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Applied Sciences, Volume 2, Issue 3

September 2012 - 7 articles

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Articles (7)

  • Review
  • Open Access
24 Citations
9,383 Views
13 Pages

Non-Stoichiometry and Calphad Modeling of Frank-Kasper Phases

  • Jean-Marc Joubert and
  • Jean-Claude Crivello

10 September 2012

One of the many singularities of Frank-Kasper phases is their ability to accommodate extremely large composition ranges by atom mixing on the different sites of the crystal structures. This phenomenon will be reviewed in the present paper with specia...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
8,671 Views
15 Pages

Ab Initio Study of Lattice Site Occupancies in Binary Sigma Phases Using a Single-Site Mean Field Model

  • Evgeniya Kabliman,
  • Andrei V. Ruban,
  • Peter Blaha,
  • Oleg Peil and
  • Karlheinz Schwarz

3 September 2012

The site occupation of binary Fe-Cr, Co-Cr, Re-W and Fe-V sigma phases is studied in the present work with a first-principles-based single-site mean field theory. We show that the alloy components in these systems exhibit similar site preferences exc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
64 Citations
15,502 Views
13 Pages

29 August 2012

The transesterification of waste frying oil (WFO) with methanol in the presence of potassium hydroxide catalyst supported on Jatropha curcas fruit shell activated carbon (KOH/JS) was studied. The catalyst systems were characterized by X-ray diffracti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
11,703 Views
12 Pages

6 July 2012

Linear Shaped Charges (LSCs) have been assumed to function in the same manner as Conical Shaped Charges (CSCs) in the published literature that describes a metallic jet process for penetration. However, based on the facts that the LSC liner is compos...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
10,278 Views
18 Pages

2 July 2012

The morphology of small gold particles prepared by Volmer–Weber growth on sapphire substrates have been investigated by two different characterization techniques. First, by non-extensive atomic force microscopy (AFM) in combination with optical spect...

  • Article
  • Open Access
211 Citations
19,500 Views
18 Pages

Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination of Agricultural Soil around Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ), Bangladesh: Implication of Seasonal Variation and Indices

  • Syed Hafizur Rahman,
  • Dilara Khanam,
  • Tanveer Mehedi Adyel,
  • Mohammad Shahidul Islam,
  • Mohammad Aminul Ahsan and
  • Mohammad Ahedul Akbor

2 July 2012

Intense urbanization, large scale industrialization and unprecedented population growth in the last few decades have been responsible for lowering environmental quality. Soil contamination with metals is a serious concern due to their toxicity and ab...

  • Review
  • Open Access
158 Citations
26,677 Views
27 Pages

Optical Current Sensors for High Power Systems: A Review

  • Ricardo M. Silva,
  • Hugo Martins,
  • Ivo Nascimento,
  • José M. Baptista,
  • António Lobo Ribeiro,
  • José L. Santos,
  • Pedro Jorge and
  • Orlando Frazão

2 July 2012

The intrinsic advantages of optical sensor technology are very appealing for high voltage applications and can become a valuable asset in a new generation of smart grids. In this paper the authors present a review of optical sensors technologies for...

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