A. R. Adetunji, D. A. Isadare, K. J. Akinluwade & O. O. Adewoye·Advances in Research·2015
Cassava plant and its products have long been used as food and feed but lately as industrial ingredients. The present study unveils various agricultural and industrial applications of cassava especially the waste cyanogenic component which hitherto has constituted a huge agricult...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/15417
This study characterized 1018 steel case-hardened in processed cassava leaves. The microstructures, phases and case depths of treated samples were characterized and the effect of soaking time on case depth was determined. Standard specimens machined from 1018 steel were pack-cyan...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2018/42632
D. A. Isadare, M. O. Adeoye, A. R. Adetunji, K. M. Oluwasegun & K. J. Akinluwade·Advances in Research·2015
This paper reports the effect of homogenization treatment on T6 tempering of 6063 aluminium alloy. Wrought 6063 aluminium sample was machined into tensile and impact tests specimens. Samples were also cut for hardness and metallographic works. These samples were divided into two...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/18166
This study made a comparison between low and high-temperature pack cyaniding. Specific focus includes microstructure, surface hardness and case depth of treated samples. Standard specimens machined from mild steel were pack cyanided at 550°C (low temperature) and 950°C (high temp...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2018/37198
S. A. Joseph, M. O. Oduola, K. J. Akinluwade & A. R. Adetunji·Advances in Research·2016
The Laser cutting machine cuts a given profile with precision and accuracy that cannot be compared with other CNC cutting machines. This is made possible because the laser cutting beam forms a thin kerf of about 0.15 mm during the cutting process. The heat affected zone (HAZ) on...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/18480
A. A. Abioye, P. O. Atanda, O. F. Kolawole, O. E. Olorunniwo, A. R. Adetunji, O. P. Abioye & K. J. Akinluwade·Advances in Research·2015
The reasons for failure of locally made furnace in the foundries were as a result of cycles of operating temperatures that they were subjected to, which caused thermal stress and strain on the furnaces. This paper studied the simulation of thermal analysis of Fuel fired Crucible...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/16235
Continuously Stirred Tank Reactor (CSTR) was modeled and the reactor performance analyzed with a view to coming up with an essential parametric quantity useful for assessing control at the steady-state design stage. The steady-state design of CSTR and its implementation, using Ma...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/16685
Plasma cutting has been a revolutionary method of processing metals as it provides precision cutting with a smooth finish. The Plasma Arc Cutting machine is an important machine used for producing fine cuts and creating shapes in materials. In addition to high energy radiation (u...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/15438
Heat sinks are integral components of high-powered computing system (HPC) microchips which are extensively used in modern electronics and power supply circuitries with intelligence and effective control capability. Integrated circuits typically generate large amount of heat suffi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/15214
A. A. Abioye, P. O. Atanda, S. B. Majolagbe, D. A. Isadare, O. P. Abioye, K. J. Akinluwade & A. R. Adetunji·Advances in Research·2015
This paper presents the selection of suitable candidate materials for thermal barrier coating of gas turbine blade using GRANTA software. There have been reported cases of gas turbine blade failure in service due to the extreme service conditions. Such failure could possibly have...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/15769