Advanced Engineering Forum

Description: The 52nd volume of the journal presents research results and engineering solutions in green building materials, modelling and calculations by structural mechanics approaches of embankment dams, cantilever retaining walls and assessment of the hygrothermal performance of bioclimatic innovative constructions for onion bulb preservation. This publication also presents the investigation of the effectiveness of some polymer polyacrylamide-based flocculants in the process of extraction of the metal and scale particles formed in the working electroerosive machining fluids, discusses the net-zero initiative for coal-fired power plants in Southern African Development Community in perspective to 2050 and explores the creation of a simulator for addressing the problem of predicting the response of Nigeria’s Kainji Hydro Power Plant to system load variations and determining parameters for stable operation. The volume will be useful to engineers in construction, machinery, power engineering and ecological safety.

Description: The 51st volume of the journal contains articles representing the latest research results in electrospinning and additive manufacturing technologies with the use and production of biodegradable polymer materials for wide applications, mining wastewater treatment and processing sludge from water treatment. This publication presents also the numerical investigation of methods for the settlement reduction of a light-weight highway embankment on soft soils, the study of the dynamic behaviour of a distributed static synchronous compensator installed in a distribution network, the design of a pantograph for railway overhead power lines, and results of experimental investigation performances of diesel generator fueled by biodiesel. This volume will be helpful to many engineers in the chemical industry, geotechnics, machinery and power engineering.

Description: This volume of the journal includes articles according to the latest engineering research results in chemical engineering for oil and gas production, building materials such as green concrete and special conductive cement-based materials, modelling of ductile fracture of structural materials based on Rousselier model, power engineering, communication engineering, automation of small medium-sized enterprises in food production, and assessment of the applicability of green manufacturing and sustainable development concepts in real economical circumstance. This volume will be helpful to many engineers in the chemical industry, machinery, power engineering, construction industry, and organisation of modern production.

Description: The 49th volume of the journal includes articles representing the latest research results in chemical engineering, tribology, investigation of a hybrid power system for the loader arm, development of a method of fault identification in the electrical transmission network and series of engineering research in structural engineering and geotechnical facilities. This volume will be helpful to many engineers in the chemical industry, machinery, power engineering and construction industry.

Description: The 48th volume of the journal includes articles on research results in geotechnical engineering, seismic and waterproofing resistances of structures, building materials, designing of fractal antenna for wireless communication, analysis of agricultural waste heating value, electrohydrodynamic drying and more. The engineers, students and scientific investigators working in the various engineering fields will find this volume of value.

Description: This edition contains engineering research results in mechanical engineering, mechatronics and construction. The last section is devoted to studying seismic activity related to the state of oceanic mass, modelling techniques for groundwater management, and applications of flash flood hazard assessment techniques. Presented research results will be helpful to many specialists in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, construction, and environmental engineering.

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The 46th volume of the journal "Advanced Engineering Forum" contains papers that present the research results on properties of carbon fibre reinforced metal matrix composite and multiwalled carbon nanotubes nanocomposite, conditions of mass and heat transfer under nanofluid by numerical modelling, strength properties and microstructure of sandcrete blocks incorporated with maize straws. The volume also describes the optimal control strategy for energy management of PV-diesel-battery hybrid power system of a stand-alone micro-grid and analyses the thermal and emission performance of in-house developed natural and forced draft metal biomass cookstoves. The analysis of the possibility of implementing the system of qualification and certification of the inspection personnel in the welding field will be also interesting to readers. The professionals, students and scientific investigators working in the various engineering fields will find this volume of value.

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The 45th volume of the journal "Advanced Engineering Forum" contains peer-reviewed papers that present the engineering solutions and research results in dye-sensitized solar cell, mechanical properties of welded rail joints and designing of morphing air wing with flexure hinge, construction mechanics, assessment of effectivity of two types of biofilters in a constructed wetland for the wastewater treatment. For readers will be interesting also the results of using the bio inhibiter for corrosion prevention, the conceptual design of the high-voltage transformer for scientific and industrial applications, results of cost-reduced optimisation of the hybrid renewable energy microgrid, and the design of cloud architecture for the cyber-manufacturing systems. The professionals, students, and scientific investigators working in the various engineering fields will find this volume of value.

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This volume of "Advanced Engineering Forum" presents multidisciplinary high-quality scientific research dedicated to the evaluation of mechanical properties reinforced concrete, treatment of domestic wastewater, optimizing power flow and energy consumption using Artificial Neural Networks, characterization composite cathodes for Li-S batteries, design and preparation of a new graded hetero-structure material, design of germanium-based FinFET and performance analysis of the impact of possible interference between IEEE 802.11 and IEEE 802.16 devices. The volume will be useful for researchers, professionals, students, and stakeholders to explore modern solutions to various engineering fields.