Oil and gas industries handle highly inflammable and toxic fluids under pressure. They also have large inventories of the same. Therefore it is imperative that these fluids are processed under safe operating conditions and ...

Increasing energy demands, predicted fossil fuels shortage in the near future, and environmental concerns such as the production of greenhouse gases have forced the scientists to find alternative and cleaner energy ...

Over 80 percent of bearings are grease lubricated world over due to many advantages and ease of application. It is a semisolid lubricant which offers the advantages of two lubricating groups viz. lubricating oils and ...

Bitumen is a visco-elastic material, which remains as residue after vacuum distillation of the crude oil. It is a complex mixture of organic compounds which cannot be tendency to degrade on exposure to heat, oxygen and ...

The work of green chemistry is based upon environmental chemistry. This branch of chemical science includes study of sources, reactions, effects, Study of the sources, reactions, effects, and consequences of chemical species ...

Solar photovoltaic cell’s efficiency is negatively affected with increase in its temperature. It is necessary to take measure to increase PV cell efficiency and decrease accelerated wear by controlling the operating ...

Natural Gas is a sweeter source of energy present in abundant amounts (187.3 TCM) (Dudley, 2013). For transporting Natural Gas to very long distances, pipelines have been considered as the most economical, effective and ...

Ultra Wide Band usually denotes to signals or systems having a large rel- ative or a large absolute bandwidth. This large bandwidth provides a precise improvement in signal robustness and information content. This also ...

The aim of this research is based on the welding consumable related issues at the pipe line construction sites which were experienced by the author of this thesis. Weld corrosion describes selective attack of the weld ...

The global energy needs have increased significantly in the past several decades and are predicted to rise more than 50% by 2030. At present the energy needs are met mostly from the conventional sources of energy like coal, ...