American Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2017

  • Modeling and Analysis of Composite Bonded Joints

    Miller Park, Kelly Frey, Lion Simon

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2017
    Pages: 1-7
    Received: Oct. 29, 2016
    Accepted: Nov. 15, 2016
    Published: Dec. 16, 2016
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    Abstract: The bonded joints in composite structures is a challenging point in both research study and industry application. Compared with homogeneous and isotropic material, there is higher chance of stress concentration and intrinsic weak for this anisotropic structures. It is most common source of failure in structural laminates. So it is important to mode... Show More
  • Hydrodynamic Study Using CFD Simulations in a Horizontal Two-Phase Flow Through Sudden Contraction

    Ibtissem Belgacem, Y. Salhi, E-K. Si-Ahmed

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2017
    Pages: 8-16
    Received: Oct. 31, 2016
    Accepted: Nov. 29, 2016
    Published: Dec. 26, 2016
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    Abstract: Two-phase flows are encountered in a wide range of industrial application. In the present work, two-phase computational fluid dynamics (CFD) calculations, using Eulerian–Eulerian model and commercial CFD package FLUENT 6.3, were employed to calculate pressure drops caused by abrupt flow area contraction in small circular pipes for two-phase flow of... Show More
  • Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Hydromechanical Extrusion Process

    Olesya Yurevna Agapitova, Sergey Vasilievich Byvaltsev, Alexander Georgievich Zalazinski

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2017
    Pages: 17-23
    Received: Oct. 26, 2016
    Accepted: Nov. 17, 2016
    Published: Dec. 29, 2016
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    Abstract: The theoretical and experimental investigation of the process of hydromechanical extrusion (HE) of aluminum alloys Al 5056 was carried out. The aim is to determine the optimal parameters of this process. These parameters were determined to minimize the extrusion force and damage factor of a workpiece by using explicit finite elements method. The re... Show More
  • Effects of Thermal, Physical, and Chemical Properties of Biodiesel and Diesel Blends

    Sayyed Siraj, Renuka Kale, Swapnil Deshmukh

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2017
    Pages: 24-31
    Received: Oct. 05, 2016
    Accepted: Oct. 28, 2016
    Published: Dec. 29, 2016
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    Abstract: The biodiesels are the fuels composed of mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived from the renewable energy sources, such as vegetable oil, animal fat, etc. The thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) from thermal, density and viscosity from physical and iodine value from the chemical properties has been considered for the study, by considering... Show More
  • Efficiency of a Coal Fired Boiler in a Typical Thermal Power Plant

    Gudimella Tirumala Srinivas, Doddapineni Rajeev Kumar, Peruri Venkata Vithal Murali Mohan, Boggarapu Nageswara Rao

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2017
    Pages: 32-36
    Received: Oct. 14, 2016
    Accepted: Nov. 21, 2016
    Published: Jan. 03, 2017
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    Abstract: This paper presents briefly on the boiler efficiency evaluation procedures by direct and indirect methods useful in thermal power plants. In the direct method consideration is given to the amount of heat utilized while evaluating the efficiency of the boiler, whereas, indirect method accounts for various heat losses. The boiler efficiency evaluated... Show More
  • Stress Analysis of Traverse Beam Crane Hook Used in Steel Melting Shops of Steel Plant by ANSYS and CATIA

    K. S. Raghu Ram, D. Ajay Kumar

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2017
    Pages: 37-40
    Received: Sep. 14, 2016
    Accepted: Nov. 21, 2016
    Published: Jan. 03, 2017
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    Abstract: The crane hook is fabricated with eight plates of 25 mm thickness and cut to the required size and dimensions as shown in the figure. The plates are riveted. Each crane hook carries 125 tones load. For this load the stress is found to be high and so high carbon steel with higher yield strength is suggested. After analyzing with different materials,... Show More
  • Effects of Surface Pre-treatment on the Nitrided Layers Properties

    Mohamed Ali Terres, Brahim Ben Fathallah, Abdelkarim Ghanem

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2017
    Pages: 41-47
    Received: Aug. 12, 2016
    Accepted: Aug. 25, 2016
    Published: Jan. 04, 2017
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    Abstract: In this work the 42CrMo4 steel ground surface integrity was evaluated at different grinding conditions before and after nitriding. An experimental study was carried out to investigate the influence of depth of cut on work piece surface integrity by grinding. Surface integrity was characterized by roughness, micro-hardness, residual stress distribut... Show More
  • Mathematical Modeling of Self-Oscillations in a Rijke’s Tube with Variable Heat Flow Power

    Boris Basok, Vladimir Gotsulenko

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2017
    Pages: 48-53
    Received: Sep. 19, 2016
    Accepted: Sep. 29, 2016
    Published: Jan. 12, 2017
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    Abstract: In this paper the mathematical model of self - oscillation in Rijke's tube is found. We introduce the characteristic of the pressure of the heat supply. Using the energy equation in the form of the first law of thermodynamics to flow defined mechanisms of thermoacoustic instability in this problem. Using the pressure characteristic of the supply of... Show More