In this research paper, measured monthly average daily radiometric data for global solar radiation on the horizontal surfaces and atmospheric parameters including relative humidity, sunshine hours, dew point temperature as well as the ambient temperatures (minimum and maximum) at...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/28446
A gauge transformation of a simple electromagnetic system is analyzed. The Hamiltonian which is derived from the Dirac Lagrangian density is used for determining the state of an electron. The fact that this Hamiltonian is free of time differential operators plays a key role in th...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/28572
Special Relativity, which the 110-anniversary was marked in the last year, is a very well elaborated theory. However, there might be some logically deduced discrepancies named paradoxes, which demand a painstaking examination. Nonetheless, every search for inherent contradictions...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/28188
This paper presents a hydrodynamic model of flow in a bifurcating stream, in which the effects of environmental thermal differentials are investigated. The governing nonlinear and coupled equations are solved analytically using similarity transformation and perturbation series ex...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/26430
Investigation has been carried out to analyze the effects of variable wall temperature and concentration on Magnetohydrodynamic mixed convection flow of a nanofluid over a nonlinear stretching sheet with variable Brownian and thermophoretic diffusion coefficient. The governing di...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/28946
The numerical analysis is performed to examine the effects of magnetic, radiation and chemical reaction parameters on the unsteady heat and mass transfer flow past a temperature dependent viscosity of an isothermal oscillating cylinder. The governing coupled dimensional partial d...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/28008
The concept of mutual induction which arises from Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction is a major concerned about the size of the magnetic flux cutting across a wire which is directly proportional to the induced Electromotive Force (e.m.f.), this is often time being thought...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/28280
Solar radiation data at horizontal level, tilted surfaces and in the atmosphere is an important feature in solar energy applications such as photovoltaic systems for electricity generation, solar collectors for heating and passive solar devices. This study presents an investigati...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/28829
Ghassab M. Al-Mazaideh, Taher S. Ababneh, Khalid H. Abu-Shandi, Rasheed M. A. Q. Jamhour, Haya J. Ayaal Salman, Ashraf M. Al-Msiedeen & Salim M. Khalil·Physical Science International Journal·2016
Density functional theory (DFT) calculations have been performed on Mesembrine, Mesembrenone, Mesembrenol and Tortuosamine, using Gaussian 03 (G03) program with complete optimization of geometries. Quantum parameters and thermodynamic Gibbs function have been used to investigate...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/28273
A hydrodynamic model of the flow in a bifurcating stream is presented. The problem is modeled using the Boussinesq approximations, and the governing nonlinear equations solved analytically by the methods of similarity transformation and regular perturbation series expansions. Sim...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/26410
The dielectric behavior of both acetone and dimethylformamide (DMF) were examined in the presence of an electric field. The electrical conductivity of both solvents was used to estimate the complex permittivity of acetone and dimethylformamide. The relaxation time of the solvents...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/27742
In this paper we obtain some identities related to the Hamiltonian operator composed with momentum and position operators and Euler polynomials and confirm these properties through examples.
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/27970
SCALE 6.1 code system and VENTURE-PC code system has been used for the core conversion of Miniature Neutron Source Reactor (MNSR) from Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) system (90.2% enriched UAl4 fuel) to Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) system (19.75% enriched UO2-zircaloy-4 fuel). All o...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/23750
The impact of a municipal solid waste dumpsite on soil and groundwater in Port Harcourt municipality was investigated using 2-D resistivity imaging technique. The resistivity data was acquired along six traverses, two of which was used as control line. The objective of the study...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/28080
Gamma spectroscopy was used to determine the activity concentration of 238U, 232Th and 40K and radiation dose estimates in water resources of Abua/Odual Local Government Area in Rivers State of Nigeria. A total of 19 water samples (7 borehole water, 6 river water and 6 hand dug w...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/28033