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Jain, Vikas
- Effect of Road Profile and Curves Generated by Wheel on the Performance of a Shock Absorber of a Motorcycle
Authors
1 Mechanical Engg Dept,, SGS Inst. of Tech. & Sci., Indore, IN
2 Indore Inst. of Sci. &Tech., Indore-452003, IN
Source
Indian Journal of Science and Technology, Vol 4, No 5 (2011), Pagination: 534-538Abstract
A front wheel suspension system of a motorcycle is assigned to a quarter car model and from which one shock absorber is considered for the performance study. The deviations from the cycloidal rotation of the wheel are proposed and the vertical motion of the wheel with respect to the sinusoidal road surface is modelled by a polynomial equation and compared with the experimental data. To give deterministic impulses due to road profile, the adjustable bumps are angularly mounted on a variable eccentric cam which gives input motion to a shock absorber mounted upright above it and acting as follower to the cam. For the heavier loads the rebound of shock absorber reduces and displacement smoothens. There occurs a combination of speed range, load and road disturbances within which the vertical acceleration is within the standard limit.Keywords
Quarter Car Model, Shock Absorber, Road Profile, Curves Generation by WheelReferences
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- Characteristics of Ferro Fluid
Authors
1 Mechanical Engineering Department, SGS Institute of Technology and Science, Indore-452002, IN
2 Principal, Indore Institute of Science and Technology, Indore-452003, IN
Source
Indian Journal of Science and Technology, Vol 4, No 11 (2011), Pagination: 1505-1509Abstract
This paper focuses on the synthesis and characterization of ferro fluid (smart fluid). The colloidal mixtures of magnetite in carrier fluid were made by different chemical processes. The characteristics like particle size, turbidity, density, viscosity, and damping were studied. The average particle size after repeated filtering measured to 12 nm. The turbidity variation was found to be almost negligible. The damping coefficient varied from 0.2418 Ns/m to 0.8348Ns/m in the magnetic field. The effect of magnetic field on viscosity was studied on in house made viscometer and calibrated with the existing Redwood viscometer. It was possible to change the viscosity with the change in magnetic field. Such smart fluid could be used in a semi active shock absorber of a vehicle for better performance.Keywords
Ferro Fluid, Viscosity, Magnetic Field, Smart FluidReferences
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- Physicochemical and Preliminary Phytochemical Studies on the Fruit of Tribulus terrestries Linn.
Authors
1 National Institute of Ayurvedic Pharmaceutical Research, Patiala–47001, Punjab, IN
2 Shobhit University, Meerut, UP, IN
Source
Research Journal of Science and Technology, Vol 2, No 2 (2010), Pagination: 31-33Abstract
The present communication attempts to evaluate the physicochemical and preliminary phytochemical studies on the fruit of Tribulus terrestries Linn. Zygophyllaceae family.
Tribulus terrestries is an annual or perennial, prostrate herb with many slender, spreading branches and silky-villous young parts. The plant grows wild throughout India, the shrub thrives in well irrigated black soil upto attitudes of 3000m. Tribulus terrestries is traditionally used in the formulation for antiurolithiatic activity, anthelmintic activity, anti-inflammatory activity, cardiac activity, aphrodisiac activity etc.
As there is no detailed standardisation work reported on fruit, the physicochemical parameters, preliminary phytochemical constants, toxic heavy metals, pesticide residue, and aflatoxin analysis are carried out. The study revealed specific identities for the particular crude drug which will be useful in identification and control to adulterations of the raw drug.