25 articles in this issue
P. O. Oluseyi, T. O. Akinbulire, C. T. Atunbi, M. I. Akinyemi
In the developing nations that are located in the tropical region; there is a growing trend of fire incidence in buildings without adequate development of fire prevention and/or reduction protocol. Thus, this study addresses the growth and spread of fire ... see more
L. N. Onuoha, M. O. I. Nwafor, J. O. Igbokwe, N. A. Aviara
A biofuel distiller of 20 L feed capacity was designed fabricated and used to distill bioethanol from a biomass broth. The distiller consists of a 40 L volume boiler unit integrated to the combustion chamber as a cylindrical column; and a counter current ... see more
Y. U. Datti, A. Dahiru, O. Olamilokun
Information Technology (IT) has been applied by various industries with significant improvement in the practice and strategic standing of the industries. Its successful application is evident in manufacturing, petroleum, banking, aerospace and military in... see more
U. A. Kawuyo, N. A. Aviara, D. C. Okolo
There are many varieties of acha, but the most prominent two are white acha (Digitaria exilis) and brown acha (Digitaria iburua). This study was undertaken to determine the static coefficient of friction, kinetic coefficient of friction and specific... see more
M. N. Abdallah, L. C. Edomwonyi-Otu, A. Yusuf, A. Baba
Drag reduction is the deliberate reduction of the frictional pressure drop in flow systems by the addition of heavy molecular weight polymeric materials as well as other means such as pipeline modifications. Environmentally friendly and cheaper heavy mole... see more
H. Ibrahim, A. A. Mohammed, I. A. Aliyu
This paper is based on design and implementation of an Arduino based alarm system which is capable of monitoring the illumination of the surrounding automatically. Once the presence or absence of light is detected accordingly, a control device is activate... see more
A. I. Muhammad, A. Shitu, M. A. Tadda
The quest for new technologies in heating has drawn the attention of researchers to focus on energy saving and efficient techniques in heating food materials. Ohmic heating is one of these technologies because it heats both phases of food (liquid and soli... see more
S. A. Abdulrahman, A. T. Abdulrahim, A. M. El-Jummah
Thermochemical conversion of biomass in a gasifier for the production of syngas provides the enabling technology for efficient biomass resource utilization. Gasification is a complex process involving the interactions of numerous parameters, hence CFD too... see more
A. Abdullah, B. S. U. Ibn Abubakar, A. N. Jones
This study investigated the projected 50-year water demand of Maiduguri township from 2006 to 2056. The impact of socio-economic factors on water consumption pattern of the population was also assessed. Data were collected from 200 households using struct... see more
Introduction of telemedicine into developing nation’s healthcare delivery scheme could be a solution to a number of challenges facing the scheme including acute shortage of medical personnel. Because of distribution and mobility nature of the system com... see more
A. M. El-Jummah, G. E. Andrews, J. E. J. Staggs
Gas turbine (GT) jet cooling using the regenerative or impingement jet backside cooling system is applicable to low NOx GT combustors and was investigated in the present work. The impingement heat transfer investigated is for the techniques where all... see more
I. O. Hassan, O. W. Bolaji, J. O. Adedapo
The quest for the development of alternative and more sustainable construction material stemmed out from the current global concern on issues relating to global warming and green house effect. In recent time, research direction has shifted towards the use... see more
T. M. Ike, O. Adedipe, S. A. Lawal, M. S. Abolarin, O. A. Olugboji
The mechanical properties of pipelines particularly those in marine environments are influenced by corrosion activity of seawater throughout their service lives. The degree to which these properties are influenced in seawater compared to those exposed to ... see more
Alhassan Dahiru
Construction projects delivery play an important role in the economic development of any nation. Nevertheless, review of project documents in Nigeria and Kano State in particular indicates that, the design of these projects is such that the whole life-val... see more
R. A. Busari, T. D. Akpenpuun, M. O. Iyanda
Luffah cylindrica plant grows in the wild, around uncompleted buildings and fenced walls. The percentage oil composition of its seeds is about 30% oil. The research focused was the extraction oil from loofah seed using a solvent extraction methodolog... see more
A. M. Alkali, L. O. Onundi, K. Mohammed
This study compares the aerodynamic behaviour of medium rise multi-storey frame structures with and without shear walls using the local wind gust of Maiduguri (47m/s) as primary data. The wind assessment was carried out in accordance with recommendat... see more
M. B. Maina, S. Shodiya, A. T. Abdulrahim
Energy storage in some form is the need of the hour to even out the mismatch between energy supply and demand. Thermal Energy Storage (TES) system employing a phase change material (PCM) has been widely considered as an effective way to store and retrieve... see more
K. Mu’azu, A. Mahmood, B. Inuwa, I. G. Sadiq, M. U. Shitu
In this study, two active solar cabinet dryers with capacity each to dry 10 kg of fresh vegetable were fabricated. The drying cabinet of the first dryer was fabricated using plywood and is refer to as unmodified dryer (UM) while the second dryer with whit... see more
P. T. Adeke, O. J. Inalegwu, K. Jirgba
The lack of information on bus travel time in Makurdi town to enable trip makers plan for journeys is seen as a challenge in recent times. This study developed a multiple linear regression model for predicting bus travel time along bus routes in Makurdi t... see more
I. I. Ozigis, M. T. Zarmai
This paper presents determination of Maiganga lignite coal combustion characteristics for application in thermal power plant using standard mathematical models. The problem statement was that Nigeria cement plants uses rotary kiln coal burner despite its ... see more
M. A. Tijani, G. A. Adepoju, K. A. Hamzat, M. A. Sanusi
Power Flow Tracing (PFT) is known to be the best method in the allocation of charges to users of transmission systems, generators and loads, in a deregulated environment. The optimization approach to PFT produced better results than other methods because ... see more
A. B. Hassan, A. Musa, A. Babawuya, I. Yahuza
The incessant rate of traffic accident as a result of tyre burst on our roads from the motor vehicle necessitated the development of this airbag to cushion the effect of tyre burst. The development of this laboratory airbag model is such that the airbag i... see more
I. K. Okakwu, A. S. Alayande, O. E. Olabode
In this study, performance and economic evaluation of Kainji Hydropower Station in Nigeria from 2008 to 2017 was carried out. Data including total energy generated (MWh), station service consumption (MWh), total energy sent out to the grid (MWh), average ... see more
Kachalla Mohammed
Column is a structural element that transmits floor and beam loads to the foundation safely if properly designed. It is mostly loaded axially or eccentrically at the column-beam interface. Although several research articles are available on column perform... see more
O. A. Adetayo, O. O. Amu, A. O. Ilori
Investigation on the potentials of bone ash powder on cement stabilized structural foundation was carried out in this paper. The aim of the study was to discover local waste material as complement for cement to reduce construction cost. Three soil samples... see more