Engineering

A project-based learning approach is extended in which knowledge acquired in water resources engineering lessons is utilized to devise a storm-water management scheme. The goal of the project is to accentuate the significance of assessing design skills attained in the coursework. The students are expected to apply an understanding of material they learned from their lessons in water resources engineering and environmental engineering; which led them to develop a solution for storm-water management scheme. Also, the project aims to introduce students to the power of internet resources and computer technology and quickly carry out the many iterative analyses often required at the detailed stages of design.

Considering the importance of project-based design work in enabling proficiency attainment and understanding fundamental natural resources along with engineering concepts are discussed with an approach proposed for facilitating the assimilation of design teaching within water resources engineering course. Approach presented seeks to exploit student enthusiasm for engineering project work in order to enhance an understanding for water resources engineering. The design project considers a “real” problem, i.e. storm-water management system. It is argued that reality plays an important role in maintaining student commitment, which is essential for effective learning.

This paper provides an overview of how design teaching can provide an integrating theme within a water resource-engineering course. The emphasis of the current approach on student-centered active learning rather than the traditional passive learning methods is also discussed. Finally an assessment is made of the project-based approach to design teaching and its ability to develop an understanding of engineering principles, to develop skills in various software packages, and to maintain student enthusiasm using active learning techniques. Design teaching is seen as important, both in itself and as an integrated theme running throughout environmental degree courses. One of the prime objectives is to demonstrate the requirement for integrating the material covered in traditional environmental engineering courses within a design context.

In this way, the importance relevance and application of water resources and environmental engineering courses can be emphasized. In addition to this, it is recognized that project-based work is important in developing student enthusiasm for engineering and can therefore provide a mechanism for maintaining the required levels of interest throughout the course. Design projects are very often carried out with the students working in groups, which can be applied to develop teamwork and effective communication. One of the major advantages of project-based design work over traditional, formal lectures is that it is student-centered, requiring active learning rather than the passive acquisition of information through lectures.

Although the amount of material that is possible to cover within a single design project is demanding in terms of both student and faculty time, it is argued that project-based work may be a more effective method for acquiring knowledge and developing understanding. The importance of reality in effective design teaching has been highlighted by other authors who argue that the production of the artifact or system designed is an essential part of the educational process. Project-based design teaching often provides the opportunity assessing an existing design through an audit or for producing a new prototype, which would not normally be possible within a conventional lecture coarse. Project-based teaching, therefore, offers the additional advantage to students of dealing with real problems and it is arguably more tangible than other teaching techniques.

Although formal lectures provide an important means for acquiring knowledge, it is suggested that students often have more difficulty in understanding the material and seeing the relevance in course material when it is delivered in this way alone. The educational objective of project-based design teaching within water resources and environmental engineering degree courses are not always fully appreciated. Therefore, it is the aim of this paper to discuss a range of objectives and show how they may be achieved within the context of a particular stormwater management design project. A shelter belt system along with a stormwater transfer management system was analyzed using EPANET2 and EPANET2 at SWMM5 design software packages.

The shelter belt technology is a proven technology being used in Germany and the Netherlands for controlling stormwater. It was combined with the most-advanced Japanese water transfer technology. A group of students worked on the software packages to simulate the experience while another group of students worked on stormwater management using rainwater gardens and calculated various parameters. Students were encouraged to search for the information on the internet and other sources. Required information and guidance were provided by the instructor. The projects aim to demonstrate the importance of integrating water resources and environmental engineering in the design process as well as to develop team work and communication skills. In addition, it is student-centered, requiring active learning.

The project-based development, which enables the advantages discussed above to be achieved, is recommended as one that could readily be adopted within environmental and water resources engineering courses. In the following sections, an outline of the project specifications is first given. The educational objectives are then presented in detail and the educational value of project based design teaching is discussed. However, before discussing the detailed aspects of the design projects, it is helpful to consider the present projects in the context of an overall design model (a range of design models is discussed). The design process may be considered to comprise the following well-established phases: project specifications, common conceptualization, manifestation, and detail.

This process pertains largely to original designs, but aspects of the overall process are also relevant to variant design into which category the current design projects in general fall. In variant design, an existing design solution is adopted and modified. Therefore, the present design projects identify a case study in variant design. The generation of design solutions requires some consideration of the original design process discussed above. But the majority of the project is concerned with the detailed design phase.

Specification of design projects: The following projects were conceived based on the interest of various groups of students:

1. Using shelter by technology for effective stormwater management.
2.  Use of rainwater garden for stormwater management.
3. Designing stormwater management for rural areas.
4. Applying SWMM5 for real life data from Toledo, New Orleans, and Flint.
5. The students were required to choose their topic in the beginning of the semester and were expected to carry out a litereature review, which was part of their final report.

In addition, students were allowed to explore all the internet resources and EPA software, such as SWMM5.

Objectives: The ultimate aim for the students is to establish a strategy for dealing with stormwater due to hurricanes (e.g. Katrina, Harvey).

• The aim is achieved by ensuring the following specific objectives are met:
• To use rainfall data.
• To estimate runoff based on the current features for a particular site.
• To explore possible solution for the problem. To employ SWMM for modeling purposes.
• To calculate various parameters manually.
• To use EPMNET2 for finding the water transfer.

The design projects are structured in this way to ensure that particular educational objectives are achieved, and these are discussed for each of the above items in a later section.

Methods

The design project is carried out over a period of 12 weeks with a total of 10 hours allocated for the project. Students were encouraged to utilize Blackboard for communicating with the instructor and among themselves. During the first session, students came up with their interested project topic selection. If for any reason students were unable to come up with a topic, the instructor helped them by suggesting alternative topics. Students were given specifications and guidelines on a weekly basis depending on the progress they made on their projects. Students using the software were given a step-by-step procedure for utilizing the software package. Some exercises were also prepared for the students, which were directly related to the project.

The first session concludes with a discussion of the project specification between the project supervisor and the students enabling any initial problems to be overcome.At the beginning of the second session, it is expected that students will generate a conceptual diagram along with data and tables, which can be utilized towards laying out the flow of the project. Students utilizing the software were expected to learn the software. In the second session, students are expected to identify all the necessary specifications and to comment on their effect on the success of their projects. This is carried out by means of discussions during the second session with the project supervisor.

By the start of the third and final sessions, students are required to present their findings in the class and critique by other groups. In the fourth session, they were required to write the final report, whichreceived comments by the project supervisor. Assessment/feedback: The work of the students is assessed by a group project report that shows details of all the hand calculations and details of the proposed design. A project report rubric was provided by the project supervisor to the students in the beginning of the semester when students came up with the project topics.

Their final presentation was also assessed according to a presentation rubric, which was also posted in the same manner. Assessment is carried out in particular to identify the following:

• The ability to generate a simple model for a complex stormwater problem to enable realistic operating conditions to be calculated.
• The ability to employ environmental and water resources engineering concepts.
• The ability to interpret the results obtained.
• The ability to produce a well-structured technical report in which arguments are put forward cogently and design decisions are justified.

Feedback to the students takes place throughout the course of the project through discussions with the project supervisors and detailed comments relating directly to the students’ reports.

Educational objectives:

• Use of design, knowledge, and making simplified assumptions.
• Manual calculations.

Discussion/Conclusions

The design projects discussed in this paper had been run for six months, with some modifications as feedback became available. It is argued that the projects are successful in demonstrating the importance of environmental and water resources engineering within a design context. Furthermore, it provides an integrated approach combining computer software, environmental and water engineering, and design for the consideration of a real design problem. In this way, it is suggested that it is possible to maintain the students’ interest and enthusiasm for environmental and water resource engineering through the use of project work.

At the same time, this develops students’ understanding of the required engineering and design principle. In addition, it develops students’ skills in the use of computer software. Environmental and water resources engineering degree courses have been discussed in terms of the need for knowledge acquisition, the acquisition of skills, and the development of understanding. The projects described in this paper requiresknowledge acquisition, the accumulation of actual information, and the developing understanding of computer skills. The approach presented is effective for the development of understanding because it is student-centered, requiring active learning.

It requires the students to express their understanding of concepts and discuss them, and to get rapid feedback during the discussion. The process of carrying out design projects in this way is closer. Therefore, to a tutorial approach to teaching and learning than to a lecturing approach and therefore has many advantages. The disadvantage of the project-based approach largely relates to instructor and student time requirements. In addition, it is argued that within given design projects, only a limited domain of environmental and water resources engineering can be considered. The project based approach to student learning, therefore, needs to be run in parallel with more traditional methods but cannot replace them.

The projects discussed in this paper are highly suitable. It is argued for inclusion within conventional, environmental, and water resources engineering courses. This would then fulfill the purposes of both reinforcing the understanding of environmental and water resources engineering principles in a way that maintains the students’ interest and enables the environment and water resources engineering courses to be run in an integrated way with the design teaching. The importance of design as an integrating theme running throughout environmental and water resources degree courses has not been established. There is growing concern among industrialists and employers of graduate environmental and water resources engineers of the way in which computer software packages and applying knowledge to real world problems are used.

These design projects discussed in this paper address this issue directly and it is suggested that a more questioning attitude among students in the use of software packages achieved with a more integrated approach to engineering and design teaching. The importance of reality in teaching engineering design has been discussed by several authors since it is found that much greater impact and lasting effect on memory may be achieved if these students can see the necessity for what they are doing for the real world. The present design projects considered a stormwater management problem and the students applied their knowledge obtained through several sources.

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES

Ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymers ( EPDM ) have been widely used in industrial applications because of their first-class opposition against heat, ozone and weathering, every bit good as their unusual handiness of accepting high burden of fillers. Support in the public presentations of gum elastic compounds, such as tensile strength, resiliency, wear opposition and flex opposition, can be achieved by lading the compounds with particulate fillers. Different classs of C black are the well-known conventional fillers used in EPDM gum elastics compounds. Increasingly, mineral fillers like silicon oxide and clay have attracted more attending as they cost less and give less wellness jeopardies. But due to the hapless silica-rubber bonding, the support by silicon oxide has non been to the full exploited. The handiness of silanised silicon oxide, which is normally obtained by pre-treating silicon oxide with Bi ( 3-triethoxysilylpropyl ) tetrasulphane ( TESPT ), a yoke agent, adheres silicon oxide to the gum elastic. Furthermore, it is attractive that the sulphur-bearing bifunctional organosilane can besides assist to bring forth crosslinks between gum elastic ironss with the presence of gas pedals and activators at elevated temperatures, i.e. 140-240A°C. The presence of TESPT improves the remedy procedure in silanised silica-filled EPDM gum elastics with other common vulcanizing systems. Though many research workers have made attempts to look into different remedy systems for EPDM gum elastics, the inquiry on the efficiency of remedy systems for commercial production remains unfastened. That gives the aim of this undertaking which is as following:

• Using different remedy systems to crosslink silanised silica-filled EPDM gum elastic ;
• Assess efficiency of the remedy systems ;
• Choose the most efficient one for bring arounding the gum elastic.

This literature reappraisal foremost introduces the basic background of EPDM gum elastic, including composing, chemical construction and corresponding belongingss and industrial applications in Section 2. Then a brief overview of the preparation of silanised silica-filled EPDM gum elastic compounds is given in Section 3, followed by the elaborate debut of recent plants on fillers and remedy systems for silanised silica-filled EPDM gum elastic in Sections 4, 5 and 6. Finally, the undertaking program will be discussed.

BASIC BACKGROUND OF EPDM RUBBER

Terpolymerisation of ethene, propene and a non-conjugated diene gives EPDM gum elastic with a concentrated ethylene-propylene anchor and unsaturation site in the side group, introduced by diene monomers [ 17 ] . Generally, ethene and propene monomers are the major constituents in an EPDM, supplying inherently first-class opposition against debasement by heat, visible radiation, O, and, in peculiar, ozone. The little sum of non-conjugated diene monomers place the reactive unsaturation sites available for sulphur vulcanization or polymer alteration chemical science, as the dienes are so structured that merely one of the dual bonds will polymerize.

Figure 1 EPDM ternonomers

The three co-monomers used in industry are present in Figure 1. Each diene monomer incorporates with a different ability of triping long concatenation ramification or polymer side ironss, hence affect the processing and vulcanization procedure [ 20 ] . The most normally used termononer is ethylidene norborne ( ENB ) as it can integrate easier and has greater responsiveness with sulphur vulcanization [ 19 ] . The chemical construction of EPDM with ENB termonomer is illustrated as follows:

Figure 2 Chemical construction of EPDM

A general sum-up of belongingss of EPDM gum elastic is listed in Table 1 below.

Table 1 Properties of EPDM gum elastics

Polymer Properties

Mooney Viscosity, ML ( 1+4, 125A°C )

5 to 200

Ethylene Content ( wt. % )

45 to 80

Diene Content ( wt. % )

0 to 15

Specific Gravity ( gm/ml )

0.855 to 0.88

Vulcanisate Properties

Hardness ( Shore A Durometer )

30 to 95

Tensile Strength ( MPa )

7 to 21

Compaction Set B, ( % )

20 to 60

Elongation ( % )

100 to 600

Useful Temperature Range ( A°C )

-50 to +160

Tear Resistance

Fair to Good

Abrasion Resistance

Good to Excellent

Resilience

Fair to Good

Electrical Properties

Excellent

EPDM is the fastest turning man-made gum elastic having to its superior ozone and thermic opposition over other diene gum elastics and its burden of fillers and plasticizers to an highly high degree [ 18 ] . EPDM has found widespread applications in [ 18 ] :

Automotive applications, such as seals, hosieries and profiles ;

Construction applications, such as roof sheeting, profiles, and seals ;

Electrical overseas telegrams and jacketing ;

Moulded contraption parts ; besides is

Blended with other gum elastics and thermoplastics.

EPDM RUBBER FORMULATION

Fillers for EPDM Rubber

Due to the non-crystallising nature of EPDM gum elastic, support is required for EPDM gum elastic, since the mechanical belongingss of the unfilled gum elastic are rather hapless. Carbon black is the most widely used filler for reenforcing EPDM gum elastics, but silicon oxide, clay, talc and some other mineral fillers are besides used [ 19 ] . Increasingly, more attending is being paid to silica [ 1, 2, 4, 15, 16, 21-25 ] . To accomplish full development of support by reenforcing fillers in EPDM gum elastics, C black and other fillers must be good dispersed. Good support can give EPDM gum elastics with high tensile strength, good tear opposition and improved scratch opposition. Furthermore, a well-mixed batch besides improves the processability for bulge, calendaring and modeling [ 19 ] . The reenforcing fillers and their effects on EPDM gum elastics will be discussed in item in Sections 4 and 5.

Remedy Systems for EPDM Rubber

As mentioned before, the incorporation of unsaturation sites allows the sulfur vulcanising of EPDM rubber. Sulphur remedy is the most widely used method, busying about 80 % of EPDM applications [ 17 ] . EPDM gum elastic can besides be vulcanised in a peroxide remedy system. Rubber vulcanised by sulfur remedy system can suit more emphasis and exhibit higher elongation at interruption, while the advantage of peroxide remedy over sulphur remedy is the formation of thermo-stable carbon-carbon bonds alternatively of thermo-labile sulphur-sulphur bonds, as the dissociation temperature and energy of sulphur-sulphur bonds is lower than that of carbon-carbon bonds [ 17, 26 ] . Hence higher effectivity of heat opposition of EPDM gum elastic can be obtained by peroxide remedy systems. The treatment of remedy systems for EPDM gum elastics will be unwrapped in Section 6.

Other Additives

Other normally used additives in EPDM rubber compounds are plasticizers, softeners and treating AIDSs. Naphthenic oils have been the most widely used plasticizers as they have the best compatibility with EPDM gum elastic and lowest cost. Paraffinic oils are normally used for elevated-temperature applications or in colored compounds due to the lower volatility and higher UV stableness. Stearic acid, Zn stearic and other internal lubricators are frequently used as processing AIDSs in EPDM rubber compounds. The presence of tackifier or non is dependent on if there is a demand for presenting tack as EPDM gum elastic compounds are inherently non tacky [ 19 ] .

Different preparations of EPDM rubber compounds consequence in a assortment of applications. A typical formula for C black-filled EPDM gum elastic for sheeting application is shown in Table 2 below. Tiwari and colleagues [ 27 ] studied consequence of different interventions of silicon oxide on silica-filled EPDM gum elastic belongingss and the basic preparation for silanised silica-filled gum elastic is given in Table 3.

Fillers USED IN EPDM RUBBER

Carbon Black: A Conventional Filler

Carbon inkinesss are the most widely used reenforcing fillers in gum elastic industry since the find of their effectivity of bettering the physical and mechanical belongingss of natural elastomers in 1904 [ 12 ] . Different classs of C black have been used in EPDM gum elastics for industrial applications, such as roof sheeting and automotive profiles and many research workers have studied about the mechanical behavior of C black reinforced EPDM gum elastics.

Ghosh and Chakrabarti [ 28 ] reported effects of different sums of C inkinesss on the physical and mechanical belongingss, ageing behavior and conduction of EPDM rubber compounds and the rheological behavior of EPDM gum elastic in bulge processing. Osanaiye [ 29 ] used sinusoidal shear flows to analyze the effects of C black, temperature and shear frequence on dynamic mechanical belongingss of EPDM rubber compounds. The effects of different sums of carry oning C black filler on thaw rheology and relaxation behavior of healing free EPDM gum elastic by cone home base viscosimeter was reported by Ghosh and Chakrabarti [ 30 ] . Abd-El Salam and colleagues [ 31 ] used inactive and dynamic analysis to analyze consequence of different vulcanizing systems on the mechanical belongingss of butyl rubber/ EPDM general furnace black. Cavdar, S. et al [ 3 ] reported a comparative survey on mechanical, thermic, viscoelastic and rheological belongingss of cured C black filled EPDM gum elastic.

There are many more illustrations of research on other facets of C black reinforced EPDM gum elastics. For illustration, conductive gum elastics have been made by adding conductive C inkinesss into EPDM and its blends by Das, N. C. et Al [ 32 ] . The electrical and mechanical belongingss have been studied.

Silica: A Novel Filler

Recently, man-made silicon oxide is going more popular as reenforcing filler in EPDM gum elastics because they have proved to be every bit effectual as C inkinesss [ 12 ] . Furthermore, silica offers several advantages over C black: in tyre paces, a higher wear opposition and better wet-grip with a lower turn overing opposition can be obtained by utilizing silicon oxide instead than carbon black [ 1 ] . Besides, silica-filled compounds are really suited for light coloring material applications.

Problem and Treatments

The support of silicon oxide in EPDM gum elastic has non reached the coveted degree because of the hapless silica-EPDM bonding. The surfaces of silicon oxides have siloxane and silanol groups, which make the filler acidic and polar [ 7 ] while EPDM gum elastic is non-polar. When the polar silicon oxide is assorted with non-polar and olefinic hydrocarbon gum elastics, e.g. EPDM, hydrogen-bond interactions between polar siloxane or silanol groups in agglomerates are more likely to happen than the interactions between silicon oxide and rubber [ 1 ] , ensuing in hapless compatibility of hydrocarbon gum elastics with silicon oxide. Furthermore, the acidic silanol groups interact with the basic gas pedals, spread outing the remedy times to an unacceptable degree and take downing the crosslinking denseness [ 5 ] . The polar surface of silicon oxide will besides be given to absorb wet and this influences remedy and belongingss of the cured gum elastic [ 5 ] . Additionally, the viscousness increases with increasing sum of silicon oxide filler and if the viscousness is excessively high, the processability will be reduced and inordinate wear and tear of the processing machine will take topographic point [ 5 ] .

However, the handiness of specific matching agents makes the usage of silicon oxide in EPDM rubber compounds possible. Bifunctional organosilanes are normally used to better the compatibility between silicon oxide and hydrocarbon gum elastics by modifying the surfaces of silicon oxide [ 1 ] .

Silanes and Silanised Silica

Bifunctional silanes can be used to chemically associate an organic stuff to an inorganic substrate. The rule purpose of utilizing silanes to respond with silica involves cut downing ablating hydrophilicity of silicon oxide and presenting a new organo – functional groups onto the silicon oxide surfaces [ 1 ] . In the instance of sulphur-cured compounds, sulphur-functional silanes perform best and for peroxide-cured compounds, unsaturated silanes such as vinylsilanes are recommended.

In footings of sulphur-cure systems, the usage of Bi ( 3-triethoxysilylpropyl- ) tetrasulphane ( TESPT ) ( Figure 3 ) as a yoke agent is good established, since foremost introduced in 1991 in a practical application in green tyres by Rauline [ 33 ] ..

Figure 3 Chemical construction of TESPT

TESPT possesses ethoxy groups and tetrasulphane groups. The ethoxy groups react with silanol groups on the silicon oxide surfaces via hydrolysis mechanism [ 33 ] , taking to the strong covalent silica-filler bonding. The tetrasulphane groups are no-good reactive and therefore stable rubber-silica bonding can be achieved via sulfur crosslinking. Bis ( 3-triethoxysilylpropyl ) -disulphane ( TESPD ) was subsequently introduced chiefly to get the better of the pro-scorching job of TESPT, as the sulphur-sulphur dissociation energy of TESPD was lower than that of TESPT [ 33 ] .

The silanisation of silicon oxides are normally obtained by two attacks. Silica and silanes are assorted preliminarily at an optimal temperature and reaction clip, or, instead, they can be mixed in situ during the commixture procedure [ 5 ] . The latter is the more normally used method [ 34 ] . A good silanisation is required as it yields best support and reduces compound indurating during storage. A certain sum of H2O can speed up the silanisation. The optimum wet content is suggested to be around 3-6 % [ 34 ] . The chief influences on the in situ silanisation of silica-silane filled compounds are summarised in Figure 4.

Furthermore, if silicon oxide is used in a blend with, e.g. , C black, relatively more silane is required as silane is less likely to make the silica surface quantitatively in a given commixture clip [ 34 ] . In these instances, silanised silicon oxide obtained by the pre-treatment is advisable.

Apart from sulphur vulcanization, the add-on of vinylsilanes is normally applied to better the mechanical belongingss of peroxide-cured compounds. The general construction of vinylsilanes is shown in Figure 5.

Figure 5 generalized construction of vinylsilanes

In contrast to the reasonably high dose of sulphur-functional silanes in merchandises necessitating high mechanical belongingss, a strong support can be achieved by the incorporation of merely 2 parts by weight Si 225 ( VTEO ) per silicon oxide [ 34 ] . Adding more extremist instigator or activators can ensue in higher crosslink densenesss [ 34 ] .

However, the applications of silanised silicon oxide are largely focused in natural gum elastic ( NR ) , styrene butadiene gum elastic ( SBR ) , and polybutadiene gum elastic ( BR ) . Very few research works has been published on the effects of silane on EPDM gum elastics, but there are still some. Kim [ 33 ] reported consequence of TESPD on the processability and mechanical belongingss of EPDM rubber. Taikum and Luginsland [ 16 ] studied the function of silane-rubber yoke in sulfur, peroxide and metal oxide bring arounding systems for EPDM gum elastic. Das et al [ 4 ] showed that the presence of TEPST increased the content of bound gum elastic in silica-filled EPDM compounds, which was critical to the mechanical belongingss of the gum elastic.

Other Treatments

Other matching agents

Besides silane, several other matching agents have been employed to modify the silica-EPDM bonding. Das et al [ 4 ] usage Bi diisopropyl thiophosphoryl disuli¬?de ( DIPDIS ) , to modify EPDM rubber alternatively of silicon oxide by two-stage vulcanization technique. The effects of TAC ( Triallyl Cyanorate ) as a yoke agent on hardening and mechanical belongingss of silica-filled EPDM gum elastic were studied by Abtahi and associates [ 1 ] .

Others methods

Tiwari et al [ 23 ] treated the surfaces of silicon oxide by plasma-polymerisation with acetylene monomer and one twelvemonth subsequently, the comparative survey of plasma-thiophene and -acetylene coated silicon oxide in EPDM support was reported [ 27 ] . Tan and Isayev [ 22 ] treated silicon oxide utilizing a coaxal supersonic extruder and investigated the effects on belongingss of ultrasound-treated silicon oxide on filled EPDM gum elastic.

Other fillers

In most instances, C black and silicon oxide are used to reenforce EPDM gum elastics. Some other sorts of fillers have been added to EPDM rubber matrix and their effects been investigated, affecting montmorillonite ( OMMT ) nanofiller [ 35 ] , nano-zinc oxide [ 36 ] , Sm2O3 [ 26 ] , short cyanuramide fibers [ 37 ] , ash/halloysite [ 38 ] and so on.

Effects OF FILLERS ON PROPERTIES OF EPDM RUBBER

Effectss of Carbon Black

As mentioned before, research workers have studied a batch about the effects of adding C black on the mechanical belongingss of EPDM rubber, demoing that the belongingss were improved significantly [ 3, 28-32 ] . Cavdar and associates [ 3 ] reported that the Young ‘s modulus, Shore A hardness, and compaction force over distortion ranage increased with increasing content of C black, while the elongation at interruption reduced ( Figure 6 ) .

Figure 6 Effectss of C black content on ( a ) mechanical belongingss ; and ( B ) rheological belongingss of EPDM rubber [ 3 ] .

The Young ‘s modulus was most filler content medium as the value increased aggressively with sum of C black. In footings of rheological belongingss, increasing C black content resulted in higher upper limit torsion and the difference between upper limit and minimal torsion, which corresponded to relative crosslinking denseness. The optimal remedy clip decreased with increasing the filler content.

Considerable research has been done to understand the mechanism of support. Two chief features of active inkinesss are their surface country and sum construction, which determine the inactive and dynamic in-rubber belongingss and therefore do it possible to orient the public presentation of gum elastic merchandises.

Effectss of Silica

Effectss of silicon oxide on the mechanical belongingss of EPDM gum elastic

Without silanes

The effectivity of silicon oxide as reenforcing filler in EPDM gum elastic was confirmed by Ichzo and colleagues [ 2 ] who showed that tensile strength had improved by 500 % , tear strength by 400 % and elongation at interruption at 140 % by adding 20 phr of precipitated silicon oxide. They used silicon oxide with different size and demonstrated that an increasing inclination of tensile strength can be achieved when the size of silica atom decreased. The hardness of EPDM gum elastic increased with the filler burden but it was non particle size dependant. They besides found that silicon oxide sums size distribution affected the mechanical belongingss and it deserved more attending.

With silanes

Das [ 4 ] indicated that the Young ‘s modulus, tensile strength and crosslinking value of silica-filled EPDM gum elastics increased well when 1-2 phr of TESPT was added, while the elongation at interruption decreased, as illustrated in Figure 7 below.

( B )

( a )

( vitamin D )

( degree Celsius )

( degree Fahrenheit )

( vitamin E ) Figure 7 Consequence of TESPT on the mechanical belongingss of EPDM rubber compounds: ( a ) modulus at 100 % elongation ; ( B ) modulus at 300 % elongation ; ( degree Celsius ) tensile strength ; ( vitamin D ) hardness ; ( vitamin E ) elongation at interruption ; ( degree Fahrenheit ) crosslinking value [ 4 ] .

Consequence of silicon oxide on treating belongings of EPDM gum elastic

As mentioned earlier, adding silicon oxide to EPDM gum elastic will do the processing more hard as the viscousness increases significantly when a large sum of silicon oxide is involved [ 5 ] .

However, the handiness of silanes such as TESPT or TESPD weaken the interaction between silica atoms as the ethoxy groups in silane react with the surfaces of silicon oxide by the silanol groups, taking to a alteration in interfaces between the polymer-polymer, polymer-silica and silica-silica [ 33 ] . Hence, it reduces the viscousness and improves the processability of the gum elastic compounds [ 5 ] . Kim [ 33 ] reported that the add-on of TESPD to silica-filled EPDM gum elastic yielded lower Mooney viscousness, heat coevals and bulge force per unit area build-up through an extruder, which made treating easier.

Effectss of silicon oxide on thermic belongings of EPDM gum elastic

Madani [ 39 ] studied the thermic belongings of gamma radiation cured silica-filled EPDM via thermohydrometric analysis ( TGA ) and demonstrated that the presence of silicon oxide reduced the rate of debasement and the weight loss of vulcanisates. This was due to the improved adhesion between silicon oxide and EPDM rubber matrix. He besides stated that thermic belongings of silica-filled EPDM gum elastic was determined by the burden of filler, filler size and construction, filler-matrix interactions and processing technique.

Consequence of silicon oxide on the ageing belongings of EPDM gum elastic

Airplanes et al [ 15, 40 ] used gamma radiation to age unfilled and filled EPDM gum elastics at room temperature and at 80A°C to analyze the influence of silicon oxide on the gum elastic debasement. They evidenced that adding untreated silicon oxide accelerated the polymer stage debasement due to the formation of auxiliary groups triggered by silica irradiation. If silane-treated silicon oxide was presented, the debasement acceleration was delayed.

Effectss of silicon oxide on the electrical belongings of EPDM gum elastic

Raw EPDM gum elastic is an dielectric with a conduction of about 10-14 S-1 [ 39 ] . It was proved that the add-on of inorganic fillers such as silicon oxide increased the conduction of polymer [ 39 ] . Madani [ 39 ] investigated the fluctuation of dielectric changeless ( ) of some healed EPDM and silica-filled EPDM gum elastics as a map of frequence and found that was filler content dependant: it increased up to 10 phr, and so decreased with increasing burden. He pointed that the addition was due to the polar groups present on silicon oxide surfaces, and that the lessening was due to the increasing system denseness and the extent of orientation of dipoles.

Effectss of scattering of silicon oxide on the belongingss of EPDM gum elastic

Filler scattering has a distinguishable consequence on the belongingss of gum elastic compounds. Poor scattering has a negative consequence on gum elastic belongingss by making structural defects [ 5 ] . Polmanteer and Lentz [ 41 ] demonstrated that some belongingss such as tensile strength and tear strength improved as the filler scattering quality increased after they examined consequence of scattering of silicon oxide on the belongingss of some sulphur-cured gum elastics. To obtain a better scattering of fillers in gum elastic compounds, increasing commixture clip is an efficient method, nevertheless, at the cost of take downing the molecular weight of polymer, which leads to the decrease in mechanical belongingss [ 5 ] . The grade of scattering of filler can be examined by microscopy methods, such as negatron microscopy and atomic force microscopy.

CURE SYSTEMS FOR EPDM RUBBER

Sulphur Cure systems

Every gum elastic merchandise is vulcanised with its ain specific remedy system, ensuing in assorted belongingss. As already mentioned, the incorporation of pendent unsaturation sites enables that EPDM rubber to be vulcanised by sulphur plus gas pedals. Sulphur remedy is the most widely used vulcanising method for bring arounding EPDM gum elastics, representing about 80 % of the EPDM applications [ 17 ] . Compared with peroxide-cured EPDM gum elastics, sulphur-cured gum elastic compounds are able to suit more emphasis and exhibit higher elongation at interruption.

Basically, three types of sulfur crosslinks are used in elastomers, viz. , monosuphfidic ( C-S-C ) , disulphidic ( C-S2-C ) and polysuphidic ( C-Sn-C ) . The crosslink denseness and the value of Ns are chiefly determined by vulcanizing system and procedure conditions such as remedy temperature and clip. Over the old ages three particular types of remedy systems have been established based on the degree of sulfur and the ratio of accelerator-to-sulphur applied. They are:

Efficient vulcanization ( EV ) systems,

Semi-efficient vulcanization ( SEV ) systems and

Conventional vulcanization ( CONV ) systems.

EV systems are characterised by a high ratio of accelerator-to-sulphur or even sulphurless, but incorporating sulphur-donor alternatively. They are normally used in vulcanisates which require an highly high heat and reversion opposition [ 42 ] . CONV systems are vulcanisation systems with a low ratio of gas pedals to sulfur and they can supply better flex and dynamic belongingss but worse thermal and reversion opposition. A semi-efficient remedy system has an accelerator-to-sulphur ratio in between those of the CONV and EV vulcanization systems. For SEV systems, optimal degrees of mechanical and dynamic belongingss of vulcanisates with intermediate heat, reversion and flex belongingss can be obtained [ 42 ] . The composings of CONV, SEV and EV systems are shown in Table 4.

Furthermore, nitrosamine free or safe hardening bundles were developed for the replacing of remedy systems which develop nitrosamines during vulcanization. N-nitrosamines formed during vulcanization as condensation merchandises from certain gas pedals and azotic gasses and are carcinogenic [ 43 ] . They are generated from some thiuram and dithiocarbamates gas pedals, which are known as ultra-accelerators and normally used in EPDM gum elastic intensifying [ 43 ] . Traditional ultra-accelerators can be replaced by nitrosamine-free systems, but at disbursal of high costs.

About all imaginable combination of bring arounding ingredients for EPDM rubber compounds have been evaluated over the old ages [ 42 ] . Five typical remedy systems are listed in Table 6. The alternate nitrosamine free or safe remedy systems are suggested in Table 7.

Besides, an activator, such as Zn oxide, is normally needed in EPDM remedy systems to maximize the efficiency of gas pedals and chemical adhesion between the filler and gum elastic.

Silanised Silica: a “ Crosslinking Filler ”

An of import issue must be considered sing the sulphur remedy systems for silanised silica-filled EPDM gum elastic is the fact that the usage of sulphur-functional silanes such as TESPT combine silicon oxide with sulfur into one individual merchandise known as a “ crosslinking filler ” [ 6 ] , such as silanised silicon oxide. It can non merely better the mechanical belongingss of gum elastic, but besides can bring forth crosslinks between the gum elastic ironss at elevated temperatures in the presence of gas pedals due to the sulphur-containing groups. Therefore, the vulcanization procedure can be achieved without elemental sulfur being present [ 6 ] . Research has shown that the mechanical belongingss of some vulcanisates improved significantly in malice of the decrease in the usage of the hardening chemicals [ 6 ] .

It was demonstrated that during the vulcanization procedure the formation of both rubber matrix crosslinking web and silica-rubber yoke web occurred at the same time and did non separate. In the presence of elemental sulfur, the two different crosslinking reactions compete for the added sulfur as the sulphur-functional silanes like TESPT are sulphur acceptor [ 34 ] . Therefore the crosslinking construction and the support are determined by the sums of silane and sulfur. The influence of adding different sums of sulfur and silane on the matrix and silica-rubber yoke webs is shown in Figure 8.

Figure 8 consequence of the sum of ( a ) added sulfur and ( B ) silane ( TSEPT ) on the crosslinking densenesss of matrix and silica-rubber yoke [ 34 ]

It is apparent that increased sum of sulfur enhances the efficiency of the silica-rubber yoke until all the silane is activated. Initially, a little grade of addition in the matrix crosslink denseness is observed, due to the ingestion of free sulfur by the activation of silane. After the full activation of silane, the matrix crosslink denseness additions much faster. With regard to the increasing sum of silane at a changeless sum of sulfur, the entire figure of silica-rubber bonds additions while the degree of the matrix crosslink denseness reduces, owing to the incorporation of sulfur by the silane [ 34 ] . Furthermore, in the instance of TESPD, a disulphide silane, the consequence is more important. Therefore it can be concluded that altering the sum of elemental sulfur and silane consequences in different ratios of the matrix and silica-rubber webs [ 34 ] . Furthermore, mechanical belongingss of silanised silica-filled gum elastic can be predicted because silica-rubber yoke dominates the modulus and hydrophobation lowers hardness values. Some elaborate effects of silane on the mechanical public presentation of silica-filled EPDM gum elastic have been presented in Section 5.2.1.

Peroxide Cure systems

Overview

Crosslinking with peroxides was foremost introduced in 1915, but did n’t pull excessively much attending until the development of to the full saturated ethylene-propylene copolymers ( EPM ) [ 42 ] . Many sorts of elastomers can be vulcanised by peroxide remedy systems expeditiously, including NR, SBR, EPDM, BR, nitrile gum elastic, Silicones and fluorocarbon elastomers [ 42 ] . The unsaturation can better the efficiency of peroxide vulcanization [ 17 ] , due to the higher concentration of allylic Hs [ 42 ] . The comparative efficiency of peroxide crosslinking for different elastomers is:

BR & gt ; NR and SBR & gt ; NBR & gt ; CR & gt ; EPDM

The advantages and disadvantages of peroxide remedy compared to sulfur vulcanization are listed in Table 8 [ 42 ] :

Table 8 Advantages and disadvantage of peroxide remedy compared with sulphur remedy

Advantages

Disadvantages

Thermo-stable C-C bonds alternatively of thermo-labile S-S bonds,

Scorch free storage of compounds,

Simple compound preparation,

Low compaction set even at high remedy temperature,

It is possible to bring around at high temperatures without reversion,

Good electrical belongingss of healed gum elastic,

No stain of compounds.

Low intensifying flexibleness ;

Lack of flexibleness in modulating singe and optimal remedy clip

Inferior tensile, tear and flex public presentation,

Inferior scratch opposition

Higher cost,

Sensitivity to oxygen during vulcanization,

Smells of peroxide decomposition merchandises.

Peroxide remedy of EPDM

Peroxide-cured EPDM gum elastics are being widely used for many old ages. They are normally used in window seals, automotive hosieries, roof sheeting, tanking liner, electrical insularities, steam hosieries, roll coverings moldings and so on [ 42 ] .

Mechanism of peroxide remedy of EPDM gum elastic

The mechanism of peroxide remedy of EPDM gum elastic and the subsequent practical effects have been reviewed by new wave Duin and colleagues [ 17, 44, 45 ] . In the by and large accepted mechanism of peroxide remedy of EPDM, the major stairss are illustrated in Figure 9.

Figure 9 Mechanism for peroxide remedy of EPDM [ 17, 44, 45 ]

Thermal debasement of the peroxide initiated by procedure triggered a concatenation of free-radical reactions, taking to the formation of primary alkoxy ( ROaˆ? ) or secondary alkyl groups ( Raˆ? ) . Then the abstraction of H-atoms from the EPDM polymer outputs EPDM macro-radicals ( EPDMaˆ? ) . The following measure is the combination of two EPDM macro-radicals, or the incorporation of a macro-radical to an EPDM unsaturation. If a yoke agent, such as vinylsilanes mentioned in Section 4.2.1.1 ( TAC, trimethylolpropane or m-phenylenbis ( maleimide ) ) , is present, the peroxide remedy efficiency can be increased, as they can heighten the H-atoms abstraction and the undermentioned reactions are repressed [ 1, 17 ] :

EPDMaˆ? + ROaˆ? a†’ EPDM – RO ( No crosslinking )

EPDMaˆ? a†’EPDMaˆ? ‘ + ( I?-Scission )

The issues of the elaborate mechanism of peroxide vulcanization of EPDM gum elastic remain unfastened, chiefly having to the complexness of the system. Several surveies have been conducted to see farther apprehension of the chemical mechanism of peroxide remedy of EPDM [ 46, 47 ] .

Matching agents for peroxide remedy of silica-filled EPDM gum elastic

As antecedently stated, vinylsilanes are normally incorporated in peroxide remedy systems for silica-filled EPDM gum elastic to better vulcanization efficiency and mechanical public presentation of vulcanisates. The effectivity of TAC as a yoke agent for peroxide vulcanization of silica-filled EPDM gum elastic was investigated by Abtahi et al [ 1 ] and concluded that TAC matching agent improved some belongingss such as tensile strength, scratch and resiliency opposition with a proper preparation. They besides used SEM to hold a deep penetration in the interaction between silica filler and gum elastic in the presence of TAC and found that the grade of support was chiefly affected by the grade of wettability.

New Developments

Reducing the sulfur content consequences in vulcanisates with better thermal opposition throughout service life, nevertheless, this is at the disbursal of decrease in mechanical public presentations such as dynamic weariness opposition and tear opposition. This via media can be eliminated by utilizing two additives, viz. hexamethylene-1, 6-bisthiosulphate ( HTS ) , a station vulcanization stabilizer and 1, 3-bis ( citraconimidomethyl ) benzine, an anti-reversion agent [ 42 ] .

Vulcanization techniques have effects on EPDM gum elastics. Das [ 4 ] studied the efficiency of one-stage and two-stage sulfur vulcanization techniques of silica- filled EPDM gum elastics and reported that alteration of EPDM gum elastic by two-stage vulcanization technique enhanced the interactions between EPDM rubber and silicon oxide.

Furthermore, assorted remedy systems can besides be employed to heighten the public presentation of vulcanisates.

Undertaking Plan

The overall purpose of this undertaking is to prove some sulfur and peroxide remedy systems to bring around silanised silica-filled EPDM gum elastic to bring forth a gum elastic with good mechanical belongingss utilizing a suited hardening system. The undertaking programs are:

Prepare silanised silica-filled EPDM gum elastic compounds with peroxide and bring around the gum elastic with gas pedal and activator via the sulfur in the silane ;

Use C black and silanised silicon oxide nanofillers in EPDM gum elastic to measure their effects on the mechanical belongingss of the gum elastic ;

Remedy and step the mechanical belongingss of filled EPDM gum elastic to set up consequence of the bring arounding systems and fillers on the gum elastic belongingss.

By and large there has ever been a hold with aeriform manned distant feeling aircrafts due to unsuitable conditions conditions. But when compared to remote-controlled aircrafts which are much more efficient and dependable, remote-controlled dirigibles can wing subjacent and at a slower velocity which can take to sharper images. These factors besides assure high definition and accurate images which are much better than other manned or remote-controlled aircrafts. This undertaking will depict about types of dirigible, basic constituents for the remote-controlled dirigible which can be used for surveillance intent, photogrammetry system. There are two types of platform for remote-controlled aerial vehicles which is recognized for function and surveillance. They are distant controlled aerial vehicle and remote-controlled dirigible. This undertaking will concentrate on the ulterior type that is remote-controlled dirigible and its application in the field of appraising and function and besides other Scopess.

Introduction

By and large in present clip, photogrammetry is done through orbiters and aircrafts which are controlled by homo. However due to revolve of orbiter, it is hard to accomplish on timely footing. Besides upwind status can impact the consequences. In add-on it is hard to carry through photogrammetry undertaking through manned aircraft in heavy cloud conditions. Hence the usage of remote-controlled aerial vehicles and remote-controlled dirigible will be good for low height photogrammetry. Unmanned dirigible can wing at low height. In add-on they do n’t necessitate any landing field for take-off every bit good as landing. Besides they can wing under cloudy conditions hence cloudy conditions has no consequence on dirigible. They can be commercialized as they are cost effectual and has flexible use. Airships travel at really slow velocity which makes it possible to get more clearer and focused images. Hence dirigible can be appropriate for several undertakings such as broad country function in small towns, little towns and other assorted sites.

The chief benefit of an dirigible is that it can wing every bit low as 100 metres and can wing every bit slow as 40 kilometers in an hr. Hence high quality images can be captured which can assist to acquire high truth photogrammetry. This can be good achieved by dirigible than any aircraft.

Airships

An dirigible is an aircraft which is lighter than air. It is besides known as steerable. An airship derives its push from an engine while lift is obtained from gases which is normally helium or hot gas. There are four types of dirigible. They are stiff building, semi-rigid building, and Non-rigid building and hot air Colonel Blimps.

Rigid building

Rigid dirigibles have internal stiff construction. This type of design was used in Zeppelins and USS Akron and Macon. This type of construction is made with aluminium metal which maintains the form of dirigible. Rigid dirigibles are heavy. This type is merely suited when the dirigible length is more than 100 metres. Rigid dirigible have high weight to volume ratio hence it was efficient merely for big dirigibles. Rigid dirigibles can be developed by the usage of composite construction.

Semi stiff building

Semi stiff construction had the stiff construction on the lower portion i.e. keel of dirigible and above construction was formed by envelope which was pressurized by gases. There are two methods for attaching both the part. It can be done either by straight attaching both the construction automatically or lower keel subdivision can be suspended under the pressurized envelope. This type was more celebrated in the early decennaries. The dirigible named Italia, in which General Umberto Nobile ‘s attempted to make North Pole, used this type of building type. The other popular dirigible of this type is Brazilian dirigible named Alberto Santos Dumont.

Non-rigid building

This type of building is common in usage in present yearss. This type of dirigibles is besides known as Colonel Blimps. The building has no stiff parts except rider cabin and the tail fives. The construction is like a big gas balloon while the form is sustained by over force per unit area from interior. Non stiff dirigibles are used in present clip for advertizement. In USA, Goodyear, Budweiser and MetLife used this non stiff dirigible for advertizement. In Europe Fuji and in India, Vodafone late used this type of Colonel Blimps.

Hot air Colonel Blimps

Hot air Colonel Blimps have non-rigid building but they are considered as an independent sort. This type of dirigibles is besides known as thermic dirigibles. They are derived from conventional hot air balloons. This type of dirigible was developed by adding tail fives and engine to hot air balloons. However dirigible was shortly developed, length of envelops were increased and the hot air from the propellor was used to supercharge rudder and tail fives. The chief characteristic which was developed in this type is that latest hot air Colonel Blimps sustained their form by over force per unit area from interior in the full dirigible envelope. This characteristic was absent in the early theoretical accounts.

Airships fly on the Archimedes rule which states that raising force obtained from the fluid on the organic structure immersed in to it is equal to the mass of the fluid which is displaced. The dirigible if filled with gases like H, He or hot air. This provides lift to the dirigible which is equal to mass of the displaced air as the air has high specific weight compared to the gas filled inside the envelope of dirigible.

The raising features of He, H and hot air can be given by pollex regulation which states that

Hot air lift

Hydrogen lift

Helium lift

1 three-dimensional metre

300 gms

1100 gms

1000 gms

1000 three-dimensional pess

20 lbs

66 lbs

60 lbs

These informations allows the alteration in tallness, humidness and temperature. Based on the demand, the volume of gas inside envelope can be increased or decreased to keep a peculiar height.

Unlike hot air balloons, dirigibles have engine which helps to maneuver dirigible. Hence they are non much affected by impacts of air current. Helium expands as the tallness additions. It provides maximal lift to airship nevertheless engines besides increase lift along with ability to maneuver. Latest dirigibles are designed in a manner that they are able to execute low velocity tactic. They can be handled by little land squad.

Latest unmanned dirigible can work independently and besides has the ability to vibrate over a peculiar country, which is a cardinal benefit for its usage in surveillance and function at lower height and communicating relay on higher heights. Research is carried out to develop remote-controlled dirigible which is believed to cheap permutations to satellite communicating.

Basic constituents

The chief constituents for the remote-controlled dirigible used for the photogrammetry at low height are winging platform, image detectors and informations processing system.

Flying platform – it by and large comprise of remote-controlled He filled dirigible, flight control system ( car pilot ) , planetary placement system and besides land systems for communicating. Auto pilot, land system and remote-controlled dirigible are used to obtain safe and unafraid flight platform and besides for image sensor impact during aerial path. Whereas planetary placement system is incorporated to get accurate geographical co-ordinates of the location or site. High truth control can be obtained through T usage of planetary placement system hence a differential planetary placement system or individual point GPS can be used. Differential GPS is an augmentation to GPS which uses land station to convey the difference between the places shown by known location and the place obtained through orbiters. While individual point placement means the appraisal of the co-ordinates of a point on Earth, it can be on sea or land, in context to a specific co-ordinate system. Single point placement is calculated by comparing measuring from unknown co-ordinates with a known co-ordinate.

Imaging sensors- imagination detectors has particular apparatus. It has broad angle camera which is really advantageous in appraising undertaking and besides in low height marks. It has four cameras which helps in bettering efficiency and besides increase image scope by 4 creases. In add-on it besides helps in geting high ratio 3 dimensional image which improves the truth of tallness measurings.

Data processing system- photogrammetry system for remote-controlled dirigible at low height involves three stairss. First making a flight program harmonizing to operator ‘s demand and within the restriction of dirigible. Second winging an dirigible to designated country with the imagination equipment and geting images and in conclusion production of photogrammetric reappraisal and DEM and DOM by treating the obtained images

Platform

Unmanned airship platform is accepted agencies for mapping. The demand for photogrammetry flight are that the tallness can be anyplace between 50 to 1000 metres and velocity in the scope of up to 50 kilometers per hr. The warhead of remote-controlled dirigible will be about 50 kgs and therefore size of the dirigible will be moderately little. Unmanned dirigible may hold remote pilot which will so hold manual remote operation along with car scheduling and car control maps. A simple constructed two dimensional platform is by and large constructed to maintain the camera detectors in the perpendicular place in mention to its optical axis.

In China, remote-controlled He dirigible has been developed. This remote-controlled dirigible has assorted constituents such as commanding platform, pre-programmed flight commanding device, transmittal concatenation and land control monitoring system, station for berthing and In-field equipment for recycling of He gas which besides includes cartridges of He. This system integrated appropriate stable hardware intermixing platform. The main features are that this platform is light weight, little sized and recognized stable platform. In add-on the commanding system of this dirigible ‘s platform comprises of control system on land and there is speedy transportation of informations and even panel is charged quickly.

Imaging detector

An ultra-wide angle camera is built by the usage of four digital cameras, each in a different optical axis designed to obtain wider scope and better imaging capablenesss. The four digital cameras have particular design to hold overlapping sectors so that four images from these cameras have high truth in footings of accommodation of comparative alliance constituents between these cameras. This will besides guarantee compensation of mistakes due to aircraft building and mechanical construction. After compensation, mistake can be reduced to 0.4 pels which is sort of really accurate image. This method is of import for remote-controlled dirigible as it helps to cut down the overall weight of imaging system. All the four cameras are calibrated accurately to counterbalance against any geometrical optical change.

The chief advantages in utilizing extremist broad angle cameras are

The increased efficiency to obtain big framed images at really low height flight

Accuracy in height finding between any terrain and the land degree.

Normal digital cameras are used in remote-controlled dirigible because of the weight factor and besides to guarantee that the system and package in remote-controlled dirigible are non complicated and are kept every bit easy as possible to avoid any ambiguity due to failure. The truth of stabilisation platform is low nevertheless this imagination system can bring forth high declaration images due to low height winging. In entire maintaining advantage and disadvantages in to consideration, it is acceptable that remote-controlled dirigible is more suited for photogrammetry, aerial study, monitoring and big country function.

The broad angle camera system used for low height weighs about 15 kgs and hence it is really suited and meets the standard for this visible radiation and comparatively smaller remote-controlled aerial vehicles and remote-controlled dirigible.

This remote-controlled dirigible is 20 metres in length and with diameter of 5 metres. Loading is designed to the weight of 50 kgs. It can travel up to tallness of 1000 metres with the velocity of 40-50 kilometers per hr and the continuance of flight will be 3 hours. This dirigible can defy the air current at the degree of 6 which is shown in figure.

The imagination detector of this low winging remote-controlled dirigible can get images with 0.1 metre declaration at an height of 500 metres and 0.05 metre declaration at an height of 300 metres. The imaging detectors can take images in 0.6 square kilometre country at an height of 300 metres. This means that in an hr this dirigible can cover country of 30 square kilometers.

The combination of four digital cameras which signifiers broad angle camera system is shown in figure

Low height camera system includes the ultra-wide angle camera formed by the combination of four camera used at low heights, control system for clip fluctuation and stable platform which is shown in figure

The combination system for camera besides ensures truth in height measuring and besides calibrates the cameras on its ain.

The benefits of utilizing four camera combinations in topographic point of individual camera system can be seen in the tabular array which compares both types of system.

Camera type

Four camera system

Single camera system

Largest frame of image

11750 Ten 5504

4368 Ten 2912

Field angle/ grade of image

124 X 100

72 X 52

124 X100

Focal length/ millimeter

25

25

Flight control system package controls the land station every bit good as dirigible. It includes execution of designed way and independent pilotage.

Aircraft flight program

Flight program includes informations transition from calculated of acquired informations, standardisation of informations and job related to visual image of informations.

Preparation of flight program

Preparation is to be done to get cognition about local terrains, clime, and humidness of air, conditions conditions, air current alteration etc. at a peculiar clip, and usage of distant feeling informations or map, location of the part and latitude and longitude from GPS system. The information of terrain is used to gauge the safe tallness for dirigible while weather status clime and air current affects flight public presentation.

Visual image of way informations

The path should be planned if possible in manner such that flight is in analogue to air currents particularly in monsoon where the air currents are really strong. If parallel flight program is non possible so path should be planned in a manner that strong air currents are avoided. This strong air current can blockade flight and can impact place of dirigible and besides affect the image quality. The needed information is fed in to flight control package. The package generates the graphical interface for the path after the transition of informations. Overlap maps with the generated graphical interface by the package based on the demand of the path in the peculiar country. The path can be designed to be accurate and secured by adding manner points along with the GPS points.

While be aftering height, choice of imaging detector is an of import standard. Altitude is to be planned harmonizing to demands. To get images of terrain, hill or township zone, the scope of low height broad angle camera can be given as 2H ten 2H. The acquisition of the image along the flight path can be in the interval of 1.6 H. the nucleus image can be of better quality with declaration of more than 0.2 meters if the tallness H is 300 meters and the images along the path are overlapped by 25 % with the neighboring path image and the interval of exposure is kept 0.4H

Unmanned dirigible operations demands

Unmanned dirigible used for photogrammetry system is high engineering winging system. Hence this undertaking requires a proper planning to guarantee the lastingness of undertaking. The chief facet in developing this undertaking will be effectual planning, execution and examination. All the facet must be taken attention. The factors to be considered for this undertaking are

Performance of undertaking

Administrative planning

Development of operation

Effective program for all stages of the undertaking

Quality confidence

Hazard involved and preventative step

Execution

Execution of undertaking can be ensured by sing following stairss:

Approach based on needed equipment. All the compulsory and needed equipment must be installed.

Pre-flight readying which includes cheques on dirigible, proper proportion of He and proper operation of installed constituents.

All the equipment such as distant accountant, detector equipment, land equipment, communicating equipment etc. are to be checked before the dirigible is send on to the class.

Execution of the informations acquisition and photogrammetry procedure

Once the undertaking is accomplished, the dirigible must be brought back to the land station and should be decently landed.

Care activities

Monitoring

The dirigible flight must be monitored on all the stages and record must be maintained against the status encountered. This is really indispensable for the safety of whole operation. This monitoring procedure increases the aid to supply proficient support. Datas obtained must be kept in database with proper certification so that any old status can be monitored easy.

Image informations processing and Photogrammetry procedure

Chinese academy of appraising and function has developed package known as MAP-AT i.e. modern aerial triangulation package. This package deals with the current cameras, digital cameras and low height cameras. This package computes overlap, angle, graduated table of images etc. This package besides computes the atilt exposure, perpendicular aerial images, complex multiple mention photographical images way. Large sector beam alterations can be made up to 10000 images automatically by the usage of triangulation web through multiple vision image matching. Digital lift theoretical account ( DEM ) and digital orthoimage ( DOM ) can be created by this package with the aid low high declaration images obtained at low height and precise aerial place.

A particular plan is developed which is known as aerial triangulation. The main features of this package are: –

General digital cameras are calibrated to high preciseness for any geometrical mistakes by this plan

This plan uses the combination of informations from GPS and acquired image to develop geographical relation in the designed flight program along the flight program and environing boundaries.

This plan automatically selects and calculates all the points in the trigon web. figure

Huge block alterations solve the geometrical relation of acquired images in multiple positions with the aid of least square standard method.

This plan automatically detects any harsh inaccuracies with the aid of legion terminated observations.

This plan calculates the consequence from the regulator points and positioning elements to get mapping declaration of 1:1000, 1:1500 or 1:2000 graduated tables.

Figure point 3

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MAP-AT package has four constituents, they are:

Automatic aerial triangulation

Automatic digital surface theoretical accounts production

Automatic digital lift theoretical account production

Automatic digital orthophoto map production

Digital surface theoretical account ( DSM ) production

Digital surface theoretical accounts are geographical charts of the Earth ‘s surfaces, over which necessary informations can be overlapped, which give accurate geometrical orientation frame. Apart from the geographical landform, characteristics like edifices, roads, seas, forest etc. are besides incorporated in digital surface theoretical accounts.

DSM is used to develop 3 dimensional maps, systems based on support site, enhance practical environment and line of sight rating. In add-on, DSM can besides be used to attest that geographical maps along with other maps such as main roads and roadways have high preciseness and their truth can be ensured.

Digital Elevation Models ( DEMs ) production

The acquired multi directional images after aerial triangulation are re arranged automatically to be divided into simple parts as in the normal Orthodox photogrammetry. After that, image fiting automatically generates the DSM in each unit. In this procedure, manual operation is required to divide specific location point such as points on the edifice to bring forth digital lift theoretical account. Fully established Digital lift theoretical account is made by associating all the units.

Digital orthophoto map production ( DOM )

Based on the consequences obtained from digital lift theoretical account and the alignment unit, digital orthophoto map are automatically produced. Merely the in-between part of image is taken to be converted into orthophoto image as most of the image imbrication is obtained from picture taking in the winging way.

Several researches have been carried out in the function system for remote-controlled aerial vehicles by carry oning several experiments. An experiment was conducted on agribusiness country of 40 square kilometers and from the tallness of 1000 metres for the production of digital orthophoto map. The consequences produced a preciseness of standard 1:2000 DOM. This DOM was so used for disposal of land. Similarly digital orthophoto map of graduated table 1:500 was applied to urban planning within 1 square kilometre country. In add-on, an experiment was carried out for the intent of 3 D metropolis modeling in the country of 60 square kilometers incorporating more than 20,000 blocks. This consequence can be examined in practical world plan and besides this theoretical account proved helpful in urban planning. These experiments show that when this system is incorporated in dirigible so it can be used in assorted Fieldss.

Application

Unmanned dirigible used for low height photogrammetry is an of import assistance for 3 dimensional informations acquisition. The remote-controlled dirigible has advantages of observing high menace zones such as fire in wood or any other risky state of affairs.It is cost effectual and it does non necessitate much cost for its fabrication, its operation every bit good as care. It is dependable manner to reassign images every bit good as other informations on timely footing. It is strong encouragement to remote feeling from orbiters and besides from general aerial vehicles. A really strong web can be established by the coordination of all these systems. These systems can set up a monitoring web which can run into to current fleet economic growing. Menaces and other undertakings have increased and to get by up with them, these webs can be utile. In other words these are necessary for clip reactive characteristic of exigency control.

Conventional picture taking is ever dependent on the landing field and atmospheric conditions. It is besides expensive and its cost additions with long continuance which restricts the development of the digital photogrammetry in big graduated table geographics. Operators by and large use full range informations acquisition methods for smaller country of less than 20 square kilometers for geographic function undertaking. The remote-controlled dirigible used for the photogrammetry system has a speedy reaction and are really cost effectual in footings of imaging cameras. The imagination detectors are dependable and by puting the aperture of lens and shutter velocity, their truth can be increased. The package for processing of image besides improves the quality of images. The digital cameras which are used as broad angle camera can better the quality to acquire right coloring material by puting the sensitiveness ISO. The puting such as contrast, brightness and other characteristic can assist to acquire better consequences in cloudy or dim light status to acquire high definition coloring material images. Hence even little scope of country can bring forth high quality digital images in big scale geographic function intent. This helps in increasing efficiency and cut down work burden. The images from aerial picture taking can be worked at workstation and consequences can be obtained. This photogrammetry system can be used to obtain digital orthophoto map ( DOM ) , digital line graphic ( DEM ) , digital terrain theoretical account ( DTM ) , digital surface theoretical account ( DSM ) and other theoretical accounts.

With the development of remote-controlled dirigible used for photogrammetry system at low highs, it will be extensively used in function and appraising in assorted Fieldss as environmental land study, exigency reaction function, meteoric, marine and assorted other Fieldss.

Safety is of extreme importance onboard ships. There have been many ship related accidents and incidents that have claimed many lives. One such common accident would be fire eruptions onboard ships. Due to the high figure of such fatal happenings, MARPOL and SOLAS have been erected, and they contain regulations and ordinances that all mariners must stay by. In order to forestall incidents, safety equipments are normally installed in the ships. One of such safety equipments would be sensors.

Detectors are devices that can observe fire or some other risky conditions. Onboard ships, there are several different types of sensors.

They are as follows:

Fire Detector

Flammable Gas Detector

Refrigerant Gas Leak Detector

Water Level sensor

1. Fire Detector

Fire sensors are used to observe fires onboard ships. Fire is a common jeopardy that happens at sea. Statistically, fire eruptions have resulted in more entire losingss of ships than any other signifier of casualty. Most of the fires are caused by carelessness and sloppiness. Fortunately, with fire sensors, the extent of harm caused by fires can be mostly minimised. A good fire sensor is one that is dependable and requires minimal attending. More significantly, the fire sensor must non be set off by normal happenings in the protected infinite, hence its sensitiveness must be adjusted accurately and in conformity to its surrounding.

Under fire sensors, there are 3 sub types:

Smoke sensor

Flame sensor

Heat sensor

a ) Smoke sensor – The two types of fume sensors: Ionisation sensor and photoelectric sensor. The ionization sensor reacts to both the seeable and unseeable merchandises of burning, but the photoelectric type merely responds to seeable merchandises of burning.

Ionisation smoke sensors make usage of ionization chamber and a beginning of ionization radiation to observe fume. There are two types of ionization fume sensors. One type uses a bipolar ionised trying chamber, and the other uses a unipolar ionized trying chamber. The beginning of ionization radiation comes from a little sum of americium-241, which is a good beginning of alpha atoms.

The bipolar ionised trying chamber type fume sensor has an ionization chamber that contains two electrodes of a possible difference as a electromotive force is applied across them. In between the two electrode is air-filled infinite. The alpha particles that are being produced by the americium-241 ionises the air in between the two electrodes. To ionize agencies to strike hard off an negatron from an atom. This creates a free negatron and a positively-charged ion. The free election will so be attracted to the positively-charge electrode and the positive ion will be attracted to the negatively-charged electrode, due to the possible difference between the two electrodes. This, hence, produces a changeless flow of current between the electrodes. When a minute measure of fume enters the air-filled infinite in between the electrodes, the ionized air atoms get neutralised by the fume atoms. This will ensue in a autumn of current between the electrodes. The fume sensor detects this bead in current and sets off the fire dismay.

The 2nd type of ionization fume sensor has a unipolar ionized trying chamber alternatively of a bipolar 1. The lone difference is that for the bipolar one, the whole chamber is exposed to the radiation, whereas for the unipolar 1, merely the immediate country adjacent to the positive electrode is exposed to the alpha beginning. As a consequence, the unipolar type has merely one prevailing type of ions, which are anions, in the electrical current flow between the electrodes. Presently, the unipolar type fume sensors are the commercially most common 1s.

One of the few drawbacks of ionization type fume sensors is that there may be frequent false dismaies. The ground being that any micron-size atom, such as kitchen lubricating oil atoms, come ining the ionization chamber can really put off the dismay. However, this type of fume sensors are still the most normally used, due to their dependability, low cost and comparatively maintenance-free operation.

Smoke Detector

There are two chief types of photoelectric fume sensors, viz. the projected beam type and the reflected beam type. Photoelectric smoke sensors work on footing of the presence or absence of visible radiation.

The projected beam type consists of a photoelectric detector with light falling on it from a beginning located at holds or other protected infinite on the ship. When there is the presence of fume, the light strength of the beam that is received in the photoelectric cell lessenings due to it being obscured by the fume atoms. This decreased degree of light strength causes the electrical circuit to the photoelectric cell to be imbalanced, and therefore triping the dismay.

The reflected light beam type fume sensor consists of a light beginning, a light backstop positioned face-to-face to the light beginning and besides a photoelectric cell fixed normal to the light beginning. When fume particles enter into the light beam part, some visible radiation is being reflected onto the photoelectric cell. This creates a closed circuit, and therefore puting off the dismay.

Photoelectric sensors are normally used to protect storage countries and high value compartments, and besides to supply fume sensing for air canals and plenum countries.

However, the downside of this type of photoelectric fume sensor is that the fume has to be thick before it can be detected. This is due to its comparatively low sensitiveness. The plus side of this type of fume sensors is that there will be fewer false dismaies.

Smoke sensors are chiefly used in machinery infinites, lading holds and adjustment countries. All ships built since September 1985 are required to be provided with smoke sensors in corridors and over staircases within adjustment infinites. Both the ionization and photoelectric fume sensors are effectual as they provide sufficient clip for people to get away in the instance of a fire eruption. Each type of fume sensor, though different in working rules, has its ain advantages. For illustration, ionization fume sensors have a response quicker for flaring fires. As for photoelectric sensors, they respond more rapidly to smoldering fires. To guarantee the high degree of protection, it is advised to utilize both types of sensors. There are combination dismaies, that contains both type of engineerings in one device, and it besides can be employed to accomplish higher protection.

B ) Flame sensor – Fires are normally caused by gas and liquid fires. Flame sensor uses optical detectors to observe fires. Fires give off radiation dwelling chiefly of ultra-violet radiation, seeable visible radiation and infrared radiation. There are about 6 types of fire sensors, which consist of UV ( UV ) , infrared ( IR ) , UV/IR, IR/IR, IR/IR/IR and seeable detectors.

Ultraviolet sensors are able to observe fires and detonations in approximately 4 msecs. When a little fire is ignited, an ultraviolet sensor can instantly separate the type of fire it is. Even though they are really accurate, ultraviolet sensors can be fooled by radiation, discharge welding, sunshine and lightning.

An infrared fire sensor plants by utilizing an infrared set. When hot gases are released near an infrared sensor, The little thermic imaging camera within the sensor will so pick up on the presence of these gases. However, false dismaies can be set off when other wanted beginnings of hot gas are present near an infrared fire.

UV/IR sensor plants by utilizing a combination of UV and IR engineering to observe a fire. Such a sensor gathers information from the UV and infrared position. With these two engineerings working together, false dismaies can be minimised. The similar rule applies to IR/IR fire sensor. It detects flames within two infrared frequences. Hence, IR/IR sensors are besides able to extinguish most false dismaies.

The IR/IR/IR sensors are the most accurate. They use three different infrared frequences used to observe a fire. IR/IR/IR sensors work by comparing three wavelength sets, therefore, it is extremely improbable for this type of a fire sensor to give off a false dismay. Often, in order to observe seeable fires, seeable detectors are besides installed in with the fire sensor.

Hence, when a fire occurs, flame sensors are able to observe the radiations, and will so put off the dismay. Fire sensors are normally used near to fuel managing equipment in the machinery infinites and besides at boiler foreparts.

Flame sensor type parts

Infrared Flame Detector

degree Celsius ) Heat sensor – It is a device that responds when the thermic energy of a fire increases the temperature of a heat sensitive component. Heat sensors have two chief categorizations: Fixed temperature and Rate-of-rise.

Fixed temperature heat sensors operates when the heat sensitive component in it reaches a certain fixed temperature. Thermal slowdown delays the accretion of heat at the heat sensitive component so that the device will merely make the operating temperature sometime after the encompassing temperature exceeds that temperature. When the fixed operating temperature of the heat sensitive component is reached, the dismay connected to the heat sensor will be set off.

Rate-of-rise heat sensors activates when there is a rapid rise in temperature of the heat sensitive component, normally about 6.7a?°C to 8.3a?°C addition per minute. This type of heat sensors work irrespective of the starting temperature. This would intend that the rate-of-rise heat sensor may put off the dismay before the fixed operating temperature is reached.

Presently, most heat sensors use the bimetallistic strip mechanism. The bimetallistic strip is made up of two strips of metal stuck together, and each have different rate of enlargement. When there is a rise in temperature, one strip will spread out more than the other. This causes the bimetallistic strip to curve. The coil will ensue in the strip touching a contact that will shut the circuit, and therefore bring forth a current flow, which will so put off the dismay.

The newest type of heat sensor is called the rate-compensated sensor. It is sensitive to both the rate of rise of temperature, and besides a fixed temperature degree, both of which are illustrated above. Heat sensors are rarely used because of the trouble in proper arrangement comparative tenancy environment and jeopardy countries.

Heat sensors are chiefly used in topographic points such as the galleys and the wash where other types of fire sensors will give off false dismaies.

Heat Detector

Fire sensors are placed all over any marine vas. However, different types of fire sensors are suited at different locations. In the work store country, welding plants invariably produces fume and bare fires. Hence, a heat sensor would be most suited or none should be placed in this country as it is a certified hot work country. In the engine control room, fume sensors are used. At parts near boilers and incinerators, a bare fire can be produced due to unnatural conditions. Hence, the most suited types of fire sensors would be the ionisation type fume sensor and infrared fire sensor. Smoke sensors are by and large used throughout the engine room. The fire sensors are used near fuel managing units like refiners, purifiers, conditioners and hot filters.

2. Flammable Gas Detector

Flammable gases are gases that at ambient temperature and force per unit area, forms a flammable mixture with air at a concentration of 13 per centum by volume or less. Some illustrations of flammable gases that are normally found in ships are hydrocarbon gases, H sulfide and O.

Flammable gas sensors will pull samples of air sporadically, and analyze them for chiefly hydrocarbon gas and besides other flammable gases. If the gas concentration is above the pre-set dismay threshold, an dismay will sound off instantly.

Flammable gas sensors, though non compulsory, are normally installed in enclosed infinites which can keep high volumes of flammable gases. The danger of lading leaks into null infinites and ballast armored combat vehicles, and the hazard of detonations associated with a physique up of hydrocarbon gas is something to be taken earnestly.

Flammable gas sensors are sometimes besides installed at adjustment air conditioning recess. This is to forestall fire eruptions to go on in countries where there are changeless human activity.

Harmonizing to SOLAS Chapter II, 2 Regulation 5.10.1, “ Protection of lading pump-rooms ” . It is a mandatory ordinance that is applicable all types of oilers that carry ladings with a flash point of below 60A°C in relation to cargo pump room safety. In order to observe leaks, the ordinances states that hydrocarbon gas sensing are to be installed within the pump room, with dismay being pre-set at no more than 10 % Lower Explosive Limit ( LEL ) . LEL of a vapor or a gas is the restricting concentration ( in air ) that is required for the gas to light and detonate.

3. Refrigerant Gas Leak Detector

Refrigerant gases are chemical merchandises used in deep-freezes, iceboxs, air conditioning units. These gases have low vaporization points, hence they will distill under force per unit area to chill the air. The perennial procedure of vaporizing and distilling the gases pulls heat out of the air, therefore cut downing the temperature of the in the unit. There are many different types of refrigerant gas, and the more common 1s include CFC ( CFC ) , HCFC ( HCFC ) , HFC ( HFC ) , perfluorocarbon ( PFC ) , and blends made from ammonium hydroxide and C dioxide.

However, instances of escape of refrigerating gases is a common sight. Some refrigerating gases are damaging to our environment. For illustration, when CFC is released into the ambiance, a chemical alteration will take topographic point due to its exposure to the UV visible radiation. This reaction will ensue in the production of green house gases, and besides depletes the ozone bed. Bing able to observe refrigerant gas escape can assist cut down on unneeded disbursals and besides assist protect the environment.

Harmonizing to MARPOL Annex VI Regulation 12 – ozone depletion substances, refrigerant gas sensors are to be installed to supervise and observe any escapes of refrigerating gases. Refrigerant gases are continually monitored by fixed gas detectors. When the sensor detects that the refrigerant gas concentration exceeds a certain prefixed bound ( e.g. 25 ppm for ammonium hydroxide, 300 ppm for halogenated fluorocarbons ) , the dismay will be set off, alarming whoever manning the system.

Refrigerant gas sensors are normally located in topographic points where the refrigerant are likely to leak, such as the centralized lading infrigidation systems, centralised air conditioning systems and centralised domestic infrigidation systems.

4. Water Level Detector

Water escape and immersion may go on onboard ships. When lading holds or bulkhead are filled with extra H2O, it will damage the lading onboard and besides badly affect the perkiness and stableness of the ship. Worst instance scenario would be the implosion therapy of the ship, taking to it droping. Hence, H2O sensors are of high importance, and are used to observe if the H2O degree, in any compartment, exceeds over a preset tallness.

Harmonizing to SOLAS XII Regulation 12 and SOLAS Regulation II-1/23-3, majority bearers and general lading vass are required to be installed with H2O degree sensors. Water degree sensors means a system consisting detectors and indicant devices that detect and warn of H2O immersion in lading holds and other infinites as required. The method of observing the H2O degree may be by direct or indirect agencies. Direct agencies of sensing determine the presence of H2O by physical contact of the H2O with the sensing device. Indirect means include devices without physical contact with H2O.

Water sensors are positioned at a preset tallness at the aft terminal of each person lading clasp or compartment. The height place specifications are different between majority bearers and lading vass. When the H2O degree in any peculiar compartment reaches the dismay degree, the sensor will observe it, and the dismay will be set off. The image below is an illustration of the place of the H2O sensor detectors.

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Decision

For the safety of lives out at sea, and the protection of our environment, different types of sensors have been invented and installed onboard ships. The chief sensors that can be found in any ships are those explained above, which are the fire sensor, flammable gas sensor, refrigerant gas sensor and the H2O degree sensor. There are many other different types of sensors that uses different types of mechanisms, but still function same intent as those stated supra. Equally long as the sensors are able to function their map and are besides in conformity with MARPOL and SOLAS ordinances, they will be permitted excessively.

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In Nepal 80 of the entire population are agricultural base. The Agricultural plan focal points on poorness relief and bettering nutrient security, nutrition and environment improving. Across undertaking many have International and National non-governmental organisation are speaking of concern development services ( BDS ) or value -chain attack. The BDS attack includes an accent in on constructing the capacity of supply concatenation endeavors to fabricate and administer agricultural equipment and inputs that are suited for smallholders, and set uping private sector markets. I/NGOS build the capacity of private endeavors to supply embedded preparation services for husbandmans with the sale of imputes or the purchase of end products. For illustration, micro irrigation equipment traders train husbandmans to utilize irrigation system that they sell and besides provide agribusiness advice for system purchasers.

Many of I/NGOs attack besides include supplying proficient aid to early engineering adoptive parents to make demand for concern services. These attacks besides includes strong Public Private Partnership ( PPP ) with the governmental to guarantee that public goods such as market information, substructure, research, policy, H2O beginning development, and other public services to better bomber sector public presentation are supplied.

Market Oriented

Nepal is in alone place to quickly increase agribusiness incomes through development of high value trade goods for export markets. Nepal has a comparative advantage in high -value trade goods due to agro-climate conditions that allow for off -season/ low -cost production for huge South Asiatic Markets. Despite holding identified this scheme more than 15th – 18th old ages ago. Nepal lags behind in incorporating smallholder husbandman for export chances. Nepal remains a net importer for many trade goods for which it has comparative advantage. Most of the I/NGOs are taking lead to develop systems that enable smallholder to take advantage of export chances across undertakings.

For illustrations one of the I/NGO ‘s has been lunching agribusiness addition incomes and better nutrient security and nutrition progarmme coverage ‘s in 40 District out of 75 District in Nepal. Their programme coverage straight 85000 families ( 600000 people ) to get away poorness and set up invigorated sub sectors that will be grow sustainable, supplying new chances for 1000000s of hapless smallholders into the hereafter.

Despite the hard insurgence conditions in Nepal the Agriculture programe had a enormous twelvemonth in 2004, spread outing plan activities and support, developing new enterprises, and holding a really strong development impact. Impact 2004, I/NGO ‘s work straight with 1000s of group of family in increasing one-year incomes by about $ 100.00 per family and set uping supply ironss and market channels that were recognized with high degree visitants to field site.

Support for peace Building

One of the major causes fueling struggle in Nepal is a deficiency of economic chances and a failure of authorities and donor-supported development plans to make deprived communities and the rural hapless. A recent study for NDI found that the figure one concern of the Nepali people was a deficiency of economic chance followed by the increased force. These I/NGO ‘s are working to supply commercial chances to hapless and disadvantage families. Opportunities such as horticultural production are good suited to the rural hapless who have surplus labour relation to set down resources as non-timber wood merchandises and harvests such as java and tea, and farm animal use fringy lands. These plans are triping the authorities to present services to the rural hapless and are demoing that markets can work to the aid the hapless and deprived flight poorness.

Inaugural support for Micronutrient

Some I/NGO ‘s has initiated activities to turn to micronutrient lacks in rural diets using agribusiness solutions. The broad impact of micronutrient lacks on cognitive development and human wellness is one of the most urgent jobs for the hapless in Nepal and developing states. It is now recognized that micronutrient lacks and poorness are reciprocally reenforcing, with micronutrients lack being a major cause every bit good as a consequence of poorness. These I/NGO ‘s participated in the different International Conference on micronutrient lack in Kathmandu and development linkages with effects to turn to this major job. Some I/NGO ‘s are working to present research consequences into supply ironss that serve smallholders such as appropriate micronutrient dirt amendments, assortments with greater micronutrient content and developing more diversified diets. Increased vegetable production has besides reduced local veggie monetary values enabling many more hapless families to increase their vegetable ingestion and better their nutritionary position.

Associating Clean Energy

I/NGO ‘s Agriculture developments a partnership with their Clean Energy plan to associate clean energy engineerings to agriculture activities. I/NGO ‘s are working to development and use appropriate solar drying engineerings for gardening green goods, gasification engineering for application of heat in distillment procedures and drying, and the usage of electricity for irrigation pumping. Few programmes are besides join forcesing to set up Internet information services kiosks in distant countries.

Agribusiness Markets

I/NGO ‘s took a lead in using ICT solutions to associate smallholder to markets. The Nepal Tree Crop Global Development Alliance ( NTC-GDA ) assisted in development of a tea publicity web site for an industry association ( www.nepaltea.com.np ) , Business Development Services-Marketing and Production Services ( BDS-MaPa ) is working to make the same for an non-timber wood merchandises ( NTFP ) industry association, smallholder Irrigation Markets Initiative ( SIMI ) has linked with authorities and community wireless to supply practical monetary value information that is assisting smallholders make determinations, and circulating market information ( www.agripricenepal.com.np ) , and to develop trade fiting e-commerce services.

Programme Success

I/NGO ‘s have straight benefited 1000s of families with preparation and aid. Each of these families represents success narratives of households that have increased their income and realized their possible better.

Off -Season Vegetables Production

Off Season vegetable cultivation has a high potency in the mountain countries. Vegetable harvests have added significance due to the of import engagement of adult females in all facets of production. Off-season production of vegetable bid monetary value two to three times higher than chief season production the same. The successful cultivation of off-season veggies in Nepal has made a important impact on the local economic system with the supply of veggies in the domestic markets. The chief fresh veggies in high demand during the off-season are tomatoes, Brassica oleracea botrytis, chou, pepper chilies and cucumber etc.

Case Study

Organic small town in the state

The adult females framers of Thaligaon small town have made committedness to set up the whole small town as organic small town by avoiding chemical fertiliser and pesticides. For this they have started acquiring developing on organic direction, usage of compost and piss. The construct and induction behind this instance goes to DADO, Kathmandu who helped to associate this plan with FtF Nepal and developed a SOW to construct co-ops capacity, cognition and proficient cognize how about organic framing. Further a unpaid cooperation signifier FtF plan enhanced strength to travel further towards organic small town.

Actually this is non the instance of far distant small town. This small town is merely 11 Kilometer from Kathmandu metropolis and 25 proceedingss from the nearest route caputs. With induction from the adult females the co-op with 28 members named Panchakanya Krishi Sahakari Sastha Ltd was established in early 2004 with consciousness of and concerned about nutrient safety and household wellness. The members of the concerted peculiarly adult females were concerned of the wellness and fiscal benefit of organic framing and hence determined to turn their green goods in organic manner and set up as co-ops.

With their committednesss, major betterments took topographic point in the small town. Government supported to build 10000-meter route to transport veggies by supplying NRs. 470,000 ( US $ 6714.00 ) . Agriculture office provided organic preparation, developed resource individual and provided continued backstopping. Likewise voluntary from FtF plan provided expertness in organic framing and organic enfranchisement. FtF has besides helped the co-op to set up linkages between the “ National Cooperative Development Board ( NCDB ) and the Department of Agriculture ( DoA ) . Due to this the concerted received NRs 100,000 ( US $ 1428.00 ) recognition from NCDB to construct a concerted organic centre in the small town and building is underway. NCDB besides committed to back up the co-op through preparations and organisational development.

With all these back up husbandman of this small town are confident to turn organic veggies, they are cognizant of systematic direction, can different to turn organic inorganic and capable of packaging, rating and selling of organic veggies, They have besides made addition in income i.e. from NRs. 3000-4000 ( US $ 500.00 -700.00 ) 512 square metre before and NRs. 5000-7000 ( US $ 750.00- 1050.00 ) 512 square metre after organic direction. Now they are besides capable of supplying input to other groups as a resource individual.

Therefore such type of committedness to be as organic agriculturist will hold positive impact on wellness, income, and the environment sector. The acquisition from this co-op will be an illustration for sustainable production.

Small Irrigation

I/NGO ‘s working with IDE has demonstrated on a big graduated table the value of micro irrigation in leting smallholders to command H2O resources enabling them to take advantage of market chance in gardening /NTEP merchandises. In Nepal I/NGO ‘s promoted micro irrigation engineerings including the pedal ( pes ) pump for the Terai and drip irrigation, sprinkler, and low cost H2O storage in the hills. These really low cost engineerings were developed by spouse IDE and are wholly produced by the private sector in Nepal. I/NGO ‘s and IDE focal point on developing the supply concatenation fro-micro irrigation equipment supplying generic publicity that private sector providers can non afford to originate.

In the Nepali hills SIMI has identified the effectivity if associating micro irrigation to small-scale community H2O development trough multi usage piped H2O systems that supply H2O fro-domestic usage, farm animal, and micro irrigation. Nepal SIMI working with communities development 16 such systems in 3 hill territories. IDE -development H2O storage armored combat vehicle options have reduced the cost of these systems. Average costs for SIMI piped H2O systems were approximately $ 80.00 per family. In the hill micro irrigation users ‘ first twelvemonth returns exceeded $ 100.00 including equipment cost ; this means that communities can retrieve the full cost of their H2O system within one twelvemonth.

Research Programme

I/NGO ‘s are keeping its historical roots in agribusiness research with active plans working the research community focused on associating research consequences to agro inputs supply ironss for such merchandises as pheromone traps, micronutrient applications, intercrossed tomato seed development, dirt solarisation, hail rock protection, station crop engineerings, java pulpers, distilechnologies, and drying engineerings.

Sustainable Agribusiness

I/NGO ‘s undertakings are working to present IPM technologies into the supply concatenation and have developed enfranchisement systems for smallholder organic tea and aromatic oils. They have pioneered an effectual attack to aggregating smallholder green goods. Farmer groups set up selling commissions that develop aggregation centres. The centres have linkages with consumers and bargainers. Many direction commissions ‘ members are adult females in including the financial officer and president. These centres are now formal co-op and are salvaging financess for in break.

BDS: Business Development Servicess

NDI:

ICT: Information Communication Technology

NTC-GDA The Nepal Tree Crop Global Development Alliance

BDS-MaPa: Business Development Services-Marketing and Production Servicess

NTFP: Non-Timber Forest Products

A fabrication system contain a big figure of different procedures or phases which independently and jointly, affects merchandise cost, merchandise quality and productiveness of the overall system. The interactions between this assorted facet of fabricating systems are complex and determinations made referring one facet have consequence which extend to the others shown in fig below.

Figure: – Fabrication Interactions

Design for industry is concerned with understanding these interactions and utilizing this information to optimize the fabricating systems with regard to cost, quality and productiveness. More specially DFM is concerned with understanding how merchandise design cooperates with the other constituents of the fabrication system and in specifying merchandise design options which help do easy planetary optimization of the fabricating systems as a whole.

Design for Manufacturability ( DFM ) is a betterment plan that can minimise labour, stuffs, procedure, and production costs without giving the quality of the merchandise. DFM focuses on how the merchandise design interacts with the other constituents of the fabrication system and in specifying design options.

In planing for manufacturability the elements of a merchandise and a procedure are analyzed to develop a fabrication system that meets the demands of organisation. In most companies interior decorators and fabrication installations are separated and have little interaction. The basic rule of DFM is to fall in the two into a functional group that will understand and understand the possible drivers of manufacturability that produces quality merchandises for the client.

So in our instance, as the constituent to be manufactured is a cylinder block and is bespoke designed and a really low volume production for which design for industry constructs need to be applied. So, in this instance the design for industry constructs associating to big volume production can non be straight applied and therefore DFM constructs associating to rapid prototyping will be more applicable. And, due to the nature of the fabrication demands of this construct, there will be different challenges than those of a mass production demand.

Prototyping, the first physical proverb of a design construct, often requires a big investing of clip and money to depict the procedures and tooling. The design goes through alteration during the portion industry as a consequence of the information added during the prototyping stage. Thus the clip taken from the construct phase to the terminal merchandises is longer with regard to that for occupation store fabrication. These limitation suggest the demand for a design for manufacturability atmosphere to diminish the entire cost and the fabricating lead clip for the first portion.

When a thought is transformed to an really manufacturable portion design, many alterations are common. The fabrication procedure is often selected on the footing of portion form and size, stuff belongingss and production volume. Such alteration in fabrication procedures is common in the batch and mass production. But in prototyping and occupation stores it is by and large non easy to do common or major alterations in the fabrication processes.

When conventional fabrication method is used to make paradigm, the long lead clip and the high cost cut down the figure of ideas that are truly converted into paradigms and theoretical accounts. For illustration in our instance the cylinder block demands to hold structural rigidness, wear opposition, corrosion opposition, high thermic conduction and thermic stableness and visible radiation in weight. This requires a usage of the different stuffs, fabrication procedures, analyses, and eventually proving over a broad scope of operating conditions for each design option. High velocity digital computing machines have helped the design applied scientist to analyse the options. However, every bit long as conventional procedures are used. It is non possible to prototype a big figure of design constructs, each necessitating specialized tooling and machine tools. This expression like one of the major jobs in diminishing the entire growing clip.

Design for Manufacturing – Guidelines

The bosom of any design for fabrication system is a design principles or guidelines that are prepared to assist the interior decorator decrease the cost and complexness of fabrication of merchandise. The guidelines are:

lessen the entire figure of parts

Homogenize constituents

Use common parts across merchandise lines

Homogenize design characteristics

Aspire to keep designs functional and simple

Design parts to be multifunctional

Design parts for simpleness of industry

Avoid highly tight tolerances

Lessen secondary and finishing operations

Employ the particular features of procedures.

General Design Rules:

Design for little – workers -cost operations

Design a portion so that as many fabricating operations as possible can be achieved with no resettlement it.

Design for all-purpose tooling whenever possible

Avoid crisp corners

Design light weight

Measurement from surfaces whenever possible

Avoid thin walls, thin webs, or similar features that will ensue in dimensions due to fabrication.

Avoid little holes and threaded features because tool cleft and portion bit rise.

Avoid undercuts that will necessitate a particular tools and operations.

Design round the criterion cutters, bore spot sizes of other tools.

For threaded hole ;

Design for full yarn deepness. Typically 1.5 ten major diameters gives sufficient keeping power.

Drilled hole deepness is suggested to be at least equal to the full yarn plus ? major diameter, but ne’er less than 0.050 ” .

When material thickness license, thru-holes are favoured

The design of the cylinder block is already exist based on basic map required. So in that design it is really difficult to alter anything. But some of the design form can be change for Ease of machining with utilizing the DFM guidelines and design regulations.For illustration the design form of oil transition manner in the mention theoretical account block ( AJ-V8 ) is half rectangular and half curvature can be redesign utilizing DFM guidelines for easiness of machining in to the hole form. So antecedently design ( rectangular/Curvature ) needed the casting or slotting and boring operation while new design ( Hole ) is merely needed the boring operation. This both design provides the same map of oil way from caput to oil pan.

Conventional Design and industry and different DFM methods

Figure: -Sequence of events prevailing in industry for the design and industry of merchandise

The above flow chart shows the assorted stairss in the instance of conventional theoretical account of design and industry of merchandises. This is a really chronological manner of bring forthing constituents. This sequence start with the construct of an program for a new or modified merchandise. These thoughts for new and enhanced merchandises come from the clients, employees and new engineering. After the blessing of thought, the new or improved merchandise is so designed, engineered and analyzed for map and public presentation. A design stage is dwelling of industrial or merchandise design stage and applied scientist design stage. Next an analysis of the design from point of position of map and public presentation takes topographic point. Next the design is detailed as the staying dimensions and tolerances are added, the stuff is specified, and production drawing is produced. Finally the merchandise is twisted over to fabricating where both production design and procedure design takes topographic point.

This consecutive manner of the operation is still found in the industry today.

Design for industry elements

Figure: – Cardinal elements of successful design for industry

As it can be seen from the fig above there are assorted elements that make up the design for industry possible. These are:

Team Work

Coincident technology

DFM Techniques

And in general the whole thought is based around the fabrication procedure used in the devising of the portion in inquiry.

Four constituents of DFM are represented in the diagram by overlapping circles to emphasis their mutuality and the demand for them all to be in a competitory merchandise debut procedure. By using the DFM chief early in new merchandise design, optimum usage is made of stuffs and procedures, when alteration is easier and less expensive and overall cumulative usage and merchandise debut procedure lead clip are reduced.

Modified DFM for this undertaking

Assorted elements of a criterion DFM which are non required for this undertaking ‘s design have been eliminated in order to maintain merely the 1s that are required. These elements are:

Undertaking Concept

Purchased constituents

Merchandise Design

Material choice

Procedure choice

Production system design

End Merchandise

Figure: – Modified DFM for Cylinder Block

The above diagram shows the modified DFM for the cylinder block. The purpose is to plan a cylinder block that is easy and economically manufactured as design precedes from construct design, to constellation and parametric design and to detail design, the stuff and procedure choice becomes more elaborate. The DFM is commanding all 6 parametric quantities and end product of this whole procedure is an terminal merchandise a cylinder block. The value of DFM is highlighted by the fact that approximately 70 % of fabrication costs like stuff cost and machining cost of a merchandise is determined by design judgement, with production judgement for illustration tool and machine choice and procedure planning is responsible for merely 20 % .

Purchased constituents

Normally the undertaking chief restraint is to utilize the installations available in the Coventry University foremost. So in this undertaking it been seek to utilize the upper limit installations i.e. machine, stuffs, tools, workshops etc. available in Coventry University. But Some of the installation is non available in university and without that peculiar installations it is impossible to finish this undertaking ( fabrication of the cylinder block ) .For illustration to supply a proper wear opposition interior cylinder dullard surface, the casting technique is used typically, which installation is non available in university. The other and last option is to buy the ready made dramatis personae Fe or Al-Si A390 line drives. The size of the engine is really little, it is merely a paradigm theoretical account so its really difficult to acquire the ready made cylinder line drives from out side maker, It need to order for industry and so buy it.

Besides the whole cylinder block is traveling to be industry from the aluminum alloys A356. ( Why described subsequently in deep ) .So demand to buy needed size of note stuff ( block ) .And the stuff for the fixture home base and chief bearing cap is cast Fe ( Why described subsequently in deep ) .So demand to buy the dramatis personae Fe note bock from outside maker every bit good.

In this undertaking cylinder bore arm and the grouch instance will be purchase as the workshop installations are non capable for fabricating these constituents to the needed specifications.

Material choices and procedures

The designation of the importance of stuffs choice in design has increased in recent old ages. The importance given to quality and cost facets of fabrication in present twenty-four hours merchandise design has highlight the fact that stuffs and fabrication are closely related in determining concluding merchandise public presentation. The scope of stuffs available to the applied scientist is much broader than of all time earlier. This presents the chance for originality in design by utilizing these stuffs to offer greater public presentation at lower cost. Geting these benefits needs a logical procedure for stuffs choice. Wrongly chosen stuff can take non merely to failure of the block but besides to excessive life-cycle cost. Choosing the best stuff for a block involves more than taking both a stuff that has the belongingss to provide the necessary public presentation in service and the processing techniques used to bring forth the finished portion.

Fig- Modified Interrelationship between stuffs choices and fabrication in Cylinder block design.

Figure shows the modified interrelatedness between cylinder block design public presentation demands, stuff belongingss, and fabricating consideration in choosing the stuff and in planing the cylinder block. In this Block design, stuff belongingss and the fabrication procedure country interrelated with each other. That means the any alteration in one of them affects the other two parametric quantities. Measure by measure material choice procedure as per the item design and the cylinder block public presentation demands are described subsequently in inside informations. The stuff chosen here is the Aluminium alloys-A356-T4 for the cylinder block and aluminum alloys A390-T4 for the cylinder line drives. The all belongingss of aluminum metals are precisely fit with the public presentation required belongingss of cylinder block comparison to the other stuffs. For illustration good machinability is the chief demand in stuff as decided that the whole cylinder block is traveling to be machined. And aluminum in general rate extremely in the machinability tabular array by most of the standards. The ground for taking the aluminum metals are described subsequently in deep.

A fabrication procedure converts a stuff into a finished portion or merchandise. The alterations that take topographic point happen with regard to barricade geometry, or they can act upon the internal microstructure and hence the belongingss of the stuff. As followed the undertaking status or restriction the fabrication procedure used here for the whole cylinder block is machining ( 3 axis milling machine ) .So any needed package or other preparation/process to short out the suited fabrication procedure for the cylinder block is non needed here. A fabrication procedure is divided whether the procedure is aggregate conserving or mass reduction. The milling machining procedure is a mass cut downing procedure in which the mass of the is greater than the terminal merchandise. Such procedure is form coevals procedure because portion signifier is created by the comparative gesture between the tool and the note block. And material removed is caused by controlled break, runing, or chemical reaction.

Merchandise design:

With the traditional method, the interior decorator would work out an initial idea and change over that into a merchandise design, doing little alteration as required to run into the specification. DFM need that the interior decorator begin the procedure by bearing in head assorted design thought alternate early in the path. At this phase, little has been invested in a design option and much can be derive if a more successful design procedure can be developed. Using some of the old design system as a construction, the interior decorator needs to fruitfully develop design option. Then option is evaluated against DFM aims. [ 5 ]

Basically the whole cylinder block is designed with taking mention of jaguar AJ-V8 cylinder block. Most of the design geometry in our instance of the cylinder block similar to AJ-V8 except some complex geometry and the size of all design geometry. The new designed cylinder block size is 1/3 of the AJ-V8 cylinder block, means all the design characteristics of designed cylinder block will be 1/3 of AJ-V8 design characteristics. The cooling H2O jacket, cylinder dullards, the chief bearing hole, crankshaft transition ( Bulkhead ) and some other little design are complex and clip devouring but the field holes, threaded holes for mounting the accoutrements and other intent are easy to machine. The chief design of the cylinder block is depend on the demand of the terminal merchandise ( Customers ) i.e. light weight, cheap, on clip etc. If the cylinder block is design with support in head of light weight construct so the design will be alteration and add some more clip and complex operation in machining but lighter in weight than old design. Here in this undertaking two different design of cylinder block is generated with maintaining in head of combination of easy machining and light weight construct. The design inside informations are described subsequently on in design subdivision ) .

At the design phase of the cylinder block it would be good to maintain in head some factors which makes easy and speedy production. Those factors are Milling machining ( specifications, bounds, capacity etc. ) , Material ( Properties, machinability, handiness etc ) , Tooling ‘s and mounting accoutrements and other particular installations. The improved chief design geometry worked out on base of these factors and available installations are ;

Cooling H2O jacket

Crankcase/Bed home base /Skirt

Coolant drain hole

Main bearing cap

The above new modified designs characteristics of cylinder block are described in design subdivision in inside informations.

Factors act uponing the design of the cylinder blocks:

Cylinder block design is a complex activity which has to take into consideration a big figure of varied factors. These factors are by and large grouped in the undermentioned classs:

Factors related to merchandise specifications, such as weight, expected service life of block dependability, human factor, easiness of operation, frequence of failure, runing cost, titling, possibility of usage after retirement.

Factors related to plan specification such as complexness, design codification, runing tonss, flexibleness, lubrication, thermic consideration, electrical consideration and expected life.

Material related factors such as strength, stamina, stiffness, denseness, corrosion and wear opposition, cost, handiness, runing point, thermic conduction, procedure ability and recycling.

And the fabrication related factors such as available fiction procedure, truth, surface coating, required measure and quality, bringing clip and cost.

Successful design should take into history the map, stuff belongingss and fabricating procedures as shown in the fig below. The fig besides shows that there is secondary relationship between stuff belongingss and fabrication procedures, between map and fabrication procedures, and between map and stuff belongingss. The relationship between the design and stuff belongingss is complicated because the public presentation of the stuff in the finished merchandise can be reasonably different from that of the stock stuff used in doing it. This is shown in fig.which shows the direct influence of stock stuff belongingss, production method and component geometry and external forces on the behavior of stuffs in the finished constituent. Fig besides shows that secondary relationship exists between geometry and production method, between stock stuff and production method, and stock stuff and component geometry. ( Mahmoud m.farag )

Factor that should see in a constituent Design

Figure: – Factors that should be considered in expecting the behavior of stuff in the constituent ( Cylinder Block )

Production system design: –

Production system design is connected with the market analysis, merchandise design, fabrication, gross revenues and distribution. In our instance there is no selling analysis and non even gross revenues and distribution so the production system will be easy to plan. Because of this is one-off merchandise it does n’t required any large production line or particular equipments. The production system in our instance covers the machining, tooling and other work piece mounting accoutrements. The whole cylinder block is traveling to be machined on the 3-axis manual milling machine. The milling machine is located at Coventry university workshop. In the workshop CNC 5-axis milling machine is besides available but due to the undertaking restraint, the usage of the other machine is non possible. The Numberss of different tools and cutters are required for the machining of the cylinder block which is besides available in workshop.The machine is ever free for making the occupation ( machining ) .

For mounting the cylinder block on the machine, it is been decided to utilize spliting caput, and fixture home base. Dividing caput is already available in workshop and in good status. And the fixture is traveling to be design foremost and so manufactured from the dramatis personae Fe individually before the machining of cylinder block. The machining operation can be performed from 9.30 am to 4.30 autopsy in the university workshop.

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