Volume-18-Issue 2 (2021)


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A shelf-life model considering mechanical injury and natural decay to optimize fresh fruit distribution

IJTEE, Volume-18, Issue 2 (2021) , PP 89 - 99

Published: 02 Sep 2021

DOI: 10.5383/ijtee.18.02.005

by Damrongpol Kamhangwong, Aicha Sekhari, Gilles Neubert from Université Lumière Lyon 2, Lyon, France and Emlyon Business School, Saint-Étienne, France.

Abstract: This paper develops a specific quality attribute model considering mechanical injury (MI) and natural decay (ND) in fresh fruit, for problem solving i read more...

Keywords: fresh fruit quality; fresh fruit distribution; shelf-life model; quality loss; multi-objective decision-making


Numerical simulation of multiphase flow at fracture intersections

IJTEE, Volume-18, Issue 2 (2021) , PP 79 - 88

Published: 02 Sep 2021

DOI: 10.5383/ijtee.18.02.004

by Wenjuan Zhang, Isam Janajreh, Mohammed Al Kobaisi from Department of petroleum engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Abstract: Various models of simulating immiscible multiphase flow in a simple fracture intersection is compared numerically in this work. The first two models a read more...

Keywords: Fracture modeling, Darcy’s law,Navier-Stokes equation, volume of fluid


Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Paper and Computer Based Exams

IJTEE, Volume-18, Issue 2 (2021) , PP 71 - 77

Published: 02 Sep 2021

DOI: 10.5383/ijtee.18.02.003

by Muhammad Imran, Salah Elaskari, Abdulmajeed Eid Albalawi from University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, 71491 and American International University, Al Jahra, Kuwait

Abstract: Universities around the globe consume large number of papers every year for educational and administrative purposes. A major portion of these papers a read more...

Keywords: LCA; Paper-based exam; Computer-based exam; Environmental impact


Experimental Investigation of Remote Vibration Sensing with Locally-Powered Devices

IJTEE, Volume-18, Issue 2 (2021) , PP 70 - 70

Published: 02 Sep 2021

DOI: 10.5383/ijtee.18.02.002

by Saeed k. Al Nuaimi, Manish K. Singh from Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis MN 55455,USA

Abstract: Self-power sensors at multiple places in a network will be required for advanced wireless communication infrastructure, which comprises remote sensing read more...

Keywords: Smart sensors; Energy harvesting;Internet of Things; Vibration sensing; Wireless transmission


RANS Based Numerical Simulation of Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine

IJTEE, Volume-18, Issue 2 (2021) , PP 57 - 63

Published: 02 Sep 2021

DOI: 10.5383/ijtee.18.02.001

by Liu Su, Isam Janajreh from Department of Mechanical Engineering, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model has been developed in this work to study 3.5kW Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine (HAWT). read more...

Keywords: CFD, HAWT, SRF, SST k -ω, Wall modeling


Investigating the Potential of Salinity Gradient Solar Pond as a Thermal Energy Storage System for Lahore Pakistan

IJTEE, Volume-18, Issue 2 (2021) , PP 101 - 105

Published: 23 Aug 2022

DOI: 10.5383/ijtee.18.02.006

by Muhammad Ali, Ussama Ali, Muhammad Tayyab Qureshi, Muhammad Lolak from The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan and University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

Abstract: This work is an attempt to experimentally study the ability of solar pond to store the thermal energy in the form of heat, and to explore the potentia read more...

Keywords: Solar thermal energy, Salinity gradient, Solar pond; Energy mix, Thermal storage