Showing papers in "Procedia Technology in 2016"

TL;DR: In this paper, magnetite nanoparticles synthesized in the laboratory were used for the removal of Hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI)) from synthetically prepared wastewater using scanning electron microscopy equipped with energy dispersive X-Ray spectroscopy, X ray diffraction and thermogravimetric analyzer.

TL;DR: In this paper, the need of simulation or numerical methods for the prediction of mechanical characteristics of aluminium silicon carbide metal matrix composites (Al-SiC MMC) is discussed.

TL;DR: In this article, the main objective of this paper is the preparation of zinc oxide nanoparticles using conventional methods and the preparation using surfactant, and the characterization of the prepared zinc oxide using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and X-Ray Diffraction in order to determine which method is more feasible.

TL;DR: The proposed A* algorithm determines the heuristic function's value just before the collision phase rather than initially and exhibits a good decrement in processing time with higher speed.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored methods to enhance the rate of biodegradation of polyethylene using physical and biological means using Bacillus subtilis, which produced surface active compounds (Biosurfactants) that enhance the degradation process.

TL;DR: This work aims to develop student's academic performance prediction model, for the Bachelor and Master degree students in Computer Science and Electronics and Communication streams using two selected classification methods; Decision Tree and Fuzzy Genetic Algorithm.

TL;DR: In this paper, the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm is used to find out the best location and optimal size of distributed generation (DG) for the sake of reduction in power loss and improvement of voltage profile in distribution networks.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used FSP technique for fabrication of surface composites, using aluminium 7075 as parent metal and Boron Carbide (B4C) powder particles as reinforcement.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used the Elshayal Smart open source software to extract 340 individual tiles of Google earth images covering Vellore in Tamilnadu and then clipped to facilitate on-screen digitizing using GIS software.

TL;DR: The results show that NSGA-II is able to yield a better Pareto front in terms of minimizing the objective vector but SPEA2 and PESA-II has a better diversified set of optimal solutions.

TL;DR: In this article, it is shown that formaldehyde is acting as a cross linker for Chitosan-PVA blend which has high thermal degradation or high thermal stability when compared with ChitOSAN- PVA-glycerol and ChITOSAN -PVA blends.

TL;DR: The discrete wavelet transform is employed to remove noise components of the time - frequency domain in order to enhance the ECG signal and the Hilbert transform with the adaptive thresholding technique used to explore an optimal combination to detect R-peaks more accurately.

TL;DR: In this paper, a modified still with added nanoparticles produces 3445ml/m2day and 3058 ml/m 2 day at water depth of 5 cm and 10 cm respectively.

TL;DR: Abrasive flow machining (AFM) is one of the non-conventional finishing processes in which a semi-solid medium consisting of a visco-elastic polymer and abrasive particles mixed in a definite proportion is extruded under pressure through or across the surface to get the required finish.

TL;DR: A customized Internet of Things (IoT) enabled Wireless Sensing and Monitoring Platform to monitor the temperature, relative humidity and light in the context of building automation is presented.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide a brief introduction to the various additive manufacturing techniques and discuss a disambiguation based on their general capability of producing functional structures on a volume integration level.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed a general approach to implement Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) in process plants and validated it with the maintenance history data of a process plant manufacturing titanium dioxide with a production capacity of 20,000 metric tonnes per annum.

TL;DR: In this article, the defects were analyzed through visual observation, macrostructure, microstructural investigation and scanning electron microscope and the results revealed that the copper particles detached from base material were large and irregular in case of polygonal pin designs.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors carried out an extensive literature study to give a complete description on μ-EDM process, its requirements, performance and applications, and the details were categorized into five major areas, namely, experimental setups and its subsystems, experimental studies and optimization methods, generated micro features, modeling and simulation approaches and applications.

TL;DR: In this paper, a composite of TiO2 /Chitosan was synthesized in which chitosans also acts as an immobilization agent, and the characterization of the nanoparticles was done using scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy measurements.

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of current, gas flow rate and nozzle to plate distance on quality of weld in metal inter gas arc welding of AISI 316L austenitic stainless steel has been studied through experiments and analyses.

TL;DR: In this article, an experimental study regarding the effectiveness of natural fiber disperse reinforcement in the adobe bricks was presented, which indicated an improved mechanical strength and a better thermal conductivity of the clay composite material.

TL;DR: In this paper, the COD removal and Dye removal efficiencies of homogeneous and heterogeneous photo-Fenton process are compared for the treatment of synthetic textile wastewater, and the effect of parameters like pH, catalyst dosage, H 2 O 2 dosage and U V power are evaluated using Taguchi's experimental design.

TL;DR: The main aim of this paper is to pinpoint the importance of standardization of parameters selected for data collection in study, compare the results obtained from C4.5 classifier on both un-standardized and standardized datasets and analyse the performance of the C 4.5 algorithm in terms of its prediction accuracy when applied on the created database from collected and standardized pregnancy data.

TL;DR: In this article, nano-structured zinc oxide thin films were deposited on corning glass substrate by magnetron sputtering process and X-ray Diffraction (XRD) technique was used to characterize ZnO thin films.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented an idea of using free sources of energy for designing stand-alone hybrid renewable energy system, which is used for powering the Electrical Engineering Department of AMGOI, located at latitude and longitude 16.8347 and 74.3148, respectively, of Peth Vadgaon Kolhapur, Maharashtra.

TL;DR: In this article, different fiber optic sensors for the structural health monitoring of civil engineering structures are reported, such as a fiber optic crack sensor and two different fibre optic moisture sensors have been designed to detect the moisture ingress in concrete based building structures.

TL;DR: In this paper, a microwave reactor was designed and fabricated using a microwave oven operating at a frequency of 2.45GHz with a variable energy output up to 5kW, quartz reactor, condensers and cold trap; this made the design appealing for any future industrial-sized microwave reactor.

TL;DR: A conceptual framework and research model of TQM implementation in relation to organization performance particularly in Indian context is proposed in this article, where the authors investigate the impact of TMM practices on multiple performance measures as well as obstacles confronted by Indian organizations.

TL;DR: This paper presents a review on the existing scenario of the simulation studies of blood flow, starting with a brief overview of the structure and function of arteries and veins followed by a discussion on pressure wave propagation, blood flow models and Fluid Structure Interaction in the arterial system.