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1. A CFD INVESTIGATION OF A GENERIC BUMP AND ITS APPLICATION TO A DIVERTER LESS SUPERSONIC INLET
This is a Master Thesis done at the Swedish Defense Research
Agency with the purpose to Design and investigate how different geometries of a
compression surface integrated with an Intake affects the performance such as distortion,
boundary layer diversion, and pressure recovery and deceleration of speed.
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2. A TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR THE ALFVÉN LABORATORY BALLOON EXPERIMENT
The polarized Gamma-ray Observer (Pogo Lite) is a
balloon-borne experiment that will measure the polarization of soft gamma rays
in the energy range 25 keV-80 keV. PoGOLite will carry an auroral diagnostics package,
ALBERT, to measure the auroral emissions that will enhance the background
level.
3. ANALYSES OF BUILDING ENERGY SYSTEM ALTERNATIVES THROUGH TRANSIENT SIMULATION
Analyses of Building Energy System Alternatives through
Transient Simulation his thesis examines
the performance of residential buildings and the energy systems contained within those buildings by
simulating them in the TRaNsient SYstems Simulation (TRNSYS) program. After matching a
building’s floorplan to that of house local
to the College Park area, national and local building surveys were consulted to
produce a prototype of the average
Maryland home.
4. ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF A SEMI-ACTIVE MUFFLER
In this work, a flow reversal resonator fitted with a
short-circuit duct connecting the inlet and outlet is analysed and used as a
tuneable muffler element, aimed to be used use in a semi-active muffler on an
IC-engine. The work done can be divided into 3 main parts. 1), a study of what
type of valve t hat could be used to change the acoustical properties of the
short-circuit duct. 2), Design of a flow reversal resonator with a controllable
valve as the short-circuit. 3),experimental validation in a flow acoustic test
rig.
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5. ANALYSIS OF CASTING PROCESS FOR COMPLEX ELECTRONIC UNIT
Most aircraft component
are currently being
manufactured by machining,
forging, welding And also assembling
such parts. However, the possibilities of
cutting cost from a
single component has brought
about a growing
trend towards looking
into casting as
a possible option for
manufacturing aircraft parts.
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6. ANALYSIS OF SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENT OF ACOUSTIC PRESSURE IN THE FAR-FIELD AND DENSITY
Gradient in the Near-field in a Cold Jet. An important
challenge for current aviation industry is to become more eco-friendly and
signicant eorts are being made for reducing noise emission. For this purpose, numerous
researches in the aeroacoustic eld are focused on understanding the mechanisms
of sound generation.
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7. AUTOMATED GENERIC PARAMETERIZED DESIGN OF AIRCRAFT FAIRING AND WINDSHIELD
The process of
design is time
consuming and result
oriented. There is always
a better scope
for any design
that reduces the
time with better
precision. Considering this as
a major factor
during design process,
two of the
vital parts of the
aircraft conceptual design are taken into account where a lot of time can be
saved.
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8. CARBON FIBER ELECTRONIC INTERCONNECTS
Carbon fiber is an emerging material in electrical and electronics industry. It has been used
as contact in many applications,
such as switch,
potentiometer, and commutator
brush. A new technique of electronics interconnect is developed, with carbon fiber
as a conductive medium.
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9. COMPARATIVE STUDIES AND ANALYSES OF WORKING FLUIDS FOR ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLES – ORC
This thesis work investigates the optimal working fluids for
Organic Rankine Cycles ORC with focus on
thermo-physical, environmental and safety aspects. The choice of the working
fluid isof key importance for the cycle efficiency and the Net Work Out. In
this study more than 100 pure fluids are investigated from many different
perspectives.
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10. COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN OF SIDE ACTIONS FOR INJECTION MOLDING OF COMPLEX PARTS
Often complex molded parts include undercuts, patches on the
part boundaries that are not accessible along the main mold opening directions.
Undercuts are molded by incorporating side actions in the molds. Side actions
are mold pieces that are removed from the part using translation directions
different than the main mold opening direction.
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11. CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER WITH NANOFLUIDS
Convective Heat Transfer with Nano fluids. The present
Master thesis is concerned with forced convection heat transfer in laminar and
turbulent flow with Nano fluids. Nano fluids are defined as a colloidal
suspension of particles in a base fluid, where the particles have a
characteristic length of less than 100 nm. Experiments were conducted to
determine the qualification of Nano fluids
for laminar and
turbulent flow forced
convection heat transfer.
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12. DECREASING ENERGY USE BY 50% IN SWEDISH MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS
Energy
consumption in buildings
sector constitutes a
large part of
the total global energy
usage. This makes
it a vital
area of interest
in terms of
energy efficiency improvement.
Over the years a large amount of research has explored the energy saving potential
in buildings. However,
in spite of
considerable advances in technology
and know-how, numerous
hurdles exist in
the widespread diffusion
of these innovations.
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13. DEMONSTRATING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MICROCLIMATE ON ANNUAL BUILDING ENERGY SIMULATIONS USING RADTHERM
Buildings account for over 35% of the energy demand in OECD
countries, making them a prime target for improvement. (EIA 2011) To help
building owners reduce energy usage, ratings systems such as LEED have been
developed. A prerequisite for certification is the
demonstration of energy efficiency
through computer modeling; however,
the complex nature
of building energy
simulations too often
leads to errors of up to 30% (Turner and Frankel 2008).
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14. DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF PNEUMATIC AUTO FEED DRILLING MACHINE
In small-scale industries and automobile maintenance shops,
there are frequent needs of tightening and loosening of screws, drilling,
boring, grinding machine. Huge and complicated designed parts cannot be
machined with the help of an ordinary machine and further for every operation
separate machine is required therefore increasing the number of machines
required and increasing the area required for them to be accommodated and hence
overall initial cost required is increased.
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15. DESIGN OF 120CC SINGLE C CYLINDER EXPERIMENTAL ENGINE FOR ANALYSIS OF INTAKE SWIRL AND MULTIPLE IGNITION SITES.
The intent of this thesis is to design, build, and test a
cylinder head with variable swirl and ignition sites. The design aspect used
Solid Works Floworks to model airflow within the head
and cylinder. Swirl
rate and volumetric
flow rate were
calculated from the results. Many design iterations took
place before asuitable design was accomplished.
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16. DESIGN OF A BIAS-WEAVING MACHINE
A machine for producing bias weaves (thick, multiaxial
weaves) is presented. It consists of a fill/warp weaving apparatus superimposed
on a general braiding machine. The braiding machine consists of a set of
moveable columns which hold spools of bias fibers, and a mechanism to shift
spools from one column to the next.
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17. DESIGN OF A MANUALLY OPERATED PAPER-RECYCLING MACHINE
A manually operated paper-recycling machine was designed and
fabricated. This was done to enable waste paper conversion into useful product.
Thefabricated plant consists of six major component units that include the disc
refiner, the hydropulper, the head box, the felt conveyor, the driers and the rollers.
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18. DESIGN OF AN EARTHQUAKE PROOF ONE FAMILY HOUSE A HOUSE IN ALTERNATIVE CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL
One of mankind’s most important needs is the need for
shelter. All around the world people live in lack of this basic need. Colombia
is a South American country heavily burdened by civil war for many years. This
has led to that many people have moved to the larger cities with large slum
areas and bad living conditions.
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19. DISTRICT HEATING TO REPLACE AN ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION
This project has been developed at the company
Gavlegardarna. The company owns a large part of the buildings of Gävle and
twoof them are the objective of the project. Gavlegardana is highly concerned
aboutthe environment; for this reason, they cooperate on the subject with the
energy management from their technical department.
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20. DYNAMICS STUDY OF AN AUTOMOBILE EXHAUST SYSTEM
The aim of this thesis is to provide a deeper understanding
of the dynamics of automobile exhaust systems to form a basis for improved
design and the development of a computationally inexpensive theoretical system
model.
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21. EFFECTIVE USE OF EXCESS HEAT IN A CEMENT PLANT
The report investigates the feasibility of accessing waste
heat at kiln 7 in the Cementa AB cement plant in Slite, Gotland.
The background is
provided, with a
description of the
cement manufacturing process. Most
of the report
concerns itself with
the heat transfer
capabilities of the
plant, therefore a
short description of the heat flow within the most essential equipment
is provided.
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22. EVALUATION METHODS FOR MARKET MODELS USED IN SMART GRIDS
The European Union has set environmental targets on climate
change in three areas: energy efficiency, renewable energy sources, and
reduction of emissions. These targets are the main driver for the change in
today’s power system. The defined targets do not only affect the production and
distribution of electricity but also raise questions on how electricity is
being consumed. An essential building block of an efficient power system is
often referred to as the smart grid.
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23. EVALUATION OF COMSOL MULTIPHYSCIS FOR ROTORDYNAMICAL ANALYSIS
Rotary machinery systems are widely used in different
industries. As they have rotational movements, the resonances will be the
function of rotational speed. Nowadays, there are different CAE (Computer Aided
Engineering ) softwares that use finite elementmethod to solve complex problems
by simplifying the model to a limited DOF (Degree Of Freedom) system.
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24. FACTORS AFFECTING THE DYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF RUBBER ISOLATORS
Rubber is a
highly complicated material.
Its properties are
strongly dependent of temperature, preload,
frequency, amplitude and
filling materials. In
order to have better knowledge about how rubber reacts
for these different parameters, a number
of different papers that
treats these parameters
have been reviewed.
Main focus is on
dynamic properties of
carbon-black filled rubber.
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25. FLIGHT ANALYSIS OF A SUBORBITAL SPACE PROBE THE LIGHT AIRBAG-PROTECTED LANDER
A novel in a table Aerodynamic Decelerator (IAD) and
platform for multi-point measurements in the ionosphere has been evaluated in
the REXES (Rocket-Bourne Experiments for University Students) program. The
experiment, named Laplanders(Light Airbag-Protected Lander), was launched from
Esrange 4th of March 2010 to an altitude of 88 km.
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26. FLOW AND CONCENTRATION VARIATION BETWEEN THE CYLINDERS OF A DIESEL ENGINE
The demands on tomorrows diesel engines regarding fuel
consumption an demission levels keep getting more difficult to fulfill. Due to
this fact, the control demand is getting bigger and bigger.
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27. FUEL PRESSURE MODELING IN A COMMON-RAIL DIRECT INJECTION SYSTEM
The fuel pressure is one of the central control variables of
a modern common rail injection system. It influences the generation of nitrous
oxide and particulate matter emissions, the brake specific fuel consumption of
the engine and the power consumption of the fuel pump.
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28. FUEL EFFICIENCY IN AWD SYSTEM
This degree project has been made in cooperation with
engineers working for GM Engineering/Saab Automobile AB in Trollhättan. The
given name by Saab for the project is “Fuel efficiency improvements in All
Wheel Drive(AWD)-system”.
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29. IMPLEMENTATION OF SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY IN A SMALL RESIDENTIAL AREA
Energy has a principal role in today’s society. We need energy for heating and electricity in
our houses, for
transportation as well
as for production
and distribution of
services and products. But
today’s energy systems
have also a
major role in
the existing environmental problem, and
it is therefore
essential that we
find solutions to improve
the situation. For example, we need to decrease the use of
fossil fuels, increase the use of renewable sources and become more energy
efficient in general.
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30. INTRODUCING ADDITIONAL HEAT STORAGE TO THE HÄSSELBY CHP PLANT
This paper deals
with the cogeneration
plant in Hässelby,
Sweden and the
district heating grid
of north-western Stockholm. Before the background of the complex system
of plants connected to the district heating
grid and a
volatile electricity market,
the paper shows
possible ways to
optimise production at the Hässelby
cogeneration plant by introducing additional heat storage.
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31. INVESTIGATION OF DIFFERENT AIRFOILS ON OUTER SECTIONS OF LARGE ROTOR BLADES
The selection of airfoil shape directly influences the efficiency and loading of wind turbine rotors.In this graduate project at Mälardalens Högskola and carried out at Statoil Research Center in Bergen,Norway, several airfoils have been investigated for use in offshore wind turbine operation.
32. INVESTIGATION OF JP-8 AUTOIGNITION UNDER VITIATED COMBUSTION CONDITIONS
Limited data on jet fuel ignition and oxidation at low-O2, vitiated conditions has hindered the validation of kinetic models for combustion under such conditions. In this study, ignition delay time experiments of JP-8 have been performed withvitiated air at low pressures. Initially, the effects of temperature, equivalence ratio, and mole fractions of vitiated components on JP-8 ignition at 1 atm were screened to discover that temperature, O2 and NO have the largest significance.
33. INVESTIGATION OF MATERIALS FOR USE IN EXHAUST GAS
EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) is a method for reducing NOx emissions for heavy-duty diesel engines. EGR works by introducing part of the exhaust gases back to the engine cylinders. Exhaust gases consists mainly of CO2, NOx , SO2 and H2O. As the temperature decreases, these gases form a corrosive condensate.
34. MAINTENANCE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND IMPORTEXPORT OF AIRCRAFT IN USA
This thesis discuss how United Parcel Service (UPS) develop its aircraft maintenance
program after import of McDonnell Douglas MD-11aircraft and the process of exporting new
MD-11 aircraft from manufacturer in USA to European operator as passenger aircraft. It also
discusses the process of importing the same types of aircraft as freight carrier.
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35. MANUFACTURING FOOTPRINT STRATEGY – COMING OUT OF THE “BLACK HOLE”
The role of the manufacturing units has a big impact on a company’s business. If competitive
priorities and the production weapons can be merged together and describe a factory profile, it
can be a factor that provides the competitive advantages for the company. This thesis has two
objectives in this area, the industrial and the academic.
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36. MARKET ANALYSIS FOR GAS ENGINE TECHNOLOGY IN ALGERIA
The objective of this diploma thesis is to investigate the potential of combined heat and
power plants based on gas engine technology in Algeria. This market analysis has been performed
in order to identify the key markets for the newly created French subsidiary of Clarke Energy
Group to expand its business in North Africa. After analyzing the structure of the Algerian
energy sector and the potential of each gas engine application, three key sectors were identified.
37. MASS TRANSFER AND GDL ELECTRIC RESISTANCE IN PEM FUEL CELLS
Many modeling studies have been carried out to simulate the current distribution across the channel and shoulder direction in a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell. However the modeling results do not show agreement on the current density distribution.
38. MEMBRANE STRATIFIED SOLAR PONDS
This project deals with the potential of membrane stratified solar ponds which consist of two water layers, where one is a salt solution here, and a separating translucent membrane. An experimental pond was set up to study the thermal behaviour of such collector systems.
39. MICROTURBOPUMP UTILIZING MICROBALL BEARINGS
This dissertation presents the development of a microfabricated turbopump capable of delivering fuel with the flow rates and pressures required for portable power generation. The device is composed of a spiral-groove viscous pump that is driven by a radial in-flow air turbine and supported using a novel encapsulated microball bearing.
40. MILITARY AVIATION INCIDENT REPORTING FROM AN HTO PERSPECTIVE
The purpose of this study is to find out if the Swedish Air Force and the military aviation industry, Saab Aerosystems, use an HTO perspective in incident investigations. The research objectives are to explore existing organizational and accident models, analyze the reporting system using the models, and suggest possible improvements to the existing incident investigation system.
41. MODELING OF A SINGLE-PHASE LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM FOR POWER ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS
This work investigates the reliability of a single-phase, liquid cooling system used for the thermal management of a medium power level converter system. The system utilizes a plastic insert cold plate design to provide even cooling over the backside of a power electronics device by directing coolant through parallel serpentine channels.
42. MODELING OF THE STEAM SYSTEM IN A BWR A MODEL OF RINGHALS 1
A nuclear power plant is a very complex dynamic system with a lot of built in regulators and security systems that make it almost impossible to know by reasoning, exactly how the system dynamics is going to react due to e.g. plant modifications, transients or operator behaviors. A common way to find out is to build a computer model and simulate the system.
43. MULTI-ACTUATOR SWITCH MODE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
Current hydraulic systems involving multiple actuators and a single hydraulic power supply generally have poor efficiency. Using throttling valves to control multiple actuators requires meeting the highest pressure requirement and the total flow of all of actuators. When there is a large difference in the pressure requirement of the actuators, fluid throttling results in significant energy losses.
44. NANOCHANNEL FABRICATION USING THERMOMECHANICAL DEFORMATION OF THERMOPLASTICS
Nanofluidics has been a major field ofresearch for application in areas like single molecule detection. Most of the research efforts have been concentrated in developing novel nanochannel fabrication techniques. Most of these fabrication techniques developed are eitherexpensive or time consuming.
45. NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF BLADE LEADING EDGE CONTOURING BY FILLET AND BASELINE CASE OF A TURBINE VANE
The understanding of secondary flow behavior has become an important aspect in the design of modern gas turbines. Secondary flow gives rise to aerodynamic losses, distorts the thermal field and affects the flow conditions at the exit of a passage negatively. Therefore, reducing secondary flow is a major concern for efficiency improvement.
46. OPTIMIZATION OF MAPUTO POWER PLANT
The Electricidade de Moçambique, E.P. (EDM) is the power utility in Mozambique, responsible
to generate, transport and distribute electricity all over the country. The company has three gas
turbines installed at Maputo Power Plant. All units burn diesel oil and are used only for back up.
Currently only the unit #2 is available for operation.
47. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A SOLAR COOLING SYSTEM
In United Arab Emirates (UAE), a huge proportion of electrical energy consumed in buildings is used to run air conditioning equipments. This is because UAE’s climate is characterized by very high ambient temperatures and high humidity, especially during summer periods. There is need to promote air conditioning systems that are run by renewable energy based power because of the environment threats and energy security negative issues associated with conventional fossil fuel – energy powered systems.
48. PRELIMINARY MISSION ANALYSIS AND DESIGN FOR A SMALL SATELLITE SWARM
The thesis is a preliminary mission analysis and design of a small satellite swarm. The concept of the mission is to probe altitudes between 200 km and 6000 km to study the structures and dynamics of the magnetic field aligned currents. The mission lifetime is about 3 months. Aerodynamic drag at low altitudes is used for orbit and formation control.
49. RAPID POLYMER PROTOTYPING FOR LOW COST AND ROBUST MICRO ROBOTS
The Rapid Microrobot Prototyping (RaMP) Process uses Loctite R photopatternable polymer products and photolithography to rapidly fabricate robust, inexpensive, and compliant robots. The process is developed and examined on two size scales.
50. REMAINING LIFE ASSESSMENT (RLA) PROCESS OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
The remaining life assessment (RLA) process is a reliability prediction process, which predicts amount of life left in a system. Remaining life assessment is performed on hardware, which has already seen operational life. This thesis details the remaining life assessment process in detail and also provides a case study of remaining life assessment performed on the Shuttle Remote Manipulator System (SRMS).
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51. REPLACEMENT OF AN ELECTRICAL HEATING SYSTEM
The first part of this thesis contains the energy balance for the different kinds of flats to
see how much energy they consume for heating and hot tap water. To get theses values
we have to analyse the total energy flow into one flat and compare it with the energy
which is used because of transmission losses, ventilation losses, hot tap water, electricity
for the household and natural ventilation and infiltration.
52. ROUTE OPTIMIZATION IN WEATHER FORECAST
53. SIMULATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM OF RAILROAD TRACK
With the vastness of existing railroad infrastructure, there exist numerous road crossings which are lacking warning light systems and/or crossing gates due to their remoteness from existing electrical infrastructure. Along with lacking warning light systems, these areas also tend to lack distributed sensor networks used for railroad track health monitoring applications.
54. SIMULATION AND MODAL ANALYSIS OF INSTABILITY AND TRANSITION IN A STEADY ECCENTRIC STENOTIC FLOW
Direct numerical simulation (DNS) of steady ow, with Re = 750 at inlet,through stenosed pipe has been done to study transition and turbulence of theow in the post-stenosis area. The pipe has 75% constriction by area reduction and 5% eccentricity of the main pipe diameter at the throat. A sinusoidal Gaussian force is implemented to keep turbulent in the domain.
55. SIMULATION OF THERMAL STRESSES IN A DISC BRAKE
The heat flux produced from the friction between a disc and pad system leads to a high temperature which causes thermal stresses in the disc and after a number of repeated braking cycles, cracks might be initiated. The finite element analysis (FEA) is performed to determine the temperatures profile in the disc and to analyze the stresses for the repeated braking, which could be used to calculate the
fatigue life of a disc.
56. SIMULATIONS OF SOUND PROPAGATION AT A DUCT TERMINATION WITH FLOW
Both theoretically as well as in many applications like exhaust systems, ventilation pipes, mufflers, air intakes and also large scale industrial smoke stacks, it is of interest to understand how sound waves are scattered at duct exists.Especially for aeronautical application such as jet engines, the effect of coupling of acoustics and flow on sound radiation and reflection from a duct termination in a uniform is an important problem.
57. SPRAY AND WALL FILM MODELING WITH CONJUGATE HEAT TRANSFER IN OPEN FOAM
Scania is today a manufacturer of heavy trucks, buses and diesel engines with an annual turnover of approximately 88 billion SEK and a total of 35000 employees in 100diff erent countries. Approximately 3000 of these work with research and development in Sodertalje. Scania's diesel engines are developed mainly for their own trucks and buses but also for other heavy duty vehicles, marine applications, industrial applications and power generation.
58. STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF A WASHING MACHINE THROUGH ITS LOADING CASES
Washing machines are commonly used in almost every home worldwide. These appliances make it easy to clean clothing; a process that time ago was heavy and unpleasant. The performance of these machines is based on the rotation of the clothes inside a cylinder while they are mixed with water and some kind of cleaning powder or soap.
59. STUDY OF TEMPERATURE RAISE IN GAVLEÅN RIVER RELATED TO DISTRICT COOLING
This project is a preliminary study in order to build a small power plant, located beside to Gavleån River. It has been designed with the aim of cooling a district of Gävle city,Sweden. That big project is carried out by the international consulting engineering company SWECO.
60. TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOLAR ABSORPTION AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMS
An environmental control system utilizing solar energy would generally be more coste€ective if it were used to provide both heating and cooling requirements in the building itserves. Various solar powered heating systems have been tested extensively, but solar powered air-conditioners have received little more than short-term demonstration attention.This paper reviews past e€orts in the ®eld of solar powered air-conditioning systems with the absorption pair of lithium bromide and water.
