{"title":"Characterization Of Penetration-Grade Bitumen Blended With Lighter Petroleum Products","authors":"E. Wami, Y. Puyate, Sn Chigeru","doi":"10.4314/GJER.V7I1.18972","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/GJER.V7I1.18972","url":null,"abstract":"Low penetration-grade bitumen is mixed with each of three lighter petroleum products (kerosene, diesel, and lubricating oil) to produce blended bitumen for priming the surface of road during construction of road pavement. The flash point, penetration, and viscosity, of the various bitumen blends are investigated experimentally. The penetration of each bitumen blend increases while both the viscosity and flash point decrease as the concentration of diluent in the bitumen blend increases. These effects are more pronounced with kerosene as the diluent, followed by diesel, and then lubricating oil. The volume of each diluent used in the analysis varies from 1ml to 10ml in steps of 1ml per 100ml of pure bitumen and the corresponding ranges of flash point of the various bitumen blends are 1580C-560C for kerosene, 2020C-1480C for diesel, and 2210C-2100C for lubricating oil; the corresponding ranges of penetration of the bitumen blends are 105pen-230pen for kerosene, 78pen-230pen for diesel, and 66pen-212pen for lubricating oil; the corresponding ranges of viscous flow time are 4.0s-1.4s for kerosene, 4.3s-2.3s for diesel, and 4.3s-3.2s for lubricating oil. It is shown that kerosene is the best of the three diluents considered in the analysis for preparing blended bitumen for priming during road surfacing. Keywords : Penetration-grade bitumen; Kerosene; Diesel; Lubricating oil; Viscosity; Flash point. Global Journal of Engineering Research Vol. 7 (1) 2008: pp. 1-6","PeriodicalId":12520,"journal":{"name":"Global Journal of Research In Engineering","volume":"18 1","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85907007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Computer modeling of a riser-type fluid catalytic Cracking (FCC) reactor","authors":"P. Josiah, O. Etebu","doi":"10.4314/GJER.V5I1.18967","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/GJER.V5I1.18967","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12520,"journal":{"name":"Global Journal of Research In Engineering","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87636718","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A multi-objective linear programming (MOLP) approach to miniral investment decitions","authors":"F. Udoh","doi":"10.4314/GJER.V5I1.18965","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/GJER.V5I1.18965","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12520,"journal":{"name":"Global Journal of Research In Engineering","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75258107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A novel microcomputer based security monitoring system","authors":"E. O. Akinpelu, A. O. Taiwo, A. O. Adeyemo","doi":"10.4314/gjer.v5i1.18968","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/gjer.v5i1.18968","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12520,"journal":{"name":"Global Journal of Research In Engineering","volume":"63 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81557002","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modified model of convective drying of water-based Caramic suspension for tape casting","authors":"Y. Puyate","doi":"10.4314/GJER.V5I1.18970","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/GJER.V5I1.18970","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12520,"journal":{"name":"Global Journal of Research In Engineering","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89533484","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of wind speed and direction of waste stabilization pong parameters (Part 1): Dissolved oxygen and pH","authors":"E. Ukpong, J. Agunwamba, N. Egbuniwe","doi":"10.4314/GJER.V5I1.18961","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/GJER.V5I1.18961","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12520,"journal":{"name":"Global Journal of Research In Engineering","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78010645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Implementation of a window-based software for distillation process design","authors":"S. S. Ikiensikimama, P. Josiah","doi":"10.4314/GJER.V5I1.18963","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/GJER.V5I1.18963","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12520,"journal":{"name":"Global Journal of Research In Engineering","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85433644","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A novel filter design assistant software in visual basic","authors":"E. O. Akinpelu, O. Otolorin","doi":"10.4314/GJER.V5I1.18966","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/GJER.V5I1.18966","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12520,"journal":{"name":"Global Journal of Research In Engineering","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89172515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analytical prediction of hybrid stepping motor static characteristics","authors":"J. U. Agber","doi":"10.4314/GJER.V6I2.18958","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/GJER.V6I2.18958","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12520,"journal":{"name":"Global Journal of Research In Engineering","volume":"25 1","pages":"121-126"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83206661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A simplified approach to the geometric design of parabolic highway vertical curves","authors":"Y. Tuffour","doi":"10.4314/GJER.V6I2.18955","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/GJER.V6I2.18955","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12520,"journal":{"name":"Global Journal of Research In Engineering","volume":"40 4 1","pages":"101-106"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83772065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}