A study regarding the linear burning rates of strands of blended liquid monopropellants was conducted in a pressurized vessel. The blends consisted of the monopropellant isopropyl nitrate (IPN) and the desensitizer dibutyl sebacate (DBS) while an established monopropellant Otto fuel II (OF-II) was also tested. Additional experiments were performed ...
Friction Stir Welding (FSW) of Cu-0.80Cr-0.10Zr (in wt pct) alloy under aged condition was performed to study the effects of process parameters on microstructure and properties of the joint. FSW was performed over a wide range of process parameters, like tool-rotation speed (from 800 to 1200 rpm) and tool-travel speed (from 40 to 100 mm/min), and t...
A colloidal particle immersed in a bath of bacteria is a typical example of a passive particle in an active bath. To model this, we take an overdamped harmonically trapped particle subjected to a thermal and a non-equilibrium noise arising from the active bath. The harmonic well can be attributed to a laser trap or to the small amplitude motion of ...
The containment of a nuclear reactor acts as the ultimate barrier for radionuclides to be leaked in the environment. Severe accidents in nuclear reactors may result in the pressurization of the containment and may provide different potential leak paths. So, to enhance the safety of new designs of Indian pressurized heavy water reactors, an addition...
A coupled experimental and theoretical study is reported here on friction hydro-pillar processing of AISI 4140 steel, which is a novel solid-state joining technique to repair and fill crack holes in thick-walled components by an external stud. The stud is rotated and forced to fill a crack hole by plastic flow. During the process, frictional heatin...
Effects of internals on the fluid dynamics and reaction performance in a pilot-scale slurry bubble column reactor (dc = 0.29 m, h = 4 m) for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis were investigated by CFD simulation in two stages: the first stage with only fluid flow and the second stage coupled with flow, mass transfer and reaction. At the same superficial gas...
Effects of internals on the fluid dynamics and reaction performance in a pilot-scale slurry bubble column reactor (dc = 0.29 m, h = 4 m) for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis were investigated by CFD simulation in two stages: the first stage with only fluid flow and the second stage coupled with flow, mass transfer and reaction. At the same superficial gas...
Effects of internals on the fluid dynamics and reaction performance in a pilot-scale slurry bubble column reactor (dc = 0.29 m, h = 4 m) for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis were investigated by CFD simulation in two stages: the first stage with only fluid flow and the second stage coupled with flow, mass transfer and reaction. At the same superficial gas...
Effects of internals on the fluid dynamics and reaction performance in a pilot-scale slurry bubble column reactor (dc = 0.29 m, h = 4 m) for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis were investigated by CFD simulation in two stages: the first stage with only fluid flow and the second stage coupled with flow, mass transfer and reaction. At the same superficial gas...
Extremely high temperatures represent one of the most severe abiotic stresses limiting crop productivity. However, understanding crop responses to heat stress is still limited considering the increases in both the frequency and severity of heat wave events under climate change. This limited understanding is partly due to the lack of studies or tool...
