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Energy Efficiency Evaluation Of Blower Heater Non-Purge Compressed Air Dryers, Alexandra M. Botts Jan 2019

Energy Efficiency Evaluation Of Blower Heater Non-Purge Compressed Air Dryers, Alexandra M. Botts

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports

There are several compressed air dryers available for industrial use including, refrigerant, desiccant, and membrane. This research focuses on twin tower regenerative closed loop desiccant dryers, specifically: blower heater non-purge (BHNP) with and without cooling water pumps, Compressed-air Heater Purge (CHP), Blower Heater Purge (BHP), and Pressure Swing Heaterless (PSH). These styles of dryers are used mainly in industries that require extremely dry air such as, food manufacturing, medical air, or sensitive technology manufacturers. The research was conducted by collecting and analyzing real time current draw data on air compressors and associated dryers at eight different facilities (13 compressor systems) …


Successfull Implementation Of The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program In Small Businesses, Valentina Parra Jan 2019

Successfull Implementation Of The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program In Small Businesses, Valentina Parra

Honors Undergraduate Theses

In recent years, companies have been focused on improving organizational performance and the loyalty of customers to improve sustainability in increasingly complex markets. The Baldrige Performance Excellence framework, generally referred to as the Baldrige criteria, was created to guide professionals in achieving these goals including defining a set of excellence criteria and offering an award program to recognize high-performing organizations. The principles of excellence focus on understanding and working for the stakeholders, improving performance and quality management, and strategically driving continuous improvement. The framework can be used for organizational self-assessments; however, many organizations find it challenging to interpret and apply …


Freeform Extrusion Fabrication Of Advanced Ceramics And Ceramic-Based Composites, Wenbin Li Jan 2019

Freeform Extrusion Fabrication Of Advanced Ceramics And Ceramic-Based Composites, Wenbin Li

Doctoral Dissertations

"Ceramic On-Demand Extrusion (CODE) is a recently developed freeform extrusion fabrication process for producing dense ceramic components from single and multiple constituents. In this process, aqueous paste of ceramic particles with a very low binder content ( < 1 vol%) is extruded through a moving nozzle to print each layer sequentially. Once one layer is printed, it is surrounded by oil to prevent undesirable water evaporation from the perimeters of the part. The oil level is regulated just below the topmost layer of the part being fabricated. Infrared radiation is then applied to uniformly and partially dry the top layer so that the yield stress of the paste increases to avoid part deformation. By repeating the above steps, the part is printed in a layer-wise fashion, followed by post-processing. Paste extrusion precision of different extrusion mechanisms was compared and analyzed, with an auger extruder determined to be the most suitable paste extruder for the CODE system. A novel fabrication system was developed based on a motion gantry, auger extruders, and peripheral devices. Sample specimens were then produced from 3 mol% yttria stabilized zirconia using this fabrication system, and their properties, including density, flexural strength, Young's modulus, Weibull modulus, fracture toughness, and hardness were measured. The results indicated that superior mechanical properties were achieved by the CODE process among all the additive manufacturing processes. Further development was made on the CODE process to fabricate ceramic components that have external/internal features such as overhangs by using fugitive support material. Finally, ceramic composites with functionally graded materials (FGMs) were fabricated by the CODE process using a dynamic mixing device"--Abstract, page iv.


การจัดตารางทรัพยากรสำหรับระบบโลจิสติกส์ขาเข้าแบบบูรณาการของโรงงานน้ำตาล, ธารินทร์ โชติวนิช Jan 2019

การจัดตารางทรัพยากรสำหรับระบบโลจิสติกส์ขาเข้าแบบบูรณาการของโรงงานน้ำตาล, ธารินทร์ โชติวนิช

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

ระบบโลจิสติกส์ขาเข้าของอุตสาหกรรมอ้อยและน้ำตาลไทยประกอบไปด้วยเกษตรกรไร่อ้อยอยู่เป็นจำนวนมาก หากแต่มีทรัพยากรการเก็บเกี่ยวที่จำกัด อีกทั้งยังขาดการบริหารจัดการแบบรวมศูนย์ เกษตรกรส่วนใหญ่จึงจำเป็นต้องแย่งชิงการใช้ทรัพยากรการเก็บเกี่ยวในบางช่วงเวลา ส่งผลทำให้เกิดปัญหาการเผาอ้อยก่อนตัด ตลอดจนการสูญเสียคุณภาพน้ำตาลจากการรอเทอ้อยตามมา ผู้วิจัยได้ทำการแก้ปัญหาดังกล่าวผ่านตัวแบบจำลองการจัดตารางทรัพยากรการเก็บเกี่ยวแบบหลายวัตถุประสงค์ (MOHRSP) อีกทั้งยังได้ทำการพัฒนาวิธีการทางฮิวริสติกส์เพื่อแก้ไขปัญหาดังกล่าว โดยอ้างอิงจากวิธีการหาค่าที่เหมาะสมที่สุดด้วยการเคลื่อนที่ของกลุ่มอนุภาค (PSO) ในวิธีการดังกล่าว ผู้วิจัยยังได้สอดแทรกวิธีการค้นหาเฉพาะที่อีก 3 รูปแบบ เพื่อเพิ่มความรวดเร็วในการค้นหาคำตอบ ผู้วิจัยได้ทำการประเมินประสิทธิภาพของฮิวริสติกส์ที่พัฒนาขึ้น โดยทำการเปรียบเทียบคำตอบที่ได้กับคำตอบจาก CPLEX ที่มีการจำกัดระยะเวลาในการคำนวณบนปัญหาที่สุ่มสร้างขึ้นจำนวน 30 ปัญหา ทั้งนี้ ผู้วิจัยพบว่า วิธีการค้นหาคำตอบที่ออกแบบขึ้น ให้ผลการค้นหาที่ดีทั้งในปัญหาแบบวัตถุประสงค์เดี่ยว และหลายวัตถุประสงค์ โดยคุณภาพของคำตอบที่ได้มีค่าใกล้เคียง หรือดีกว่าคำตอบของ CPLEX ในขณะที่ใช้เวลาในการค้นหาคำตอบที่สั้นกว่ามาก อย่างไรก็ดี ในการค้นหาคำตอบครั้งหนึ่ง ๆ ฮิวริสติกส์อาจให้กลุ่มคำตอบซึ่งไม่ถูกครอบงำเป็นจำนวนมาก ผู้วิจัยจึงได้นำเสนอวิธีการในการคัดเลือกคำตอบ เพื่อช่วยให้ผู้มีอำนาจตัดสินใจสามารถเลือกตารางการทำงานที่เหมาะสมกับสถานการณ์ปัจจุบัน โดยยังสามารถสนองตอบต่อความต้องการของผู้มีส่วนเกี่ยวข้องในอุตสาหกรรมได้


Propuesta De Mejora Para La Reducción De Reprocesos De Fabricación E Instalación En La Empresa Cocinas Aimco S.A.S Utilizando La Metodología Lean Six Sigma, Diana Carolina Angarita Estupiñan, Yudy Nathalia Castiblanco Costilla Jan 2019

Propuesta De Mejora Para La Reducción De Reprocesos De Fabricación E Instalación En La Empresa Cocinas Aimco S.A.S Utilizando La Metodología Lean Six Sigma, Diana Carolina Angarita Estupiñan, Yudy Nathalia Castiblanco Costilla

Ingeniería Industrial

El presente proyecto contiene la implementación de herramientas de mejora Lean Six Sigma para la reducción de reprocesos en el área de fabricación e instalación de la empresa cocinas Aimco S.A.S, así mismo disminuir las altas pérdidas económicas que presenta la compañía por el inapropiado control de sus procesos. Para el desarrollo de este proyecto se identificaron los factores críticos que producen la mayor cantidad de reprocesos, a través de recolección de datos, entrevistas a los operarios y análisis de información histórica. Por medio de esta información se realizó el estudio y desarrollo de herramientas Lean Six Sigma para identificar …


Formulación De Un Plan Estratégico A Mediano Plazo Para Digiprint Editores S.A.S. Ubicada En Bogotá D.C, Martha Liliana Álvarez Carreño Jan 2019

Formulación De Un Plan Estratégico A Mediano Plazo Para Digiprint Editores S.A.S. Ubicada En Bogotá D.C, Martha Liliana Álvarez Carreño

Ingeniería Industrial

Debido al acelerado desarrollo de tecnología a nivel mundial y la inserción de esta en las organizaciones colombianas, es una fuente de preocupación para Digiprint Editores SAS, la preservación y mantenimiento en el mercado editorial de las actividades organizacionales, para lo cual, esta empresa proyectada medidas de acción que permitan fortalecer su sistema organizacional a partir del cambio, modificación, o mejora de la potenciación de sus ventajas competitivas, bajo la configuración de un plan estratégico para los próximos años. Para ello, este plan estratégico pretende establecer un diagnóstico de las actividades internas y externas de la organización con el fin …


Localización Geográfica De Una Instalación Hospitalaria Para Mejorar La Cobertura En Salud De Las Localidades De Sumapaz, Usme Y Rafael Uribe Uribe, Andrés Felipe Vélez Osorio, Clara Valentina García Prieto Jan 2019

Localización Geográfica De Una Instalación Hospitalaria Para Mejorar La Cobertura En Salud De Las Localidades De Sumapaz, Usme Y Rafael Uribe Uribe, Andrés Felipe Vélez Osorio, Clara Valentina García Prieto

Ingeniería Industrial

En Bogotá la mayor parte de las instalaciones hospitalarias se encuentran en el sector norte, el en cual los estratos socioeconómicos predominantes son 4,5 y 6 (Secretaría Distrital de Planeación, 2019), dicha distribución evidencia sin duda las preferencias de los oferentes por encima de las necesidades de atención de la población, dejar en vulnerabilidad en salud a las comunidades con menos recursos de la ciudad. La presente investigación trabaja el problema de ubicación de instalaciones (FLP por sus siglas en inglés), el cual consiste en determinar cuál es la ubicación geográfica óptima de una instalación hospitalaria con carácter estatal para …


Propuesta De Mejora A La Productividad Del Laboratorio Instrumental De Alta Complejidad De La Universidad De La Salle, Deissy Juliet Castillo Casasbuenas, Geralding Chía Niño Jan 2019

Propuesta De Mejora A La Productividad Del Laboratorio Instrumental De Alta Complejidad De La Universidad De La Salle, Deissy Juliet Castillo Casasbuenas, Geralding Chía Niño

Ingeniería Industrial

El presente trabajo de investigación plantea desarrollar una propuesta de aumento de la productividad del Laboratorio Instrumental de Alta Complejidad (LIAC) de la Universidad de La Salle, haciendo uso de herramientas Lean Manufacturing y de Análisis de procesos. Para lograrlo, se establece una metodología de tres fases: diagnóstico, propuesta y validación. En la primera fase se determinó el nivel de productividad actual del laboratorio, basado en un costeo realizado a 85 pruebas pertenecientes a las matrices de agua y material particulado, ya que se encontraban desactualizados hace más de cinco años y, a la información suministrada por el laboratorio sobre …


Material Interactions And Self-Assembly In Inkjet Printing, Karam Nashwan Al-Milaji Jan 2019

Material Interactions And Self-Assembly In Inkjet Printing, Karam Nashwan Al-Milaji

Theses and Dissertations

Inkjet printing has attracted much attention in recent years as a versatile manufacturing tool, suitable for printing functional materials. This facile, low-cost printing technique with high throughput and accuracy is considered promising for a wide range of applications including but not limited to optical and electronic devices, sensors, solar cells, biochips, and displays. The performance of such functional devices is significantly influenced by the deposit morphology and printing resolution. Therefore, fabrication functional devices with precise footprints by inkjet printing requires deep understanding of ink properties, material interactions, and material self-assembly.

In conventional inkjet printing process, where sessile droplets are directly …


Can Fitts' Throughput Be A Predictor Of Muscle Fatigue – A Study Based On Metacarpal Gloves?, Sachin Sah Jan 2019

Can Fitts' Throughput Be A Predictor Of Muscle Fatigue – A Study Based On Metacarpal Gloves?, Sachin Sah

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports

In this study, Fitts’ throughput was used to estimate throughput for metacarpal gloves. Fitts’ throughput combines speed and accuracy during target transfer/movement tasks into a single performance index. It was hypothesized that the throughput will be affected by the glove condition and it will exhibit a relationship with the physiological response of hand muscles and perceived exertions. Fifteen healthy participants (10 males, 5 females) were recruited for data collection. Each participant performed a series of target transfer tasks using four glove conditions: (1) a pigskin leather (glove 1); (2) a synthetic fiber glove (glove 2); (3) a goat-grain leather glove …


Assignment Of E-Commerce Orders To Fulfillment Warehouses, Ahmad Basem Zamka Jan 2019

Assignment Of E-Commerce Orders To Fulfillment Warehouses, Ahmad Basem Zamka

Theses

For large e-commerce companies such as Amazon, when an order comes, this order might be available at more than one fulfillment centers. Therefore, the question of which fulfillment center this order should be fulfilled from would arise.

In a typical situation, customer demand is fulfilled from the closest fulfillment center. However, this approach does not always provide the optimal solution since there are so many factors that could be involved in making such a decision. These factors might include inventory balance, product correlations, and future demand.

Our decision model focuses on putting future orders in consideration while assigning orders to …


Performance Study Of An Unconventional Breathresponse Papr Against A N95 Ffr And Conventional Paprs, Huihui Yang Jan 2019

Performance Study Of An Unconventional Breathresponse Papr Against A N95 Ffr And Conventional Paprs, Huihui Yang

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports

Healthcare workers (HCWs) are the first responders when infectious pathogens occur. Powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs) are one of the most widely used personal protective equipment for healthcare workers. Currently, few studies have been performed with HCWs in the actual healthcare work environments to assess discomforts, acceptance and protective efficiency towards wearing and use of PAPRs. The main purpose of this dissertation was to introduce and assess a brand new unconventional PAPR (Koken breath-response PAPR). The protection performance and user preferance of this unconventional PAPR were studided and compared to that of a N95 FFR and traditional PAPRs.

Firstly, a laboratory …


Analysis Of The Integration Of Dfm Techniques And Effective Machining Parameter Selection In Metal Parts Manufacturing, Omar Ahmed Al-Shebeeb Jan 2019

Analysis Of The Integration Of Dfm Techniques And Effective Machining Parameter Selection In Metal Parts Manufacturing, Omar Ahmed Al-Shebeeb

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports

This dissertation investigates the minimization of part design with self-locating features. The research focuses primarily on self-fastening characteristics, standardization of parts, and minimal use of fasteners. Further, the present research studies the design for base parts in the construction of a moving joint system, in order to locate potential part and system design improvements. This process may then be extended to industrial applications in the manufacturing industry. Relatively little work to date has examined the significance of Design for Manufacturing Techniques (DFMT), with their inherent machine element systems and machining parameters to investigate which DFMT has the most influence on …


Towards A Framework For Smart Manufacturing Adoption In Small And Medium-Sized Enterprises, Sameer Mittal Jan 2019

Towards A Framework For Smart Manufacturing Adoption In Small And Medium-Sized Enterprises, Sameer Mittal

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports

Smart Manufacturing (SM) paradigm adoption can scale production with demand without compromising on the time for order fulfillment. A smart manufacturing system (SMS) is vertically and horizontally connected, and thus it can minimize the chances of miscommunication. Employees in an SME are aware of the operational requirements and their responsibilities. The machine schedules are prepared based on the tasks a machine must perform. Predictive maintenance reduces the downtime of machines. Design software optimizes the product design. Production feasibility is checked with the help of simulation. The concepts of product life cycle management are considered for waste reduction. Employee safety, and …