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The effect of inoculation on properties of modified ductile Ni-resist alloy
(Trans Tech Publications, 2014)In this study, ductile Ni-resist alloy with a minimum 18 wt. % nickel composition was modified. Up to 12 wt. % manganese was added together with 10 wt. % nickel before undergoing the inoculation process at various percentages ... -
Effect of mixing temperature on characteristics of thermoplastic potato starch film
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2018-06)This study present the preparation of potato starch film with glycerol as a plasticizer through a solution casting technique. The effect of mixing temperature (80°C, 85°C, 90°C and 95°C) on the tensile and microstructure ... -
Effect of NaVO3 concentration on corrosion resistance of conversion coating on AZ91D magnesium alloy
(Trans Tech Publications, 2012)Anticorrosive oxide films were successfully prepared on AZ91D magnesium alloy by chemical conversion coating in La (NO3)3 electrolytes with and without NaVO3. The morphologies and chemical composition were characterized ... -
The effect of radial swirl generator on reducing emissions from bio-fuel burner system
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2009-06)A liquid bio-fuel burner system with various radial air swirlers attached to combustion chamber of 280 mm inside diameter and 1000 mm length has been investigated. All tests were conducted using crude palm oil as fuel. A ... -
The effect of shear rate and temperature on rheology properties of magnesium metal injection molding feedstock
(Praise Worthy Prize S.r.l., 2013-11)Metal injection molding (MIM) becomes a well-established and promising technology for small and mass production. Feedstock characterization is one of the most important roles in ensuring the properties of the MIM products. ... -
The effect of sintering duration on mechanical properties of Al/SiC composites
(Praise Worthy Prize S.r.l., 2013-11)Metal matrix composites (MMCs) have become attractive in a variety of applications due to its advantage of having intermediate properties between metal and ceramic. This paper presents the investigation of the effect of ... -
The effect of sintering temperature on mechanical properties of Al/SiC composites
(Praise Worthy Prize S.r.l., 2013)This paper presents the investigation of the effect of sintering temperature on mechanical properties of Al/SiC composites. The composites were produced via conventional powder metallurgy processing. The particle size of ... -
Effect of velocity variation at high swirl on axial flow development inside a can combustor
(Penerbit UTM Press, 2014)The main purpose of this paper is to study the internal flow effect of varying the inlet velocities inside a combustor. The flow field inside the combustor is controlled by the liner shape and size, wall side holes shape, ... -
Effects of backpack’s weight on school children – a review
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2009-12-01)A review of literature was conducted to search what are the past studies approach and observation related to the effects of school backpack carrying on primary school children below 12 years old and solutions in reducing ... -
Ergonomic design of material handling tasks with buffer stock in production system for effective operations
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2009-12-01)The use of ergonomics study is to improve the workers safety and health, increase job satisfaction and enhances performance. Lack of ergonomics criteria in workspace and workstation design can cause physical and biological ... -
Ergonomic exposure assessments of workplace layout and working postures of sitting and standing workers
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2009-12-01)Ergonomics can be defined as the study of interface (an interaction) between the humans and the objects they used and the environments they function in. This definition seems to describe the most important components: ... -
Evaluation of seat vibration sources in driving condition using spectral analysis
(Taylor's University, 2011-06)Seat vibration is one of the major causes of discomfort in moving vehicle. Tyre, engine, drivetrain and aerodynamic forces excite the cabin and interior through various pathways. In this paper, the contributions of tyre ... -
Evolutionary based maximum power point tracking technique using differential evolution algorithm
(Elsevier B.V., 2013)This paper presents a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) technique for photovoltaic (PV) system using a modified differential evolution (DE) algorithm. The standard DE is modified to deal with dynamic objective function ... -
Experimental modal analysis of a golf clubface: Investigation of trampoline effect
(Vibromechanika, 2010-12)A complete modal analysis of a golf clubface has been presented in order to investigate the 'trampoline effect'. The availability of titanium golf drivers with thin, flexible faces opens up the opportunity to design the ... -
Experimental study of machinability of GFRP composites by end milling
(Taylor and Francis Group, LLC., 2012-10-01)This article describes an experimental investigation on end milling of glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites using uncoated tungsten carbide tool. A series of experiments were carried out to evaluate the ... -
Experimental study on the production of CO-NO-HC emissions in the radial swirling flow combustion system
(Penerbit UTM Press, 2014)The main purpose of this paper is to evaluate the production of CO-NO-HC emissions while varying the swirl angle of curve vane radial swirler. Air swirler adds sufficient swirling to the inlet flow to generate central ... -
Failure analysis of conveyor chain links: A case study
(Trans Tech Publications, 2014)This case study is to investigate the causes of failure of chain system through characterization on the failure component. The failures that occur are relate to welding because this dipping latex industry used customized ... -
Fire alarm system, portable fire extinguisher and hose real system maintenances for safety purpose and requirements
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2009-12-01)Fire Fighting system or equipments are important elements in building safety measures in order to ensure people’s safety when fire occurs. The Fire Alarm Systems deserves the highest level of care and maintenance achievable. ... -
Fuzzy logic predictive model of tool wear in end milling glass fibre reinforced polymer composites
(Trans Tech Publications., 2011-03)This paper presents development of tool wear prediction models in end milling of glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites. Adaptive network based fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) was employed to accurately predict ... -
High-speed photographic study of chip formation during end milling of GFRP composites
(Trans Tech Publications, 2014)The chip forming process during end milling of glass fibre reinforced composites has been investigated in this study. The qualitative results from a high speed video camera has showed that discontinuous and fracturing of ...