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Evaluation Of Word Processing Cost Effectiveness, Nicholas E. Tedesco

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The objective of this thesis is to examine the use of word processing technology to determine if its implementation is a cost effective investment. This will be accomplished by comparing the cost of a typewritten page before and after the implementation or upgrade of word processing equipment. The degree of utilization and the impact of utilization on standard costs will also be examined.

Significant difficulty was encountered attempting to locate and compile statistical information on word processing. Therefore, a questionnaire was developed and distributed to the 100 largest public and 100 largest private companies headquartered in New Jersey, requesting information …

Application Of Robots In Developing Countries, Badi Uddin

Theses

The increasing versatility of robots has led to their use in a widening range of applications. The robot population is growing at a remarkable pace. The increase in the use of robots in industry has changed the standards of productivity and quality. During past years, as labor costs has risen, safety and environmental regulations have been changed to provide more benefits to workers and capabilities of robots became more sophisticated. Therefore, robots became a valuable piece of production equipment.

Now, robots are able to perform all kinds of hazardous and heavy duty jobs which are harmful to human life or …

Productivity Through People : The Hewlett-Packard Way, Charles Serwedes

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Petri nets have become a powerful tool for modeling and analyzing asynchronous concurrent systems. In this thesis I apply Petri nets for analyzing and modeling a flexible manufacturing workstation (FMS). A manufacturing workstation is modeled by using Colored- Timed Petri nets, with the consideration of tool handling, raw materials, quality checking and the reuse of reworkable scraps. A simulation program for a simplified Petri net model of manufacturing workstation is described and the production throughput is computed.

Establishing And Utilizing The Concept Of Socio-Technical-Spatial Systems In The 21st Century Work Environment, Asmita Gami

Theses

Productivity is an important aspect of work environment in a market economy. It depends on the integration of the efficiency of the technical system, the social structure of the organization as well as the spatial environment. The relationship of productivity to the spatial environment within the changing work environment is the primary concern of this research. The research attempts to identify where we are now in terms of our understanding of productivity and its relationship to the work environment as well as the historic evolution that has brought us to this stage. In addition, this project attempts to explain the …

A Theoretical Investigation Of The Possibility Of Coexistence Of Three Microbial Populations Competing Purely And Simply In Configurations Of Three Interconnected Chemostats, Shiuan-Wu Chang

Theses

It is known from the literature that out of any number of microbial populations competing purely and simply in an environment which is homogeneous and has time invariant inputs (e.g. in an ideal chemostat) only one population can survive in a steady state under any conditions. However it has been proven possible for two competitors to coexist in two interconnected chemostats, which indicates that spatial heterogeneities may lead to coexistence of pure and simple competitors. The present study investigates whether the spatial heterogeneities created by three interconnected bioreactors may lead to a mixed culture (i.e. coexistence) of three pure and …

Approaches To The Synthesis Of Dentin Bonding Agents Containing Vinyl And Carbamate Functional Groups, Steven W. Amato

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The synthesis of four new monomers containing vinyl and carbamate functional groups was attempted. The desired products were N-m-methacryloxyphenyl-O-phenyl carbamate, N-p-methacryloxy-O-phenyl carbamate, m-N-phenylcarbamato-2-methacryloxyethoxy benzoate, and p-N-phenylcarbamato-2-methacryloxyethoxy benzoate. The carbamate functional group was derived by the Lewis Acid catalyzed reaction of meta-aminophenol, para-aminophenol, meta-aminobenzoic acid, and para-aminobenzoic acid with diphenyl carbonate. The vinyl function was derived, in the case of the aminophenols, by reaction with methacrylyl chloride, and in the case of the aminobenzoic acids, with 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate.

Partial products only were prepared, these being the two carbamate functional phenols, the two carbamate functional benzoic acids, the two methacryloxy functional derivatives …

Reaction Of Hydrogen With Methylene Chloride And Carbon Tetrachloride At High Temperature, Hun Tsao

Theses

The reactions of methylene chloride and carbon tetrachloride in hydrogen in the temperature range 500 - 1000° C were studied using tubular flow reactors of three diameters. (ID: 0.40, 1.05, 1.60 cm). Residence time range was from 0.3 to 3.5 seconds. Temperature profiles of the reactors was kept within +/- 5° C of central 85% for the 18 inch long reactor, at a total pressure of 1 atmosphere. No chlorinated hydrocarbon products were observed at or above 950° C. The major products in this temperature range were CH4, C2H₂, C2H₄, C2H₆ and HCl.

The pseudo …

Reactions Of Atomic Hydrogen With Dichloromethane In A Flow System, Shun-Hsien Huang

Theses

The reaction kinetics of atomic hydrogen with dichloromethane were studied in a tubular flow reactor with 2.6 cm I.D. Pyrex tube at pressure of 2.1 to 2.7 torr absolute and room temperature . Hydrogen atoms were generated by a microwave discharge plasma. Atomic hydrogen concentration were measured by chemiluminescence titration with nitrogen dioxide. The concentrations of hydrogen atom ranged from 2.0 * 10¹⁴ to 5.0 * 10¹⁵ atoms per cm³. Chlorocarbon reagent and products were monitored by online gas chromatography (FID).

Major products observed were hydrogen chloride and methane. The conversion of dichloromethane increases first to …

Pontryagin's Maximum Principle, Chirasakdi Varuntanya

Theses

In a detailed presentation of Boltyanskii "elementary" proof of the Pontryagin's Maximum Principle, several gaps have been filled in the original one: The control processes which are considered in this paper are described by a system of ordinary differential equations, hence the uniform approach to O of certain O(ε) is proved. Moreover, a complete proof of a theorem about convex cones in Rn and a theorem from Topology are presented. An example of time optimal control illustrating the principle is also solved.

A Prognostication Of Just-In-Time Efficacy In American Manufacturing, Mark L. Kahan

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"Just-in-time" is a Japanese philosophy of business management which has as its ideal the complete elimination of waste in the process of adding value to a product. Some experts have contended that its basis is not cultural, but technical, and is thus applicable to American manufacturing concerns. After an initial exploration of economics and productivity concepts, and of U.S. logistics, inventory, and purchasing practices, the matter of Just-in-time will be addressed, both theoretically and in terms of Japanese business and labor relationships and culture. Then, based upon a case study consisting of observations made at a traditional American manufacturer, this …

Post-Cracking And Nonlinear Microcomputer Analysis In Reinforced Concrete Beams, Pedro Ricardo Munoz Arias

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The main objective of this Thesis work is to study a non-linear behavior of reinforced concrete structures using the Finite Element Method and an incremental load strategy.

Bond between steel and concrete is simulated using linkage spring elements. The proposed model has a generalized crack propagation capability and it accounts for nonlinearities due to cracking and material properties.

Load-displacement relationships describing the aggregate interlock along the crack and the dowel action at the level of reinforcement are incorporated into a computer program.

A simply supported reinforced concrete beam is analyzed from zero load until failure. Contributions to the shear capacity …

Computered-Aided Digital Filter Design And Simulatio, Pao-Tsan Chiang

Theses

The simulation is written by C language on AT&T Unix pc 7300 environment, some fundamental mathematics is introduced in the beginning, then digital filter specification method: window, frequency sampling, equiripple are discussed, and Kaiser window method is discussed in details for programming.

There are many problems are met in my simulation, such as F.F.T. aliasing, leakage, Picket fence convolution, correlation, but solutions are proposed.

The result could be output data and graph, GSS_Drivers graph package is utilized, because consideration of operation speed and convenience are emphasized, speed is compromised, but easy to be restructured.

A Dsp Toolkit For The Unix/C Environment Of The Pc 7300 Compute, Suwutchai Jesdanun

Theses

The Digital Signal Processing (DSP) TOOLKIT is a package of programs designed to use the fast Fourier transform (FFT) and display its output responses in graphics form. This tool provides three different window functions and five data modifiers for filter designing and spectrum analysis. Flexible features for modifying the plottings, such as y-axis auto-scaling, xy-axis scaling and center line adjusting of the graphics display, are included.

All programs are written in C programming language for the UNIX System Environment of the UNIX PC 7300 computer. The program structure of DSP TOOLKIT is designed so that modules can be added or …

Certificate Programs 1988-1990 New Jersey Institute Of Technology Division Of Technology, New Jersey Institute Of Technology

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Implementation Of Inverse Multiprofile Streak Technique, Brian Edward Fuchs

Theses

The inverse multiprofile streak technique is a new measurement technique available to researchers and was implemented to better achieve measurements on detonation phenomena. This technique provides the wave front geometry around the perimeter of an explosive charge through the use of multiple slits placed on the charge and a high speed streak camera. Testing, analysis, and methodology for this technique are presented in order to provide information to interested researchers. A personal computer program and sample tests are included to illustrate the method used.

Thermal Decomposition Of Dichlorobenzene In An Atmosphere Of Hydrogen And Helium, Mingta Hung

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Reactions of dilute mixtures of dichlorobenzene in hydrogen and in helium were studied in a tubular reactor at a pressure of 1 atm, residence times of 0.04 to 2.7 seconds, and temperature range of 825 to 1000° C. Product distributions at various reaction conditions are measured with a flame ionization detector gas chromatograph, and qualitative analysis of batch samples was also performed by GC/Mass Spectrometry. The major products were observed as the thermodynamically stable species, HC1, Cis), benzene and chlorobenzene. Thermal reaction in helium at 1 second residence time in 1.05 cm ID reactor yielded less benzene and chlorobenzene when …

Nucleus 1987, New Jersey Institute Of Technology

Yearbooks

This is a digitized, downloadable version of the Newark College of Engineering Nucleus.

Failure Surface Of A Square And Rectangular Reinforced Concrete Members [Sic] Under Combined Biaxial Bending And Tension, Ravindra M. Khanapure

Theses

This thesis describes the development and use of three dimensional strength interaction diagrams of reinforced concrete sections for different loading conditions. It also gives a comprehensive overview of modes of failure surfaces and provides design aids for members subjected to biaxial bending and axial tension. This is the phenomena which is rather overlooked analytically and graphical predictions are made. The computer program provides a special tool for the analysis and fast interation of combination of loadings and moments.

A Mathematical Model For The Isometric Contraction Of Smooth Muscle On The Basis Of The Phosphorylated Myosin Regulation Process, Joseph J. Kocinsky

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A mathematical model was proposed for the isometric contraction of smooth muscle (i.e., vascular, urterine, & gastrointestinal) that accounts for the experimental observations on tension transients and pCa²⁺-tension curves. The model is based on the elementary reaction kinetics involved in the process; it uses the Ca²⁺-dependent myosin phosphorylation regulatory mechanism in its interpretation. The model is composed of four parts : (a) the activation of myosin light chain kinase; (b) the phosphorylation of myosin light chains; (c) the actin-myosin Mg²⁺ATPase cross-bridge reaction cycle; and (d) the development of isometric tension. The interaction of the …

Office Automation, Nanda Kishore Krishnaiah

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This thesis gives an overview of the technology available to management for implementing office automation. It explores the methodology for creating an integrated automated office. It discusses methods for linking automated offices through the concept of networking and it addresses the major behavioral aspects associated with the implementation of automation in the office. The most significant part of this thesis is that the conceptual design model is illustrated by the application to an actual case study. The author was involved as a team member in an automation project with the Center for Information Age Technology, at New Jersey Institute of …

Reliability Evaluation Of Liquid Crystal Displays Under Accelerated Life Conditions, Rajkumar Krishnamoorthy

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This Thesis shows method of comparing the reliability of Liquid Crystal Display Devices by means of accelerated life testing at elevated temperature and relative humidity for two different vendors.

The tests were carried out at three different combinations of temperature and humidity.

1. 77°±1° C and no added humidity.

2. 85°±1° C and no added humidity

3. 98°±1° C and 98+2% relative humidity.

Leakage current measurements were carried out after every 1000 hours for up to 5000 hours for vendor no.l. Measurements were carried at 0, 500, 1000, 2000, 3000 and 5000 hours for vendor no.2. A DC bias of …

A Study Of The Dynamics Of Microbial Competition For A Single Resource In A Chemostat Between Reversible Attachment To Solid Surfaces, Pericles Theofilos Lagonikos

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It is known that two microbial populations competing for a single non-renewable resource in a homogeneous environment with time-invariant inputs cannot coexist in a steady state. The case where two microbial populations exhibiting reversible attachment to the walls of a chemostat compete for a single resource is studied theoretically. Because of the cell's attachment to the walls, the environment is no longer homogeneous. The present study considers the case where the attached cells form no more than a monolayer. The Baltzis-Fredrickson model is used to represent the attachment to the walls. In one system the attachment of cells of the …

Image Analyzing Instrumentation System For The Activity Measurement Of Rats, Yun-Kang Li

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A microcomputer based instrumentation system has been developed to measure the activity of rats in 12 metabolic chambers. The instrumentation system monitors the rats' behaviors and estimates their activity continuously in an automatic manner. The activity information of the rats are expressed by a quantitative index which describes the intensity of the activity level.

An Apple II microcomputer system is used to manage the activity measurement which consists of an image recording operation and an image analyzing operation. During the measurement, the microcomputer controls Optic RAM digital cameras to record the rats' image. The camera can take a digital picture …

Implementation Of Case (Common Application Service Element) And Application Interface For Manufacturing Automation Protocol, Amit Limaye

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In 1980 General Motors formed a task force committee to explore solution to incompatibility of computer network on machine floor which control programmable devices, Robots etc. After receiving the various existing standards, the committee came up with first draft of Manufacturing & Automation Protocol (MAP 1.0) in April 1984. Further reviews resulted in different versions of MAP standards and presently, efforts are being made to come up with MAP 3.0.

MAP enables information to be readily transferred between computers, people and equipment and thus truely interconnecting open systems. The ultimate goal of these efforts is to be able to produce …

Analysis Of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (Pah) In Stack Sample Particulates Formed During Waste Combustion ; Substituent Effects On The Strain Molecules, Ping Chiang Lyu

Theses

PART A: The total thirty samples came from wastes incineration of five industry companies in New Jersey have been examined. The EOM levels showed, especially for the less polar substances, lower than if they were collected at room temperature in the manner of ambient sampling. HPLC analyses of PAH, nitro-PAH and Quinone-PAH have been performed. Brief comparison is made with previous study.

PART B: Ab initio Molecular orbital calculations using the 3-21G basis set provide good approximations to the experimental geometries of substituted strained organic molecules. A series of disubstituted prismanes have been calculated at this level and the effects …

Mizer : A Ruled Based Cad Tool For Logic Optimization, Sandip Mukerjee

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This objective of this research was to develop a knowledge based CAD tool, to address the problems of Logic Design. MIZER is an expert system, that accepts functional specifications of a logic circuit and connectivity description of its implementation to generate an optimal design. This information is then used to develop a hazard free circuit that brings about an optimization in area and timing. It stores the newly created design into its knowledge base with the approval of the designer, for future use.

Bond Behavior Of Reinforced Concrete Under Impact Loading, Abu Rayhan Md Muniruzzaman

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This thesis covers experimental investigations of bond behavior of reinforced concrete specimen under impact loading. A computer assisted data acquisition system was selected for data acquisition and control. This entire electronic system involved mainly a multichannel digital oscilloscope and an IBM-AT micro computer. All specimens were tested by a modified instrumented Charpy tester assisted by the electronic system.

15 test specimen were prepared in order to perform the experimental investigations. Each 3x3x16 inch specimen was reinforced with a single deformed bar mainly 3/4" and 1/2" diameter and three catagories of concrete mainly plain, 1%, and 2% (by volume) steel fiber …

Hardware Based Data Compression System Using Sliding Dictionary Algorithm, Hemant L. Nerurkar

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Popular data compression schemes found in the literature are software based and present innumerable difficulties in hardware implementation. A data compression scheme, which can be directly implemented in hardware using systolic arrays, has been described. The scheme has a remarkable ability to 'adapt' itself to the changing statistics of the source file. Results generated after a comprehensive study and simulations of the algorithm have been presented. The scheme is inherently suitable for parallel processing. It can be incorporated in transmitting devices since it can be fabricated on a single VLSI chip. Comparison has been made with the LZW scheme. A …

Analysis Of An Inertial Navigation System On A Silicon Wafer, Ashok K. Parida

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This thesis describes a self-contained inertial navigation system for commercial vehicles. It is low cost miniature system employing some of the newest techniques in micromechanical and microelectronic hardware.

The system employes an array of vibrating tuning fork gyros, a number of feedback force-balance accelerometers, and a central processing unit, all fabricated on a silicon wafer using integrated circuit fabrication technology. A miniature platform (size of a golf ball) driven by gearless torque motors is used to provide a quiet environment for the gyros and accelerometers. There are radio links between components that are on and off the platform (eliminating need …

Kinetic Study Of Degradation Of Refractory Organic Chemicals : 2, 4-Dichlorophenol, 2, 4-D And Pyridine; Using Ozone/Hydrogen Peroxide/Uv Radiation, Milind K. Pradhan

Theses

In this study Ozone/Hydrogen Peroxide/UV radiation is used to destroy refractory organic chemicals in aqueous solutions. 2,4-dichlorophenol, 2,4-D and Pyridine are the three chemicals used. Hydrogen Peroxide in combination with UV light proved to be most effective in destroying the parent chemical completely. Ozone and UV system was the next most effective system. UV alone was the least effective.

Kinetic study of the Hydrogen Peroxide and UV system was done using a Chemkin program. The results predicted by the Chemkin program matched closely with the experimental results. More work is currently being done using the Chemkin program to study other …