Final Year Project Proposal

PPK MEKATRONIK UniMAP
Final Year Project Proposal
Session 2014/2015
Supervisor Name: Dr. Tan Wei Hong
No
1
Project Title /
Field of Study
Modal analysis
of a fan blade
Field of study:
Applied
Mechanics
2
Modal analysis
of 3 metallic
plates
Field of study:
Applied
Mechanics
3
Development a
home based
impedance tube
Field of study:
Problem Statement
Objective(s)
Scope(s)
Expected Outcome(s)
Natural frequency of
fan blade will
change as the blade
is crack/break.
1. To evaluate the
natural frequency or
mode shape of fan
blade.
1. The fan blade used in
the experiment is the home
based table fan.
1. Natural frequency of fan
blade will be different
when it is fail/broken
/crack.
2. To determine the
failure operating
speed of the fan
blade.
Different metallic
plate with give
different natural
frequency to suit
different kind of
application.
1. To evaluate the
natural frequency or
mode shape of 3
different metallic
plate.
2. To justify the
which parameter of
plate provide the
most affect on the
natural frequency of
metallic plate.
A cheaper home
based impedance
tube is built for
sound absorption
coefficient
1. To develop a low
cost impedance tube
for sound absorption
coefficient
2. Modal analysis is
conducted under free-free
boundary condition.
3. Finite Element (FE)
software to be used is
ANSYS.
1. The suggested metallic
plates used in the
experiment are aluminium,
mild steel and alloy.
2. Modal analysis is
conducted under free-free
boundary condition.
3. Finite Element (FE)
software to be used is
ANSYS.
1. The developed
impedance tube able to
measure sound absorption
coefficient of specimen for
the frequency range 1500
2 The modal analysis
technique can be used to
analyze others system,
such as wind turbine.
1. Natural frequency of
metallic plate will be
different for different
materials, thickness, mass
and boundary condition.
2 The modal analysis
technique can be used to
analyze others system,
such as wind turbine.
1. The learned engineering
knowledge are applied for
designing and developing a
home based impedance
List of component
(Hardware/Softwar
e to be used)
1. Accelerometer
2. LMS Test
Express
3. Impact hammer
4. LMS Modal
analysis
5. ANSYS software
Estimated
Budget
*to be bourne
by supervisor’s
research grant
RM100
1. Accelerometer
2. LMS Test
Express
3. Impact hammer
4. LMS Modal
analysis
5. ANSYS software
RM100
1. Brass tube
2. LMS Test
Express
3. Microphone
4. LMS Virtual Lab
software
RM500
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Design &
Manufacturing
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Determination
of material
using acoustic
technique.
measurement.
Acoustic technique
with non-destructive
to clarify or
determine the
different materials.
Field of study:
Applied
Mechanics
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Optimization of
microperforated panel
sound absorber.
Field of study:
Applied
Mechanics
measurement.
Hz to 4800 Hz.
tube.
2. To determine the
sound absorption
coefficient of the
test specimens, such
as foam, porous
materials etc.
2. The brass tube is
proposed to be used for the
impedance tube
fabrication.
2. The sound absorption
coefficient of sound
absorbing material can be
measured by using the
fabricated impedance tube.
1. To justify
different material by
using the acoustic
technique when a
ball bearing is
dropped on it.
2. To evaluate the
level of impact
sound in terms of
thickness, material,
and size.
Problem occurring
when deciding the
optimum parameters
for an MPP sound
absorber to provide
wide range sound
absorption
coefficient.
1. To determine the
optimum parameters
of an MPP sound
absorber for wider
band sound
absorption
coefficient.
2. To develop the
related optimization
algorithm for MPP
3. Acoustical software to
be used is LMS Virtual
Lab.
3. The measured sound
absorption coefficient of
material can be used in the
simulation for further
acoustical analysis.
1. The ball bearing is used
to impact on the materials
and the impact sound is
recorded.
1. The level of impact
sound will be different for
different kind of testing
materials.
2. The software of
recording sound to be used
is Audacity.
2. The technique might be
applied on the
classification of fake coins.
1. The optimization
evaluation is used to tune
the sound absorption
coefficient more than 0.5
for the frequency range
1000 Hz to 2000 Hz.
1. The optimum
parameters of MPP sound
absorber for wider band
and higher sound
absorption coefficient can
be obtained.
2. The simulated annealing
(SA) optimization
algorithm is used for the
optimization study.
2. The developed
optimization algorithm or
technique can be applied in
other applications.
1. Ball bearing
2. Microphone
3 PC/Laptop
4 Anechoic room
5. Audacity software
RM50
1. PC/Laptop
2. Matlab software
RM10
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Acoustical
simulation
analysis of
silencer
Field of study:
Applied
Mechanics
Parameters of
silencer should be
considered for
obtaining high
transmission loss
performance of
silencer.
sound absorber.
3. The optimization
evaluation software to be
in this study is Matlab.
1. To develop the
acoustical
simulation modeling
of silencer.
1. The simulation is used
to analysis the
performance of silencer
before carrying out the
prototyping.
2. To evaluate the
transmission loss
performance of
silencer in the early
stage of design.
2. The boundary element
method (BEM) simulation
algorithm is used for the
study.
1. The transmission loss of
the silencer can be
determined related to the
design of silencer.
1. PC/Laptop
2. LMS Virtual Lab
software
3. ANSYS software
RM10
1. PC/Laptop
2. Matlab software
RM10
2. The developed
simulation model can be
applied in other silencer
with different designs.
3. The simulation software
to be in this study is LMS
Virtual Lab.
7
Optimal design
of vibration
isolators for
vibrating
machines
Field of study:
Applied
Mechanics
Suitable and optimal
design vibration
isolators are needed
for fine tuning the
vibrating frequency
for the vibrating
machines to reduce
its vibration level.
1. To develop the
mathematical model
for the proposed
vibration isolators.
2. To optimize the
designs of vibration
isolators which tune
for the vibrating
machines.
1. The vibrating machines
can be used for the
optimized are airconditioner compressor,
washing machines, and
others.
2. The constrained
nonlinear minimization
optimization algorithm is
used for the optimization
study with aid of Matlab
software.
1. The optimum
parameters of vibration
isolators for reducing the
vibration level of vibrating
machines can be obtained.
2. The developed
optimization algorithm or
technique can be applied in
other applications.

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