AbstractThis is a thesis done in cooperation with the firm Somas and University of Karlstad. The project is an independent final examination part of the program in Innovation and DesignEngineering comprising 22.5 points, and performed by Mia Myrén Zreloff during spring term 2012. In parallel and collaboration, Fredrik Kjellin performs a similar job for the same company and with the same extent, but for the Program in Mechanical Engineering.The client and supervisor at the company have been Magnus Jansson and Anders Josefsson. At Karlstad University has technical supervisor been Hans Johansson, and in the design- and development process it was Monica Jakobsson. Examiner has been Fredrik Thuvander, professor in the Faculty of Technology and Science at Karlstad University.The mission has been to make a basis work for the company's own development and make a computational model to calculate, visualize and implement materials and other solutions in the manufacture of the company's ball valves.The project has undergone three major phases that included thorough study of the company, production, the problem and product.

Background: Patients with cervical spinal cord injuries are often dependent on a mechanical ventilator due to the damage on the innervation to breathing musculature. During rehabilitation they have to be trained to regain own breathing. This unweaning process may give respiratory complications, which are main causes to morbidity and death. These respiratory complications are traditionally treated in an intensive care unit (ICU), which means that the patients have to return back to these emergency units.Aim: To investigate number, length and causes of returns to intensive care units and the length of the weaning process. Further, to compare if a multidisciplinary approach to the weaning process may reduce ICU returns and to shorten the weaning process.

För att på skrivbordsnivå få möjlighet att planera framtida brytning i en gruva har det i dagsläget utvecklats ett antal olika mjukvaror som stödjer produktionsplanering för underjordsbrytning. I samband med att brytningen under jord förflyttas måste även ventilationskanaler förse fronterna med luft. Ventsim är ett program som är utvecklat för att simulera luftflöden i en underjordsanläggning. För att simuleringen ska bli trovärdig, krävs det att Ventsim-modellen kalibreras utifrån verkliga, uppmätta värden. För Kristinebergsgruvan blev en sådan modell uppritad för ett par år sedan.

The anatomy and physiology of reptiles and mammals are in many ways different, and will therefore possibly complicate anesthetic administration. Lizards are ectothermic and one should keep in mind that a decrease in the lizard?s environmental temperature may result in reductions in anesthetic metabolism. Respiratory depression is a profound problem because lizards lack a diaphragm, making inhalation and expiration completely active processes. This, in combination with cardiac shunting and breath holding makes the effects of anesthesia unpredictable.

This Master of Science thesis was a part of Pharmadule Emtungas project to construct a mobile automated cell for welding of carbon steel pipe (Heating, Ventilation and Sanitation). Pharmadule Emtunga is using a modular building concept for building pharmaceutical factories. The modules contain these pipes. The goal of the thesis was to present concepts for technical solutions regarding welding methods and fixtures for the cell. Conceptual models for the cell were made with aid of CAD software.

In order to increase the independence in everyday life of the elderly population, we have developed a lifting aid for loading in the private car trunk. Independence from outside assistance affects self-esteem in a positive direction and can help increase the quality of life for a large group of individuals. As people age and experience changes in performance, it is important that aids and support is available, particularly to reduce the experience of aging and it?s increasing physical limitations. The aim was to develop a function prototype characterized by simplicity, which facilitates loading of the private cartrunk.The project was conducted at the request of Autoadapt AB, which is one of the leadingactors in car adaptations for individuals with disablilities.

INTRODUKTIONEn av de mest vanligt förekommande vårdåtgärder som utförs på mekaniskt ventilerade patienterär endotrakeal sugning. För att undvika syrgasbrist i samband med detta, är det vanligt att någraminuter innan sugning öka syrgashalten, preoxygenering. Höga syrgaskoncentrationer kan varaskadligt och bland annat orsaka atelektaser, vilka försämrar gasutbytet i lungan. En fysiologiskreaktion på atelektasbildning är att strypa åt blodförsörjningen till den aktuella lungvävnadenmed förhöjt blodtryck i lungan som följd. Syftet med studien var att undersöka om preoxygeneringsamt lungrekrytering med varierade syrgaskoncentrationer påverkar hemodynamik, lungmekanikoch lungvolymer.METODSex grisar, under anestesi med mekanisk kontrollerad ventilation, preoxygenerades med 100 %eller 60 % O2 under 5 minuter.

This bachelor essay is divided into two parts, the first being a construction of a single-familyhouse and the second an in-depth study of five different isolation materials, analysed from anenergy perspective.The first part, the construction of the single-family house, has been created from knowledgeacquired during three years of studying at KTH Royal institute of Technology in Stockholm, inthe program Architecture and the Built Environment. The constructed house is a one-floorhouse of 137m2with façade plaster, situated in Borlänge, Sweden. The house has a wooden framewhich is built on a on sight cast concrete foundation, on the ground. The house?s roof is a gableroof, which has an angle of 24 degrees.

Every spring you can see newborn foals running on fields among the mare. But some unfortunate end up visiting the equine hospital requiring surgery. This is a challenge for the anesthetist because of the neonatal foal?s unique physiology. Therefore you need to take these differences under consideration when you anesthetize foals.

En ökad kostnadseffektivitet i svenska företag är viktigt för att dessa ska kunna bibehålla sin internationella konkurrenskraft. Då el- och andra energipriser förutsägs stiga i framtiden ökar även företagens energikostnader. Genom energieffektivisering kan företag minska sina kostnader utan att förlora konkurrenskraft.Detta arbete har utförts på GETRAG All Wheel Drive AB i Köping och syftar till att kartlägga företagets energianvändning och därigenom lokalisera potentiella möjligheter till energieffektivisering av företagets olika processer. Kartläggningen har haft särskilt fokus på elenergianvändningen då denna står för den största kostnaden bland energislagen. Hänsyn har endast tagits till möjliga besparingar och ingen investeringskostnad för effektiviseringsåtgärderna har beräknats.Kartläggningen har genomförts genom mätningar av elanvändningen på produktionsnivå i kronhjulstillverkningen samt insamling av övergripande mätdata över elanvändningen för övriga stöd- och produktionsprocesser.

The Master Thesis work this report is based upon has been conducted in cooperation with Svea Teknik AB. Svea Teknik is a consultant firm which is developing parts of a tunnel boring machine on behalf of Atlas Copco. The machine is being developed to mechanically excavate hard rock by fixating itself in the tunnel and then press a large rotating cutter-wheel equipped with disc-cutters against the tunnel wall. The disc-cutters are the tools that are in direct contact with the hard rock and are therefore exposed to extensive wear and needs to be replaced on a regular basis.The purpose of this Master Thesis has been to develop a service equipment that will enable time effective and safe changes of disc-cutters. The disc-cutters have a diameter of 17 inches and weigh about 130 kg.

I detta examensarbetet undersöks hur provningen av HVAC på lastbilar skall utföras iklimatvindtunneln CD7 som Scania färdigställer till år 2013. HVAC omfattar kupéuppvärmning,ventilation samt AC och har därmed en stor betydelse för klimatkomforten inne i lastbilshytten.Med klimatvindtunneln CD7 kommer olika tester att kunna utföras i en kontrollerad miljö medallt från ökenklimat till snöig vinter. De nya möjligheterna som kommer med klimatvindtunnelnCD7 är även anledningen till att en ny provmetodik behöver undersökas och tas fram.Studien föreslår fyra stycken provmetoder för HVAC samt en struktur för dokumentationen.Provmetoderna som har valts fokuserar på sol-, regn- och snösimuleringar. Dessa provmetoder ärbaserade efter vad som kan samt bör testas i CD7, vilket är en del av syftet med examensarbetet.Solsimuleringar har i empirin visat sig vara bland de mest förekommande proven när det gällertestning av HVAC och klimatkomfort.Provmetoderna syftar till att skapa en utgångspunkt för konstruktörer och testingenjörer vidutformningen av prover. Det gör testningen repetitiv samtidigt som tid sparas genom attdokumenterat underlag finns att tillgå.En av målsättningarna med examensarbetet har varit att studien ska användas förvidareutveckling av provmetoder för HVAC på Scania.

As a consequence of increasing wind power installations in the Nordic grid the last years, the need for regulating power has become larger. In the Nordic grid, regulating power is mainly provided by hydro power. One part of the regulating power is called frequency control, which ensures that the grid frequency is stable and close to 50 Hz.However, setting the turbine into frequency controlled operation may cause stress and wear of the components in the mechanical control system. Frequency controlling implies large and frequent servo forces and longer travelling distance of the sliding bearings in the Kaplan turbine.Based on one selected Kaplan turbine, Selsfors G1, measurements and MATLAB calculations have been performed in order to determine forces and movements of the linkage system. With these forces and movements as input, stresses and fatigue have been determined as well as sliding distances, bearing pressures and wear of bearings during a typical lifetime of 40 years.The results indicate that no severe wear exists on the bearings during 40 years of service.

The anatomy and physiology of reptiles and mammals are in many ways different, and will therefore possibly complicate anesthetic administration. Lizards are ectothermic and one should keep in mind that a decrease in the lizard?s environmental temperature may result in reductions in anesthetic metabolism. Respiratory depression is a profound problem because lizards lack a diaphragm, making inhalation and expiration completely active processes. This, in combination with cardiac shunting and breath holding makes the effects of anesthesia unpredictable.

Volvo Cars in Skövde manufacture and assemble Volvo engines. When attaching the ignition coil to all 4-cylinder engines, a special mounting tool is required. This mounting tool is currently manufactured from injection-molded polyoxymethylene (POM), a thermoplastic. It has been noted that the life span of the tool is shortened as a result of abrasive wear that occurs during the attachment process of the ignition coil.An investigation of the possibility of manufacturing the mounting tool with a 3D-printer is undertaken in cooperation with ÅF, a consultant to Volvo Cars. A literature study is first presented to introduce broader knowledge on the subject.