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    An investigation of the processability of natural fibre reinforced polymer composites on shallow and flat thin-walled parts by injection moulding process
    ( 2013) ;
    S.M. Sapuan
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    S. Sulaiman
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    E.S. Zainudin
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    K. Abdan
    Currently, many industries are trending towards producing products exhibit such properties as small thickness, lightweight, small dimensions, and environmental friendliness. In this project, flat or shallow thin-walled parts were designed to compare the advantages and disadvantages of lignocellulosic polymer composites (PP + 50 wt% wood) in terms of processability. This study focused on the filling, in-cavity residual stresses and warpage parameters associated with both types of thin-walled moulded parts. Thin-walled parts 0.7 mm in thickness were suitably moulded using lignocellulosic composite materials to determine the effects of filling. The analysis showed, the shallow thin-walled part is preferable in moulding lignocellulosic polymer composite material due to the low residual stress and warpage measured. The results also indicate that the shallow thin-walled part is structurally rigid, such that it can be used in applications involving small shell parts, and can be processed more economically using less material than the flat thin-walled part.
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    The effect of bileaflet mechanical heart valve designs on biomechanical behaviours – a finite element analysis
    ( 2023)
    Nurul Aisyah Hasni
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    Aisyah Ahmad Shafi
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    Heart valve replacement is a popular treatment modality for patients with valvular heart disease. One of the prominent issues of mechanical heart valve is blood clotting around the valve that could lead to operation failure. Different valve design affects the valve structural behaviour differently which could be associated to the valve leaflet movement and its attachment to the housing. This study aimed to analyse the stress and total deformation of a fixed and expandable heart valve designs under a closed and opened leaflet conditions using three-dimensional (3-D) finite element analysis (FEA). Geometrical valve models were created in SolidWorks 2020 and then exported into Ansys 2022 R2. All models were assigned with linearly elastic, isotropic, and homogenous properties. A pressure of 16 kPa was applied on the top (closed condition) and bottom (opened condition) surfaces of the leaflets. The results exhibited that the expandable design recorded about 98% and 8.6% higher stress than the fixed design under the closed and opened conditions, respectively. The expandable valve was also observed to generate approximately 186% and 182% greater total deformation compared to the fixed valve under the closed and opened conditions, respectively. Of the valve designs evaluated, the fixed valve was found to be more satisfactory. However, the expandable valve could also be of interest with relevant modifications imposed if the adverse functionality impacts are concerned.
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    Impact of Cu Pillar Bump Diameter and Solder Material on Reflow Soldering: A Computational Study with Thermal Fluid–Structure Interaction
    ( 2023)
    Jing Rou Lee
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    Mohd Sharizal Abdul Aziz
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    Mohammad Hafifi Hafiz Ishak
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    Roslan Kamarudin
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    F. Che Ani
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    Effect of exhaust gas flow rate in heat recovery steam generator duct using computational fluid dynamic approach
    ( 2024)
    M. Vikhraman
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    Mohd Sharizal Abdul Aziz
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    Mohd Remy Rozainy Mohd Arif Zainol