Volume 2, Issue 1 (2011) | Energy Research Journal

Effect of Fuel Properties on Exhaust Emissions during Warm-Up Process

Rosli Abu Bakar — 2012-01-23

Energy Research Journal, Published online: 23 January 2012; doi:10.3844/erjsp.2011.1.5

Problem statement: Increasing air pollutions the big problem form internal combustion engines. Several attempts have been done to get a cleaner combustion process, one of which is the use of fuel etha...

Forecasting of Energy Consumption and Pollutant Emission for Road Transportation Policies Evaluation

Punravee Kongboontiam — 2012-01-23

Energy Research Journal, Published online: 23 January 2012; doi:10.3844/erjsp.2011.6.16

Problem statement: The energy demand in Thailand has significantly increased over last ten years, particularly in transportation sector. Road transportation contributes the highest energy consumption,...

Proposed Reliability Techniques on Soil and Rock Excavations

S. Tangchawal — 2012-01-26

Energy Research Journal, Published online: 26 January 2012; doi:10.3844/erjsp.2011.17.21

Problem statement: Assessment of the ground mass excavation is normally done by the deterministic method. A quantitative indication of mass stability provides as an index term known "the Factor of Saf...

Design of a Fuzzy Logic Sliding mode Model Following Controller for a Brushless DC Servomotor Drivers

Phongsak Phakamach — 2012-01-26

Energy Research Journal, Published online: 26 January 2012; doi:10.3844/erjsp.2011.22.28

Problem statement: A brushless DC servomotor position control system using a fuzzy logic sliding mode model following controller or FLSMFC is presented. Approach: The FLSMFC structure consists of an i...

Effective Atomic Number of Lead Sodium Borate Glass Systems at 662 keV

P. Limkitjaroenporn — 2012-02-14

Energy Research Journal, Published online: 14 February 2012; doi:10.3844/erjsp.2011.29.33

Mass attenuation coefficients of glass systems xPbO: 20Na2O: (80-x)B2O3 (x = 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 and 55% mol) were determined at 662 keV photon energy using gamma rays transmission m...