Ra) and Material Removal Rate (MRR). In the present work, the performance of zinc-coated brass electrodes for WEDM of Titanium Grade-7 alloy was assessed and optimized with statistical technique. ANOVA analysis is used to analysis of the MRR and Ra and validated with regression. The ANOVA analysis results indicated that TON is the highest statistically significant and followed by TOFF and IP on MRR and surface roughness. The optimum combination of higher IP(6 A) and TON time(60 μs) and lower TOFF time (12 μs) is lucrative for a higher MRR of 8.5682 mm3/min and lower surface roughness of 1.66 μm. The SEM images showed homogeneous solidification, columnar grain structure, recast layer surface, and minor surface crack density were noticed at higher cutting conditions. The predicted model and confirmation test results were close to each other with minimum error (<5%), so the model is adequate.
{"title":"Investigation on Surface Roughness and MRR in WEDM of Titanium Grade 7 (Ti-0.15Pd) Alloy using Statistical Techniques","authors":"R. Suresh","doi":"10.24191/jmeche.v20i2.22055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24191/jmeche.v20i2.22055","url":null,"abstract":"Wire Electric Discharge Machining (WEDM) of Titanium grade alloys with coated electrodes has several advantages over the traditional machining process such as increased productivity, reduction of processing cost, and improved material properties. The main objective is to create a relationship between WEDM parameters such as Pulse-on (TON), Pulse-off (TOFF), and Indicated Power (IP) with surface roughness (Ra) and Material Removal Rate (MRR). In the present work, the performance of zinc-coated brass electrodes for WEDM of Titanium Grade-7 alloy was assessed and optimized with statistical technique. ANOVA analysis is used to analysis of the MRR and Ra and validated with regression. The ANOVA analysis results indicated that TON is the highest statistically significant and followed by TOFF and IP on MRR and surface roughness. The optimum combination of higher IP(6 A) and TON time(60 μs) and lower TOFF time (12 μs) is lucrative for a higher MRR of 8.5682 mm3/min and lower surface roughness of 1.66 μm. The SEM images showed homogeneous solidification, columnar grain structure, recast layer surface, and minor surface crack density were noticed at higher cutting conditions. The predicted model and confirmation test results were close to each other with minimum error (<5%), so the model is adequate.","PeriodicalId":16166,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74676164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-15DOI: 10.24191/jmeche.v20i2.22052
K. Basaruddin
The stability in an implant fixation plays a vital role in ensuring proper formation and remodelling process of the fractured bone. Failure in implant fixation is commonly associated with short- and long-term instability of the bone-implant interface. The bone-implant interaction creates a complicated mechanical interplay that might influence the stress distribution and hence the biomechanical performance stability of the implant fixation. Furthermore, implant screw parameters namely thread size, geometrical design and material properties become additional factors that affect the bone-implant interaction. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of unicortical and bicortical screws’ parameters on the screw-bone interaction mechanism. To evaluate the stress transfers between screw and bone, the stress parameters namely stress transfer parameters (STP) was employed. A two-dimensional (2D) finite element model of full treaded screw was simulated while varying the parameters of the screw: two types of material (stainless steel A316 and titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V), screw length and screw pitch. It was found that the lower in elastic modulus results to the higher stress transfer between implant- bone interface. As the titanium have lower elastic modulus, it gave higher values of STP which help to transmit and distribute stress better compared to the stainless steel. While the effect of varying screw pitch between two types of screws shows that STPs values of fully threaded bicortical screws shows significant result for finer pitch size that may advancing bone remodelling process at the early stage.
{"title":"Stress Shielding Prediction of Unicortical and Bicortical Screws: A Finite Element Analysis","authors":"K. Basaruddin","doi":"10.24191/jmeche.v20i2.22052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24191/jmeche.v20i2.22052","url":null,"abstract":"The stability in an implant fixation plays a vital role in ensuring proper formation and remodelling process of the fractured bone. Failure in implant fixation is commonly associated with short- and long-term instability of the bone-implant interface. The bone-implant interaction creates a complicated mechanical interplay that might influence the stress distribution and hence the biomechanical performance stability of the implant fixation. Furthermore, implant screw parameters namely thread size, geometrical design and material properties become additional factors that affect the bone-implant interaction. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of unicortical and bicortical screws’ parameters on the screw-bone interaction mechanism. To evaluate the stress transfers between screw and bone, the stress parameters namely stress transfer parameters (STP) was employed. A two-dimensional (2D) finite element model of full treaded screw was simulated while varying the parameters of the screw: two types of material (stainless steel A316 and titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V), screw length and screw pitch. It was found that the lower in elastic modulus results to the higher stress transfer between implant- bone interface. As the titanium have lower elastic modulus, it gave higher values of STP which help to transmit and distribute stress better compared to the stainless steel. While the effect of varying screw pitch between two types of screws shows that STPs values of fully threaded bicortical screws shows significant result for finer pitch size that may advancing bone remodelling process at the early stage.","PeriodicalId":16166,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84579627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-15DOI: 10.24191/jmeche.v20i2.22059
Sameer K. Fayyadh
Corrosion Resistance Enhancement for low carbon steel is very important to extend its life service, the coating process is one of the methods which can using to achieve this, and it's the most important in surface treatments to improve the properties of metals and alloys surfaces such as corrosion resistance. In this work, low carbon steel was nitrided and coated with nano zinc using gas phase coating technical, to enhance the resistance of corrosion. The process included adding two layers. The first, a nitride layer, was added by precipitating nitrogen (N) gas, and the second, a zinc (Zn) layer, was added by precipitating Zn. The process of precipitating was carried out at different periods (5, 10, and 15 minutes). Scan electron microstructure (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and corrosion tests were carried out. The SEM and XRD results showed a new microstructure with the emergence of new phases (C3N4, Zn(N3)2, and γN). Also, the results of the corrosion test showed a significant improvement in corrosion resistance through a reduction in the corrosion rate (CR) and corrosion current density (icorr) which reached (1.598x10-3 mmpy) and (1.422x10-7 Amp/cm2) respectively, for coated samples, compared with 1.803×10-1 and 1.604x10-5, respectively, for the base metal. also found an appreciable increase in corrosion protection efficiency (CPE), which reached 99.11%.
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Pub Date : 2023-04-15DOI: 10.24191/jmeche.v20i2.22056
Sakhiah Abdul Kudus
The cost of producing concrete has increased, and its effects on the natural environment have become apparent. The ideal solution is to use agro-waste material instead of cement in concrete. This research aims to determine how well RHA works as a cement substitute. At increments of 5%, 10%, and 15%, rice husk was applied in substitute of cement. Compressive and flexural tests were performed on a 100 mm x 100 mm x 100 mm cube and 100 mm x 100 mm x 500 mm prisms with varying percentages of RHA substitution. Findings show that the highest control sample has a compressive strength of 49.83 MPa while t The compressive strength began to drop at 5% RHA substitution. The compressive strength decreased as the percentage of RHA used increased from 10% to 15%. The flexural strength data shows that the 10% RHA has a maximum of 4.90 MPa. The lowest value is 3.85 MPa, and it is only seen from 5% of RHA. Thus, it can be inferred that an RHA replacement level of 5% in cement yields a tremendous increase in compressive strength.
生产混凝土的成本增加了，它对自然环境的影响也变得明显。理想的解决方案是用农业废料代替混凝土中的水泥。本研究旨在确定RHA作为水泥替代品的效果。以5%、10%和15%的添加量，用稻壳代替水泥。在100 mm × 100 mm × 100 mm立方体和100 mm × 100 mm × 500 mm棱镜上进行压缩和弯曲试验，并使用不同比例的RHA替代。结果表明，对照试样的抗压强度最高，为49.83 MPa，当RHA取代量为5%时，抗压强度开始下降。抗压强度随RHA用量从10%增加到15%而降低。抗折强度数据表明，10% RHA的抗折强度最大值为4.90 MPa。最小值为3.85 MPa，仅在5%的RHA中可见。由此可以推断，水泥中RHA置换水平为5%时，抗压强度显著提高。
{"title":"Effect of Rice-Husk as Replacement Cement on Mechanical Properties Concrete","authors":"Sakhiah Abdul Kudus","doi":"10.24191/jmeche.v20i2.22056","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24191/jmeche.v20i2.22056","url":null,"abstract":"The cost of producing concrete has increased, and its effects on the natural environment have become apparent. The ideal solution is to use agro-waste material instead of cement in concrete. This research aims to determine how well RHA works as a cement substitute. At increments of 5%, 10%, and 15%, rice husk was applied in substitute of cement. Compressive and flexural tests were performed on a 100 mm x 100 mm x 100 mm cube and 100 mm x 100 mm x 500 mm prisms with varying percentages of RHA substitution. Findings show that the highest control sample has a compressive strength of 49.83 MPa while t The compressive strength began to drop at 5% RHA substitution. The compressive strength decreased as the percentage of RHA used increased from 10% to 15%. The flexural strength data shows that the 10% RHA has a maximum of 4.90 MPa. The lowest value is 3.85 MPa, and it is only seen from 5% of RHA. Thus, it can be inferred that an RHA replacement level of 5% in cement yields a tremendous increase in compressive strength.","PeriodicalId":16166,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76343701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-15DOI: 10.24191/jmeche.v20i2.22063
Soud Al-Toubi
This study proposes the Artificial Neural Network with a Genetic Algorithm analysis approach to investigate the Overall Equipment Effectiveness of the deep-water disposal pump system. The ANN-GA model was developed based on six big losses over eighteen successive months of the operating period to evaluate the current and future performance of the DWD system. 70% of the data was used for training and 15% for each data validation and testing. The DWD system faces frequent failure issues, significantly impacting its performance, so it is important to reveal the main causes of these failures to manage them properly. ANN-GA is applied to make a linear trend prediction and assesses the confidence and accuracy of the results obtained. Analysis of ANOVA (variance) was adopted as an additional decision tool for detecting the variation of process parameters. ANN-GA results showed that the current OEE value ranges between 29% to 54%, whereas the predicted future system performance average is approximately 49%, which reflects the poor performance of the DWD pump system in the future compared to the world- class target (85%). ANN-GA analysis results indicated were very close and matched with the actual values. The model framework and analysis presented are used to develop a decision support tool for managers for early intervention to minimize system deterioration, reduce maintenance costs and increase productivity. Furthermore, it allows early identifying the potential area ofimprovement to support continuous improvement (CI) objectives by identifying and eliminating unnecessary maintenance activities. The proposed model framework uses the ANN approach to identify the current state and predict the future of the system performance to ensure confidence in the results. The contribution of the paper will be helpful for experts like managers, reliability engineers, and maintenance engineers to identify the state of the system's performance in advance.
{"title":"Evaluating and Predicting Overall Equipment Effectiveness for Deep Water Disposal Pump using ANN- GA Analysis Approach","authors":"Soud Al-Toubi","doi":"10.24191/jmeche.v20i2.22063","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24191/jmeche.v20i2.22063","url":null,"abstract":"This study proposes the Artificial Neural Network with a Genetic Algorithm analysis approach to investigate the Overall Equipment Effectiveness of the deep-water disposal pump system. The ANN-GA model was developed based on six big losses over eighteen successive months of the operating period to evaluate the current and future performance of the DWD system. 70% of the data was used for training and 15% for each data validation and testing. The DWD system faces frequent failure issues, significantly impacting its performance, so it is important to reveal the main causes of these failures to manage them properly. ANN-GA is applied to make a linear trend prediction and assesses the confidence and accuracy of the results obtained. Analysis of ANOVA (variance) was adopted as an additional decision tool for detecting the variation of process parameters. ANN-GA results showed that the current OEE value ranges between 29% to 54%, whereas the predicted future system performance average is approximately 49%, which reflects the poor performance of the DWD pump system in the future compared to the world- class target (85%). ANN-GA analysis results indicated were very close and matched with the actual values. The model framework and analysis presented are used to develop a decision support tool for managers for early intervention to minimize system deterioration, reduce maintenance costs and increase productivity. Furthermore, it allows early identifying the potential area ofimprovement to support continuous improvement (CI) objectives by identifying and eliminating unnecessary maintenance activities. The proposed model framework uses the ANN approach to identify the current state and predict the future of the system performance to ensure confidence in the results. The contribution of the paper will be helpful for experts like managers, reliability engineers, and maintenance engineers to identify the state of the system's performance in advance.","PeriodicalId":16166,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80932491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-15DOI: 10.24191/jmeche.v20i2.22062
M. F. Yahya
Currently, 2D woven composites are extensively incorporated into a variety of technical automotive body parts and protective body armor owing to their excellent fabric strength performance. However, there is still a lack of attempts to utilize 3D woven fabrics for the same technical application. Hence, it is vital to examine the fundamental tensile strength of woven fabric composite materials when determining their suitability for end-use applications. This study aimed to investigate the novel effects of two parameters on the uniaxial tensile strength of a high-tenacity polyester three-layer 3D angle interlock (3DAI) woven fabric composite, namely, weave drafting draw-in insertion and weave density. Four different drafting patterns were considered: pointed (DRW 1), broken (DRW 2), broken mirror (DRW 3), and straight (DRW 4), for weft density at 14 and 25 pick.cm-1. Samples of the 3DAI woven fabric reinforced with epoxy composite at different drafting patterns and weft density combinations were produced and tested. Consequently, the maximum tensile stress and strain were recorded in the woven fabric composite sample with DRW 4 and 25 pick.cm-1 at 113 MPa and 11%, respectively. The study shows that different weft densities and draw-in plan settings play a significant role in the tensile strength performance of the 3DAI woven composite.
{"title":"Optimization of Uniaxial Tensile Stress-Strain Response of 3D Angle Interlock Woven Fabric Composite using Weft Density and Draw-In Plan Variables","authors":"M. F. Yahya","doi":"10.24191/jmeche.v20i2.22062","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24191/jmeche.v20i2.22062","url":null,"abstract":"Currently, 2D woven composites are extensively incorporated into a variety of technical automotive body parts and protective body armor owing to their excellent fabric strength performance. However, there is still a lack of attempts to utilize 3D woven fabrics for the same technical application. Hence, it is vital to examine the fundamental tensile strength of woven fabric composite materials when determining their suitability for end-use applications. This study aimed to investigate the novel effects of two parameters on the uniaxial tensile strength of a high-tenacity polyester three-layer 3D angle interlock (3DAI) woven fabric composite, namely, weave drafting draw-in insertion and weave density. Four different drafting patterns were considered: pointed (DRW 1), broken (DRW 2), broken mirror (DRW 3), and straight (DRW 4), for weft density at 14 and 25 pick.cm-1. Samples of the 3DAI woven fabric reinforced with epoxy composite at different drafting patterns and weft density combinations were produced and tested. Consequently, the maximum tensile stress and strain were recorded in the woven fabric composite sample with DRW 4 and 25 pick.cm-1 at 113 MPa and 11%, respectively. The study shows that different weft densities and draw-in plan settings play a significant role in the tensile strength performance of the 3DAI woven composite.","PeriodicalId":16166,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84088450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-15DOI: 10.24191/jmeche.v20i2.22057
Itimad D. J. Azzawi
The parabolic dish reflector solar collector is one of the significant and most efficient steam-producing solar concentrating systems in thermoelectric power plants and, furthermore, it's considered to be environmentally friendly (renewable energy). Iraq has vast land for installing solar collectors to generate steam and use for thermal power plants. However, no such application/power plant has yet been built. Therefore, the proposed study investigates opportunities for using PDR solar collectors, including all advantages and challenges. To implement and estimate the productivity and efficiency of the PDR in (Diyala City / Iraq), a PDR solar collector with a total area of 0.708 m2 (including the glass pieces used as a reflective surface) was designed and fabricated. These glass pieces have been utilized to increase the reflection of solar rays by 80% when compared to a traditional case/setup. Two different systems (open and closed) were considered to investigate the performance of thermal power . The results show that the absorption temperature was increased from 34.6 to 95 °C. On the other hand, the coefficient of heat loss by convection increases by about (795.5 W). In addition, it was pointed out that the coefficient of total heat loss over time was increased by about 25 to 41% (closed and open systems). Furthermore, the experimental findings clearly demonstrate the usefulness of PDR solar heaters in Iraq. Hence, its confidently believed that this research will be useful in the future for this type of thermal power plant.
{"title":"Evaluation of Energy Production using Parabolic-Dish Solar Collector: A Case Study of Iraq","authors":"Itimad D. J. Azzawi","doi":"10.24191/jmeche.v20i2.22057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24191/jmeche.v20i2.22057","url":null,"abstract":"The parabolic dish reflector solar collector is one of the significant and most efficient steam-producing solar concentrating systems in thermoelectric power plants and, furthermore, it's considered to be environmentally friendly (renewable energy). Iraq has vast land for installing solar collectors to generate steam and use for thermal power plants. However, no such application/power plant has yet been built. Therefore, the proposed study investigates opportunities for using PDR solar collectors, including all advantages and challenges. To implement and estimate the productivity and efficiency of the PDR in (Diyala City / Iraq), a PDR solar collector with a total area of 0.708 m2 (including the glass pieces used as a reflective surface) was designed and fabricated. These glass pieces have been utilized to increase the reflection of solar rays by 80% when compared to a traditional case/setup. Two different systems (open and closed) were considered to investigate the performance of thermal power . The results show that the absorption temperature was increased from 34.6 to 95 °C. On the other hand, the coefficient of heat loss by convection increases by about (795.5 W). In addition, it was pointed out that the coefficient of total heat loss over time was increased by about 25 to 41% (closed and open systems). Furthermore, the experimental findings clearly demonstrate the usefulness of PDR solar heaters in Iraq. Hence, its confidently believed that this research will be useful in the future for this type of thermal power plant.","PeriodicalId":16166,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78749228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-15DOI: 10.24191/jmeche.v20i2.22060
A. Abdul Aziz
This study was conducted to determine the surface morphology of crumb rubber (CR) treated with 10% Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) solution at different periods and the compressive strength of the treated rubberised engineered cementitious composites (R-ECC). R-ECC is a type of engineered cementitious Composite (ECC) with CR as partial sand replacement. In contrast to the quasi-brittle nature of conventional concrete, engineered cementitious Composite (ECC) is distinguished for its tensile strain-hardening behaviour and tensile ductility. However, adding crumb rubber (CR) in ECC as partial sand replacement reduces the composites’ compressive strength owing to its smooth surface. The Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) test was conducted on the CR samples, which had been treated with 10% NaOH for 1, 2 and 3 days. Meanwhile, the compressive strength test was conducted on 45 cubes consisting of standard ECC, untreated R-ECC and treated R-ECC. The results discovered that 2 and 3 days of 10% NaOH treatment on CR enhanced its surface roughness, and 2 days NaOH treated R-ECC is the optimum duration for the highest compressive strength reduction. Therefore, the enhanced surface roughness of the CR used as partial sand replacement in the ECC can lessen the compressive strength reduction owing to better bonding between CR and cement matrix in the composites.
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