Project Topics and Materials - Page 387

This write up is a detail of the process and formulation of plan for the physical realization of the construction of a refrigerator. It is divided into chapter, which discussed extensively the practical refrigeration cycle with full attention given to design factors, working principle and choice of material. The method used in... Continue Reading

This write up focuses attention on a detailed report and account on the process of construction and formulation of plan for the actual and physical realization of the construction of the project work captioned fabrication and construction of a mobile cooling system.  The report is therefore divided into chapters and each chapter... Continue Reading

The fast growing and developing population of the world is so busy that instant food noodles are gaining ground for both humans and domestic animals. Incidentally, the machines involved in the production of these food noddle extruders are imported which results in the depletion of our foreign exchange reserve. Consequently, there is a growing need... Continue Reading

Composites have been developed with great success by the use of reinforcement. Monolithic materials cannot possess all the properties to be obtained hence, the need to employ the use of composite materials. Aluminum is generally utilized as a basic material particularly in the aerospace industry in view of its light weight property Be... Continue Reading

By definition, penetrant testing (PT) is the resurgence of a liquid (or a gas) from a discontinuity in which it had previously been introduced during a penetration operation. A logical extension of the visual examination, this method makes it possible to detect discontinuities opened to the surface of the controlled part in the form of colored or... Continue Reading

An energy audit on the Brass Liquified Natural Gas plant at Brass Island former Agip facility was carried. The average offshore windspeed and wave return periods for 12months  were measured for their wind and wave energy potentials. Also,  the solar insolation for the location was collected for a 12month period. A pilot design based on... Continue Reading

This project work deals with the design and fabrication of a suitable journal bearing test apparatus which can help in visualizing the behavior of journal bearing and its characteristics, and in determining the bearing parameters such as load bearing capacity, maximum oil film temperature, viscosity of lubricant, oil film pressure, and... Continue Reading

Due to the need for recycling Polyethylene terephthalate (PET or PETE) materials, especially bottles because of its various uses and applications, it was necessary that a locally made machine for crushing and shredding the PET materials was fabricated. The crushing process is necessary so as to aid the transportation and workability of the... Continue Reading

A lawnmower is a machine that uses a revolving blade or blades to cut a lawn grass. Many designs have been made, each suited to a particular purpose. Manual grass cutter has environmental issues regarding pollution's and also require the need of man power to operate and has a great maintenance to its engine. This robot is design to be environment... Continue Reading

This project seek to modify the existing cassava grating machine to make it to be self-feeding in operation, to make the operation of the machine easier, safer The existing processing techniques used in the production of cassava starch and cassava dough leaves much to be desired. There are difficulties in the grating of the cassava dough, since... Continue Reading

The continuous search for sustainable alternative energy to non renewable energy to mitigate  environmental pollution has made waste heat recovery from industries process, material and  energy streams frontier. Power plant technologies like steam and Organic Rankine cycle are  been research by researchers to improve waste heat recovery... Continue Reading

The focus of this project was the development of an ICU/Rehabilitation adjustable bed for the hospital and home environment. The project was initiated with the desire to develop an innovative, effective and inexpensive mechanism that would require an electrical supply. The design was performed systematically using various methods, procedures,... Continue Reading

The development of a large scale multipurpose hot meal processing equipment was designed andsimulated for market oriented production as reported in this paper. This project involves thedesign,   design   layout and   performance   of   the  Hot  Meal   Processing   Equipment.   It  has   one compartment; the Agitator... Continue Reading

The modern manufacturing environment is dynamic and uncertain. In line with the global trend in manufacturing, this project is carried out to explore into the potentials of robots in manufacturing, service industry, and domestic use. The robot was designed and  constructed to incorporate the use of mobile phones as control mechanism via... Continue Reading

This project centers on addressing the issue of the lack of research and development in Nigeria, in this case, looking into the firefighting and emergency sector. In this industry, the safety of the firefighters is of paramount importance as it is only then that they can fully carry out their duties and tasks. Of all the products that... Continue Reading

Focuses on the maximum volume of waste generated in a particular month in a particular area and uses a heuristic model for it's analysis. Research Problem A proper, efficient, reliable and hygienic waste handling and disposal technique tells more of our maintenance culture but the capacity and ability to efficiently manage the  waste  becomes... Continue Reading

Indirect combustion noise had not been attracting research in the past, but recent indication seems to prove that it could be a threat in the future if not addressed. Means of reducing this type of noise to a low decibel value was also included. Noise is due to the ingestion of distorted atmospheric turbulence, as the two set of blades... Continue Reading

This project covers the design and construction of a power generating windmill. The designs was carried out based on long-term available wind data of bida at 10m above the ground level. The average wind speed for Bida is 5.24m/s and rated turbine wind speed is 6.29m/s. The design of each components of the system were carefully constructed in a... Continue Reading

Analysis of Longitudinal Aerodynamic Characteristics of an  Aircraft Model with and Without Winglet  Altab Hossain a *, Prithvi Raj Arora b , Ataur Rahman c , Abdul Aziz Jaafar b ,  A.K.M. Parvez Iqbal a a Department of Mechanical Engineering, University Industry Selangor, Jln Timur Tambahan, 45600 Batang Berjuntai,  Selangor Darul Ehsan,... Continue Reading

This project covers a study of the effect of seawater corrosion on 0.34% and 0.36% carbon steel  compositions. Two (2) specimens (steel rods) of length 150mm (each) for both steel compositions were  obtained. Out of each was gotten four (4) specimens of 10mm length, 10mm diameter and two  (2) specimens of 50mm length, 10mm diameter. This... Continue Reading

The major components of a gas turbine are compressor, combustors, turbine and generator. It operates by continuous drawing in fresh air into the compressor. The Air is then compressed to a high pressure in the compressor and discharge into the combustion. Here the air is missed with gas and burns continuous once ignited to increase its energy... Continue Reading

This project illustrates the use of an exergetic approach to analyze the performance of a vapor compression refrigeration system using a refrigerant solution of a nanoparticle (TiO2), mineral oil, and R410a (base refrigerant). Exergy investigation is a thermodynamics strategy which allows for the assessment and improvement of a... Continue Reading

The rate at which energy is lost by human activities is enormous. There is need to work on how to generate more energy and minimize the usage of the generated energy. In an internal combustion engine, there is need to focus on gaining energy usage by using generated heat during combustion process. To reduce the energy usage, emission rate... Continue Reading

Limited or poor food separation techniques into fine particles for further processing cause post-harvest losses of food crops and initiates the problem of food and nutritional insecurity in Nigeria. In order to solve this problem, food crops need to be processed into a lasting and nutritious consumable form through the use of mechanization.... Continue Reading

The fabrication of the solar dryer was successful and test were carried out for various performance comparisons such as No-load and Load performance of the dryer and direct sun drying comparison and noticeable differences was noticed in the final moisture content such that the maximum temperature recorded in the drying chamber and solar... Continue Reading