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Effect of Peripheral Velocity Difference Ratio on the Performance of Rubber Roll Huske
(The Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery and Food Engineers, 2000)The difference in speed between the rubber rolls results in a shearing action on the rice grain as it passes between the rolls (Yamashita et al 1990, FA, 1995). The shearing force is thus dependent on the relative velocity ... -
Performance Analysis of an Impeller Husker considering the Physicaland Mechanical Properties of Paddy Rice
(Silsoe Research Institute, 2001)Some physical and mechanical properties of three varieties of rice namely; Akitakomachi (short grain), Delta and L201 (long grain) were determined and used in the performance analysis of an impeller husker. Grain motion ... -
Performance Analysis of an Impeller Husker considering the Physicaland Mechanical Properties of Paddy Rice
(Academic Press, 2001)Some physical and mechanical properties of three varieties of rice namely; Akitakomachi (short grain), Delta and L201 (long grain) were determined and used in the performance analysis of an impeller husker. Grain motion ... -
Husking Characteristics of Short and Long grain Rice byRubber roll Husker (Part 1): Dynamic Analysis of a Single Grain Motion
(The Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery and Food Engineers, 2001)Dynamic analysis of grain motion in an experimental rubber roll husker was carried out using short and long grain rice. The short grain rice variety used was Akitakomachi and the long grain rice varieties were Delta and ... -
A Case for the Revision of Power Engineering Syllabi at Kenyan Universities
(2005)This paper presents a summary of the current status of Elec-trical Power Engineering Education at Kenyan universities,followed by a summary of the situation on the same at universities world-wide. Against a backdrop of ... -
Analysis of Electromagnetic Transmission through Dielectric filled Apertures of Arbitrary Shape in a Thick Conducting Screen
(2005)The paper deals with an extension of the previous work appearing in a past issue of this transaction by the authors on hybrid FEM/MOM technique for analyzing transmission properties of arbitrarily shaped apertures on a ... -
Effect of brining on the drying rate of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in a solar tunnel dryer
(Acta Press, 2008)This study determined effect of on the drying rate of tilapia in a solar tunnel dryer. Tilapia fish was split into pieces of 4cm by 3cm by 9mm and soaked into four brine concentrations varying between 0-15%. Moisture content ... -
Modeling Thin Layer Drying of Amaranth Seeds under Open Sun and Natural Convection Solar Tent Dryer
(2009)Thin layer drying studies of amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus) seeds were carried out under open sun and natural convection solar tent dryer. The ambient temperature and relative humidity ranged from 22.6–30.4 ... -
Enhancing household food and income securitythrough crop diversification in the Nzoia and Mumiassugarbelts in Kenya
(FACT Limited, 2009)Objective: Competition for land use among crops in the Nzoia and Mumias sugar belts hastened to favour sugarcane and maize at the expense of indigenous food crops such as onions, tomatoes, cassava and sweet ... -
Influence of Brining on the Drying Parameters of Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus)in a Glass-Covered Solar Tunnel Dryer
(2009)The objective of this study was to determine the effect of brining on the drying rate of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in a glass-covered solar tunnel dryer. Tilapia fish, eviscerated, and split into pieces ... -
Drying characteristics and some quality attributes of Rastrineobola argentea (Omena) and Stolephorus delicatulus (Kimarawali)
(AFRICAN SCHOLARLY SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS TRUST, 2010)Rastrineobola argentea common name Omena and Stolephorus delicatulus common name Kimarawali are fishes that live in the freshwater and marine waters, respectively. Both are small in size, move in ... -
Simulation model for solar energy harnessing by the solar tunnel dryer
(2010)Models were developed to predict global solar radiation and the energy harnessed by a solar tunnel dryer, and simulated in Visual Basic 6. In addition, the simulated data were compared with actual data. Using a 10% absolute ... -
THIN LAYER DRYING KINETICS OF AMARANTH (Amaranthus cruentus) GRAINS IN A NATURAL CONVECTION SOLAR TENT DRYER
(2010-03)An experimental solar tent dryer under natural convection was used to study thin layer drying kinetics of amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus) grains. Drying of grains in the dryer was carried out on a drying rack having two ... -
Artificial breeding of an optimized solar tunnel dryer using genetic algorithms
(International Journal of Sustainable Energy, 2011)Studies were carried out to artificially breed an optimized solar tunnel dryer using genetic algorithms (GAs). The energy harnessed by the dryer was simulated in Visual Basic Script (Microsoft Visual Basic Script 2010TM) ... -
Evaluation of the antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of extracts of Mondia whytei roots extracts
(Galati University Press, 2011)Extracts of Mondia whytei (M. whytei) root barks were screened for their inhibitory effects against Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) (ATCC 25923), Escherichia coli (E. coli) 0157:H7 (PSSCMI 0032), ... -
Optimising Voltage Profile of Distribution Networks with Distributed Generation
(International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering, 2012)Power utility companies are required to supply customers with power within specified voltage limits. Voltage rise in networks with distributed generators therefore poses a challenge. This paper presents a coordinated network ... -
Reducing Real and Reactive Power Losses in the Power Distribution System by DFIG Placement and Sizing Using Ordinary PSO and HGAPSO
(International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering, 2012)Due to the increased importance of DFIGs in optimization of real and reactive power losses and the maintenance of voltage profile, the general methods of DG placement and sizing in the existing literature cannot be ... -
Voltage Stability Improvement Using the 21st Century Power Transformer
(Innovative Systems Design and Engineering, 2012)The 21st Century Power Transformer is produced by combining modern high voltage cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) cable technology with conventional transformer. The technique of solid insulation is adopted in the new dry ... -
Multi-Objective Environmental/Economic Dispatch Solution Using ABC_PSO Hybrid Algorithm
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2012)The problem of power system optimization has become a deciding factor in current power system engineering practice with emphasis on cost and emission reduction. The economic and emission dispatch problem has been addressed ... -
Distributed Slack Bus Model for a Wind-Based Distributed Generation using Combined Participation Factors
(International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering, 2012)With the increased penetration of distributed generation into the power distribution system, the traditional load flow analysis that assumes a single slack bus has become impractical. The existing literature focuses on ...
