The Andaman Islands,part of the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot,holds unique florawith many endemic and threatened species.However,this fragile diversity is under increasing pressure from infrastructure expansion,clim...The Andaman Islands,part of the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot,holds unique florawith many endemic and threatened species.However,this fragile diversity is under increasing pressure from infrastructure expansion,climate change and habitat fragmentation.The recently announced Great Nicobar Island Development project by the Government of India,which includes an international transhipment terminal,airport,township and power plant,if implemented,would cause major habitat loss and fragmentation,possibly leading to species extinctions.展开更多
The significant role of square root mapping in probability,statistics,physics,architecture and engineering motivates us to emphasize on a new radical functional equation arising from a square root and reciprocal squar...The significant role of square root mapping in probability,statistics,physics,architecture and engineering motivates us to emphasize on a new radical functional equation arising from a square root and reciprocal square root mappings.The interesting attribute of this equation is that it has both a square root mapping and a reciprocal square root mapping as solutions.We establish that the hyperstabilities of this equation exist using a fixed point alternative theorem.It is also demonstrated with an example that the stability may fail in special cases.展开更多
Heat transfer,friction factor and thermal enhancement factor characteristics of a double pipe heat exchanger fitted with square-cut twisted tapes(STT) and plain twisted tapes(PTT) are investigated experimentally u...Heat transfer,friction factor and thermal enhancement factor characteristics of a double pipe heat exchanger fitted with square-cut twisted tapes(STT) and plain twisted tapes(PTT) are investigated experimentally using the water as working fluid.The tapes(STT and PTT) have three twist ratios(y=2.0,4.4 and 6.0) and the Reynolds number ranges from 2000 to 12000.The experimental results reveal that heat transfer rate,friction factor and thermal enhancement factor in the tube equipped with STT are significantly higher than those fitted with PTT. The additional disturbance and secondary flow in the vicinity of the tube wall generated by STT are higher compared to that induced by the PTT is referred as the reason for better performance.Over the range considered,the Nusselt number,friction factor and thermal enhancement factor in a tube with STT are respectively,1.03 to 1.14,1.05 to 1.25 and 1.02 to 1.06 times of those in tube with PTT.An empirical correlation is also formulated to match with experimental data of Nusselt number and friction factor for STT and PTT.展开更多
The emphasis of this exploration was to examine the workability and work hardening performance of Mg(Magnesium)specimen and Mg-B_(4)C composites created via the powder metallurgy technique.The pure Mg and Mg-B_(4)C co...The emphasis of this exploration was to examine the workability and work hardening performance of Mg(Magnesium)specimen and Mg-B_(4)C composites created via the powder metallurgy technique.The pure Mg and Mg-B_(4)C composites are made with distinct weight percentages(Mg-5%B_(4)C,Mg-10%B_(4)C,and Mg-15%B_(4)C)at the unit aspect ratio.The powders and composites characterization are executed by SEM(Scanning Electron Microscope),EDS(Energy Dispersive Spectrum)with an elemental map,and XRD(X-ray Diffraction)examination.It displays that,the B_(4)C particles were dispersed consistently with the Mg matrix.The workability and work hardening examination was conducted in triaxial stress conditions using the cold deformation process.The consequence of workability stress exponent factor(β_(σ)),distinct stress proportion factors(σ_(m)/σ_(eff)and σ_(θ)/σ_(eff)),instantaneous work hardening exponent(n_(1)),work hardening exponent(n),coefficient of strength(k)and instantaneous coefficient of strength(k_(1))are recognized.The outcome displays that Mg-15%B_(4)C specimen has greater workability and work hardening parameter,initial relative density,and triaxial stresses compared with the Mg specimen and Mg-(5–10%)B_(4)C composites.展开更多
The experimental investigations on the effect of the fly ash particle size, velocity, impingement angle, and feed rate were done with an emphasis on the effect of erosion on annealed SA 210 GrA1 (A) and normalized S...The experimental investigations on the effect of the fly ash particle size, velocity, impingement angle, and feed rate were done with an emphasis on the effect of erosion on annealed SA 210 GrA1 (A) and normalized SA 210 GrA1 (N) carbon steel economizer-tube materials. Erosion rates were evaluated with different impingement angles ranging from 15° to 90°, at four different velocities of 32.5, 35, 37.5, and 40 m/s, and at four different feed rates of fly ash particles of 2, 4, 6 and 8 g/min. The erodent used was fly ash particles, sizes ranging from 50-250 μm of irregular shapes. Erosion rate is found to be the maximum at the impingement angle of 30°. Erosion rates of the carbon steel tube in different heat treatment conditions, annealed and normalized, at a constant velocity of 32.5 m/s with different angles were studied. In all cases of feed rates, impingement angles, particle sizes, and velocities of fly ash particles, it has been found that the erosion rate of the annealed tube is less than that of the normalized tube. Empirical correlations for erosion rate relating the velocity, size, feed rate, and impingement angle of the particles and elongation property of the target materials were arrived. Morphologies of the eroded surface were examined by scanning electron microscope (SEM).展开更多
The intention of this paper is to study new additive kind multi-dimensional functional equations inspired by several applications of difference equations in biology,control theory,economics,and computer science,as wel...The intention of this paper is to study new additive kind multi-dimensional functional equations inspired by several applications of difference equations in biology,control theory,economics,and computer science,as well as notable implementation of fuzzy ideas in certain situations involving ambiguity or vagueness.In the context of different fuzzy spaces,we demonstrate their various fundamental stabilities related to Ulam stability theory.An appropriate example is given to show how stability result fails when the singular case occurs.The findings of this study suggest that stability results are valid in situations with uncertain or imprecise data.The stability results obtained under these fuzzy spaces are compared with previous stability results.展开更多
The challenges in the current energy consumption patterns and demand–supply gap are driving the need to develop commercially viable and sustainable alternative fuels that are eco-friendly and efficient.Given the exis...The challenges in the current energy consumption patterns and demand–supply gap are driving the need to develop commercially viable and sustainable alternative fuels that are eco-friendly and efficient.Given the existing alternatives,hydrogen is regarded as the ultimate carbon-less clean and green fuel with high energy density.Considerable efforts are being made to develop catalysts/photo-catalysts for the efficient production of hydrogen from abundantly available water resources via water-splitting process.In this review,the photocatalytic activity of tin oxide-based hybrid photocatalytic materials for increased hydrogen production has been studied.The existing bottlenecks and proposed solutions have also been discussed.展开更多
基金supported by the Global Genome Initiative for Gardens(GGI-Gardens Award),United States Botanic Garden and Botanic Gardens Conservation International,United Kingdom(Grant No.GGI/2024/1).
文摘The Andaman Islands,part of the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot,holds unique florawith many endemic and threatened species.However,this fragile diversity is under increasing pressure from infrastructure expansion,climate change and habitat fragmentation.The recently announced Great Nicobar Island Development project by the Government of India,which includes an international transhipment terminal,airport,township and power plant,if implemented,would cause major habitat loss and fragmentation,possibly leading to species extinctions.
基金Supported by the Science and Engineering Research Board(SERB),India(MTR/2020/000534).
文摘The significant role of square root mapping in probability,statistics,physics,architecture and engineering motivates us to emphasize on a new radical functional equation arising from a square root and reciprocal square root mappings.The interesting attribute of this equation is that it has both a square root mapping and a reciprocal square root mapping as solutions.We establish that the hyperstabilities of this equation exist using a fixed point alternative theorem.It is also demonstrated with an example that the stability may fail in special cases.
文摘Heat transfer,friction factor and thermal enhancement factor characteristics of a double pipe heat exchanger fitted with square-cut twisted tapes(STT) and plain twisted tapes(PTT) are investigated experimentally using the water as working fluid.The tapes(STT and PTT) have three twist ratios(y=2.0,4.4 and 6.0) and the Reynolds number ranges from 2000 to 12000.The experimental results reveal that heat transfer rate,friction factor and thermal enhancement factor in the tube equipped with STT are significantly higher than those fitted with PTT. The additional disturbance and secondary flow in the vicinity of the tube wall generated by STT are higher compared to that induced by the PTT is referred as the reason for better performance.Over the range considered,the Nusselt number,friction factor and thermal enhancement factor in a tube with STT are respectively,1.03 to 1.14,1.05 to 1.25 and 1.02 to 1.06 times of those in tube with PTT.An empirical correlation is also formulated to match with experimental data of Nusselt number and friction factor for STT and PTT.
文摘The emphasis of this exploration was to examine the workability and work hardening performance of Mg(Magnesium)specimen and Mg-B_(4)C composites created via the powder metallurgy technique.The pure Mg and Mg-B_(4)C composites are made with distinct weight percentages(Mg-5%B_(4)C,Mg-10%B_(4)C,and Mg-15%B_(4)C)at the unit aspect ratio.The powders and composites characterization are executed by SEM(Scanning Electron Microscope),EDS(Energy Dispersive Spectrum)with an elemental map,and XRD(X-ray Diffraction)examination.It displays that,the B_(4)C particles were dispersed consistently with the Mg matrix.The workability and work hardening examination was conducted in triaxial stress conditions using the cold deformation process.The consequence of workability stress exponent factor(β_(σ)),distinct stress proportion factors(σ_(m)/σ_(eff)and σ_(θ)/σ_(eff)),instantaneous work hardening exponent(n_(1)),work hardening exponent(n),coefficient of strength(k)and instantaneous coefficient of strength(k_(1))are recognized.The outcome displays that Mg-15%B_(4)C specimen has greater workability and work hardening parameter,initial relative density,and triaxial stresses compared with the Mg specimen and Mg-(5–10%)B_(4)C composites.
文摘The experimental investigations on the effect of the fly ash particle size, velocity, impingement angle, and feed rate were done with an emphasis on the effect of erosion on annealed SA 210 GrA1 (A) and normalized SA 210 GrA1 (N) carbon steel economizer-tube materials. Erosion rates were evaluated with different impingement angles ranging from 15° to 90°, at four different velocities of 32.5, 35, 37.5, and 40 m/s, and at four different feed rates of fly ash particles of 2, 4, 6 and 8 g/min. The erodent used was fly ash particles, sizes ranging from 50-250 μm of irregular shapes. Erosion rate is found to be the maximum at the impingement angle of 30°. Erosion rates of the carbon steel tube in different heat treatment conditions, annealed and normalized, at a constant velocity of 32.5 m/s with different angles were studied. In all cases of feed rates, impingement angles, particle sizes, and velocities of fly ash particles, it has been found that the erosion rate of the annealed tube is less than that of the normalized tube. Empirical correlations for erosion rate relating the velocity, size, feed rate, and impingement angle of the particles and elongation property of the target materials were arrived. Morphologies of the eroded surface were examined by scanning electron microscope (SEM).
基金The second author is supported by the Science and Engineering Research Board(SERB)of India(MTR/2020/000534).
文摘The intention of this paper is to study new additive kind multi-dimensional functional equations inspired by several applications of difference equations in biology,control theory,economics,and computer science,as well as notable implementation of fuzzy ideas in certain situations involving ambiguity or vagueness.In the context of different fuzzy spaces,we demonstrate their various fundamental stabilities related to Ulam stability theory.An appropriate example is given to show how stability result fails when the singular case occurs.The findings of this study suggest that stability results are valid in situations with uncertain or imprecise data.The stability results obtained under these fuzzy spaces are compared with previous stability results.
文摘The challenges in the current energy consumption patterns and demand–supply gap are driving the need to develop commercially viable and sustainable alternative fuels that are eco-friendly and efficient.Given the existing alternatives,hydrogen is regarded as the ultimate carbon-less clean and green fuel with high energy density.Considerable efforts are being made to develop catalysts/photo-catalysts for the efficient production of hydrogen from abundantly available water resources via water-splitting process.In this review,the photocatalytic activity of tin oxide-based hybrid photocatalytic materials for increased hydrogen production has been studied.The existing bottlenecks and proposed solutions have also been discussed.