CaAl2O4:(Eu, Nd)/TiO2-xNy composite luminescent photocatalyst was successfully synthesized by a simple planetary ball milling process. Improvement of photocatalytic deNOx ability of TiO2-xNy, together with the persistent photocatalytic activity for the decomposition of NO after turning off the light were realized, by coupling TiO2-xNy with long afterglow phosphor, CaAl2O4:(Eu, Nd). The novel pe...

Surface quality and dimensional precision will greatly affect parts during their useful life especially in cases where the components will be in direct contact with other elements during their application. This paper deals with three soft computing techniques namely Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS), Neural Networks (NN) and regression in predicting the surface roughness in turning ...

Porous carbon is an important material for manufacturing ultraprecision air bearings. This paper investigates the material removal mechanism and surface quality of porous carbon in diamond turning process. A total of 32 diamond turning tests were performed and the effects of feed rate, depth of cut, cutting speed, and tool rake angle were investigated. Scanning electron microscopy of the machin...

The suppression of the regenerative chatter phenomenon in turning process via the variation of the frequency and amplitude of the spindle motor excitation is carried out in this research. A programmable inverter is employed for variable periodic excitation of the spindle motor. A set of turning experiments is designed and performed on a number of conical work pieces both in constant spindle spe...

A new dynamic friction model for modeling of elliptical vibration assisted turning (EVAT) was developed in this research. The periodic change of the friction force direction is known to be one of the most important causes of this phenomenon. In modeling of machining processes (including the EVAT process), static Coulomb friction model was employed by most of the researchers. Because of the peri...

This paper outlines the fractional factorial approach of D.O.E. techniques (Taguchi & Response Surface Methodology) are applied to optimize turning process parameter in order to obtain better surface finish. The turning parameters evaluated are cutting speed, feed, and depth of cut. An orthogonal array, signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio, and Pareto analysis of variance (ANOVA) are employed to analyze...

Turning is a versatile machining process that involves different cutting parameters and conditions. The surface finish is the vital design requirement as it is a key indicator of quality of the work piece. This work, presents the application of Quantum Inspired Evolutionary Algorithm (QIEA), that essentially exploits some principles of quantum mechanics such as Q-bits, superposition, quantum ga...

Axon guidance and neuronal migration are critical features of neural development, and it is believed that extracellular gradients of secreted guidance cues play important roles in pathfinding. It has been well documented that the growth cones of extending axons respond to such extracellular gradients by growing toward or away from the source of the secreted cue via asymmetrical extension of a s...

The experimental investigations of the tool wear in turning of EN 31 alloy steel at different cutting parameters are reported in this paper. Mathematical model has been developed for flank wear using response surface methodology. This mathematical model correlates independent cutting parameters viz. cutting speed, feed rate and depth of cut with dependent parameters of flank wear. This model is...