{"title":"Effect of chloride concentration on the corrosion resistance of pure Zn metal in a 0.0626 M H2SO4 solution","authors":"R. Loto","doi":"10.1515/eng-2022-0445","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/eng-2022-0445","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The aftermath of Cl− anion concentration reactions on the corrosion resistance of pure Zn metal in 0.0625 M H2SO4 was examined by potentiodynamic polarization, optical representations, scanning electron image analysis, energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy, open-circuit potential analysis, X-ray diffractometry, weight loss method and X-ray fluorescence. The results show that the degradation of Zn increased with an increase in the chloride concentration from 4.089 and 0.218 mm/year to 10.085 and 4.015 mm/year (polarization and weight loss). The corrosion potential at 0.0625 M H2SO4 to 0.0625 M H2SO4/0.5% NaCl concentration displayed minimal variation (−1.535 to −1.519 V), whereas a significant shift was observed for the plots at 0.0625 M H2SO4/1% NaCl and 0.0625 M H2SO4/2% NaCl (−1.384 and −0.932 V). The weight loss plot at all Cl− anion concentrations displayed an ordered decrease in the corrosion rate analogous to exposure times. The scanning electron microscopic images of Zn in 0.0625 M H2SO4/2% NaCl solution showed significant deterioration and corrosion pits. The image at 0.0625 M H2SO4 solution revealed limited localized and general surface deterioration, while the corresponding EDX data depict the presence of S. The Zn open-circuit potential plot from a 0.0625 M H2SO4 solution was relatively electropositive compared to the plot from a 0.0625 M H2SO4/2% NaCl solution. Both plots exhibited limited reactive-inert transition properties and attained relative thermodynamic equilibrium after 600 s of exposure with final corrosion potentials of −0.91 and −0.97 V at 7,200 s. Zn was the only crystallographic phase identified on its surface before corrosion, whereas ZnS, ZnFes, ZnMnS, ZnMnFeS, and ZnMg4 corrosion products were identified after corrosion.","PeriodicalId":19512,"journal":{"name":"Open Engineering","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41392195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hiba Saleem, Murtdha H. Al Quraishi, S. M. Imariq, M. Shamkhi
{"title":"Effect of waste materials on soil properties","authors":"Hiba Saleem, Murtdha H. Al Quraishi, S. M. Imariq, M. Shamkhi","doi":"10.1515/eng-2022-0431","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/eng-2022-0431","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Industrial processes are the main generator of littering agents, and the growing environmental awareness has contributed to a focus on the issue of littering. One of the biggest environmental issues in the world is how to manage this waste given the limited space available, the high cost of remediation, and the need for landfilling. However, the idea of reusing some of this waste is an alternative solution to decreasing the process of landfilling, and reducing the increase of waste. In this research, three different waste materials were used, namely plastic waste, aluminum waste, and silica sand. Each of these materials was mixed in a ratio of 1, 3, and 5%, with silty sand soil. The consistency limits of maximum dry density and the optimal ratio for the preferred materials were determined by examining and comparing cohesiveness and angle of internal friction. Research results showed that the maximum unit weight decreased after adding the waste materials: it decreased by 9.35 and 11.69% when 5% each of aluminum and plastic waste was added, respectively. At the same time, the increase in the inner angle of internal friction reached 26.41% at the highest percentage of plastic waste. The addition of 3% of silica sand gave the highest value of cohesion, and the increase reached 218.7% for soils not treated with silica. It also showed the effect of adding 1% of silica sand on the plasticity, reducing it by 72.7% from its original value.","PeriodicalId":19512,"journal":{"name":"Open Engineering","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47419536","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reverse droop control strategy with virtual resistance for low-voltage microgrid with multiple distributed generation sources","authors":"Chethan Raj Devaraju, Dadadahalli Basavaraju Prakash, Chaluvaiah Lakshminarayana","doi":"10.1515/eng-2022-0395","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/eng-2022-0395","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In the island operation mode of the microgrid, the rated capacity and feeder impedance of each parallel distributed generation inverter are different and the output power is difficult to be reasonably distributed when the traditional droop control strategy is adopted, which reduces the stability of the system. In order to solve this problem, the power transmission characteristics of low-voltage microgrid are analyzed and the leading factors affecting the reasonable power distribution are obtained. A control strategy of virtual resistor is proposed and the difference between the actual output power and the expected output power is used to control the power compensation coefficient and proportional integration to adjust the reference voltage of each DG inverter. The control strategy can automatically adjust the change in the output power of the distributed power supply in real time, adjust the voltage change caused by the line impedance mismatch in time, improve the power quality, reduce the system circulation, and realize the reasonable distribution of power. Finally, the simulation model verifies the effectiveness of the strategy.","PeriodicalId":19512,"journal":{"name":"Open Engineering","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44596167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stasiak-Cieślak Beata, Malawko Piotr, Dziedziak Paweł
{"title":"Retrospective analysis of the data concerning inspections of vehicles with adaptive devices","authors":"Stasiak-Cieślak Beata, Malawko Piotr, Dziedziak Paweł","doi":"10.1515/eng-2022-0446","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/eng-2022-0446","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The article presents results of retrospective analysis of data from tests related to the diagnostics and inspections of vehicles as part of official technical tests carried out in 2016–2022, among the others, at the Automotive Service Centre for Disabled Persons operating at the Motor Transport Institute. The current trend shows that the quality of technical inspection is regularly improved by introducing legal standardization and standards for assessing the technical condition of a vehicle intended for a disabled driver. The subject of technical tests should therefore be adaptive devices designed to adapt the vehicle for their safe use by these people. As a part of this study, an analysis of the literature in the area of mobility and vehicle adaptation was also carried out, indicating the current directions of analyses and technical standards for adaptive devices.","PeriodicalId":19512,"journal":{"name":"Open Engineering","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48688409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modulation and performance of synchronous demodulation for speech signal detection and dialect intelligibility","authors":"R. Abbas, Hayder Almosa, Y. Harbi","doi":"10.1515/eng-2022-0410","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/eng-2022-0410","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Speech processing is one of the fundamental operations in computer science and it is particularly difficult to process and distinguish speech in different Arabic dialects when background noise is present. In any nation, communication skills are crucial. Pushing a button is all it takes for the typical person to make phone calls and leave voicemails but for telecommunications experts, the process is very different. We understand how communication actually works. The terms detection and demodulation are commonly used when addressing the full demodulation process. The procedures and circuits are substantially the same under both designations. As the name implies, demodulation is the opposite of modulation, which is applying a signal, such as an audio signal, to a carrier. The demodulation process isolates the output signal from the audio or other signal that was transmitted using amplitude shifts on the carrier. In this study, a system for distinguishing speech signals was developed using modulation and demodulation to transmit speech by extracting it from a variety of factors, the most significant of which is background noise in addition to a wide variety of dialects, which poses a significant challenge in speech processing. The proposed system was applied to a dataset that was created for a group of voices in different dialects, and by using important techniques, the noise accompanying the voices was deleted and then the voices were processed with other techniques such as modulation and demodulation to distinguish the dialect. The system has proven effective by distinguishing dialects.","PeriodicalId":19512,"journal":{"name":"Open Engineering","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49591636","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysis of the operating parameters of electric, hybrid, and conventional vehicles on different types of roads","authors":"Adriana Skuza, R. Jurecki, E. Szumska","doi":"10.1515/eng-2022-0443","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/eng-2022-0443","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Vehicles, regardless of the type of drive, move on different types of roads. The operational characteristics of the highway will be different than those of the urban road. The aim of this article is to compare the performance of electric, hybrid, and conventional vehicles on different roads. For simulation studies in the AVL Cruise program, speed profiles determined on the highway, expressway, suburban, and urban roads were used. The article presents the course of energy consumption of an electric and hybrid vehicle, the amount of energy recovered by these vehicles, and the state of battery charge after the routes. The fuel consumption and emissions of harmful exhaust components of hybrid and conventional vehicles are also described. Based on the collected data, it was determined what is the cost of driving each of the routes by the tested vehicles. The results showed that the operational characteristics of the vehicles on each route are different. Driving speed, vehicle load, or duration of the journey significantly affects energy consumption, fuel, and costs. Such a comparison allows you to adjust the choice of vehicle by the driver, who, knowing his daily route, can decide on a vehicle with a specific type of drive.","PeriodicalId":19512,"journal":{"name":"Open Engineering","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41526996","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Derbiszewski Bogdan, W. Marek, Damian Jozinkiewicz, S. Zakrzewski, Małgorzata Kaczmarek, Dominik Binkowski, Andrzej Obraniak, Siczek Krzysztof
{"title":"Research of dynamic phenomena in a model engine stand","authors":"Derbiszewski Bogdan, W. Marek, Damian Jozinkiewicz, S. Zakrzewski, Małgorzata Kaczmarek, Dominik Binkowski, Andrzej Obraniak, Siczek Krzysztof","doi":"10.1515/eng-2022-0436","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/eng-2022-0436","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The highest loads on the elements of the crank–piston system of the internal combustion engine occur during the combustion phase which takes place successively in individual cylinders. Smaller, but also significant, loads occur beyond this phase when dynamic forces begin to play a dominant role. The latter depends on the degree of wear of the engine components. The aim of this article was to analyze the stresses in a model stand for testing dynamic phenomena in an internal combustion engine operating without the combustion process. A stand has been developed which includes a combustion engine driven by an electric motor placed on a mobile frame. The coast-down method was used to estimate the average values of the equivalent moment of inertia of the engine for various cylinder configurations with a lack of compression process due to a significant weakening of the valve springs or significant wear of the valve seats. This lack of compression was simulated on a bench by partially loosening the spark plug mounting. The article presents the values of the determined mean values of the equivalent moment of inertia of the engine and the stress values in the stand frame obtained from its model developed with the use of the finite element method. The obtained values were important from the point of view of the engine dynamics simulation process outside the combustion area and the safe foundation and operation of the stand frame during the experimental tests.","PeriodicalId":19512,"journal":{"name":"Open Engineering","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44267275","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Timothy Kitungu Nzomo, S. Adewole, K. Awuor, Daniel Okang’a Oyoo
{"title":"Performance of a horizontal well in a bounded anisotropic reservoir: Part II: Performance analysis of well length and reservoir geometry","authors":"Timothy Kitungu Nzomo, S. Adewole, K. Awuor, Daniel Okang’a Oyoo","doi":"10.1515/eng-2022-0477","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/eng-2022-0477","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Evaluation of the performance of horizontal wells is an important aspect in the enhancement of their productivity. This study provides mathematical computations, and analysis for theoretical well and reservoir considerations. The study investigates how well design and reservoirs geometry affect the overall performance of a horizontal well in a completely bounded reservoir throughout its productive life. A horizontal well in a rectangular reservoir with completely sealed boundaries is considered and the effect of dimensionless well length L D hspace{.25em}{L}_{text{D}} , dimensionless reservoir length x eD hspace{.25em}{x}_{text{eD}} , and dimensionless reservoir width y eD {y}_{text{eD}} on the pressure response over a given period of production using dimensionless time t D {t}_{text{D}} is studied. The mathematical model used was derived using source and Green’s functions presented in part I of this study. Appropriate well and reservoir parameters are considered and the respective dimensionless parameters are computed which are then used in computing dimensionless pressure P D {P}_{text{D}} and its dimensionless pressure derivative P D ′ hspace{.25em}{P}_{text{D}}^{^{prime} } . From the computations, the results obtained are analysed in diagnostic log–log plots with a discussion of the flow periods. The results obtained indicate that an increase in dimensionless well length decreases pressure response during the infinite-acting flow at early times and during transition flows at middle time but increases the pressure response during the pseudosteady state flow at late times. The dimensionless reservoir width and length are observed not to influence dimensionless pressure response during the infinite-acting flow at early times and during the transition flows at middle time, only affecting the prevalence time of the flow periods. However it is observed that during the pseudosteady state flow at late times, dimensionless pressure response reduces with increased dimensionless reservoir length and width.","PeriodicalId":19512,"journal":{"name":"Open Engineering","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44564392","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jeremy Onesimus Carnagie, A. Prabowo, Iwan Istanto, E. P. Budiana, Ivan Kristianto Singgih, I. Yaningsih, F. Mikšík
{"title":"Technical review of supervised machine learning studies and potential implementation to identify herbal plant dataset","authors":"Jeremy Onesimus Carnagie, A. Prabowo, Iwan Istanto, E. P. Budiana, Ivan Kristianto Singgih, I. Yaningsih, F. Mikšík","doi":"10.1515/eng-2022-0385","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/eng-2022-0385","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The use of technology in everyday life is unavoidable, considering that technological advancement occurs very quickly. The current era is also known as industry 4.0. In the industry 4.0 era, there is a convergence between the industrial world and information technology. The use of modern machines in the industry makes it possible for business actors to digitize their production facilities and open up new business opportunities. One of the developments in information technology that is being widely used in its implementation is machine learning (ML) technology and its branches such as computer vision and image recognition. In this work, we propose a customized convolutional neural network-based ML model to perform image classification technique for Indonesian herb image dataset, along with the detailed review and discussion of the methods and results. In this work, we use the transfer learning method to adopt the opensource pre-trained model, namely, Xception, developed by Google.","PeriodicalId":19512,"journal":{"name":"Open Engineering","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43789895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Influence of the presence of a nitrided layer on changes in the ultrasonic wave parameters","authors":"Ryszard Mańczak","doi":"10.1515/eng-2022-0401","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/eng-2022-0401","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In this work, attempts are made to estimate the relationship between the ultrasonic wave parameters and the presence of the nitrided layer. Special samples were prepared, the surfaces of which were ground and then nitrided. The samples were evaluated by ultrasonic method before and after the nitriding. During the tests, three parameters of the ultrasonic wave were recorded i.e., time of wave propagation, dominant frequency of the spectrum and bandwidth. The measurements were repeated ten times. The obtained results indicate, in particular, a reduction in the wave propagation time in the samples after nitriding compared to the samples without the nitrided layer.","PeriodicalId":19512,"journal":{"name":"Open Engineering","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45229150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}