Acute liver failure (ALF) is a rare but devastating clinical syndrome with multiple causes and a variable course. The mortality rate is high. Orthotopic liver transplantation is the only therapy of proven survival benefit ...

Proportional, Integral and Derivative feedback control (PID) is a mature technology responsible for the majority of automated decision making in the process industry. Despite the high reliance on this technology, low levels ...

The objectives of this investigation were to: • Develop a capacitance measuring device that can be used for measuring composition of ethanol-water mixtures. • Implement this measurement technique on a laboratory clistillation ...

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The amphiphilic qualities of plant oils that emerge from their fatty acid makeup lead to improved lubricity. To produce diesel that is friendlier to the environment requires severe hydrotreating, unfortunately the same ...

The SRV test rig was used to evaluate the friction and wear properties of a lubricant in a laboratory setup. Normally, the coefficient of friction and the amount of wear that occurred are measured while the wear scar surface ...

In line with Anglo American’s asset optimization and environmental policies, the coal burning flash dryer operations at its smelters have been identified for potential optimization by means of advanced process control. For ...

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In Tribology, the well-known Stribeck curve is often used to relate friction behaviour to the properties of a system. Richard Stribeck, (Jacobson, 2003), (Stribeck, 1902) developed these curves while researching various ...