A two-dimensional (i.e. time and use) maintenance service contract involving three parties i.e. manufacturer, agent and consumer are considered in this paper. The contract period by the manufacturer/agent begins since...
A two-dimensional (i.e. time and use) maintenance service contract involving three parties i.e. manufacturer, agent and consumer are considered in this paper. The contract period by the manufacturer/agent begins since the warranty expires (W) until the lifetime of the equipment expires (L). The use of equipment by consumer is modeled with accelerated failure time (AFT) model. AFT model specifies the limit value of permitted equipment usage (Ul ). The contract time is limited to t = L, but equipment usage may exceed U l . High use of equipment will increase consumer revenue. However, the consumer will incur additional costs paid to the manufacturer/agent if the use of equipment exceeds U l . Therefore, consumers will seek the optimum value of use (U) that maximizes the profits. As with consumer, manufacturer and agent also want to maximize their profits. Decision problems in maintenance service contracts involving the three parties will be resolved consider the interaction of the manufacturer and the agent in carrying out maintenance action. One level optimization used if the manufacturer and agent compete with each other. However, if the manufacturer and agent interact in a cooperation, then optimization of the decision model becomes more difficult and should be done with bilevel optimization.
Coating of polymer chitosan as sensor film on copper electrode substrate (Cu) has become a concern of research development to improve responsivity, sensitivity, and economic value to detect hazardous preservatives in ...
Coating of polymer chitosan as sensor film on copper electrode substrate (Cu) has become a concern of research development to improve responsivity, sensitivity, and economic value to detect hazardous preservatives in food, especially formalin. This study aims to enhance the activities of sensor for more responsive and higher sensitivity by adding metal oxide as an active agent. Chitosan thin film is prepared by 1.5% chitosan dissolved with 2% acetic acid and modified with active compound ZnO. The addition of ZnO NPs metal oxide is to improve sensitivity which viewed from SEM characterization results, the surface of morphology is smoother and flat on the surface of chitosan. Characterization of FT-IR showed ZnO was perfectly bound to amine bond of chitosan structure. The research method was conducted by cyclic voltammetry analysis to find out the results test of sensor sensitivity. The results showed chitosan-ZnO film sensor provides the best sensitivity on modification conditions of ZnO NPs 0.6% and 0.8%. Linearity analysis of sensor provides ideal value obtained at R-square value of 0.9886. Thus, it can be concluded that chitosan-ZnO thin-film sensor is hugely responsive to be used as an electrode sensor for detecting hazardous chemical compounds in food. Chitosan-ZnO film sensor can provide high activity as a biosensor electrode for detecting harmful compounds in foods that are sensitive, responsive, and has economic value.
Past air sampling detection (ASD) systems had no definitive positioning; most allocation of sampling points was based on experience. This research discovered that sampling points inside the electrical rooms were signi...
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Past air sampling detection (ASD) systems had no definitive positioning; most allocation of sampling points was based on experience. This research discovered that sampling points inside the electrical rooms were significantly affected by the ambient airflow, causing the detection system to have difficulties in fire detection. Fire dynamics simulator (FDS) was used to simulate very early smoke detection apparatus (VESDA) effectiveness within the protection area of an electrical room. Results showed that ASD sampling points in electrical rooms should be placed above high-voltage transformers and capacitors, while rearranging the high risk machines together to avoid long detection pipelines, which increases the transportation time of the gas, thus hindering early detection by the ASD system. Field tests using a smoke detector tester yielded transportation times of 33 s, which was in very good agreement with the simulated results of 35 s by ASPIRE, showing the accuracy of using software to simulate transportation times. Therefore, this research combined FDS with the transportation times of different pipeline designs to conduct performance assessment of VESDA. After appropriate rearrangement of machines, VESDA detection times dropped from 106.0–171.0 s during the original setup to 21.0–31.7 s, assuring the facility to have more time for emergency response. However, it was noticed that FDS software did not have the estimation tool for VESDA transportation times; therefore software such as ASPIRE should be used to calculate the gas transportation times inside the detection pipelines, and then compiled with FDS results to avoid underestimation of actuation times.
There are two types of floods in Jakarta: upstream flooding and local flooding. In general, floods in DKI Jakarta are caused by local floods. The main cause of this flood is the occurrence of high rainfall, poor drain...
There are two types of floods in Jakarta: upstream flooding and local flooding. In general, floods in DKI Jakarta are caused by local floods. The main cause of this flood is the occurrence of high rainfall, poor drainage system, and land subsidence. This study will analyse the local flood that occurred in Gunung Sahari, Central Jakarta. Judging from the existing conditions, sedimentation occurs in the drainage channels. This sedimentation causes a reduction in the existing channel capacity. Based on a hydrological and channel capacity analysis, the existing drainage channels are designed based on annual rainfall i.e. return period 1-2 years, which is 133.10 mm/day. Flood modelling is done for existing conditions. Based on the results of modelling, floods that occur in locations between 50 cm - 100 cm. Due to dense housing conditions, widening and normalizing the channel is difficult. Therefore, flood reduction will be assisted by pumps. The pump will be installed in the downstream of the main drain, which is connected to Mati River. This pump is designed with a capacity of 0.5 m3 / sec. Based on the results of modelling, with a largest pump capacity of 0.5 m3/sec, flooding is only reduced by 5 cm - 7 cm. Due to the lack of effectiveness of the pump, retention ponds will be designed to reduce surface runoff. Retention ponds are designed with an area of 1 ha and a depth of 1.5 m. Modelling is done in the presence of a retention pond. With the addition of retention ponds, annual flooding for the 2-year return period on Gunung Sahari could be reduced. Therefore, the discharge that will be received by the drainage channel will be smaller than the capacity of the channel itself and the flood will be completely reduced.
Land-use management is the key parameter in developing an agropolitan area. The Spatial Plan of Pati District 2010-2030 contains plans for the Gembong Subdistrict to be developed into an agropolitan area. The Gembong ...
Land-use management is the key parameter in developing an agropolitan area. The Spatial Plan of Pati District 2010-2030 contains plans for the Gembong Subdistrict to be developed into an agropolitan area. The Gembong Reservoir is one of the reservoirs in the region that has a vital role in supporting the area development. The main problem in managing the Gembong reservoir is the decreasing availability of reservoir water. Increased sedimentation affects the availability of reservoir water, which is used as a supply of irrigation areas. Management of water availability must be based on optimization analysis, because the volume of storage is limited and increasing inflow to the reservoir to increase the water level requires a long time. Therefore, the optimization model of reservoir water management is urgent to be formulated, so that the reservoir operator can be utilized to determine the allocation of supplementary water. This article presents a study of the results of observations in the field and secondary data, as well as reviews of related scientific articles, to be able to identify potential environmental stresses on reservoir water availability and its management.
Polycaprolactone (PCL) is an important polymer due to its mechanical properties, miscibility with a large range of other polymers and biodegradability. Polycaprolactone (PCL) was chosen as the matrix because of its bi...
Polycaprolactone (PCL) is an important polymer due to its mechanical properties, miscibility with a large range of other polymers and biodegradability. Polycaprolactone (PCL) was chosen as the matrix because of its biodegradability characteristics. This paper reports on an investigation of the influence of the presence of bentonite. It was found that of bentonite significantly influenced the mass loss behavior of the nanocomposite because of physical interactions between the clay and the polymer chains and degradation volatiles. Melt drawing of the composite, however, had little influence on the degradation behavior of the investigated samples. Based on mechanical properties results, addition of bentonite significantly enhances the flexibility of PCL blends. TGA showed that the presence of bentonite improves thermal stability of blends.
An experimental investigation of the influences ammonia concentration variation to the performances of pump less ammonia-aqua absorption refrigeration system with water flooding evaporator is described. The heat gener...
An experimental investigation of the influences ammonia concentration variation to the performances of pump less ammonia-aqua absorption refrigeration system with water flooding evaporator is described. The heat generated in generator and refrigerating effect in evaporator, cooling capacity, coefficients of performance (COP) are investigated. The objective of this study is to investigate the characteristic and influences of the ammonia concentration variation to the performance of pump less absorption refrigeration system with water flooding evaporator as a refrigeration load.. In this research, the generator temperature has been setting constant in 80°C using electric heater, the ammonia concentration in 500 ml solution would be varied in 18%, 27%, 37%, 47%, and 59%. It is concluded that heat generated in generator and refrigerating effect in evaporator decrease with increasing ammonia concentration, while the cooling capacity and COP would increase with increasing ammonia concentration. As a result, it is found that increasing the ammonia concentration would effect on increasing of cooling capacity and COP. The highest the ammonia concentration, the highest cooling capacity and COP would be resulted. The highest cooling capacity and COP resulted respectively are 0.7180 kW and 0.829 at 59% ammonia concentration.
Mangrove ecosystems are resources of landscapes, flora, fauna, and local communities that interact with each other. Mangrove ecosystems have important ecological, economic and social functions for coastal development....
Mangrove ecosystems are resources of landscapes, flora, fauna, and local communities that interact with each other. Mangrove ecosystems have important ecological, economic and social functions for coastal development. Conservation is a means of involving the community in mangrove recovery and management activities as a preservation effort. This paper examines the potential of mangrove ecosystems in the southern coast of Bangkalan as a conservation area. The fact, mangrove ecosystems have a pressure that decreased area significantly. Data collection used the quadratic transect method and satellite image analysis. Mangroves on the southern coast of Bangkalan have increased area over the past 10 years. Mangrove vegetation found consisted of 4 families and 8 species. There are also found fauna i.e. insects, snakes, primates and birds. The observations indicated that conservation of mangrove forests on the southern coast of Bangkalan needs to be done. This effort can be supported by ecotourism activities which are expected to improve the community welfare.
Thalassemia is known as one of the blood disorder diseases that is inherited by parents. There are several types of Thalassemia, namely as Thalassemia major, minor, and intermedia. Among them, Thalassemia major is the...
Thalassemia is known as one of the blood disorder diseases that is inherited by parents. There are several types of Thalassemia, namely as Thalassemia major, minor, and intermedia. Among them, Thalassemia major is the most dangerous and needs more attention. Generally, it can be detected since the child is one year old. Late detection of this disease can have adverse consequences and various complications. This study aims to develop a new model for the prediction of thalassemia for children. The model adopts a fuzzy-based rule. The novelty in this article is that our model has 4 outputs, namely thalassemia major, intermedia, minor and not thalassemia. In the previous article it only had 3 outputs. In this study, we intend to implement a model that we developed using a fuzzy-based approach to classify thalassemia diseases based on CBC data. This article describes how to build a model and implement it in software. We compare the test results with the opinion of pediatricians regarding thalassemia. The final results of testing 4 CBC data show that our proposed model has successfully identified the type of thalassemia.
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