An accurate technique of measurement of a transducer output by using a modified two core saturable reactor

Saturable reactor or transductor used as a magnetic modulator or amplifier for the measurement of the small value DC output signal of a transducer may suffer from error due to the fact that a part of the current drawn from the transducer by the transductor unit is utilized to magnetize the core material. In this paper a modified two core saturable reactor circuit has been proposed to eliminate this error. This unit also minimizes some other errors like common mode error, material error, etc. Theory of operation and design of the circuit has been explained in this paper. The circuit has been tested by using a millivolt input signal as well as a thermocouple to measure temperature. The experimental results are presented in this paper. Linear static characteristic graphs have been observed.     

Photoelastic Studies on Rubber-to-Rubber Joints

Photoelasticity is a method which yields information on the principal stress difference and orientation in a composite structure. Various problems associated with this technique, especially those concerning the fundamental relationship between the fringe order and the stress, have yet to be investigated. A few studies of this relationship in a universal stress state have been presented, particularly in the field of rubber-to-metal and rubber-to-fabric composites, but no evaluations have so far been made in the field of rubber-to-rubber joints. Applying the photoelastic method, we report our observations on the stress distribution in a natural rubber to natural rubber joint subjected to uniaxial tension. A comparison between the results of experimental photoelastic studies and the corresponding computer modelling has been illustrated. The theoretical displacement pattern of the angular joints of bi-rubber part has also been highlighted.     

Facile Suzuki coupling over ortho-metalated palladium(II) complex anchored on 2D-hexagonal mesoporous organosilica

Phenyl functionalized 2D-hexagonal mesoporous silica material has been synthesized by cationic/non-ionic mixed surfactant templating route. The phenyl group of this mesoporous material is further functionalized via nitration and then reduction of that nitro group to amino functionality, followed by Schiff base condensation and heterogenization of a palladium(II) complex, yielded an ortho-metalated palladium(II) complex anchored in a ordered mesoporous silica matrix. This supported metal complex acts as an efficient catalyst in the Suzuki cross-coupling reaction and shows high selectivity for the bi-aryl products.     

Extraction of coals through dilute alkaline hydrolytic treatment at low temperature and ambient pressure

Assam and Talcher (bituminous) coals have been subjected to batch aqueous alkali treatment followed by extraction. It has been shown that alkali treatment increased extractability and reactivity of coal. Use of 1.4% aqueous sodium hydroxide was found to be capable of rendering about 40–50% coal extractable in ethylene diamine in two alkali treatments followed by extractions. Semibatch operation yielded about 26–33% extractable coal, and extraction data were found to be comparable with those obtained in batch degradation via a single alkali treatment. Of the solvents studied, polar and basic solvents were found to be the most effective.     

Effect of ash on maximum thickness of plastic layer of coals

A study of the effect of ash yield on the maximum thickness of the plastic layer (MTPL) of some coking coals (as measured by the Sapozhnikov plastometer) has revealed that with an increase in the former the latter in general decre?es. A rectilinear relation approximately exists between the ash percentage (dry basis) and log MTPL values of coals. For the samples studied, a multiple correlation incorporating the rank factor was found to be unnecessary. Higher Fe₂O₃ and SO₃ contents from the coal were found to be associated with higher MTPL values.     

Impact fatigue of an alumina ceramic

A new type of pendulum impact apparatus is described for determining single and repeated impact strength of ceramics, It has been demonstrated that specimens of a Sintox alumina ceramic exhibit fatigue behaviour, having a high stress plateau followed by progressively increasing endurance with decrease in applied impact energy. A fatigue limit, at least from the engineering view point, has been drawn at high endurances (10⁵ impacts). The influence of environment (static fatigue) and/or plastic deformation to explain the fatigue behaviour is suggested.     

Antiredeposition additives face new opportunities

Recent trends in fabric composition, choice of raw materials, and government regulations are placing new demands on the use and utility of antiredeposition additives.     

Generation of Bessel functions of complex order and argument

Recurrence techniques are described for the generation of Bessel functions of the first and second kinds where both the argument and order may be complex. The method is shown to be accurate for several well known forms of functions, including Kelvin and spherical Bessel functions. The accuracy of the general case of complex order and argument is determined by computing the Wronskians and by verifying some addition theorems of the Bessel functions over wide ranges of order and argument. Procedures for the accurate generation of complex-argument gamma functions are also described.