6 research outputs found
Advanced methods for activated carbon from agriculture wastes; a comprehensive review
The rapid increase in various industries and the subsequent contamination of water bodies by heavy metals caused water stress circumstances globally. The adsorption is among the effective methods which is used for removing heavy metals from the water bodies. Moreover, the adsorption treatment of wastewater by activated carbon (AC) from bio-waste is getting recognition among researchers due to cost-effective. Therefore the current paper aimed to review the adsorption by activated carbon from agro waste, preparation method of AC and adsorption mechanism. The factors affecting the adsorption, adsorption isotherm and kinetics of adsorption were also reviewed. It is appeared from the reviewed papers that the AC from agro waste exhibited high efficiency in removing heavy metals from different wastewater. Moreover, the metal-adsorbed adsorbent desorption through dilute acids are HCl, HNO3, NaOH, KOH, H2SO4, NaNO3, EDTA and Na-citrate. Therefore, the suitable eluting chemicals to the adsorbent and adsorbate must be selected in order to enable maximum recovering percentage
Heat transfer analysis for falkner-skan boundary layer flow past a stationary wedge with slips boundary conditions considering temperature-dependent thermal conductivity
We studied the problem of heat transfer for Falkner-Skan boundary layer flow past a stationary wedge with momentum and thermal slip boundary conditions and the temperature dependent thermal conductivity. The governing partial differential equations for the physical situation are converted into a set of ordinary differential equations using scaling group of transformations. These are then numerically solved using the Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg fourth-fifth order numerical method. The momentum slip parameter δ leads to increase in the dimensionless velocity and the rate of heat transfer whilst it decreases the dimensionless temperature and the friction factor. The thermal slip parameter leads to the decrease rate of heat transfer as well as the dimensionless temperature. The dimensionless velocity, rate of heat transfer and the friction factor increase with the Falkner-Skan power law parameter m but the dimensionless fluid temperature decreases with m. The dimensionless fluid temperature and the heat transfer rate decrease as the thermal conductivity parameter A increases. Good agreements are found between the numerical results of the present paper with published results
Solution of the Boundary Layer Equation of the Power-Law Pseudoplastic Fluid Using Differential Transform Method
The boundary layer equation of the pseudoplastic fluid over a flat plate is considered. This equation is a boundary value problem (BVP) with the high nonlinearity and a boundary condition at infinity. To solve such problems, powerful numerical techniques are usually used. Here, through using differential transform method (DTM), the BVP is replaced by two initial value problems (IVP) and then multi-step differential transform method (MDTM) is applied to solve them. The differential equation and its boundary conditions are transformed to a set of algebraic equations, and the Taylor series of solution is calculated in every sub domain. In this solution, there is no need for restrictive assumptions or linearization. Finally, DTM results are compared with the numerical solution of the problem, and a good accuracy of the proposed method is observed
Analytical Solution of a Nonlinear Index-Three DAEs System Modelling a Slider-Crank Mechanism
The slider-crank mechanism (SCM) is one of the most
important mechanisms in modern technology. It appears in most combustion
engines including those of automobiles, trucks, and other small engines. The
SCM model considered here is an index-three nonlinear system of
differential-algebraic equations (DAEs), and therefore difficult to integrate
numerically. In this work, we present the application of the differential
transform method (DTM) to obtain an approximate analytical solution of the
SCM model in convergent series form. In addition, we propose a
posttreatment of the power series solution with the Padé resummation
method to extend the domain of convergence of the approximate series
solution. The main advantage of the proposed technique is that it does not
require an index reduction and does not generate secular terms or depend on
a perturbation parameter
An application of modern analytical solution techniques to nonlinear partial differential equations.
Thesis (M.Sc.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2013.Many physics and engineering problems are modeled by differential equations. In
many instances these equations are nonlinear and exact solutions are difficult to
obtain. Numerical schemes are often used to find approximate solutions. However,
numerical solutions do not describe the qualitative behaviour of mechanical systems
and are insufficient in determining the general properties of certain systems of
equations. The need for analytical methods is self-evident and major developments
were seen in the 1990’s. With the aid of faster processing equipment today, we are
able to compute analytical solutions to highly nonlinear equations that are more
accurate than numerical solutions.
In this study we discuss solutions to nonlinear partial differential equations with
focus on non-perturbation analytical methods. The non-perturbation methods of
choice are the homotopy analysis method (HAM) developed by Shijun Liao and the
variational iteration method (VIM) developed by Ji-Huan He. The aim is to compare the solutions obtained by these modern day analytical methods against each other
focusing on accuracy, convergence and computational efficiency.
The methods were applied to three test problems, namely, the heat equation, Burgers
equation and the Bratu equation. The solutions were compared against both the exact
results as well as solutions generated using the finite difference method, in some cases.
The results obtained show that the HAM successfully produces solutions which are
accurate, faster converging and requires less computational resources than the VIM.
However, the VIM still provides accurate solutions that are also in good agreement
with the closed form solutions of the test problems. The FDM also produced good
results which were used as a further comparison to the analytical solutions. The
findings of this study is in agreement with those published in the literature