International Journal of Engineering Research in Africa

Description: The 67th issue of the journal includes articles that present the latest research results in chemical engineering for energy production, friction stir welding of polymers, corrosion rate prediction in pipelines, green building materials and structural mechanics, analysis of opening angle on the efficiency of Michell-Banki turbines without guide blades. There are also described neural networks-based modelling to optimise water productivity of passive solar still and model-based approaches for leak detection in water distribution systems, analysis of photovoltaic systems performance in Moroccan regions and a machine learning scheme for speed prediction in intelligent transportation systems. This volume will be helpful to many engineers in machinery, energy production and construction.

Description: This journal's issue includes articles that describe the latest research results in alloy metallurgy, building materials and construction technologies including building seismic provision and results of analytical modelling of mechanical properties of shrink-fitted thick-walled cylinders and nose landing gear for Boeing 777. There is also analysed a hybrid system solar chimney-air soil heat exchanger for natural ventilation and modified particle swarm optimisation for maximum power point tracking for solar photovoltaic systems and presented mathematical modelling of agricultural insurance pricing in Morocco. This volume will be helpful to many engineers in machinery, manufacturing, energy industry and construction.

Description: The 65th issue of the journal includes articles that describe the latest research results in 3D printing, anaerobic digestion of solid municipal waste, analysis of building seismic performance, properties of bio-based insulation material, and soil properties for geotechnical works. There are also designed floating photovoltaic panels, and control systems for hydroponics and analyze means for equipment efficiency improvement through a lean approach in small and medium enterprises. This volume will be helpful to many engineers in machinery, manufacturing and construction.

Description: The 64th volume of the journal represents the research results of mechanical properties and delamination mode of a carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer composite, experimental and numerical studies of viscoelastic behaviour of bituminous mixture with a high rate of reclaimed asphalt pavement, optimisation of energy consumption for a synthetic ammonia's production, modelling of heat processes in the systems that use solar energy and energy management in a related microgrid. There are articles devoted to image processing for automatic navigation technology in agricultural machines and the development of a hybrid artificial Intelligence-based system for supporting the eco-industrialisation of complex manufacturing processes. The volume will be helpful to specialists in machinery, construction, thermal engineering, usage of solar energy, renewable energetics and industrial automation.

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This volume of the journal represents the research results of properties and synthesis technologies for a multifunctional hydrogel material, concrete with aggregate from plastic waste, numerical modelling of natural convection processes in the elliptical cylinders, analysed the wastewater treatment technologies based on the use of natural chemicals and based on electroflotation and electrocoagulation. There are articles devoted to communication engineering, energy management in microgrids and potential assessment of wind energy in conditions of Ethiopia. The volume will be helpful to specialists in machinery, communication and construction, environmental protection and energetics.

Description: The 62nd issue of the journal includes articles that describe the latest research results in materials science, including alloys and composites, solar energy concentrator design, power electronic engineering, building materials and level service analysis in the trading company.

Description: In the 61st volume of "International Journal of Engineering Research in Africa" are included the peer-reviewed manuscripts reflecting the research results in the fields of structural metals and composite materials, technologies of materials processing and synthesis, biomass gasification technology and numerical analysis processes of natural convection in the porous medium. Readers will also be interested in investigations in radio electronics, wind energy and energy management, building materials and geotechnics. The presented scientific articles will be appreciated by many engineers and technologists from the industrial sector, as well as academics and students majoring in engineering science.

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This issue of the journal includes articles that described the last research results in materials science, mechanical engineering and machine design, heat transfer, treatment of the aqueous environment and solid waste aerobic degradation, power engineering, cloud computing, inventory management, crop production.

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This volume of "International Journal of Engineering Research in Africa" collects peer-reviewed manuscripts reflecting the research results in the fields of composite materials with biobased reinforcements, the technology of hydroforming of sheet metal, power engineering and power control, technologies of the smart grid and microgrid, wastewater treatment, building materials and geotechnical engineering, fluid mechanics and heat transfer in the solar air heating system. The majority of engineers, academics, and students majoring in engineering science will appreciate this collection.