Integrated water vapour content by scanning radiometry

Abstract

Radiometry at the water vapour line with a scanning antenna beam from horizon to horizon through the zenith, in the vertical plane, was shown to be useful in estimating the integrated water vapour content from the zenith angle variation of radiometric temperature. The beam scanning may be made at a rate slower than the radiometer time constant using a Dicke type radiometer. Alternatively, a fast scanning beam may be used in a total power radiometer with a synchronous detection of the radiometer output at the scanning frequency to obtain a space domain Dicke switching for the measurements. A simultaneous scanning beam with 22.235 and 31.4GHz radiometers would allow us to separate the liquid water, if any, from the integrated water vapour content. Theoretical studies of the scanning beam radiometer performance in the estimation of integrated water vapour content from radiosonde data is presented and some typical results of Dicke type scanning beam radiometers at 22.235 and 31.4 GHz are also presented in this paper.     

Computerless optimal control of Ward Leonard drive system

The optimal control of a Ward Leonard drive system has been studied in this paper from the stand-point of a control engineer rather than that of the theoretical control scientist. The outcome of the Pontryagin principle was the design of an optimizing controller which may be a collection of commonly available electronic components. The equation of the optimizing controller of a Ward Leonard drive has been derived. No computer is required in the scheme.     

Microprocessor based simulation and digital logic model of gate turn-off thyristor

A digital logic model of a gate turn-off thyristor is developed considering the turn-on and turn-off mechanisms of the device. A commonly used R-C-D snubber circuit is also included in the proposed model. Relations between different delay times, e.g. storage time, Tall time, turn-off time and tail time, become apparent from the model. The model is simulated with the help of a microprocessor to establish the validity of the proposal.     

A Static Variable-Frequency Three-Phase Source Using the Cycloconverter Principle for the Speed Control of an Induction Motor

This paper describes a variable-frequency source employing the cycloconverter principle. SCR's have been used as the principal switching and voltage-regulating devices. The logic of the firing circuit has been discussed. The factor affecting output frequency stability has also been presented. A three-phase variable low-frequency oscillator has been used as the reference to achieve the variation of frequency. Voltage variation has been affected by phase delaying of the firing pulses in a manner similar to that in a phase-controlled rectifier. Provision has been made for changing the phase sequence at the output in order to facilitate reversal of the direction of rotation of the motor. Experimental results include output waveforms of various frequencies (0-30 Hz), and speed variations of the experimental motor (1 hp, 100 V, 1700 r/min) in either direction of rotation thereby providing the practical feasibility of the SCR cycloconverter for speed control of induction motors.     

HEATING UNIFORMITY AND RATES IN A DOMESTIC MICROWAVE COMBINATION OVEN

Physics-based modeling complemented with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for validation can provide a novel means to understand and thereby optimize combination heating processes. The objectives of this study were to compare heating patterns in a combination of radiant, forced air and microwave oven measured by MRI with those predicted by coupled electromagnetics-heat transfer model; quantify speed and uniformity of heating for the different combination modes; determine the effect of food dielectric properties on heating patterns; and delineate the nature of individual heating modes and their combinations. The modes of radiant heating through heating elements and forced convection by fan led to a more uniform heating compared with the faster (but less uniform) heating method provided by the microwaves. Combination methods were faster than radiant, forced-air and microwave-only heating. Although the speed of heating increased appreciably for combination modes, the nonuniformity of heating did not increase as much.

PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

The results from the study can be used to develop design recommendations/guidelines for combination heating for different thermal processes such as baking, broiling, roasting and reheating of different materials, grouping them based on their properties. The research can benefit the consumers, food services and equipment manufacturers to understand the combination heating process in a better way and to, thereby, use it efficiently. Without a fundamental understanding of the effect of various combinations, optimization of heating can be intractable. The fundamental approach used in this study would, therefore, help consumers and food services in preparation of safe and high-quality foods through combination heating. The work would also help equipment manufacturers in optimizing the designs of combination-heating ovens.     

Polymorphism of LiGa5O8 and of LiGa5O8-MgGa2O4Solid Solutions

High-temperature X-ray diffraction and differential thermal analyses showed that LiGa₅O₈ exists in two polymorphs related by the first-order transition at 1138°±3°C of the low-temperature simple-cubic form, space group (probably) O⁷, to the high-temperature spinel (fcc) form, space group O _h ⁷. The transition is rapid, and the high-temperature form in pure LiGa₅O₈ could not be quenched to room temperature under the conditions used. However, the high-temperature polymorph can be quenched under equilibrium conditions when 40 mol% or more MgGa₂O₄ is present. The subsolidus equilibrium relations in the system MgGa₂O₄-LiGa₅O₈ are discussed.     

DESIGN OF A MICROPROCESSOR BASED SLIP-POWER RECOVERY DRIVE

ABSTRACT

The complete design of a microprocessor based slip power recovery drive is described. The control scheme is implemented using the INTEL 8085 microprocessor and the flow chart of the speed controller is given. The set of nonlinear differential equations describing the dynamics of the system are linearized about an operating point which are then used to study the stability of the prototype control system in the z-domain and the design of the controller is presented. The experimental results agree closely with the predicted ones.     

Heat Transfer and Thermal Characteristics Effects on Moving Plate Impinging from Cu-Water Nanofluid Jet

The present article is focused on modelling of flow and heat transfer behaviour of Cu-water nanofluid in a confined slot jet impingement on hot moving plate. Different parameters such as various moving plate velocities, nanoparticles at various concentrations, variation in turbulent Reynolds number and jet nozzle to plate distance have been considered to study the flow field and convective heat transfer performance of the system. Results of distribution of local and average Nusselt number and sk...     

Uncertainty modelling of atmospheric dispersion by stochastic response surface method under aleatory and epistemic uncertainties

The parameters associated to a environmental dispersion model may include different kinds of variability, imprecision and uncertainty. More often, it is seen that available information is interpreted in probabilistic sense. Probability theory is a well-established theory to measure such kind of variability. However, not all available information, data or model parameters affected by variability, imprecision and uncertainty, can be handled by traditional probability theory. Uncertainty or imprecision may occur due to incomplete information or data, measurement error or data obtained from expert judgement or subjective interpretation of available data or information. Thus for model parameters, data may be affected by subjective uncertainty. Traditional probability theory is inappropriate to represent subjective uncertainty. Possibility theory is used as a tool to describe parameters with insufficient knowledge. Based on the polynomial chaos expansion, stochastic response surface method has been utilized in this article for the uncertainty propagation of atmospheric dispersion model under consideration of both probabilistic and possibility information. The proposed method has been demonstrated through a hypothetical case study of atmospheric dispersion.     

A graph theoretic approach for state assignment of asynchronous sequential machines

This paper considers the applicability of a special type of graph, the boolean graph, for the state assignment problem of asynchronous sequential machines. It also utilizes the properties of a layer representation of a boolean graph for developing a method for deriving a connected row set assignment of an asynchronous sequential machine. This method provides, for quite a large number of flow tables, an assignment with minimal memory requirements or requiring one or two additional state variables.