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PROCEEDINGS 25-26 March 2009 Undercroft, Chancellor Complex Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS No. NPC 2009 National Postgraduate Conference on Engineering, Science & Technology Paper ID Paper Title Author[S] Affiliation[s] 1 ME001 Modeling Simultaneous Effects of Pressure, Temperature and pH on CO2 Corrosion Yuli Panca Asmara, Mokhtar Che Ismail Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 2 ME002 Micro Structural Studies of Sintered Carbon Nano Tubes Reinforced Copper Matrix Composite Gehad Goudah, Faiz Ahmad, O. Mamat Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 3 ME003 Dynamic Response Of Guyed Crane Girder Structure Induced By Moving Loads Edwar Yazid, Setyamartana, Khairul Fuad Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 4 ME004 Application of Post Processing Techniques for Surface Roughness Reduction of Multijet Modeling Rapid Prototype Parts Khurram Altaf, Ahmad Majdi Abdul Rani Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 5 ME005 A Conceptual Design Support Tool for Subsea Process Equipment Design Dereje Engida Woldemichael, Fakhruldin Mohd Hashim Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 6 ME006 Active Vibration Cancellation of a Free-piston Linear Generator Engine Yee Hong Hoe, Ap Dr. Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 7 ME007 Mechanical and Rheological Properties of Natural Sand Reinforced Polymer Composite Tesfalidet Gebrehiwot, Dr Khisbullah Hudha, Mohd Zakaria Bin Mohd Nasir Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 8 ME008 Six Sigma Plus Implementation in Organizations and Its Sustainability – A Case Study of MNCs in Malaysia S.suppremaniam, K.muthusamy Open University Malaysia 9 ME009 Simulation of Active Front Bumper System for Frontal Impact Protection Alif Zulfakar Bin Pokaad Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) 10 ME010 Copper as an Electrode for Electrical Discharge Machining Process: Review M. Mohd. Razali, S. Nor Mohamad, A.b. Mohd. Hadzley, R.a. Raja Izamshah, , P. J. Liew Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) 11 ME013 Effect of Sintering Additives on the Properties of Alumina Ceramic L. Constance, S. Ramesh, C. H. Ting , C. Y. Tan UNITEN 12 ME014 Modeling of Two Stroke, Dual Cylinder Free Piston Linear Generator Engine Abdulwehab A. Ibrahima, Ap. Dr. Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 13 ME015 Toward A New Simple Analytical Formulation of Turbulent Flows G. Nugroho, A.m.s. Ali, Z.a. Abdul Karim Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 14 ME016 Effects of Current Protection on Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Reinforced Concrete in NaCl Solution Yuli Panca Asmara Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Click on ‘Paper ID’ to open linked paper. PROCEEDINGS 25-26 March 2009 Undercroft, Chancellor Complex Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS NPC 2009 National Postgraduate Conference on Engineering, Science & Technology No. Paper ID Paper Title Author[S] Affiliation[s] 15 ME017 Application of Thrust Reverse to Improve Aircraft Landing Performance Dr. Arif A. Al-qassar University of Technology Baghdad, Iraq 16 ME018 Decision Making Through Process Optimization Using Excel Spreadsheet and Operations Research Theories to Analyze a Manufacturing System Ho Kok Hoe, Kk. Harikrishnan, K.muthusamy Open University Malaysia 17 ME019 Analysis of Temperature Distribution of Chilled-Water Thermal Storage Tank Joko Waluyo, M. Amin A. Majid , C. Rangkuti Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 18 ME020 Optical and Digital Imaging Applications on Spray and Flame Characterization: Survey E. D. Iffa, A. Rashid A. Aziz Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 19 ME021 Development of Hybrid Intelligent Systems for Boiler Fault Detection and Diagnosis Firas B. Ismail, Hussain H. Al-kayiem Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 20 ME022 Analytical Modeling and Simulation of Heat Recovery Steam Generator in a Cogeneration Plant Aklilu Tesfamichael Baheta , Syed Ihtsham-ul-haq Gilani B Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 21 ME023 Simulation of Transmission Pipeline Network System of Natural Gas with Non Pipe Elements A. D. Woldeyohannes, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 22 ME024 Electro-Discharge Machining of Aluminum Metal Matrix Composite (AlA242/ 30% Al2O3) Alexis Mouangue Nanimina, Ahmad Majdi Abdul Rani, Faiz Ahmad Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 23 ME025 Effect of Non-uniform Distribution of Flow on the Performance of Fin-tube Heat Exchangers Chin Wai Meng, Vijay R. Raghavan Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 24 ME026 Neuro-Fuzzy Based Fault Detection System for a Cogeneration and Cooling Plant A.l. Tamiru, C. Rangkuti, F. M. Hashim Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 25 ME027 Methodology of the Modelling of External Corrosion Growth on Buried Gas Pipelines for Malaysian Soil Conditions Siti Rabe’ah Othman*, Norhazilan Md Noor, Nordin Yahaya And , Nor Apaziah Nor Ozman Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 26 ME028 Simulation of Cutting Particles Transportation in Oil Wells Drilling Rawia A/gadir Eltahir Eltilib, Hussain H. Al Kayiem Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 27 ME029 Investigating ISO14649 for Step-Compliant Turn-Mill Operations Mesfin Gizaw Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 28 ME030 Review on Enhancement Techniques of Solar Chimneys Sreejaya K.v, Hussain H. Al Kayiem Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Click on ‘Paper ID’ to open linked paper. M.a.a. Majid PROCEEDINGS 25-26 March 2009 Undercroft, Chancellor Complex Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS NPC 2009 National Postgraduate Conference on Engineering, Science & Technology No. Paper ID Paper Title Author[S] Affiliation[s] 29 ME031 Ribbed Double Pipe Heat Exchanger: Analytical Analysis Mohamed F. El-rahman, Hussain H. Alkayiem Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 30 ME032 Fire Resistance and Early Burning Performance of Kenaf (Hibiscus Cannabinus) Particle Board Treated With Phosphorus-Based Fire Retardants Izran, K, Zaidon, A., Abdul Rashid A. M., Abood, F., , Beyer, G FRIM 31 ME033 Causal Relationships among Quality Management System Practices, Company Competitiveness, Customer Satisfaction and Business Performance of ISO 9001-Certified Companies in Malaysian Construction Industry Sia Mal Kong, Christy Pathrose Gomez , Zuhairi Abd Hamid Kolej Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kuala Lumpur 32 ME034 Prediction Modeling Of Equipment Failure in Risk-Based Inspection Ainul Akmar Binti Mokhtar Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 33 ME035 Electro Discharge Machining by Using Modified Copper-Tungsten Electrode Al Tidjani Zakaria Mahamat Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 34 ME039 Capacity Assessment of Corroded Pipelines Using Available Codes Chanyalew Taye Belachew Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 35 ME041 Studying the Effect of Micro Bubbles in Removing the Suspended Particles in CMC Polluted Water Felixtianus Eko Wismo Winarto Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 36 ME043 Availability Study of Gas Compression System at Offshore Platform Hilmi Bin Hussin Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 37 ME046 Development of a Vertical Self-Balancing Autonomous Underwater Vehicle with Control Kamarudin Bin Shehabuddeen, Ir Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 38 ME048 Reliability Modeling For Systems with Both Non-Repairable and Repairable Equipment Using Generalized Renewal Process Masdi Bin Muhammad Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 39 ME049 Robustly Predicting Fatigue Life under Various Loading Amplitudes for Polymeric based Composites Mas Irfan Purbawanto Hidayat Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 40 ME050 The Compressibility Behaviour of Nacl/Al Composite at Elevated Temperature as Precursor for Aluminium Foam Mazli Bin Mustapa Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 41 ME051 Development of a Biomass Downdraft Gasifier for Oil Palm Fronds Mohamad Nazmi Zaidi Moni Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Click on ‘Paper ID’ to open linked paper. PROCEEDINGS 25-26 March 2009 Undercroft, Chancellor Complex Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS NPC 2009 National Postgraduate Conference on Engineering, Science & Technology No. Paper ID Paper Title Author[S] Affiliation[s] 42 ME052 A Study of Hybrid Composite Drilling Using Solid Carbide Drill at Different Drilling Parameters Mohd Azuwan Bin Maoinser Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 43 ME056 Smoothing Forecasting For Predicting Seasonal Demand of Educational Environment Rahmat Riza Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 44 ME059 A Simulation of the Injection Molding of Short-Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics using the Hybrid Closure Model Suren Lim Sinnadurai Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 45 ME060 Development of a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Computer Simulation for Laminar and Turbulent Flow Applications Timothy Ganesan Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 46 ME062 The Study of Adhesion Bonding On Steel Substrate and Intumescent Coating After Fire Test Widya Chrysanti Puspitasari Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 47 ME063 Turbulence Effect on Flame Kernel Development in a Stratified CNG Direct Injection Combustion Engine Yohannes Tamirat Anbese Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 48 ME064 Statistical Analysis on a Plenum Chamber Design Safiah Othman, Abas A. Wahab, Vijay R. Raghavan Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia 49 ME065 A Preliminary Study in Determining the Curing Time of Urea Formaldehyde Resin Mixed With Different Concentrations of Fire Retardants and Assessments on Its Properties Izran Kamal, Zaidon Ashaari, Abdul Rashid Abdul Malek, Faizah Abood, Zaihan Jalaludin, Mohamad Jani Saad And Faezah Mohd FRIM 50 ME066 Visualisation of the Blood Flow Through Left Ventricle Mushtak Al-atabi, Tan Chee Ming , Low Zhi Yun Taylor’s University Malaysia 51 ME067 Fracture Analysis of Al/SiC Metal Matrix Composite Material Essa Zitoun, A.chennakesava Reddy Osmawa University, India 52 ME068 Feasibility Study on Local Wood for Application in Impact Energy Absorbtion (IEA) Devices Mohd Firdaus B Zakaria, Mohd Radzai Bin Said, Ahmad Bin Rivai, Rafidah Binti Hasan Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) 53 ME069 Multi-criteria Selection of Electric Power Plants Using Analytical Hierarchy Process Dr. Adnan M. Mukattash Hashemite University, Jordan 54 ME070 Photoassisted Hydrogen Generation Via An Oxomediator Maulidin Bastian Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Click on ‘Paper ID’ to open linked paper. PROCEEDINGS 25-26 March 2009 Undercroft, Chancellor Complex Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS NPC 2009 National Postgraduate Conference on Engineering, Science & Technology No. Paper ID Paper Title Author[S] Affiliation[s] 55 GPE001 Influence of the Rock Porosity and Absolute Permeability on Sarkhoon Gas Condensate Reservoir Production Rates F.s. Alavi, D. Mowla, F. Esmaeilzadeh Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran, 56 GPE002 Source Rock Thermal Maturity Modeling, in Tatua Province, Offshore Sarawak Basin Tedros Mezgebe .g Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 57 GPE003 Comparison of Gomaa, Myhill-Stegemeier, and Neuman Method for Predicting Steamflood Reservoir Performance Fikri Irawan Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 58 GPE004 Phase Behavior and Asphaltene Precipitation Study on Malaysian Light Oil Sample Ali F. Alta’ee, I.m. Saaid, R. Masoudi Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 59 GPE005 Measurement of Gas Diffusivity in Reservoir Fluid at Elevated Pressure System Suzalina Zainal Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 60 GPE006 Investigations on the Interfacial Tension Between Oil and CO2 - Dilute Surfactant Solutions Abdulbaset M. Khoja Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 61 GPE007 The Miri Formation (Middle Moicene) in The Boulevard Roas Outcrop, Miri, Sarawak: Facies Characteristics and Saturation Model Yuniarti Ulfa, Harith Z. Z. T., Nasiman Sapari Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 62 GPE008 Mass Transfer Rate Model for Shut-In Well Fluid Redistribution Calculation Hon Vai Yee Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 63 GPE009 Evaluation of Blocked Polyisocyanate Gels and Palm-Oil Based Additives as Water Shut Off Fluid Siti Rohaida Mohd Shafian Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 64 GPE010 Remote Sensing Analysis of Recent Carbonate Platforms East of Sabah: Potential Analogues to Miocene Carbonate Platforms of the South China Sea. Current Update: Advantage of Multispectral Bands Aicha Chalabi, Bernard Pierson Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 65 EEE001 The Design and Construction of a variable Double-pass Solar Drying System Z. Aliasak, F. Sulaiman, N. Abdullah Universiti Sains Malaysia, MALAYSIA 66 EEE002 Breast Cancer Diagnosis in Mammograms Using Multilevel Wavelet Analysis Mohamed Meselhy Eltoukhy, Brahim Belhaouari Samir, Ibrahima Faye Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Click on ‘Paper ID’ to open linked paper. PROCEEDINGS 25-26 March 2009 Undercroft, Chancellor Complex Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS NPC 2009 National Postgraduate Conference on Engineering, Science & Technology No. Paper ID Paper Title Author[S] Affiliation[s] 67 EEE003 Reverse leakage current reduction by HCl wet oxidation and increased pre-implant oxide thickness C.y. Cheah, D. Phavaeshram, K.j. Koh, , D. Phavaeshram, K.j. Koh, G.c.s. Kenny, K. Raj, F.k. Yam Infineon Technologies (Kulim) Sdn. Bhd., Kedah, Malaysia / Universiti Sains Malaysia, MALAYSIA 68 EEE006 Face and Pupil Tracking Using Active Infrared Illumination H.r.ramli, M.h.marhaban, M.i. Saripan Department of Electric University Putra Malaysia, MALAYSIA 69 EEE007 Capacitive Device operated at 1 kHz- 10 kHz to estimate Air Bubbles in Hemodialysis Mawahib Gafare, Abdallah Belal, John Ojur Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 70 EEE008 Switching Performances of SiC GTO Thyristor Using Numerical Simulation Norainon Mohamed, Shaikh Nasir Shaikh Abd. Rahman, Muhamad Zahim Sujod, Mohd Shawal Jadin, Raja Mohd Taufika Raja Ismail Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Universiti Malaysia Pahang, MALAYSIA 71 EEE010 A PLC-based Self-tuning PID-type Fuzzy Controller for Induction Motor Drives Muhammad Arrofiq Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 72 EEE011 State of the Art Head Disk Scheduling Management Abdurazzag Ali Aburas, Mohamad Sofian Abu Talip Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Kulliyyah of Engineering International Islamic University Malaysia 73 EEE012 Spectrum Sensing Implementation in Cognitive Radio Bakhit Amine Adoum, Varun Jeoti Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 74 EEE013 Composite Ultra Widedand Bandpass Filter with Tunable Notch Band Sanjay Devkumar, Chandan Kumar Chakrabarty, Goh Chin Hock, Mohamad Hadi Badjian, Emilliano Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional Click on ‘Paper ID’ to open linked paper. PROCEEDINGS 25-26 March 2009 Undercroft, Chancellor Complex Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS NPC 2009 National Postgraduate Conference on Engineering, Science & Technology No. Paper ID Paper Title Author[S] Affiliation[s] 75 EEE014 The Limitations and Implications of Duty Ratio, Dead Time and Resonant Inductor on DC-RGD Circuit N. Z. Yahaya, K.m. Begam , M. Awan Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 76 EEE016 Design and Analysis of Thick-body Nano-MOSFET Ooi Chek Yee, Leong Chun Farn Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology (FSET) Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) 77 EEE017 Real-Time Implementation of Embedded Model Predictive Control Tri Chandra S.wibowo, Mohd Noh Karsiti, Nordin Saad Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 78 EEE018 A Real Time Processing Of Partial Discharge Detection For Underground Cable Using Magnetic Probe And Fpga Technology With Giga Hertz Data Acquisition Emilliano, Chandan Kumar Chakrabarty, Ahmad Basri Department of Electronic and Communication Engineering, College of Engineering (COE) Universiti Tenaga Nasional 79 EEE019 Some Modifications on Online Extreme Learning Machine for Fixed Radial Basis Function Network Nur Afny .c. Andryani, Vijanth. S. Asirvadam, N.hamid Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 80 EEE021 The Most Optimum Wavelet Selection on Color Image Codec Using Neural Network Etik Irijanti Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 81 EEE022 Efficient MAC Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks Marwan I. Shukur, Lee S. Chyan, Vooi Voon Yap Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 82 EEE024 Digital Image Analysis-Assessment of Scaliness and Thickness for PASI Scoring Esa Prakasa, Ahmad Fadzil M. Hani Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 83 EEE025 Development of a Multi–Fingered Robot Hand Wan Faizura Binti Wan Tarmizi, Irraivan Elamvazuthi , Mumtaj Begam Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 84 EEE028 Development of Wireless Voice – Activated Universal Remote Control for Electronic Gadgets Lindasalwa Muda, Dr. Mumtaj Begam Kasim Rawthar, Dr. Irraivan Elamvazuthi Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Click on ‘Paper ID’ to open linked paper. PROCEEDINGS 25-26 March 2009 Undercroft, Chancellor Complex Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS NPC 2009 National Postgraduate Conference on Engineering, Science & Technology No. Paper ID Paper Title Author[S] Affiliation[s] 85 EEE030 Non-Invasive Ultrasound Image ProcessingFor Biomedical Applications Muhammad Luqman Bin Muhd Zain, Irraivan Elamvazuthi, Mumtaj Begam Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 86 EEE031 Modeling and Control of Fertilizer Granulation Process Muhammad Azmi Adly B. Abd. Majid @ Razi, Irraivan Elamvazuthi, Mumtaj Begam Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 87 EEE032 An FPGA-Based Sobel Edge Detection Design Indra Yasri Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 88 CV001 APPLICATION OF TAGUCHI’S METHOD IN THE OPTIMIZATION OF MIX MIRHA FOAMED CONCRETE Ridho Bayuaji, Muhd. Fadhil B Nuruddin Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 89 CV003 Improvement of Biodegradability of Antibiotics Aqueous Solution by Fenton Process Emad Elmolla, Malay Chaudhuri Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 90 CV004 Degradation of Some Antibiotics in Aqueous Solution Using UV/ZnO Process Emad Elmolla, Malay Chaudhuri Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 91 CV005 BIO-CONTROL POTENTIAL FOR MOSQUITO USING MICRONECTIDAE Sapari N, Abd Manan T. S Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 92 CV006 Polymer Modified Bitumen Mixes Containing Different Types of Sand as Fine Aggregate Yasreen Gasm Elkhalig, A.p. Dr. Hj Ibrahim Kamaruddin , A.p. Dr. Hj Madzlan B. Napiah Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 93 CV007 Engineering Properties of Epoxy Polymer Cement Concrete Reinforced with Glass Fibers D.s. Hazimmah Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 94 CV008 Aggregation and Coalition Formation on Negotiation Support for Valuebased Decision Christiono Utomo, Arazi Idrus, Madzlan Napiah, Victor R Macam, Mohd. Faris Khamidi Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 95 CV009 BIORETENTION SYSTEMS FOR THE TREATMENT OF OILY WASTEWATER Merry Hastuti, Nasiman B. Sapari Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 96 CV010 The Potential Use of Close-Range Photogrammetry Method in Inaccessible Slope Monitoring Bambang Kun Cahyono, Abdul Nasir Matori Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 97 CV011 Processing of GPS Data for Offshore Platform Subsidence Nurrohmat Widjajanti Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Click on ‘Paper ID’ to open linked paper. PROCEEDINGS 25-26 March 2009 Undercroft, Chancellor Complex Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS NPC 2009 National Postgraduate Conference on Engineering, Science & Technology No. Paper ID Paper Title Author[S] Affiliation[s] 98 CV012 INTERFACIAL BOND STRENGTH: INFLUENCE OF MICROWAVE INCINERATED RICE HUSK ASH (MIRHA) N.l. Mohd Kamal, M.f. Nuruddin, N.shafiq3 Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 99 CV014 Sensitivity Analysis of Pipeline Failure Silvianita, Nasir Shafiq, M. Asif Shadiq Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 100 CV015 Monitoring of Slope Area by Means of Reflector-less Total Station Mohd Asri Bin Hj. Zahid, Abdul Nasir Matori Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 101 CV016 ARIMA Models for Bus Travel Time Prediction Suwardo , Madzlan N., Ibrahim K Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 102 CV017 Model Tests on Truss Spar Platform O. A. A. Montasir, V. J. Kurian Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 103 CV018 Dynamic Analysis for Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit M.e.a.yassir., V.j. Kurian Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 104 CV019 The effect of temperature on the polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) thermal treatment: A review Edward Nixon Pakpahan, Mohamed Hasnain Isa, Shamsul Rahman B. Mohamed Kutty Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 105 CV021 Effects of Rice Husk Ash on Blended Concrete Subjected to Seawater Environment: A Review Ramadhansyah P. J, Badorul Hisham A. B, Aziz H. A Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) 106 CV022 Properties of Concrete Containing Calcined Fly Ash Mohd Fadzil A, Ramadhansyah P.j, Megat Azmi M.j, Badorul Hisham A B3,haziman W.i.m.4 Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) 107 CV023 Value-Based Building Maintenance Management System: A Proposal! A. A. Olanrewaju International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) 108 CV024 Comparative Study on Fiber Reinforced Polymer and Steel for Military Bridge Design Agusril, St, , Norazman Mohamad Nor Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) 109 CV025 EDM Calibration Test Using Mirror Reflection Distance Technique Azlan Yahya, Mohd Sanusi S. Ahamad, Mohd Fadzil Ain5 Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Click on ‘Paper ID’ to open linked paper. PROCEEDINGS 25-26 March 2009 Undercroft, Chancellor Complex Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS NPC 2009 National Postgraduate Conference on Engineering, Science & Technology No. Paper ID Paper Title Author[S] Affiliation[s] 110 CV027 A simple overview of experimental modal analysis F. Hamid Lakzaeian, H. A. Razak, Z. Ibrahim Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) 111 CV029 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR MITIGATING EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION ON ADJACENT WATER BODIES DURING HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES Ibrahiem Abdul Razak Alani, Noor Ezlin Ahmad Basri, Amirudden Ismail, Riza Atiq Abdullah Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) 112 CV030 Significant of Lean Principles to Achieve Rapid Construction Muhamad Azani Yahya, Associate Prof. Dr Mohamad Ibrahim Mohamad Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) 113 CV031 Determination of Resilient Modulus on Stone Mastic Asphalt (SMA) Core Specimens Compacted Using Newly Developed Rotary Compactor Pourtahmasb, M.s., Muniandy, R., Hassim, S. UPM 114 CV032 The Effects of Paracetamol in the Treatment of Brewery Wastewater Using Anaerobic Packed Bed Reactor Norhayati Abdullah, Ali Yuzir, Anderson, G. K. UTM 115 CV033 Methodology of the External Growth Modelling of Corrosion on Buried Gas Pipelines for Malaysian Soil Conditions Siti Rabe’ah Othman, Norhazilan Md Noor, Nordin Yahaya , Nor Apaziah Nor Ozman UTM 116 CV034 Developing Seamless Integrated Approach of Corroding Pipeline Integrity Assessment Nor Apaziah Nor Ozman, Norhazilan Md Noor, Nordin Yahaya, Siti Rabe’ah Othman UTM 117 CV035 Effects of Binder Type on Resistance to Abration Loss of Porous Asphalt Subjected to Ageing Hamzah M.o , Che Wan C.n , Ramadhansyah P.j USM 118 CV036 The Influence of Malaysian Troposphere on the Performance of SatelliteBased Positioning System Mohd Hafiz Yahya, Zuhaidah Nordin, Md Nor Kamarudin UTM 119 CV037 The Development of GPS Real-Time Instrumentation Control for Structural Health Monitoring Zuhaidah Nordin, Mohd Hafiz Yahya, Wan Aziz Wan Akib, Zulkarnaini Mat Amin UTM 120 CV038 Process- based Hydrological Modeling for Flood risk management on watershed Ali Haghizadeh, Lee Teang Shui UPM 121 CV039 The Effect of Nano Silica in Pozzolan Cements in Tunnel Structures Concrete Vahed Ghiasi, Husaini Omar , Mahdi Zeinizadeh Jeddi, Samad Ghiasi UPM 122 CV041 EVALUATION OF SKID RESISTANCE FOR VARIOUS BITUMINOUS SURFACES IN MALAYSIA Suleiman Arafat Yero, Assc.prof.dr. Mohammed Rosli Hainin, Dr.haryati Yacoob UTM Click on ‘Paper ID’ to open linked paper. PROCEEDINGS 25-26 March 2009 Undercroft, Chancellor Complex Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS NPC 2009 National Postgraduate Conference on Engineering, Science & Technology No. Paper ID Paper Title Author[S] Affiliation[s] 123 CV042 Compressive strength of Tunnel concretes with ground palm oil fuel ash (GPOA) and ground rice husk–bark ash (GRBA) Vahed Ghiasi, Husaini Omar, Mahdi Zeinizadeh Jeddi , Samad Ghiasi UPM 124 ChE001 Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test of Crude Polysaccharide Extracts from Calostoma cinnabarinum Corda of Borneo Mohd. Aliff Iskandar Che Zulkarnain, Suhaimi Mat Yasir, Nor Azizun Rusdi, Mat Rasol Awang Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UniMas) 125 ChE002 APPLICATION OF CHITOSAN IN MONOETHANOLAMINE (MEA) WASTEWATER VIA ADSORPTION METHOD Mohd Najib Razali, Zulkifly Jemaat, Rosli Mohd Yunus Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) 126 ChE003 Modeling and Control of a Laboratory Scale Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor System Wadhah O. Mohamed, Raja Kamil Raja Ahmad, Tinia Idaty Mohd Ghaz, Samsul Bahri Mohd Noor Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (UPM) 127 ChE004 Neural Network and Advance Control for Activated Sludge Process in Sequencing Batch Reactor Ahmmed S Ibrehem, Mohamed Azlan Hussain , Ahmmed S Ibrehem And Mohamed Azlan Hussain Universiti Malaya (UM) 128 ChE005 Glycerol as by-product of biodiesel to produce hydrogen gas through APR process for feedstock of fuel cells Andy S.w. Tan, K.palanisamy , K.muthusamy Open University Malaysia 129 ChE006 A Mathematical Model for Air Pollution Ahmmed S Ibrehem Universiti Malaya (UM) 130 ChE007 A Comparative Study of Centrifugation and Microwave Radiation on Waterin-crude Oil Emulsion Demulsification Souleyman A. Issaka, Abdurahman H. Nour, Rosli M. Yunus Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) 131 ChE008 Water Washing Pretreatment on Empty Fruit Bunches Oil Palm Wastes N. Che Khalib, N. Abdullah, F. Sulaiman Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) 132 ChE009 Development of Decision Support System for Scheduled Waste Management in Malaysia: A Review M. S. Bani, Z. A. Rashid, K. H. K. Hamid Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) 133 ChE010 DEVELOPEMENT OF DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR SCHEDULED WASTE GENERATORS IN MALAYSIA M. S. Bani, Z. A. Rashid, K. H. K. Hamid Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) 134 ChE011 Hydrogen production by thermocatalytic decomposition of methane using palm shell based activated carbon: kinetic study Hazzim F. Abbas, W.m.a. Wan Daud Universiti Malaya (UM) 135 ChE012 Predicting density and surface tension of imidazolium based ionic liquids (ILs) Ayyaz Muhammad, M. Ibrahim Abdul Mutalib, T. Murugesan, Amir Shafeeq Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Click on ‘Paper ID’ to open linked paper. PROCEEDINGS 25-26 March 2009 Undercroft, Chancellor Complex Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS NPC 2009 National Postgraduate Conference on Engineering, Science & Technology No. Paper ID Paper Title Author[S] Affiliation[s] 136 ChE013 Adsorption studies of Zn(III) on Castor Seed Hulls Masita Mohammad, Binay K Dutta Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 137 ChE014 EVALUATION OF Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. FILTER COLUMN FOR OILY WATER FILTRATION Anisa Ur Rahmah, M.a. Abdullah, Z. Man Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 138 ChE015 Carbon Dioxide Sequestration from Natural Gas by Fixed Bed Adsorption Column: Modeling and Simulation Salma Awad Nouh, Lau Kok Keong, Azmi Mohd Shariff Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 139 ChE016 Model The Performance of Riser Section Fluid Catalytic Cracking Reactor Effect of Cluster Formation Mesfin Berhanu Negash, Shuhaimi Mahadzir Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 140 ChE017 Thermal Degradation Kinetic of Grafted Anionic Polyacrylamide Gel Ayman Abo Jabal, Isa M. Tan, Zakaria Man Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 141 ChE018 Assessment of Scales Oriented Problems in Malaysian Brine Systems Intan Khalida Salleh, Dr. Ismail M Saaid Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 142 ChE019 Epoxidized Palm Oil as Modifier for Epoxy System Ariyanti Sarwono, Zakaria Man, Cecilia D. Wilfred Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 143 ChE020 MASS TRANSFER RATE MODEL FOR SHUT-IN WELL FLUID REDISTRIBUTION CALCULATION Hon Vai Yee Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 144 ChE021 Removal of Monoehatnolamine Using Reverse Osmosis Membrane Binyam Seyoum, Hilmi Mukhtar, Lau Kok Keong Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 145 ChE022 Parametric and quality analysis on oil yield from rubber seeds Modhar A. Khan, Suzana Yusup Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 146 ChE023 Analysis of the Effect of Temperature and Blend Ratio on the Crude Oil Fouling in Hot Liquid Process Simulator (HLPS) M. Syamzari Rafeen, M. Johari, M. Ramasamy Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 147 ChE024 Analysis of Thermal Efficiency of Crude Preheat Exchanger in a Refinery Totok R Biyanto, M. Ramasamy Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 148 ChE025 Effect of pH and temperature on UV/H2O2 advanced oxidation treatment of monoethanolamine Idzham F. M. Ariff, Binay K. 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Affiliation[s] Sensitivity Analysis of Pipeline Failure Silvianita1,2 , Nasir Shafiq1, M. Faris Khamidi1, M. Asif Shadiq1 1 Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 2Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember Bandar Seri Iskandar, 31750 Tronoh, Perak, Malaysia Email: [email protected] Abstract-Pipeline is a long line of connected segments of pipe, with pumps, valves, control devices, and other equipment / facilities needed for operating the system. Pipelines are the most economical usage conveying the fluid substances on mass scale to larger distances. Transportation of products by pipeline is a risk because there is some probability of the pipeline failing, releasing its contents. This research is based on Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) to determine the probability of pipeline failure and analyze the sensitivity analysis of risk failure. To perform the AHP approach, pipelines located at Kertih West Malaysia have been chosen as case study. I. INTRODUCTION Historically pipelines are being used for 3000 years. Bamboo tubes were used by the Chinese to carry natural gas circa 1000 BC, and over 1000 years ago wooden pipes were built by the men folk of Iraq to transport river water to their villages (Hopkins, 2000). The term pipe is defined as a closed conduit, usually of circular cross section. It can be made of any appropriate material such as steel or plastic (Guo, 2005). The term pipeline refers to a long line of connected segments of pipe, with pumps, valves, control devices, and other equipment/facilities needed for operating the system. It is intended for transporting a fluid (liquid or gas), mixture of fluids, solids, fluids-solid mixture. Pipeline system is an interconnected system of submarine pipelines, their risers, supports, isolation valves, all integrated piping components, associated safety systems and the corrosion protection system (DNV, 2003). II. OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE OF STUDY The main objectives of this research are: • To identify the greatest probability of failure of pipeline network system by applying the efficient analytical approach. • To determined sensitivity analysis of pipeline risk failure III. LITERATURE REVIEW Transporting a large quantities of fluid (liquid or gas), a pipeline is undisputedly the most favored mode of transportation. Even for solids, at many instances the pipeline is a favorable option over the other modes of transportation. The advantages of pipelines are (Liu, 2003): • • • • • • • • • • • • Economical in many circumstances Low energy consumptions Friendly to environment Safe for humans Unaffected by weather High degree of automation High reliability Less sensitive to inflation Convenience Less susceptible to theft Efficient land use High degree of security Even though pipelines are generally known to be a safe way of transporting their failure can be very catastrophic. A series of recent major industrial accidents have once again highlighted the need for better management of routine and accidental risks (DOT, 2004). Risk is most commonly defined as the probability of an event that causes a loss and the potential magnitude of that loss. Definition of probability of failure is “degree of belief” regarding the probability of an event occurring in a specified future period. Probability is most often expressed as a decimal ≤ 1.0 or a percentage ≤ 100%. Historical data, usually in the form of summary statistics, often partially establishes our degree of belief about future events. Such data is not however, the only source of our probability estimates (Mulhbauer, 2006). Probability may be estimated using statistical analysis and calculations. Where no reliable or relevant past data is available, subjective estimates may be made which reflect an individuals or groups degree of belief that a particular event or outcome will occur. The most pertinent information sources and techniques should be used when analyzing probability and consequences. Sources of information may include the following (SAI, 2005): • Past records. • Practice and relevant experience. • Relevant published literature. • Market research. • The results of public consultation. • Experiments and prototypes. • Economic, engineering or other models. • Specialist and expert judgments 1 Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) is an approach to decision making that involves structuring multiple choice criteria into a hierarchy, assessing the relative importance of these criteria, comparing alternatives for each criterion, and determining an overall ranking of the alternatives (Knott, 2006). By organizing and assessing alternatives against a hierarchy of multifaceted objectives, AHP provides a proven, effective means to deal with complex decision making. Indeed, AHP allows a better, easier, and more efficient identification of selection criteria, their weighting and analysis. AHP is very useful when the decision-making process is complex, for instance, by being unstructured. Indeed, when the decision cycle involves taking into account a variety of multiple criteria that rating is based on a multiple-value choice, AHP splits the overall problem to be solve of into as many evaluations of lesser importance, while keeping at the same time their part in the global decision (Tanino et al., 2003). Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is completed with sensitivity analysis to reanalyze the result of decision. Sensitivity analysis may investigate how sensitive the rankings of the alternatives are to changes in the importance of the criteria. Sensitivity analysis from the Goal node will show the sensitivity of the alternatives with respect to the criteria below the goal. Sensitivity analysis can show how the different weight assigned to each criterion could affect the outcomes of the model (Saaty, 1988). There are five modes for graphical sensitivity analysis: • Difference Graph : The differences graph shows the differences between the priorities of the alternatives taken two at a time for all of the criteria. IV. METHODOLOGY The methodology to carry out this analytical research is demonstrated in the following flowchart (Fig.1). Comprehensive list of factors that can cause pipeline failure were obtained from literature Liu (2003), Muhlbauer (2006) and Dey (2004). And the lists need to be reviewed by pipeline engineers in order to identify the probability of pipeline failure. Start Literature Review Definition of System being analyzed Selection of Analysis Methods Data Collecting • Performance : The criteria are represented by vertical bars, and the alternatives are displayed as horizontal line graphs. The intersection of the alternative line graphs with the vertical criterion lines shows the priority of the alternative for the given criterion. • Dynamic : The dynamic sensitivity analysis is a horizontal bar graph that can use to increase or decrease the priority of any criterion and see the change in the priorities of the alternatives. • Gradient : The gradient sensitivity analysis assigns each criterion a separate gradient graph. The vertical line represents the current priority of the selected criterion. The slanted lines represent the alternatives. The current priority of an alternative is where the alternative line intersects the vertical criterion line. • Two-dimensional : The two-dimensional plot sensitivity shows how well the alternatives perform with respect to any two criteria. Primary Data (Interview, questionnaire) Secondary Data (database) Data Analysis (using Analytic Hierarchy Process) Sensitivity Analysis Conclusion End FIGURE 1. RESEARCH FLOWCHART 2 TABLE 3 THE PAIRWISE COMPARISON RESPECT TO GOAL V. RESULT The application of prioritizing the maintenance of pipeline is at Kertih West Malaysia. The research was presented and feedback was collected from the experts. There are 8 pipeline engineers involved in discussion and interview to carry out the pipeline analysis. The Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) structure is developed to identify the probability of failure (PoF) and sensitivity analysis. The probability of failure factors as identified by the pipeline engineer of the organization under study are the following: a. b. c. d. e. f. Internal Corrosion External Corrosion Internal Erosion External Impact On Bottom Stability Free Span Table 1 shows the characteristic of pipeline being studied the three pipelines were install in 1982 respectively. The goal of this research is to find out the probability of pipeline failure and its factors as mentioned in table 2. Factors Internal Corrosion External Corrosion Internal Erosion External Impacts On Bottom Stability Freespan Product Year Install Length (km) Internal Erosion On Bottom Stability Free Span Priority 1 4 5 4 3 3 0.417 1/4 1 1/2 1/3 3 2 0.107 1/5 2 1 3 2 3 0.191 ¼ 3 1/3 1 2 2 0.138 1/3 1/3 1/2 ½ 1 ½ 0.067 1/3 1/2 2 1 0.081 1/3 ½ Consistency Index : 0.137 Random Index : 1.24 Consistency Ratio : 0.11 TABLE 4 PROBABILITY OF RISK FACTORS Analytic Hierarchy Process Output on Probability of Failure Failure Factors D.P (bar) External Impacts Results of the pair wise comparison for the first level of the hierarchy as shown on table 3 indicate that the highest contributes to the likelihood of pipeline failure is internal corrosion with 41.7%, the second highest probability causing a pipeline failure is internal erosion with 19.1%, the third highest is external impact with 13.8%, and the other factors are external corrosion10.7%, free span 8.1%, on bottom stability 6.7%. The detail value of each pipeline form Analytic Hierarchy Process output can be seen in table 4. TABLE 1 THE CHARACTERISTIC OF PIPELINE Pipeline ID Internal External Corrosion Corrosion Factors Probability Pipeline 1 Pipeline 2 Pipeline 3 Internal Corrosion 0.417 0.072 0.122 0.223 External Corrosion 0.107 0.025 0.026 0.056 Pipeline A GAS 1982 48.7 131 Pipeline B GAS 1982 155.7 131 Internal Erosion 0.191 0.051 0.089 0.051 Pipeline C GAS 1982 14 131 External Impacts 0.138 0.033 0.041 0.064 On Bottom Stability 0.067 0.017 0.018 0.032 Free span 0.081 0.015 0.022 0.044 Probability of failure of various Pipeline 0.217 0.317 0.466 Ranking 3 2 1 Pipeline ID Material Pipe OD (mm) WT (mm) ID (mm) Pipeline A 5LX-60 610 14.3 581.4 Pipeline B 5LX-60 762 17.1 727.1 Pipeline C 5LX-60 762 17.1 727.1 TABLE 2 TABLE PROBABILITY OF FACTORS FAILURE Factors Internal Corrosion External Corrosion Internal Erosion External Impacts On Bottom Stability Free Span Goal Alternatives Pipeline 1 Probability of Pipeline Failure To carry out the performance sensitivity analysis, it is required some scenario to be applied to find the alternatives by increasing or decreasing the priorities. Sensitivity analysis was applied to the Internal Corrosion which has the highest weight of 41.7% with respect to the goal. These were four scenario used to find the priority changes which were 5%, -10%, 5% and 10%. Table 5 show the sensitivity of how many changes that can occur. Pipeline 2 TABLE 5 SENSITIVITY SCENARIO POF KERTIH PIPELINE Pipeline 3 The result in table 3 was obtained from the pipeline engineers. Pipeline engineers express the judgments into numerical values on a scale of 1 to 9 (Saaty, 1988). Elements at each level of hierarchy are compares with each other in pairs with their respective “parents” at the next higher level. As an example, the pair wise comparison values of the major categories of failure are shown at table 3. Weight of Priority (%) Scenario Sensitivity (%) I. Corrosion PLN 1 PLN 2 PLN 3 PLN 1 PLN 2 PLN 3 - 10% 31.7 22.5 32.1 45.4 3.69 1.26 2.58 - 5% 36.7 22.1 31.9 46.0 1.84 0.63 1.29 Original 41.7 21.7 31.7 46.6 - - - 5% 46.4 21.4 31.5 47.1 1.07 0.63 1.38 10% 51.8 21.0 31.3 47.7 2.36 1.26 3.23 3 The results of the pair wise comparison at the sub factors are the probable causes attributed to the main factors, for example 41.7% probability of failure due to internal corrosion is caused by 27.8% due to fluid composition and only 13.9% probability of failure is contributed by improper chemical treatment of fluid which means that the internal corrosion which is resulted in the pipe wall loss or damage that is caused by reaction between the inside wall of pipe and the product being transported which depends on fluid composition. The author would like to thankful to main supervisor AP Dr Nasir Shafiq and co supervisor Dr Asif Shadiq for guidance as well as Dr Mohd Faris Khamidi and also to all the pipeline engineers for participating as respondents of this research. REFERENCES [1] Sensitivity Analysis 55% [2] 50% Weight of Priority ACKNOWLEDGMENT 45% 40% -10% Changes 35% [3] -5% Changes 30% 25% Original [4] 5% Changes 20% 15% 10% 10% Changes [5] 5% 0% 1 2 3 Pipelines [6] [7] FIGURE 2. SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS of PoF KERTIH PIPELINE [8] To carry out the performance sensitivity analysis, it is required some scenario to be applied to find the alternatives by increasing or decreasing the priorities. Sensitivity analysis was applied to the Internal Corrosion which has the highest weight of 41.7% with respect to the goal. These were four scenario used to find the priority changes which were 5%, -10%, 5% and 10%. Figure 2 show the sensitivity of how many changes that can occur. [9] [10] [11] Det Norske Veritas (DNV). 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