20 articles in this issue
Dinh Hoa Nguyen, David Banjerdpongchai
This paper presents a brief survey of recent works on Iterative Learning Control (ILC) of Energy Management System (EMS) based on a framework of Multi-Agent System (MAS). ILC is a control methodology which is especially suitable for dynamical systems whos... see more
Muhammad Tahir Akhtar, Akinori Nishihara
This review focuses on howling and entrainment artifacts in digital hearing aids. The howling may occur (especially at high gains), essentially due to the close proximity of the input microphone and the output loudspeaker. The entrainment, on the other ha... see more
Pakamon Pintana, Nakorn Tippayawong
In thermochemical utilization of biomass, ash produced during the process is a major problem that can result in decreased performance and increased in difficulty during operation. Preliminary assessment of potential ash related troubles prior to the use o... see more
Worachate Khongthon, Varong Pavarajarn
The degradation of diuron, which is a toxic herbicide that causes a serious environmental problem in many countries, was performed using electrochemical advanced oxidation process (EAOP) in a microreactor. The influence of nitrate and sulfate contaminatio... see more
Kolela J. Nyembwe, Mamookho E. Makhatha, Takalani Madzivhandila
Dry analysis techniques including X-ray fluorescence (XRF), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM-EDS) and Fourier Transform Infra-red (FTIR) have been used to assess the Physico-chemical of waste sand samples, obtained from different... see more
Jayachandran Jayachandran, Denis Ashok
Steer-by-wire is an advanced steering system which connects the steering wheel with the front wheel by using motors and sensors. Generating the road feel in steer by wire system is an important criterion since there is no mechanical connection between the... see more
Siraprapa Kositphon, Paveena Chaovalitwongse
This study is motivated by the fact that inventory management problem is focused throughout the industrial firms nowadays as well as inventory management problems are not easy to be appropriately solved. According to the concept of systems approach can be... see more
Sivakumar Anandan
Low cost sustainable structural green concrete produced using lignocellulosic waste (coconut shell) and industrial waste (ground granulated blast furnace slag) was investigated in this study. Various cost effective pre-treatments were carried out on cocon... see more
Gummaluri V. S. S. Sharma, Potnuru Srinivasa Rao, Battula Surendra Babu
The past two decades has seen the realization of the manufacturing firms towards quality consciousness. The various firms worldwide employed the statistical tools for minimizing the deviations and subsequently the number of rejects of the manufactured par... see more
Anukoon Asawachatroj, David Banjerdpongchai, Pornanong Busaratragoon
This paper aims to develop a new economic assessment (EA) method using the option to expand for Advanced Process Control (APC) and Real Time Optimization (RTO). The new EA criteria for investment decision for APC and RTO employ net present value of APC an... see more
Anucha Watanapa, Siwadol Pholwatchana, Wisitsree Wiyaratn
Laem Chabang train station is subsidiary to container transportation office of The State Railway of Thailand. Its main objective is to provide services to container and oil trains of about 900 - 1000 container trains and 120 oil trains (inbound-outbo... see more
Theerawat Suratago, Panu Panitchakarn, Pattanan Kerdlarpphon, Napat Rungpeerapong, Vorakan Burapatana, Muenduen Phisalaphong
Pervaporation, a membrane-based technique, is taken into consideration in order to separate water from biodiesel-methanol mixtures. Several operational conditions in biodiesel production could cause water contamination into the reaction mixture, which can... see more
Withit Chatlatanagulchai, Puwadon Poedaeng, Nitirong Pongpanich
Input shaping is a technique used to move flexible systems from point to point rapidly by suppressing the residual vibration at the destination. The vibration suppression is obtained from the principle of destruction of impulse responses. The input shaper... see more
Piyachat Wattanachai, Christian Antonio
Variable Frequency Microwave (VFM) is known to be a rapid, volumetric, and selective form of heating which has shown potential as an alternative technique for the processing of negative-tone SU8 photoresist in the Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) in... see more
Edoardo Copertaro, Paolo Chiariotti, Alvaro Antonio Estupinan Donoso, Nicola Paone, Bernhard Peters, Gian Marco Revel
Processes involving materials in gaseous and powder states cannot be modelled without coupling interactions between the two states. XDEM (Extended Discrete Element Method) is a valid tool for tackling this issue, since it allows a coupled CFD-DEM simulati... see more
Pisistha Ratanavararaksa, Mongkol Dejnakarintra
Among equations representing motion of a mass or a particle in physics, many of them are anharmonic and consist of one or more nonlinear terms. This article shows how to obtain series solutions of the equation of the form which is an anharmonic motion equ... see more
Lawankorn Soimart, Mahasak Ketcham
Many image segmentation algorithms are available but most of them are not fit for interpretation of satellite images. Mean-shift algorithm has been used in many recent researches as a promising image segmentation technique, which has the speed at O(kn2) w... see more
Kitsanut Chanutboonsin, Constantin-Octavian Andrei, Kanok Weerawong, Teetat Charoenkalunyuta
The Department of Lands Virtual Reference Station (DOL-VRS) reduces several technical limitations of conventional RTK method and increases the productivity in a cost effective manner. This also opens the question how feasible DOL-VRS service may be for es... see more
Narongkorn Charusakwong, Manoj Lohatepanont
This paper proposes mathematical models and solution approaches for solving the multi-period fuel replenishment planning problem. The model aims to search for a set of routes, determining the quantity of several petroleum products to be loaded on individu... see more
Irek Gubaydullin, Leniza Enikeeva, Lakavath Rammurthy Naik
Selective oxidation of phenols is of great interest in terms of practically valuable hydroquinone and pyrocatechin. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the kinetics of the oxidation reaction of 4-tert-butylphenol by an aqueous solution of hydrogen... see more