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Optical CAD modelling and designing of compound die using the python scripting language
The time required to model a single component and then develop the component’s family consumes a great deal of time and is a strenuous task. This issue can be resolved by parametrizing the component and adjust...
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Investigation on Experimental Machinability & 3D Finite Element Turning Simulations of Al–4.5%Cu/TiB2/3p Composite
Present investigation examines the turning process of Al–4.5%Cu/TiB2/3p MMC composite on a HMT lathe machine. An attempt has been made to explore the machining characteristics such as cutting force & chip morphol...
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Investigation of Thermal and Hydraulic Regime of CDCP for Higher Throughput in SAIL Plant
Dry cooling of coke is an effective method of cooling red-hot coke. The unit of a coke oven where red hot coke is cooled with inert circulating gas is known as the coke dry cooling plant (CDCP). The coke from ...
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Understanding the Impact of Coal Blend Properties on the Coke Strength
The coal blends are used for both top and stamped charged coke oven batteries in Steel Plants which are consists of more than 5 to 7 individual coal sources depending upon the availability of coking coal. The ...
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Modeling Impacts of Climate Change and Adaptation Strategies for Cereal Crops in Ethiopia
Teff, maize, wheat, sorghum, and barley are the five major food crops in Ethiopia. This chapter provides a summary of the work investigating the effect of climate change and potential adaptation strategies to ...
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Estimation of Crop Genetic Coefficients to Simulate Growth and Yield Under Changing Climate
Global climate change has several implications on food security. The task of feeding the growing human population with limited resources is a challenging mission. With modern climate-resilient cultivars and op...
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Enhanced optoelectronics performances of multilayer Sb0.1Mo0.9Se2/SnSe2 heterostructure
In the present investigation, Sb0.1Mo0.9Se2 single crystals belonging to semiconductor-layered transition metal di-chalcogenides (SLTMDCs) are grown by direct vapor transport (DVT) technique in a dual-zone furnac...
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Effect of Microfines Reduction on Coke Quality in a Commercial Oven
Coke is the most important raw material fed into the blast furnace. The blast furnace operation is linked with coke quality (cold and hot strength). Coke quality depends on the quality of incoming coal, its bl...
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Effect of Different Size Fractions on Coal Properties
Coal is one of the main sources of energy in many parts of the world and has one of the largest reserves amongst all the nonrenewable energy sources. The effect of different size fractions of coal was analyzed...
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Implementation of an Integrated System for Coke Oven Battery Health Monitoring at Rourkela Steel Plant
The prolongation of coke oven service life beyond 40 years has become the norm in coke ovens abroad. Unfortunately, the average service life of a coke oven battery in India is only about 20 years. This anomaly...
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Laboratory-Scale Integrated Coke Dry Quenching System for Coal Carbonization Test
Carbonization test using pilot coke oven is an important laboratory-scale analysis to evaluate coke-making ability of metallurgical coals. RDCIS, SAIL, comprises a pilot oven of 250 kg coal charging capacity, ...
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Abrasive Wear Investigation and Parametric Process Optimization of in situ Al–4.5%Cu–xTiB2 Composites
Present investigation deals with pin-on-disk type of tribometer used to conduct abrasive wear testing of in situ Al–4.5%Cu–xTiB2 composites for enhanced understanding of the physical wear phenomenon. Characteriza...
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Optical and Structural Characterization of ZnO Nanoparticles for Binding Analysis with Semen Sample by Isothermal Titration Calorimetry
The present study investigated the optical and structural nature of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) to look into the binding mechanism with sperm cell for exploring a domain of biosensing tools. The band ga...
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Effect of Microlithotype Maceral Distribution on Coke Quality
The coking behavior of coal is an important facet in utilization of coal in metallurgy and in other industries. The carbonization behavior of coal mainly depends on coal rank, petrographic composition, ultimat...
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A Study to Predict CSR of Coke, Produced from Weathered Coal
In this study straight coals were weathered in open piles at Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP). Imported Hard coals were selected for the studies. Several weathering indicators such as Alkali Extraction test (Transmitt...
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Growth and application of WSe2 single crystal synthesized by DVT in thin film hetero-junction photodetector
Tungsten di-selenide (WSe2) belonging to the family of layered transition metal di-chalcogenides (TMDCs) is at present widely used in optoelectronic devices due to their adequate energy band gap suitable for pho...
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Environmental Changes and Challenges of Tarai and Siwalik of Nepal
Nepal, a country in Central Nepal, has an elevational range of 60-8848 m in an average 180 km north-south distance. The lowland (Tarai and Siwalik) in southern part of the country is quite close to the tropica...
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Modeling of Coupler Dynamics of Gatimaan Express
This chapter presents a mathematical model of coupler dynamics of Gatimaan Express. It has one locomotive class WAP5, one generator van, one second-class chair car, and one executive chair car, respectively. ...
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Studies on the effect of usage of inert-rich coal in coal blend on coke properties through pilot oven carbonization tests
The raw Tarmi coal having ash content of 33.1 % was de-shelled to produce pre-clean of 23.2 % db ash content and then further beneficiated to produce clean coal samples of ash contents of about 13, 16 and 19 %...
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Open AccessCIGS nanostructure: preparation and study using liquid phase method
Present study is motivated by interesting attainment obtained for copper indium gallium diselenide compound as a light absorbing material for thin-film solar cell. Formation of copper indium gallium diselenide...