Objectives of this study are (i) to investigate characteristics of a fuel injector and to establish the characteristic correlation for correcting the fuel injection rate calculated from the control signal of a fuel injector and (ii) to design and fabricate the fuel consumption monitoring system by measuring the control signal of fuel injector in conjunction with considering the obtained characteristic correlation to enhance accuracy of the measured fuel consumption rate. The characteristics of a fuel injector (maximum fuel injection rate of 270 cm3/min) e.g. engine speeds percentages of injector’s duty cycle and pressure differences between fuel rail and intake manifold were experimentally investigated on a test set in the laboratory. The study found that when the engine speed increased the fuel injection rate increased. When the percentages of infector’s duty cycle increased the increasing ratio was less than the one-to-one increasing ratio as a case of the ideal. Moreover when the pressure difference increased the fuel injection rate increased. After that the fuel consumption monitoring system was designed and fabricated based on the Arduino Mega 2560 microcontroller. Trip distance was measured by a GPS module. The real-time fuel consumption rate could be shown on a LCD display. All recorded data were stored onto a SD card for further data analysis. Finally the on-road-test validation was conducted by on the 2011 Mitsubishi Triton installed with the 4-cylinder gasoline engine with total displacement of 2351 cm3. It was found from that the average discrepancy of the measured fuel volume was ± 1.88% compared to the actual fuel volume obtained by measuring a decreasing volume of consumed fuel.

The purpose of this research was to investigate the use of soaked black bean water and to add value to it otherwise it is considered as colored waste water. The soaked black bean water was analyzed for phytochemicals and dyeing process was carried out silk cotton and polyester fibers. Dried black beans were soaked in water ratio 1:1 for at least 12 hours. The dyeing process involved soaking the fiber in soaked black bean water at 100o for 30 min. to determine the type of fiber staining and color fastness. Results showed presence of Anthocyanin Anthraquinonoid Terpenoid Saponin Tannin and Flavonoids in soaked black bean water. It was found that dye could be absorbed by silk fabric in an acidic condition. The shade appeared red-brown at L*44.17 a*16.88 and b*20.13 color strength was 6.19 and ultraviolet protection was blocked more than 97.5 percentages as UPF 50+. Moreover the color fastness grading in crocking property was very good to excellent (CF 4-5) good washing fastness (WF4) and moderate fastness in the presence of light (LF 4). In conclusion soaked black bean water can be used for dyeing for silk fabric and enhance UV protection.

Using of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and synthetic surfactant increase the chemical contamination in water. The co-phytotoxicity of EDTA (0-20 mg/l) and 3 synthetic surfactants; Triton X-100 (0-10xCMC) Tween 80 (0-10xCMC) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) (0-2 x CMC) on the growth of 2 duckweeds spirodela polyrrhiza and Lemma perpusilla were studied for 3 days. The results showed that the surfactant were phytotoxic on the growth of both plants while EDTA was not. SDS was the most toxic to plant especially on all chlorophyll content. Triton X-100 was only toxic to the growth of L. perpusilla and weight of S. polyrrhiza. Tween 80 was less or the least toxic to both plants. This surfactant only decreased chlorophyll a and total chlorophyll content of S.polyrrhiza and L. perpusilla. There was not any interaction between EDTA and surfactant on most toxicity tests. With these results synthetic surfactant contamination should be more concerned than co-contamination with EDTA.

This study applied the kunzelstab penetration Test (KPT) or Light Penetrometer to examined penetration resistance values geological profiles and estimate shear strength properties of soils. KPT tests were carried out on steep slopes that exhibit potential slope movement in Chiang Rai province. The principal uses of the KPT are examined; i.e. correction method for N’KPT’ soil profile and allowable bearing capacity of soil foundation. KPT tests were conducted at 13 boreholes each measuring 4.00 m long along the crown of the slope. The results indicated the compacted layer and located the firm layer of soil foundation. The average allowable bearing capacities were 1.53 t/m2 at depth of 1.00-5.00 m and 17.06 t/m2 for 5.00-6.00 m depth respectively. Furthermore this paper presents an analysis of the stability of a slope with the shear strength parameters of the soil and the geological profile were defined based on the results of KPT. The results of factor of safety were below the stable value for analysis cases with groundwater table. Test results demonstrate the usefulness of the KPT method in geotechnical investigations to estimate soil profile and bearing capacity efficiently and economically. This approach is also less time consuming compared to other geotechnical site investigation methods.

At the present the studies on the Mahachanok jam product is limited. The objective of this research was to study in the textural syneresis and sensory characteristics of Mahachanok jam from three types of geldings (pectin galactomannan and carrageenan) and different storage conditions (room temperature 4o C) for 1 month. It was found that the gel strength rupture strength and brittleness of the Mahachanok jam from carrageenan and galactomannan were higher than pectin (p≤0.05). When the jam was stored at 4oC jam from pectin had highest brittleness and jam from galactomannan had syneresis more than carrageenan and pectin (p≤0.05) respectively. The jam was stored at 4o C found that the syneresis was lower than stored at room temperature. For sensory evaluation the overall acceptance of Mahachanok jam from pectin and carrageenan were higher than galactomannan with the mean of like score between slight to moderate.