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Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
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About: Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is a facility organization based out in Thiruvananthapuram, India. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Aerosol & Ultimate tensile strength. The organization has 2092 authors who have published 3058 publications receiving 47975 citations. The organization is also known as: VSSC.
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10 Jan 2013-Materials Science and Engineering A-structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing
TL;DR: In this paper, the porosity in the composites was associated with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and the distribution of CNTs was found to be different in axial and transverse directions.
Abstract: Copper (Cu) matrix composites reinforced with 0.2, 5 and 10 vol% single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) and 5 and 10 vol% multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) were processed by high energy milling of pure copper powder with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and subsequent consolidation by vacuum hot pressing. Microstructural observations of the sintered composites revealed equiaxed twinned microstructure for 0.2 vol% SWCNT composite and elongated grain structure, with CNT layers in between, in composites having higher CNTs content. The porosity in the composites was associated with CNT layers. The distribution of CNTs was found to be different in axial and transverse directions. Significant improvement in hardness of Cu–SWCNT composite was observed with increase in CNTs content. Whereas, in case of MWCNT composite, hardness reduced for 10 vol% CNT composites. Compression strength of the SWCNT samples was found to be higher than the MWCNT reinforced samples.
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University of Tokyo1, Kyoto Sangyo University2, University of Cologne3, Bundeswehr University Munich4, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency5, Nara Women's University6, Swedish Institute of Space Physics7, University of Wisconsin-Madison8, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre9, Rikkyo University10, University of Shiga Prefecture11, Planetary Science Institute12, Senshu University13, Tokai University14, University of Aizu15, Okayama University16, Chiba Institute of Technology17
TL;DR: In this paper, an onboard ultra-stable oscillator is used to generate stable X-band downlink signals needed for the radio occultation experiment, which obtained 19 vertical profiles of the Venusian atmosphere by April 2017.
Abstract: After the arrival of Akatsuki spacecraft of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency at Venus in December 2015, the radio occultation experiment, termed RS (Radio Science), obtained 19 vertical profiles of the Venusian atmosphere by April 2017. An onboard ultra-stable oscillator is used to generate stable X-band downlink signals needed for the experiment. The quantities to be retrieved are the atmospheric pressure, the temperature, the sulfuric acid vapor mixing ratio, and the electron density. Temperature profiles were successfully obtained down to ~ 38 km altitude and show distinct atmospheric structures depending on the altitude. The overall structure is close to the previous observations, suggesting a remarkable stability of the thermal structure. Local time-dependent features are seen within and above the clouds, which is located around 48–70 km altitude. The H2SO4 vapor density roughly follows the saturation curve at cloud heights, suggesting equilibrium with cloud particles. The ionospheric electron density profiles are also successfully retrieved, showing distinct local time dependence. Akatsuki RS mainly probes the low and middle latitude regions thanks to the near-equatorial orbit in contrast to the previous radio occultation experiments using polar orbiters. Studies based on combined analyses of RS and optical imaging data are ongoing.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a high elevation mountain site (Nainital, India; 1958 m a.s.l.) in the central Himalayas, a location that provides an isolated platform above the planetary boundary layer to better understand the composition of the remote continental troposphere.
Abstract: . Aerosol samples were collected from a high elevation mountain site (Nainital, India; 1958 m a.s.l.) in the central Himalayas, a location that provides an isolated platform above the planetary boundary layer to better understand the composition of the remote continental troposphere. The samples were analyzed for water-soluble dicarboxylic acids (C2-C12) and related compounds (ketocarboxylic acids and α-dicarbonyls), as well as organic carbon, elemental carbon and water soluble organic carbon. The contributions of total dicarboxylic acids to total aerosol carbon during wintertime were 1.7% and 1.8%, for day and night, respectively whereas they were significantly smaller during summer. Molecular distributions of diacids revealed that oxalic (C2) acid was the most abundant species followed by succinic (C4) and malonic (C3) acids. The average concentrations of total diacids (433±108 ng m−3), ketoacids (48±23 ng m−3), and α-dicarbonyls (9±4 ng m−3) were similar to those from large Asian cities such as Tokyo, Beijing and Hong Kong. During summer most of the organic species were several times more abundant than in winter. Phthalic acid, which originates from oxidation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons such as naphthalene, was found to be 7 times higher in summer than winter. This feature has not been reported before in atmospheric aerosols. Based on molecular distributions and air mass backward trajectories, we conclude that dicarboxylic acids and related compounds in Himalayan aerosols are derived from anthropogenic activities in the highly populated Indo-Gangetic plain areas.
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TL;DR: In this article, a series of differently crosslinked polyacrylamide chelating resins were prepared, using N,N′-methylene-bis-acryamide as the crosslinking agent.
Abstract: A series of differently crosslinked polyacrylamide chelating resins were prepared, using N,N′-methylene-bis-acrylamide as the crosslinking agent. The crosslinked resins were functionalized by the reaction with ethylene diamine to get amino group capacities varying from 4.2 to 1.1 mequiv/g. The maximum adsorption capacities of the lightly crosslinked resin for Fe3+, Fe2+, Ni2+, and Cu2+ are 3.62, 4.22, 1.48, and 1.67 mequiv/g, respectively. The adsorbed metal ions can be quantitatively desorbed. The adsorption rate and the influence of pH on the adsorption of metal ions were examined. The resins can be used for the separation between different metal ions as well as the ions in different valence states (e.g., Fe3+ and Fe2+). The resin is amenable for continuous process and can be regenerated several times.
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TL;DR: In this paper, an alumina coating was formed on AA7075 aluminum alloy by micro arc oxidation (MAO) method and its corrosion and stress corrosion cracking (SCC) behaviors were examined in 3.5% (mass fraction) NaCl solution.
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M. Santosh | 103 | 1344 | 49846 |
Sabu Thomas | 102 | 1554 | 51366 |
S. Suresh Babu | 70 | 498 | 17113 |
K. Krishna Moorthy | 54 | 263 | 9749 |
Sathianeson Satheesh | 53 | 172 | 11099 |
M. Y. Hussaini | 49 | 207 | 16794 |
J.R. Banerjee | 44 | 146 | 5620 |
C. P. Reghunadhan Nair | 37 | 181 | 4825 |
K. N. Ninan | 36 | 159 | 4156 |
Anil Bhardwaj | 35 | 230 | 4527 |
Ivatury S. Raju | 33 | 121 | 6626 |
Venkata Sai Kiran Chakravadhanula | 32 | 102 | 3011 |
P.K. Sinha | 32 | 118 | 2918 |
J.-P. St.-Maurice | 31 | 113 | 3446 |
Subramaniam Gopalakrishnan | 28 | 123 | 2951 |