American Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Volume 7, Issue 3, May 2022

  • Optimization of Calorific Value of Densified Bush Mango Shell and Palm Pressed Fibre Briquettes

    Edeh John Chijioke, Eze Nixson Nwakonam, Ibeh Matthew Imagwuike, Eboh Francis Chinweuba

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 3, May 2022
    Pages: 36-44
    Received: 28 June 2022
    Accepted: 18 July 2022
    Published: 24 August 2022
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    Abstract: Energy value of biomass materials can be enhanced through composition, densification and process parameter manipulation. In this study, biomass briquettes of bush mango shell (BMS) and palm pressed fibre (PPF) compositions were evaluated and its calorific values optimized. The effects of biomass concentration, dwelling/compaction time and compressi... Show More
  • Flowing Water Algorithm: A New Approach for Combinatorial Optimization Problems

    Xuepeng Liu, Qing Wang, An-Da Li

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 3, May 2022
    Pages: 45-52
    Received: 11 July 2022
    Accepted: 16 August 2022
    Published: 24 August 2022
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    Abstract: Being greatly inspired by the natural flowing regulation of water, we propose a new meta-heuristic algorithm — Flowing Water Algorithm (FWA) for the solution of combinatorial optimization problems (COPs). Since the solution space of COPs is multidimensional, complex and has many local extreme values, according to our proposed method, it appears to ... Show More