An existing furnace oil fired boiler is used to supply process steam to an instant tea manufacturing factory. The instant tea is manufactured the Broken Mixed Fannings (BMF) through extraction and other required processes. The average steam consumption of the plant is 6000 kg/h at 10 barg pressure. During the process, tea waste is generated at a nominal rate of 50,000 kg/day, about 2000 kg/h at around 70% MC content on wet basis. At the moment this waste tea is either dumped in the surrounding area by spending money or sent to landfilling purposes, which create environmental issues.   The tea waste coming out at 70% MC wet basis, is looked at to press through continuous belt press to reduce the moisture content to about 55% on wet basis. The water removed from this pressing process is sent to effluent treatment plant at the factory. The output from the belt press is sent to a steam operated  The average generation of tea waste from the instant tea manufacturing process process is about 2000 kg/h, after pressing in the belt press an output rate of about 1,400 kg/h at 55% MC. This amount of tea waste at 55% MC is sent to a rotary steam tube dryer and the MC is reduced from 55% to 30% and the output rate from the steam tube dryer is about 857 kg/h. The amount of steam consumed by the rotary steam tube dryer at 6 barg pressure is 760 kg/h. Then the tea waste from the rotary tube dryer is mixed with firewood of 30% MC and fed to the boiler to generate process steam, out of which 857 kg/h steam at 6 barg pressure is sent back to the rotary steam dryer. From tea waste alone, a steam amount of 2,472 kg/h can be supplied after giving steam to the rotary steam dryer. The balance steam amount of 3,528 kg/h for the process requirement is supplied by burning additional firewood at 30% MC content. The tea waste fuel and firewood in combination have an overall moisture content of 30% on wet basis. The boiler is rated at 10,000 kg/h F & A 100 deg C with an actual generating capacity of about 9000 kg/h at 10 barg operating pressure at 70 deg C feed water temperature. By implementing the combination of belt press, rotary steam tube dryer and firewood boiler in place of the existing furnace oil fired boiler, an annual monetary saving of 168 Mn SLR/year can be achieved with a simple payback period of 21 months which is a highly feasibly project.

In 2006 resin accounted for approximately 17% of the direct manufacturing costs for oriented strand board (OSB). Because of their increased dependency on pMDI-resins, this percentage is likely greater for oriented strand lumber (OSL) and laminated strand lumber (LSL). The cost of PF- and pMDI-resins is expected to face upward pressure as the cost of their primary constituents, natural gas and crude oil, continue to reach new highs. Therefore, there is strong economic incentive to optimize the use of resin in the production of these three products. This can be accomplished by addressing two key issues: reducing resin wastage and optimizing resin distribution on the strands. Both issues will be overcome by focusing on the blending process, where resin is applied to the strands. This work focused on development and use of a discrete element model (DEM) for simulating strand flow in a rotary drum blender using the EDEM software package. EDEM required the input of three material and three interaction properties. Development of the model involved creating the simulated environment (i.e. physical dimensions) and assigning appropriate material and interaction properties given this environment and the assumptions that were made. This was accomplished in two steps, completing baseline bench-top experiments and a literature review to determine appropriate parameters and initial value ranges for these properties, and then fine-tuning these values based on a validation process. Using the validated model, an exploratory study was conducted to determine the effect of four blender design and operating parameters (flight height, number of flights, blender rotational speed, and blender fill level) on bulk strand flow. The results were analyzed with regards to overall trends and by focusing on two perspectives, end users and blender manufacturers. It was found that there was a strong relationship between these key parameters and bulk strand flow. These results suggest that operating parameters of a blender, namely rotational speed and tilt angle, should be linked directly to the blender feed rate to ensure an optimal blending environment is maintained. In addition, manufacturers of blenders must take into consideration the range in final operating conditions when designing and positioning flights. / Forestry, Faculty of / Graduate

Magister Chirurgiae Dentium (MChD)

The aim of this study was to evaluate the cyclic and torsional fatigue resistance of Nickel-Titanium rotary instruments manufactured by different thermal treatments. Were tested a total of 140 rotary instruments (n=20): Genius (GN size 25, .04 taper), Trushape (TS size 25, .06 taper), Logic (LOG size 25, .06 taper), Vortex Blue (VB size 25, .06 taper), ProTaper Gold (PTG size 25, .08 taper), Hyflex CM (HCM size 25, .06 taper) and Hyflex EDM (EDM size 25, .08 taper). Cyclic fatigue resistance testing was performed using an artificial stainless steel canal with a curvature (60° angle and 5- mm radius) located at 5 mm from the tip. The files (n=10) rotated until fracture and time was recorded in seconds. The torsional test evaluated the angular deflection and torque at failure of the instruments (n=10) at 3 mm from the tip according to ISO 3630- 1. The fractured surface of five instruments of each brand was observed by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Data were analysed using one-way ANOVA and Tukey tests, and the level of significance was set at 5%. The cyclic fatigue resistance value of EDM size 25, .08 taper was significantly higher than those of all instruments tested (P<0.05). The LOG size 25, .06 taper showed a higher cyclic fatigue resistance than those of GN size 25, .04 taper; TS size 25, .06 taper (P<0.05). There was no difference among the others groups. The torsional test showed that PTG size 25, .08 taper had the highest torsional strength value of all instruments tested followed by VB size 25, .06 taper and EDM size 25, .06 taper (P<0.05). The LOG size 25, .06 taper showed significant difference only with GN size 25, .04 taper (P<0.05). No difference was found among the others groups (P>0.05). In relation to angular deflection, the GN size 25, .04 taper; TS size 25, .06 taper; HCM size 25, .06 taper, and EDM size 25, .08 taper showed significantly higher values until fracture than the others groups (P<0.05). No difference was found among PTG size 25, .08 taper, LOG size 25, .06 taper, and VB size 25, .06 taper (P<0.05). The EDM size 25, .08 taper presented the highest cyclic fatigue resistance among all the tested instruments. For the torsional test, the PTG size 25, .08 taper showed highest torsional strength and lowest angular deflection values. / O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a resistência às fadigas cíclica e torsional de instrumentos rotatórios de Níquel - Titânio fabricados por diferentes tratamentos térmicos. Foram testados o total de 140 instrumentos (n=20): Genius (GN diâmetro 25, conicidade .04), Trushape (TS diâmetro 25, conicidade .06), Logic (LOG diâmetro 25, conicidade .06), Vortex Blue (VB diâmetro 25, conicidade .06), ProTaper Gold (PTG diâmetro 25, conicidade .08), Hyflex CM (HCM diâmetro 25, conicidade .06) e Hyflex EDM (EDM diâmetro 25, conicidade .08). O teste de resistência à fadiga cíclica foi realizado utilizando um canal artificial de aço inoxidável com curvatura (ângulo de 60° e raio de 5mm) localizada a 5 mm da ponta. Os instrumentos (n=10) foram rotacionados até a fratura e tempo foi registrado em segundos. O teste torsional avaliou a deflexão angular e torque até a falha dos instrumentos (n=10) a 3 mm da ponta de acordo com a ISO 3630-1. A superfície da fratura de 5 instrumentos de cada fabricante foi observado utilizando o microscópio eletrônico de varredura (MEV). A análise-estatística foi realizada utilizando o teste de análise de variância com um fator ANOVA e teste de Tukey, o nível de significância foi de 5%. O valor de resistência a fadiga cíclica do EDM diâmetro 25, conicidade .08 foi significantemente maior que todos os instrumentos testados (P<0.05). A LOG diâmetro 25, conicidade .06 mostrou maior resistência à fadiga cíclica que o GN diâmetro 25, conicidade .04; TS diâmetro 25, conicidade .06 (P<0.05). Não houve diferença significante entre os outros grupos. O teste torsional mostrou que PTG diâmetro 25, conicidade .08 obteve o maior valor de torque até a fratura de todos os instrumentos testados seguido por VB diâmetro 25, conicidade .06 e EDM diâmetro 25, conicidade .06 (P<0.05). O LOG diâmetro 25, conicidade .06 mostrou diferença significativa apenas com com GN diâmetro 25, conicidade .04 (P<0.05). Não houve diferença significativa entre os outros grupos (P>0.05). Em relação a deflexão angula, o GN diâmetro 25, conicidade .04; TS diâmetro 25, conicidade .06; HCM diâmetro 25, conicidade .06 e EDM diâmetro 25, conicidade .08 apresentou significantimente o maior valor até a fratura que os outros grupos (P<0.05). Nao foi encontrado diferença significativa entre PTG diâmetro 25, conicidade .08, LOG diâmetro 25, conicidade .06, e VB diâmetro 25, conicidade .06 (P<0.05). O EDM diâmetro 25, conicidade .08 apresentou a maior resistência a fadiga cíclica entre todos os instrumentos testados. Para o teste torsional, o PTG diâmetro 25, conicidade .08 apresentou o maior valor de torque e menor deflexão angular.

The thesis deals with the problem of large-capacity manipulation of large forgings with forging manipulator. It describes current techniques, their characteristics, advantages and disadvantages. Based on the analysis of these techniques, the thesis introduces design of the connection of the hydraulic circuit for the drive of the traveling traction wheels of the forging manipulator QKK 100 by ŽĎAS a.s. focusing on simplicity, trouble-free operation, efficiency, economy, change of speed and torque, and possibility of modification according to the current load.

Master thesis analyzes rotary draw bending of the tubes without using a mandrel. Bending process is accompanied by many defects due to large displacement of formed material. One of the major defects is flattering of the cross section also called ovality. In order to decrease ovality comes up a proposal of the changes to the tool design. Modifications of tool’s geometry are numerically analyzed by finite element method in software ANSYS. According to the results of the simulations an optimized pressure die is manufactured. Several experimental tests are accomplished to verify the effect of the optimized tool design. Approximately 100 bends confirm a decrease of ovality using modified pressure die.

This diploma thesis deals with inverse pendulum control. There are described types of inverse pendulums, used power electronics, sensors and their connection to the MF624 control card and to external hardware. Further is described the identification of parameters, including the assembly of a custom algorithm for identification of viscous friction in the pendulum rotary coupling. For identification of moments of inertia are used 3D CAD models, where the thesis describes also use of these models for VRML visualization. The thesis also describes how to build a dynamic model by using Matlab-Simulink and the Simscape-Multibody toolbox. This model is further used in design of the controller using LQR and its simulation testing. The controller is complemented by swing-up algorithm, security elements and MF624 driver interface is designed. The control is tested on a real inverse pendulum assembly and implemented in external hardware.

The master’s thesis deals with the Wankel rotary engines and their 1D simulations using a thermodynamic simulation software for the piston engines. The necessary steps for creation of the equivalent model of the four-stroke three-cylinder combustion engine are provided. The engine used for the validation model was Aixro XR 50. The data measured on this engine during testing were used to validate the created thermodynamic model. The discharge coefficient calculation of the intake and the exhaust ports is shown. The 11kW engine design is created using validated thermodynamic model.

The aim of this diploma thesis is to design flying rotary shears for metal cutting at high speed. The shears are a part of a rolling mill where they are used to cut faces and ends of the simple sections, i.e. rounds or squares. In case of the malfunction of the rolling mill, the shears can be used for scrapping the simple sections. A technical report with function destription of the machine as well as machine design according to specified parameters and control calculations are an integral part of the thesis. The required design documentation is included.

The master’s thesis deals with analysis of sealing elements of Wankel engines and their design. The necessary steps for creation of the model of dynamics of apex seal are provided, whereby the resulting force loads are then obtained. Furthermore, the design of the apex seal spring, the choice of the material and the production jigs for the production of the spring itself are presented. The finished components are tested in the engine testing laboratory and the results evaluated.