Efficient Mounting of a Tank for the Transport of Flammable Liquids on a Freight Vehicle

The design and construction of tanks used for the carriage of dangerous liquid materials fall within strict standards (i.e., EN13094:2015, R111). According to these standards, their supporting structures (Ss), used for the mounting of the tank on the freight vehicle, need to be able to sustain the developed stresses. Optimizing the number of supporting structures can lead to more efficient tank designs that allow the tank to transport more liquid material and need less time to be manufactured. In the present paper, the effect of the reduction of the number of supporting structures in (a) the structural integrity of the tank construction, (b) its dynamic behavior and (c) the load-sharing of the tank to the axles of the freight vehicle is investigated using the finite element (FE) method. As a case study a box-shaped tank mounted on a four-axle freight vehicle with a technical permissible maximum laden mass of 35 tn, five Ss are used. Four FE models with a decreasing number of Ss were built in ANSYS® 2020R1 CAE Software and their structural integrity was investigated. For each design, a feasible design was developed and evaluated in terms of structural integrity, dynamic behavior and axle load distribution. The results of the FE analysis were reviewed in terms of maximum equivalent Von Mises stress and stress developed on the welding areas. Additionally, the axle-load sharing was qualitatively assessed for all feasible designs. The main outcome of this work is that, overall, the use of two Ss leads to a more efficient design in terms of the manufacturing and the mounting of the tank construction on the vehicle and on a more efficient freight vehicle. More specifically, the reduction of the number of Ss from five to two lead to reduction of the tank tare weight by 9.6% with lower eigenfrequencies.

Optimization of Solid-State Fermentation Extraction of Inonotus hispidus Fruiting Body Melanin

Melanin has good nutritional and medicinal value; however, its extraction rate is extremely low. This study explored the edible and medicinal fungus Inonotus hispidus fruiting body melanin (IHFM) extraction process and solid-state fermentation conditions. The results showed that the best way to extract IHFM is the compound enzymatic method, with complex enzyme 26.63 mg/g, liquid material ratio 5:1, enzymatic hydrolysis 80 min, pH 4.61, and enzymolysis temperature at 36.07 °C. The yield of IHFM was 23.73 ± 0.57%, which was equivalent to 1.27 times before optimization. The best solid medium formula was normal pH, rice 20 g per cultivation bottle, maltose 22 g/L, beef extract 4.4 g/L, carbon-nitrogen ratio 5:1, and liquid-to-material ratio 1.1:1, where the IHFM yield was 31.80 ± 1.34%, which was equivalent to 1.7 times that before optimization. In summary, solid-state fermentation and extraction optimization greatly improved the yield of melanin, provided a reference to produce melanin, and laid a foundation for the development and utilization of melanin.

Investigate Temperature Preheating on the Chill Plate to Identify Surface Characteristic on the Ductile Iron by Sand Casting

The chilled casting method is widely used in the metal casting industry to accelerate the mold's cooling rate. This method is very suitable for surface hardening by depositing the elements contained in the chill material onto the surface of the object being cast. One of the factors that influence surface hardness characteristics is the diffusion temperature. This study aims to determine the microhardness, surface layer thickness, and the element contained on the surface. The main material produced into Y-Block is ductile cast iron, the chill material is SS 304 plate with a thickness of 0.2mm. However, before the liquid material is poured into a mold, the chill plate is inserted into the surface of the pattern in the mold, then the plate was preheated. The result showed that the highest preheating temperature has produced microstructure around the surface area namely eutectic carbide of (FeCr)7C3, and (FeCr)3C. SEM-EDX analysis shows that 7.13%Cr is contained on the coating layer at a thickness of 0.020 mm and an average hardness of 700-900 HV.

Pengaruh Kecepatan Pengadukan pada Proses Stircasting terhadap Sifat Mekanik pada Paduan Aluminium

<p class="Abstract">The composite material is a material composed of a mixture or combination of two or more of the major elements that macro differ in shape and material composition that basically can not be separated. In this research, the aluminum used was the outcome of production cesspool with the addition of volcanic dust from Mount Kelud by 2% as reinforcement. The stir casting process is the casting process by adding a material (powder form) in pure metal (aluminum), which has been melted and then stirring constantly. After that, the composite materials (the volcanic dust from Mount Kelud) were mixed slowly into the stirred liquid material. In this research, the variations of stirring speed were 0,200,300,400,500 and 600 rpm. The stirring each time for 4 minutes. In this study, the stirring speed in the casting process was 0, 200, 300, 400, 500, and 600 rpm. Tensile test, Impact test, and microstructure observations were carried out on the casting results. From these tests, the highest modulus of elasticity and impact value was obtained at the 600rpm stirring process. It may due to globular grains are more evenly distributed. And the result of metallographic testing was stirring speed could affect the amount and density of composite grain structure. The faster the stirring, the grain structure was getting smaller and close.</p>

IMPROVING THE ACCURACY OF MEASURING THE VOLUME AND MASS OF LIQUID PRODUCT IN HORIZONTAL CYLINDRICAL TANKS

The article is devoted to improving the accuracy of the system for measuring and controlling the level of liquid materials in horizontal cylindrical tanks. The task of ensuring continuous accurate control of the level, volume and mass of petroleum products, taking into account the shape of the bottom of the tank, is set. In order to improve the accuracy of the measuring device, a laser rangefinder is installed, which allows you to determine the distance from the tank lid to the point of the surface level of the liquid product and calculate the volume of the liquid material by determining the average temperature and correcting for temperature changes when calculating the density, volume and mass of petroleum products with different shapes of the bottoms of a horizontal cylindrical tank. The developed method provides high accuracy, low power consumption, implementation is simple and economical. The device has no mechanically moving parts, so the measuring equipment is protected from failures and has a long service life.

Web-based ionic liquids learning media to measure the competence of the Polytechnic student

The rapid development of technology and information has influenced students' learning styles and has led to a shift in information seeking from paper books to e-books. The purpose of this study is to measure the competence of students on the ionic liquid material, including ionic liquid knowledge, attitude, and skills, as well as website knowledge. The research sample is Chemical Engineering students in a private polytechnic in Indonesia and taken through a purposive sampling technique. This website-based learning is tested on students through the experiential learning model. Data collection was carried out by filling out a Likert scale competency test at the beginning and the end of the study. The results revealed that website-based ionic liquid learning attracted the attention of students, but not all students can do it independently yet. The learning still has to be combined with lecturers' explanations as reinforcing concepts. The implications of this research are expected to be used as recommendations in enriching the Chemical Engineering education curriculum by adding website-based ionic liquid material.

ANALYSIS OF ERRORS AND ASSESSMENT OF THE TOTAL ERROR OF THERMAL CONVERTERS OF MOISTURE CONTENT OF LIQUID MATERIALS

The papershows that the main sources of error in thermal converters of moisture content are the nonlinearity of the static characteristic, the influence of changes in the temperature of the flow of liquid material and thermal inertia. The results of the analysis determined that errors can be reduced using correction methods.Key words: measurement error, error estimation, classification, source of error, measurementrange, controlrange, дdynamic error, distributions, аstability, сcross-section