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Assessment of effectiveness of hollow fins for performance enhancement of solar still device using simulation approach
Ullah, Hafiz Khadim; Ismail, Sikiru O.; Prasad, Kumar Shantanu (2022-09-08)Unavailability of relatively clean water for several industrial, domestic and agricultural purposes is a serious concern to many regions of the world today. This challenge is growing worse with the increasing world global ... -
Assessment on hybrid jute/coir fibers reinforced polyester composite with hybrid fillers under different environmental conditions
Ganesan, K.; Kailasanathan, C.; Rajini, N.; Ismail, Sikiru O.; Ayrilmis, Nadir; Mohammad, Faruq; Al-Lohedan, Hamad A.; Tawfeek, Ahmed M.; Issa, Zuheir A.; Aldhayan, Daifallah M. (2021-09-27)In this work, synergistic impact of hybrid fibers and hybrid fillers on mechanical, moisture absorption and morphological properties of polyester matrix composites at dry and wet conditions was examined. The hybrid composite ... -
Biowaste management: Comparison of banana (Musa acuminata) and bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris) fibers
Jeyaraj, Dhesinghraja; Kalimuthu, Mayandi; Nagarajan, Rajini; Chithamparam, Prakash; Ismail, Sikiru O.; Mohammad, Faruq; Al-Lohedan, Hamad A.; Krishnan, Kumar (2024-01-05)Both developed and developing countries around the world are increasingly utilizing biodegradable products and bio-based materials. This is required to curb rampant environmental pollution caused by synthetic materials and ... -
Computational Approaches to Polymeric Nanocomposites
Ojo, S. O.; Ismail, Sikiru O. (Taylor & Francis Group, 2022-10-17)Understanding hierarchical structures and behaviours of polymeric nanocomposites (PNCs) is essential to achieve optimum improvement in the properties of PNCs for a wide range of applications. To control the process of ... -
Damage Characterisation in Composite Laminates using Vibro-Acoustic Technique
Andersen , Kristian Gjerrestad; Jombo, Gbanaibolou; Ismail, Sikiru O.; Chen, Yong Kang; Dhakal, Hom Nath; Zhang, Yu (2020-09-10)The need to characterise in-service damage in composite structures is increasingly becoming important as composites find higher utilisation in wind turbines, aerospace, automotive, marine, among others. This paper investigates ... -
Development and performance evaluation of a natural draft mixed-type solar dryer for agricultural products
Orisaleye, J. I.; Ogbonnaya , M.; Ogundare, A. A.; Ismail, Sikiru O. (2018-11-11)Reduced moisture content enhances storage properties of agricultural products and reduces post-harvest losses. Effective drying can be achieved using solar dryers in regions with abundant solar radiation. In this study, a ... -
Effect of cellulosic filler loading on mechanical and thermal properties of date palm seed/vinyl ester composites
Nagaprasad, Nagaraj; Stalin, Balasubramaniam; Vignesh, Venkataraman; Ravichandran, Manickam; Rajini, Nagarajan; Ismail, Sikiru O. (2019-12-27)There are numerous better applications of fibre reinforced polymer composites today, when compared with metals and alloys. Many studies have been conducted to further improve the inherent mechanical and thermal properties ... -
Effect of frictional boundary conditions and percentage area reduction on the extrusion pressure of Aluminum AA6063 alloy using FE analysis modelling
Oyinbo, S. T.; Jen, T. C.; Ismail, Sikiru O. (2020-01-21)Finite Element Analysis was carried out to describe the effect of frictional boundary conditions and percentage reduction on deformation modelling (forward extrusion) of Aluminum AA6063 alloy. Curved die profiles of regular ... -
Effects of nitriding on salt spray corrosion resistance of additively manufactured 17-4 PH steels
Michla, J. R. J.; Rajini, N.; Ismail, Sikiru O.; Prabhu, T. R.; Mohammad , F.; Siengchin, S.; Devi, M. P. I. (2023-01-01)This work addresses the effects of varying nitriding temperatures of 530, 560 and 580 ◦C for 2 h on corrosion resistance of additively manufactured (AM) 17-4 PH steels, using neutral salt spray (NSS) method for 104 h. The ... -
Effects of sand and gating architecture on the performance of foot valve lever casting components used in pump industries
Rajkumar, I.; Rajini, N.; Siengchin, S.; Ismail, Sikiru O.; Mohammad, F.; Al-Lohedan, H. A.; Tawfeek, Ahmed M.; Issa, Zuheir A. (2021-11-01)This work addresses manufacture, testing and simulation of foot valve lever (FVL) for monoblock pump industry, using a cost-effective casting design process. The impact of different types of sands, such as air-set, dry and ... -
Effects of Sensor Spacing and Material Thickness of Al 6082-T6 using Acousto-Ultrasonics Technique
Prasad, Kumar Shantanu; Jombo, Gbanaibolou; Ismail, Sikiru O.; CHEN, Yong Kang; Dhakal, Hom (2022-04-12) -
Influence of slicing parameters on surface quality and mechanical properties of 3D-printed CF/PLA composites fabricated by FDM technique
Babu, N. V.; Venkateshwaran , N.; Rajini, N.; Ismail, Sikiru O.; Mohammad, F.; Al-Lohedan , H. A.; Siengchin, S. (2021-04-28)This present study focuses on evaluation of mechanical properties of three dimensional (3D)-printed carbon fiber/polylactic acid (CF/PLA) composites, using fused deposition modeling (FDM) technique. The composites were ... -
Influence of slicing parameters on surface quality and mechanical properties of 3D-printed CF/PLA composites fabricated by FDM technique
Babu, N. V.; Venkateshwaran , N.; Rajini, N.; Ismail, Sikiru O.; Mohammad, F.; Al-Lohedan , H. A.; Siengchin, S. (2021-04-28)This present study focuses on evaluation of mechanical properties of three dimensional (3D)-printed carbon fiber/polylactic acid (CF/PLA) composites, using fused deposition modeling (FDM) technique. The composites were ... -
Investigation into Mechanical, Thermal and Water Absorption Behaviors of Cocos nucifera Shell Filler Reinforced Vinyl Ester Polymeric Composites
David Gnanaraj, J.; Mothilal, S.; Vignesh, V.; Karthick, T.; Ismail, Sikiru O.; Rajini, N.; Raja Mohamed Rabi, B.; Siengchin, Suchart; Mohammad, Faruq (2021-11-23)Recently, natural filler reinforced polymer composites are important materials for various engineering applications. Hence, this present work focuses on utilization of Cocos nucifera shell powder (CNSP) as a filler in vinyl ... -
Investigation into microdefects and corrosion resistance of nickel-titanium shape memory alloy using electrical discharge coating process
Mansor, A. F.; Azmi, A. I.; Ismail, Sikiru O. (2024-04-02)Nickel-titanium shape memory alloy is a novel material with outstanding properties suitable for biomedical applications such as implantation devices. Unfortunately, the high composition of nickel in this alloy can be harmful ... -
Lignin carbon fibres: Properties, applications and economic efficiency
Ismail, Sikiru O.; Akpan, E. I. (Springer Nature, 2019-06-19)Lignin carbon fibres are cheaper than carbon fibres from petroleum sources, but they are yet to meet the required performance for automotive applications. They supersede petroleum-based carbon fibres in terms of cost, ... -
Machinability of natural-fibre-reinforced polymer composites: Convectional vs ultrasonically-assisted machining
Wang, D.; Onawumi, P. Y.; Ismail, Sikiru O.; Dhakal, Hom N.; Popov, I.; Silberschmidt, V. V.; Roy, A. (2019-01-31)Natural-fibre-reinforced polymer (NFRP) composites are becoming a viable alternative to synthetic fibre based composites in many industrial applications. Machining is often necessary to facilitate assembly of parts in a ... -
Nanostructural interface and strength of polymer composite scaffolds applied to intervertebral bone
Oladapo, Bankole I.; Ismail, Sikiru O.; Aderogba, A. V.; Omigbodun, F. T.; Olawumi, M. A.; Olawade, D. B. (2021-10-01)The pores of bone tissue that play an important part in bone regeneration can emulate the areas of nanoparticles from porous scaffolds. This work evaluated a novel designed and developed nanostructure surface of ... -
A Novel Signal Processing Method for Friction and Sliding Wear
Nagarajan, R.; Subramanian, K.; Subramaniam, S. S.; Krishnasamy, S.; Siengchin, S.; Sukumaran, J.; Ismail, Sikiru O.; Mohammad, F.; Al-Lohedan, H. A. (2022-05-01)This current study proposed a new computationally efficient and comparatively accurate algorithm for calculating both static and dynamic coefficients of friction from high frequency data. Its scope embraced an application ... -
Performance Evaluation of 3D-Printed ABS and Carbon Fiber-reinforced ABS Polymeric Spur Gears
Karupaiah, Vigneshwaran; Narayanan, Venkateshwaran; Nagarajan, Rajini; Ismail, Sikiru O.; Mohammad, Faruq; Al-Lohedan, Hamad A.; Krishnan, Kumar (2024-03-18)Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) polymer and carbon fiber reinforced acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (CF/ABS) spur gears were 3D-printed using fusion deposition modeling (FDM) with different fillet radii of 0.25, 0.50, ...