Efficiency enhancement in PbS/CdS quantum dot-sensitized solar cells by plasmonic Ag nanoparticles

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - Semiconductor quantum dots (Q-dots) are attractive nanomaterials to be used in numerous research areas and device fabrication such as sensors,...     

Microwave‐Assisted Expedite Synthesis of 2‐Phenylimidazo[1,2‐a]pyridylquinoxalin‐2(1H)‐ones

An efficient methodology has been developed for the synthesis of quinoxalin‐2(1H)‐one derivatives of 2‐phenylimidazo[1,2‐a]pyridines by microwave‐irradiated Hinsberg heterocyclization between 2‐phenylimidazo[1,2‐a]pyridine‐3‐glyoxalates and o‐phenylenediamine using either montmorillonite K‐10 or Yb(OTf)₃ as catalysts. Montmorillonite K‐10 was proven to be an efficient catalyst for the heterocyclization reaction between sterically hindered glyoxalate and o‐phenylenediamine only under microwave conditions. The use of Yb(OTf)₃/tetrahydrofuran was also found to be an effective catalyst for the above chemical transformation among a series of Lewis acids screened under microwave conditions; however, comparatively lesser yields were obtained as compared with the use of montmorillonite K‐10.     

Efficient synthesis of acridinediones in aqueous media

An efficient synthesis of acridinediones in two steps have been achieved using water as a reaction media without chromatographic purification. First step involves the reaction of dimedone with ammonium acetate to yield enaminone in water which on further reaction with various aldehydes yields acridinedione in aqueous media. The reaction merits the use of water as solvent, no additive catalyst and provides high yield of products with good purity.     

Why to consider environmental pollution in cholera modeling?

We propose a deterministic model to study the impact of environmental pollution on the dynamics of cholera. We consider both human to human and human‐environment‐human transmission modes in our model. We obtain the expression for the basic reproduction number of the proposed model. The study of our model reveals that environmental pollution plays a significant role in the spread of cholera and should not be ignored. Although various dimensions of cholera has been studied using mathematical models but scanty efforts have been made to understand impact of environmental pollution on this disease. Through this study, we try to bridge this gap.     

Quality by Design enabled enhanced bioanalytical extraction and UFLC determination of vilazodone from rat serum

An ultrafast liquid chromatographic bioanalytical method was developed and validated for the determination of vilazodone in Wistar rat serum. Principles of quality by design were implemented for enhancing the bioanalytical liquid–liquid extraction of vilazodone from rat serum. A Box–Behnken design was utilized in the studies by selecting extraction time, centrifugation speed, and vortex time as the critical method variables for evaluating their effect on the analytical attribute, i.e., %recovery of vilazodone. Chromatographic separation was achieved within a run time of 10?min using a C-18 column and mobile phase comprising of methanol:phosphate buffer of pH 7 (85:15 v/v) flowing at 1.5?mL/min. Photodiode array detection was performed at 242?nm. Results of validation studies were satisfactory. The method was linear over a concentration of 100–2,000?ng/mL with acceptable accuracy and precision. Limits of detection and quantitation for the developed method were 50 and 100?ng/mL, respectively. This QbD-based approach was found suitable for routine bioanalysis of vilazodone in the biological matrix.     

Non-darcy natural convection on a vertical cylinder in a saturated porous medium

The steady free convection boundary layer flow of non-Darcy fluid along an isothermal vertical cylinder embedded in a saturated porous medium using the Ergun model has been studied. The partial differential equations governing the flow have been solved numerically using an implicit finite-difference scheme developed by Keller. It is found that the heat transfer is strongly affected by the modified Grashof number which characterizes the non-Darcy fluid, and the curvature parameter. Also the heat transfer is found to be more than that of the flat plate.     

The effect of surface mass transfer on buoyancy induced flow in a variable porosity medium adjacent to a vertical heated plate

The effect of surface mass transfer on buoyancy induced flow in a variable porosity medium adjacent to a heated vertical plate is studied for high Rayleigh numbers. Similarity solutions are obtained within the frame work of boundary layer theory for a power law variation in surface temperature,T _Wx and surface injectionv _Wx(–1/2). The analysis incorporates the expression connecting porosity and permeability and also the expression connecting porosity and effective thermal diffusivity. The influence of thermal dispersion on the flow and heat transfer characteristics are also analysed in detail. The results of the present analysis document the fact that variable porosity enhances heat transfer rate and the magnitude of velocity near the wall. The governing equations are solved using an implicit finite difference scheme for both the Darcy flow model and Forchheimer flow model, the latter analysis being confined to an isothermal surface and an impermeable vertical plate. The influence of the intertial terms in the Forchheimer model is to decrease the heat transfer and flow rates and the influence of thermal dispersion is to increase the heat transfer rate.

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Der Effekt des Oberflächenstoffaustausches bei auftriebsinduzierter Strömung in einem variablen porösen Medium, das an eine vertikale, beheizte Platte angrenzt

Zusammenfassung Es wird der Effekt des Oberflächenstoffaustausches in auftriebsinduzierter Strömung in einem variablen porösen Medium, das an eine vertikale, beheizte Platte angrenzt, für große Reynoldszahlen untersucht. Ähnliche Lösungen werden im Rahmen der Grenzschicht-Theorie, durch Variation des Potenzansatzes der Oberflächentemperatur,T _Wx , und der Oberflächengeschwindigkeit,v _Wx(–1/2), erreicht. Die Analyse vereinigt sowohl den Ausdruck, der Porösität und Permeabilität verbindet, als auch den Ausdruck, der Porösität und Wärmeleitfähigkeit miteinander verbindet. Der Einfluß der Temperaturverteilung auf Strömung und Wärmeübergangskennzahlen wird ebenfalls im Detail analysiert. Als Ergebnis der vorliegenden Untersuchung ergibt sich die Tatsache, daß variable Porösität Wärmeübertragungsrate und Betrag der Geschwindigkeit in Wandnähe steigert. Die bestimmenden Gleichungen, sowohl für das Darcysche Strömungsmodell als auch für das Forchheimersche Strömungsmodell, werden mit Hilfe eines implizierten Differenzenschemas gelöst. Die Berechnung wird für die beiden Fälle, isotherme Oberfläche und undurchlässige vertikale Platte, angewandt. Der Einfluß der Terme für die Trägheitskräfte im Forchheimerschen Modell senkt Wärmeübergangs- und Durchgangsrate, wogegen die Wärmeübergangsrate durch den Einfluß der Temperaturverteilung erhöht wird.

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Nomenclature a constant defined by Eq. (12) - A constant defined by Eq. (12) - B constant defined by Eq. (3) - b _s/_f ratio of thermal conductivities - C constant defined by Eq. (1) - C _P specific heat of the convective fluid - d particle diameter - f dimensionless function defined by Eq. (14) - f _w lateral mass flux parameter - g acceleration due to gravity - k ₀ mean permeability of the mediumk ₀= ₀ ³ d ²/150 (1– ₀)² k ₀=1.75d/(1– ₀) 150 (Inertia parameter) - L length of the source or sink - m mass transfer - n constant defined in Eq. (12) - k (y) permeability of the porous medium - k (y) interial coefficient in the Ergun expression - Gr modified Grashof numberGr=(g k ₀ k ₀ (T _w–))/ ² - R _a Rayleigh number (g k ₀ x T _w–)/ - R _ad modified Rayleigh number (g k ₀ d|T _w–|)/ - N _u Nusselt number - s x/d - Q overall heat transfer rate - T temperature - T _w surface temperature - T ambient fluid temperature - u velocity in vertical direction - v velocity in horizontal direction - x vertical coordinate - y horizontal coordinate Greek symbols ₀ mean thermal diffusivity _f/ C_p - coefficient of thermal expansion - constant defined in Eq. (4) - ratio of particle to bed diameter - _e effective thermal conductivity - f thermal conductivity of fluid - _s thermal conductivity of solid - dimensionless similarity variable in Eq. (13) - value of at the edge of the boundary layer - constant defined in Eq. (1) - _e effective molecular thermal diffusivity - (y) porosity of the medium - ₀ mean porosity of the medium - viscosity of the fluid - ₀ density of the convective fluid - stream function - w condition at the wall - condition at infinity     

Simultaneous heat and mass transfer under unsteady mixed convection along a vertical slender cylinder embedded in a porous medium

Unsteady laminar mixed convection flow (combined free and forced convection flow) along a vertical slender cylinder embedded in a porous medium under the combined buoyancy effect of thermal and species diffusion has been studied. The effect of the permeability of the medium as well as the magnetic field has been included in the analysis. The partial differential equations with three independent variables governing the flow have been solved numerically using a implicit finite difference scheme in combination with the quasilinearization technique. Computations have been carried out for accelerating, decelerating and oscillatory free stream velocity distributions. The effects of the permeability of the medium, buoyancy forces, transverse curvature and magnetic field on skin friction, heat transfer and mass transfer have been studied. It is found that the effect of free stream velocity distribution is more pronounced on the skin friction than on the heat and mass transfer. The permeability and magnetic parameters increase the skin friction, but reduce the heat and mass transfer. The skin friction, heat transfer and mass transfer are enhanced due to the buoyancy forces and curvature parameter. The heat transfer is strongly dependent on the viscous dissipation parameter and the Prandtl number, and the mass transfer on the Schmidt number.