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E-Portfolio 4.4

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It has been six weeks since I started my research. The title has been confirmed by my supervisor, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jidon Janaun as the Development of a Multi-pass solar heat collector for UMS Eco-Solar Dryer.  My supervisor advised me to the literature review every week based on four journals or articles related to the study. This procedure helps me to understand more about the title and the dryer itself. I have been read a lot of articles and journals for the past six weeks.  After that, I start doing my proposal. However, after been revised by the supervisor, there is a lot of mistakes that I need to repair. One of them is I need to improve my grammar and writing skill to write a better proposal. It is also to help and useful in the future. With help from the supervisor, I able to get the right objective for my research. I also undergo a mini-conference and proposed my study to the representative lecturer. I prepared an e-poster to help me with the presentation. I...

E-Portfolio 4.5

Personal research reflection There are a lot of research has made a lot of advance in their research. For my research of development of multi-pass solar heat collector of UMS Eco-Solar Dryer, a lot of research has been involved in the design and making the dryer. Furthermore, it has been commercialized to help the communities and farmers around Sabah especially from Kg. Tudan and Pulau Bangi. A lot of improvement has been done from a complete solar dryer to a hybrid solar dryer to increase the performance of the UMS Eco-solar dryer. UMS Eco-solar dryer has its own advance which is the dual aeration direction. Typically, a solar dryer is designed as updraft where the hot air from the solar heat collector rise up and exit through the top vent. However, UMS Eco-solar dryer has two modes of drying to provide optimal drying; updraft and downdraft modes. As time goes by, the dryer certainly has room to be improved. As my research to develop a new solar heat collector by using dif...

E-Portfolio 4.3

Personal Understanding From the recent meeting my supervisor, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jidon Janaun, we make an adjustment by changing the title of my research to the development of multi-pass solar heat collectors for UMS Eco-Solar dryer. The new objectives have also been developed matching with the title.   The research will mainly focus on the solar heat collector of the dryer. Double pass solar heat collector will be developed to improve the performance of the solar heat collector and to achieve the objectives. From the previous study of UMS Eco-Solar dryer, the maximum temperature it can reach is up to 60oC. However, some crops may require a higher temperature to retain the properties and structure of the crops. This study will be different between the two types of material in two types of design. The material will be aluminium and copper. T he time for the fluid movement from the inlet to the outlet needs to be increased. It is to make sure the absorption of solar radiat...

E-Poster

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Title: Development of Multi-pass Solar Heat Collector of UMS Eco-Solar Dryer

E-Portfolio 4.2

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Method of Citation Citation is needed in research project to prove that you not plagiarism other people’s project. What we need in citation? • Author  • Title  • Date • Additional Information - Publication Why we need to the citation? • To prove that you not plagiarism other people’s project. • To give credit to the author. • Other people can find the information Correct of wrong citation method (In-text and Bibliography) Example of In-text Citation Wrong • The writers of the paper is more than one. ‘et al,’ need to be added Drying is one of the most popular methods for producing legumes that can be eaten directly or used as ingredients (Giovanelli, 2002). • No date of publish of the paper Drying is one of the most popular methods for producing legumes that can be eaten directly or used as ingredients (Giovanelli et al.) Correct Drying is one of the most popular methods for producing legumes that can be eaten direc...

E-Portfolio 4.1

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Words Reflection on Research As a student in a university is compulsory to do research. In this post, I am going to write my personal reflection on research including the process and student's qualities and ethics.  Research is important in improving human life. By doing research, a new fact can be developed based on the investigation and the study about the fact. There is a lot of research has been done in order to improve the quality of life of people.     I want to give something to the community as well as make money. I want to help civilization and community in life with the help of my friends, lectures, and family. From the support I have, I able to earn support and encouragement to do my research to help the community. I get this inspiration from my supervisor, Dr. Jidon Janaun. He has helped the community with a lot of projects to improve the product such as paddy with his machine that he had designed. His main purpose is to help the community. H...