Kongu Engineering College

About: Kongu Engineering College is a(n) based out in . It is known for research contribution in the topic(s): Cluster analysis & Control theory. The organization has 2001 authors who have published 1978 publication(s) receiving 16923 citation(s).

Glass fiber-reinforced polymer composites – a review:

Abstract: Glass fibers reinforced polymer composites have been prepared by various manufacturing technology and are widely used for various applications. Initially, ancient Egyptians made containers by glass...

Box-Behnken design based statistical modeling for ultrasound-assisted extraction of corn silk polysaccharide.

Abstract: In this study, ultrasound assisted extraction (UAE) conditions on the yield of polysaccharide from corn silk were studied using three factors, three level Box–Behnken response surface design. Process parameters, which affect the efficiency of UAE such as extraction temperature (40–60 °C), time (10–30 min) and solid–liquid ratio (1:10–1:30 g/ml) were investigated. The results showed that, the extraction conditions have significant effects on extraction yield of polysaccharide. The obtained experimental data were fitted to a second-order polynomial equation using multiple regression analysis with high coefficient of determination value (R2) of 0.994. An optimization study using Derringer's desired function methodology was performed and the optimal conditions based on both individual and combinations of all independent variables (extraction temperature of 56 °C, time of 17 min and solid–liquid ratio of 1:20 g/ml) were determined with maximum polysaccharide yield of 6.06%, which was confirmed through validation experiments.

Survey of low power testing of VLSI circuits

Abstract: The System-On-Chip (SoC) revolution challenges both design and test engineers, especially in the area of power dissipation. Generally, a circuit or system consumes more power in test mode than in normal mode. This extra power consumption can give rise to severe hazards in circuit reliability or, in some cases, can provoke instant circuit damage. Moreover, it can create problems such as increased product cost, difficulty in performance verification, reduced autonomy of portable systems, and decrease of overall yield. Low power dissipation during test application is becoming increasingly important in today's VLSI systems design and is a major goal in the future development of VLSI design.

Optimization of microwave assisted extraction of pectin from orange peel.

Abstract: In this study, microwave-assisted extraction was applied for pectin extraction from the dried orange peel and Box-Behnken response surface design was used to study and optimize the effects of processing variables (microwave power, irradiation time, pH and solid-liquid ratio) on the yield of pectin. The amount of pectin extracted increased with increasing microwave power, while it reduces as the time, pH and solid-liquid ratio increased. From the results, second order polynomial model was developed and it adequately explained the data variation and significantly represented the actual relationship between independent variables and the response. An optimization study using Derringer's desired function methodology was performed and optimal conditions based on both individual and combinations of all independent variables (microwave power of 422W, irradiation time of 169 s, pH of 1.4 and solid-liquid ratio of 1:16.9 g/ml) were determined with maximum pectin yield of 19.24%, which was confirmed through validation experiments.

Tensile and flexural properties of snake grass natural fiber reinforced isophthallic polyester composites

Abstract: Natural fiber composite materials are one such capable material which replaces the conventional and synthetic materials for the practical applications where we require less weight and energy conservation. The present paper, which emphasis the importance of the newly identified snake grass fibers which are extracted from snake grass plants by manual process. In this paper, the tensile properties of the snake grass fiber are studied and compared with the traditionally available other natural fibers. The mixed chopped snake grass fiber reinforced composite is prepared by using the isophthallic polyester resin and the detailed preparation methodology is presented. Fiber pull-outs on the fractured specimen during the physical testing of the composites are also investigated. The experimental evidence also shows that the volume fraction increases the tensile, flexural strength and modulus of the snake grass fiber reinforce composite.