Study of Biogas Production Using mixed Fruit Wastes

Author(s): T.V. Rajamurugan, R. Venkatesaperumal Abstract: The volume of solid wastes produced steadily increased due to the population growth, development of industries and modernization. Generally, large volume of vegetables, fruits, food waste and flower waste are produced, which are used as raw materials to generate…

Ameliorated PSO for Economic Dispatch of Generation in Power System Operation

Author(s): V.P. Sakthivel Abstract: This paper presents the application of a new metaheuristic optimization algorithm, an ameliorated particle swarm optimization (APSO) algorithm for solving the economic load dispatch (ELD) problem involving a number of equality and inequality constraints such as power balance, prohibited operating zones…

A Review on Nano fluids: Preparation, Stability Mechanisms and Applications

Author(s): P. Karthick Kumar, P. Sivakumar, B. Kumaraguurbaran, T. Senthilkumar Abstract: Nanofluids, the fluid suspensions of nanomaterials, have shown many interesting properties, and the distinctive features offer unprecedented potential for many applications. This paper summarizes the recent progress on the study of nanofluids, such as the…

Stiffness Analysis on Aluminium Based Sandwich Composite

Author(s): N. Manikandan, Cyril Reuben Raj Abstract: Automotive industry is on the verge of development and more comforts are being incorporated in a vehicle. On other hand customers have stringent demand of fuel economy, high performance at low cost. In order to have high fuel economy…

Heat Distortion Test on Polymer Matrix Composite

Author(s): T. Vignesh, C. Arunkumar Abstract: Manufacturing of polymer matrix composites of different combinations of vinyl ester and polyurethane successfully carried. And also the heat distortion test is done. The heat distortion temperature for each specimen is found by using the heat distortion kit and the…

Experimental Analysis of an Asymmetric Double Slope Basin Type Solar Distillation

Author(s): S. Thulasi, S. Jaisankar, P. Dhanaraj Abstract: The Experimental carried out with   Double Slope Basin type Solar Distillation same type under same operation   condition throughout the day. Thermal modelling was   done   for   the asymmetric   double   slope   distillation   system.   This   report   would   also   throw   light  on   the…