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This study investigated the influence of a biomass additive on the thermal performance of the inner liner of fired-clay cook-stoves. Fired-clay cook-stoves are essential cooking devices, particularly in areas with limited access to modern energy resources. The study aimed to enhance the thermal efficiency of the cook-stoves by incorporating rice husk into the inner liner…

Experiments to investigate the performance of a thermoelectric cooler box powered using a solar panel with a mini pin fin as the heat removal unit was conducted at the un-condition ambient temperature. Due to solar power, the power given to the thermoelectric on different days was different. However, the power on the day of the…

The Present work is to investigate effect of dry sliding wear behaviour of ZA27 base alloy, after reinforcing it with Molybdenum Di Sulphide (MoS2) particles from 0% to 4% in five steps. To examine the wear behaviour of both reinforced and un-reinforced material, dry or unlubricated pin on disc tests were conducted. These tests were…

A sensor fusion concept integrating the optical and microfabricated eddy-current sensor for the non-destructive testing of the grinding burn is reported. For evaluation, reference grinding burn with varying degrees are fabricated on 42CrMo4 tool steel cylinder. The complementary sensing nature of the proposed sensors for the non-destructive testing of the grinding burn is successfully achieved,…

A comparative analysis of formulas for blast wave overpressure is presented in the paper, and models were compared with available experimental data. The Kinney and Shin models show the best agreement with experimental data (Kingery-Bulmash) for free airburst, while for surface burst, Swisdak, Vanuci, and Jeon models predict test data most accurately. One of the…

In the recent past, there has been a renewed shift into biomass and other recycled waste sources for biodiesel production and utilization. This is a critical area of research and study in which this present work intends to review and identify gaps in literature by shifting the focus of review to non-plant based sources for…

In this paper, the investigated results on tool wear in milling process of a Gleason spiral bevel gear was investigated. The CVD Ti (C, N)-Al2O3-TiN coated carbide inserts were used in the experimental process. The cutting inserts clamped on the tool head of Gleason tool head system. The workpiece material that was used in this…

In this study, Taguchi method and ANOVA that are applied to determine the influence of several input parametrs on cutting force amplitude (F), vibration acceleration amplitude (a), and machining productivity (P) in the five-axis finish milling process of the spiral bevel gear. Taguchi orthogonal L27 array is used to design the experimental matrix with 27…

This research presents the outcomes of thin layer convective drying of ginger rhizomes with different treatments using the ARS-0680 environmental chambers for the drying process. TD 1002A – Linear Heat Conduction Experimental equipment was used in measuring the thermal conductivity of the ginger samples at varied temperature levels ranging from 10oC – 60oC and drying…

This paper presents a research about the modelling of surface roughness in the grinding process. Based on the analyzed results about the surface roughness models from the previous studies, this study was performed to develop a surface roughness model in the grinding process. The surface roughness model is proposed with two hypotheses about the shape…

In recent years, the transport of large packages with super weight from 100 tons to several thousand tons is no longer a difficult problem due to the continuous development of technology. Experienced transport companies, specializing in transporting heavy goods in Vietnam, have invested in very modern equipment and machinery such as self-propelled trailers of Cometto…

There is some agricultural equipment for post harvesting of Orange fruit Juice, all the machine is geared towards extraction of the fruit juice. Fruit juice extraction is the act of wringing out the juice content of fruits by way of an effective processing and storage which enhance reduction in wastage. Fruit juices which literally have…

In this paper, the multi-objective optimization process was applied for the surface grinding process of 3X13 steel using an aluminum oxide grinding wheel (WA46J7V1A). For each experiment, three cutting parameters, including the workpiece velocity, feed rate, and the depth of cut, were controlled to change according to the experimental matrix. At each experiment, surface roughness…

Bearings are the key components of many rotating machines, in which serious failure or even major breakdown may occur due to their abnormal operation and defects. Thus, accurate fault diagnoses of bearing elements are essential for proactive predictive maintenance. However, the using of multiple sensors with high sampling rate reveal considerable shortages in the analysis…

The objective of the research is to determine the changes in wrinkling and thinning behavior in the stamping process of the top outer hatchback. The study was conducted using two types of materials, i.e., SCGA (Steel Cold rolled Galvanized Annealed) and SPCC (Steel Plate Cold rolled Coiled) with a thickness of 0.80 mm. During the…

The need for air conditioning in rural areas where there is no source of electricity, leads to look for alternative solutions. Usage of Solar thermal system drive vapor jet refrigeration cycle (VJRC) instead of the traditional air conditioning systems, contributes in the reduction of the Global Worming and Ozone Depletion. The main objective of this…

The technology of electronic steering with force feedback is related to electronic vehicle control. This technology is also known as “steer-by-wire” technology and is specific in that there is not any mechanical connection between the axle and the steering wheel. This technology is currently not very widespread. However, developments in the automotive industry are slowly…

Electrostatic suspension systems have great potential applications in contactless transportation objects since they allow many different materials to be suspended. The electrostatic suspension will be widely applied in practice if the system cost is inexpensive. This paper presents an electrostatic suspension system controlled by using pulse width modulation (PWM). The use of PWM in electrostatic…

The stabilizer bar restricts the roll angle of the vehicle when the vehicle steers based on the load balance on both sides of the wheel. Usually, the bar is in the form of the symmetrical U-shaped with the diameter is circular or annular. In order to be able to calculate the diameter of the stabilizer…

The demand for renewable energy sources such as waste pyrolysis plastic oil (WPPO), ethanol biofuel with high oxygen content is increasing globally. This study used blending of conventional diesel oil, waste plastic pyrolysis oil, ethanol and 2-ethyl hexyl nitrate (EHN) as additive. The purpose was to improve combustion, the ignition quality, and performance and emission…

Vehicles are rollover when steering at high speed, this phenomenon is limited by increasing the anti-roll moment of the suspension system. This research focuses on analyzing and establishing the dynamic model of vehicle when steering and describes the dependence of the vehicle body’s roll angle on other factors. Research has shown that when equipped a…

Renewable energy becomes an appealing technology used in many applications in our life. Environmentally, it reduces CO2 emissions and enhances the sustainability of the system. This paper study the benefits of using a photovoltaic system with a thermal storage tank to power air-cooled chiller, in two different scenarios. The simulation methodology is adopted in this…

Considering link vibrations, the main limitation affecting flexible manipulators, this article seeks to make a contribution by presenting an enhanced two degree of freedom vibration controller. This controller uses a filtered right inverse controller in the feedforward and strain feedback controller in the feedback path. The Filtered inverse controller damps transient vibrations while preserving joint…

To gather information rapidly in disaster sites, a lot of search/rescue robots have been developed. It is difficult to correspond to the complicated environment composed of fields requiring various locomotion strategies, because most of these robots have only one type of locomotion device. To increase the available search routes under such conditions with the aim…

The key objective of this study is to analyse the heat transfer processes involved in the evaporation and condensation of water in a water distillation system employing a thermoelectric module. This analysis can help to increase the water production and to enhance the system performance. For the analysis, a water distillation unit prototype integrated with…