Microwave-assisted and ultrasound-assisted extraction assays were used to isolate total flavonoids (TF) from Osmanthus fragrans flowers. The effects of the solid-liquid ratio, ethanol concentration, microwave power, microwave extraction time, ultrasonic power and ultrasonic extraction time on the yield of TF were studied. A sequential combination of microwave- and ultrasound-assisted extraction...

Machining of micro SiCp/AA2124 composites remains a challenge with conventional machining yielding poor surface quality high tool wear. In this paper, we study two distinct and unique hybrid processes the aim improving outcome three types micro-SiC/AA2124 different particulate volume fractions sizes. The class studied is available commercially being used in industrial applications, thus assessi...

Ultrasonic-assisted grinding processing can effectively reduce the surface roughness and enhance efficiency in of hard brittle materials. However, most common ultrasonic assisted is a type contact where tool directly contacts workpiece, which means that it necessary to accurately control pre-pressure on workpiece. The will inevitably increase complexity device, easy wear workpiece because impro...

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...

Nickel-based superalloys are widely used in the aerospace, automotive, marine and medical sectors, owing to their high mechanical strength corrosion resistance. However, they exhibit poor machinability due low thermal conductivity, shear modulus, strain hardening, etc. Various modifications have been incorporated into existing machining techniques address these issues. One such modification is ...

This paper presents a new statistical-based method of tool life monitoring for turning process, called Integrated Kurtosis-based Algorithm for Z-filter Technique, I-kaz, which was based on statistical analysis. The I-kaz method calculates the related coefficient for the measured machining signals. The input data of the I-kaz was acoustic signal that was generated during machining process, which...

The transesterification reaction of present study was assisted by ultrasonic mixing and microwave irradiation. Central composite design (CCD) was employed to optimize the transesterification reaction conditions of biodiesel production from soybean oil. A mathematical model predicted that the theoretical conversion rate of soybean oil of 102.19% could be obtained under the following reaction con...