International Journal of Computer Aided Engineering and Technology Volume 3 Issue 5

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Investigation on the effect of alkaline treatment on mechanical properties of banana fibre polymer composite

Alavudeen, A.; Thiruchitrambalam, M.; Winowlin Jappes, J.T.; Athijayamani, A.

2011 International Journal of Computer Aided Engineering and Technology

doi:10.1504/IJCAET.2011.042353

Nowadays, use of natural, cellulosic fibres as reinforcing fillers for commodity plastics has received much attention because of a number of advantages over traditional, inorganic ones such as good specific strength, high toughness, and good thermal insulation, less abrasion, minimal dermal and...

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Swarm intelligence based system identification and controller tuning

Valarmathi, K.; Kanmani, J.; Devaraj, D.; Radhakrishnan, T.K.

2011 International Journal of Computer Aided Engineering and Technology

doi:10.1504/IJCAET.2011.042354

This paper presents an application of particle swarm optimisation (PSO) for system identification and tuning of the proportional integral (PI) controller in pH process. Two independent swarms are used sequentially for system identification and PI controller tuning. The proposed PSO utilises self...

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Experimental research of chip formation mechanism during high speed machining of hardened steel

Duan, Chunzheng; Tou, Tao; Wang, Minjie

2011 International Journal of Computer Aided Engineering and Technology

doi:10.1504/IJCAET.2011.042355

The development of chip morphology, critical cutting conditions of serrated chip formation and cutting forces were observed and measured by high speed machining experiment for 30CrNi3MoV hardened steel. Results show that the cutting speed and rake angle are leading factors to influence chip...

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Characterisation of delamination failure in composite wind turbine blade using refined delamination factor

Nagarajan, V.A.; Sundaram, S.; Selwin Rajadurai, J.

2011 International Journal of Computer Aided Engineering and Technology

doi:10.1504/IJCAET.2011.042356

Wind turbine is now being used as a generic term for machines with rotating blades that convert the kinetic energy of wind into useful power. Utilisation of renewable wind energy in India increases in many folds from the last decade of 20th century. The wind turbine blades are fabricated using...

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A hybrid fault diagnosis and monitoring system for precision rotor systems

Wang, Shih-Ming; Luo, Ming-Je; Chen, Da-Fan; Chang, Kai-En

2011 International Journal of Computer Aided Engineering and Technology

doi:10.1504/IJCAET.2011.042357

Rotor and its corresponding system play an important role in a precision machine. However, accuracy deterioration, machine damage, or malfunction could also happen to the machine due to various abnormalities of the rotor system. Thus, a monitoring system that can early detect and identify...

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A new approach to nullify surplus parts in selective assembly

Saravana Sankar, S.; Ponnambalam, S.G.; Victor Raj, M.

2011 International Journal of Computer Aided Engineering and Technology

doi:10.1504/IJCAET.2011.042358

Selective assembly is a generally accepted method for producing high precision assemblies from relatively low precision components. The mating parts are manufactured with wide tolerances. The mating part population is partitioned to form selective groups. The corresponding selective groups are...

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Modelling and development of decision model for supplier selection in process industry

Pitchipoo, P.; Venkumar, P.; Rajakarunakaran, S.; Muthugurupackiam, K.

2011 International Journal of Computer Aided Engineering and Technology

doi:10.1504/IJCAET.2011.042359

The selection of appropriate supplier is one of the most critical decisions in the competitive business environment. In this study a decision support model has been developed for supplier selection using analytic hierarchy process by considering both qualitative and quantitative criteria. The...

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Implementation of genetic optimisation technique in small-scale industries

Janakiraman, V.; Saravanan, R.

2011 International Journal of Computer Aided Engineering and Technology

doi:10.1504/IJCAET.2011.042360

The turning centre is so versatile that they find wide applications in all the manufacturing industries. Hence, it is desired to optimise the operating parameters of the turning process. Data collected from two different industries for two different components are used for optimising. Single...

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CFD simulation studies and experimental validation on a parallel plate heat sink

Arularasan, R.; Dhanushkodi, G.; Velraj, R.

2011 International Journal of Computer Aided Engineering and Technology

doi:10.1504/IJCAET.2011.042361

The use of finned heat sinks in air cooled electronics components and assemblies increase the effective surface area for convective heat transfer, thereby, reducing the operating temperatures of these electronic devices. The objective of a heat sink is to achieve maximum heat dissipation, while...

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Effects of fibre content on the mechanical properties of short roselle/sisal fibre polyester hybrid composite

Athijayamani, A.; Thiruchitrambalam, M.; Winowlin Jappes, J.T.; Alavudeen, A.

2011 International Journal of Computer Aided Engineering and Technology

doi:10.1504/IJCAET.2011.042362

In this paper, the mechanical properties of short roselle and sisal hybrid fibre reinforced polyester composite were analysed based on the wt% for constant length of the fibres. The fractured surfaces of the composite specimens were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). A...

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