Evaluating the Effects of Milling Speed and Screen Size on Power Consumed During Milling Operation

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of rotor speed and screen size on power consumed during milling operation. The milling system was tested using three fish feed ingredients; bone meal, groundnut cake and maize. The moisture contents of the ingredients bought from the market are 13.1%, 14.7% and 17.5% dry basis, respectively. The milling machine was evaluated with the 3 kg of each feed ingredient and was replicated three times for each of the experimental parameters. The machine parameters varied during the experiment includes four screen sizes (1.5 mm, 2.0 mm, 2.5 mm and 3.0 mm) and five rotor speeds (1500 rpm, 1800 rpm, 2100 rpm, 2400 rpm and 2700 rpm). Regression analysis was carried out on the data collated. The analysis was used to develop a model which is capable of predicting the electrical energy (kJ) consumed. There was no significant effect of screen size on the average power consumed during milling since there is no linear relationship between power consumed and screen size. However, there is a significant effect of speed on average power consumed, the power consumed increases as speed decreases therefore making milling operation at higher speed to be cost effective since it doesn’t require much power to achieve the required output. The P-Value depicts that screen size has no significant effect on the electrical energy consumed during the milling operation while speed has a significant effect on the electrical energy used at 95% confidence level.

Evaluation of Hammermill Tip Speed, Air Assist and Screen Hole Diameter on Ground Corn Characteristics

This study was performed to evaluate hammermill tip speed, assistive airflow, and screen hole diameter on hammermill throughput and characteristics of ground corn. Corn was ground using two Andritz hammermills measuring 1 m in diameter each equipped with 72 hammers and 300 HP motors. Treatments were arranged in a 3 × 3 × 3 factorial design with three tip speeds (3774, 4975, and 6176 m/min), three screen hole diameters (2.3, 3.9, and 6.3 mm), and three air flow rates (1062, 1416, and 1770 fan revolutions per minute). Corn was ground on three separate days to create three replications and treatments were randomized within day. Samples were collected and analyzed for moisture, particle size, and flowability characteristics. There was a 3-way interaction (p = 0.029) for standard deviation (Sgw). There was a screen hole diameter × hammer tip speed interaction (p < 0.001) for geometric mean particle size dgw (p < 0.001) and composite flow index (CFI) (p < 0.001). When tip speed increased from 3774 to 6176 m/min, the rate of decrease in dgw was greater as screen hole diameter increased from 2.3 to 6.3 mm. For CFI, increasing tip speed decreased the CFI of ground corn when ground using the 3.9 and 6.3 mm screen. However, when grinding corn using the 2.3 mm screen, there was no evidence of difference in CFI when increasing tip speed. In conclusion, the air flow rate did not influence dgw of corn, but hammer tip speed and screen size were altered and achieved a range of dgw from 304 to 617 µm.

Viewing and Lenses

How do displays—those of smartphones, tablets, laptops, televisions, and movie screens—fit with how people see? This chapter discusses acuity, visual fields, and how aspect ratios and screen size interact with them. It also considers lenses to photograph and project movie images, their lengths, their angles of view, and other effects such as their falloff in luminance and image artifacts that they create—bokeh and flare, depth of focus, and distortions of shape. Finally, it considers types of lenses—wide-angle, normal, and telephoto; spherical and anamorphic—and discusses how these are used by cinematographers to create emotional effects, the buildup of anxiety and the change of emotion, and how they can induce fearfulness.

Engagement with Search-Based Advertising on Search Engine Results Pages Varies Based on the User’s Prior Knowledge and Screen Size

A Review of: Schultheiß, S., & Lewandowski, D. (2021). How users’ knowledge of advertisements influences their viewing and selection behavior in search engines. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 72(3), 285–301. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.24410 Abstract Objective – To examine how users’ understanding of ads on search engine results pages (SERPs) influences their viewing and selection behaviour on computers and smartphones. Design – Mixed methods approach consisting of pre-study interview, eye-tracking experiment, and post-study questionnaire. Setting – Usability lab at a university in Germany. Subjects – 50 students enrolled at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences and 50 non-students recruited in Hamburg. Methods – After giving informed consent and receiving payment, participants provided information on demographics as well as how they use search engines as part of a pre-study interview. For the eye-tracking experiment, each participant completed 10 tasks each on a desktop computer and smartphone. Both the device condition order and task order were randomized. Tasks were broken down into five informational tasks (e.g., how do I build a desktop computer?), three transactional tasks (e.g., how would I go about buying a refrigerator?), and two navigational tasks (e.g., I need to go to the Apple website). The software displayed clickable screenshots of SERPs, and all clicks were recorded. iMotions eye-tracking software recorded eye fixations on areas of the page featuring organic search results and paid ads. A post-experiment questionnaire asked participants about Google’s business model and probed them about the extent to which they were able to differentiate between organic results and ads. Answers to the questionnaire were weighted and normalized to form a 0–100 scale. Main Results – The first set of research hypotheses examining the correlation between participants’ knowledge of ads and viewing and clicking behaviour was partially confirmed. There was no significant correlation between participants’ questionnaire score and visual fixations on ads, but there was a significant negative correlation between questionnaire score and the number of clicks on ads. Users with questionnaire scores in the bottom quartile paid significantly less attention to organic results than those in the top quartile, but users in the top quartile still fixated on ads and did so comparably to users in the bottom quartile. The second set of research hypotheses examining the relationship between viewing and clicking behaviour and device (desktop versus mobile) was also partially confirmed. Users on a smartphone had significantly higher fixation rates on ads than users on a desktop computer, although click rates on ads did not differ significantly between the two conditions. Conclusion – Knowledge about ads on SERPs influences selection behaviour. Users with a low level of knowledge on search advertising are more likely to click on ads than those with a high level of knowledge. Users on smartphones are also more likely to pay visual attention to ads, probably because the smaller screen size narrows content “above the fold.”

Comparison of numerical integration methods for calculating diffraction of a plane electromagnetic wave by a rectangular aperture

We discuss features of the calculation of a Fraunhofer integral by traditional quadrature numerical integration methods and a special collocation Levin method when calculating the diffraction of a plane electromagnetic wave by a rectangular aperture. For the quadrature numerical integration methods, a criterion for the assessment of the integration step is derived depending on the screen size and required calculation accuracy. Advantages of the use of the special collocation Levin method in comparison with the traditional quadrature numerical integration methods are shown.

IMPLEMENTASI TEMPLATE WEB RESPONSIVE DYNAMIS (STUDI KASUS: WEBSITE LEMBAGA PENJAMINAN MUTU DAN PENGEMBANGAN PENDIDIKAN)

LPMPP function as an institution that is fully responsible for the implementation of quality assurance mechanisms that have been established based PPEPP Internal Quality Assurance System (SPMI) as determined by UM Bengkulu. In fact, LPMPP has yet to have an information system website that provides all the information needed for applications for re-accreditation of tertiary institutions and study programs. The provision of the website is expected to provide information about the activities that have been implemented by LPMPP with responsive displays that adapts to the screen size of the mobile phone. Website supported by the dynamic capabilities that can provide system data information is up to date.