Judul: Rancang bangun pembuka alur aplikator pupuk cair dengan mekanisme tiga titik gandeng
Abstrak: Pabrik gula sebagai produsen gula mejadi salah satu tulang punggung Perekonomian Indonesia dan meniadi modal penting dalam meningkatkan kesejahteraan masyarakat. Sejauh ini pabrik gula belum mampu memenuhi kebutuhan gula sejalan dengan pertumbuhan jumlah penduduk yang meningkat lebih cepat. Oleh sebab itu pabrik gula dituntut agar mampu meningkatkan produksinya. Salah satu cara yang bisa digunakan untuk meningkatkanya yaitu dengan pemupukan. Pemupukan dilakukan untuk meningkatkan produksi tanaman tebu yang merupakan bahan baku utama industri gula.
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Judul: Rancang bangun sistem penyalur pada aplikator pupuk cair
Abstrak: Perusahaan gula merupakan salah satu tulang punggung perekonomian Indonesia dan menjadi modal penting dalam meningkatkan kesejahteraan masyarakat. Seiring dengan peningkatan penduduk secara eksponensial, maka pabrik gula dituntut agar mampu meningkatkan produksinya. Langkah yang dilakukan biasanya melakukan pekerjaan secara manual, yaitu mengandalkan tenaga manusia untuk beberapa kegiatan budidaya salah satunya adalah pemupukan dengan pupuk cair. Pemupukan secara manual biasanya membutuhkan banyak tenaga kerja dan cenderung waktu yang lebih lama, sedangkan produksinya tidak menentu karena pekerjaan secara manual beresiko terhadap keseragaman dan ketepatan dosis pupuk cair yang diperlukan per hektarnya. Selain itu juga beresiko terhadap ketepatan kedalaman penempatan pupuk karena kinerja manusia menyesuaikan dengan kondisi, baik itu lingkungan maupun psikologis. Hal ini akan sangat berpengaruh terhadap pertumbuhan tenaman tebu dan bisa menurunkan produksinya.
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Judul: Thermal Characteristics and Dynamics of Tropical Cyclone over Western North Pacific Ocean: A Case Study of Typhoon Songda (Chedeng) 2011
Abstrak: The frequent occasion of Tropical Cyclone (TC) over Western North Pacific (WNP) Ocean lies from 10˚N to 26˚N and 121˚E to 170˚E. Sources of TC development come from warm ocean temperature where latent heat is released during condensation processes and subsequently concentrated in the boundary layer. Relative humidity at 850-700 hPa is responsible to produce the most intense storm. Meanwhile, weak vertical wind shear between 850-200 hPa is one of the dynamical factors that lead to the development of TC. Pressure level of 850-200 hPa is chosen to minimize the thermodynamic effect in the lower troposphere. Typhoon Songda (Chedeng in the Philippines) or TSC lasted from May 18th to 30th, 2011 and strengthened into powerful Super Typhoon stage between May 24th and 27th. Long curving track and the exhibition of all sequences of TC life cycle, TSC is then considered as an ideal case of TC. The objective of the study with case of TSC is to investigate the role of thermal characteristics and dynamics on TC intensity. The research is carried out by using Advanced Research of Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF ARW model) version 3.3. Two domains are employed in the model. The first domain situate from 02˚N to 40˚N and 118˚E to 149˚E and cover spatial resolution () of 33.1 km. The second domain situate from 09˚N to 27˚N and 119˚E to 132˚E with of 11 km. Timestep of the model () is 120 seconds. The model is supported by the following physical parameterization, i.e., Yonsei University Scheme (YSU) in the boundary layer, Kain-Fritsch scheme (KF) in the cumulus, and WRF Single-Moment 3-class scheme in the microphysics. Initial meteorological condition prior to the formation of the cyclone is generated using WRF ARW standard-release model. Sensitivity of the model output is obtained from a selected single-parameter change scenarios, namely, 10 % to 20 % decrease and increase of wind shear initial data at 850-200 hPa, and by 10 % to 20 % decrease of relative humidity initial data at 850-700 hPa. The result showed that the negative correlations between wind shear and intensity are found in wind shear scenarios. Wind shears of 10 ms-1 which lead to strengthening of the wind intensity in the early period of Typhoon development are found in wind shear scenarios. The effect of wind shear changes on wind intensity is statistically significant in the 20 % wind shear scenarios. During mature stage, weak wind intensity occurred when wind shear increase as given in the WRF standard-release and the 20 % decreasing scenario. Different situation is found in the 20 % increasing scenario where wind shear tend to weak and lead to strong wind intensity at this stage. Meanwhile, the reduction of moisture supply at 850-700 hPa resulting from 20 % decreasing relative humidity play a major role in the weakening of wind intensity and reduces mechanical energy of the cycle process as much as 300 J kg-1.
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