Progress in engineering technology automotive, energy generation, quality control and efficiency /

This book presents recent developments in the areas of engineering and technology, focusing on experimental, numerical, and theoretical approaches. In the first part, the emphasis is on the emerging area of electromobility and its sub-disciplines, e.g. battery development, improved efficiency due to...

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Main Author: Abu Bakar, Muhamad Husaini.
Other Authors: Mohamad Sidik, Mohamad Sabri., Öchsner, Andreas., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2019.
Cham : 2019.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (268 pages).
Series: Advanced structured materials ; v. 119.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Preface; Contents; 1 Study the Effect of Acetone as an Inhibitor for the Performance of Aluminium-Air Batteries; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Experimental; 2.1 Computational Study; 2.2 Materials; 2.3 Weight Loss; 2.4 Battery Test; 3 Results and Discussion; 3.1 Optimised Geometry; 3.2 HOMO-LUMO Energy; 3.3 Inhibition Efficiency; 3.4 Voltage Discharge Rate; 3.5 Capacity Discharge Rate; 4 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 2 Performance Characteristics of Palm Oil Diesel Blends in a Diesel Engine; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Literature Review; 3 Experimental Set-up and Procedures.
  • 3.1 The Engine3.2 Palm Oil Diesel Blends; 3.3 Experimental Flow; 4 Results and Discussion; 4.1 Performance of the Engine on Diesel Fuel and Palm Oil Blends; 5 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 3 Optimization of Palm Oil Diesel Blends Engine Performance Based on Injection Pressures and Timing; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Literature Review; 3 Experimental Set-up and Procedures; 3.1 The Engine; 3.2 Palm Oil Diesel Blends; 3.3 Performance Measurements; 3.4 Optimization; 4 Results and Discussion; 4.1 Engine Performance at the Original Setting.
  • 4.2 Optimization of Palm Oil Diesel Blends Using DOE5 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 4 The Potential of Improving the Mg-Alloy Surface Quality Using Powder Mixed EDM; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Working Principle of PMEDM; 3 Research Articles on PMEDM; 4 Improving Mg-Alloy Surface Quality Using PMEDM; 5 Conclusion; References; 5 Validation of Driver's Cognitive Load on Driving Performance Using Spectral Estimation Based on EEG Frequency Spectrum; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Literature Review; 3 Methodology; 3.1 Experimental Setup for Data Recording; 3.2 Driving Tasks.
  • 3.3 Data Validation3.4 Pre-processing; 3.5 Feature Extraction; 3.6 Feature Classifiers; 4 Results and Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 6 Analytical Study of a Cylindrical Linear Electromagnetic Pulsing Motor for Electric Vehicles; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Cylinder Linear EMPM Structure; 3 Magnetic Circuit Model Analysis; 3.1 Predicted Magnetic Equivalent Circuit; 3.2 Predicted Magnetic Analysis; 4 Experimental Setup; 5 Results and Discussion; 5.1 Plunger Force; 5.2 Thrust; 5.3 Plunger Distance; 5.4 Speed; 5.5 Power Motor; 5.6 Comparison Between Experimental Result and FEM Data.
  • 6 ConclusionsAcknowledgements; References; 7 Investigation on Effective Pre-determined Time Study Analysis in Determining the Production Capacity; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 The Background of Pre-determined Time Study; 3 The Research Framework; 4 Data Collection, Analysis and Discussions; 4.1 Case Study Selection: Process Familiarization; 4.2 Analysis of the Production Cycle Time: Basic MOST® Versus Stop Watch; 4.2.1 Case Study 1: The Vendor of Automotive Industry; 4.2.2 Case Study 2: The Refurbishment of Petroleum Gas and Refurbishment Services.