Proceedings of International Conference of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering 2019 : AeroMech 2019, 20–21 November 2019, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

This book presents selected papers from the International Conference of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering 2019 (AeroMech 2019), held at the Universiti Sains Malaysia's School of Aerospace Engineering. Sharing new innovations and discoveries concerning the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), with a focus on 3D printing, big data analytics, Internet of Things, advanced human-machine interfaces, smart sensors and location detection technologies, it will appeal to mechanical and aerospace engineers. Front Matter ....Pages i-xii A Review on Alternative Fuel Spray Characteristics (Qummare Azam, Ahmed M. Alhaj, Ayub A. Janvekar, Nurul Musfirah Mazlan)....Pages 1-9 Modelling of Crack Propagation for Embedded Crack Structure (H. A. Haziq Aiman, M. R. M. Akramin, M. N. M. Husnain, M. S. Shaari)....Pages 11-19 Mitigation of Carbon Footprint of an Airport in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Vineet Tirth, Saad AL-Mashhour, Mustafa Al-Ani, Mohannad Alqahtani)....Pages 21-32 Error Analysis on Galerkin Scheme for the Diffusion Problem (Wei Shyang Chang, Haswira Hassan, Hazim Fadli Aminnuddin, Vishal Singh, Farzad Ismail)....Pages 33-44 Design and Modeling of Actuation System of Unmanned Tricopter with Thrust-Vectoring Front Tilt Rotors for Sustainable Flying (Riady Siswoyo Jo, Aaron EuGene Tan, Mark Tee Kit Tsun, Hudyjaya Siswoyo Jo)....Pages 45-55 Design of an Air-Duct Pipe Inspection and Cleaning Robot (Adzly Anuar, Juniza Md Saad, M. N. A. Arimi)....Pages 57-69 Investigation of Variable Geometry Intake to Mitigate Unwanted Shock-Shock Interactions in a Hypersonic Air-Breathing Propulsion Device (Azam Che Idris, Mohd Rashdan Saad, Konstantinos Kontis)....Pages 71-79 Enhancing Productivity of Solar Still with Pyramid Chamber Step-Wise Basin Design (Salah Abdallah, Hanan Saleet)....Pages 81-89 Mechanical Characteristics of Paraffin Wax-HTPB Based Hybrid Rocket Fuel (Sri Nithya Mahottamananda, P. N. Kadiresh)....Pages 91-103 Aerodynamic Performance of Shark Skin Shape Vortex Generator (Nur Faraihan Zulkefli, Mohamad Asmidzam Ahamat, Nurul Fatihah Mohd Safri, Nurhayati Mohd Nur, Azmin Syakrine Mohd Rafie)....Pages 105-116 A Prototype Development and Evaluation of Electrochemical Device for Heavy Metal Measurement (Siti Nur Hanisah Umar, Elmi Abu Bakar, Noorfazreena Mohammad Kamaruddin, Naoki Uchiyama)....Pages 117-125 Analysis of Pressure Coefficient Around Three Airfoils Operating at Different Reynolds Number Using CFD and XFOIL (Aravind Seeni, Parvathy Rajendran)....Pages 127-137 CFD Analysis of a Novel Propeller Design Operating at Low Reynolds Number (Aravind Seeni, Parvathy Rajendran)....Pages 139-150 Anisotropic Median Bilateral Filtering (Kai Yit Kok, Parvathy Rajendran)....Pages 151-158 Aircraft Wing Aerodynamic Efficiency Improvement Using Longitudinal Spanwise Grooves (Samuel Merryisha, Parvathy Rajendran)....Pages 159-175 Generalized Eshelby Integral Formula for Multiple Inclusion Composite Materials (Abdul Rauf Abdul Raif, Muhammed Fadzli Ismail, Mulia Minhat)....Pages 177-190 Applicability of Rule of Mixtures to Estimate Effective Properties of Nanocomposite Materials (Muhammad Lutfi Mat Rodzi, Muhammed Fadzli Ismail, Mulia Minhat)....Pages 191-205 Flow Field Measurement of Wake Generated by Gourami Fish Tail (Lai Hoong Chuin, Soh Ling Xin, N. A. Razak, Zarina Itam, A. F. Osrin)....Pages 207-217 Design Factors of a Plasma Reactor with a Swirling Flow Field for Production of Rutile TiO2 Nanoparticles (Byeongjun Jeon, Junghun Shin, Donghoon Shin)....Pages 219-231 Development of a Flameless Furnace with Swirling Reversed Air Injection Method (Namgyun Oh, Jaesam Shin, Byeongjun Jeon, Chonggun Choi, Donghoon Shin)....Pages 233-247 Study on the Toluene Removal Characteristics of Glass Fiber Filter Coated by TiO2 Photocatalyst (Fengyun Li, Jie Sun, Donghoon Shin)....Pages 249-270 Lift and Drag Trend of Exocoetus Volitans Model in the Wind Tunnel (A. F. Osrin, N. A. Razak, Aizat Abbas, Zarina Itam)....Pages 271-278 Flatwise Compression and Buckling Characterizations of Adhesive-Free Additively Manufactured Defected Architected Structures (Khameel B. Mustapha, Mohammad Saad, Yousif A. Abakr)....Pages 279-289 Technical and Economic Viability Assessment of Different Photovoltaic Grid-Connected Systems in Jordan (Salah Abdallah, Dana Salameh)....Pages 291-303 Aircraft Arrival Delay Under Uncertainty: G-Queue Modelling Concept (Lay Eng Teoh)....Pages 305-315 Evaluation of Combustion Characteristics on Simple Cylindrical Combustion Chamber for Different Operating Conditions and Alternative Fuels (Sim Sing Mei, Nurul Musfirah Mazlan)....Pages 317-327 Design and Development of Renewable Energy Water Pump (Man Djun Lee, Pui San Lee, Jasper Ling, Heng Jong Ngu)....Pages 329-340 CAD-Based 3D Grain Burnback Analysis for Solid Rocket Motors (Ahmed Mahjub, Qummare Azam, M. Z. Abdullah, Nurul Musfirah Mazlan)....Pages 341-348 Numerical Simulation of Suddenly Expanded Flow from Converging Nozzle at Sonic Mach Number (Ambareen Khan, Mohd Azmi Ismail, Nurul Musfirah Mazlan)....Pages 349-359 Computational Analysis of a Multi-orifice Rotary Injector with Air Core (S. Sahaya Jisha, S. Thanigaiarasu)....Pages 361-371 An Experimental Study of Nozzle Geometry Effect on Mixing Characteristics of Two Different Twin Jets (S. Thanigaiarasu, A. Muthuram, S. B. Jabez Richards, T. Vijaya Raj, Surendra Kumar Yadav)....Pages 373-381 Effect of Alumina Nanofiller on the Mechanical Properties of 2D Woven Biotex Flax/PLA Fiber-Reinforced Nanocomposite (Adnan Amjad, Habib Awais, Muhammad Zeshan Ali, M. Shukur Zainol Abidin, A. Anjang)....Pages 383-391 Investigating Dielectric Properties in Hybrid PLA-PHA Composites with Sodium Hydroxide Treated Flax Fibers (Elammaran Jayamani, Hari Prashanth Palani Velayuda Shannmugasundram, KokHeng Soon)....Pages 393-402 Fabrication and Characterization of Lightweight Engineered Polypropylene Composites Using Silica Particles and Flax Woven Comingled Structure (Habib Awais, Yasir Nawab, Adnan Amjad, Aslina Anjang, M. Shukur Zainol Abidin)....Pages 403-410 Numerical Study on the Effect of Innovative Vortex Generators in the Mixing Enhancement of Subsonic Jets (S. Thanigaiarasu, S. B. Jabez Richards, V. Karthikeyan, A. Muthuram, Surendra Kumar Yadav, T. Vijaya Raj)....Pages 411-420 Nonlinear Follower Force Analysis with Ground Static Test Validation of High Aspect Ratio Wing (Norzaima Nordin, Noor Shazwani Muhamad Rafi, Mohammad Yazdi Harmin)....Pages 421-432 Effects of Circular Tabs on Enhancement of Jet Mixing (S. Thanigaiarasu, Surendra Kumar Yadav, S. B. Jabez Richards, A. Muthuram, T. Vijay Raj)....Pages 433-440 Analysis of the Impact of Degradation on Gas Turbine Performance Using the Support Vector Machine (SVM) Method (Khairul Fata B. Ahmad Asnawi, Tamiru Alemu Lemma)....Pages 441-451 Fast and Efficient Collision Avoidance Algorithm for Autonomous Mobile Robot (A. F. Hawary, A. N. Azizan)....Pages 453-462 Experimental Investigation of Mixing Enhancement Through Nozzle Exit Modification in Subsonic Flow (T. Vijayaraj, S. Thanigaiarasu, S. B. Jabez Richards, Surendra Kumar Yadav, A. Muthuram, S. Jaichandar et al.)....Pages 463-472 Experimental Modal Analysis of a Simple Rectangular Wing with Varying Rib’s Orientation (M. S. Othman, L. Teh, M. Y. Harmin)....Pages 473-479 Validation of Rotor-Disc Model for Light Autogyro in Steady-State Flight Mode (Shahrul Ahmad, Douglas Thomson)....Pages 481-492 Adsorption Characteristic of a Two Layer Hollow Cylindrical Silica Bed (Pravinth Balthazar, Mohd Azmi Ismail, Lee Chern khai, Muhammad Iftishah Ramdan, Nurul Musfirah Mazlan, Hussin Bin Mamat)....Pages 493-500 The Effect of Flow Control on Wing-In-Ground Craft Hull-Fuselage for Improved Aerodynamics Performance (Irahasira Said, Mohd Rosdzimin Abdul Rahman, Azam Che Idris, Fadhilah Mohd Sakri, Mohd Rashdan Saad)....Pages 501-510 Review of Hot Air Anti-icing System Inside Bias Acoustic Liner (Lee Chern Khai, Mohd Azmi Ismail, Yu Kok Hwa, Khairil Faizi bin Mustafa, Nurul Musfirah Mazlan, Pravinth Balthazar)....Pages 511-517 Physical and Mechanical Characterization of Kenaf Fiber Filament Wound Composite Produced Using Vacuum-Bagging and Heat-Shrink Tube Method (Sharifah Fathin Adlina Syed Abdullah, Nurul Zuhairah Mahmud Zuhudi, Khairul Dahri Mohd Aris, Mohd Nazrul Roslan, Mohamad Dali Isa)....Pages 519-527 Flow Visualization Study Using Dye Mixtures on a Hydrokinetic Turbine in a Water Tunnel (Teo Chen Lung, Mohd Badrul Salleh, Noorfazreena M. Kamaruddin)....Pages 529-540 Backward Bent Duct Buoy (BBDB) of Wave Energy Converter: An Overview of BBDB Shapes (N. I. Ismail, M. J. Aiman, M. R. A. Rahman, M. R. Saad)....Pages 541-549 Turbulence Intensity in Water Flow for Hydrokinetic Turbine Application (Viknaraj Subramaniam, Noorfazreena M. Kamaruddin)....Pages 551-562 Statistical Overview of CubeSat Mission (N. M. Suhadis)....Pages 563-573 A Physical Characterisation for the Preliminary Fabrication of Natural Woven Fabric Prepreg and Their Composites (Fadzil Adly Ishak, Wan Muhammad Izzat Wan Zaludin, Nurul Zuhairah Mahmud Zuhudi, Khairul Dahri Mohd Aris)....Pages 575-585 Vibration Signal Separation Technique by Using the Combination of Adaptive Filter and Hilbert Transform for Defect Machine Component in Rotating Machinery (K. A. Wahid, M. N. F. Saniman, M. A. Khairul, I. A. Azid)....Pages 587-600 Experimental Assessment of Nonlinear Modal Behaviour of Flexible Beam (A. R. Bahari, M. A. Yunus, M. N. Abdul Rani, W. I. I. Wan Iskandar Mirza, M. Z. Nuawi)....Pages 601-608