Effect of Automation on the Heating of Waste Sand in Reclamation Process Using Arduino Microcontroller

Aims: Normally, the temperature increase of individuals leads to the possibility of getting a type of disease, which might be risky to other people such as coronavirus. Traditional techniques for tracking core-temperature require body contact either by oral, rectum, axillary, or tympanic, which are unfortunately considered intrusive in nature as well as causes of contagion. Therefore, sensing human core-temperature non-intrusively and remotely is the objective of this research. Background: Nowadays, increasing level of medical sectors is a necessary targets for the research operations, especially with the development of the integrated circuit, sensors and cameras that made the normal life easier. Methods: The solution is by proposing an embedded system consisting of the Arduino microcontroller, which is trained with a model of Mean Absolute Error (MAE) analysis for predicting Contactless Core-Temperature (CCT), which is the real body temperature. Results: The Arduino is connected to an Infrared-Thermal sensor named MLX90614 as input signal, and connected to the LCD to display the CCT. To evaluate the proposed system, experiments are conducted by participating 31-subject sensing contactless temperature from the three face sub-regions: forehead, nose, and cheek. Conclusion: Experimental results approved that CCT can be measured remotely depending on the human face, in which the forehead region is better to be dependent, rather than nose and cheek regions for CCT measurement due to the smallest

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A multistakeholder approach and techno-economic analysis of a mechanical reclamation process for waste foundry sand in the Indian context

Resources Conservation and Recycling ◽

10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105437 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 167 ◽

pp. 105437

Author(s):

Mohd Moiz Khan ◽

S.M. Mahajani ◽

G.N. Jadhav ◽

Rohit Vishwakarma ◽

Vithoba Malgaonkar ◽

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Keyword(s):

Economic Analysis ◽

Foundry Sand ◽

Indian Context ◽

Waste Foundry Sand ◽

Reclamation Process

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Cost-effective Design of Pulse Oximeter using a Recycled SPO2 Sensor and Arduino Microcontroller

2020 International Conference on Computer, Control, Electrical, and Electronics Engineering (ICCCEEE) ◽

10.1109/iccceee49695.2021.9429681 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

MohamedAli K. Altayeb ◽

Alwaleed Abdelrahman ◽

Mohamed A. Bashir ◽

Omer A. Bashir

Keyword(s):

Pulse Oximeter ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Arduino Microcontroller ◽

Effective Design

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Sludge amendment accelerating reclamation process of reconstructed mining substrates

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-81703-9 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Dan Li ◽

Ningning Yin ◽

Ruiwei Xu ◽

Liping Wang ◽

Zhen Zhang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Soil Structure ◽

Aggregate Stability ◽

Soil Aggregate ◽

Soil Reclamation ◽

Soil Restoration ◽

Total Biomass ◽

Soil Aggregate Stability ◽

Mining Soil ◽

Positive Correlations ◽

Reclamation Process

AbstractWe constructed a mining soil restoration system combining plant, complex substrate and microbe. Sludge was added to reconstructed mine substrates (RMS) to accelerate the reclamation process. The effect of sludge on plant growth, microbial activity, soil aggregate stability, and aggregation-associated soil characteristics was monitored during 10 years of reclamation. Results show that the height and total biomass of ryegrass increases with reclamation time. Sludge amendment increases the aggregate binding agent content and soil aggregate stability. Soil organic carbon (SOC) and light-fraction SOC (LFOC) in the RMS increase by 151% and 247% compared with those of the control, respectively. A similar trend was observed for the glomalin-related soil protein (GRSP). Stable soil aggregate indexes increase until the seventh year. In short, the variables of RMS determined after 3–7 years insignificantly differ from those of the untreated sample in the tenth-year. Furthermore, significant positive correlations between the GRSP and SOC and GRSP and soil structure-related variables were observed in RMS. Biological stimulation of the SOC and GRSP accelerates the recovery of the soil structure and ecosystem function. Consequently, the plant–complex substrate–microbe ecological restoration system can be used as an effective tool in early mining soil reclamation.

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Automated Microscopy: Macro Language Controlling a Confocal Microscope and its External Illumination: Adaptation for Photosynthetic Organisms

Microscopy and Microanalysis ◽

10.1017/s1431927616000556 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 258-263 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Gábor Steinbach ◽

Radek Kaňa

Keyword(s):

Light Sources ◽

Light Conditions ◽

Photosynthetic Organisms ◽

Automated Microscopy ◽

Photosynthetic Microorganisms ◽

Arduino Microcontroller ◽

Microscopy Data ◽

Kinetics Of ◽

Photosynthetic Cells

AbstractPhotosynthesis research employs several biophysical methods, including the detection of fluorescence. Even though fluorescence is a key method to detect photosynthetic efficiency, it has not been applied/adapted to single-cell confocal microscopy measurements to examine photosynthetic microorganisms. Experiments with photosynthetic cells may require automation to perform a large number of measurements with different parameters, especially concerning light conditions. However, commercial microscopes support custom protocols (throughTime Controlleroffered by Olympus orExperiment Designeroffered by Zeiss) that are often unable to provide special set-ups and connection to external devices (e.g., for irradiation). Our new system combining an Arduino microcontroller with theCell⊕Findersoftware was developed for controlling Olympus FV1000 and FV1200 confocal microscopes and the attached hardware modules. Our software/hardware solution offers (1) a text file-based macro language to control the imaging functions of the microscope; (2) programmable control of several external hardware devices (light sources, thermal controllers, actuators) during imaging via the Arduino microcontroller; (3) theCell⊕Findersoftware with ergonomic user environment, a fast selection method for the biologically important cells and precise positioning feature that reduces unwanted bleaching of the cells by the scanning laser.Cell⊕Findercan be downloaded fromhttp://www.alga.cz/cellfinder. The system was applied to study changes in fluorescence intensity inSynechocystissp. PCC6803 cells under long-term illumination. Thus, we were able to describe the kinetics of phycobilisome decoupling. Microscopy data showed that phycobilisome decoupling appears slowly after long-term (>1 h) exposure to high light.

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Integrated Recycling Process of Matrices of Organic Moulding Sands

Archives of Metallurgy and Materials ◽

10.2478/amm-2013-0076 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 58 (3) ◽

pp. 809-812 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

R. Dańko

Keyword(s):

Recycling Process ◽

Conceptual Approach ◽

Assessment Index ◽

Experimental Stand ◽

Synthetic Resins ◽

The Matrix ◽

Ignition Loss ◽

On Line ◽

The Given ◽

Reclamation Process

Abstract The idea and experimental verification of assumptions of the integrated recycling process of matrices of uniform self-hardening moulding sands with synthetic resins, leading to obtaining moulding sands matrix of expected quality - is presented in the hereby paper. The basis of the presented process constitutes a combination of the method of forecasting averaged ignition losses of moulding sands after casting and defining the range of necessary matrix reclamation treatments in order to obtain its full recycling. Simultaneously, the empirically determined dependence of dusts amounts emitted during the reclamation process of the matrix from the given spent sand on the ignition loss values (which is the most proper assessment index of the obtained reclaimed material quality) was taken into account. The special experimental stand for investigations of the matrix recycling process was one of the elements of the conceptual approach and verification of its assumptions. The stand was equipped with the system of current on-line control of the purification degree of matrix grains from organic binder remains. The results of own investigations, allowing to combine ignition loss values of spent moulding sands after casting knocking out with amounts of dusts generated during the mechanical reclamation treatment of such sands, were utilized in the system.

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