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Modeling The Influence Of Changes In Aliphatic Structure On Char Surface Area During Coal Pyrolysis, He Yang, Thomas H. Fletcher, Yang Li, Lijun Jin, Sufen Li, Yan Shang, Haoquan Hu

Faculty Publications

The influence of changes in aliphatic structure on char surface area during coal pyrolysis was modeled, and the effect was introduced to a previous char surface area model for lignite pyrolysis established based on the chemical percolation devolatilization (CPD) model. The modified model can predict not only the N2 and CO2 char surface area during rapid pyrolysis of three lignites but also the CO2 char surface area of two high-volatile bituminous coals; the agreement of the modified model with experiments is improved at high temperatures. The decrease in aliphatic chain length can reduce adsorption positions around aromatic core, and decrease …

Bibliometric Review Of Energy Storage System For Grid Connected Wind Power Plant, Jayshree Ashok Pande, Paresh Nasikkar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The integration of RESs like wind energy pose several problems for aggregators and grid operators majorly because of their intermittent and unstable behavior. The instability and intermittency can be reduced through accuracy in forecasting and reliable and effective storage and utilization. The main objective of this bibliometric review is to understand the extent of the available literature for the area of Energy Storage Systems for renewable energy resource specifically grid connected wind power plants. The bibliometric analysis is primarily based on Scopus, Research Gate, Mendeley and tools like GPS visualizer. It is revealed from the bibliometric analysis that major publications …

A Probabilistic Machine Learning Framework For Cloud Resource Selection On The Cloud, Syeduzzaman Khan

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The execution of the scientific applications on the Cloud comes with great flexibility, scalability, cost-effectiveness, and substantial computing power. Market-leading Cloud service providers such as Amazon Web service (AWS), Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) offer various general purposes, memory-intensive, and compute-intensive Cloud instances for the execution of scientific applications. The scientific community, especially small research institutions and undergraduate universities, face many hurdles while conducting high-performance computing research in the absence of large dedicated clusters. The Cloud provides a lucrative alternative to dedicated clusters, however a wide range of Cloud computing choices makes the instance selection for the end-users. This thesis …

A Secure And Energy-Aware Approach For Cognitive Radio Communications, Haitham Khaled, Iftekhar Ahmad, Daryoush Habibi, Quoc Viet Phung

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

The cognitive radio (CR) technique has revealed a novel way of utilizing the precious radiospectrum via allowing unlicensed users to opportunistically access unutilized licensed bands. Using sucha technique enables agile and flexible access to the radio spectrum and can resolve the spectrum-scarcityproblem and maximize spectrum efficiency. However, two major impediments have been limiting thewidespread adoption of cognitive radio technology. The software-defined radio technology, which is theenabling technology for the CR technique, is power-hungry and this raises a major concern for battery-constrained devices such as smart phones and laptops. Secondly, the opportunistic and open nature ofthe CR can lead to major …

Texture Evolution Induced By Twinning And Dynamic Recrystallization In Dilute Mg-1sn-1zn-1al Alloy During Hot Compression, Meijuan Hao, Weili Cheng, Lifei Wang, Ehsan Mostaed, Liping Bian, Hongxia Wang, Xiaofeng Niu

Michigan Tech Publications, Part 1

Texture evolution of an extruded dilute Mg-1Sn-1Zn-1Al alloy was thoroughly investigated based on the twinning and dynamic recrystallization (DRX) behavior via hot compression at a strain rate of 10 s−1 and temperature of 225°C. It was found that the types and intensities of the texture are strongly dependent on the fraction of twins and DRX modes as well as regions where sub-grain boundaries (sub-GBs) are intensively accumulated. At the initial stage of deformation, the formation of compression direction (CD)-tilted basal texture was mainly determined by the occurrence of {101¯2} extension twins. As the strain increases, the variation in the texture …

Artificial Intelligence In Plasma Electrolytic Micro-Oxidation For Surface Hardening - Insights From Scholarly Citation Networks And Patents., Priya Jadhav, Dr.Arun Bongale, Dr.Satish Kumar, Dr.Amit Kumar Tiwari

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Objective - The purpose of this article is to analyze the top work areas and patent domains in the field of surface hardening by micro-arc oxidation. Also, it is directed on the opportunities of data analysis by different machine learning tools. Material and methods - The www.lens.org database is used to collect articles from Elsevier, Trans tech publications, Springer New York, MDPI, etc. to review the relevant articles as well as patents related to the topic. The result - A total of 1057 articles were published in 60 different journals and 756 patents in the area of research under various …

Bibliometric Review Of Noc Router Optimization, Priti Shahane, Jayshree Pande

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Network on chip (NoC) has been proposed as an emerging solution for scalability and performance demands of next generation System on Chip (SoC). NoC provides a solution for the bus based interconnection issue of SoC, where large numbers of Intellectual Property modules (IP) are integrated on a single chip for better performance. The NoC has several advantages such as scalability, low latency and low power consumption, high bandwidth over dedicated wires and buses. Interconnections between multiple chip cores have a significant impact on the communication and performance of the chip design in terms of region, latency, throughput and power. In …

In Situ Wettability Investigation Of Aging Of Sandstone Surface In Alkane Via X-Ray Microtomography, Nilesh Kumar Jha, Maxim Lebedev, Stefan Iglauer, Jitendra S. Sangwai, Mohammad Sarmadivaleh

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Wettability of surfaces remains of paramount importance for understanding various natural and artificial colloidal and interfacial phenomena at various length and time scales. One of the problems discussed in this work is the wettability alteration of a three-phase system comprising high salinity brine as the aqueous phase, Doddington sandstone as porous rock, and decane as the nonaqueous phase liquid. The study utilizes the technique of in situ contact angle measurements of the several 2D projections of the identified 3D oil phase droplets from the 3D images of the saturated sandstone miniature …

Determining Six Sigma Critical Failure Factors, Eyong Eyong Ebot

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

In the current economy, many companies use the Six Sigma concept in enhancing performances by reducing process and product variations in the manufacturing and service sectors. Unacceptable process and product variations have led to high costs of production and less customer satisfaction. After examining the related literature, a quantitative research study was conducted to determine if Six Sigma implementation failures are dependent on the critical effective factors (CEF) and whether the failures are predictable. Six Sigma methodology requires a robust implementation specifically designed to achieve the best project objectives. The identified independent variables (organizational management and statistical tools application) and …

Improving Students’ Learning And Performance Using Mock Tests In Engineering Classes, Mohammad R. Hossan, Nazmul Islam

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

Class performance and classroom environment have a direct impact on students’ learning and long-term retention of key engineering concepts. In addition, class performance is critical for preserving students’ interest and continuous engagement. However, engineering classes are widely rated as boring and monotonous by students due to one-way lectures and lack of application of active learning techniques. In this study, we employed mock tests as an active learning technique to empower students on their own learning through identification of conceptual weakness, reinforcement of understanding and hence, to improve their overall learning and class performance in two different engineering classes at two …

About Time: Visualizing Time At Burning Man, Gordon D. Hoople, Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, Nathaniel Parde, Diane Hoffoss, Max Mellette, Rachel Nishimura, Virginia Gutman

The Transdisciplinary STEAM+ Journal

About Time was a 30 foot long, 3000 pound wooden sundial that went up in flames at Burning Man 2019. The piece reflected on the role time plays in our lives. We organize our lives around time—are enslaved to time—and yet we know so little about it. Physicists and philosophers continue to grapple with deep puzzles of time—Is time a fundamental quantity, independent of human actions or observations or is it an emergent property of our perception? This installation projected time using two sundials: a horizontal dial which swept time out across the desert floor and an …

Quantitative Metrics For Mutation Testing, Amani M. Ayad

Dissertations

Program mutation is the process of generating versions of a base program by applying elementary syntactic modifications; this technique has been used in program testing in a variety of applications, most notably to assess the quality of a test data set. A good test set will discover the difference between the original program and mutant except if the mutant is semantically equivalent to the original program, despite being syntactically distinct.

Equivalent mutants are a major nuisance in the practice of mutation testing, because they introduce a significant amount of bias and uncertainty in the analysis of test results; indeed, mutants …

Customized Boron And Magnesium-Based Reactive Materials Prepared By High Energy Mechanical Milling, Xinhang Liu

Dissertations

New reactive materials need to be developed having biocidal combustion products. When ignited, such material can add chemical biocidal effects to the common effects of high temperature and pressure. Biocidal combustion products are capable of deactivating harmful spores or bacteria, which can be released by targets containing biological weapons of mass destruction. Research showed that halogens, especially iodine, are effective as biocidal components of reactive material formulations. Recently, magnesium combustion product MgO is also found to have a biocidal effect. Thus, advanced formulations containing both magnesium and iodine are of interest; such formulations are prepared and investigated here.

Reactive materials …

Perivascular Waste Metabolites Clearance In Central Nervous System (Cns), Yiming Cheng

Dissertations

Efficient clearance of interstitial waste metabolites is essential for normal brain homeostasis. Such effective clearance is hampered by the lack of a lymphatic system in the brain, and the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is unable to clear large size waste metabolites in the brain. Here, a novel idea that brain arterial endothelium and smooth muscle cells reactivity regulates the clearance of these water-insoluble large size waste metabolites through the perivascular dynamic exchange, and that low dose ethanol promotes this perivascular clearance is proposed.

In Aim 1, the biodistribution of a large size waste metabolite (Amyloid-β protein mimic) in rat perivascular space …

Bio-Inspired Learning And Hardware Acceleration With Emerging Memories, Shruti R. Kulkarni

Dissertations

Machine Learning has permeated many aspects of engineering, ranging from the Internet of Things (IoT) applications to big data analytics. While computing resources available to implement these algorithms have become more powerful, both in terms of the complexity of problems that can be solved and the overall computing speed, the huge energy costs involved remains a significant challenge. The human brain, which has evolved over millions of years, is widely accepted as the most efficient control and cognitive processing platform. Neuro-biological studies have established that information processing in the human brain relies on impulse like signals emitted by neurons called …

Cerebro-Vascular Disruption Mediated Initiation And Propagation Of Traumatic Brain Injury In A Fluid Percussion Injury Model, Xiaotang Ma

Dissertations

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major health problem for over 3.17 million people in the US. There is no FDA-approved drug for the treatment because the injury mechanisms have not been clearly identified. The knowledge gap is addressed here by the lateral fluid percussion injury (FPI) rat model, through the understanding of layer-structured mechanisms from physical vascular rupture to acute necrosis, as well as biochemical changes in perivascular space as secondary events.

Firstly, the cerebrovascular hemorrhage and related infarct volume are investigated as the primary events in moderate FPI, which is found to be increased with injury severity in …

Pengembangan Training Kit Selektor Warna Barang Menggunakan Model Addie Sebagai Sarana Pembelajaran Plc, Teguh Arik Yuanto, Putu Sudira

Elinvo (Electronics, Informatics, and Vocational Education)

This study aims to (1) realize the design of the item color selector training kit and (2) determine the feasibility of the item color selector training kit. The research uses the ADDIE Models reference, namely: analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. Data collection techniques used were observation and questionnaires. The testing consists of product validation by experts, testing by teachers, and testing by students. The data analysis technique used is quantitative descriptive. The results consist of: (1) item color selector training kit design consisting of training and jobsheets. The training sections include boxes, conveyors, selectors and microcontroller circuits, the jobsheet …

Analisis Kasus Pencurian Listrik Menggunakan Proses Stochastic Pada Lingkungan Terpasang Smart Metering, Arya Sony

Elinvo (Electronics, Informatics, and Vocational Education)

Menggunakan metode deteksi yang presisi pada kasus pencurian listrik merupakan pekerjaan yang mustahil dilakukan. Hal ini disebabkan karena adanya satu variabel yang bernilai ekonomi tinggi yang diperlukan agar perhitungan mungkin untuk dilakukan, yaitu variabel jarak penghantar. Dengan memasukkan proses stokastik ke dalam persamaan deteksi pencurian listrik akan banyak mengurangi pekerjaan PLN dalam mengimplementasikan Sistem Smart Metering. Smart Metering adalah Perangkat IoT yang dapat merekam jumlah konsumsi listrik pelanggan yang terpasang pada masing-masing meteran listrik pelanggan PLN. Hasil simulasi menunjukkan bahwa dengan menggunakan proses stochastik tidak mengurangi akurasi Sistem Smart Metering dan hanya menunjukkan kesalahan rata-rata 1,19E-07%. Penemuan ini sangat …

Asro (Amphibious Spy Robot): Prototipe Robot Amfibi Pengintai Dengan First Person View Dan Sistem Navigasi Berbasis Sensor Kompas, R. Amirur Rajif, Fatchul Arifin

Elinvo (Electronics, Informatics, and Vocational Education)

Robots have an important role in all aspects of life, including the military field. The purpose of making this final project are building hardware and software of robot and to know the performance of robots. The method used in making the final project consists of identifying and analyzing requirements, designing and manufacturing hardware and software, and testing. The result of the performance of ASRO is that, the buoyancy force of the robot is greater than the weight of the object, namely Fa = 22,808 N and W = 15,696 N or Fa> W which makes the robot float while operate …

Prototype Autonomous Rover Pembersih Sampah Pantai Menggunakan Ardupilot, Adhy Febry Anto, Totok Sukardiyono

Elinvo (Electronics, Informatics, and Vocational Education)

Indonesia has the second longest coastline in the world. On the other hand, Indonesia is the second largest contributor to marine waste in the world. Coastal cleanliness needs to be maintained so that it becomes an attraction for tourism and to protect the marine ecosystem. This article describes the results of testing devices that can be used to clean beaches. Research carried out by the development method. An autonomous beach garbage cleaning rover is a beach trash sweeper robot equipped with GPS, compass, telemetry, ArduPilot as a navigation and communication system when the robot operates. This robot moves using 2 …

Sistem Cerdas Deteksi Sinyal Elektrokardiogram (Ekg) Untuk Klasifikasi Jantung Normal Dan Abnormal Menggunakan Jaringan Syaraf Tiruan (Jst), Myza Rifali, Dessy Irmawati

Elinvo (Electronics, Informatics, and Vocational Education)

This article aims to describe the accuracy of signal processing using neural networks. The design of this final project hardware consists of Arduino Uno, AD8232 module and electrodes. ECG signals obtained from respondents were used as test data for normal ECG signals, while for abnormal class test data the data used were obtained from the research website, namely physionet with atrial fibrillation class. The design process in this system includes the process of data acquisition, training, feature extraction, testing and classification with artificial neural networks. Based on the results of the performance of this device to record ECG signals on …

Pengembangan Prototype Sistem Kendali Kualitas Air Tambak Udang, Avara Ghamaliel Ty, Pramudi Utomo

Elinvo (Electronics, Informatics, and Vocational Education)

The purpose of this article is to describe the analysis, design and performance of prototype shrimp water quality control systems. This tool is expected to simplify and ease the work of shrimp farmers in checking water quality regularly. In its design consists of several steps, namely designing the design of tools, making mechanical systems, programming, and the final stage of testing. The main component that is used as the main control is Arduino Nano. Salinity sensor, DS18b20, and PH-4520C as components for monitoring water quality. 12V DC water pump as a stabilizer of the pH level in the water. Based …

Studi Komparasi Simulasi Sistem Kendali Pid Pada Matlab, Gnu Octave, Scilab Dan Spyder, Ardy Seto Priambodo

Elinvo (Electronics, Informatics, and Vocational Education)

Dalam penelitian ini perbandingan antara perangkat lunak MATLAB, GNU Octave, Scilab dan Spyder akan diamati. Proses yang menjadi obyek dalam penelitian ini adalah sistem kendali PID yang digunakan untuk mengendalikan plant yang berupa model motor DC. Fungsi alih dari motor DC merupakan model dari motor DC yang diturunkan dari hukum newton ke-2 dan hukum kirchoff tegangan. Simulasi dilakukan pada perangkat lunak menggunakan 2 cara yaitu kode program dan block programming. Jumlah baris kode program yang terpendek adalah MATLAB dengan 17 baris dan yang terpanjang adalah Spyder dengan 20 baris kode program. Untuk block programming hanya dapat dilakukan pada MATLAB dan …

Perangkat Penentu Kualitas Beras Ditinjau Dari Kadar Air Dan Berat Butir Menir Berbasis Arduino Uno, Mustofah Mustofah, Pipit Utami

Elinvo (Electronics, Informatics, and Vocational Education)

Determining the quality of rice is something that must be done to maintain the quality of rice produced by farmers. Quality determinants used for this process can be relied on for rice properly and efficiently. Determination of air content using soil moisture sensor yl-69 and determination of grain weight using a load cell sensor that emits with an Arduino UNO microcontroller as a device controller device. System making method consists of needs, analytic requirements, block diagrams, system design, manufacturing tools, testing tools and tools. The test results show that the determinant of rice quality in terms of good air and …

Prototipe Kursi Roda Elektrik Dengan Kendali Joystick Dan Smartphone, Andy Sadewa Junior, Fatchul Arifin

Elinvo (Electronics, Informatics, and Vocational Education)

Wheelchairs are one of the walking aids for people with disabilities and also for people who are unable to move from one place to another. The purpose of this research was to build hardware and software into a wheelchair prototype that can be controlled with joysticks and smartphones and to know its performance. The method in making the final project consists of the stages of need identification, requirements analysis, system design, tool making, tool testing and data collection. Based on the testing that has been done, the results are obtained that the control input from the smartphone through the application …

Analisa Pengujian Repeatability Timbangan Elektronik Dengan Metode Syarat Teknis Timbangan Non Otomatis Dan Metode Nmi Australia, Ponco Wali

Elinvo (Electronics, Informatics, and Vocational Education)

Testing repeat electronic scales with non-automatic scales technical requirements so far is fairly long if not using a calculator or computer. The aim of this research is to compare the repeatability testing method of electronic scales using methods according to the technical requirements of non-automatic scales and the Australian NMI method, both of which refer to OIML R76 in determining the validity or cancellation of electronic scales repeatability testing. This research method is done through repeat testing on 3 samples of electronic scales, then on each electronic scale 2 test methods are performed. The conclusion is that the electronic scales …

Kinerja Dari Prototipe Robot Visual Pengumpul Sampah Perairan Dengan Remote Control Menggunakan Telemetri, Faiz Sulistyawan, Sri Waluyanti

Elinvo (Electronics, Informatics, and Vocational Education)

The making of prototype robot waste water collection aims to know the performance itself. The prototype of the Aquatic Waste Collection Robot is designed to float and clean trash in remote controlled waters. The main control drives a series of DC brushless motors to drive while the MG995 servo motor drives a rudder or defender. The device is also equipped with a camera as a medium to see the condition of the robot directly or in real time which will be displayed on the monitor screen. The camera and screen are connected to a telemetry circuit consisting of a transmitter …

Sistem Kendali Dan Akuisisi Data Suhu Serta Kelembaban Ruang Budidaya Jamur Tiram (Pleurotus Ostreatus) Berbasis Internet Of Things (Iot), Amalia Rohmah, Satriyo Agung Dewanto

Elinvo (Electronics, Informatics, and Vocational Education)

This study aims to determine the performance of temperature and humidity control technology of the Internet of Things (IoT) automatic oyster mushroom cultivation space. The stages of device development consist of analysis, design, assembly and testing. The design developed combines hardware control, software, and cloud server. This tool consists of 3 main processes, namely input using DHT11 sensors, process and output, namely 220 V AC actuators. There are two tests namely technical and effectiveness. The test results that have been carried out are: (1) the performance test results obtained an average error of 1.44% and a mean humidity of 3.35%, …

Perancangan Sistem Pemantauan Suhu Dan Kelembaban Pada Proses Dekomposisi Pupuk Kompos Berbasis Iot, Farida Hardyanti, Pramudi Utomo

Elinvo (Electronics, Informatics, and Vocational Education)

The problem that often occurs in making compost is the level of fertilizer maturity that is not perfect. This is caused by humidity and temperature in the unstable manufacturing process. This article aims to develop a system capable of controlling temperature and humidity as well as monitor changes in the process of compost decomposition wirelessly and describe the results of testing the system. This research uses a development method with several stages, namely: problem identification and needs analysis, design, implementation, and testing. The results show that: (1) a temperature and humidity monitoring system is realized to monitor and regulate the …

A New Interpretation Of The √7×√7 R19.1° Structure For P Adsorbed On A Ni(111) Surface, Elizabeth Barrow, Grant S. Seuser, Hiroko Ariga-Miwa, Donna A. Chen, Jochen A. Lauterbach, Kiyotaka Asakura

Faculty Publications

We have studied P adsorption on Ni(111), a system which shows complex adsorbate structures. We determined the phase diagram of the surface P adsorbed on Ni(111). At low coverage, amorphous P was observed. At temperatures between 373 and 673 K and coverages above 0.1 monolayer, we found a √7×√7 R19.1° structure, but above 673 K, other complex structures were created. These structures seemed to correlate with each other and we reinterpret a √7×√7 R19.1° structure of P adsorbed on Ni(111) based on the similarities of these surface structures. The new rectangular structure for the √7×√7 19.1° is discussed in relation …