Wijittra Wongjaikham, D. Wongsawaeng, N. Somboonna
{"title":"Environmentally-Friendly RF Plasma Treatment of Thai Silk Fabrics with Chitosan for Antibacterial Property","authors":"Wijittra Wongjaikham, D. Wongsawaeng, N. Somboonna","doi":"10.14416/J.IJAST.2016.02.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14416/J.IJAST.2016.02.002","url":null,"abstract":"A 13.56 MHz RF plasma discharge was successfully utilized to coat Thai silk fabrics with chitosan for antibacterial property. Uncolored and untreated Thai silk fabrics were activated in Ar plasma for 5 or 10 minutes with the RF power of 50, 100 or 150 W under the Ar pressure of 4 × 10 –1 or 8 × 10 –1 Torr. After plasma activation, specimens were submerged in a 1% (w/v) chitosan solution at room temperature. FTIR analysis confirmed the presence of chitosan. From SEM analysis, chitosan was observed to coat silk fibers almost everywhere. After having been washed up to 3 times, chitosan coating was still present. Unwashed and washed specimens exhibited an excellent antibacterial property against Staphylococcus aureus , as most can reduce > 93% of the bacteria. Thus, RF plasma treatment can effectively induce chitosan to strongly and durably coat onto Thai silk fabrics.","PeriodicalId":352801,"journal":{"name":"King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok International Journal of Applied Science and Technology","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120975646","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}
Kannika Onyu, R. Yeetsorn, M. Fowler, A. Yu, Yun-Seok Jun, Chaiwat Prapainainar, W. Prissanaroon-Ouajai
{"title":"Evaluation of the Possibility for Using Polypropylene/Graphene Composite as Bipolar Plate Material Instead of Polypropylene/Graphite Composite","authors":"Kannika Onyu, R. Yeetsorn, M. Fowler, A. Yu, Yun-Seok Jun, Chaiwat Prapainainar, W. Prissanaroon-Ouajai","doi":"10.14416/J.IJAST.2016.02.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14416/J.IJAST.2016.02.003","url":null,"abstract":"To reduce the bipolar plate weight and keep the desired power density of a low temperature fuel cell, thermoplastic composite bipolar plates have been fabricated for low temperature fuel cell applications. Concerns over material weight, electrical conductivity, mechanical properties, and injection processability of the thermoplastic nanocomposites have brought forth the idea of producing a polypropylene/graphene nanocomposite for an injection moulded bipolar plate application. In this article, the properties of produced polypropylene/graphene nanocomposites were also compared with the properties of polypropylene/graphite composites to assess the feasibility for using polypropylene/graphene nanocomposites as a bipolar plate material. The effects of graphene contents and sizes on electrical conductivity and mechanical properties were reported in this work. Moreover, the obtained results were discussed in terms of morphology and state of dispersion and distribution of the graphene within the polypropylene matrix. This work is a preliminary study that offers insight into the material selection and development for low temperature fuel cells toward the ultimate goal of broad commercialization.","PeriodicalId":352801,"journal":{"name":"King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok International Journal of Applied Science and Technology","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134046763","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":"Further Development on Joining of Metal and Fibre Components Using Semi-solid Forming Technology","authors":"M. Liewald, L. Marx","doi":"10.14416/J.IJAST.2016.01.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14416/J.IJAST.2016.01.003","url":null,"abstract":"Lightweight construction requires various combinations of metallic and fibre-based structures as well as adapted joining methods. In the case of automotive engineering, carbon structures such as roofs or transition humps have to be joined with quarter panels and floors. In this context, an innovative joining method for combining sheet metals with carbon textiles was developed at the Institute for Metal Forming Technology (IFU). First, fundamental investigations were conducted in order to create a material integrated interlock between one single carbon fabric layer and aluminium sheets based on the semi-solid forming technology. This paper deals with further investigations comprising sample heating control and the usage of multilayer carbon textiles.","PeriodicalId":352801,"journal":{"name":"King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok International Journal of Applied Science and Technology","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117056644","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":"Experimental Study of the Effect of Water Depth on the Productivity of Double Basin Solar Stills in Seawater Desalination","authors":"C. Phukapak, Sorawin Phukapak","doi":"10.14416/j.ijast.2015.12.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14416/j.ijast.2015.12.004","url":null,"abstract":"This research article studied the experimental of the effect of water depth on the productivity of double basin solar stills in seawater desalination. The experiment was carried out with the water depths at 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 cm in order to obtain the appropriate water depth for purified water production during the day and at night and to analyze its efficiency. The study’s results revealed that the basin single and double slope solar stills at the water depth of 1 cm produced the maximum purified water at 2,285 ml/day and 2,620 ml/day, respectively. During the day, the production rates of purified water were 1,628 ml/day and 1,869 ml/day. At night, the production rates were 657 ml/day and 751 ml/day, respectively. The efficiency was 24.46% and 28.04%. However, at the water depth of 5 cm, the lowest purified water production rates were 1,044 ml/day and 1,389 ml/day. During the day, the production rates were 744 ml/day and 989 ml/day while at night it was produced 300 ml/day and 400 ml/day, respectively. The efficiency was 11.42% and 15.19%. The lower water depth provides better productivity than the higher water depth since the surface of water is less, so it is able to accumulate higher thermal energy obtained from the transmission of heat from the sun until it reaches the latent heat of vaporization and it evaporates into the glass surface. Then the condensation is fast made, so it provides a long period of desalination. This results in more production rate.","PeriodicalId":352801,"journal":{"name":"King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok International Journal of Applied Science and Technology","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126614138","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}
P. Kowitwarangkul, Maitri Kamonrattanapisud, E. Juntasaro, Deedeach Sukam
{"title":"CFD Simulation of Molten Steel Flow with Isothermal Condition in the Continuous Casting Tundish","authors":"P. Kowitwarangkul, Maitri Kamonrattanapisud, E. Juntasaro, Deedeach Sukam","doi":"10.14416/j.ijast.2015.12.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14416/j.ijast.2015.12.003","url":null,"abstract":"One of the key factors to improve steel quality is the steel cleanliness. In the continuous casting process, the tundish serves not only as a reservoir and a distributor of molten steel, but also as a metallurgical reactor to diminish the inclusion content in the final product. This research is aimed to study the flow behavior inside the 3-strand tundish with and without flow control mechanisms. The commercial computational fluid dynamics software, ANSYS FLUENT, was used for simulation. The data of geometry and operating parameters were collected from the steel plant at Bangkok Steel Industry Public Co., Ltd., Samuthprakarn, Thailand. The simulations were performed under isothermal conditions. The results show that, with the implementation of flow control mechanisms, the residence time of the tundish flow was increased which would enhance the chance of inclusion removal and promote the steel cleanliness.","PeriodicalId":352801,"journal":{"name":"King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok International Journal of Applied Science and Technology","volume":"140 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115524754","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":"Numerical Implementation of Energy-based Models in Explicit Finite Element Analysis for Sand in Plane Strain Compression","authors":"P. Chattonjai","doi":"10.14416/j.ijast.2016.01.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14416/j.ijast.2016.01.001","url":null,"abstract":"Soil is one of the most complex materials. In finite element analysis, the relevant constitutive model is one of the main key that provides the accurate prediction of strength and deformation characteristic of geotechnical structure. The objective of this study is to implement the elasto-plastic work-hardening-softening constitutive model (Energy-based model) into ABAQUS via VUMAT subroutine. Without updating Jacobian matrix process, the VUMAT subroutine is rather more convenient to implement than UMAT subroutine. Therefore, the high efficiency of strategy to update the new stress and plastic strain energy is crucially important. The VUMAT simulated results on the effect of initial stress and softening behavior were verified by UMAT and the experimental results of Toyoura dense sand under plane strain condition. The VUMAT subroutine could accurately simulate the strength and deformation characteristics of Toyoura sand. However, its results shows the irregularities at transition point.","PeriodicalId":352801,"journal":{"name":"King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok International Journal of Applied Science and Technology","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130899390","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}
Ketinun Kittipongpittaya, W. Rungjang, Sukarnda Klomlab
{"title":"Investigation of Using Beijing Grass Extract as a Natural Antioxidant in Edible Oil","authors":"Ketinun Kittipongpittaya, W. Rungjang, Sukarnda Klomlab","doi":"10.14416/j.ijast.2015.12.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14416/j.ijast.2015.12.002","url":null,"abstract":"Beijing grass [ Murdannia loriformis (Hassk) Rolla Rao et Kammathy] has been widely used as a Thai medicinal plant. In this study, the antioxidant activity of the ethanolic extract of Beijing grass was evaluated using the DPPH assay. Furthermore, the extract was added into soybean oil and pork lard, which were incubated at 75°C for 14 days. Peroxide value and color of the oil were determined during the storage in order to screen suitability of the extract as a natural antioxidant in edible oil. The antioxidant activity of the Beijing grass extract at 200, 400, 600 and 800 ppm were 60.38, 70.13, 85.38 and 87.29%, respectively according to the DPPH assay. Protection factor was calculated to show a relative increase of the induction period of lipid oxidation due to the addition of antioxidant. The protection factors of the Beijing grass extract in pork lard at 200, 400, 600 and 800 ppm were 1.4, 1.6, 1.6, and 1.6, respectively. This suggested that the extract helped increase oxidative stability of the oil compared to the control without antioxidant. However, antioxidant efficiency of the Beijing grass extract was relatively low compared to synthetic antioxidant BHT which possessed the protection factor of 3.3. The same trend was observed in soybean oil in the way that Beijing grass extract at 200, 400, 600 and 800 ppm showed protection factor of 1.2, 1.2, 1.2, and 1.3, respectively. TBHQ, a synthetic antioxidant, again exhibited significantly higher antioxidant activity compared to the Beijing extract in soybean oil. Measuring the Hunter L , a , b values of the oil suggested that the Beijing extract caused the oil lightness to decrease, while the greenness and blueness increased. In conclusion, the Beijing grass extract showed great potential as an effective natural antioxidant to protect edible oil from lipid oxidation. However, the impact of the extract on the color of the oil is still a great concern that needs to be further investigated.","PeriodicalId":352801,"journal":{"name":"King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok International Journal of Applied Science and Technology","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130627655","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":"Nutrition Composition and Analysis of Medicinal Herbal Potential of Horsfieldia glabra Warb. Seeds","authors":"N. Chaichana","doi":"10.14416/j.ijast.2015.12.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14416/j.ijast.2015.12.001","url":null,"abstract":"Horsfieldia glabra Warb. is a locally consumed plant indigenous to Chiang Rai Province, Thailand and of late, there has been considerable interest in evaluating its health benefits. The aim of this study was to investigate H. glabra Warb. seeds in order to assess their nutritional properties and its potential as a medicinal herb. In terms of nutritional assessment, the experiment found that H. glabra Warb. seed extract contained 68.24 g per 100 g dry weight of lipids, 7.80 g per 100 g dry weight of protein, 14.20 g per 100 g dry weight of carbohydrates, 5.04 g per 100 g dry weight of crude fiber, 1.41 g per 100 g dry weight of ash and 6.827 kcal per 1 g dry weight of energy. The analysis of its potential as a medicinal herbal determined the antioxidant activity and Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of Staphylococcus aureus , Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli . The results revealed that H. glabra Warb. seed extraction displayed antioxidant activity (62.01 ± 3.99% DPPH inhibition activity) with a IC50 value of 0.358 ± 0.02 mg/ml. Experiments investigating MIC determined that the extract exhibited the minimum inhibitory concentration of S. aureus (15.625 mg/ml) with 8.00 ± 1.73 mm clear zone. Whereas Streptomycin concentration of 30 mg/ml inhibited 9.00 ± 2.00 mm clear zone. GC-MS analysis of H. glabra Warb. seeds determined that the major compounds were α -resorcinol (40.769%) and 4-vinylphenol (23.761%).","PeriodicalId":352801,"journal":{"name":"King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok International Journal of Applied Science and Technology","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124373911","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":"Filtering Test Case Selection for Increasing the Performance of Regression Testing","authors":"A. Lawanna","doi":"10.14416/j.ijast.2015.11.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14416/j.ijast.2015.11.002","url":null,"abstract":"Under the concept of using software testing, the problems are preparing the smallest size of the selected test cases, fixing bugs, predicting the estimated testing time and numbers of the tester. The traditional methods are developed to solve these issues. Unfortunately, they cannot be applied for all reasons. Therefore, the filtering test case selection model is proposed to solve these problems and to increase the efficiency of the regression testing. It prepares the methods of filtering, classifying, and selecting the appropriate test cases. Accordingly, it gives the smaller size of the selected test cases than the traditional selections as 0.23–3.96%. When consider the fault rate measured by the developed technique is also less than those methods equivalent to 13–69%. Furthermore, the testing time and the amount of testers are also less than the comparative studies as about 2–71%, and 13–69% respectively.","PeriodicalId":352801,"journal":{"name":"King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok International Journal of Applied Science and Technology","volume":"109 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124710414","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":"Induction Welding of Hybrid Thermoplastic-thermoset Composite Parts","authors":"Oliver Schieler, U. Beier","doi":"10.14416/j.ijast.2015.10.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14416/j.ijast.2015.10.005","url":null,"abstract":"With the increasing requirements on aircrafts with respect to performance and costs, there is a need for a systematical use of the advantages of different materials and innovative joining technologies. This necessitates inter alia the use of thermoplastic- and thermoset composites. The most promising technology which enables an automated process to join composite parts without rivets is the induction welding. However, the parameters influencing induction welding of thermoplastic with thermoset composites are not yet described in literature. Therefore in this study, the main factors influencing this process the film material, the film thickness and the welding temperature were identified and discussed.","PeriodicalId":352801,"journal":{"name":"King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok International Journal of Applied Science and Technology","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123154707","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}