Recently Hydraulic Press has been generally used as a labor-saving device in several functions through industrial section. Previously most of the factory merely concern about using this powerful device and that caused so much electric energy wasted during the pending process on equipment transformation. Therefore our team initiated a conceptual study of energy consumption on using hydraulic press. The invention of hydraulic press for the study of electric energy requires hydraulic devices installation. This includes 3.7 kW 3 phases system induction motor and VSD hydraulic pump single shaft 2 sets set 1 low flow high pressure at flow rate 3.65 liters per minute and set 2 high flow low pressure at flow rate 6.79 liters per minute and total flow rate 10.44 liters per minute pressure relief valve and 2 ports 2 positions Bypass control valve and 4 ports 3 positions directional control valve double acting cylinder 100 mm diameter and 250 mm stroke and pressure gauge. The experiment on energy consumption using hydraulic press has been considered in 5 cases. Each case operated by different hydraulic devices in order to observe the differences of energy consumption. The result of experiment showed that case 1 had electric energy lost the most the rate of loss will increase as a percentage of the increase in pending. Case 2 to 4 with the lost of electric energy are similar. Case 5 is bringing the case 4 added VSD to adjust the speed of the electric motor is reduced to 435 rpm during the waiting period so this case had the lost of energy is minimal. After comparative experiment between case 1 and the other 4 cases during the pending process on equipment transformation at 20% - 200% it revealed that case 2 reduced electric energy wasted more than case 1 accounted for 17.07% - 30.46% while case 3 to 5 reduced electric energy wasted more than case 1 accounted for 16.06% - 29.52% 17.37% - 30.80% and 23.90% - 50.55% respectively

Admittedly a disc brake plays an important role in the auto part industry since it concerns directly with safety. Therefore the wide range of disc brake has been designed in order to develop its heat ventilation. Thus this project has designed a back-vented brake disc which is difference the current one (front-vented) and tried to create the test to find out the temperature diffusion of the disc brake with the hope to evaluate the coefficient of the heat convection varied by the temperature changing in both kinds of brakes under the forced heat convection in the steady condition. However the steady heat conduction and radiation value will not be counted because it is insignificant. The JASO C406: 2000 Standard is adopted as a guideline in the test. The outcome coefficient of heat conduction will be used in the simulation via the Finite Element Method (FEM) in order to study the temperature diffusion and heat ventilation of both kinds of brakes at each temperature level. Consequently the experimental work reveals then the heat convection coefficients of both kinds are unidirectional. The heat convection coefficient of the front-vented disc brake is 4.40 % in average higher than that of the back-vented disc brake. From the simulation the front-vented disc brake can ventilate the heat better than the back-vented disc brake at 3.02 % in average. It can be summarized that the front-vented disc brake has more temperature difference than the back-vented disc brake. Hence the front-vented disc brake likely gets more stress from the temperature than the back-vented disc brake and might be damaged during the operation more than the another type. Therefore this is tendency that the back-vented is safer than the front-vented brake disc for usage.

The aim of this research is to study the varieties of weight density distribution affect to the center of mass and vehicle stability. The weight density distribution tester was designed and changed the position of mass. Base on the center of mass is main points of vehicle stability. On the other hand FMCSA standard was applied to field test for considering of the brake performance and vehicle stability. The results of research discovered to the mass distribution on horizontal plane and fixed position Y1 are absolutely influence under an increasing 50 kilograms of mass condition. For the mass distribution on longitudinal plane and fixed position Z2 and Z3 are affected to the increasing of mass 100 and 150 kilograms respectively. Otherwise under an increasing of mass 200 and 250 kilograms there is non-influence to the weight density distribution. In term of the braking performance it’s depends on the lateral mass distribution especially the center position of mass installed on longitudinal and horizontal plane and close up on the front axle (Y2). For the vehicle stability results the position (Y2) is the highest influence for yaw rate and sideslip. Otherwise the position (Y3) or the position of mass installed on longitudinal plane and nearly at the left wheel on the rear axle. Additionally wheel lock-up condition was appeared on the front axle only. Because the behavior of the weight distribution on front axle was decreased lead to mass distribution on longitudinal plane.

This research was aimed to investigate for pineapple leaf paper drying. In this study process of drying the paper as a final step after the other. Paper drying time takes in solar energy to dry naturally for at least 2-3 days or more without natural sunshine. Solar hybrid energy dryer was designed for drying faster than traditional drying. The development of solar hybrid energy dryer ability to operate continuously. The solar dryer receives the heat from sunshine by passing into the solar panel dimension 1 x 2.6 m2 . The panel was installed on the top of the oven which declined 15 degree from the ground. The dimension of the oven is 1 x 1.05 x 1.30 m3 and have added heat to paraphrase another 2 rooms and heater 4 kW with controller and have added heat to paraphrase another 2 rooms. The dryer installed heater 4 kW with temperature controller and blower 0.22 kW serves as the circulation of heat in the oven to constant flow of 0.138 m3 / s. Experiment research test 3 types ; the use of solar energy alone the use of solar heater with a temperature of 50 55 and 60 °C and the heater only at 50 55 and 60 °C with three temperature settings. The variables in the study such as temperature humidity in the dryer humidity and Solar energy affect the pineapple leaf paper drying time. Experimental results from solar heater hybrid with 60 °C temperature setting was dried in minimum period of 3 hours and half at an average initial moisture content 1043.70% db to the final moisture content of 9.12% db. Highest average temperature in the dryer was 64.33 °C with electrical energy consumption 10.5 kWh. The use of only solar drying was dried in maximum period of 5 hours at an average initial moisture content 1070.98% db to the final moisture content of 15.84% db. Highest average temperature in the dryer was 39.89 °C with minimum electrical energy consumption 10.5 kWh.

Nowadays the Thailand automotive industry widely grows. Brakepad is one of the automotive productions that role to automotive industry because it is the most critical security parts. Consequently testing products for quality are extremely requested. However the equipment and function tests are not enough and are also high cost so it cannot supports to the automotive industry development. In this work the initiation and design of frictional test were carried out. The testing procedure is referred to The special test jigs for friction measurements JIS K7125[5] and Clutch facings for automobiles JIS D4311[6].A study of the frictional test emphasize on the static friction(l-ls) and kinetic friction(l-lk) in different condition. There are 3 specimens of brake pad supported by the industry company. These specimens were test and compared between the pin on disks result and the friction testings result. The two-sided results from the analysis correspond but the pin on disks friction coefficient is more than the friction testings friction coefficient by 19.56%. Moreover the coefficient of friction tends to follow the temperature. Besides the static friction(l-ls) is likely more than kinetic friction(l-lk) and will be high difference in high pressure condition.