...Eshan Agrawal; Vinod Tungikar Purpose Aluminium matrix composites are subjected to wear as well as higher temperature applications such as pistons, cylinder heads and blocks for car engines. Therefore, it is important to evaluate the performance of aluminium metal matrix composite at elevated...

...Srinivasula Reddy I.; Vadivuchezhian Kaliveeran Purpose This paper aims to focus on the effect of normal load, sliding speed and temperature on the coefficient of friction of Al 6061-T6 alloy under dry sliding conditions. Design/methodology/approach Dry sliding experiments were conducted using...

...Ali Belhocine; Wan Zaidi Wan Omar Purpose The purpose of this paper is to re-examine the assumptions implicit in Leveque’s approximation, and the variation of the temperature and the thickness of the boundary layer were illustrated using the developed solution. The analytical solutions...

...Sudhir Chitrapady Vishweshwara; Jalal Marhoon AL. Dhali Sultanate of Oman witness a long summer with mostly clear blue skies and typically higher ambient temperatures as seen in other GCC countries. This type of environment warrants the use of high capacity and reliable air conditioning systems...