Technological Innovations for Effective Pandemic Response

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This reference text discusses the potential of efficient R&D management during times of pandemic crisis and how it can provide time-bound real-life deliverables to ward-off the contamination-linked vulnerability aspects of social interaction. It discusses important topics including mechanical ventilator with oxygen enrichment, hospital waste management facility, hospital care assistive robotic devices, implementation of smart manufacturing, special purpose machines, micro machining, 3D printing, disposal of plastic waste utilizing high temperature plasma, automatic biomass briquetting plant, and fully automatic biodiesel plant. Features Discusses novel technological innovations developed especially to effectively counter pandemics such as COVID 19. Explores how R&D modelling of technology can be interspersed with socio-economic values. Covers how innovative technological solutions can be developed as per the situational requisites and deployed in the least possible time to make maximum impact. Discusses industrial manufacturing and automation techniques. The text will be useful for graduate students, and academic researchers working in diverse areas such as mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, production engineering, manufacturing science, and automobile engineering. It covers influences of Pandemics on water and sanitation services, floating capsule-based biofilm reactor (FCBBR) methodology, and innovative segregation of waste through a mechanized model. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of figures Author’s note Preface Acknowledgments Author Chapter 1 Current scenario of the pandemic and challenges 1.1 Science, technology and innovation for tackling pandemic 1.2 Local-level management for water, sanitation, hygiene and waste 1.3 Recovery path 1.4 Outline Bibliography Chapter 2 Innovative technological interventions to combat pandemic proliferation 2.1 Facemask 2.1.1 Best practice approaches to implement specific behavioral interventions 2.1.2 Facemasks – the reusability factor 2.1.3 Portable UV-C light boxes 2.2 Soap and dispenser 2.2.1 Basic liquid soap (BLS) 2.2.2 Touch free soap dispensers 2.2.3 Portable touch free soap-cumwater dispensing system 2.2.4 Portable touch free soap-cum-water dispensing system – compact version 2.3 Sanitizer and dispenser 2.3.1 Alcohol-based hand sanitizer 2.4 Disinfection walkway 2.4.1 Hydraulic variant disinfection walkway 2.4.2 Pneumatic variant disinfection walkway 2.5 Disinfectant sprayer 2.5.1 Tractor-mounted road sanitizing unit 2.5.2 Pneumatically operated mobile indoor disinfection (POMID) unit 2.5.3 Battery powered disinfectant sprayer (BPDS) 2.6 Medical help 2.6.1 Oxygen enrichment unit 2.6.2 Mechanical ventilator 2.6.3 Hospital care assistive robotic devices 2.7 Hospital waste management facility 2.8 COVID protection system (COPS) for gated community/complexes 2.8.1 Solar-based intelligent mask ATM-cum-thermal scanner (IntelliMAST) 2.8.2 Touchless faucet (TouF): washbasin-mounted contactless soap-cum-water dispensing unit 2.8.3 360° car flusher 2.8.4 Dry fogging shoe disinfector (DFSD) 2.9 Conclusions Bibliography Chapter 3 Water, sanitation and waste management solutions to contain the pandemic 3.1 Influences of pandemics on water and sanitation services 3.1.1 Science by local authorities for society 3.2 Mechanized drainage cleaning and on-site wastewater purification technologies 3.3 Municipal solid waste and its relation with pandemic 3.3.1 Centralized–decentralized model dichotomy 3.3.2 Innovative segregation of waste through a mechanized model 3.3.3 Salient novelties of the biogas, sludge and composting processes 3.3.4 Disposal of plastic waste through pyrolysis 3.3.5 Disposal of plastic waste utilizing high temperature plasma 3.3.6 Scientific and technological advancements Bibliography Chapter 4 Farm mechanization as a recovery path toward sustainable growth 4.1 Forming partnerships with community-based organizations 4.2 Sustainability and local collective action: a framework 4.3 Farm mechanization 4.3.1 Small tractor 4.3.2 Pneumatic precision planter for vegetables 4.3.3 Inter-row rotary cultivator for wide-row crops 4.3.4 Offset rotavator for orchards 4.3.5 Programmable irrigation scheduler 4.3.6 Controlled atmosphere renewable (biomass/solar) energy-based stand-alone cold storage 4.3.7 Ginger/turmeric processing technology: washing, slicing, drying 4.3.8 Automatic biomass briquetting plant 4.3.9 Oil expeller technologies (1–10 TPD) 4.3.10 Fully automatic biodiesel plant 4.3.11 Solar biomass and electric powered hybrid dryer 4.3.12 Biogas from grass/weeds, etc 4.4 Emerging technologies and new innovations in agriculture 4.5 Digitization and IT in agriculture Bibliography Chapter 5 Manufacturing and automation as a recovery path toward sustainable growth 5.1 Introduction 5.2 What is to be learned in manufacturing processes 5.2.1 Machining practices and issues 5.2.1.1 Turning practices and issues 5.2.1.2 Milling practices and issues 5.2.1.3 Drilling practices and issues 5.2.1.4 Most common mistakes during machining operations 5.2.2 Welding practice and issues 5.2.2.1 Essential requirements for good arc welding 5.2.2.2 Common arc welding mistakes 5.2.2.3 Welding of cast iron 5.2.2.4 Welding issues related to steel structure 5.2.2.5 Gas welding 5.2.2.6 Important welding factors 5.2.3 Metal casting 5.2.3.1 Aluminum casting 5.2.3.2 SG iron casting 5.2.3.3 Dokra casting 5.3 Skill enhancement 5.4 Introducing new technologies 5.4.1 Special-purpose machines 5.4.1.1 Slitting machine for anchor bolt manufacturing 5.4.1.2 Machine for manufacturing of surgical tools 5.4.2 Micromachining 5.4.3 3D printing 5.4.3.1 3D printing process 5.4.3.2 Selection of 3D printing methods 5.4.3.3 Business opportunities and future directions 5.5 Implementation of smart manufacturing 5.5.1 Description and implementation of Industry 4.0 in smart manufacturing 5.5.2 Key elements/components of smart manufacturing 5.5.3 Benefits and challenges of smart manufacturing 5.6 Manufacturing ethics 5.6.1 Importance of ethics 5.7 Safety 5.7.1 Safety measures at the workplace 5.7.1.1 General safety 5.7.1.2 Machine shop safety 5.7.1.3 Welding shop safety 5.7.1.4 Foundry shop safety 5.7.1.5 Electrical safety 5.7.1.6 Material handling safety 5.8 Summary Bibliography Chapter 6 Conclusions Annexure I Annexure II Annexure III Annexure IV Index