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In the present study, the estimation of suspended sediment load is computed by four Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) algorithms, Cascade Forward Back Propagation (CFBP), Feed Forward Back Propagation (FFBP), Radial Basis Function (RBF), and Recurrent Neural Network (RNN). Five cases of model input are calibrated to establish the relationship among precipitation, discharge and suspended sediment load...
Agrochemical-based soil and water contamination has been posing serious threats to ecological balance. Current research investigates the sorption and mobility behaviour of a Benzylurea insecticide, Chlorfluazuron (CFZ), by a standard batch equilibrium method. After investigation of soils’ physical and chemical properties, sorption assays have been performed on five soils from agriculturally significant...
The number of cloud users and their aspiration for completion of tasks at less energy consumption and operating cost are rapidly increasing. Hence, the authors of this paper aim to minimize the makespan and operating cost by optimally scheduling the tasks and allocating the resources of cloud service. The optimum task scheduling and resource allocation are obtained for each objective function using...
Voltage profile and real power loss are the criteria in determining performance of Radial Distribution System (RDS). Presence of Distributed Generators in RDS is assessed by ‘Penetration Ratio’. The use of PR fails in the analysis of the implications of the presence of a Microgrid on RDS as it is zero in islanded mode and sometimes in grid-connected mode. An attempt has been made to introduce a new...
In this paper, the effectiveness of airfoil-shaped pier with and without a collar on local scour depth reduction is numerically investigated utilizing FLOW-3D model. The results show that on a constant T* = VT/D (V: velocity, T: time, D: pier width), increasing the width of the ballet of pier would result on the reduction of maximum scour depth and it would mitigate the scouring depth behind the piers...
Local scouring around sloped bridge piers in steady currents was studied both experimentally and mathematically. The effects of different inclination angles, flow intensities, flow depths, and pier size on local scouring were investigated. The experimental results show that the scouring depth increases with an increase in the values of discharge and pier width. The scouring depth for the sloped piers...
The present work was aimed at analysing the oxidation behaviour of three nickel-based superalloys-Superni 718, Superni 75 and Superni 750, by conducting in-situ study in the secondary chamber of a medical waste incinerator at 800–850°C for 1000 h. It was observed that among the three superalloys, Superni 75 is best suited for such an environment. This was concluded by comparing the weight change after...
In order to explore the initial pH values of activator solution needed for early activation of slag at different temperatures, the effects of curing temperatures (5, 20 and 35°C) and pH (12.10, 12.55, 13.02 and 13.58) on the activation and hydration characteristics of ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBFS) were investigated. Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) was used as the alkaline activator. The compressive...
Integrated vibration in electrical discharge machining (EDM) plays a key role in achieving high efficiency. High levels of variables can be employed in this approach due to integration. However, simultaneous optimization of the EDM parameters to achieve multi-objectives is still very complex and challenging. Studies on integrated vibration are still in a preliminary stage. This report addresses multi-objective...
This paper highlights the machinability of primary recycled thermoplastics as workpiece (WP) material with secondary recycled (reinforced) thermoplastic composites as rapid tooling (RT). Both WP and RT have been 3D printed on commercial fused deposition modelling. For investigating machinability of primary recycled thermoplastics, un-reinforced WP of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and high-density...
The whole world understands about the crisis of harmful electronic waste as it is increasing the usage and its disposal. The Government of India asked researchers to come out with innovative alternative solutions, apart from existing conventional methods for safe reuse, recycling and proper disposal particularly for electronic solid waste system. The solution is found which consists of microwave heat...
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