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Design Of Ac Microgrid Topology With Photovoltaic Uncertainties In A Rural Village, Vannak Vai

Makara Journal of Technology

Energy needs are increasing day by day, especially for developing countries, due to population growth and changing lifestyles. A suitable microgrid topology with renewable energy integration is considered to fulfill the people and society’s needs. This paper focuses on the design of AC microgrid topology for a nonelectrified village with the integration of PV uncertainties in both sitting and sizing. The development of an optimal algorithm based on the conductor use minimization and unbalanced load improvement is proposed. The shortest path is proposed to search for the minimum conductor use. Then, the algorithm for improving the unbalanced load with two …

Mean-Shift Object Tracking Algorithm With Systematic Sampling Technique, Yoanes Bandung, Aris Ardiansyah

Makara Journal of Technology

Mean shift is a fast object tracking algorithm that only considers pixels in an object area, hence its relatively small computational load. This algorithm is suitable for use in real-time conditions in terms of execution time. The use of histograms causes this algorithm to be relatively resistant to rotation and changes in object size. However, its resistance to lighting changes is not optimal. This study aims to improve the performance of the algorithm under lighting changes and reduce its processing time. The proposed technique involves the use of sampling techniques to reduce the number of iterations, optimization of candidate search …

Analysis Of Correlation And Mapping Of Chlorophyll-A Concentrations And Sea Surface Temperatures In Coastal Areas Based On Terra Modis Satellite Image Data, Hendrata Wibisana, Bangun Muljo Sukotjo, Umboro Lasminto

Makara Journal of Technology

Ecosystems in aquatic environments are distinct from ecosystems on land. Changes that occur in ecosystems in aquatic environments affect the lives of biota in these waters, including the fish used as a food source in fishing communities in coastal areas. This study aims to determine the role of remote sensing in mapping and analyzing the relationship between the parameters of sea surface temperature and chlorophyll-a concentrations on the coast. The correlation of sea surface temperature with chlorophyll-a concentrations is modeled via linear regression. An analysis of variance test is performed to establish the suitability of the temperature data for the …

Study Of Laser Based Additive Manufacturing For Titanium And Copper Alloys, Congyuan Zeng

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Material processing by laser is increasingly applied in industrial applications for its outstanding characteristics, such as localized heating, high efficiency, and high manufacturing precision. In this study, two kinds of laser material processing strategies were investigated, namely laser surface engineering and laser-powder-bed fusion additive manufacturing, with pure titanium and copper alloys as target materials, respectively.

For laser surface engineering related studies, the work includes the investigation of the dynamic interactions between titanium and pure nitrogen or ambient air under transient laser processing conditions. Thanks to the in-situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction tests, the high-temperature reaction steps between titanium and pure nitrogen/ambient …

Absorption Of Nitrogen During Pulsed Wave L-Pbf Of 17-4 Ph Steel, Ben Brown, Joseph William Newkirk, Frank W. Liou

Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

In the fabrication of 17-4 PH by laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) the well-documented occurrence of large amounts of retained austenite can be attributed to an elevated concentration of nitrogen present in the material. While the effects of continuous wave (CW) laser processing on in-situ nitrogen absorption characteristics have been evaluated, power modulated pulsed wave (PW) laser processing effects have not. In this study the effects of PW L-PBF processing of 17-4 PH on nitrogen absorption, phase composition, and mechanical performance are explored using commercially available PW L-PBF equipment and compared to samples produced by CW L-PBF. PW L-PBF samples …

Thermodynamic Prediction And Experimental Verification Of Multiphase Composition Of Scale Formed On Reheated Alloy Steels, Richard Osei, Semen Naumovich Lekakh, Ronald O'Malley

Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The structure, phase, and composition of scale formed on a continuously cast steel slab during reheating depend on intrinsic factors (steel chemistry, microstructure, and as-cast surface condition) and extrinsic parameters (temperature, time, composition, and velocity of combustion gas atmosphere). The scale that forms on a slab normally has several layers with differing compositions and phases and knowledge of this scale structure is important in subsequent descaling and hot rolling processing steps. Formation of multiphase scale structures on steel during high temperature oxidation in reheat furnace proceeds according to a local thermodynamic equilibrium, while thickness of layers depends on kinetic conditions …

Modeling And Optimization Of Process Parameters In Face Milling Of Ti6al4v Alloy Using Taguchi And Grey Relational Analysis, Al Mazedur Rahman, S M Abdur Rob, Anil K. Srivastava

Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering Faculty Publications

Titanium alloys are extensively used in aerospace, missiles, rockets, naval ships, automotive, medical devices, and even the consumer electronics industry where a high strength to density ratio, lightweight, high corrosion resistance, and resistance to high temperatures are important. The machining of these alloys has always been challenging for manufacturers. This article investigates the combined effect of radial depth, cutting speed and feed rate on cutting forces, tool life, and surface roughness during face milling of Ti6Al4V alloy. This study focuses on the significance of radial depth of cut on cutting force, tool life and surface roughness compared to that of …

Modeling Of Rare Earth Solvent Extraction Process For Flowsheet Design And Optimization, Vaibhav Kumar Srivastava

Theses and Dissertations--Mining Engineering

The separation and purification of rare earth elements (REEs) into individual products has been a topic of significant interest for researchers and engineers for many decades. The prime reason for such sustained interest is due to REEs’ demand and application in modern technology, as well as the challenges associated with their separation and purification. The chemical similarity of rare earth group elements is responsible for difficult separability which makes purification of individual elements challenging. Despite associated complications, processes such as solvent extraction (SX) and ion-exchange have been successfully utilized in the separation and production of REEs on pilot and commercial …

Analysis Of Post-Deposition Recrystallization Processing Via Indium Bromide Of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Thin Films, Deewakar Poudel, Benjamin Belfore, Tasnuva Ashrafee, Shankar Karki, Grace Rajan, Angus Rockett, Sylvain Marsillac

Applied Research Center Publications

Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ (CIGS) thin films were deposited at low temperature (350 °C) and high rate (10 µm/h) by a single stage process. The effect of post-deposition treatments at 400 °C and 500 °C by indium bromide vapor were studied and compared to the effect of a simple annealing under selenium. Structural, electrical, and chemical analyses demonstrate that there is a drastic difference between the different types of annealing, with the ones under indium bromide leading to much larger grains and higher conductivity. These properties are associated with a modification of the elemental profiles, specifically for gallium and sodium.

Toward Understanding Commercial Additives For Zincate Electrogalvanizing, Margaret Scott

Masters Theses

"Cyanide zinc electrogalvanizing has been used for many years to produce high quality and uniform zinc coatings. Due to toxicity concerns, a significant amount of research has occurred to remove the use of cyanide while still producing a similar deposit. One of the resulting plating chemistries is the alkaline zincate bath.

Alkaline zincate plating has the advantages of low startup cost, low toxicity, and low corrosion rate. Despite these advantages, alkaline bath conditions do not produce acceptable zinc deposits without the use of plating additives, which can promote lustrous, smooth deposits. This research aims to: (1) generate fundamental electrochemical data …

The Effects Of Molybdenum, Chromium, And Niobium On Gray Iron For Brake Rotor Applications, Matthew Hasbrouck

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

Brake rotor composition and microstructure must be optimized for thermal and mechanical performance to avoid thermal-mechanical cracking, excessive wear, and to reduce noise. Niobium is an element that increases the strength and wear resistance of gray iron; however, the interaction of niobium with other common alloying elements (chromium and molybdenum) is not well understood. Thirteen gray cast iron alloys were produced with varying levels of carbon equivalent (CE), Cr, Mo, and Nb. Bars with four different diameters (8, 14, 22, and 30 mm) were cast from each alloy and microstructural and physical properties such as graphite flake morphology, pearlite spacing, …

Application Of Laser Assisted Ultrasonic Nanocrystal Surface Modification On Aluminum And 3d Printed Titanium, Eman Hassan, Thomas Crouse

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

A novel surface treatment, laser assisted ultrasonic nanocrystal surface modification (LA-UNSM), has proved effective in increasing surface hardness, and fatigue life. The objective of this research is to determine the effectiveness of this process on components created with additive manufacturing. To accomplish this, we investigated the effectiveness of LA-UNSM treatment on aluminum, a common 3d printed metal, and the effectiveness of LA-UNSM processing on 3d printed titanium. We first conducted our own literature review to assess the practicality of using this same treatment on aluminum. We then treated traditionally manufactured aluminum at varying levels of laser intensity to determine if …

Jominy Hardenability Tester Redesign, Dennis Kopacz, Shadoe Beatty, Thomas Benenati, Jared Mclean, Matthew Yokosuk

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

Our project is Redesigning a Hardenability Tester. The goal of this project is to figure out how to incorporate an intensive quenching system to the current design from last years group. An intensive quench is a new system that is safer to harden steel and it hardens steel more effectively than other quenching processes. This will be achieved through testing the initial design to make sure it is able to run. After that as a group we will take this system through a design process to introduce a safe process of intensive quenching to the tester.

Exploring Rapid Solidification And Equal Channel Angular Pressing In The Fabrication Of Mg-Based Alloys For Medical Applications, Emily Tom

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

The development of magnesium bioresorbable implants has become increasingly popular due to the increased need for temporary implants and magnesium’s excellent biocompatibility and suitable elastic modulus. Even though magnesium is an excellent candidate, when alloyed with other metals magnesium’s corrosion rate becomes too rapid for bioresorbable medical applications. The investigation into novel processing techniques to control the formation of precipitates to improve mechanical strength and ductility as well as corrosion rates has become of interest. This work investigates the combination of two nonequilibrium processing techniques, rapid solidification (RS) and equal channel angular pressing (ECAP), and the effects it has on …

Development Of An Undergraduate Welding Laboratory For Research And Education, Hamid Eisazadeh, Alok K. Verma

Engineering Technology Faculty Publications

The shortage of welders in Hampton Roads area, where many shipyards are located, is becoming severe for shipbuilding in coming years. Many welding engineers graduated from universities located out of state, tend to go back to companies near their home, after receiving couple years of welding experience at Hampton Roads shipyards. Therefore, it is critical to train local welders. In order to address the welding workforce needs of Hampton Roads, the Department of Engineering Technology at Old Dominion University has recently launched an initiative for developing a laboratory for welding processes (LWP) for supporting educational and research activities in its …

Morphology Control Of One-Dimensional Gallium Nitride Nanostructures By Modulating The Crystallinity Of Sacrificial Gallium Oxide Templates, Yun Taek Ko, Mijeong Park, Jingyeong Park, Jaeyun Moon, Yong Ho Choa, Young In Lee

Mechanical Engineering Faculty Research

In this study, we demonstrated a method of controllably synthesizing one-dimensional nanostructures having a dense or a hollow structure using fibrous sacrificial templates with tunable crystallinity. The fibrous ga2o3 templates were prepared by calcining the polymer/gallium precursor nanofiber synthesized by an electrospinning process, and their crystallinity was varied by controlling the calcination temperature from 500oC to 900oC. gaN nanostructures were transformed by nitriding the ga2o3 nanofibers using NH3 gas. All of the transformed gaN nanostructures maintained a one-dimensional structure well and exhibited a diameter of about 50 nm, but their morphology was clearly distinguished according to the crystallinity of the …

Direct Energy Deposition Of Mo Powder Prepared By Electrode Induction Melting Gas Atomization, Goo Won Roh, Eun Soo Park, Jaeyun Moon, Hojun Lee, Jongmin Byun

Mechanical Engineering Faculty Research

Molybdenum (Mo) is used to form a barrier layer for metal wiring in displays or semiconductor devices. Recently, researches have been continuously attempted to fabricate Mo sputtering targets through additive manufacturing. in this study, spherical Mo powders with an average particle size of about 37 um were manufactured by electrode induction melting gas atomization. Subsequently, Mo layer with a thickness of 0.25 mm was formed by direct energy deposition in which the scan speed was set as a variable. According to the change of the scan speed, pores or cracks were found in the Mo deposition layer. Mo layer deposited …

Recovery Of Phosphorus From Florida Phosphatic Waste Clay, Amir Eskanlou

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This MS thesis examines the recovery of phosphorus (P) from Florida waste clay (WC). A comprehensive literature review revealed that: (i)-The most important values being lost to WC are P and rare earth elements (REEs). For the recovery of these values from WC, two crucial attempts are the removal of extremely fine-sized clays, followed by the recovery of phosphate content, which can pave the path for the recovery of REEs; (ii)-Any scientific/ technological solution should, at the same time, be economically and environmentally attractive to the industry. As such, moving from mostly chemical separation processes to the primarily physical/ physicochemical …

ผลของความหยาบผิวของโลหะผสม Ti-6al-4v ที่ขึ้นรูปด้วยวิธีการพิมพ์สามมิติต่อลักษณะทางสัณฐานวิทยาของท่อนาโนไทเทเนียมไดออกไซด์และความต้านทานการกัดกร่อน, ปาณิสรา พุทธสุวรรณ

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

นอกจากวัสดุไทเทเนียมจะนิยมนำมาใช้เป็นวัสดุทดแทนกระดูกหรือข้อต่อที่เสียหายเนื่องจากมีสมบัติที่ดีในเรื่องของความแข็งแรงสูง มีความต้านทานการกัดกร่อนสูงและมีความเข้ากันได้ทางชีวภาพแล้ว การสร้างท่อนาโนไทเทเนียมไดออกไซด์ก็ใช้กันอย่างแพร่หลายในการปรับสภาพผิววัสดุเช่นกัน เนื่องจากช่วยส่งเสริมการยึดเกาะของเซลล์และให้การตอบสนองของเซลล์ได้ดีกว่าพื้นผิวโลหะเอง แม้มีการศึกษาหลายชิ้นได้รายงานความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างท่อนาโนไทเทเนียมไดออกไซด์กับอัตราการเชื่อมประสานของเซลล์ แต่อย่างไรก็ตามอัตราการกัดกร่อนของชั้นท่อนาโนไทเทเนียมไดออกไซด์ภายใต้สภาวะการใช้งานนั้น ๆก็มีความจำเป็นที่ต้องศึกษาเช่นกัน ในงานนี้เราได้ศึกษาผลจากการปรับสภาพผิวที่ถูกเตรียมด้วยเงื่อนไขต่าง ๆ ต่อพฤติกรรมการกัดกร่อนของวัสดุ Ti-6Al-4V และลักษณะทางสัณฐานวิทยาของชั้นท่อนาโนไทเทเนียมไดออกไซด์ซึ่งการศึกษาจะแบ่งเป็น 2 กลุ่มคือกลุ่มที่ทำการปรับสภาพผิวด้วยการขัดและกลุ่มที่ทำการปรับสภาพผิวด้วยการขัดต่อด้วยการแอโนไดซ์ โดยจะทำการวัดความหยาบพื้นผิวที่เตรียมได้ก่อนการแอโนไดซ์โดยเครื่องวัดความหยาบผิวและศึกษาลักษณะพื้นผิวหลังแอโนไดซ์ด้วยกล้องจุลทรรศน์อิเล็กตรอนแบบส่องกราดและศึกษาพฤติกรรมการกัดกร่อนในสารละลายฟอตเฟสบัฟเฟอร์ซาลีนโดยเทคนิคโพเท็นชิโอไดนามิกโพลาไรเซชัน ผลการวิจัยชี้ให้เห็นว่าก่อนการแอโนไดซ์ความหยาบผิวที่เตรียมได้ไม่มีความสัมพันธ์กับอัตราการกัดกร่อนโดยตรง แต่อย่างไรก็ตามหลังจากแอโนไดซ์พบว่าความหยาบผิวตั้งต้นจากการเตรียมผิวก่อนแอโนไดซ์มีผลต่อลักษณะการเกิดท่อนาโนไทเทเนียมไดออกไซด์ รวมถึงอัตราการกัดกร่อนมีความสัมพันธ์กับขนาดเส้นผ่านศูนย์กลาง ค่าส่วนเบี่ยงเบนมาตรฐานของขนาดเส้นผ่านศูนย์กลางท่อและลักษณะการเรียงตัวของท่อที่เกิดขึ้น

ผลของอุณหภูมิและเวลาการอบอ่อนที่มีต่อโครงสร้างและประสิทธิภาพการกักเก็บประจุสังกะสีไอออนของผงทังสเตน, กอกฤษต สองเมือง

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

แบตเตอรี่สังกะสีไอออนแบบชาร์จได้ (ZIB) ถือเป็นหนึ่งในอุปกรณ์กักเก็บพลังงานที่น่าสนใจ เนื่องจากมีคุณสมบัติด้านความปลอดภัยและคุ้มค่าของราคา อย่างไรก็ตาม งานวิจัยศึกษาวัสดุแคโทดของแบตเตอรี่ ZIB เพื่อให้ได้แบตเตอรี่ที่มีความจุสูงและหมุนเวียนนั้นยังมีไม่แพร่หลาย ดังนั้นการศึกษาวัสดุแคโทดยังคงต้องการการศึกษาเพิ่มเติม ในงานวิจัยนี้ได้ทำการศึกษาขั้วแคโทดสำหรับใช้ในแบตเตอรี่ ZIB โดยใช้ทังสเตนออกไซด์เป็นวัสดุแคโทดสำหรับ ZIB จากงานวิจัยพบว่าขั้วแคโทดทังสเตนออกไซด์ให้ค่าความจุของแบตเตอรี่อยู่ที่ 158 mA h g-1 ณ กระแส 0.1A g-1 อีกทั้งมีประสิทธิภาพการใช้ซ้ำที่ 96% ในการทดสอบจนถึง 1,000 รอบ และมีค่าความหนาแน่นของพลังงานที่โดดเด่น อยู่ที่ 102Wh kg-1 ที่ 116 W kg-1 นอกจากนี้ งานวิจัยนี้ยังแสดงให้เห็นภาพจำลองกลไกในการแทรกตัวของสังกะสีไอออน Zn2+ แบบย้อนกลับในโครงสร้างขั้วแคโทด ดังนั้นงานวิจัยนี้ถือเป็นแนวทางการศึกษาและออกแบบเพื่อใช้ทังสเตนออกไซด์เป็นขั้วแคโทดในแบตเตอรี่ ZIB ที่มีสมรรถนะสูง