Direct Arc Plasma Generator with Six Nozzles, Applications of Plasma Technology and Progress in Nuclear Fusion and Thailand Tokamak-1 (TT1) Development
เทคโนโลยีพลาสมาเป็นนวัตกรรมที่สำคัญในอุตสาหกรรมการผลิต อิเล็กทรอนิกส์ และการแพทย์ โดยช่วยเพิ่มประสิทธิภาพและคุณภาพของผลิตภัณฑ์ อีกทั้งยังมีบทบาทสำคัญในพลังงานสะอาด เช่น โทคามัค ซึ่งใช้พลาสมาในการสร้างปฏิกิริยาฟิวชันเพื่อผลิตพลังงานจากไฮโดรเจนอย่างยั่งยืน โทคามัคมีศักยภาพในการลดการพึ่งพาเชื้อเพลิงฟอสซิลและแก้ไขปัญหาการเปลี่ยนแปลงสภาพภูมิอากาศ ทำให้เป็นกุญแจสำคัญสู่พลังงานแห่งอนาคต
คณะอุตสาหกรรมอาหาร
Tepache is a traditional Mexican fermented beverage commonly made using pineapple peels, which naturally contain sugars and the enzyme bromelain. These components contribute to its distinctive aroma and unique flavor. This project aims to develop a health-enhancing tepache by fermenting pineapple peels with probiotic yeast and lactic acid bacteria. Additionally, prebiotics, including inulin and xylo-oligosaccharides, are incorporated as nutrients to support probiotic growth. The resulting synbiotic tepache promotes gut microbiota balance, exhibits antioxidant properties, and enhances the immune system, making it a functional and beneficial beverage for consumers.
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Bone tissue scaffolds are made from biomaterials that support rapid repair and healing. Scaffold fabricators have produced materials that are able to degrade a biosystem or human body excellently. Thus, this work aims to study the optimization of materials, shape, and the 3D printing process with FDM. Finite element analysis is also used to predict mechanical properties of the scaffold and find the optimal shape and pore size. However, the materials studied include PLA, PCL, and HA.
วิทยาลัยนวัตกรรมการผลิตขั้นสูง
Since organic rice storage silos were faced with an insect problem, an owner solved this problem using the expert system (ES) in the controlled atmosphere process (CAP) under the required standard, fumigating insects with an N2, reducing O2 concentration to less than 2% for 21 days. This article presents the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) assisted ES successfully solved this problem. First, CFD was employed to determine the gas flow pattern, O2 concentration, proper operating conditions, and a correction factor (K) of silos. As expected, CFD results were consistent with the experimental results and theory, assuring the CFD’s credibility. Significantly, CFD results revealed that the ES controlled N2 distribution throughout the silos and effectively reduced O2 concentration to meet the requirement. Next, the ES was developed based on the inference engine assisted by CFD results and the sweep-through purging principle, and it was implemented in the CAP. Last, the experiments evaluated CAP’s efficacy in controlling O2 concentration and insect extermination in the actual silos. The experimental results and owner’s feedback confirmed the excellent efficacy of ES implementation; therefore, the CAP is effective and practical. The novel aspect of this research is a CFD methodology to create the inference engine and the ES.