There are many ways to reduce diesel engine exhaust emissions. However, NOx emission is difficult to reduce because the hydrocarbon (HC) concentration in a diesel engine is not sufficient for NOx conversion. Therefore, in order to create stoichiometric conditions in the De-NOx catalyst, a secondary injection system is designed to inject liquid HC into the exhaust pipe. The atomization and distr...

Developing bactericidal coatings using simple green chemical methods could be a promising route to potential environmentally friendly applications. Here, we describe an environmentally friendly chemistry approach to synthesize metal-nanoparticle (MNP)-embedded paint, in a single step, from common household paint. The naturally occurring oxidative drying process in oils, involving free-radical e...

In the automotive assembly process, improvements to paint application technology have increasingly relied on a consistent, high quality supply of high purity water. The water is used to improve the adhesion of anti-corrosive compounds to a car’s frame and body parts, and for rinse water between paint coats to improve adhesion and consistency of the finish. The industry has traditionally operate...

In this paper, we present AR Paint, a fusion system of a paint tool and Augmented Reality (AR) that can augment in-place hand-drawn paintings onto an object. The system allows users to draw anything using the paint tool and then augment it onto an object whenever they want while providing a new experience and enjoyment during the process. It also has potential value if used in industry or for m...

The effect of various humidities on process yields and degrees of crystallinity for spray-dried powders from spray drying of lactose with humid air in a straight-through system have been studied. It has been suggested by Williams–Landel–Ferry kinetics (WLF) that a higher particle temperature and lower glass-transition temperature would increase the crystallization rate of the particles during t...

Organic coatings act as a barrier to a corrosive solution and check the transfer of electrical charge from the corrosive solution. High performance organic paint systems were applied on plain carbon steel substrate with two different primers viz., epoxy Zn phosphate and epoxy Zn rich. Identical intermediate and top coats were applied on them having equal dry film thickness. Both uncontrolled lo...

Aim of the present study was to characterize the process of atomization and drying of layer-by-layer emulsions containing lecithin (single layer emulsion) and lecithin/chitosan (multilayer emulsion) and the oxidative stability of the spray-dried emulsions during storage. For this purpose, the analysis of the emulsion spray droplet size during atomization by two different atomization devices, i....

The neural network (NN) models well trained and validated by the same data may exhibit noticeably different predictabilities in applications. This is mainly due to the fact that the knowledge captured by the NNs in training may be different in depth and breadth. In this regard, using a set of nearly equally superior models, instead of a single one, may demonstrate its robustness of system perfo...