Over the last few years, study of microfluidic flow cytometry using electrical signals has developed at a fast pace. There are several electrical detection configurations but differential impedance sensing offers a greater advantage due to its capability of cancelling common noise from the detected signal, resulting in improved signal to noise ratio. This paper presents the simulation of a...
The aim of this work was to design and invent Brinell hardness testing machine for in-house testing and used for evaluation of hardness properties of soft materials. In this representation, the coated-wood-free (CWF) paper with grammage at 300 grams were used as the sample, whereas, the indenter diameter and the dwell time of imprinting were used at 7.86 mm and 10 seconds, respectively. After...
In this research, cantilever based torque magnetometer was designed and built for investigation of magnetic properties of materials. Torque on magnetic moment of the sample was detected by the torsion and flexion of the cantilever. The laser beam deflected from the sample platform was detected by a quadrant photodiode. The system can be used to measure anisotropy direction of a permanent...
Hemolytic disease of the newborn or erythroblastosis fetalis occurs when there is an incompatibility between the blood types of the mother and baby. In this condition, red blood cells of the newborn are broken down and destroyed (hemolysis). When the red blood cells break down, a substance called bilirubin is formed. The Bilirubin has a pigment or coloring, it causes a yellowing of the baby's...
In this work, the 5 kW DC plasma torch system has been developed which is composed of the DC power supply unit and plasma torch head. The power supply unit provides the DC current up to 50 A, 5 kW. The plasma torch head is concentric type, whose cathode electrode is in the center of hollow cylindrical anode electrode. The anode is 10 cm long and its inner diameter is 5 mm. The gap between both...
We developed the temperature measurement for use in the process of calibrate gauge block. The measurement equipment sense the temperature by four Pt100 temperature sensor. This sensors are very small in size and can contact with not affect the gauge block temperature. The small size sensors ability to measure the temperature of tiny piece or a big size gauge block. This temperature equipment...
The low-cost hot plate temperature controller was developed using Arduino Uno R3 microcontroller board. The controller composed of the Arduino microcontroller which was the controller main part, a temperature sensor part and a 7-displays part for monitoring temperature values. The K- type thermocouple connected to MAX31850 IC was established for a temperature sensor. The 4-digit 7 segment...
The PID controller and real-time monitoring system for a low-temperature furnace was developed. The system has two part, the PID controller, and the real-time monitoring part. An Arduino mega2560 microcontroller board was used for measuring and control the furnace temperature. A type-K thermocouple and a MAX31850 IC was applied for a furnace temperature measurement. The microcontroller board...
To preserve good quality of a musical instrument, a study of its acoustic property is very crucial.. In this study, the directivity of a Thai Low-pitched Bowed String-instrument, so-called Saw-U, made by a renowned Thai musical instrument manufacturer is studied. The directivity is also quite important for other acoustical utilization, such as architectural acoustics and auralisation (e.g....
It is well-known that high quality gem stones are naturally rare. Thus, lots of effort have been spent to improve low quality gem materials to enhance their appearances. This work focuses on the characterizations of low quality Mogok ruby to provide the information for improving its color. UV-Vis spectroscopic, X-ray fluorescence spectroscopic and X-ray absorption spectroscopic techniques were...
Pomelo is a tropical fruit that is widely cultivated in Thailand. The price is largely varied according to cultivars. Certain qualities can be observed from fruit exocarp but for fruit sweetness or sourness it is impossible to externally determine. In this work, we explore the relation between the electrical capacitance and the fruit pericarp using a parallel-plate system for four frequencies,...
This work demonstrates the capability of the BL7.2W:MX diffraction beamline at SLRI for investigation of crystallinity of nano-films. The beamline utilizes hard X-rays from a 6.5-Tesla Superconducting Wavelength Shifter, originally designed for protein crystallography. Its x-ray optical beamline employs a collimating mirror, double-crystal monochromator and focusing mirror. The photon energy...
A new photometric data study of eclipsing binary system are presented. The accepted solutions of analyzing the light curve revealed that V608 Cassiopeiae is a contact binary with two solar-type spectra component. The primary component of this system is the massive one. The geometric configuration indicates that each component of V608 Cas exactly fills its limited Roche lobe and mass overflows...
Sound pollution has long been known to inflict problems to both humans and animals. Judging sound to be pollution does depend on situation. Typical protections come in many forms according to specific problem. Sound absorber is one of those forms playing an important role in reducing reverberating effect in rooms or auditoriums. General commercial absorbers are constructed from mineral wool or...
One of the key factors governing the sound absorption property of material is porosity. It provides localisation of acoustic energy and also dissipates the energy. To predict the acoustic absorbing potential of material, it is essential to determine its porosity. In this work, we present the use of air displacement volume and the concept of energy conservation to determine material porosity....
In this project, quadcopter flight controller using microcontroller Arduino UNO R3 was built. The microcontroller Arduino UNO R3 is used because it can receive both digital and analog signals, there are several receive and output ports which can send PWM signal which is very useful for control brushless motors using PID algorithm that can govern such high rotational speed. The proposed...
For the long shutdown of the LHC in 2019, Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors (MAPS) are being studied to use for the Inner Tracking System of ALICE detector. The pixel chips, manufactured by the TowerJazz with 180 nm CMOS imaging sensor process, have been characterized to produce the new sensor with lower material budget and higher granularity. The optimization of the pixel is determined from...
In the small-scale palm mill industries, the processes have produced low quality crude palm oil. The oils have high free fatty acid content (FFA > 5) and low Deterioration of Bleachability Index (DOBI < 2), which are classified as grade B oils. Since, they used hot air for too long time in pre-treatment process. In this research, microwave will be used as heating source for pretreatment, to...
The possibility of the determination of U and Th concentration in the Thai monazite ore processing samples using gamma-ray spectrometry technique was investigated. The studied samples were monazite ore, tri-sodium phosphate, mixed rare earth hydroxide, enriched cerium, uranium cake, thorium cake, La2O3 and CeO2. The measured activity concentrations of 238U and 232Th were converted into the...
The identification of gunshot residue (GSR) dispersed in a shooting is important for forensic evidence to solve the firearm shooting crimes. In this experimental study, the residue of specific elements, namely: Lead (Pb), Antimony (Sb) and Barium (Ba) were compared using inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy from 4 types of 9 mm. ammunition labeled as A is Lead Round Nose (LRN) 135 gr.,...
The controller and monitoring system of 1-10 kV high voltage power supply was developed. The system composed of an Arduino mega 2560 microcontroller boards, a digital to analog conversion (DAC) part, a high voltage module and the designed software on a personal computer. The software was developed by LabVIEW software for controlled the high voltage module and displayed the high voltage values....
The objective of this study was to study the generated electrical signal of piezoelectric sensors patched on the various samples by using one single pulse. Piezoelectric sensors used in this study were the commercial piezoelectric buzzers which are PZT ceramic disk of 20 mm with brass plate of 27 mm in diameter. The generated electrical signals of piezoelectric sensors from aluminum plate,...
In microelectronic industry, the lubricants are used in the wafer-to-chip grinding and lapping processes before device assembly step. The based-lubricant and additives play important roles in the product quality and reliability for those nano-scale fabrications. In this study, the tribological behaviors of AlTiC surface that sliding against AISI304 balls were studied in electronic-grade...
We examine the uncertainty of pH measurement by an Ion Sensitive Field-Effect Transistor, or ISFET. Due to its size and ability to simply integrated to measurement electronics, the sensor is suitable for pH measurement on the field. However, the uncontrolled environment can interfere the accuracy of the measurement. In this work we consider a mathematical model of pH measurement that involves...