Aims/ Objectives: We have studied the nonlinear wave propagation in an unmagnetized plasma system containing initialy cold viscous ion fluids and nonextensive electron fluids with nonplanar geometry. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Electronics and Communications Engine...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2015/13086
This paper proposes a modified method (MM) for computing initial guess values (IGVs) of a single exponential class of transcendental least square problems. The proposed method is an improvement of the already published multiple goal function (MGF) method. Current approaches like...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2015/16503
Aims: To use the five year wind speed measurements to assess the wind power potential of six sites of part of the Eastern Cape Province. Study Design: The potential for generating electricity from wind was assessed for six sites of the western part of the Eastern Cape Province (B...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2015/16699
ZnO Nanoparticle was succesfully prepared by microwave irradiation method. The nano particles were then used as filler in the ZnO-PCL nanocomposites. The composites were prepared via the melt blend technique. The effect of the different percentages of the ZnO nanoparticles filler...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2015/16692
The microcontroller based intruder lighting system is an intelligent system which applies to automated lighting systems in homes, offices, industries, military zones etc. The research will feature design microcontroller based intruder lighting system that will activate light in e...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2015/15551
Aims: This study focused on investigating the thermal behaviour of a water-in-glass evacuated solar heater experimentally and numerically. Study Design: The study was carried out in three parts: numerical modelling, experimentation and validation of the numerical modelling result...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2015/16328
With the growth in transmission lines all over the world an evident observation comes in front regarding the effect of high voltage on the plants. High-voltage transmission lines are used to transmit electric power over long distances. High voltage may have positive or negative e...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2015/12970
MHD free convection, heat and mass transfer flow over a rotating inclined permeable plate with the influence of magnetic field, thermal radiation and chemical reaction of various order has been investigated numerically. The governing boundary-layer equations are formulated and tr...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2015/15194
This paper focused on the thermal technique of activating pozzolanic activity of natural pozzolans, specifically calcined kaolinite clay in the form of metakaolin. The effect of heating temperatures over the range 450ºC-1050ºC in steps of 150ºC on the dehydroxylation of the kaoli...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2015/13146
The recognition of the non-accelerating, periodic pattern of sea levels as described by the tide gauges measurements does not require any special mathematical tool. Providing enough data of sufficient quality have been recorded, If the classical linear fitting is used to compute...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2015/15652