Modelling, optimisation and caustic recovery for more sustainable bottle washers

In this research, a few initiatives were completed with practical industrial information and water samples from Heineken®. A Python model was built for an imaginary bottle washer, and tested with difference operational variables under the four testing scenarios. Based on the operational information fromthe Spanish brewery, a second Python model...

Effect of temperature and humidity on moisture diffusion in an epoxy moulding compound material

In this paper we propose a new multistep characterisation method to be able to map out the dependency of moisture diffusion parameters of a polymeric material over a range of temperature and humidity conditions in a limited amount of time. We do that by (1) using a moisture sorption analyser which can continuously monitor weight changes with...

Cracking potential of alkali-activated slag and fly ash concrete subjected to restrained autogenous shrinkage

This study aims to investigate the cracking potential of alkali-activated slag (AAS) and alkali-activated slag-fly ash (AASF) concrete subjected to restrained autogenous shrinkage. Temperature Stress Testing Machine (TSTM) is utilized, for the first time, to monitor the stress evolution and to measure the cracking time of alkali-activated...

Modelling Approach for Special Properties of Magnetic Materials Applied in Actuators

Eddy currents are loops of electrical currents induced within conductors by varying magnetic field in the conductor. Eddy currents flow in the closed loops in the conductor, in planes perpendicular to the magnetic field. The eddy current effect plays an important role in the transformer or an actuator system. <br/>If there is a coil wound around...