Advances in Material Science and Engineering

Dr. Sattar S. Emamian received his Doctorate Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Malaysia, in 2018. He is a member of Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM). He has completed a postdoctoral research fellow in University of Malaya on 2019. He has published several ISI and Scopus indexed journals/proceedings as well as book chapters. His research areas are welding engineering, manufacturing systems engineering and materials science. Mokhtar Awang is Professional Engineer and an Associate Professor at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Perak, Malaysia. He is also Chartered Engineer with Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology, UK (IMarEST). He obtained his Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Detroit Mercy, MI, USA, and both master and doctorate degrees from West Virginia University, WV, USA. He had 6 years of experience in industry and over 18 years of academic experience in the field of finite element modeling and friction stir welding. He is a co-author of a book and editor of 8 books related to finite element modelling and material engineering. He has also published more than eighty peer-reviewed journal and conference papers. Dr. Jeefferie Abd Razak received his Ph.D. in Materials Science from National University of Malaysia. His research interests are on polymer and rubber blends, dielectric and conductive polymeric composites and polymer-based nanocomposites. He is a chartered engineer with Engineering Council (EC), UK, and he was appointed as Professional Technologist by Malaysia Board of Technologist under the nanotechnology area. Presently, he served the Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) as a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering. He is currently active in consultation and research work, especially in the area of engineering materials design, testing and optimization. Patrick J Masset obtained his Bachelor Degree in Material Science,Master and Doctorate Degrees from Grenoble, France, in addition to his MBA from Paris-Dauphine University. He is currently undergoing habilitation under University Pierre and Marie Curie, for the highest French diploma required for a full professorship. He started his career in 1998 as research engineer and later became Head of Research Group at Centre for Innovation Competence Virtuhcon, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany, before he moved to Fraunhofer UMSICHT- Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany. He is currently the CEO of Techallium Engineering and Consulting, Fliederweg 6, D-92449 Steinberg am See, Germany.

Design of Permanent Rectification for Flare Stack Structure by Using Finite Element Method.- Experimental Investigation of a Swirl Toroidal Trapped-Vortex Miniature Combustor.- Experienced of Thermal Fatigue Failure on Closed Blowdown System Line in Delay Coker Unit.- Numerical Study on the Effects of Sloshing in a Spherical Tank using Double-Side Curved Baffle.- Analysis on the Performance of Logistics Companies with TOPSIS Model.- The Effects of Double-Side Curved Baffle Height on the Liquid Sloshing of a Spherical Tank-Numerical Study.- Influence of water–in-fuel (diesel and biodiesel) emulsions on the performance and emission characteristics of a single cylinder diesel engine.- Survey to Water-in-Diesel Emulsion Characteristics as an Alternative Fuel for CI Engine.- Investment of blending Biofuels and Nanoparticles with Conventional Diesel Fuel to Improve Combustion Process-A Review.- Strategic Maintenance Decision Making under Adverse Contribution Margins- A case study in a cementplant.- Development of Remote Laboratory System With Multi-Degree Viewing Access In Support For Distance Learning Initiative.- Design and Fabrication of a Gasifier for the Production of Liquid Fuel – A case study of Spondias mombin.- Impact and hardness behaviours of heat-treated aluminium 6101 alloy quenched in different waste media.- Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Torrefied Corncob and Rice Husk Briquettes: Modeling and Simulation.- Study and Analysis of Challenges in Wind Energy Implementation.- Impact of Milling on Hardness and Optical Transmission of PMMA Lenses.- Combined Torrefaction and Densification of Rice Husk: Effect of Process Parameters.- Noise Sensitivity of Mode Shape and Mode Shape Difference to Damage Detection.- Conversion of industrial steel waste to smart lightweight structures towards Sustainable Development Goal 12.- Strategy to manage rock quarries by reducing harvested aggregates towards eco-building concept.- Access control system for safety feature of lock A review.- Selection of materials based on thermo mechanical properties of thermal barrier coatings and their failures -a review.- A New Methodology to Investigate the Removal Crater volume in the Particles Blended of Electrical Discharge Operation (EDO).- Time-Dependent Corrosion Resistance Investigation of Hydrophobic Magnesium Alloys.- A Hybrid Control Scheme for Magnetorheological Elastomer Under Impact Loading Application.- Influence of the Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) Content Variation on the Microstructure, Density and Compressive Properties of Established Porous Magnesium (Mg).- Comparison of Joint Configuration for Aluminum 6061 Tailor Welded Blank with Dissimilar Thicknesses Using Friction Stir Welding.- An Evaluation Model of Lean Technique Implementation in Remanufacturing Process.- Design for Assembly and Disassembly on Product Design of Flat Panel Display.- Flexural Strength Optimization for Hybrid Glass/Jute Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composite Fabricated via Vacuum Infusion.- Specific strength of sandwich-structured composite of open-cell metallic foam/resin joined by friction stir incremental forming.- Interface Damage and Delamination Behaviour Prediction of HAp Coating in Artificial Femoral Stem Component of Total Hip Replacement.- Mechanical Properties of Injection-Molded Polylactic Acid (PLA) Reinforced with Magnesium Hydroxide for Biomedical Application.- Development of Composite Aerostructure for UAV Application.- AC Pipe Structural Dynamic Characterization in On-Off Vehicle Conditions.