P.K. Wankhade, D. S. Ingole |
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Thermocouple Testing by Comparative Evaluation with Assistance of developed Programming | ||||||||||||
Thermocouples are widely used to measure temperature in industries and science. Two thermocouples respond somewhat differently under identical measurement conditions. As a result, these need to be tested and calibrated to produce interpretable measurement. This paper discusses about the experimental set-up developed to carry out the testing of thermocouples, after establishing an interface between the thermocouple test set and PC for quick and precise results. The computer software was also developed to plot comparative thermocouple performance characteristics.
Thermocouple, Temperature, Calibration, Computer Interface, Sensors.
[1]. Anderson N. A., Instrumentation for Process Measurement and Control, Chilton Company, 3rd Ed., (1980), p.133.
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Mr. Hazhar M. Aziz, Prof. R.A.Joshi |
Turbidity Removal from Water by Electrical Method |
There is a need of more cost-effective methods to purify a wide range of polluted water on-site, and with minimal additives that are required for sustainable water management. Electrolytic treatment of wastewater presents an innovative technology in which a sacrificial metal anode and cathode produce electrically active coagulants and tiny bubbles of hydrogen and oxygen in water. Present study was done to know turbidity removal from water by electrical method and satisfying objective ―cost effectiveness'. Study reveals that applying low voltage for longer period is more beneficial in turbidity removal. Application of higher voltage also remove the turbidity but not effective as lower voltage for longer time span. Higher voltage also increase the treatment cost so lower voltage for longer time span will be effective and cost benefit will be advantage.
electrolysis, voltage, turbidity.
[1] U. S.M.A Guelli Souza, A.R. Melo, A.A. Ulson de Souza. Resources Conservation and Recycling, 2006, 49:1–13. |
Sanjay Kumar Sen, Prof. Dr Sujata Dash |
Meta Learning Algorithms for Credit Card Fraud Detection |
Due to the rapid advancement of electronic commerce technology, there is a great and dramatic increase in credit card transactions. As credit card becomes the most popular mode of payment for both online as well as regular purchase, cases of fraud associated with it are also rising; to detect credit card frauds in electronic transactions becomes the focus of risk of control of banks. The proposed work in this paper is the combination of five supervised machine learning algorithms, Classification and Regression Tree (CART), Adaboost and Logitboost,Bagging and Dagging are proposed for classification of credit card data. These resulted forms help researchers to detect fraud in credit card. The experimental result shows the performance analysis of different meta-learning algorithms and also compared on the basis of misclassification and correct classification rate. Smaller misclassification reveals that bagging algorithm performs better classification of Credit card fraud detection technique.
Classification, Fraud detection, meta-learning algorithm, Machine Learning Algorithm, misclassification, classification.
[1]. "Global Consumer Attitude Towards On-Line Shopping, "http://www2.acnielsen.com/reports/documents/2005_cc_online shopping.pdf, Mar. 2007. |
Mohamad Agus Salim |
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Biomass and Lipid Content of Heterotrophic Spirogyra sp by Using Cassava Starch Hydrolysate | ||||||||||||
Research has been conducted on Spirogyra sp heterotrophic cultivation by providing cassava starch hydrolysate (CSH) as a carbon source under dark condition. The purpose of this research was to obtain the concentration of CSH which could increase biomass concentration and lipid content of Spirogyra sp under heterotrophic cultivation. The treatment of CSH (15 g/L) could produce the highest biomass concentration and lipid content of Spirogyra sp. After 6 weeks cultivation, the maximal biomass concentration and lipid content of 12.03 g/L and 5.23 % respectively was obtained in the culture added 15 g/L cassava starch hydrolysate under dark condition, which higher than under light condition. This study revealed that algae Spirogyra sp exhibit enhanced biomass concentration and lipid content under heterotrophic cultivation, in the presence of cassava starch hydrolysate.
cassava starch hydrolysate, heterotrophic, lipid content, Sprirogyra sp.
[1]. S. Prasad, A. Singh, Jain, H.C. Joshi, Ethanol production from sweet sorghum syrup for utilization as automotive fuel in India, Energy fuels 21, (2007). 2415-2420.
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André Michaud |
Unifying All Classical Force Equations |
It can be demonstrated that all classical force equations can be derived from one another by
means of a new definition of discrete electric and magnetic fields for localized massive particles and that all of them amount to Newton's F=ma fundamental acceleration equation. Gravitational force, Electrostatic force, Newton, Coulomb, Lorenz.
[1]. Georges Gamow. Gravity, Science Study Series, Doubleday, (1962). |
Sreekanth S. Panicker, M. Sandhya | ||||||||||||
Mathematical Modelling of Energy Recovery of Rotary Kiln and Forecasting of Co2 Emission in the Indian Cement Industry | ||||||||||||
This paper builds up energy balance for the Malabar Cement Plant Palakkad, Kerala, India and estimates the power that can be generated from the waste heat streams. The waste heat from the exhaust gas from the kiln and air discharge from the cooler is recovered by a waste heat steam generation unit (WHRSG). The steam then is used to power the steam turbine driven electrical generator. The electricity generated would offset a portion of the purchased electricity, thereby reducing electrical demand. The energy saved by using the waste heat recovery system is calculated as 8*106 kWhr/yr. The simple payback period of the system is calculated as 18 months. By providing a secondary stationary shell on the kiln surface, the heat loss due to radiation and convection reduces significantly. Forecasting of the CO2 emission is carried using the system dynamics model. Emission for a period of 20 years from 2010 onwards is forecasted using the software "Powersim Studio 7‟. Projection is done for a period of 20 years from 2010 onwards to 2030. The significance of energy recovery can be shown by forecasting the CO2 emissions with and without the energy recovery options applied to the system.
Mathematical Modelling of Energy Recovery of Rotary Kiln and Forecasting of Co2 Emission in the Indian Cement Industry
[1]. Shalini Anand, Prem Vrat, R.P. Dahiya, Application of System Dynamics Approach for assessment and mitigation of CO2 emission from the cement industry, Journal of Environmental Management, 2005
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Okolie Kevin C., Adedeji Charles Y. | ||||||||||||
Investigation into the Effects of Sick Building Syndrome on Building Occupants: A Case Study of Commercial Bank Buildings in Awka Nigeria | ||||||||||||
In 2012, occupants of some commercial bank buildings suffered from non-specific symptoms of malaise during the time they occupied the buildings. The symptoms seemed to disappear soon after they left the buildings. These signs suggest that some conditions within the buildings predisposed the occupants to Sick Building Syndrome (SBS). This paper examines the factors underlying the outbreak of SBS in commercial Bank buildings within the Awka urban environment of Nigeria. Conditions within two bank buildings were examined for factors that cause SBS. Data were generated from questionnaires distributed to fifty randomly sampled occupants of the buildings. The phenomenon obtaining in the buildings under scrutiny were analyzed using tables, bar charts, frequency distributions and chi-square test. The findings show that there was poor indoor air quality in the buildings under scrutiny. Furthermore, the obtaining conditions in the buildings were of stuffy, cold, and unpleasant odour (perfumes and smoke) in the working environment. These findings seem to point to an environment rife with indoor air pollution. Using the world health organization's definition of SBS, it can be suggested that the investigated buildings did harbor indoor conditions that can be described as causing the symptoms of SBS to the occupants. It is recommended that both occupants and facilities management team work together to improve the buildings' interior environment in terms of air quality and other causative conditions of SBS.
Air quality, Environment, Occupants, Pollution, Sick Building Syndrome.
[1]. Atkin, B. and Brooks, A. (2005), Total Building Performance. 2nd Edition. Oxford. Blackwell Publishers.
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Eldho Varghese, Thomas Paul, Eldhose M.Manjummekudiyi |
Environmental Friendly Concrete |
Concrete is a very important construction material. The main composition of concrete is cement (commonly Portland Cement), coarse aggregates (such as blasted rubble), fine aggregates (such as sand) and water. Cement is the binder that binds the aggregates together. Coarse aggregates are mainly obtained from quarries, using advent blasting methods, wherever competent bedrock deposits of aggregate quality exists. Fine aggregate used is dry sand, which is available naturally or manufactured. The purpose of this paper is to study concrete behaviour by replacing the aggregates in concrete with recycled wastes. This study is intended to make construction more environmental friendly wherever recycled concrete can be used. It is also considered in regard of environment by reducing the disposal of the construction wastes by using them efficiently. The various recycled wastes which used for this purpose are- 1. Tiles- disposed broken tiles 2. Bricks- broken brick bat 3. Laterite powder 4. Concrete wastes 5. Plastering wastes.
Environmental Friendly Concrete
[1]. IS 456 – 2000, 'Plain and Reinforced Concrete- Code of Practice', (Fourth Edition), Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi. |
Dharmaiah Gurram, N.Vedavathi |
{2, 2}-Extendability of Planar Graphs |
In this paper, the idea of assigning lists of varying sizes to vertices of a planar graph will be
explored. Thomassen's 5-list-coloring theorem states that plane graphs are list-colorable when two
adjacent vertices on the boundary of the unbounded face are precolored, other vertices on the boundary
of the unbounded face are assigned lists of size 3, and all other vertices of the graph are assigned lists of
size 5. This can be thought of as being 2-extendable. Thomassen also defined an analogous property of
3-extendability, and later Definition , which corresponds to having the vertices of a 3-path along the
boundary of the unbounded face precolored. While every planar graph is 2-extendable, it is not the case
that every planar graph is 3-extendable.
{i, j}-extendability, {2, 2, 2}-extendable, 3-cycle.
[1]. Dimitris Achlioptas and Cristopher Moore. Almost all graphs with average degree 4 are 3-colorable. J. Comput. System Sci., 67(2):441{471, 2003. Special issue on STOC2002 (Montreal, QC). |