Experimental Investigation of Heat Transfer Coefficient from the Impingement of a Slot Jet Using Conjugate Gradient Method with Adjoint Equation

The convective heat transfer coefficients resulting from a slot jet on a plane surface have been estimated by using the real measured temperatures in the plate and inverse method. In this study, the inverse method used the conjugate gradient method with an adjoint equation. Distributions of the local heat transfer coefficient on the impingement surface were determined for various Re and H/Dh. It was found the heat transfer coefficients generally tended to decrease with increasing separation distance and to increase with an increase in Reynolds number. This presented method is able to estimate the variation of the local Nusselt number with time.     

Ultrasound-assisted coating of silk yarn with sphere-like Mn3O4 nanoparticles

The growth of sphere-like trimanganese tetraoxide (Mn₃O₄) nanoparticles on silk fiber was achieved by sequential dipping in an alternating bath of potassium hydroxide and manganese(II) nitrate under ultrasound irradiation. Some parameters such as the effect of pH, numerous sequential dipping and ultrasonic irradiation on growth of the nanoparticles have been studied. The samples were characterized with powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and wavelength dispersive X-ray (WDX).     

Preparation and Rheological Properties of Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube/Waterborne Polyurethane Nanocomposites

Waterborne polyurethane (WBPU) was synthesized by a polyaddition reaction with toluene diisocyanate (TDI), polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG), dimethylol propionic acid (DMPA), and triethylamine (TEA). Aqueous polyurethane dispersions with three different weight fractions, 30, 40, and 50 wt%, were prepared. All the dispersions made with these concentrations showed Newtonian viscosity behavior. Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were functionalized using a mixture of sulfuric and nitric acid at a ratio of 3:1 and added to these dispersions in two different loads of 0.1 and 0.5 wt%. Ultraviolet visible spectrometry (UV/Vis) spectroscopy proved the formation of stable suspensions following ultrasonic agitation. The rheology of these suspensions was characterized using dynamic and steady-state measurements. The higher amount of CNT in the suspension imparted non-Newtonian and complex viscoelastic behavior. This was attributed to a physical network formed due to the presence of the functionalized CNTs. The Cox-Merz rule was not observed for these suspensions.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">E. coli</Emphasis>, <Emphasis Type="Italic">P. aeruginosa</Emphasis>, and <Emphasis Type="Italic">B. cereus</Emphasis> Bacteria Sterilization Using Afterglow of Non-Thermal Plasma at Atmospheric Pressure

We developed and employed a new geometrical structure of dielectric barrier discharge in atmospheric pressure for bacterial broad spectrum sterilization. We utilized a plasma source having an AC power supply at 50 HZ and 5,400 V (rms value). We prepared suspensions of the Gram-negative bacteria species (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and a Gram-positive of Bacillus cereus with Luria–Bertani broth media up to OD_600 nm = 0.25 of McFarland standard. Afterglow of non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma treated these suspensions. The influence of the atmospheric plasma afterglow on the species was assayed in different time durations 5, 10, and 15 min. The spectroscopic results of this investigation indicated that the survival reduction of the species can reach to 100% for P. aeruginosa in an exposure time of 10 min, E. coli and B. cereus in an exposure time of 15 min.     

Efficient computational algorithms for solving one class of fractional boundary value problems

In this paper, we introduce a modification of He’s variational iteration, homotopy analysis and optimal homotopy analysis methods for solving fractional boundary value problems. It is illustrated that the proposed methods are powerful fast numerical tools to find accurate solutions. It is illustrated that efficiency of these methods is based on proper choosing of initial guess.     

An Improvement of Ostrowski’s and King’s Techniques with Optimal Convergence Order Eight

In this paper, we first establish a new class of three-point methods based on the two-point optimal method of Ostrowski. Analysis of convergence shows that any method of our class arrives at eighth order of convergence by using three evaluations of the function and one evaluation of the first derivative per iteration. Thus, this order agrees with the conjecture of Kung and Traub (J. ACM 643–651, 1974) for constructing multipoint optimal iterations without memory. We second present another optimal eighth-order class based on the King’s fourth-order family and the first attained class. To support the underlying theory developed in this work, we examine some methods of the proposed classes by comparison with some of the existing optimal eighth-order methods in literature. Numerical experience suggests that the new classes would be valuable alternatives for solving nonlinear equations.     

Design of a novel optical sensor for determination of trace amounts of copper by UV–visible spectrophotometry in real samples

A new optical chemical sensor is established for sensitive and selective spectrophotometric detection of copper based on the immobilization of 3‐(2‐methyl‐2,3‐dihydro‐1,3‐benzothiezol‐2‐yl)‐2H‐chromen‐2‐one on a triacetylcellulose membrane. Copper ions react with the immobilized ligand and cause an increase in the absorption of the membrane at 550 nm in universal buffer solution at pH = 6. The effects of pH, indicator concentration and reaction time on the immobilization of the ligand were studied. This optode exhibits a linear range of 7.0 × 10^?7 to 1 × 10^?4 mol l^?1 of copper ion concentration with a limit of detection of 3.0 × 10^?7 mol l^?1. The response time of the newly designed optode is within 3 min. The effect of different possible interfering species was investigated and it was found that the sensor has very good selectivity. The proposed sensor benefits from advantages such as low cost, high stability, low detection limit, fast response time, reproducibility, relatively long lifetime, and good selectivity for Cu²⁺ ion determination among a large number of alkali, alkaline earth, transition and heavy metal ions. The sensor can readily be regenerated with thiourea solution and its response is reversible and reproducible (relative standard deviation < 1.4%). The proposed optode was applied successfully for the determination of Cu(II) in various samples.     

Synthesis of some di- and trifluoro quinoxaline and dioxine derivatives from pentafluoropyridine

Novel [6,6,6] ring fused tricyclic systems can be readily synthesized in one-pot annulation reaction of pentafluoropyridine or 4-phenylsulfonyl tetrafluoropyridine with appropriate difunctional nitrogen and oxygen nucleophiles attached to aromatic rings. Reaction of 4-phenylsulfonyl tetrafluoropyridine with 2,6-diaminopyridine gave [6,5,6] ring fused systems arising from a tandem S_NAr and cyclisation process. From this investigation, di- and trifluorinated quinoxaline and dioxine scaffolds were synthesized.     

The first electrochemical sensor for determination of mangiferin based on an ionic liquid–graphene nanosheets paste electrode

A novel carbon paste electrode modified with graphene nanosheets and an ionic liquid (n-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluoro phosphate) was fabricated and used for the electrochemical study of mangiferin for the first time. This modified electrode offers a considerable improvement in voltammetric sensitivity toward mangiferin, compared to the bare electrode. Square wave voltammetry (SWV) exhibits a linear dynamic range from 5.0?×?10^?8 to 2.0?×?10^?4 M and a detection limit of 20.0 nM for mangiferin. Finally, the proposed method was successfully applied to the determination of mangiferin in real samples such as serum and urine.