To address odour and gas problems generated by livestock facilities, air dispersion models have been used to determine reasonable science-based setback distances between the livestock operations and the neighbouring residences. However, none of the existing models consider diurnal, seasonal and climate variations of odour and gas (ammonia, hydrogen sulphide, carbon dioxide) concentrations and emission rates (OGCER), which may result in great uncertainties in setback distance calculations. Thus, the purpose of this project was to monitor and model diurnal and seasonal OGCER from swine grower/finisher rooms. Specifically, this research was conducted to: 1) characterize diurnal OGCER between two different flooring systems (fully and partially slatted floorings) under three different weather conditions (August, October and February); 2) identify seasonal OGCER over a 12-month measuring period; and 3) develop mathematical models to predict the OGCER. <p>A two-factorial strip-block experiment was designed for measuring diurnal OGCER in two grower/finisher rooms. It was found that: 1) the diurnal OGCER in the fully slatted flooring system was 27.6 to 39.5% higher than that in the partially slatted flooring system; however, no significant differences in the diurnal OGCER were found between the two rooms, except for the NH3 concentrations in August, the NH3 and H2S concentrations and emissions in October, and odour concentrations and emissions in February (P > 0.05), and 2) significant diurnal variations in the OGCER (except for the odour concentrations and H2S emissions) have been observed in August (P < 0.05); only gas emissions showed significant fluctuation patterns in October (P < 0.05); no significant variations in the OGCER (except for the CO2 concentrations and emissions) were found in February (P > 0.05). <p>A repeated measurement method was used to monitor seasonal OGCER in four grower/finisher rooms over a period of 12 months. It was found that: 1) the seasonal OGCER from the fully slatted flooring system was 2.9 to 40.6% higher than that from the partially slatted flooring system; however, the seasonal OGCER (except for the NH3 concentrations in October, November and January; the CO2 concentrations in August and the CO2 emissions in December) between the two different floors for each measuring month did not differ significantly (P > 0.05); and 2) the seasonal OGCER was significantly affected by the sampling month (P < 0.05), and no specific seasonal pattern was observed. <p> The statistical models developed for each type of the flooring system determined the OGCER based on the room and ambient temperatures, the ventilation rates and the animal units. The predicted results showed good agreement with measured values for most of OGCER (r2: 0.67-0.95). In order to improve odour and gas prediction models, animal activity and dirtiness of pens should be further investigated.

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A determinação da rugosidade é parte fundamental para a classificação da qualidade de uma superfície. Assim, iniciou-se este trabalho realizando-se estudos a respeito de seus métodos de medição. Devido à grande adaptabilidade e à velocidade dos métodos a laser, os estudos foram direcionados para estes tipos de técnicas de medição. Verificou-se que esses dispositivos vinculavam-se a sistemas em que o laser refletido era analisado através de sistemas com detectores do tipo CCD, em que a imagem refletida era analisada num todo. Assim, a bibliografia trouxe inspiração para mensurar a rugosidade de uma superfície gerada por torneamento horizontal, a partir da intensidade laser refletida. Propôs-se, então, um método baseado exclusivamente, na intensidade do sinal que era refletido pela superfície em estudo, a contar de uma incidência normal, já que aos autores ressaltavam que quanto maior a rugosidade da superfície menor seria o sinal refletido por ela. O sistema foi montado e sua capacidade de diferenciar distintas rugosidades foi testada. Então foram produzidas amostras com diferentes rugosidades, a fim de se obter uma função que pudesse correlacionar o sinal laser com a respectiva rugosidade (medida esta feita em rugosímetro de agulha). A função de transferência encontrada foi testada em amostras dissemelhantes das que a geraram, com o intuito de comprovar sua eficácia. Amostras fabricadas com ferramentas distintas de corte também foram produzidas e submetidas ao mesmo procedimento. As funções de transferência geradas alcançaram sucesso na previsão da rugosidade em, no máximo, 16,6% dos pontos, considerando uma margem de erro de 20%. A seguir, procurando-se os motivos que pudessem ter causado este percentual, levantou-se a possibilidade de estarem ocorrendo efeitos ópticos capazes de causar interferências devido às irregularidades na superfície. Efeitos capazes de degenerarem o sinal refletido. A comprovação de que o sinal eventualmente poderia estar sendo perturbado aconteceu através de referência bibliográfica e de imagens obtidas por microscopia eletrônica de varredura, em que se pôde observar a existência de estruturas na face das amostras que seriam isolada ou conjuntamente capazes de causar os efeitos citados. / The determination of the roughness is a key for a good classification of a surface. Thereby, the work was started with a study about the roughness measurements methods. Due to the great adaptability and speed of laser methods, the studies were directed to these kinds of measurement techniques. It was observed in the literature that these laser devices were linked to systems where the reflected laser was analyzed by systems with CCD detectors, where the reflected image was entirely analyzed. Hence, the bibliography brought inspiration to measure the surface roughness generated by axial turning from the intensity of the reflected laser. It was proposed then a measurement method exclusively based on the intensity of the signal that was reflected by the surface under study, because the authors noted that as the roughness of surface became bigger as the signal reflected is became smaller. The proposed system has been assembled and ability to distinguish different roughness was tested successfully. Then samples were produced with different roughness in order to obtain a function that would correlate the laser signal with its roughness (this measurement is made by tactile measurement instrument). The transfer function obtained was tested on different samples that generated in order to prove its efficacy. Samples produced with different cutting tools were also produced and subjected to the same procedure. The transfer functions reached a successful prediction of the roughness maximum for 16.6% of the points assuming a margin of error of 20%. So, looking up the reasons that could have caused this percentage we think the possibility as the occurrence of some optical effects that can cause interference due to irregularities on the surface. These optical effects can degenerate the reflected signal. The proof that the signal could possibly be corrupted was made by the bibliographic references and some images obtained by scanning electron microscopy in which they could observe the existence of structures on the sample surfaces that would can be a reason for these effects individually or together.

A determinação da rugosidade é parte fundamental para a classificação da qualidade de uma superfície. Assim, iniciou-se este trabalho realizando-se estudos a respeito de seus métodos de medição. Devido à grande adaptabilidade e à velocidade dos métodos a laser, os estudos foram direcionados para estes tipos de técnicas de medição. Verificou-se que esses dispositivos vinculavam-se a sistemas em que o laser refletido era analisado através de sistemas com detectores do tipo CCD, em que a imagem refletida era analisada num todo. Assim, a bibliografia trouxe inspiração para mensurar a rugosidade de uma superfície gerada por torneamento horizontal, a partir da intensidade laser refletida. Propôs-se, então, um método baseado exclusivamente, na intensidade do sinal que era refletido pela superfície em estudo, a contar de uma incidência normal, já que aos autores ressaltavam que quanto maior a rugosidade da superfície menor seria o sinal refletido por ela. O sistema foi montado e sua capacidade de diferenciar distintas rugosidades foi testada. Então foram produzidas amostras com diferentes rugosidades, a fim de se obter uma função que pudesse correlacionar o sinal laser com a respectiva rugosidade (medida esta feita em rugosímetro de agulha). A função de transferência encontrada foi testada em amostras dissemelhantes das que a geraram, com o intuito de comprovar sua eficácia. Amostras fabricadas com ferramentas distintas de corte também foram produzidas e submetidas ao mesmo procedimento. As funções de transferência geradas alcançaram sucesso na previsão da rugosidade em, no máximo, 16,6% dos pontos, considerando uma margem de erro de 20%. A seguir, procurando-se os motivos que pudessem ter causado este percentual, levantou-se a possibilidade de estarem ocorrendo efeitos ópticos capazes de causar interferências devido às irregularidades na superfície. Efeitos capazes de degenerarem o sinal refletido. A comprovação de que o sinal eventualmente poderia estar sendo perturbado aconteceu através de referência bibliográfica e de imagens obtidas por microscopia eletrônica de varredura, em que se pôde observar a existência de estruturas na face das amostras que seriam isolada ou conjuntamente capazes de causar os efeitos citados. / The determination of the roughness is a key for a good classification of a surface. Thereby, the work was started with a study about the roughness measurements methods. Due to the great adaptability and speed of laser methods, the studies were directed to these kinds of measurement techniques. It was observed in the literature that these laser devices were linked to systems where the reflected laser was analyzed by systems with CCD detectors, where the reflected image was entirely analyzed. Hence, the bibliography brought inspiration to measure the surface roughness generated by axial turning from the intensity of the reflected laser. It was proposed then a measurement method exclusively based on the intensity of the signal that was reflected by the surface under study, because the authors noted that as the roughness of surface became bigger as the signal reflected is became smaller. The proposed system has been assembled and ability to distinguish different roughness was tested successfully. Then samples were produced with different roughness in order to obtain a function that would correlate the laser signal with its roughness (this measurement is made by tactile measurement instrument). The transfer function obtained was tested on different samples that generated in order to prove its efficacy. Samples produced with different cutting tools were also produced and subjected to the same procedure. The transfer functions reached a successful prediction of the roughness maximum for 16.6% of the points assuming a margin of error of 20%. So, looking up the reasons that could have caused this percentage we think the possibility as the occurrence of some optical effects that can cause interference due to irregularities on the surface. These optical effects can degenerate the reflected signal. The proof that the signal could possibly be corrupted was made by the bibliographic references and some images obtained by scanning electron microscopy in which they could observe the existence of structures on the sample surfaces that would can be a reason for these effects individually or together.

A determinação da rugosidade é parte fundamental para a classificação da qualidade de uma superfície. Assim, iniciou-se este trabalho realizando-se estudos a respeito de seus métodos de medição. Devido à grande adaptabilidade e à velocidade dos métodos a laser, os estudos foram direcionados para estes tipos de técnicas de medição. Verificou-se que esses dispositivos vinculavam-se a sistemas em que o laser refletido era analisado através de sistemas com detectores do tipo CCD, em que a imagem refletida era analisada num todo. Assim, a bibliografia trouxe inspiração para mensurar a rugosidade de uma superfície gerada por torneamento horizontal, a partir da intensidade laser refletida. Propôs-se, então, um método baseado exclusivamente, na intensidade do sinal que era refletido pela superfície em estudo, a contar de uma incidência normal, já que aos autores ressaltavam que quanto maior a rugosidade da superfície menor seria o sinal refletido por ela. O sistema foi montado e sua capacidade de diferenciar distintas rugosidades foi testada. Então foram produzidas amostras com diferentes rugosidades, a fim de se obter uma função que pudesse correlacionar o sinal laser com a respectiva rugosidade (medida esta feita em rugosímetro de agulha). A função de transferência encontrada foi testada em amostras dissemelhantes das que a geraram, com o intuito de comprovar sua eficácia. Amostras fabricadas com ferramentas distintas de corte também foram produzidas e submetidas ao mesmo procedimento. As funções de transferência geradas alcançaram sucesso na previsão da rugosidade em, no máximo, 16,6% dos pontos, considerando uma margem de erro de 20%. A seguir, procurando-se os motivos que pudessem ter causado este percentual, levantou-se a possibilidade de estarem ocorrendo efeitos ópticos capazes de causar interferências devido às irregularidades na superfície. Efeitos capazes de degenerarem o sinal refletido. A comprovação de que o sinal eventualmente poderia estar sendo perturbado aconteceu através de referência bibliográfica e de imagens obtidas por microscopia eletrônica de varredura, em que se pôde observar a existência de estruturas na face das amostras que seriam isolada ou conjuntamente capazes de causar os efeitos citados. / The determination of the roughness is a key for a good classification of a surface. Thereby, the work was started with a study about the roughness measurements methods. Due to the great adaptability and speed of laser methods, the studies were directed to these kinds of measurement techniques. It was observed in the literature that these laser devices were linked to systems where the reflected laser was analyzed by systems with CCD detectors, where the reflected image was entirely analyzed. Hence, the bibliography brought inspiration to measure the surface roughness generated by axial turning from the intensity of the reflected laser. It was proposed then a measurement method exclusively based on the intensity of the signal that was reflected by the surface under study, because the authors noted that as the roughness of surface became bigger as the signal reflected is became smaller. The proposed system has been assembled and ability to distinguish different roughness was tested successfully. Then samples were produced with different roughness in order to obtain a function that would correlate the laser signal with its roughness (this measurement is made by tactile measurement instrument). The transfer function obtained was tested on different samples that generated in order to prove its efficacy. Samples produced with different cutting tools were also produced and subjected to the same procedure. The transfer functions reached a successful prediction of the roughness maximum for 16.6% of the points assuming a margin of error of 20%. So, looking up the reasons that could have caused this percentage we think the possibility as the occurrence of some optical effects that can cause interference due to irregularities on the surface. These optical effects can degenerate the reflected signal. The proof that the signal could possibly be corrupted was made by the bibliographic references and some images obtained by scanning electron microscopy in which they could observe the existence of structures on the sample surfaces that would can be a reason for these effects individually or together.

This thesis deals with revision and design of electronic for measuring system PSI TL 500 which is designed for measurement of thermoluminescence phenomena in photosystem II. Thesis describes principles and properties of the measuring system in its current form and changes for the new version are discussed. Digital control part based on Xilinx Zynq platform is designed. Revision of analog measuring part of system is made and partial changes are implemented.

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This work deals with measurement system analysis in the production of rotary tools. The aim is to carry out literature search on the topic and then do analysis Gage R&R of the measurement system in the company ANAJ Czech s.r.o. and on the basis of the obtained data to recommend appropriate corrective arrangements to improve the current measurement system.

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Ob für Pressenhersteller, Pressenbetreiber oder Werkzeugbauer, genaue Kenntnis über das Betriebsverhalten von Pressen unter Last ist entscheidend für eine erfolgreiche Pressenabnahme gegenüber dem Kunden sowie eine gezielte Werkzeugentwicklung und zügige Einarbeitung auf der Produktionsmaschine.