The objectives of this research were to study the changes in the moisture of ground fish slices during drying with superheated steam combined with hot air and to compare the physical properties (in terms of color hardness toughness and shrinkage) as well as sensory evaluation of dried fish slices. Two drying methods were performed (i.e. superheated steam drying at 140 ?C combined with hot air drying at 110 ?C (SSD+HAD) and hot air drying at 110 ?C combined with superheated steam drying at 220 ?C and hot air drying at 110 ?C (HAD+SSD+HAD)). The ground fish samples were produced at sizes of 50?50?1.3 and50?50?2.2 mm (WDH). The samples with the initial moisture content of around 205-215% dry basis were dried until the final moisture content of about 20% dry basis. Results showed that the samples with 1.3 mm thickness had shorter drying times than those with 2.2 mm thickness. The samples dried by SSD+HAD and HAD+SSD+HAD were similar in the drying time. In term of qualities it was seen that the lightness of dried samples decreased but the hardness toughness and shrinkage percentage of dried samples increased when the samples thickness increased. Dried samples obtained from SSD+HAD had higher lightness hardness and toughness but had lower percentage of shrinkage than those obtained from HAD+SSD+HAD. Moreover it was found that dried samples obtained from HAD+SSD+HAD had the highest sensory scores.

This research aim to improve a combustion system of boiler within increase combustion efficiency and use all out of the energy. The large boilers were used in the industrial factories which consume a lot of energy for production. By oil and gas fuel will be increasing costs everyday cause many factories interested in energy saving with any method technical engineering specifically for production costs and environment effect decreasing. This researching was installed and program was invented in the industrial factory. This industry factory consumed cogeneration energy for fabric dying. The efficiency before installing the software is measured about 65.85 - 71.98% which heat in exhaust gas about 20% of overall energy is filled in the system. After installing heat loss in the system has been fallen until remain about 5 - 12% and efficiency of heat in system has been reached a peak of 80 - 85%.

The aim of this research is to study white and colour resist printing of dye extracted from dry nipa palm shell. The printing recipes and fixation condition were studied in this work. The result of white resist printing showed that 30 % owp of sodium carbonate (Na2CO3) was used to be a resisting agent. The steam fixation for 15 minutes was suitable to show a good white resist printing in whiteness and sharpness of printing pattern. The whiteness value was 35.05. The washing and rubbing fastness were good to very good and light fastness was fair. The tensile strengths of warp and weft directions were decreased to 10.29 % and 4.25 % respectively. The colour resist printing was using Curcuma longa Linn. powder as illuminant dye. The dye was miscible in 30 % owp of sodium carbonate. The colour resist printing results were corresponding as white resist printing results. The 15 minute of steam fixation showed a good colour resist printing. The Curcuma longa Linn dye could be fixed on silk fabric and showed a good colour strength and sharpness of pattern. The washing and rubbing fastness were good to very good. And light fastness was fair. The tensile strengths of warp and weft directions were decreased to 18.37 % and 4.18 % respectively.

This research aimed to improve combustion burning system of boiler and to increase burning efficiency and use all out of the energy. The large boilers were used in the industrial factories which consume a lot of energy for production. The Increasing oil and gas fuel costs everyday cause many factories interested in energy saving with any technical engineering methods specifically for production costs and environment effect decreasing. This research program software was installed and invented for the industrial factory. This industry factory consumed cogeneration energy for fabric dying. The efficiency before installing the software is measured about 65.85-71.98% and heat loss by 50% of overall energy in the system. After installing heat loss in the system has been fallen to 5-12% and efficiency of heat in system has been reached a peak of 80-85%.