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The Effect Of Different Rollover Conditions Of The Vibrator On Human Injury, Qin Li, Hang Liu, Zhiqiang Huang, Yaping Ding, Xiaoping Du

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Vibrator, as a crucial vehicle of oil and gas exploration, is challenged by the complex terrains. The probability of rollover accident is therefore high in bumpy terrain in which the drivers' life is seriously threatened. Finite element numerical analysis was used to study the injury of the driver's head, neck and chest in the rollover accidents of domestic KZ-28 type vibrator on different conditions. The injuries of three parts were evaluated based on the human injury criteria. Driver's safety on different rollover conditions was comparatively analyzed. The results indicated that the injury degree of human head caused by vibrator rollover …

Assessment Of Multi-Mode Spacecraft Micropropulsion Systems, Steven P. Berg, Joshua L. Rovey

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Multi-mode spacecraft micro propulsion systems which include a high-thrust chemical mode and high-specific impulse electric mode are assessed with specific reference to cube sat-sized satellite applications. Both cold gas Freon-14 propellant and ionic liquid chemical monopropellant modes were investigated alongside pulsed plasma, electrospray, and helicon electric thruster modes. Systems involving chemical monopropellants have the highest payload mass fractions for a reference mission of a 500 m/s delta-V and 6U sized cube sat for electric propulsion usage below 55% of total delta-V. For higher electric propulsion usage, cold gas thrusters delivered a higher payload mass fraction due to lower system inert …

Adaptive Control Of Uncertain Systems With Gain Scheduled Reference Models, Mehrdad Pakmehr, Tansel Yucelen

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

This paper develops a new model reference adaptive control approach for uncertain systems with gain scheduled reference models in a multi-input multi-output (MIMO) setting. Specifically, adaptive state feedback for output tracking control problem of MIMO nonlinear systems is studied and gain scheduled reference model system is used for generating desired state trajectories. Using convex optimization tools, a single Lyapunov matrix is computed for multiple linearization's near equilibrium and non-equilibrium points of the nonlinear closed loop gain scheduled reference system. This approach guarantees stability of the closed loop gain scheduled system. Adaptive state feedback control scheme is then developed, and its …

Adaptive Architectures For Distributed Control Of Modular Systems, Tansel Yucelen, Jeff S. Shamma

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

We consider the distributed control of large-scale modular systems, i.e., systems consist of physically interconnected (and possibly heterogeneous) submodules that use local information to achieve a given set of global objectives. A graph-theoretic approach is used to model the unknown physical interactions between submodules and utilize an adaptive control algorithm to learn and cancel the effect of such interactions as well as the submodule-level modeling uncertainties asymptotically by allowing submodules to locally communicate with each other through the graph. The key feature of our framework is to bound the mismatch error between the actual and desired closed-loop modular system performance …

Control-Oriented Modeling Of Laser Metal Deposition As A Repetitive Process, Patrick M. Sammons, Douglas A. Bristow, Robert G. Landers

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Laser Metal Deposition (LMD) is an additive manufacturing process whose dynamics are driven by complex heat transfer and fluid flow phenomena. The LMD process, along with every additive manufacturing process, is fundamentally a two-dimensional process possessing both temporal (or spatial) domain dynamics and propagation of information from layer to layer. However, modeling the two-dimensionality of the process for use in control has received little attention. Here, a model aimed at capturing the important nonlinear two-dimensional physical processes of the melt pool shape, while maintaining simplicity, is presented. The model is expressed in a form that lends itself to the design …

Thermal-Electromagnetic Analysis Of Infrared Antennas, Edward C. Kinzel, Brian Slovick, James Ginn, Brian Lail, Glenn Boreman

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Antenna-coupled Metal-Oxide-Metal (MOM) diodes have been demonstrated for sensing and proposed for energy harvesting at THz, infrared, and even visible frequencies. The design of the antenna allows engineering of the response of the device with respect to polarization, wavelength and angle of incidence. The classic understanding of the antenna coupled MOM diode is that the electric field generated by the antenna causes electrons to tunnel through the barrier oxide. This is supported by the fact that when the oxide separates metals with different work functions, a properly polarized field can produce an asymmetric tunnel current under zero bias. Losses in …

Fluid-Structure Interaction Simulations Of A Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle, Alex W. Byrd

Browse all Theses and Dissertations

Interest in micro air vehicles (MAVs) for reconnaissance and surveillance has grown steadily in the last decade. Prototypes are being developed and built with a variety of capabilities, such as the ability to hover and glide. However, the design of these vehicles is hindered by the lack of understanding of the underlying physics; therefore, the design process for MAVs has relied mostly on trial-and-error based production. Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) techniques can be used to improve upon the results found in traditional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. In this thesis, a verification of FSI is first completed, followed by FSI MAV …

Why The Data Train Needs Semantic Rails, Krzysztof Janowicz, Frank Van Harmelen, James A. Hendler, Pascal Hitzler

Computer Science and Engineering Faculty Publications

While catchphrases such as big data, smart data, data intensive science, or smart dust highlight different aspects, they share a common theme: Namely, a shift towards a data-centric perspective in which the synthesis and analysis of data at an ever-increasing spatial, temporal, and thematic resolution promises new insights, while, at the same time, reducing the need for strong domain theories as starting points. In terms of the envisioned methodologies, those catchphrases tend to emphasize the role of predictive analytics, i.e., statistical techniques including data mining and machine learning, as well as supercomputing. Interestingly, however, while this perspective takes the availability …

Bioengineered Hearts, Rivky Loeb

The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences

Heart disease is one of the highest causes for fatality in the world. Although many such diseases can be treated by a heart transplant, this in itself can cause countless problems. Aside from the high demand for donor hearts, there is the risk of the patient’s immune system rejecting the transplanted heart. A bioengineered heart would reduce the need for donor hearts, and thus save countless lives. Finding a suitable scaffold, obtaining appropriate cells, and ensuring that the tissue will function properly are the main focuses in creating an artificial heart. While most of the studies done have been concentrated …

Computationally Efficient Representation Of Statistically Described Material Microstructure For Tractable Forming Simulations, Nicholas Landry

Honors Theses and Capstones

The purpose of this project is to reduce a large statistical distribution of metal microstructure orientations to a manageable distribution to be used in metal forming simulations. Microstructure sensitive simulations at the macro-scale are impractical, because with so many state variables associated with material microstructure data, these simulations are extremely computationally expensive.

The goal was to develop a framework to accurately model plastic material response while representing the material microstructure in a more compact form, reducing 106 or more microstructure orientations to a significantly smaller statistical distribution of representative orientations. This will significantly increase the computational efficiency and make the …

Domain Engineering Of Physical Vapor Deposited Two-Dimensional Materials, Tarek Alam, Baoming Wang, Raghu Pulavarthy, M. Amanul Haque, Christopher Muratore, Nicholas R. Glavin, Ajit K. Roy, Andrey A. Voevodin

Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications

Physical vapor deposited two-dimensional (2D) materials span larger areas compared to exfoliated flakes, but suffer from very small grain or domain sizes. In this letter, we fabricate freestanding molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) and amorphous boron nitride (BN) specimens to expose both surfaces. We performed in situ heating in a transmission electron microscope to observe the domain restructuring in real time. The freestanding MoS2 specimens showed up to 100× increase in domain size, while the amorphous BN transformed in to polycrystalline hexagonal BN (h-BN) at temperatures around 600 °C much lower than the 850–1000 °C range cited in the literature.

Less Is More: Long-Term In Vitro Exposure To Low Levels Of Silver Nanoparticles Provides New Insights For Nanomaterial Evaluation, Kristen K. Comfort, Laura K. Braydich-Stolle, Elizabeth I. Maurer, Saber M. Hussain

Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications

In view of the vast number of new nanomaterials (NMs) that require testing and the constraints associated with animal models, the majority of studies to elucidate nanotoxicological effects have occurred in vitro, with limited correlation and applicability to in vivo systems and realistic, occupational exposure scenarios.

In this study, we developed and implemented a chronic in vitromodel coupled with lower, regulatory dosages in order to provide a more realistic assessment of NM-dependent consequences and illuminate the implications of long-term NM exposure. When keratinocytes were exposed to 50 nm silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs), we determined that chronically dosed cells operated …

วัสดุไททาเนียผสมซีเมนต์เคลือบบนเม็ดแก้วซิลิกาสำหรับใช้เป็นตัวเร่งปฏิกิริยาเชิงแสงเพื่อแตกสลายสารประกอบฟีนอลในน้ำเสียที่นำกลับมาใช้ซ้ำได้, กมลวรรณ ปินะโต

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

น้ำเสียจากโรงงานผลิตสารเคมีมักปนเปื้อนสารเคมีที่ใช้ในกระบวนการผลิตสูงเกินกว่ามาตรฐานอุตสาหกรรม จึงจำเป็นต้องควบคุมให้อยู่ในมาตรฐานก่อนปล่อยออกสู่สิ่งแวดล้อม น้ำเสียจากโรงงานผลิตฟีนอลปนเปื้อนสารอินทรีย์หลายชนิด เช่น คิวมีนไฮโดรเปอร์ออกไซด์ (CHP) ไดเมทิลฟีนิลคาร์บินอล (DMPC) และอะซิโตฟีโนน (ACP) ค่า pH มีค่า 12.7 งานวิจัยนี้มีจุดประสงค์ในการนำไททาเนีย (TiO2) ซึ่งเป็นตัวเร่งปฏิกิริยาเชิงแสงที่มีศักยภาพสูงและมีอายุการใช้งานยาวนานมาแตกสลายสารอินทรีย์ที่ปนเปื้อนในน้ำเสีย เพื่อความสะดวกในการนำกลับใช้ซ้ำ ไททาเนีย P25 จึงถูกนำมาเคลือบบนวัสดุรองรับ (Ecolite® sphere, EC) ด้วยเทคนิคแกรนูเลตและใช้แคลเซียมอลูมินาซีเมนต์ (AC) เป็นวัสดุเชื่อมประสานเกิดเป็น EC+AC+15wt% TiO2 P25 และศึกษาผลของปัจจัยต่างๆ ที่มีต่อการแตกสลาย CHP ได้แก่ แสงยูวี ปฏิกิริยาเชิงแสงของไททาเนีย P25 ความเข้มข้นเริ่มต้นและอัตราเร็วของ CHP พบว่าปฏิกิริยาเชิงแสงของไททาเนีย P25 ความเข้มข้นเริ่มต้นของ CHP และอัตราเร็วของ CHP มีบทบาทอย่างมากต่อการแตกสลายของ CHP จากนั้นศึกษาความสามารถในการใช้ซ้ำของ EC+AC+15wt% TiO2 P25 พบว่าเมื่อผ่านการทดสอบการแตกสลาย CHP 2,000 พีพีเอ็ม และน้ำเสียจากโรงงานผลิตฟีนอลจำนวน 7 ครั้ง พบว่ามีประสิทธิภาพการแตกสลาย CHP อยู่ในช่วง 90-100% และค่าคงที่อัตราอยู่ในช่วง 0.0089 ถึง 0.0171 ต่อนาที ต่อมาศึกษาประสิทธิภาพของ EC+AC+15wt% TiO2 P25 ในการแตกสลายสารอินทรีย์ชนิดอื่นๆได้แก่ DMPC ACP และฟีนอล พบว่าอัตราการเกิดปฏิกิริยาการแตกสลายสารอินทรีย์ของ EC+AC+15wt% TiO2 P25 คือ CHP > DMPC > ACP > Phenol ตามลำดับ ข้อมูลดังกล่าวสามารถข้อบ่งชี้ถึงประสิทธิภาพของวัสดุดังกล่าวในการนำไปใช้ในงานบำบัดน้ำเสียได้

Flame Retardant Property Improvement Of Polyester Fiber Using Inorganic Additives, Warunee Wattanatanom

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This research focused on improving the flame retardancy of polyester and cotton/polyester blended fabrics using intumescent coating via layer-by-layer assembly technique with and without kaolin. The flammability, morphology, thermal stability and mechanical property of coated fabrics were investigated in comparison with uncoated fabrics. Branched polyethyleneimine and ammonium polyphosphate with and without kaolin were respectively used as polycationic and polyanionic to build up the multiple cationic/anionic pairs of layer by deposition technique. The SEM micrographs of coated fabrics compared with uncoated fabrics revealed as well as FT-IR analysis confirmed that layer-by-layer coatings were successfully applied onto the fabrics. The vertical burning …

Comparison Of Role Of Nano-Sized Extra Supports On Pt-Based Catalyst For Propane Dehydrogenation And Wox-Based Catalyst For Propene Metathesis, Adisak Guntida

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

In this thesis, the role of nano-sized extra supports was studied. The different types of nano-sized supports (ZrO2, TiO2, Al2O3, and SiO2) were physically mixed with WOx-based catalysts for propene metathesis reaction and Pt-based catalysts for propane dehydrogenation reaction as extra support. The dispersions of active sites were improved in both metathesis and dehydrogenation catalysts by the addition of nano-sized extra supports. The migration of active sites from the main catalyst onto the nano-sized extra support during thermal treatment via thermal spreading is a key for this improvement. The surface energy of nano-sized extra support and concentration of metal active …

Pile Load Distribution Behavior Of Pile Group Foundations Subjected To Combined Vertical Load And Moment, Janine Correa Faustino

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The purpose of this thesis is to perform parametric studies of maximum pile force, pile settlement, pile cap rotation and pile force distribution on square shape pile group foundation by employing three-dimensional finite element software, PLAXIS 3D. The square pile group foundation is subjected to combined vertical load and moment under the elastic material of two soil layers. For this study, a special element in PLAXIS 3D, called embedded pile element is used to model each pile in the pile group foundation. To simulate the pile group foundation, a small gap between pile cap and subsoil is introduced in the …

The Effects Of Additives In Ethylene Glycol Based Lubricant On Slider Lapping Process, Patara Paranusorn

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Lapping process is a key technology in magnetic recording head manufacturing process. Thin film of metal alloys and metal oxides are fabricated on ceramic substrate called wafer to create the recording heads. In order to control surface properties of the recording head, the precise chemical mechanical nano grinding process is used. In this process the recording heads are treated to achieve the designed surface properties by using lubricants to control the selectivity of material removal. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of additives in ethylene glycol based lubricant on the selectivity of material removal of slider …

Polydopamine As Active Templates For Fabrication Of Conductive Of Copper Line Pattern, Raweewan Thongprachan

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

In this research, copper conductive patterns were fabricated on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate by combination of spray drying of polydopamine nanoparticles, and consequently electroless plating process. The polydopamine nanoparticle ink was synthesized by self-polymerization of dopamine hydrochloride at different initial pH 8, 8.5, 9 and 10. The patterns were deposited by site-selective Cu electroless plating process on top of the PDA pattern at the controlled temperature 30 C. The effects of plating time in electroless plating and storage time were studied. Moreover, the adhesion and aspect ratio were also investigated. The conductive lines fabricated were characterized by two-point probe measurement, …

ผลเฉลยสถานะวิบัติของเสาเข็มรับแรงดันด้านข้างในดินเหนียวโดยการวิเคราะห์ไฟไนต์อิลิเมนต์, สุรภาพ แก้วสวัสดิ์วงศ์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

วัตถุประสงค์ของวิทยานิพนธ์นี้เพื่อศึกษาเสาเข็มแรงดันด้านข้างวิบัติในดินเหนียว วิธีไฟไนต์อิลิเมนต์สองมิติและสามมิติถูกนำมาใช้เพื่อหาผลเฉลยในการศึกษานี้ การวิเคราะห์ไฟไนต์อิลิเมนต์แบบสามมิติบนระนาบความเครียดถูกนำมาใช้สำหรับการจำลองหน้าตัดแนวราบและหน้าตัดแนวดิ่ง การจำลองหน้าตัดแนวราบแสดงการประมาณของเสาเข็มรูปวงกลมหรือท่อรับแรงด้านข้างที่จุดศูนย์กลาง ในทางกลับกัน การจำลองหน้าตัดแนวดิ่งแสดงการประมาณของกำแพงฝังในดินซึ่งรับแรงดันด้านข้างและโมเมนต์ที่จุดบนสุด สำหรับกรณีเสาเข็มหน้าตัดแนวดิ่งและเสาเข็มจริงในระบบสามมิติ ที่หัวเสาเข็มถูกจำลองโดยแบ่งออกเป็นสองกรณีคือกรณีที่มีการยึดรั้งที่หัวเสาเข็มและไม่ยึดรั้งที่หัวเสาเข็ม นอกเหนือจากนี้ ผลกระทบของความหนาสำหรับการจำลองเสาเข็มหน้าตัดแนวดิ่งก็ถูกนำมาศึกษาเช่นกัน สำหรับการวิเคราะห์ทั้งหมด เสาเข็มถูกจำลองด้วยวัสดุแบบอิลาสติกและไม่เกิดการวิบัติขึ้นในโครงสร้าง ดินเหนียวถูกจำลองด้วยวัสดุแบบมอร์-คูลอมบ์ในสภาพไม่ระบายน้ำ ชิ้นส่วนเชื่อมต่อระหว่างดินและโครงสร้างถูกใช้ที่ผิวสัมผัสระหว่างดินเหนียวและเสาเข็มของทั้งสองหน้าตัด นอกจากนั้น ชิ้นส่วนเชื่อมต่อระหว่างดินและโครงสร้างถูกจำลองเป็นสองแบบคือ การเชื่อมต่อแบบแรงดึงสมบูรณ์ และ การเชื่อมต่อแบบไม่มีแรงดึง กรณีแรกจำลองสภาพไม่เกิดการแยกตัวระหว่างดินและโครงสร้าง แต่กรณีสองจำลองสภาพการแยกตัวระหว่างดินและโครงสร้าง ผลเฉลยแรงวิบัติของเสาเข็มรับแรงด้านข้างถูกนำเสนอในรูปของพารามิเตอร์ไร้มิติ ผลการศึกษาของงานวิจัยนี้ถูกเปรียบเทียบกับผลการศึกษาในอดีต นอกเหนือจากนี้ เส้นขอบเขตการวิบัติของผลเฉลยของเสาเข็มรับแรงในแนวราบและโมเมนต์ร่วมกันสำหรับกรณีเสาเข็มหน้าตัดแนวดิ่งและเสาเข็มจริงในระบบสามมิติก็ถูกนำเสนอเช่นกัน ท้ายที่สุด ผลกระทบสามมิติที่มีต่อผลเฉลยของตัวแปรไร้มิติของเสาเข็มรับแรงดันด้านข้างก็ถูกนำเสนอในงานวิจัยนี้

Design Of Plantwide Control Structure Of A Small-Scale Concentrated Solar Power Process Cooperated With Organic Rankine Cycle And Thermal Storage Systems, Pathawut Bua-Ngam

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This work presents a study on control system design of a small-scale electricity generation process for household applications using plantwide control technique. The process are of three sections including parabolic trough solar collector, thermal energy storage, and organic Rankine cycle system. Synthetic oil Dowtherm©A and acetone were chosen as heat transfer fluid and working fluid, respectively. In terms of control objectives, the control structure can keep the process operation at maximum efficiency and response the required work load. Control performance of the control structure proposed is tested under various disturbance changes by using dynamic simulator (SIMSCI DYNSIM). The scenarios investigated …

Coke Deposition On Wox/Sio2 Catalyst Physically Mixed With Magnesium Oxide For Metathesis Reaction Of Ethylene And 2-Butene, Thidaya Thitiapichart

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The presence of MgO physically mixed with silica supported tungsten oxide catalysts was investigated in metathesis reaction using ethylene and trans-2-butene as feeds. Adding MgO could enhance the conversion of trans-2-butene and propylene yield, comparing with a catalyst mixed with SiO2 as a referenced one. However, the presence of MgO with silica supported tungsten oxide catalysts surprisingly elevated the coke deposition. The coke precursor was formed by MgO from isomerization of undesired products like C5+ and moved to deposit on the acid sites of silica supported tungsten oxide catalysts which is a coke site of the catalysts. Furthermore, the distance …

Effect Of Particle Size Of Silica And Sio2/Mao Ratios On Heterogeneous Metallocene Catalyst Performance And Polyethylene Properties, Chalermpong Ramrauytham

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The metallocene catalyst is one of the catalysts, used to produce polyethylene having narrow molecular weight distribution. So, the metallocene catalyst has been interesting in many researches. To activate metallocene catalyst in ethylene polymerization, methylaluminoxane has been used as cocatalyst because it makes high activity for metallocene catalyst. However, both of them are in solution form, which make fouling in reactor and not good morphology in slurry ethylene polymerization. This problem has been solved by heterogeneous metallocene catalyst. Silica is widely used for heterogeneous metallocene catalyst because of high surface area and good morphology. This research is aimed to study …

The Effect Of Methylaluminoxane Synthesis Conditions By Non-Hydrolysis Route To Ethylene Polymerization On Supported Metallocene Catalyst, Tareeya Chansaard

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

In this study, the synthesis conditions of methylaluminoxane by non-hydrolysis route were investigated. Effect of these parameters on the formation of methylaluminoxane which was used for the efficient activator for metallocene catalyst in ethylene polymerization, was focused. Benzoic acid and TMA were used as the reactants in this route. In the first part, the various TMA:BA ratios were investigated. It was found that TMA:BA= 2.4 was the suitable ratio to form MAO, which had the highest conversion of initial TMA and high activity. In the second part, the holding time of reaction was studied to improve the formation of MAO …

Synthesis Of Copper (Core) - Tin (Shell) Nanoparticles By Modified Polyol Process And Replacement Reaction, Bongkot Sakunchangsanoh

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This research aimed to prevent the oxidation of copper nanoparticles by protecting them with tin as a core-shell structure. Copper (core) nanoparticles were synthesized though modified polyol process and tin (shell) was synthesized though replacement reaction by using glycerol as polyol liquid, sodium phosphinate monohydrate as a reducing agent and thiourea as a surfactant. The effects of sodium phosphinate monohydrate concentration, thiourea concentration and copper ion to tin ion ratio were investigated. The synthesized-nanoparticles were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction techniques (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDX), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning …

Effect Of Modified Tungsten Based Metathesis Catalysts By Ion Exchange Method With Alkali Metal Group 1a Solutions, Kritsada Pipitthapan

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The effect of sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide solutions in ion exchange with the WO3/SiO2 catalysts was investigated in the metathesis of trans-2-butene and ethylene for propylene production. The concentrations of alkali solutions used ion exchange were vaired from 0 to 6.75 mmol/L. The results suggested that the active center precursors of the metathesis were diminished at high concentrations of alkali solutions (>2.25 mmol/L). On the other hand at the low concentrations (

Impact Of Hydrotalcite Co-Catalyst On Metathesis Of Ethylene And2-Butene Over Silica-Zeolite Supported Tungsten Catalysts, Kriangkrai Aranyarat

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Silica-zeolite supported tungsten oxide catalysts were physically mixed with hydrotalcite synthesized by co-precipitation method and investigated in the metathesis reaction of ethylene and trans-2-butene for propylene production. In this work, the effects of transition metal (a, b, c) doping on the hydrotalcite catalysts and N2-pretreatment on the catalytic properties of hydrotalcite mixed WO3-based catalysts were studied. The use of b-doped hydrotalcite with b/Mg-Al ratio 0.18 mixed with the WO3-based catalysts was found to increase the metathesis activity due to the higher amount of tungsten active species formed on the WO3-based catalysts and the higher isomerization activity of the b-doped hydrotalcite. …

A Production Planning System For A Lubricating Oil Production Company, Panisorn Saerevatanawoot

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The objective of this research is to develop a production planning system for a lubricating oil company. The company is facing a problem of excessive inventory of finished goods and packaging materials resulting from the minimum stock levels that were established by its customer. The scope of the system covers class A products, consisting of 14 of 45 products in the company, and their packaging materials. The causes of the inventory problem were brainstormed with the use of Cause-and-Effect Diagram, then the Cause-and-Effect Matrix was used to identify potential root causes. It was concluded that master production schedule (MPS) of …

Scheduling In A Textile Dyeing Factory, Nattakarn Uttamapinant

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The objective of this research is to develop a scheduling system for a textile dyeing factory in order to reduce production lead time and late deliveries. The factory has 9 un-identical groups of machines with capacities ranging from 10 kg to 800 kg. On average, it processes 140 jobs per week. It has a problem of late delivery caused by jobs that have different fabrics to be dyed to the same colors and must be dyed together in the same dyeing machine. Scheduling these jobs is complicated because a large portion of them will need re-dyeing and it is not …

Efficiency Improvement Of Picking Process At An Automotive Parts Retailer Warehouse, Phunyisa Saerevatanawoot

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The objective of this research is to improve efficiency of picking process to meet customer expectation, hence, increase customer satisfaction and trust. This research proposes three phases of methodology, which are define, propose and implement phase, to increase efficiency of picking process by controlling and minimising picking time. Define phase describes warehouse picking process activities and procedures and defines problems and their effects. Key performance indices are brainstormed based on the problems to identify factors that are able to indicate level of picking process efficiency. In propose phase, customer behaviours, customer types, and time expectations are observed. Opportunities for improvement …

Copper-Silver Conductive Film By Spray Pyrolysis Of Copper-Silver Amine Complexes, Walailuk Limkitnuwat

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Copper-silver conductive films were fabricated on glass and polyimide substrates by spray pyrolysis of copper-silver amine complex ink in nitrogen atmosphere. The conductive ink was synthesized by mixing of copper (II) acetate monohydrate, silver oxide, ammonia solution, diethanolamine and distilled water. The effects of molar ratio of copper to silver, spray pyrolysis temperature, sintering time and substrate used were studied. The conductive films obtained contained copper and silver nanoparticles. However, copper-silver alloy particles were not observed. Molar ratio of copper to silver affected copper and silver crystallite sizes. The particle packing density synthesized at 200 oC was more compact than …