Issue · 2014
Vol 33 No 1 (2014)
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ArticlesYIELD RESPONSE AND WATER USE EFFICIENCY OF SUGAR BEET IN SEMI-ARID ENVIRONMENT UNDER DIFFERENT DEFICIT IRRIGATION REGIMES
Abdul Malik, Abdul Sattar Shakir, Muhammad Jamal Khan, Muhammad Latif, Zia-ul-Haq
A field study was conducted to find the effect of deficit irrigation regimes on yield and water use efficiency ofsugar beet under furrow irrigation system during the cropping season of 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 at Sugar Crops Research Institute Mardan, Khyb…
10 Aug 2020- Articles
A SMART STARTUP AND SHUTDOWN SYSTEM FOR DOMESTIC ELECTRIC POWER GENERATORS
Farid Ullah Khan, Sheraz Ali Khan
Frequent and prolonged power outages in Pakistan have resulted in an increased reliance on alternate sources of backup power, such as uninterruptible power supply (UPS), Solar-cell systems and household electric generators. The startup and shutdown ofmost ofth…
10 Aug 2020 - Articles
ALGORITHM DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR NUMERICAL DETECTION OF HOT SPOTS IN CASTING GEOMETRY
Fcroz Shah*~ Mohammad A. Irfan, Rizwan Gul*~ Abdul Shakoor
Numerical prediction of hot spots inside solid~fying castings is presented. Casting geometry is decomposed into rectangular sections. Arbitrary points are chosen in these sections from where vectors are generated which interact with surround- ing edg…
10 Aug 2020 - Articles
SELECTING FACILITY LOCATION USING HYBRID METHODOLOGIES IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE: A CASE OF CEMENT PLANT
Muhammad Khurram Ali, Raft Javed Qureshi, Mirza Jahanzaib
While selecting a global facility location, the decision makers normally have to face two types ofscenarios: exploring and prioritizing the factors affecting the location decision and selecting an appropriate optimization methodology,- compatib…
10 Aug 2020 - Articles
PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT OF VIBRATION-BASED ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY HARVESTER DUE TO REDUCED AIR DAMPING
Farid Ullah Khan·
This work presents on the performance enhancement ofvibration-based electromagnetic energy harvesters (EMEHs) due to reduced air damping. Fabrication and characterization of Copper foil-type EMEH-l and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) membrane type…
10 Aug 2020 - Articles
FERMENTATION OF SUGARCANE MOLASSES BY SACCHARAMYCES CEREVESIA: EFFECTS OF OPERATING PARAMETERS ON ETHANOL PRODUCTION
Muhammad Irfan, Saeed Gul, Mohammad Younas, Babar Nawaz, M. Ishfaq, M. Amir Durrani et al.
Pakistan has more than 70 sugar manufacturing industries which are responsible for massive production ofmolasses. Typically the molasses is converted to ethanol through fermentation process. A pilot plant has been designed and fabricated to investiga…
10 Aug 2020 - Articles
CHARACTERIZATION OF TALC-CARBONATE ROCK OF MINGORA EMERALD MINES, DISTRICT SWAT, KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, PAKISTAN
Nisar Mohammad, Mohammad Mansoor Khan* Noor Mohammad
In present research characterization/ pre-concentration investigations study was done for low-grade talc- carbonate rock of Mingora emerald mines located in District Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan. These rocks host emerald crystals and…
10 Aug 2020 - Articles
IDENTIFICATION OF VITAL VEHICLE MECHANICAL DEFECTS CAUSING ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN PAKISTAN
Khizar Azam, Abdul Shakoor*~ Afzal Khan, Riaz Akbar Shah*~ Shaukat Ali Shah·
Vehicle Mechanical Defects (VMD) is one ofthe major cause ofRoad Traffic Accidents (RTA) in developing countries. This paper presents the quantitative analysis of RTA on Motorways in Pakistan caused due to VMD. The data is collected from the Na…
10 Aug 2020 - Articles
IMPACT OF LANTHANUM DOPING ON SAC305 LEAD FREE SOLDERS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS
Tabassum Yasmin, Muhammad Sadiq
The environmental concerns over the toxicity of lead- bearing electronics are forcing electronic industry to use leadfree solders. Among various lead-free candidate material, Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu (SAC305) appeared as a strong candidate. However, due to the coar…
10 Aug 2020