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July 2013Volume (4), Issue (7)
Keynote Speakers
Professor Dr. Iven Mareels
Dean, School of Engineering,
University of Melbourne.
Ofcial launch of the conference
by Professor Dato Dr. Hassan Said,
Vice Chancellor & President,
Taylors University.
Mr. Arnold
Senior Production Manager,
Shell Rening Companies.
Invited guests and the faculty members of Taylors University School of Engineering in a group photo.
EURECA (Engineering
Undergraduate Researchand Catalysis) Conference 2013July 1-2
The inaugural EURECA conference is the rst conference in Malaysia that caters
specically for undergraduate engineering students, giving them a platform to
present their nal year research work.
As a requirement for graduation for all Taylors University School of Engineeringnal year students, the conference has seen the participation of 73 nal year
engineering students from Taylors University and 1 participant from the University
of Nottingham, Malaysia.
The aim of this conference is to help undergraduate students develop their
research skills and experience the networking opportunities with industry and
academic experts. The keynote speakers for EURECA 2013 were Dr. Dian Darina
Indah bt Daruis from the National Defence University of Malaysia, Mr. Arnold Teo
from Shell Malaysia and Professor Iven Mareels from the University of Melbourne.
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Taylors University Engineering Fair July 2013July 5
Taylors Engineering Fair is an event held traditionally every
semester to showcase the innovative concepts, ground-
breaking inventions and revolutionary ideas of the engineering
students of Taylors University, which are then judged by
academic experts and leading industry representativesbased on various categories. There were 128 groups from all
the three disciplines - Mechanical, Chemical and Electrical
Engineering - taking part in the fair. From Race Car to War
Robots, Pyrolysis Cooking Stove to Bioethanol Production
Plants, Brain Controlled wheelchair to 500 Megawatt Solar
Power Plant in range, these are just a tip of an iceberg of the
already impressive projects that were showcased at the July
2013 Taylors Engineering Fair.
In other words, it is a full-spectrum exhibition of the future
technologies painstakingly designed and crafted by the
engineering students for the future generations.
It Moves!!!
Award:Taylors Grand Challenge Amphibian
Vehicle Race
Amphibian vehicle is an important mode of transportation
that is used by many all over the world eg: military purpose,
emergency. Realising the importance of this vehicle, desires
to instill students designing skills coupled with a sense of
responsibility, sustainability and creativity.
Team Members: Oh Wei Szin, Chew Hong Jun,
Melvin Mok Poh Chuen, Chong Chiang Hoong,
Ricky Saputra
Sem1
Judging in progress for the Nanouid
Cooling System for Solar Panels.
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Sem2 Taylors Racing Team
Award:
Best Ergonomic Design Project Award
This project is a double-seater racing car powered by a Honda cbr250r
engine, which will compete in the 2013 EIMA race at the Melaka InternationalMotorsport Circuit.
Team Members: Justin Moo Xian Yuen, Naresh Jeyapalan,
Jason Law Sie Wei, Ivan Chai Voon Kian, Leroy Liaw Kwok Leung,
Khine Thin Zar Sint, Fatemah Donyamali
Sem2Easy-Disposal Cat Litter Box
Award:
Highest Marketing Potential Project Award
One of the hassles of owning a cat is to clean its waste from the litter box.
This project is designed to make this process easier, especially for those who
own a lot of cats. Instead of picking the faeces one-by-one, this device will
allow cat owners to rid them all in one go.
Team Members: Muhammad Anas, Tengku Mohamad Faris Bin TengkuSalehudin, Terry Vun, Lee Jia Hin, Manish Kumar Sing Domun
Sem2 Chairish Life
Award:
Best Return on Investment Project Award
This chair implements a stretching mechanism that allows
users to ex their muscles within reachable space even in the
midst of a hectic routine. Stretching improves ones blood
circulation when he/she sits down for too long. By applying
ergonomic principles, this chair helps boost productivity and
efciency of the user.
Team Members: Lee Pak Kee, Kong Ye Kai, Sze Zi Cheng,Teh Kai Ren, Heng Jing Lei, Wong Jing Jie
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Sem3
Judging in progress for the Briefcase
Size Biodiesel Plant from House
Cooking Oil (GG Tank).
Briefcase Size Biodiesel Plant from House Cooking Oil (GG Tank)
Award:
Best Multidisciplinary Project Award
Aimed at converting waste cooking oil into biodiesel,
this is the product of the hard and united work of thisgroups members. Made out of recyclable materials,
it is not only environmental friendly but also aids in
generating income for people in rural areas.
Team Members: Sun Yeng Joe, Gavin Neo Hung Ming,
Chin Meei Huey, Choon Zhe Shyi, Tan Wei Tar
Pyrolysis Cooking Stove
Award:
Best Environmentally Friendly Design
Project Award
This project develops an environmental-friendly cooking stovethat uses biomass as fuel to generate heat. A secondary air
supply is introduced to ensure complete combustion takes
place.
Team Members: Aiman Bin Yusri, Aisyah Hanis Binti Abdul Aziz,
Justin Leong Chee Mun, Ling Tek Soon, Low Shen Hin
Sem3
Sem3
Nanocarbon Capture from Diesel Exhaust
Award:
Best Return on Investment Project Award
This project designed a cyclone separator that is able to
separate nanoparticles from diesel exhaust which may be
harmful to human bodies.
Team Members: Yap Zhu Wei, Kok Cher Zheng,
Khor Shern Huong, Tan Yi Jin, Yeoh Woanlin
Sem3
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Sem4
Sem4
Palm Oil Efuent Treatment &
Preparation of Activated Carbon
Award:
Best Environmentally Friendly Design
Project Award
This project aims to produce activated carbon from oil
palm shell and use it for wastewater treatment replacing
the existing method to reduce the cost for wastewater
treatment.
Team Members: Saravanakumar A/L Rajentheran,
Alicia Cheok Pei Yin, Ma Qianyi, Yong Mun Yee
Herbal Processing Technology
Award:
Most Innovative Design Project Award
This is a new product using a medicinal herb (betel
leaves) for its known bio-activity, which can be used as
soap and/or toothpaste.
Team Members: Ameena Ali (Jaime), Mariam
Abdul Hafeez, Aisyah Fadhilah Bt Mahmood Azmy,
Chia Wan Teng
Snapshots of the engineering projects
displayed at the fair.
Palm Oil Cutter & Collection System
Award:
Best CAD/CAM Design Project Award
This project aims to create a smarter way to harvest oil palm
fruits to reduce the difculties faced by plantation workers.
Team Members: Joshua Chieng Lie Yang, Chia Voon Kui, Tan
Chee Hong, Mok Chui Jet, Lee Neng Yung, Lee Pei Ying
Sem4
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Sem 5
Students demonstrating their
Fit 2 Space project.
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
Award:
Taylors Capstone Project Prize
The objective of this project is to design a polyvinyl chloride
(PVC) production plant that will convert the basic components
(chlorine & ethylene) into the intermediary product, vinyl chloride
monomer (VCM) and nally to PVC. To complete this project,
application of knowledge regarding ow sheeting, process energy
integration, process modelling using simulation software (i.e.
Unisim) and equipment sizing.
Team Members: Siow Yea Ying, Lai Chooi San, Tsu Weng Huang,
Ho Szu Jie
Biodiesel Production
Award:
Taylors Capstone Project Prize
This project is to produce biodiesel from extraction of algae
oil via transesterication process.
Team Members: Joanne Chan Wan Rou, Phing Hui Min, Kalananthni,
Chun Eugene
Sem5
Sem5
Conceive & Design a Human-Powered Vehicle & Its
Associated Manufacturing Plant
Award:
Taylors Capstone Project Prize
A human powered vehicle (HPV) can be dened as a type of vehicle, which
uses only human muscle power as the input energy to allow movement of
the vehicle itself. This project aims to improve the ergonomic and safety of
the design of a HPV. Besides that, a manufacturing plant is modeled to mass
produce the vehicle.
Team Members: Pang Zong Xin, Chan Jian Sheng, Yap Kian Hoong,
Lim Ze Qian, Lim Ming Tat
Sem5
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Sem6 Production of Methyl Tertiary Buthyl
Ether (MTBE)
Award:
Taylors Capstone Project Prize
Incorporating chemical process design skills, this designproject covers the production of methyl tertiary butyl
ether (MTBE) that belongs to a group of chemicals
known as oxygenates. The MTBE plant production
capacity of 300,000 metric tonnes per year is utilised
in the automotive industry where the oxygenate acts
as an additive in fuel for gasoline engines to enhance
combustion process and reduce the emissions of exhaust
pollutants. Acting as an octane enhancer, MTBE is an
ideal substitute for lead in the blending of gasoline.
Team Members: Fang Yan Kai, Khoo Meow Shan,
Nor Azhreeha Binti Abdul Hamed
Human Powered Vehicle
Award:
Taylors Capstone Project Prize
This project is to develop human powered vehicle for
the HPV Inter-Uni competition. This vehicle has to purelyoperate using human power without engines. The HPV
is required to deliver maximum energy transmission in
order to win the race.
Team Members: Low Kean Peng, Wong Chyishen,
Pang Chuan Yao
Sem6
Human Powered Vehicle (HPV)
Award:
Taylors Capstone Project Prize
This project is a three-wheeler HPV, specially developed
to compete in the race.
Team Members: Dominic Ang Ding Xiong,
Ng Kun Yong, Lim Wei Kit, Gabriel Ngui Kai Zhneg,
Michael Loon Chee Yan
Sem6
Panel of judges brieng session.
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Sem8
Sem8 Developing an Integrated Approach
for Experimental Modal Analysis of
Multi-Bent Copper Phosphorous Tubes
(by Cheok Jian Tyng)
Award:Taylors Research Prize (Individual)
This project was conducted to design an EMA test to
gauge the impact hammer modal testing on multibent
oxidised phosphorus copper tube within the interesting
frequency range of 1Hz to 200Hz. The test xture needs
to be designed by following the general principles
of vibration of a test xture design by altering the
resonances out of the range of testing.
Heat Transfer Enhancements Using CNT
Nanouids in a Turbulent Flow Heat
Exchanger(by Ong Seik San)Award:
Taylors Research Prize (Individual)
Suspensions of Nano-sized particles (
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Sem8
Automatic Car-Plate Detection &
Recognition System(by Ng Simin)
Award:
Taylors Research Prize (Individual)
This project aims to improve the automatic number plate
recognition system.
Drying Kinetics & Total Phenolic
Content of Dried Mentha ArvensisLeaves(by Wong Siew Fan)
Award:
Taylors Research Prize (Individual)
The objective of this study is to investigate the effects
of natural sun drying and infrared drying on drying
characteristics and total phenolic content of MA leaves.
Drying temperature of infrared dried MA leaves was
ranged from 50C - 80C and average natural sun drying
temperature was 30C- 45C.
Se
m8
Design & Development of Single-Sided
Linear Induction Motor
(by Khumira Ismail)
Award:
Taylors Research Prize (Individual)
Linear motor provides a linear motion of thrust along its
axis. In this project, height to width ratio of the permanent
magnets is varied to investigate the change to the motors
thrust characteristics.
Mems Biosensor: The Elecmagnetism
Approach(by Chan Ching Hong)
Award:Taylors Research Prize (Individual)
The project uses elecmagnetism theory to test the
hypothesis of MEMS biosensors using inductance to sense
the existance of pathogens.
Sem8
Sem8
Group photo during the closing
ceremony of Taylors Engineering Fair.
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Taylors Human Powered Vehicle Race
CO2Car Competition
July 7
July 7
The third year, second semester
students from Taylors University School
of Engineering participated in the
inaugural Taylors Human Powered
Vehicle Race THPV. Four teams
participated in the race, each with their
own human powered vehicle. The HPVs
were conceived, designed, implemented
throughout the year as part of the
Mechanical Engineering Capstone
Project module; and operated in the
race by one of the team members.
The qualifying session of the race
consists of the each team completing
a lap and locking in the lap time. The
best lap time determined the position
of the team on the starting grid. Team
1s HPV was piloted by Domonic Ang
Carbon dioxide car (CO2car) competition 2013 was
successfully held on 8thJuly 2013 at Taylors University,
Lakeside Campus. A total of 48 teams consisting of high
school students in Klang Valley competed in the event.
The objective of the event is to develop critical thinking
skills and cultivate team work among school students via
engineering projects.
Team #1s HPV piloted by Dominic Ang.
Opening address by the Dean, School
of Engineering, Professor Dr. Mushtak
Al-Atabi.
Team #2s HPV piloted
by Ahmad Fikri.
Group Photo of the contestants of the HPV Race.
and completed the qualifying session in
rst place with a time of 25.3 seconds,
10 seconds ahead of the second place
team, Team 2. The HPVs for Team 2,
3 and 4 were piloted by Ahmad Fikri,
Mohaymen Khan and Low Kean Peng
respectively. The race consisted of 5
laps. Team 1 dominated the race and
nished the race a lap ahead of the
second place team, Team 2.
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Prize giving ceremony tothe winners.
Awards Team School
Best Presentation Formula 5 Tsun Jin High School
Best Researched Project Neonites SMJK Chong Hwa
Most Cost Effective Project Big Axle Donuts Sri Emas International School
Most Creative Project Jetpack Joyride Wesley Methodist School
Best Supportive Teacher Pn. Sin SMK Taman Desa
Best Poster Moving Forward Catholic High School
2nd Runner Up Mighty Minds SMJK Chong Hwa
1st Runner Up Big Axle Donuts Sri Emas International School
Champion Tsun Jin C Tsun Jin High School
Participating teams were required to construct a model vehicle
which is capable of carrying a 500ml bottle. The model vehicle
must be powered by carbon dioxide (CO2) and travel the
distance specied.
Each team presented and explained their model vehicles
technical characteristics to a panel of judges, who then
evaluate the teams based on their creative design ideas and
initiatives. Next, the cars were released one by one along a
runway to compete against each other according to the
specied travelling distance. Cars were not to travel beyond
the set limit of 5.5 meters. Other than teams presentation
and creativeness of the model, the research model, the cost
effectiveness of building the model and the poster is alsotaken into consideration as part of the winning criteria.
During the closing ceremony of the competition, the
following awards were presented to the respective winners:
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Ofcial Visit by Founder and
President of MINDS
First Foundation inEngineering Orientation
July 16
July 23
Academician Tan Sri Emeritus Professor Datuk Dr. Augustine S.H. Ong, the President of the Malaysian Invention and Design
Society (MINDS), and MINDS Executive Secretary, Chrys Tee,
visited Taylors Technology Innovation Centre (TTIC) on the
16thJuly 2013. Present at the visit to welcome the guests
were Taylors University Vice Chancellor and President,
Professor Dato Dr. Hassan Said; Dean School of Engineering,
Professor Dr. Mushtak Al-Atabi; Dean School of Architecture,
Building and Design, Mr. Tony Liew; Deputy Dean of Taylors
Design School, Mr. Ken Tan; Associate Dean (International
Relations) of Taylors Design School, Charles Naidu; Design
Schools lecturer, Mr. Stephen Poon and Director of TTIC,
Associate Professor Dr. Edwin Chung.
Tan Sri Ong visit was at the invitation of Mr. Stephen Poon
who as a committee member of MINDS noticed similarities
in some of the objectives of the two organisations and how
the two organisations can complement each other. At the
core of this discussion was how the two organisations can
work together to promote the practice of innovation within
the country especially to secondary school students. Possible
research collaboration and the appointment of Tan Sri Ong as
an Adjunct Professor were also discussed.
The inaugural intake of 79 Foundation in Engineering students
kick-started with the orientation week on 23rdto 25thJuly2013. Professor Dr. Mushtak Al-Atabi, Dean of SOE, presented
exciting concepts on the need to be an engineer to the new
babies during his opening speech. Ir. Dr. Satesh Narayana
Namasivayam, the Deputy Dean of SOE, also introduced the
academic regulations and code of conduct to the students.
Taylors University, Lakeside Campus (JPT/BPP/1000-801/67/Jld.2(32) KPT/JPS/DFT/US/B21)No.1, Jalan Taylors, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Group photo with Tan Sri Ong (third from
right) at the end of the ofcial visit.
Professor Dr. Mushtak
Al-Atabi brieng students
during FIE orientation.
Tan Sri Ong presented a coffee table publication
as souvenir to Prof. Dato Dr. Hassan.
The new students were
engrossed with the talk by
Ir. Dr. Satesh.
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