This study presents a free convection flow over a heated flat plate using Bejan’s method of scale analysis for balancing forces. For Newtonian fluids of large Prandtl numbers, two different layers which are the thermal and ...

This paper investigates the extent to which bamboo reinforcement can be used in concrete beams for low-cost housing. Beams of uniform cross sectional area (225x450mm) were designed to BS 8110. They were simply supported ...

This article proposes a conceptual framework that used mini-gird business models (MBMs) to rank electricity tariff plans. The framework combines intuitionistic fuzzy set (IFS), Criteria Importance Through Inter-criteria ...

Cloud radio access network (C-RAN) has been proposed as a solution to reducing the huge cost of network upgrade while providing the spectral and energy efficiency needed for the new generation cellular networks. In order ...

Paraffin deposition within petroleum reservoir during crude oil production can cause a decrease in reservoir performance, consequently the need to predict wax deposition is a major concern to all petroleum producers. The ...

This paper evaluates small hydropower (SHP) development and examines the current situation in Nigeria with respect to the established policies and Energy Power Sector Reform (EPSR) Act 2005. Hydropower sector witnessed ...

Advancements in the field of communications are moving towards the internet of things (IoTs). Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) can be used to monitor environmental conditions such as pollution using independent sensors ...

This study aims to reclaim the base oil component of used lubricating oils for reuse. The base oil reclamation strategies were carried out in a three-stage process namely, physical, chemical and adsorptive processes. The ...

This paper presents a novel method which automatically detects differences in biopsy images of the colorectal polyps, extracts the required histopathology information through Fourier and statistical images analysis of the ...

This paper presents a novel method which automatically detects differences in biopsy images of the colorectal polyps, extracts the required histopathology information through Fourier and statistical images analysis of the ...

Geo-informatics and in-situ technologies have made it possible to quickly assess, monitor and analyse vegetation biodiversity accurately in a non-destructive way. The goal of this study was to investigate the change trend ...

This article investigates the potential of digital terrestrial television to provide a competitive platform for future broadcasting applications. High-definition TV (HD) is assumed as a future standard for all TV ...

The threat of slugging to production facilities has been known since the 1970s. This undesirable flow phenomenon continues to attract the attention of researchers and operators alike. The most common method for slug ...

It is an obvious fact that most highway in the country are uncomfortable and intolerable to motorist, this makes travelling on roads a misery to those who could not afford the other transportation options. This situation ...

This paper discusses the stabilization of lateritic soil with pulverized palm kernel shell (PPKS), an agricultural waste, for road construction. Samples oflateritic soil with the additionof 5.00–12.50%PPKS at an increment ...

Most state-of-the-art large vocabulary continuous speech recognition systems employ context dependent (CD) phone units, however, the CD phone units are not efficient in capturing long-term spectral dependencies of tone in ...

Strength and ductility responses of forged AA1200 aluminum alloy reinforced with steel particles have been studied. Steel particles of sizes 106, 181, 256, 362 and 512μm were separately added to the aluminum alloy to ...

Carbide precipitates in Thin Wall Ductile Iron (TWDI) used for automotive applications needs to be eliminated or reduced for improved strength, ductility, crack propagation resistance and good machinability. Ductile iron ...

The qualitative analysis of the elastic-plastic behavior of metal sheet is usually performed by finite element methods. These methods are often complicated because of large computational requirements associated with the ...