Conference Papers: Recent submissions
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Synthesis and characterisation of hydrogel based composites for bone regeneration
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2012-06-18)The current gold standard treatment for bone defects are biological grafts. Due to the inherent disadvantages for these biological grafts, a new synthetic alternative are being sought. Tissue ... -
Improving performance-limited interference system with coordinated multipoint transmission
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)This paper describes an overview of the key component in coordinated multipoint in the context of LTE-Advanced which includes architectures, approaches, and main challenges. Most ... -
A review on micro-manufacturing, micro-forming and their key issues
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)Micro-manufacturing has received good attention globally in terms of its manufacturing methods/processes. One of the most popular micro-manufacturing processes is micro-forming. Many efforts have been focused on micro-forming, ... -
Biodiesel production from rubber seed oil using activated cement clinker as catalyst
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)This paper presents the potential of limestone based catalyst for transesterification of high free fatty acid (FFA) rubber seed oil (RSO). Pre-calcinated limestone known as clinker was activated using methanol and ... -
Behaviour of stress corrosion cracking of austenitic stainless steels in sodium chloride solutions
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)Click Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) is an environmentally well-known as a failure caused by exposure to a corroding while under a sustained tensile stress. SCC is most often rapid, unpredictable. Failure can occur in a ... -
Numerical solution of flow and heat transfer over a stretching sheet with newtonian heating using the keller box method
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)In this paper, the steady boundary layer flow and heat transfer over a stretching sheet with Newtonian heating in which the heat transfer from the surface is proportional to the local surface temperature is studied. The ... -
Influence of sample preparation and extraction time on chemical composition of steam distillation derived patchouli oil
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)Patchouli or Pogostemon Cablin (Blanco) Benth is one of the species of essential oil plant. In Malaysia, patchouli is commonly known as’nilam’. It is widely appreciated because of its value in medicine, toiletries, perfumery ... -
Effect of roughness of hypo-and hyper-eutectic Al-Si piston alloy on wear characteristics under lubrication
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)The tribological behavior of tow AlSi alloys under the influence of surface roughness average was investigated for the present study. The silicon content of these alloys ranged 10 and 16-wt% Si, and includes hypoeutectic ... -
Adaptive boosting with SVM classifier for moving vehicle classification
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)This study examines co-solvent modified supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) to extract the saturated fatty acids from palm oil. The applied pressure was ranging from 60 to 180 bar and the extraction temperatures were ... -
CFD prediction of heat and fluid flow through U-bends using high reynolds-number EVM and DSM models
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)The cooling system of gas turbine blades understanding and improvement is increasing desires for computational techniques which can accurately model the flow field and heat transfer characteristics of blade cooling passage ... -
Convergence of finite element model for crushing of a conical thin-walled tube
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)In this paper, a convergence of finite element model using different types and sizes of mesh modes has been conducted. A thin-walled conical tube was modeled using plane shell element in LS-DYNA software under dynamic axial ... -
Performance of single cylinder spark ignition engine fueled by LPG
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)This paper analyze the characteristics of single cylinder SI ICE fueled by LPG. In particular, torque and engine speed were examined with using the universal dynamometer in WOT condition under stable condition. In additional ... -
Taguchi method approach on effect of lubrication condition on surface roughness in milling operation
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)This paper presents an investigation into Minimum Quantity Lubricant (MQL) and wet machining in milling processes of AISI 1060 Aluminum work material with the main objective is to determine the effect of lubrication ... -
Analysis of heat gain in computer laboratory and excellent centre by using CLTD/CLF/SCL method
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)Performance of air conditioning system is closely related to heat gain that generated inside the particular room. The amount of heat that generated in the particular room is depend on several factors such as position of ... -
Utilizing sugarcane wasted fibers as a sustainable acoustic absorber
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)The use of synthetic materials as acoustic absorbers is still applied extensively in building industry. These non-biodegradable materials do not only cause pollution to the environment, but their production also contributes ... -
Effect of additives on optical measurements of NiSe2 thin films
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)Nickel selenide, NiSe2 is one of the absorbent materials used in thin film technology in photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell. Electrodeposition is a preferred method to produce NiSe2 thin films due to its advantages such as ... -
Industrial design innovation of Sarawak contemporary furniture design
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)This paper is part of a fundamental research on indigenous Dayak's motif of Sarawak as part of innovative design element for a contemporary chair design. Reviews of existing study on relation between novel, augmented, and ... -
The susceptibility of aphids, Aphis gossypii glover to lauric acid based natural pesticide
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)The susceptibility of aphids to lauric acid, a type of middle-chain fatty acids, based pesticide formulation was investigated. The insecticidal properties of lauric acid based pesticide formulation against aphids were ... -
Dynamic fracture toughness of magnesium alloy under impact loading conditions
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)In the present study, three-point bend impact experiments on AZ61 magnesium alloy were conducted using an instrumented impact testing machine by Charpy V notch in accordance to ASTM E24.03.03. This test method is to determine ... -
PM emission of diesel engines using ester-ethanol-diesel blended fuel
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11)In this study, Palm Oil Methyl Ester (PME) was added to ethanol-biodiesel fuel in order to reduce the emissions. The percentage of ethanol is up to 20% in volume. Thus, the effects of ethanol on particulate matter (PM) ...