The quality of ground surfaces depends largely on the topography of the active surface of the grinding wheel, which, in turn, is determined both by the structure of the grinding wheel and by the conditions of the dressing process. This article propos...
A review of desiccant dehumidification technologies for improving air quality is presented, mainly focusing on alternatives for air conditioning systems for minimizing Sick Building Syndrome. The principles and types of desiccant wheels, as well as t...
The wheel hub is an important component of automotive components, and its quality directly affects the stability, safety, and comfort of the vehicle during driving. In the face of increasingly stringent industry standards, traditional runout measurem...
With regard to space telescopes, the processing of large optical mirrors has always been a highlight in the field of optical processing. These mirrors are typically made of hard and brittle materials such as quartz glass, microcrystalline glass, and...
The pottery wheel machine is an essential piece of equipment in ceramics manufacturing. This paper presents the design of an intelligent pottery wheel machine aimed at addressing the issues of low clay material utilization and the challenges of potte...
The traditional gauge wheel has poor performance in reducing the adhesion to soil and constructing seed furrow, which results in lower seeding quality of the planter. To reduce the adhesion of the gauge wheel to the soil and build a well-structured s...
To investigate the effect of scribing wheel angle on the scribing behavior of LCD glass, an SPH-based numerical model was established in LS-DYNA and validated against experimental results for reaction force and median crack depth. The results show th...
The rationale behind this review is the potential of developing a single score tool for meat quality evaluation based on visual and sensorial assessments of fresh meat. Based on the known sensory wheel concept, the first step was to create quality wh...
To study the influencing factors of process parameters on the wall thickness deviation and internal warpage deviation of the workpiece in magnesium alloy wheel hub spin molding, a two-pass heterogeneous spin molding model is proposed. To ensure the a...
The compaction control of random fills has developed very little due to the limitations of particle sizes, with methods usually using a simple procedural control. In order to develop new quality control procedures for random slate filling, the necess...
Double-sided planetary grinding as an efficient and precise machining method is used for the rapid thinning and flattening process of sapphire substrate. As an intermediate processing technology of sapphire substrate preparation procedure, many exper...
Particle size can be a problem in terms of rockfill compaction control methods, with little practical development of these techniques. The necessary fieldwork and laboratory tests were carried out to develop new quality control procedures for granite...
To reveal the scribing mechanism of ultra-thin glass, single-factor scribing tests were carried out. The effects of the scribing wheel angle θ, scribing force F, and scribing speed v on the lateral cracks width w, scribing depth d, median crack...
To explore the influence of reaction wheel perturbations on the image quality of a space optical telescope, a comprehensive dynamic model of a precision optical system was established, and an optical-mechanical integrated analysis approach was adopte...
Conventional polishing of glass substrates often results in surface scratches caused by passivated abrasive particles, leading to defects and reduced yield. To overcome this limitation, an iron-bonded wheel with free abrasive grains was proposed in E...
Design and control of smart rollators have attracted increasing research interests in the past decades. To meet the requirements of the elderly or disabled users, this paper proposes a novel design and tracking control scheme for empowering and assis...
Open-pit lignite mines contain high-power converter-fed drives whose operating state strongly affects current harmonics and internal power-quality conditions. The primary objective of this study is to experimentally characterize load-dependent voltag...
To enhance the quality of Moutan Cortex for medicinal purposes, this study was conducted to analyze the impact of rotary microwave vacuum drying on its drying characteristics and overall quality. Experimental variables including drying temperature, r...
A high surface quality of tooth flanks can improve the service life and the performance of gears, as well as reduce acoustic emissions. However, high demands on the gear geometry pose a challenge for the finishing of tooth flank surfaces because the...
Single-cultivar juices may be a valuable way to introduce different versions of a product to the market and obtain price discrimination. To communicate a product’s value, complex characteristics incorporated by each cultivar must be identified....
The effects of “standard (STD)” vs. “protein- and energy-enriched (HEHP)” food-service meals on the nutrient intake, nutritional status, functional capacity, and wellbeing of older adults was investigated using a 12 week, doub...
Background: Obesity is considered protective for bone mass, but this view has been progressively challenged. Menopause is characterized by low bone mass and increased adiposity. Our aim was to determine how visceral and bone marrow adiposity change f...
Removing indoor CO2 as a pollutant via solid sorbents is a promising solution to maintaining acceptable indoor air quality while minimizing the energy consumption of ventilation. Compared to fixed-bed and fluidized-bed configurations, which require a...
Rizhao green tea (RZT), a renowned green tea, is cultivated in China’s northernmost tea region. Its unique environment endows it with a strong chestnut- and seaweed-like aroma. This study sought to explore the volatile profiles of RZT and pinpo...
This study evaluates oscillating fiber laser welding as an alternative to gas metal arc welding with an active shielding gas (GMAW/MAG) for manufacturing 4.25 mm thick SAE 1010 agricultural wheel rims. A systematic product development approach guided...
Ceramic bond grinding wheels were prepared and their performance in grinding Ni-based alloys was evaluated and compared in this study. Ceramic bond grinding wheels with excellent performance were successfully produced by optimizing the preparation pr...
Fishery is vital for Taiwan’s economy, and over 40% of the fishery products come from aquaculture. Traditional aquaculture relies on the visual observation of a water-wheel tail length to assess water quality. However, the aging population, lac...
The existing control methods for the slip rate of the driving wheel of a test prototype have limitations that cause low-quality tillage and finishing operations. We propose a slip rate control method based on the dual factor adjustment of wheel speed...
The coarse-grained electroplated diamond grinding wheels is increasingly favored in precision grinding of hard and brittle materials owing to its high material removal efficiency, high wear resistance and steady surface contour accuracy. However, how...
In response to the poor adaptability of existing harvesters to complex operating conditions in the field, this study took a three-row four-wheel-drive (4WD) corn harvester as the research object, designed a traveling transmission system layout, propo...
In this paper, in view of low grinding efficiency and poor ground surface quality of sapphire glass, the coarse diamond grinding wheel dressed by dry impulse electrical discharge was proposed to perform efficient and precise grinding machining of sap...
Surface quality remains a critical factor limiting the widespread adoption of incremental sheet forming (ISF). This study proposes a novel acetal wheel-type rotating tool and systematically investigates the influence of tool structure and material on...
Grinding technology exerts an enormous effect on the surface quality of double helical gears, which are subject to stringent requirements in the aviation industry. This study presents a novel gear-gap-space-borrowing grinding method that diverges fro...
The electroplated cubic boron nitride (CBN) wheel has perfect precision retention and high-temperature grinding performance, which is widely used in the field of grinding difficult-to-cut materials, such as nickel-based superalloy. However, the resea...
Grinding wheel conditioning is critical for maintaining cutting efficiency and surface quality, yet conventional mechanical dressers struggle with metal-bonded superabrasive wheels. In this study, wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM) dressing w...
Ultra-precision machining has higher requirements for the performance of abrasive tools, but the traditional grinding wheel has some problems such as irregular grain arrangement, limited chip space, and high grinding temperature. Therefore, a structu...
A small cutting depth is the key parameter to realize precision in the machining process. The stability of the machining process will directly affect the quality of machining. In this study, dry grinding experiments using an Fe-Cr-Co permanent magnet...
Thin-walled bearings are widely used owing to the advantages of their light structure, high hardness, and strong load-carrying capacity. However, thin-walled bearings are often prone to deformation during the machining process, which can seriously af...
Background: The aim was to explore independent wheeled mobility in children with CP, and identify predictors of early independent wheeled mobility and changes over time across birth cohorts. Methods: We included data from the Norwegian Quality and Su...
X-ray-based non-destructive testing technology plays a crucial role in the quality monitoring of aluminum alloy wheel hubs. Due to the characteristics of the casting process, wheel hub images often exhibit low contrast and a discrete distribution of...
Wheel burn can affect the wheel–rail contact state and ride quality. With long-term operation, it can cause rail head spalling or transverse cracking, which will lead to rail breakage. By analyzing the relevant literature on wheel burn, this pa...
To enhance the grinding performance and service life of rail grinding wheels, a novel brazed–resin composite wheel was developed by embedding brazed CBN (cubic boron nitride) segments into a resin working layer. The brazed CBN segments were fab...
The grinding normal force is one of the main factors that affect grinding quality. We report on the development of a compact grinding tool which not only can rotate the grind wheel but also can actively control the wheel in the fore/aft direction to...
The state of a grinding wheel directly affects the surface quality of the workpiece. The monitoring of grinding wheel wear state can allow one to efficiently identify grinding wheel wear information and to timely and effectively trim the grinding whe...
Cutting regime parameters play an important role in determining the efficiency of the grinding process and the quality of the ground parts. In this study, the influences of the cutting parameters, including the cutting depth (ae), the feed rate (Fe)...
Tungsten carbide (WC) has been widely utilized in recent years in the hardware, mechanical, and chemical industries and in national defense because of its high hardness, anti-wear, low temperature, and anti-corrosion properties. However, using it for...
The aim of this study was to assess the characteristics of visual search behavior in elderly drivers in reverse parking. Fourteen healthy elderly and fourteen expert drivers performed a perpendicular parking task. The parking process was divided into...
In low-pressure casting, aluminum alloy wheels are prone to internal defects such as gas holes and shrinkage cavities, which call for X-ray inspection to ensure quality. Automatic defect segmentation of X-ray images is an important task in X-ray insp...
The flow field around the grinding wheel prevents grinding fluid from entering the grinding area, which deteriorates machining conditions and reduces the quality of the workpiece. MQL (Minimum Quantity Lubrication) grinding uses compressed gas to imp...
To reduce wheel loading caused by chip adhesion in the grinding of titanium alloys, a new method named ultrasonic-assisted plasma oxidation modification grinding is suggested. The processing principle was introduced in this research, and based on tha...
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