Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology

Effect of cellulose nanocrystal reinforcement on erosion wear resistance of sisal/Areca/epoxy hybrid biocomposite

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) have emerged as a promising bio-based reinforcing material and are widely used to enhance the performance of polymer composites. The present study investigates the effect of CNC reinforcement on the abrasive erosion wear behaviour of sisal/areca/epox...

Entropy generation analysis in peristaltic transport of non-miscible micropolar and couple stress fluids across a rotating porous channel with slip effects

Nowadays, the peristaltic transport of complex non-Newtonian fluids through a rotating porous channel plays a crucial role in numerous physiological, biomedical, and industrial processes. It is important to note that the extensive research has been conducted on the peristaltic fl...

Cascaded PIDn-PI controller for LFC of hybrid thermal power systems using quasi-oppositional African vultures optimization

With the integration of renewable energy sources, modern power systems are becoming increasingly large and operationally complex. This leads to frequency fluctuations within the system. Therefore, it is essential to implement advanced Load Frequency Control (LFC) to address frequ...

Data-driven massive reaction networks reveal mechanistic pathways underlying catalytic CO2 hydrogenation

Heterogeneous catalytic pathways for clean energy conversion involve thousands of elementary steps, but most models involve only a few dozen reactions. We combine extensive density functional theory calculations, machine learning for activation barrier prediction, and human intel...

Four-port MIMO cylindrical dielectric resonator antenna with FSS corner reflectors for gain and pattern diversity enhancement

Abstract This paper presents a four-port multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) cylindrical dielectric resonator antenna (CDRA) with frequency-selective surface (FSS)-backed corner reflectors at 5.1 GHz to enhance performance. First, the single-port CDRA is investigated, and a mon...

Gaussian process surrogate modelling and multi-objective optimization for energy-efficient CO2 capture using functionalized oil palm ash

Agricultural waste-derived adsorbents offer a sustainable approach for carbon capture while supporting biomass valorization. However, identifying operating conditions that simultaneously maximize CO 2 adsorption and minimize energy consumption remains challenging because adsorpti...

Experimentally validated ANN-based sustainable fault diagnosis framework for solar PV systems

Faults in solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays significantly degrade energy yield, reliability, and operational safety, particularly on the DC side where continuous energization increases fault severity. This paper presents an integrated Artificial Neural Network (ANN)-based framework...

Integration of GIS, remote sensing and AHP technique for delineation of groundwater potential zones in Mahoba district Uttar Pradesh, India

An essential component of life and the ecology is groundwater. This Precious resource is under extreme strain in India due to man-made and natural caused factors. Determining groundwater potential zones (GWPZs) is becoming a more crucial undertaking due to the world’s increasing...

Development of solar powered grid integrated on-board charger for light EVs

This article proposes the architecture of a solar-powered grid integrated on-board charger for electric vehicles (EVs) utilizing the unique combination of an interleaved Cuk converter and a modified flyback converter. On one side, the interleaved Cuk converter ( IL-Cuk ) power fa...

Reinforcement Learning for Cooperative Control of Multi‐Agent Systems With Switching Topologies

ABSTRACT This paper presents a resilient learning‐based adaptive sliding‐mode consensus control framework for nonlinear multi‐agent systems subject to switching communication topologies and actuator‐side cyberattacks. A distributed sliding‐mode leader‐follower tracking consensus...

Enhancing power transmission conductor reliability through fault detection using UAV-assisted YOLOv8 algorithm

Purpose Reliable power transmission is essential for uninterrupted electricity supply. Conductor defects can reduce system reliability and create operational risks if not detected early. Conventional inspection mainly depends on manual observation, which is labour intensive, time...

Development and Characterization of Thermo Mechanically Improved AlN – ABS Composites for Potential Application in Battery Modules

ABSTRACT Advanced polymer composites with tailored thermal, mechanical, and flame‐retardant properties are increasingly explored for applications in transportation, electronics, and energy storage systems. Herein, a novel acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) polymer composite re...

Low-loss dielectric radome with RFID for intelligent scanning in sub-THz, future autonomous defense systems

The proposed antenna design incorporates a 0.3 mm thick Roger substrate, a 0.00125 mm thick patch, and a cylindrical hollow radome made of Preperm HF H1500 material. The radome encloses a 1 × 11 linear array with a radius of 5.40 mm without affecting its radiation characteristics...

Provenance-preserved DL framework for intrinsically-isolated mm-wave CDRA MIMO

Abstract This paper presents a provenance-preserving deep-learning framework for computational design screening and full-wave validation of high-isolation millimeter-wave cylindrical dielectric resonator antennas in a two-port MIMO configuration. The framework integrates Ansys HF...

Experimental and numerical investigation of the deployment behaviour of creased membrane

The utilization of large deployable space membrane structures has the potential to offer substantial cost reduction in space programmes and systematically creased membrane structures exhibiting fascinating folding patterns provide exceptional compaction capabilities by facilitate...

Zero-Knowledge Extension of PARI

PARI is a recent SNARK based on equifficient polynomial commitments, giving an exceptionally compact proof of just 1280 bits over the BLS12-381 curve, which is the smallest among all the known SNARKs in the literature. However, PARI does not achieve the zero-knowledge property; d...