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View article: Aerodynamic study of FIFA-approved footballs
Aerodynamic study of FIFA-approved footballs Open
The game of football is world's most viewed, played and loved sport. Due to increasing technological advancements and demand for performance, the ball manufacturers have been developing new designs progressively since its inception over 10…
View article: Bio-inspired design: aerodynamics of boxfish
Bio-inspired design: aerodynamics of boxfish Open
This paper investigates the aerodynamic behavior of a boxfish using both experimental and computational methods. A scaled up model boxfish was manufactured and tested in RMIT Industrial Wind Tunnel under a range of Reynolds numbers and yaw…
View article: Modelling of optimal sourcing strategy for future LNG demand
Modelling of optimal sourcing strategy for future LNG demand Open
Recent data indicates that there is an increasing global demand for natural gas in many countries as these countries use imported gas to meet their shortfalls. On the other hand, several countries have started exporting gas in the form of …
View article: Waste to energy by incineration for a pharmaceutical industry: A case study
Waste to energy by incineration for a pharmaceutical industry: A case study Open
Waste to energy technologies is considered a viable solution for global warming's sustainability. Several such systems have been developed to produce power from different waste energy sources. However, the main objective of this study is t…
View article: Aerodynamic design of an energy-efficient light truck by biomimicry
Aerodynamic design of an energy-efficient light truck by biomimicry Open
This study provides a detailed biomimicry process to design an aerodynamically efficient light truck inspired by a yellow boxfish. This process involves the selection of proper biological species based on the project goal, testing of mimic…
View article: Development of an innovative technique for teaching and learning of laboratory experiments for engineering courses
Development of an innovative technique for teaching and learning of laboratory experiments for engineering courses Open
The teaching and learning of engineering courses are always challenging due to its complex and abstract nature, and the mathematics involved. With diminishing resources (e.g., continuous funding cut, frequent professional/academic staff ca…
View article: Design of a micro wind turbine and its economic feasibility study for residential power generation in built-up areas
Design of a micro wind turbine and its economic feasibility study for residential power generation in built-up areas Open
To provide an alternative to the fossil fuels, finding innovative engineering design in utilizing the renewable energy sources are paramount. Although there are abundant of wind energy available in the built-up areas, the application of wi…
View article: Design of a hybrid household power generation system for a coastal area: A case study for Geraldton, Australia
Design of a hybrid household power generation system for a coastal area: A case study for Geraldton, Australia Open
Rising energy cost and declining technology cost particularly household batteries has seen a rise in demand for small scale renewable energy sources. There have been reports of doubling of grid-connected solar panels with battery storage f…
View article: Design of a hybrid household power generation system for a rural area: A case study for Oodnadatta, Australia
Design of a hybrid household power generation system for a rural area: A case study for Oodnadatta, Australia Open
In view of rising energy cost and declining technology cost, a total of 225,991 small scale system was installed in 2017, bringing the total to 2.9 million small-scale systems already been installed in different parts of Australia. Majorit…
View article: Effect of Various Deflectors on Drag Reduction for Trucks
Effect of Various Deflectors on Drag Reduction for Trucks Open
Since the early years of the 20th century, when the mass production of commercial vehicle started, it was noticed that air resistance play a major factor related to the vehicle motion. Although fuel consumption was not a concern back in th…
View article: Development of a Computational Model for Optimal Sourcing of LNG
Development of a Computational Model for Optimal Sourcing of LNG Open
Recent data indicates that there is an increasing global demand of natural gas in many countries. They want to enter into the international LNG market to meet their shortfalls. In order to minimize the transport cost the potential country …
View article: Effect of Turbulence on a Savonius Type Micro Wind Turbine
Effect of Turbulence on a Savonius Type Micro Wind Turbine Open
The primary objective of this paper is to investigate the effect of turbulence of a multi-bladed micro vertical axis wind turbine with semi-circular shaped blades in a wind tunnel environment under a range of wind speeds. A 24, 32 and 40-b…
View article: Effect of sizing of a Savonius type vertical axis micro wind turbine
Effect of sizing of a Savonius type vertical axis micro wind turbine Open
The primary objective of this paper is to study the effect of sizing of a multi-bladed Savonius rotor on power output. Initially, a base model of the micro wind turbine with 8, 16 and 24 blades with rotor diameter of 300 mm and blade lengt…
View article: A Study of Dimple Characteristics on Golf Ball Drag
A Study of Dimple Characteristics on Golf Ball Drag Open
Dimples on the golf ball have significant effect on its aerodynamic properties as well as the flight trajectory. The aerodynamic of golf ball is still not fully understood in spite of a significant number of published data in the open lite…
View article: A Study of Aerodynamic Drag of Contemporary Footballs
A Study of Aerodynamic Drag of Contemporary Footballs Open
Most modern footballs possess varied surface characteristics which can affect the flight trajectory of the football. Although the aerodynamic behavior of other sports balls have been studied well, little information is available about the …