Thermal analysis of spurrite from a rotary cement kiln

A number of samples from the pre-burning zone of a wet-process cement rotary kiln were examined by combined DTA/TG and XRD for estimation of spurrite (2Ca₂SiO₄·CaCO₃). It was found that decarbonation temperatures of spurrite range from 1130 to 1190 K and they are 45 to 75 K higher than that of calcite occurring in the same sample. In the TG curves calcite and spurrite can be easily distinguished and accordingly both can be estimated from the same TG scan. Combined DTA/TG, supplemented by XRD, is a very effective method for qualitative and quantitative estimation of spurrite in cement rotary kiln materials.

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Zusammenfassung Unter kombinierter Anwendung von DTA/TG und Röntgendiffraktionsverfahren wurde eine Anzahl Proben aus einem Vorkalzinator eines Drehrohrofens zur Zementherstellung nach dem Naßverfahren auf Spurrit (2Ca₂SiO₄·CaCO₃) untersucht. Es wurde festgestellt, daß die Temperatur für das Austreiben von CO₂ bei Spurrit zwischen 1130 und 1190 K und somit um 45–75 °C höher als bei in derselben Probe vorliegenden Kalzit liegt. Aufgrund der TG-Kurven können Kalzit und Spurrit leicht voneinander unterschieden und demzufolge mit einem einzigen TG-Scan bestimmt werden. Kombinierte DTA/TG, ergänzt durch Röntgendiffraktionsverfahren ist eine sehr leistungsstarke Methode zur qualitativen und quantitativen Bestimmung von Spurrit in Stoffen aus Zementdrehrohröfen.

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(2Ca₂SiO₄ · CaCO₃), / , , . , 1130– 1190 , 46–75 , . . /, , .

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The authors are very grateful to Mr. A. H. Dalmia, president, M/s. Orissa Cement Limited, Rajgangpur for allowing to collect the samples during the stoppage of the kiln and also for his permission to publish the paper.     

A comparative assessment of fluid flow and heat transfer parameters in laminar flow around a circular cylinder and a sphere

Theoretical studies have been carried out for a comparative assessment of hydrodynamic boundary layer thickness, displacement thickness and shear stress at the wall for laminar flow around a circular cylinder and a sphere with the help of the approximate method due to Karman and Pohlhausen for two dimensional flow and the method as applied to bodies of revolution based on the work of F. W. Scholkemeier, respectively. Thermal boundary layer thickness and Nusselt number have been evaluated around the surface of the solids. Comparison is made with available solutions. The graphical presentation of the results depicts a concise and relative assessment of fluid flow and heat-transfer parameters for flow around cylinder and sphere.     

Coumarin derivatives as promising antibacterial agent(s)

Nowadays, bacterial infections epitomize significant health threats globally with an increased morbidity and mortality. Most contemporary antibacterial agents are resisted by pathogenic bacteria - the multidrug resistant (MDR) bacterial strains arising from cross resistances operative in natural bacterial consortia inside human body and in environments. Consequently, the development of newer potential drug candidate(s) is required against the broad spectrum of MDR bacteria. Indeed, the phytochemical coumarin and its derivatives had been reported with broad biological inhibitory properties, including antibacterial activities. In this review, several methods of synthetic strategies of coumarin derivatives as antibacterials were considered with individual schematic compounds by structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies as essential corollaries. Overall, substituents at positions C-3 and C-4 of coumarin are coveted for the development of newer antibacterial agents.     

A general approach to controlling the surface composition of poly(ethylene oxide)-based block copolymers for antifouling coatings

To control the surface properties of a polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene oxide) diblock copolymer, perfluorinated chemical moieties were specifically incorporated into the block copolymer backbone. A polystyrene-block-poly[(ethylene oxide)-stat-(allyl glycidyl ether)] [PS-b-P(EO-stat-AGE)] statistical diblock terpolymer was synthesized with varying incorporations of allyl glycidyl ether (AGE) in the poly(ethylene oxide) block from 0 to 17 mol %. The pendant alkenes of the AGE repeat units were subsequently functionalized by thiol-ene chemistry with 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorooctanethiol, yielding fluorocarbon-functionalized AGE (fAGE) repeat units. (1)H NMR spectroscopy and size-exclusion chromatography indicated well-defined structures with complete functionalization of the pendant alkenes. The surfaces of the polymer films were characterized after spray coating by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy (NEXAFS), showing that the P(EO-stat-fAGE) block starts to compete with polystyrene to populate the surface after only 1 mol % incorporation of fAGE. Increasing the incorporation of fAGE led to an increased amount of perfluorocarbons on the surface and a decrease in the concentration of PS. At a fAGE incorporation of 8 mol %, PS was not detected at the surface, as measured by NEXAFS spectroscopy. Water contact angles measured by the captive-air-bubble technique showed the underwater surfaces to be dynamic, with advancing and receding contact angles varying by >20°. Protein adsorption studies demonstrated that the fluorinated surfaces effectively prevent nonspecific binding of proteins relative to an unmodified PS-b-PEO diblock copolymer. In biological systems, settlement of spores of the green macroalga Ulva was significantly lower for the fAGE-incorporated polymers compared to the unmodified diblock and a polydimethylsiloxane elastomer standard. Furthermore, the attachment strength of sporelings (young plants) of Ulva was also reduced for the fAGE-containing polymers, affirming their potential as fouling-release coatings.     

Halide salts of antimigraine agents eletriptan and naratriptan

Molecules of eletriptan hydrobromide monohydrate (systematic name: (1S,2R)‐1‐methyl‐2‐{5‐[2‐(phenylsulfonyl)ethyl]‐1H‐indol‐3‐ylmethyl}pyrrolidinium bromide monohydrate), C₂₂H₂₇N₂O₂S⁺·Br⁻·H₂O, (I), and naratriptan hydrochloride (systematic name: 1‐methyl‐4‐{5‐[2‐(methylsulfamoyl)ethyl]‐1H‐indol‐3‐yl}piperidinium chloride), C₁₇H₂₆N₃O₂S⁺·Cl⁻, (II), adopt conformations similar to other triptans. The C‐2 and C‐5 substituents of the indole ring, both of which are in a region of conformational flexibility, are found to be oriented on either side of the indole ring plane in (I), whilst they are on the same side in (II). The N atom in the C‐2 side chain is protonated in both structures and is involved in the hydrogen‐bonding networks. In (I), the water molecules create helical hydrogen‐bonded chains along the c axis. In (II), the hydrogen bonding of the chloride ions results in macrocyclic R₄²(20) and R₄²(24) ring motifs that form sheets in the bc plane. This structural analysis provides an insight into the molecular structure–activity relationships within this class of compound, which is of use for drug development.     

Almotriptan,an antimigraine agent,and its malate salt

The crystal structures of almotriptan {systematic name: N,N‐dimethyl‐2‐[5‐(pyrrolidin‐1‐ylsulfonylmethyl)‐1H‐indol‐3‐yl]ethanamine}, C₁₇H₂₅N₃O₂S, and almotriptan malate {systematic name: N,N‐dimethyl‐2‐[5‐(pyrrolidin‐1‐ylsulfonylmethyl)‐1H‐indol‐3‐yl]ethanaminium malate, C₁₇H₂₆N₃O₂S⁺·C₄H₅O₅⁻, a novel selective serotonin 1B/D agonist, have been determined in order to gain further insight into the structure–activity relationships of triptans. The two structures differ in the orientation of their sulfonylpyrrolidine side chains. A comparison with other triptans reveals that molecules of almotriptan, sumatriptan, zolmitriptan and rizatriptan can adopt two principal conformations. N—H...N, N—H...O and O—H...O hydrogen bonds are responsible for the molecular packing.     

Synthesis and applications of 2,7‐carbazole‐based conjugated main‐chain copolymers containing electron deficient bithiazole units for organic solar cells

A series of low‐band‐gap (LBG) donor–accepor conjugated main‐chain copolymers ( P1 – P4 ) containing planar 2,7‐carbazole as electron donors and bithiazole units (4,4′‐dihexyl‐2,2′‐bithiazole and 4,4′‐dihexyl‐5,5′‐di(thiophen‐2‐yl)‐2,2′‐bithiazole) as electron acceptors were synthesized and studied for the applications in bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells. The effects of electron deficient bithiazole units on the thermal, optical, electrochemical, and photovoltaic (PV) properties of these LBG copolymers were investigated. Absorption spectra revealed that polymers P1 – P4 exhibited broad absorption bands in UV and visible regions from 300 to 600 nm with optical band gaps in the range of 1.93–1.99 eV, which overlapped with the major region of the solar emission spectrum. Moreover, carbazole‐based polymers P1 – P4 showed low values of the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) levels, which provided good air stability and high open circuit voltages (V_oc) in the PV applications. The BHJ PV devices were fabricated using polymers P1 – P4 as electron donors and (6,6)‐phenyl‐C₆₁‐butyric acid methyl ester (PC₆₁BM) or (6,6)‐phenyl‐C₇₁‐butyric acid methyl ester (PC₇₁BM) as electron acceptors in different weight ratios. The PV device bearing an active layer of polymer blend P4:PC₇₁BM (1:1.5 w/w) showed the best power conversion efficiency value of 1.01% with a short circuit current density (J_sc) of 4.83 mA/cm², a fill factor (FF) of 35%, and V_oc = 0.60 V under 100 mW/cm² of AM 1.5 white‐light illumination. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2010     

Synthesis and characterization of rare-earth doped SrBi2Nb2O9 phase in lithium borate based nanocrystallized glasses

Glass composites comprising of un-doped and samarium-doped SrBi₂Nb₂O₉ nanocrystallites are fabricated in the glass system 16.66SrO-16.66[(1−x)Bi₂O₃-xSm₂O₃]-16.66Nb₂O₅-50Li₂B₄O₇ (0?x?0.5, in mol%) via the melt quenching technique. The glassy nature of the as-quenched samples is established by differential thermal analyses. Transmission electron microscopic studies reveal the presence of about 15 nm sized spherical crystallites of the fluorite-like SrBi_1.9Sm_0.1Nb₂O₉ phase in the samples heat treated at 530 °C. The formation of layered perovskite-type un-doped and samarium-doped SrBi₂Nb₂O₉ nanocrystallites with an orthorhombic structure through the intermediate fluorite phase is confirmed by X-ray powder diffraction and micro-Raman spectroscopic studies. The influence of samarium doping on the lattice parameters, lattice distortions, and the Raman peak positions of SrBi₂Nb₂O₉ perovskite phase is clarified. The dielectric constants of the perovskite SrBi₂Nb₂O₉ and SrBi_1.9Sm_0.1Nb₂O₉ nanocrystals are relatively larger than those of the corresponding fluorite-like phase and the precursor glass.     

Three-body formalism for deuteron stripping reactions

A three-body formalism for deuteron stripping reactions has been developed. The equations of Altet al (1967) (AGS) for the three particle system (target A, n, p) are reduced to a set of coupled one-dimensional integral equations with the use of (i) angular momentum basis for representation and (ii) separable approximation for the two bodyt-matrices (which delineate the interactions between the particle pairs). The on-shell solutions of this set of integral equations are then related to the cross sections of the rearrangement processes. The inputs in this calculation, viz., the separable interactions between the particle pairs in the respective channels are simply constructed from the respective two body bound state in accordance with the bound state approximation (BSA) conforming to the ‘unitarity’ requirement. Using this formalism preliminary calculations for the (d, p) and (d, n) reaction cross sections on¹⁶O have been carried out and they seem to have considerable semblance with the observed cross sections.     

Prediction of stagnation point heat transfer for a slot jet impinging on a concave semicylindrical surface

A systematic procedure has been laid out for assessment of fluid flow and heat transfer parameters for a slot jet impinging on a concave semicylindrical surface. Based on Walz's modifications of the Karman-Pohlhausen integral method, expressions have been derived for evaluation of the momentum thickness, boundary layer thickness and the displacement thickness at the stagnation point. The work then has been extended for the estimation of thermal boundary layer thickness and local heat transfer coefficients. A correlation has been presented for the Nusselt number at the stagnation point as a function of the Reynolds number for different non-dimensional distances from the exit plane of the jet to the impingement surface.

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Berechnung des Wärmeübergangs im Staupunkt eines Strahles, der aus einer rechteckigen öffnung auf eine konkave halbzylindrische Fläche auftrifft

Zusammenfassung Es wurde eine systematische Prozedur für die Abschätzung von Strömungs- und Wärmeübergangsparametern für einen Strahl, der auf eine konkave halbzylindrische Fläche auftrifft, aufgestellt. Basierend auf Walz's Modifikationen der Karman-Pohlhausen Integral-Methode, wurden Ausdrücke für die Berechnung der Impulsdicke, der Grenzschichtdicke und die Versetzungsdicke am Staupunkt abgeleitet. Die Arbeit wurde dann auf die Abschätzung der thermischen Grenzschichtdicke und der lokalen Wärmeübertragungskoeffizienten ausgedehnt. Es wird eine Beziehung für die Nusselt-Zahl am Staupunkt als eine Funktion der Reynolds-Zahl für verschiedene dimensionslose Abstände von der Austrittsfläche des Schlitzes bis zur Aufprallfläche aufgestellt.

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Nomenclature c _p specific heat at constant pressure - h ₀ heat transfer coefficient at the stagnation point - H distance from the exit plane of the jet to the impingement surface - k thermal conductivity - Nu _.5 Nusselt number based on impinging jet quantities =h _0.50/k - Nu _.5,0 stagnation point Nusselt number =h _{0 0.50}/k - p pressure - p _a ambient pressure - p ₀ maximum pressure or stagnation pressure - p(x) static pressure at a distancex from the stagnation point - p(x*) static pressure at nondimensional distancex* from the stagnation point - Re _J jet Reynolds number =U _J W/ - Re _0.5 Reynolds number based on impinging jet quantities =u _{m0 0.50}/ - T temperature - T* nondimensional temperature =(T–T _W)/(T _J–T _W) - T _a room temperature - T _J jet temperature - T _W wall temperature - u velocity component inx andx directions - u _m jet centerline (or maximum) free jet velocity: external (or maximum) boundary layer velocity aty = _m - u _m0 arrival velocity defined as the maximum velocity the free jet would have at the plane of impingement if the plane were not there - U _J jet exit velocity - W jet nozzle width - x* nondimensional coordinate starting at the stagnation point =x/2 _0.50 - x, y rectangular cartesian coordinates - y coordinate normal to the wall and starting at the wall - ratio of thermal to velocity boundary layer thickness = _T/ _m - ₀ ratio of thermal to velocity boundary layer thickness at the stagnation point - * inner layer displacement thickness - _.50 jet half width at the plane of impingement if the plate were not there - d_.5 free jet (half width) thickness whereu=u _m/2 - _m inner boundary layer thickness atu =u _m - _T thermal boundary layer thickness - nondimensional coordinate normal to wall =y/ _m - _T nondimensional coordinate normal to wall =y/ _T - Pohlhausen's form parameter - dynamic viscosity - kinematic viscosity = / - fluid density - momentum thickness - ₀ momentum thickness at the stagnation point