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MODELING AND SIMULATION OF A GRID CONNECTED SOLAR-HYDRO HYBRID SYSTEM TO SUPPLEMENT POWER SUPPLY IN KADUNA NORTH

ABSTRACTThe increasing and stochastic nature of consumers' demand on electricity brought about the need for alternative means of complimenting the existing energy demand. In this research work, a grid connected hybrid system was modeled to support and improve the power quantity of the Kaduna nort...

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📄 83 pages | 🧠 9873 words | 📚 5 chapters

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MODELLING AND CONTROL OF MULTI PROCESS SYSTEM USING BOND GRAPH AND DECENTRALIZED MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROLTECHNIQUE

ABSTRACTThis research proposes a simplified approach to the modelling of quadruple tank system via the use of bond graph technique. The novelty of this approach is that quadruple tank system equations are easier to obtain. In addition, the process of obtaining the system equations is less prone t...

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📄 81 pages | 🧠 8351 words | 📚 5 chapters

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PRODUCTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF RECYCLED LDPE/ PERIWINKLE (TURRITELA COMMUNIS) SHELL PARTICULATE COMPOSITE

ABSTRACTThe production and characterization of recycled LDPE/Periwinkle (TurritellaCommunis) shell particulate composite was carried out with a view to addressing part of environmental pollution problem. Periwinkle shells were conditioned with 5 wt% NaOH for a period of 2 hrs, after which the she...

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📄 95 pages | 🧠 7878 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF Al-3.7%Cu-1.4%Mg ALLOY/PERIWINKLE ASH (Turritella communis) PARTICULATE COMPOSITES

ABSTRACTThe development and characterization of Al-3.7%Cu-1.4%Mg/Periwinkle shell ash particulate composites using periwinkle ash as reinforcement has been carried out. The periwinkle ash was used in the production of MMCs ranging from 5 to 30% at an interval of 5% addition, using double stir cas...

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📄 83 pages | 🧠 12832 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF RECYCLED HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (RHDPE)/NATURAL FIBRE COMPOSITES

ABSTRACTFiber-reinforced polymer composites have played a dominant role for a long time in a variety of applications for their high specific strength and modulus. The fiber which serves as a reinforcement in reinforced plastics may be synthetic or natural. This research focuses on natural plant a...

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📄 98 pages | 🧠 6765 words | 📚 5 chapters

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INCORPORATION OF RELIABILITY INTO NIGERIAN EMPIRICAL MECHANISTIC PAVEMENT ANALYSIS AND DESIGN SYSTEM (NEMPADS)

ABSTRACTThis work was aimed at providing the most appropriate Nigerian Empirical-Mechanistic Flexible Pavement Analysis and Design method (NEMPAD) by incorporating Reliability, using First order reliability method (FORM), considering all the input variabilities, uncertainties, and seasonal variat...

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📄 80 pages | 🧠 6187 words | 📚 5 chapters

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MANUFACTURING SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION: A STUDY OF UNITY AND EFFICIENCY IN PRODUCTION (UEP) IN PEUGEOT AUTOMOBILE NIGERIA (PAN)

ABSTRACTThe aim of this study is to investigate why the implementation of Unity and Efficiency in Production(UEP)is not yielding the expected results in PAN. The overall operations, production and sales are still on the low trend. This survey examined how the adaptation of UEP tools and the level...

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📄 94 pages | 🧠 12990 words | 📚 5 chapters

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RAINFALL DATA GENERATION FOR SAMARU, ZARIA USING STATISTICAL PARAMETERS

ABSTRACTEstimation of rainfall for a desired return period is one of the pre-requisites for any design purpose at a particular site, which can be achieved by probabilistic approach. This study is aimed at using the statistical parameters of long-term observed rainfall data to generate monthly rai...

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📄 84 pages | 🧠 6003 words | 📚 5 chapters

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STOCHASTIC ASSESSMENT OF NIGERIAN TIMBERS FOR BRIDGE DECKS IN ACCORDANCE TO AASHTO LFRD

ABSTRACTThis work provides results for stochastic safetyevaluation of Nigerian timbers for bridge decks in accordance to American Association of State Transportation and Highway Officials (AASHTO) Load Resistance Factored Design (LRFD) design specifications.A timber bridge is modeled in accordanc...

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📄 88 pages | 🧠 12116 words | 📚 5 chapters

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THE USE OF IRON ORE TAILING AS ADMIXTURE IN CEMENT MODIFICATION OF BLACK COTTON SOIL

ABSTRACTThe black cotton soil (BCS) used in the study was classified as A-7-6(22) soil group of the AASHTO soil classification system and CH group in the Unified Soil Classification System (USCS). The effect of iron ore tailing (IOT) on ordinary Portland cement (OPC) modified soil was studied wit...

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📄 99 pages | 🧠 11273 words | 📚 5 chapters

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CORROSION INHIBITION OF DOUBLE THERMALLY-AGED HIGH PRESSURE DIE CAST (SSM-HPDC) Al-Si-Mg ALLOY BY NEEM SEED AND GUAVA LEAF EXTRACTS

ABSTRACTThis study determined the corrosive effect of seawater on as-received and double thermally-aged Al-Si-Mg alloy. It also determined the functional groups present in guava leaf and neem seed extracts and their inhibitive effect on the corrosion of Al-Si-Mg alloy in seawater. This was with a...

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📄 80 pages | 🧠 6928 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DEVELOPMENT OF AN IMPROVED SCHEDULING ALGORITHM FOR MULTICAST SERVICES OVER WiMAX NETWORKS USING PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES

ABSTRACTThe challenge of optimal resource allocation to subscribers ofmobile Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) has not been fully overcome by researchers. This research work developed an optimal scheduling algorithm for WiMAX resource allocation based on an improved Particle...

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📄 85 pages | 🧠 6144 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DEVELOPMENT OF CHITOSAN-RICE HUSK ASH COMPOSITE ADSORBENT FOR REMOVAL OF CRUDE OIL FROM CONTAMINATED WATER

ABSTRACTThe research was conducted to develop adsorbent for the removal of crude oil from contaminated water. Chitosan, rice husk silica ash were successfully developed from prawn and raw rice husk waste respectively and their composite also produced. Chitosan was produced by demineralization, de...

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📄 99 pages | 🧠 9808 words | 📚 5 chapters

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MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE PROPERTIES OF SELECTED LOCALLY PRODUCED LUBRICANTS (ENGINE OIL)

ABSTRACTThe performance of the oils selected in this work was tested for considering Viscosity, Viscosity Index, Density, Flash Point, Pour Point, and Carbon Residue. The most important of all the properties which makes the oil protect against wear is viscosity that helps to reduce friction betwe...

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📄 86 pages | 🧠 9610 words | 📚 5 chapters

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PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF DOWNDRAFT GASIFIER FOR SYNGAS PRODUCTION USING RICE HUSK

ABSTRACTBiomass gasification is a thermochemical process that converts biomass to a combination of gases known as syngas comprising mainly of CO, H2and CH4 as a result of partial combustion with a gasifying agent. It is considered to be a promising clean energy option for reduction of greenhouse ...

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📄 98 pages | 🧠 7324 words | 📚 5 chapters

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