10 articles in this issue
B. A. Adegboye
The paper is aimed at analysing the outages on the feeders of the distribution system, in Zaria Town, Kaduna State, Nigeria. The 11 kV feeders are the NNPC feeder, Gaskiya feeder, Sabon Gari feeder, NTC/RLY feeder and the Canteen feeder. The 33 kV feeders... see more
K. Ogedengbe, A. O. Oke
Small earth dams are important structures in the management of water resources for food security in developing nations. The construction of such dams at cheap rates depend on the availability of suitable earth material within the site location. The suitab... see more
I. N. Chiroma, G. A. Bakare, A. A. Ibrahim
A discrete Particle Swarm algorithm is proposed to solve a typical combinatorial optimization problem: K-Node Set Reliability (KNR) optimization of a distributed computing system (DCS) which is a well-known NP-hard problem is presented in this paper. The ... see more
J. A. Otun, J. K. Adewumi
This study analyzed the sequences of dry and wet spells occurrence using the 1918-2004 rainfall data from the Sudano-Sahelian region in Nigeria (SSRN). It evaluates and uses the distribution and probabilities of the intra-season dry spell to describe how ... see more
I. Garba
A theoretical model that predicts the thermal and fluidic characteristics of a micro cross-flow heat exchanger is developed in this study. The theoretical model is validated by comparing the theoretical solutions with the experimental data from the litera... see more
S. A. Iya, H. U. Kabri, B. Aliyu, A. Umaru
The design and construction of a manual precision rice planter was undertaken with the aim of achieving precise planting on the farm. The machine was designed, constructed and tested on the University farm in Yola-Nigeria, using locally available material... see more
I. S. Aji, A. A. Balami, A. T. Abdulrahim
The harsh weather condition experienced in Maiduguri between the months of February and June of most years has been a problem to the populace. Buying conventional air-conditioners to ameliorate this problem is difficult for the ordinary people in Maidugur... see more
B. Umara, A. U. Kawuyo, M. A. Yusufari
The objective of this study was to design a wastewater stabilization pond for the treatment of wastewater in the University of Maiduguri. Relevant design parameters viz: flow, Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), faecal coli forms, temperature, permissible vo... see more
E. A. Okunade
An engineering classification map and isopleths are produced for the subgrade soils of Jigawa and Kano States of Nigeria. Usage is made of historical and existing results of soil and materials investigations in the area, with a view to harnessing these re... see more
B. Gutti, F. Omotola, G. M. Ngala
Chromium – Containing Leather Waste (CCLW) constitutes an environmental pollution problem to leather industries disposing the waste by landfill. The waste mainly consists of collagen and chromium III complexes. This work is a design of reactors to recov... see more