Mumini Babatunde Saka, Sunday Oluwafemi Ayoola, Mohd Hazizan Mohd Hashim
{"title":"Investigating the Impact of Short Burden and Spacing on Blasting Output in Zeberced Quarry","authors":"Mumini Babatunde Saka, Sunday Oluwafemi Ayoola, Mohd Hazizan Mohd Hashim","doi":"10.4028/p-wqqb0d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4028/p-wqqb0d","url":null,"abstract":"Blasting has been adjudged as the cheapest method of hard rock fragmentation. The itinerary of rock breakage through blasting in open pit mines is a complex portent which is measured via various variables and parameters. This research investigates the impact of short burden and spacing on blasting output with the aim of establishing a more suitable and economically viable approach. Trials and proposed methods were adopted to investigate blasting geometry results. Results obtained showed that the trials method of 1.2 m by 1.2 m and proposed blasts method of 2.0 m by 2.0 m burden and spacing at 9m depth, covered areas were 80.64 m2 and 99.36 m2 respectively, while at 12 m depth with same blasting geometry covered 224 m2 and 276 m2 respectively. The first trial and proposed blasts methods using burden and spacing of 1.2 m by 1.2 m produced 2,583.71 tons and 2,387.62 tons respectively. Hence, with the use of 2.0 m by 2.0 m burden and spacing, the blasts operations produced 7,176.96 tons and 6,632.28 tons respectively. Meanwhile, the results revealed that, short burden (≤ 1.2 m by 1.2 m) threatens safety in which flyrocks are spawned and it’s dangerous to equipment and personnel, at the same time, the areas covered, quantity produced (i.e. volume) and the tonnage were small compared to the engineering control methods. However, it was found that the trials blast methods were not economically worthwhile in terms of explosive consumption compared to the proposed measure of the geometry.","PeriodicalId":8039,"journal":{"name":"Applied Mechanics and Materials","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139444485","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}
Puchala Jaswanth Phaneendra Swamy, B. YeswanthKumar Reddy, K. Chandrasekhar
{"title":"Intelligent Surveillance Using Robot Eye and Sensor System","authors":"Puchala Jaswanth Phaneendra Swamy, B. YeswanthKumar Reddy, K. Chandrasekhar","doi":"10.4028/p-4yneed","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4028/p-4yneed","url":null,"abstract":"Majority of the advancements, which have been made in the field of robotics are employed in household applications. Surveillance systems are used in guarding and security applications of household and workplaces. This paper presents an advanced surveillance system which integrates sensor system, robot technology and intelligent programming. Robotic surveillance system can be used to replace human guards in dangerous surveillance conditions. Several robots have been developed to assist in these operations. But the full scale employment of robots in crucial fields such as surveillance, security in defence industries and military bases is very limited. The system's overall structure is described, along with descriptions of each component. The robotic system consists of robot eyes, which are capable of sensing an object through IR sensor capability. This robotic system helps in the identification of human presence and alerting respective owners. These operations, performed by the robotic system are achieved using sensors, several number of servo motors, Arduino microcontroller. These components are placed in their respective locations, within a body which is fabricated using the 3D printing technology. The sensors in the robotic system capture the movements of objects. The robotic eyes are fitted with cameras which capture the movements. The robotic system is programmed in such a way that the robotic eyes, move in the direction of object which has been sensed by the sensors and focus on it. If there are multiple moving objects, then one robotic eye focuses on one object, while the other robotic eye focuses on another object. The captured surveillance footage can be viewed through a monitor connected to the robotic system.","PeriodicalId":8039,"journal":{"name":"Applied Mechanics and Materials","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135858065","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}
Alexander Savchenko, Oleksii Basmanov, Serhii Hovalenkov
{"title":"Technical Implementation of the Concept of Using Gel-Forming Systems to Protect Tanks with Oil Products from Thermal Effects of a Fire","authors":"Alexander Savchenko, Oleksii Basmanov, Serhii Hovalenkov","doi":"10.4028/p-5bokza","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4028/p-5bokza","url":null,"abstract":"The work theoretically substantiated and practically implemented the technical solution for supplying the components of gel-forming system (GFS). This allows implementing the concept of using gels to protect tanks with oil products from thermal emission. The response time in case of fire at the unloading-loading racks is determined. Criteria for supplying GFS components for cooling the walls of railway tanks have been developed. The ejection method for supplying GFS components is defined as promising. A device that allows supplying GFS components without structural changes in standard firefighting equipment has been developed and manufactured.","PeriodicalId":8039,"journal":{"name":"Applied Mechanics and Materials","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135858643","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. Ravi Kumar, Tata Nancharaiah, Bhil Ajay, B. Rajesh, B. Durga Prasad Nayak, I. Jithendra Naga Sai Babu
{"title":"Thermoelastic Analysis of Functionally Graded Cylinder","authors":"P. Ravi Kumar, Tata Nancharaiah, Bhil Ajay, B. Rajesh, B. Durga Prasad Nayak, I. Jithendra Naga Sai Babu","doi":"10.4028/p-wsgbq1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4028/p-wsgbq1","url":null,"abstract":"In the present work, Thermo elastic analysis is performed on a functionally graded cylinder to investigate combined effect of pressure and thermal load. It is assumed that the material of the cylinder is functionally graded in which the properties are vary continuously along the thickness based on a power law function. Results are obtained using Finite element-based software ANSYS. To know the accuracy of the present approach, results are confirmed with available literature. Furthermore, the effect of the temperature rising on the distribution of the displacement and stress for different values of gradation index are investigated in the paper. From the results it is concluded that replacing the traditional material with functionally graded material is helpful in the design of pressure vessels.","PeriodicalId":8039,"journal":{"name":"Applied Mechanics and Materials","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135858796","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}
Taras Samchenko, Oleksandr Dobrostan, Viktor Pokaliuk, Roman Chernysh
{"title":"Creation of Equipment for Testing Roofs for Resistance to External Fire Influence","authors":"Taras Samchenko, Oleksandr Dobrostan, Viktor Pokaliuk, Roman Chernysh","doi":"10.4028/p-umon0q","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4028/p-umon0q","url":null,"abstract":"This paper examines and analyzes the domestic and foreign regulatory framework, guidelines and technical documents, information brochures, manuals, handbooks, test reports and other literary sources as well as information on the Internet. In the countries of the European space, fire safety requirements have been established for roofs and roofing materials, both for roofing materials and for roofs as part of structures, which helps to limit the spread of fire in buildings and structures during a fire. It has been proven that there is a need to create equipment for testing resistance to external fire exposure in accordance with DSTU CEN/TS 1187:2016 (method 2) of coverings of buildings (roofs) and establishing fire classification according to DSTU EN 13501-5:2016. A registration certificate, a technical description, an operating manual, and a program and methodology of the test bench verification have been developed. The initial verification of the test bench was carried out and it was put into operation. Approbation of the test method was carried out on the created test bench through experimental studies of five types of roofing materials being widely used on construction works in Ukraine using two bases (substrates) of combustible and non-combustible materials at air flow speeds of 2 m/s and 4 m/s above the specimen surface. According to the results of this work, it was established that the maximum relative deviation of the result of measuring the length of the damaged (charred) part of the specimens was in the range of 1.2 % to 23.3 % for the roof and 0.7 % to 27.5 % for the base.","PeriodicalId":8039,"journal":{"name":"Applied Mechanics and Materials","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135858935","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}
Konstantin Ostapov, Yurii Senchykhin, Vadym Avetisian, Igor Kirichenko
{"title":"Increasing the Efficiency of Extinguishing Fires in a Pressurized Space due to the Adhesive Properties of Gel-Forming Fire Extinguishing Compounds","authors":"Konstantin Ostapov, Yurii Senchykhin, Vadym Avetisian, Igor Kirichenko","doi":"10.4028/p-kyw25j","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4028/p-kyw25j","url":null,"abstract":"For operational extinguishing of fire-hazardous equipment under a subway car, a modernized under-weight extinguishing trolley is proposed. For supplying components of gel-forming compositions Na 2 O·2,7SiO 2 + NH 4 H 2 PO 4 sprayers of the \"segener wheel\" type were used. This made it possible to create a finely dispersed fog of gel-forming compounds under the subway car, ensuring uniform and stable adhesion of the gel layers to all surfaces under the car. When conducting experimental studies on the extinguishing of model fires, which are close in their configuration to a sub-weighted space, the effective parameters of the dispersion of drops of gel-forming compositions in 1,6 mm were determined. Uniformly stable adhesion of gel-forming compositions when finely dispersed allowed to reduce the consumption of fire extinguishing agent by at least 25% compared to previously used technical solutions.","PeriodicalId":8039,"journal":{"name":"Applied Mechanics and Materials","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135859104","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}
Varra Narayana, B. Sreenivasa Kumar Reddy, V. Venugopal Reddy
{"title":"Investigation on Generative Designs for Fast Connector Socket (FCS) Using High-Strength Low-Alloy (HSLA) Steel","authors":"Varra Narayana, B. Sreenivasa Kumar Reddy, V. Venugopal Reddy","doi":"10.4028/p-ji7ngu","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4028/p-ji7ngu","url":null,"abstract":"This study appears to focus on the application of metal additive manufacturing and generative designs to create more efficient and sustainable metallic components. The methodology developed in this study takes a comprehensive approach, from component selection to validation of outputs, which can lead to more efficient use of metallic parts in the future. Here CATIA V5 R20 used to create three new models of a fast connector socket (FCS) components, and then using ANSYS Workbench 16.0 apply the working load limit of 4.5 ton load with AISI 4142 380 qt steel alloy material used to the models to analysis. The Autodesk Fusion 360 software was then used to create generative designs for the fast connector socket models, which aimed to reduce mass, size, and material of the model while maintaining its effectiveness. The generative design approach used in this study is inspired by nature's evolutionary design process and considers production processes and cost restrictions. This approach can lead to the creation of more efficient and sustainable metallic components that can be used in various applications, including mechanical, marine, mining, construction, load lifting, pulling, and holding. Overall, this study highlights of the potential benefits. The comprehensive methodology used in this study can be applied to other metallic component designs to improve their efficiency and sustainability.","PeriodicalId":8039,"journal":{"name":"Applied Mechanics and Materials","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135858934","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}
Anatolii Kodrik, Oleksandr Titenko, Stanislav Vinogradov, Stanislav Shakhov
{"title":"Improvement of the Prototype of the Compressed Air Foam System and its Testing","authors":"Anatolii Kodrik, Oleksandr Titenko, Stanislav Vinogradov, Stanislav Shakhov","doi":"10.4028/p-sj8kwy","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4028/p-sj8kwy","url":null,"abstract":"The prototype of the compressed air foam system was improved based on the evaluation of the numerical parameters obtained with the help of the developed mathematical model of the foam generation process and the pneumatic-hydraulic scheme. The prototype provides the possibility of foam generation both in autonomous mode, due to the installation of cylinders with compressed gas, and in stationary mode, due to the supply of compressed air from an external source. This allows the use of an improved model of the compressed air foam system both in stationary mode (dry pipes, gas stations, etc.) and for use on heavy and light fire trucks, which is important for large cities. Testing of the improved prototype of the system for extinguishing model fires was carried out. The system provides extinguishing of model fires of class 183 B and 144 B when using both a general-purpose foaming agent and a special film-forming foaming agent. When using a film-forming foaming agent, the extinguishing time was reduced by 1.75 times, the consumption of fire extinguishing solution by 1.47 times. But at the same time, it should be taken into account that the cost of the film-forming foaming agent Sofir (sofirafff 6 %) is more than 3.2 times the cost of the general-purpose foaming agent Sofir. The effectiveness of the improved model in extinguishing class A fires was also confirmed. The autonomous compressed air foam system ensures extinguishing of a class 4 A model fire in 90 seconds. Dry foam with a factor of 14 is noted to be more effective in extinguishing solid combustible substances.","PeriodicalId":8039,"journal":{"name":"Applied Mechanics and Materials","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135859094","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}
Inna Lavrova, W.Saeed Ammar, Sergiy Copylov, Vladyslava Vladymyrenko, Anna Cherkashina
{"title":"Research and Selection of Optimal Hydrodynamic Parameters of Rotary Cavitation Devices for Processing Oil Blends and Distillates","authors":"Inna Lavrova, W.Saeed Ammar, Sergiy Copylov, Vladyslava Vladymyrenko, Anna Cherkashina","doi":"10.4028/p-bbedy2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4028/p-bbedy2","url":null,"abstract":"This article presents the results of experimental processing of hydrocarbons (petroleum and mixtures based on them) on a laboratory stand. Cavitation treatment was carried out in flow-type rotary-pulsation apparatus with different impeller diameters and rotor rotation frequencies. The aim of the work was to determine the most effective processing mode for oil blends and distillates within the framework of laboratory experiments.","PeriodicalId":8039,"journal":{"name":"Applied Mechanics and Materials","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135858197","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}