Optical behavior of antibiofouling additives in environment-friendly coverglass materials for bio-sensors and solar panels

“Green tribology” is the concept that was introduced in 2009 by the founder of Tribology, Prof. P. Jost, who defined it as “the science and technology of the tribological aspects of ecological balance and of environmental and biological impacts.” This includes tribological technology that mimics living nature (biomimetic surfaces) and thus is expected to be environment-friendly, the control of friction and wear that is of importance for energy conservation and conversion, environmental aspects of lubrication and surface modification techniques, and tribological aspects of green applications such as the wind-power turbines, tidal turbines, or solar panels. It is clear that a number of tribological problems could be put under the umbrella of “green tribology” and is of mutual benefit to one another. Biomimetic applications are of particular interest for the Green Tribology, because of their environment-friendliness. Nosonovsky and Bhushan suggested the “12 principles of the Green Tribology.” The common feature in various biomimetic surfaces is their hierarchical structure and the ability for self-organization. I will discuss the principles of self-organization in hierarchical tribological systems on the basis of the concepts of the non-equilibrium thermodynamics (the Onsager formalism). In particular, I will show that the thermodynamic approach in tribology can yield new and practically important results.

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Solar Powered Self-Charging Circuit for Mobile Applications

International Journal of Advanced Research in Science, Communication and Technology ◽

10.48175/ijarsct-2080 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 43-47

Author(s):

Padmashree V Kulkarni ◽

A Jahnavi ◽

Madhurya L

Keyword(s):

Solar Energy ◽

Electric Vehicles ◽

Mobile Applications ◽

Solar Panels ◽

Environment Friendly ◽

Solar Powered

Electric vehicles were invented as an alternative to save fuel and to make more environment-friendly vehicles. With the increase in pricing for fuels, all are looking at effective alternatives for fuelled vehicles. Although electric vehicles [EV] are alternatives for our daily means of travel, they have not been very effective with the distance we can travel by fully charging them. The problem with EV is that once fully charged they may run for about 60 km. But considering our society, most of us travel more than 60 km every day. An alternate EV will make a better future. In this project we have aimed at making EVs more efficient and effective for normal usage. We have implemented a prototype of a new circuit with two batteries where each battery works alternatively. Apart from this, we have used solar panels to charge these batteries with solar energy.

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Preliminary Design of Solar Powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.225.315 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 225 ◽

pp. 315-322 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sumit Jashnani ◽

Prahsant Shaholia ◽

Ali Khamker ◽

Muhammad Ishfaq ◽

Tarek Nada

Keyword(s):

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ◽

Renewable Energy Sources ◽

Preliminary Design ◽

Solar Panels ◽

High Demand ◽

Environment Friendly ◽

Electromechanical Drive ◽

Aerial Vehicle ◽

Solar Powered ◽

Main Components

Applications involving the use of alternate, renewable energy sources are expanding exponentially, and are in high demand. Solar power has long been harnessed for such applications and aviation is no stranger to it with its strong drive towards becoming an environment-friendly industry. This paper describes a straight forward procedure to design and test a solar powered unmanned aerial vehicle that can fly continuously for 24 hours at any day of the year. The paper introduces the modeling and preparation of hardware testing of the propulsion and power sub-system. The main components of this sub-system are solar panels, the electromechanical drive train and the propeller. A design for a thrust stand to measure the performance of the system is also introduced.

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Optical Properties of HVEM Accelerators

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100114529 ◽

1975 ◽

Vol 33 ◽

pp. 180-181

Author(s):

A. Strojnik ◽

J.W. Scholl ◽

V. Bevc

Keyword(s):

Optical Properties ◽

Electron Accelerator ◽

Systematic Investigation ◽

Electron Source ◽

High Brightness ◽

The Past ◽

Wide Range ◽

Optical Behavior

The electron accelerator, as inserted between the electron source (injector) and the imaging column of the HVEM, is usually a strong lens and should be optimized in order to ensure high brightness over a wide range of accelerating voltages and illuminating conditions. This is especially true in the case of the STEM where the brightness directly determines the highest resolution attainable. In the past, the optical behavior of accelerators was usually determined for a particular configuration. During the development of the accelerator for the Arizona 1 MEV STEM, systematic investigation was made of the major optical properties for a variety of electrode configurations, number of stages N, accelerating voltages, 1 and 10 MEV, and a range of injection voltages ϕ0 = 1, 3, 10, 30, 100, 300 kV).

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Hybrid Lighting Complex for Combined Lighting Systems Research Into Optical Path Optimization Using the Complex "Solar Led-S" New Modification

Light & Engineering ◽

10.33383/2018-042 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 122-129

Author(s):

Alexander T. Ovcharov ◽

Yuri N. Selyanin ◽

Yaroslav V. Antsupov

Keyword(s):

Light Transmission ◽

Optical Path ◽

Artificial Light ◽

Solar Panels ◽

Shopping Centre ◽

Systems Research ◽

Lower Stage ◽

Input Structure ◽

Lighting Systems ◽

Two Stages

A new concept of the architecture of hybrid lighting systems for installations of combined lighting is considered. The cascade principle of constructing the optical path of such complexes is described, in which the design contains two stages of the cascade: the upper and lower stages. The upper (input) structure is made on the basis of the corresponding modification of the hollow tube “Solatube®” (daylight), and the lower one, based on the “Solatube®” fibre of a larger diameter, is combined with LED artificial light block and is designed to transmit mixed light (daylight and artificial light). The results of studies on the efficiency of light transmission made it possible to optimize the solution of the new modification of the hybrid lighting complex “Solar LED”, lower stage of the cascade, and to develop the nomenclature of the production line “S”. The description of the first experience of using this complex in the pilot combined illumination system of the “meeting room” in the shopping centre “IKEA Belaya Dacha” headquarters is given. A completely autonomous power supply system for a lighting installation based on solar panels has been implemented.

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Construction of Safe, Reliable, Clean, and Environment-Friendly Refining and Chemical Enterprises

Chinese Journal of Engineering Science ◽

10.15302/j-sscae-2019.02.014 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 111

Author(s):

Shucai Zhang ◽

Xiaohua Zhang ◽

Ping Jia ◽

Qian Wang ◽

Xianghong Cao

Keyword(s):

Environment Friendly

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Mikania micrantha mixed woven fabric for quick blood clotting and wound healing

Journal of Textile Engineering & Fashion Technology ◽

10.15406/jteft.2020.06.00252 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (5) ◽

Author(s):

Shaikh Md Mominul Alam ◽

Shilpi Akter ◽

Md Lutfor Rahman

Keyword(s):

Wound Healing ◽

Blood Clotting ◽

Woven Fabric ◽

Excessive Bleeding ◽

Sustainable Operations ◽

Environment Friendly ◽

Mikania Micrantha ◽

Leaf Powder ◽

Medical Textile ◽

Dressing Materials

The aim of this paper is to introduce novel dressing with Mikania Micrantha for quick blood clotting and wound healing. When epidermis of human skin is cut or scrapped, sometimes too much bleeding occurs. Excessive bleeding may cause death, if bleeding is not stopped immediately. To promote blood clotting & wound healing natural based bio materials are still insufficient in medical textile sector. To fill up this scarcity, woven fabric treated with Mikania micrantha leaf juice & leaf powder was examined. M. micrantha exhibits good blood clotting time in comparison with available dressing materials. Woven fabric (bandage) that contains M. micrantha can be used for cut wounds healing purpose. The experiments were carried out in environment friendly way which indicates the production & processing of these dressing materials can have enormous contribution to sustainable operations and products.

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