In this study, response surface methodology (RSM) based on central composite design (CCD) was applied for investigation of the effects of ultrasonic waves, temperature and solvent concentration on viscosity reduction of residue fuel oil (RFO). Ultrasonic irradiation was employed at low frequency of 24 kHz and power of 280 W. The results showed that the combination of ultrasonic waves and solven...

In most of the sheet forming processes, production of the parts with minimum thickness variation and low required force is important. In this research, minimization of the sheet thinning and forming force in the hydraulic deep drawing process has been studied. Firstly, the process is simulated using the finite element method (FEM) and simulation model is verified using the experimental results....

this paper describes optimization method that combines the plackett-burman design, a factorial design and the response surface method, which were used to optimize the medium for the production of l-asparaginase by serratia marcescens sb08. four medium factors, from out of 11 medium factors, were screened by plackett-burman design experiments and subsequent optimization process to find out the o...

response surface methodology (rsm) was employed to determine the optimum processing conditions leading to maximum anthocyanin, phenolic compound and antioxidant activity during osmo-ultrasonic pretreatment followed by hot air drying of black cherry fruit. temperature (40, 50 and 60ºc), sucrose content (40, 50 and 60% w/v) and ultrasound frequency (0, 65 and 130 khz) were the factors investigate...

An aqueous solution of boric acid, as an efficient and green catalytic system, was efficiently utilized four-component cascade reaction of aryl aldehydes, dimedone, β-ketoesters and ammonium acetate to give hexahydroquinolines. By the reaction of boric acid with water, H+ was generated and efficiently catalyzed the reaction under mild and green condition. Also, optimization of the reaction cond...