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    Estimation of thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity of biological materials using thermographic camera
    (2014-01-01) ; ;
    Songthai, Maethinee
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    This study proposes a method to estimate thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity using a thermoelectric device and a thermographic camera. The experimental results were compared with others literatures. Three different materials including acrylic, apple, and potato were tested. The proposed method has proved to be effective. The experimental results for all selected materials are in comparable range with literature values. The proposed method can be a useful tool for determining thermal properties of solid biological materials with low thermal conductivity and diffusivity values.
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    Feasibility study on using evaporator condensate to subcool refrigerant in a vapor-compression refrigeration system
    (2018-08-14)
    Roonprasang, Kiattisak
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    A computer simulation based on MATLAB was developed to investigate the effectiveness of using evaporator condensate to subcool refrigerants in a vapor-compression refrigeration system. Three different types of refrigerant including R22, R410a, and R134a were studied. The simulation clearly showed the effectiveness of the technique to subcool refrigerant using evaporator condensate. Throughout the RH range of surrounding in this study, 40%-100%RH, the vapor-compression model system using R22 as a refrigerant provided the highest COP linearly ranging from 3.40 to 3.76. The greatest improvement in COP was found in the model system with R410a where the COP values increased by 3.33% to 15.36.
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    Tensile properties of PLA/PBAT blends and PLA fibre-reinforced PBAT composite
    (2018-08-14) ;
    Phunsombat, Phakaimat
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    The tensile properties of PLA/PBAT blends, PLA fibre reinforced PBAT composite (PLAF) at room temperature and -18°C were investigated. The concentrations of PLA in the blends were 10%, 20%, 30% and 40% (by volume). There was an improvement of elastic modulus (E) for PLA/PBAT blends when PLA was 40%. There was no significant difference of ultimate tensile strength (UTS) among the blends. For the same concentration of PLA (40%) in PLA-PBAT mixture, PLAF exhibited higher values of E and UTS than that of PLA/PBAT blends. Elongation of PLA/PBAT blends rapidly decreased upon the addition of PLA to the blends. The values of E and UTS for PLA/PBAT blends and composite, neat PLA, and PP increased with the decreasing of temperature from room temperature to -18°C. The effect of decreasing temperature was not observed on elongation. It was appeared from the results obtained for FTIR and DSC measurements that PLA and PBAT were immiscible, separating into two phases.
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    Emissivity measurements of reflective materials using infrared thermography
    (2016-01-01)
    Rakrueangdet, K.
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    This paper proposes the technique to measure the band emissivity using the infrared detector with a band pass filter of 7.5 to 14 um. The experimental setup consists of an infrared camera, K-type contact thermocouples, a tripod, a water bath, aluminium plate, a black tape, and an environmental control chamber. Three types of reflective engineering materials including aluminium, stainless steel, and copper are tested using this technique. Results are in good agreement with the findings from other literatures. Therefore, the proposed technique, which is easy to operate, can be an alternative method for measuring the emissivity of reflective materials. However, care must be taken in selecting the location the infrared camera, the material for lining internal surface of an environmental control chamber, and the temperature of chamber surface.