The new demands for sustainable operation in the chemical industry due to increasing environmental regulations and agreements have generated the need to adapt existing processes to more intelligent production. The plastics sector is in a complex posi...
Creole avocado is the second most widely produced and consumed variety of avocado globally. Due to its commercialization, limited studies have explored its potential for sustainable applications in biorefinery, particularly focusing on reusing the si...
In this work, a safety assessment was carried out for the suspension polymerization method, known for the lack of studies about its sustainable performance and long history of chemical accidents. Therefore, a safety analysis was conducted using the i...
The suspension polyvinyl chloride (PVC) industry is characterized by intensive water and energy consumption, making process integration an attractive strategy for improving resource efficiency. Previous studies have demonstrated the technical, enviro...
Water regeneration in PVC production is a key issue to consider, given the high freshwater consumption rate of the process. This research evaluates the inherent safety of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) production via suspension polymerization by implemen...
Chitosan, the deacetylated derivative of chitin, is a biopolymer with many applications in different sectors, such as pharmaceutical, food, and wastewater treatment, amongst others. It can be used as a source for synthesizing bioadsorbents modified w...
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is one of the most widely used polymers due to its physical properties and versatility. Water consumption of the suspension method is a critical issue that hinders competitiveness. In that case, this study implements water in...
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) remains one of the most widely used synthetic polymers worldwide, primarily due to its versatility, cost-effectiveness, and broad applicability across construction, healthcare, automotive, and consumer goods industries. Howev...
The growing awareness to include sustainability goals in the chemical process design has been making palpable since many governments and research institutions have made many efforts precisely to progress new ways to transform available resources into...
Process innovation plays a vital role in the manufacture realization of increasingly complex new products, especially in the context of sustainable development and cleaner production. Knowledge-based innovation design can inspire designers’ creative...
The simulation solutions of different plastic injection molding processes are as multifaceted as the field of injection molding itself. In this study, the simulation of a special injection molding process, which generates partially foamed integral co...
Simulation technology is widely used in computer-aided process planning (CAPP). The part machining process is simulated in the virtual world, which can predict manufacturing errors and optimize the process plan. Simulation accuracy is the guarantee o...
Three-dimensional (3D) printing technologies are transforming the design and manufacture of components and products across many disciplines, but their application in the construction industry is still limited. Material deposition processes can achiev...
Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) is one of the most widely used polymers due to its strength, low cost, and light weight. Industrial production is mainly conducted by suspension polymerization, which facilitates the control of the emissions of vinyl chlori...
Hydrogen has become a prospective energy carrier for a cleaner, more sustainable economy, offering carbon-free energy to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and address climate change challenges. However, hydrogen production faces significant technologic...
Nanoparticles are materials with special properties that can be applied in different fields, such as medicine, engineering, food industry and cosmetics. The contributions regarding the synthesis of different types of nanoparticles have allowed resear...
Fossil fuels remain essential to the world’s energy supply, but the decline in the quality of the oil extracted has increased the relevance of processes such as hydrocracking. Despite its potential, this process involves high energy consumption...
In this paper, we show that it is possible to obtain an optimal configuration variant of Modular Strongrooms (MSR) that satisfies the individual requirements of customers and is most economically advantageous for manufacturers. A model of the automat...
The use of multi-material forming components makes it possible to produce components adapted to the respective requirements, which have advantages over mono-material components. The necessary consideration of an additional material increases the poss...
This paper reports pedagogical experiences and educational techniques in the field of Mechanics of Structures (Mechanical Engineering degree), resorting to computational tools. Several aspects are addressed, covering CAD (Computer-Aided Design) model...
Motivated by the increasingly important role of mathematical modeling and computer-aided analysis in engineering applications, we consider the problem of the mathematical modeling and computer-aided analysis of complex stochastic processes in thermo-...
Background: A maxillofacial prosthesis, an alternative to surgery for the rehabilitation of patients with facial disabilities (congenital or acquired due to malignant disease or trauma), are meant to replace parts of the face or missing areas of bone...
The structural performance of automotive doors is highly dependent on their metallic support; however, conventional development processes often involve multiple CAD-CAE iterations, which increase lead time and engineering effort. This study presents...
The study of graphic communication techniques that engineers, architects, and designers use to express ideas and concepts, or the graphic expression applied to the design process, is becoming increasingly important. The correct interpretation of grap...
Shape-memory polymers are outstanding “smart” materials, which can perform important geometrical changes, when activated by several types of external stimuli, and which can be applied to several emerging engineering fields, from aerospace application...
The removal of organic pollutants from water sources can be enhanced using suitable adsorbents. The aim of this research was to study the adsorption capacity and potential reuse of a magnetic adsorbent prepared from agricultural wastes of yam peels (...
This article aims to present the practical and functional application of advanced 3D scanning technologies in the process of designing products made of amber. The processing of amber is complex and expensive because mass or serial production is not p...
The effective estimation and consideration of process cost, time, and quality for additive manufacturing operations, when a series of suitable technologies and resources are available, is very important for making informed product design and developm...
Point cloud processing of raw scan data is a critical step to enhance the accuracy and efficiency in computer-aided inspection and remanufacturing of damaged aero-engine blades. This paper presents a new methodology to obtain a noise-reduced and simp...
Recent advancements in additive manufacturing have facilitated the production of conformal cooling channels with greater ease and cost-effectiveness. Compared to typical channels that are straight-drilled, conformal cooling channels (CCCs) provide en...
Reverse engineering is an important process of real model digitization. However, the existing methods are limited by the characteristics of the modeling object; the modeling is low efficient, has poor versatility, and unstable accuracy. To complete t...
The use of Topology Optimization techniques has seen a great development since the last decade. The principal contributor to this trend is the widespread use of Additive Manufacturing technologies to effectively build complex and performant structure...
A replacement for the original F-spanner is designed using computer-aided engineering (CAE) and the Taguchi method. In the design process, the L9(34) orthogonal table was used for parameter design. Four control factors are used: outer diameter, bend...
Although voxel models have been applied to address diverse problems in computer-aided design processes, their role in multi-domain data integration in digital architecture and planning has not been extensively studied. The primary objective of this s...
The latest developments in additive manufacturing have enabled the creation of conformal cooling channels with improved efficiency and cost efficiency. In the context of the injection molding process, it has been shown that conformal cooling channels...
A review of current trends in CVSs (computer vision systems) regarding hardware and software components, in the context of cheese quality evaluation, is presented in this paper, and some directions for future development in the field are discussed. T...
In the design optimization of robot arms, the use of simulation technologies for modeling and optimizing the objective functions is still challenging. The difficulty is not only associated with the large computational cost of high-fidelity structural...
Computer-Aided Biomimetics (CAB) tools aim to support the integration of relevant biological knowledge into biomimetic problem-solving processes. Specific steps of biomimetic processes that require support include the identification, selection and ab...
Tissue engineering needs bioactive drug delivery scaffolds capable of guiding cell biosynthesis and tissue morphogenesis in three dimensions. Several strategies have been developed to design and fabricate ECM-mimicking scaffolds suitable for directin...
Graph-based design languages have received increasing attention in the research community, because they offer a promising approach to address several major issues in engineering, e.g., the frequent manual data transfer between computer-aided design (...
Novel technologies for bio-adsorbent production are being evaluated on the lab-scale in order to find the most adequate processing alternative under technical parameters. However, the poor energy efficiency of promising technologies can be a drawback...
This study investigates a heavy-duty CNC machine tool crossbeam casting manufactured by a leading heavy machine tool producer. A numerical simulation model for the demolding process was developed using proprietary Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) sof...
Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE) approaches are a step forward in the evolution of computer-aided engineering, and yet, they often incorporate deficiencies that may jeopardize their practical utility and usability, as well as the validity of th...
Bioadsorbents based on biopolymers modified with magnetic nanoparticles stand out for being non-toxic, effective, and easy to recover. Thus, the objective of the present work was to carry out a computer-aided environmental evaluation of the industria...
Safety is of utmost importance in air transport, and the quality and durability of aircraft construction materials play a significant role in ensuring overall safety. The right technology and methodology for designing, simulating, and testing aircraf...
In recent years, the consumption of avocado, both fresh and processed, has experienced a significant worldwide increase due to its recognized nutritional value and beneficial health effects. However, this industrial processing generates a substantial...
The annual increase in the world’s population significantly contributes to recent climate change and variability. Therefore, researchers, engineers, and professionals in all fields must integrate sustainability criteria into their decision-maki...
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Biofuels, such as biodiesel, bioethanol, and biohydrogen produced from organic waste, constitute a sustainable alternative to non-renewable fuels and drive the energy transition. In this work, the inherent safety methodology was implemented to quanti...
The increasing requirement for distillates, accompanied by higher quantities of heavy crude oil in world production, has positioned gas oil hydrocracking as one of the most significant processes in refineries. In the petrochemical industry, hydrocrac...
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