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"Avacuum drying system is being designed and developed at National Institute ofVacuum Science & Technology (NINVAST) to dry various materials under vacuumconditions. Its performance and capabilities are tested by carrying outdifferent experiments on green (freshly cut) wood samples of Poplar andEucalyptus with dimensions of 990.6 mm x 76.2 mm x 25.4 mm and 469.9 mm x 50.8mm x 25.4 mm, respectively. These samples were dried from green moisturecontent (MC) 78% to 10% by this system at ultimate vacuum of about 1.6 x 103pascal and at a temperature ranging from 35oC to 55oC forabout 20 hrs. Drying quality tests included: prong test, warp measurement,surface checking and moisture content measurement, which were all performed.The resulting wood samples showed no dislocation and no excessive stressbuildup. If compared to ordinary drying process, the vacuum drying is rapid andthe drying rate increases with rise in temperature. The designed system isbeneficial for commercial use."

"A vacuum drying system is being designed and developed at National Institute of Vacuum Science & Technology (NINVAST) to dry various materials under vacuum conditions. Its performance and capabilities are tested by carrying out different experiments on green (freshly cut) wood samples of Poplar and Eucalyptus with dimensions of 990.6 mm x 76.2 mm x 25.4 mm and 469.9 mm x 50.8 mm x 25.4 mm, respectively. These samples were dried from green moisture content (MC) 78% to 10% by this system at ultimate vacuum of about 1.6 x 103 pascal and at a temperature ranging from 35oC to 55oC for about 20 hrs. Drying quality tests included: prong test, warp measurement, surface checking and moisture content measurement, which were all performed. The resulting wood samples showed no dislocation and no excessive stress buildup. If compared to ordinary drying process, the vacuum drying is rapid and the drying rate increases with rise in temperature. The designed system is beneficial for commercial use."

"Pengeringan beku diakui sebagai metode pengeringan terbaik tetapi sangat intensif energi yang disebabkan dua hal yaitu proses pembekuan pada tekanan yang berbeda dengan pengeringan dan perambatan panas yang lambat selama sublimasi. Proses pembekuan dalam hal ini dihasilkan dari perubahan tekanan dalam suatu tabung vakum yang mengacu pada diagram fasa air dimana seiring dengan penurunan tekanan maka akan terjadi penurunan temperatur dalam suatu ruang sehingga jika suatu produk yang dijadikan sebagai eksperimen diletakkan didalamnya maka akanterjadi proses pembekukan. Pada penelitian ini akan dilakukan variasi temperatur coldtrap untuk melihat kemampuan evaporator menangkap uap hasil sublimasi selama proses perubahan fase material, juga analisa potensi energi, dan exergy destruction pada sistem refrijerasi sehingga dapat dilakukan penghematan energi pada pengering beku vakum.

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Freeze-drying method of drying is recognized as the best but it is very energy intensive due to two things namely the freezing process at different pressures by drying and heat propagation is slow during the sublimation. The freezing process in this case resulting from changes in pressure within a vacuum tube which refers to the phase diagram of water which along with the decrease of pressure there will be a decrease in temperature in a room so that if a product is used as the experiment is placed in it there will be a process of freeze.

In this study the temperature variation will be conducted to identify the capacity evaporator coldtrap capture vapors during the sublimation process of phase change material, as well as analysis of the potential energy, and exergy destruction in the system so it can be done refrijerasi energy savings in a vacuum freeze dryer."

"This study aimed to determine the effect of using acrylonitrile butadiene styrene in place of conventional wax material on treatment pattern removal in the investment casting process. There are three controllable process variables that can affect treatment pattern removal, which include temperature increase, holding time and the number of layers of ceramic shell that have been considered for comparison. Comparison among the effects of temperature increase, holding time and numbers of ceramic shell layers on the ceramic shell was analyzed using ANOVA. It was found that temperature increase (Tx), holding time (t) and number of layers of ceramic shell (N) contribute significantly to the length of the crack (l) on the ceramic shell. The crack in the ceramic shell?s surface was analyzed using scanning electron microscope photos. Less layers number cause the increase of crack length. The combination between temperature upraise and longer holding time cause cracking delay. The experimental is conducted by using 3 (three) variants for each of layers number, temperature and holding time. The layers number is ranging between 7-9 layers. Temperature increase from room temperature until 1300oC. The layers number variant is ranging between 180-300 seconds. It was concluded that a longer holding time will result in a more intact ceramic shell, as longer holding times yield short crack lengths."

"Computer simulation program has been developed on the basis of Liapunov approach for the study of MRAC technique applied to pressure control for a vacuum system. Both proportional and integral feedback as well as disturbance feedforward is considered in the closed-loop system. The simulation result obtained with a personal computer demonstrates that this MRAC technique is feasible and provides effective and satisfactory control despite its poor initial control policies and wide range of choice for the adaptive gains. For a series of step disturbance, MRAC resulted in continually improved control with very good agreement obtained between process and reference model responses after the second disturbance."

"In 2016, the mandatory use of biodiesel as a substitute fuel by up to 20%,as introduced by the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources,forced vehicle manufacturers to invent suitable engines that would acceptbiodiesel. The use of biodiesel in such a large proportion is highly risky,particularly due to the formation of deposits in the combustion chamberengines. The previous method of fuel droplets are placed on a hot plateapproach produces deposits are slightly different from those generated by areal engine, therefore to obtain realistic deposits it is necessary to modifythis method so temperatures as hot as those in a real engine. In this study,the potential deposit formation of biodiesel fuel was examined by conductingthe deposition process and the evaporation of fuel on a stainless-steel plate(SS), which was placed in a closed space. Deposit characterization was carried outon a hot plate using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The test results showeddifferences in the structures of the deposits produced by biodiesel and dieselfuel; fine structures were seen in the former, while those of the latter wererougher and more porous. Deposit results that are similar to what is seen in areal engine will be very helpful for knowing the patterns, structures, and mechanismof the formation of deposits in such an environment."

"As a result ofwaterflooding, inorganic salt precipitation occurs in the different parts of anoil production system, thereby leading to damage of production equipment.Different parameters affect the kinetics of salt precipitation. Scaleinhibitors are widely used to prevent inorganic salt formation. In this study,the effect of reservoir pressure, temperature, and mixing ratio of injection toformation water on calcium sulfate and barium sulfate precipitation wasinvestigated. For this purpose, two different formation waters and oneinjection water were used. In addition, the effect of temperature and mixingratio on inhibition performance was studied. Four different existing industrialscale inhibitors and one new scale inhibitor were used. The performance of thescale inhibitors was determined under static and dynamic conditions. Results ofthe study showed that calcium sulfate precipitation increased with an increasein temperature and a decrease in pressure. Barium sulfate precipitation wasfound to increase with a decrease in the temperature. The effect of pressure onbarium sulfate formation was negligible. The developed scale inhibitor showedthe highest performance for the prevention of calcium sulfate and bariumsulfate formation. A change in temperature from 60°C to 120°C reduced theinhibitor performance by 3%. In the cases of calcium sulfate and bariumsulfate, the minimum performance of the scale inhibitor was observed when themixing ratios of injection to formation waters were 60:40 and 50:50,respectively."

"The routine dailyactivities that tend to be sedentary and repetitive may cause severe healthproblems. This issue has encouraged researchers to design a system to detectand record people activities in real time and thus encourage them to do morephysical exercise. By utilizing sensors embedded in a smartphone, many researchstudies have been conducted to try to recognize user activity. The most commonsensors used for this purpose are accelerometers and gyroscopes; however, wefound out that a gravity sensor has significant potential to be utilized aswell. In this paper, we propose a novel method to recognize activities usingthe combination of an accelerometer and gravity sensor. We design a simplehierarchical system with the purpose of developing a more energy efficientapplication to be implemented in smartphones. We achieved an average of 95% forthe activity recognition accuracy, and we also succeed at proving that our workis more energy efficient compared to other works."

"The presentstudy investigated the mechanical properties and microstructure of ultrafinegrained (UFG) brass processed by four passes of equal channel angular pressing(ECAP) and annealed at elevated temperatures. The mechanical properties of allsamples were assessed using tensile and micro-hardness tests. Microstructureanalysis was performed using optical microscopy (OM) and scanning electronmicroscopy (SEM). Ultimate tensile strengths (UTS) and yield strengths (YS) of878 and 804 MPa, respectively, ductility of 15%, and hardness of 248 HV wereobtained for samples processed by four passes of ECAP with equivalent truestrain of 4.20. Annealing at 300°C caused UTS and YS to decrease significantly,to 510 and 408 MPa, respectively, ductility to increase to 28%, and hardness todecrease to 165 HV. Fractography analysis of un-annealed samples after fourECAP passes showed small brittle fractures with shallow dimpling. Ductilefailures were found on annealed samples. After four ECAP passes, themicrostructure of un-annealed samples was UFG and dominated by lamellar grainwith shear band. In contrast, after annealing, the microstructure changed dueto recrystallization, showing nucleation and grain growth."

"Site Specific Management (SSM), which also variously referred to as Variable Rate Technology (VRT), is an emerging technology that enables producers to make more precise input application decisions based on soil and field characteristics. This study analyzes factors influencing the adoption of VRT for fertilizer application for cash grain production in Ohio. Results show that producer and field characteristics might influence the adoption decision on various SSM components differently. It also provides insight as to the sequence of adoption of SSM component technologies and how this sequence might differ for producers of differing characteristics."