Optimization of heavy oil upgrading using dispersed nanoparticulate iron oxide as a catalyst

A Al-Marshed, A Hart, G Leeke, M Greaves… - Energy & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
It has previously been shown that in situ upgrading of heavy oil by toe-to-heel air injection
(THAI) can be augmented by surrounding the horizontal production well with an annulus of …

Comparison of qualitative and quantitative chemical composition of hydrolate and essential oils of lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)

KB Śmigielski, R Prusinowska… - Journal of essential …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The chemical composition of essential oils and hydrolate from dried lavender flowers
(Lavandula angustifolia) was determined. Organic compounds were isolated from the …

Statistical and artificial neural network technique for prediction of performance in AlSi10Mg-MWCNT based composite materials

S Kumar, SK Ghosh - Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2021 - Elsevier
The present research paper deals with AlSi10Mg alloy/MWCNT metal matrix composite
brake pads with varying weight percentages. The Development of new brake pad materials …

Application of artificial neural network and optimization algorithms for optimizing surface roughness, tool life and cutting forces in turning operation

F Jafarian, M Taghipour, H Amirabadi - Journal of Mechanical Science …, 2013 - Springer
Our goal is to propose a useful and effective method to determine optimal machining
parameters in order to minimize surface roughness, resultant cutting forces and maximize …

MOORA-based Taguchi optimisation for improving product or process quality

Y Tansel İç, S Yıldırım - International Journal of Production …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
In this study a multi-objective optimisation on the basis of ratio analysis (MOORA)-based
Taguchi application is used to solve multi-response optimisation problems. In this …

Statistical and computational analysis of an environment-friendly MWCNT/NiSO4 composite materials

S Kumar, SK Ghosh - Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2021 - Elsevier
A brake pad material has been developed with multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) and
Nickel sulfate (NiSO 4) to increase the heat transfer rate and better manufacturability. The …

Hybrid neural network–particle swarm optimization algorithm and neural network–genetic algorithm for the optimization of quality characteristics during CO2 laser …

S Vagheesan, J Govindarajalu - Journal of the Brazilian Society of …, 2019 - Springer
Aerospace and automobile industries employ aluminium alloys due to its lightweight and
excellent resistance to corrosion. As aluminium is highly reflective and highly thermally …

Development of an intelligent model to optimize heat-affected zone, kerf, and roughness in 309 stainless steel plasma cutting by using experimental results

S Masoudi, M Mirabdolahi, M Dayyani… - Materials and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Plasma cutting is an effective way to cut hard metals. In this process, three output
parameters cutting width (kerf), surface roughness (Ra) and heat-affected zone (HAZ) are …

Investigation of the performance of carbide cutting tools with hard coatings in hard milling based on the response surface methodology

H Çalışkan, C Kurbanoğlu, P Panjan… - The International Journal …, 2013 - Springer
Machining of hard materials has become a great challenge for several decades. One of the
problems in this machining process is early tool wear, and this affects the machinability of …

Finite element analysis of occupant head injuries: Parametric effects of the side curtain airbag deployment interaction with a dummy head in a side impact crash

X Deng, S Potula, H Grewal, KN Solanki… - Accident Analysis & …, 2013 - Elsevier
In this study, we investigated and assessed the dependence of dummy head injury
mitigation on the side curtain airbag and occupant distance under a side impact of a Dodge …