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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 ... -
Improvement of Corrosion Resistance of Rare Earth Element (REE)-Based Anodic Oxidation Coating on AZ91D Magnesium Alloy
(Scientific.net, 2012-06-26)Anodization is a useful technique for forming protective films on magnesium alloys and improves its corrosion resistance. Based on the rare earth metal (REE) salt solution, the optimum parameter was selected by comparing ... -
Improvement of corrosion resistance of rare earth element (REE)-based anodic oxidation coating on AZ91D magnesium alloy
(Trans Tech Publications, 2012)Anodization is a useful technique for forming protective films on magnesium alloys and improves its corrosion resistance. Based on the rare earth metal (REE) salt solution, the optimum parameter was selected by comparing ... -
Improving indoor air quality with water-based air filtration system
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2009-12-01)This paper explains the design and development of a water-based air filter system for recycling and cleaning the air indoors; particularly in houses, classrooms and offices. The device is developed as the concerns for ... -
Improving warpage on thin shallow parts in two-plate moulds with conformal cooling channels
(Praise Worthy Prize S.r.l., 2013-03)Nowadays, the trend of consumer products designed is getting smaller and most of cover is made from plastic which was produced by using injection molding process. Thus, the demand of thin shallow plastic parts in global ... -
The influence of different mold temperature on warpage in a thin shallow injection molding process
(Praise Worthy Prize S.r.l., 2012)Every injection molding parameter have its own influence towards the quality of an injection-molded part. Temperature, pressure and time are main parameters that typically highlighted in controlling the warpage defect of ... -
The influence of orifice insertion in radial swirling flow for low emissions combustion
(Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), 2008-12)This paper presents the effect of inserting swirler outlet orifice plate of different sizes at the exit plane of the flat blade radial air swirler in liquid fuel burner system. Tests were carried out with three different ... -
Investigation of a portable standing wave thermoacoustic heat engine
(Elsevier Ltd, 2013)Increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of energy systems remains as one of the critical issues today with depleting energy resources and increasing energy demand. Utilization of alternative fuels and utilization of ... -
Investigation of oil burner combustion performance when utilizing palm biodiesel blends
(Praise Worthy Prize S.r.l, 2011)Due to renewability, high production rate, technical feasibility and role in reducing greenhouse gases (GHG) emission, palm oil is in the right position to supply the energy needs by the incorporation into the diesel supply. ... -
Investigation of optimal parameters for tensile strength property of ABS in rapid prototyping
(Praise Worthy Prize S.r.l., 2013-05)This paper presents the investigation of the effect of fused deposition modeling (FDM) parametric processes on the tensile strength of the developed acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) compliant prototype. The prototype ... -
An investigation of the processability of natural fibre reinforced polymer composites on shallow and flat thin-walled parts by injection moulding process
(Elsevier B.V., 2013-09)Currently, many industries are trending towards producing products exhibit such properties as small thickness, lightweight, small dimensions, and environmental friendliness. In this project, flat or shallow thin-walled ... -
Investigation of the velocity profiles in a ninety-degree curved standing wave resonator with Particle Image Velocimetry
(Trans Tech Publications (TTP), 2013)Travelling wave thermoacoustic heat engines have been reported to have a higher efficiency than the standing wave ones. The former are generally large systems which consist of toroidal shape resonators. While standing wave ... -
Investigation performance of heat exchanger on thermoacoustic heat engine for harvesting a waste heat
(Trans Tech Publications, 2014)A green technology of acoustic of fluid-structure interactions become an emerging technology today, a call thermoacoustic heat engine. Thermoacoutics heat engine systems convert the energy on a harvesting from a waste heat ... -
Iterative algorithm for active vibration control of flexible beam
(Praise Worthy Prize S.r.l., 2012)This paper presents the development of dynamic model of a flexible beam structure using finite difference method. A Simple Proportional (P) control scheme is applied to suppress vibration at the tip of the flexible beam. ... -
Low cost ergonomics improvement: application in food related small and medium enterprise (SME)
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2009-12-01)The main purpose of this study was to investigate and understand the current application of ergonomics in Small and Medium Enterprise (SME). At the same time, this study was implemented to investigate the ergonomics problem ... -
Machinability study of glass fibre-reinforced polymer composites during end milling
(Springer-Verlag London., 2013-01)Machining of composite materials is usually performed to achieve required geometrical shapes and dimensional tolerances. However, machinability evaluation of glass fibre-reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites in end milling ... -
Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL) Capsule material selection and its robustness analysis in oil and gas pipeline
(International Frequency Sensor Association (IFSA), 2013-08)This paper discussed on the material selection and its robustness analysis towards the design of magnetic flux leakage capsule that most applied in oil and gas pipeline. Magnetic Flux Leakage is among the most famous and ...