This dissertation deals with design of briquetting press of metal splinters. Dissertation reacts to non-complexity of solutions of present products. Goal is to raise the attractivity of the machine and related increase in awareness of this machine with ecological and economic benefits. Dissertation emphasizes preservation of functionality, consideration of ergonomics and safety of the machine.

This work deals with a theoretical analysis of contacting semiconductor chips using wire-bonding method. There are mentioned basic types of chips packages and their contacts. In the thesis is also described software Ansys. The number of the mechanical stress and deformation simulation within micro-wire during thermocompress process were made.

This thesis describes the design of hot air boilers for burning wood chips for the production of process air at 500 ° C and a given flow rate 2 Nm3 / s. The work deals with general combustion and fuel economy of biomass boilers.

This master´s thesis is dealing with thermal-oil boiler fired with wood chips. In the first part is the conception of the boiler, created on the base of the search of thermal-oil boilers producers and defined fuel. In the next section is the heat-transfer, aerodynamic and hydraulic calculation. In the last part is the design of the boiler technologies. In the appendix is the projection drawing which includes all important information for the construction draft.

This thesis considers vibration drilling in aerospace materials. The tolerances of the drilled holes in aerospace industry are very low since hole quality is an important factor. Conventional methods of drilling create long ribbon formed chips that increases the heat formation and decreases the hole quality. The solution is to introduce low frequency axial vibrations at the drill to break the chips. Smaller chips are easier to evacuate and leads to less heat formation and increased hole quality. Mechanical solutions to create the axial vibrations are commonly used in so called Advanced Drilling Units (ADUs). These drilling machines mounts on the surface to be drilled, actuates the drill with a feeding motion and drills the hole automatically. The ADU PFD1100 from Atlas Copco uses a mechanical chip breaking module called the ChipLet. The ChipLet has fixed amplitude and frequency hence the ChipLet module needs to be replaced to change vibration parameters. This thesis proposes the idea to instead use an electromechanical solution to create the vibration with an electric motor. This would make the possibility to change vibration parameters on the fly. A motor has been coupled to the feeding mechanism of the PFD1100 using a created prototype. The motor modifies the feeding motion of the spindle by doing a superposition of the constant feeding with a sinusoidal motion hence creating vibrations on the spindle. To compare the prototype to the current ChipLet, force and torque data have been gathered and analysed with spectral signal processing using the power spectral density estimate (PSDE). Conventional drilling with both the prototype and the ChipLet have been tested and analysed to use as a baseline and reference. The prototype shows that electronic control of the vibration parameters is possible. The prototype is also capable of breaking the chips although at lower frequency and amplitude than the ChipLet. The PSDE shows that conventional drilling reference frequencies are present in the vibration drilling data sets. The PSDE also shows that both the prototype and the ChipLet have several overtones in addition to the main harmonic.

This thesis examines the possibility of creating composite mainly from waste materials. The matrix of this composite was prepared from fly ash type F, which was activated by sodium water glass. Wood chips were used as a filler. This thesis includes theoretical and experimental parts. The theoretical part deals with the most important issues of wood composites with an inorganic matrix as well as basic components of investigated composite, ie alkaline activated fly ash and wood. In the experimental part, the fly ash pastes were prepared, from which the most suitable mixture was chosen for the composite preparation. Properties of wood composite with alkali activated fly ash matrix were investigated depending on the dose of wood chips.

The purpose of this thesis project is to demonstrate and evaluate an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) on a paper microfluidic device platform. The integration of ELISA technology onto paper microfluidic chips allows for a quantitative detection of stroke biomarkers, such as glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). Dye experiments were performed to confirm fluid connectivity throughout the 3D chips. Several chip and housing designs were fabricated to determine an optimal design for the microfluidic device. Once this design was finalized, development time testing was performed. The results confirmed that the paper microfluidic device could successfully route fluid throughout its channels at a reasonable rate. For the biochemistry portion of this thesis project, antibodies were selected to target the intended stroke biomarker: GFAP. However, due to antibody pairing complications, the protein chosen for this project was natural human cardiac troponin T, which is elevated in the bloodstream of patients who have suffered a stroke. Several antibody experiments were performed to help finalize the procedure for performing an ELISA on the paper chip. The final antibody experiment was able to demonstrate that a paper microfluidic device utilizing ELISA techniques can successfully detect a stroke biomarker at physiologically relevant concentrations. Overall, this project supported the ability to accurately and effectively diagnose stroke in a timely manner through the use of a paper microfluidic device.

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<p>In this thesis, we discuss the study and realization of surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) and their devices. Plasmonics is the emerging field that will help technologies advance further into the nano-scale without the concern for delays or size limitations. SPPs are a more advanced field of photonics as they use metals instead of the semiconductors or insulators used in optics. They operate at frequencies in the light and near infrared spectrum, as this range produces their unique characteristics. Plasmonics possess the miniaturization of electronics and the speed of photonics. They do not suffer from both the delays in nano-electronics, and the size limitations faced in optics. In this thesis, we present the optimization of plasmonic slit arrays by designing the parabolic phase profile of the array. Moreover, we present a novel multilevel plasmonic coupler that will aid in the realization of 3-D plasmonic chips, as well as quadrature modulation. The theory, procedures, and results are all presented and discussed.</p> / Master of Applied Science (MASc)