Search Results - "RANGANATHAIAH, C"
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Correlation of free space length and surface energy of epoxy nanocomposites to surface tracking
Published in IEEE transactions on dielectrics and electrical insulation (01-12-2018)“…Glass-fiber reinforced epoxy nanocomposites are widely used in high voltage outdoor applications. One of the serious problems of outdoor insulation is the…”
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Characterization of interfaces in Poly (styrene-co-acrylonitrile) (SAN) based ternary polymer blends: A new approach from positron lifetime spectroscopy
Published in Polymer (Guilford) (02-02-2012)“…Positron lifetime spectroscopy is used to develop a new approach to characterize the individual interfaces in ternary polymer blends and hence determine…”
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Investigations of copper sulfide diffusion into paper insulation of transformers
Published in IEEE transactions on dielectrics and electrical insulation (01-08-2016)“…It is well established that copper sulfide is formed due to reaction of sulfur with copper conductors in transformers and reactors. However, there is very…”
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Effect of electron beam irradiation on the microstructure, optical and electrical properties of glass resistive plate chamber detector material
Published in Applied physics. A, Materials science & processing (01-08-2017)“…The glass resistive plate chamber (RPC) detector materials were exposed to 8 MeV electron beam from 20 to 100 kGy in steps of 20 kGy. In order to study the…”
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A new insight into interface widths in binary polymer blends based on ortho-positronium lifetime studies
Published in Journal of applied polymer science (05-01-2013)“…The interface widths in two immiscible polymer blend (Poly vinyl chloride (PVC)/Polystyrene (PS)) and PVC/Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) are determined…”
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Experimental determination of interface widths in binary polymer blends from free volume measurements
Published in Polymer (Guilford) (12-09-2012)“…Interfaces in binary polymer blends play a pivotal role in moulding their physical properties. We observe a diffused interface in immiscible and partially…”
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Polymeric blend nanocomposite membranes for ethanol dehydration—effect of morphology and membrane–solvent interactions
Published in Journal of membrane science (01-03-2013)“…Nanocomposite membranes (NCMs) of sodium alginate/poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) blend polymers incorporated with varying concentrations of phosphotungstic acid…”
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Effect of barium chloride doping on PVA microstructure : positron annihilation study
Published in Applied physics. A, Materials science & processing (01-06-2007)“…Microstructural studies on BaCl2 doped polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) polymer films were carried out using density, PAL and dielectric measurements at room…”
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Investigation of organo-modified montmorillonite loading effect on the abrasion resistance of hybrid composites
Published in Materials in engineering (01-05-2013)“…► Hybrid composites were prepared by compression molding and cured in autoclave. ► Incorporation of nano-oMMT improved the mechanical and tribological…”
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Gas transport through nano and micro composites of natural rubber (NR) and their blends with carboxylated styrene butadiene rubber (XSBR) latex membranes
Published in Polymer (Guilford) (25-01-2006)“…The gas permeability coefficient of nano and micro composites of natural rubber, carboxylated styrene butadiene rubber and 70:30 natural rubber/carboxylated…”
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Influence of oxygen ion implantation on the free volume parameters and electrical conductivity of a polymer‐based bakelite RPC detector material
Published in Journal of applied polymer science (20-06-2017)“…ABSTRACT We have investigated the effect of ion implantation on structural modification and the electrical conductivity of Bakelite‐resistive plate chamber…”
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Rheology, Morphology, Mechanical Properties and Free Volume of Poly(trimethylene terephthalate)/Polycarbonate Blends
Published in Industrial & engineering chemistry research (18-11-2009)“…The phase morphology, rheology, mechanical properties, and free volume of poly(trimethylene terephthalate)/polycarbonate (PTT/PC) blends have been investigated…”
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Moisture and filler induced effects on the dynamic mechanical properties of glass fiber reinforced epoxy hybrid composites
Published in IEEE transactions on dielectrics and electrical insulation (01-12-2016)“…The paper reports the results of moisture and filler induced effects on the dynamic mechanical properties of glass fiber reinforced epoxy hybrid composites…”
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New method of determining miscibility in binary polymer blends through hydrodynamic interaction: The free volume approach
Published in Journal of applied polymer science (15-01-2009)“…A new method has been developed to determine the probability of miscibility in binary polymer blends through hydrodynamic interaction. This is achieved by the…”
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Positron annihilation and differential scanning calorimetric study of poly(trimethylene terephthalate)/EPDM blends
Published in Polymer (Guilford) (10-03-2005)“…The blends of poly(trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT) and ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) with different composition have been studied by positron…”
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Electron Beam Induced Microstructural Changes and Electrical Conductivity in Bakelite RPC Detector Material
Published in IEEE transactions on nuclear science (01-02-2015)“…To explore the structural modifications in terms of crosslink density and electrical conductivity in polymer based Bakelite RPC detector material was exposed…”
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A new method of stabilization and characterization of the interface in binary polymer blends by irradiation: A positron annihilation study
Published in Journal of polymer science. Part B, Polymer physics (15-03-2009)“…New methods for stabilizing the interface of partially miscible and immiscible binary polymer blends and characterizing such an interface are described here…”
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Photocatalytic degradation of indigo carmine dye using TiO2 impregnated activated carbon
Published in Bulletin of materials science (01-02-2007)“…The photocatalytic degradation of indigo carmine dye was studied using hydrothermally prepared TiO2 impregnated activated carbon (TiO2: AC). A comparison…”
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Chemical and photochemical degradation of human hair: A free-volume microprobe study
Published in Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. B, Biology (02-12-2010)“…The microstructural changes in human hair due to chemical and photochemical oxidative processes have been monitored in terms of free volume employing Positron…”
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A free-volume study on the phase modifications brought out by e-beam and microwave irradiations in PP/NBR and PVC/SAN blends
Published in Polymer degradation and stability (01-03-2009)“…Partially miscible blends of PP/NBR and PVC/SAN with different compositions have been prepared by solvent casting and characterized by positron annihilation…”
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