• Strategies for enhanced performance of single & multi-objective optimization using evolutionary algorithms: applications to dynamics optimization 

  Patel, Narendra M. (Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, 2016)

  Evolutionary Algorithm (EAs) are often criticized for their large computational cost for solving practical optimization problems. Moreover they are naturally designed for unconstrained problems and hence require an additional ...
• Influence of cooling rate on the self-assembly and rheology of hematite and silica nano-particles in hexagonal liquid crystal 

  Ankita, Verma (Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, 2016)

  Liquid crystals (LCs) are a fascinating state of matter due to their ability to demonstrate both solid as well as liquid properties. Non- ionic surfactant nonaethylene glycol dodecyl ether (C12 added to water organizes ...
• Stabelity analysis to predict dynamic bhevior of self-oscillating polymer gels 

  Rajput, Vandana (Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, 2016)

  Self-oscillating polymer gels find their applications in smart materials that can autonomously produce mechanical deformation without the aid of external stimuli. These polymer gels are intrinsically driven by chemical ...
• Exfoliation of layered MgB2 by integrating solid state and solvent based strategies 

  Swasti, Medha (Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, 2016)

  The main objective of this research is to find a new technique to exfoliate layered metal borides to yield boron rich nanomaterials. The science of 2D nanomaterials has expanded significantly beyond graphene over the past ...
• Influence of phosphorylation on the foamability and stabilityof bovine serum albumin and citrus peel pectin (CPP) mixed foams 

  Modak, Shrikant Ramaro (Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, 2016)

  Bubbles are the vital component of many aerated food products which improves the properties like texture, flavour, appearance, shelf life etc. The foam stability of the food product is controlled by the protein polysaccharide ...
• Surface modification of fine powders using plasma treatment 

  Bunk, Shreya (Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, 2016)

  Plasma-surface modification (PSM) is an effective and economical surface treatment technique for many materials. In this work, changes in surface properties of 17 µm corn starch powder due plasma exposure are studied. The ...
• Precipitation of curcumin using CO2-expanded acetone solution: experiments and mathematical modeling 

  Patsariya, Rahul (Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, 2016)

  In this work, a technique of precipitation by pressure reduction of gas-expanded liquids (PPRGEL) has been utilized to precipitate ultra-fine particles of curcumin. Curcumin is a natural and pharmaceutically viable compound ...
• Thermo-mechanical modeling of shape and non-shape memory polymers 

  Sharma, Nikhil (Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, 2016)

  Shape memory materials are a special class of material that has an ability to retain their intended shape when the stimuli causing the shape change is reversed. In the current work, we demonstrate that two non-shape memory ...
• An experimental strategy to mesure control room operator performance and analyze human failure probability 

  Iqbal, Mohd Umair (Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, 2016)

  Chemical process industries involve a lot of hazards like flammable hydrocarbons, toxic chemicals, etc. These hazards have a tendency to get transformed into accidents that often have catastrophic onsequences e.g. Bhopal ...
• State estimation approach for fault diagnosis in anaerobic digester:application to India's largest dairy unit 

  Deepika Rani, Mallavarapu (Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, 2016)

  Improper treatment in sewage treatment plants and effluent treatment plants of industries account to a major amount of water pollution. This made Governments impose strict rules and regulations on reatment plants. As ...
• Synthesis of Pd/ Al2 O3 catalysts using different techniques and its catalytic activity for acetylene hydrogenation recation 

  Kumari, Sushmita (Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, 2015)

  The ĐatalLJtiĐ perforŵaŶĐe of Pd ŶaŶopartiĐles supported oŶ ϒ-Al2O3 aŶd α-Al2O3 have ďeeŶ iŶǀestigated iŶ the seleĐtiǀe hLJdrogeŶatioŶ of aĐetLJleŶe. ϒ-Al2O3 aŶd α-Al2O3 were synthesized by solution combustion using ...
• Flow improvement of fine propellant powder using nano-additives 

  Dixit, Kritika (Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, 2016)

  Ammonium Perchlorate (AP) is an oxidizer and major component for any solid omposite propellant fuel. The handling and processing of AP powder plays an important role in the performance of rocket fuel. AP being hygroscopic ...
• Artificial neural network based model predictive control of a distributed parameter system 

  Kartik, Mankad Jaivik (Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, 2016)
• Humidity induced agglomeration and caking behavior of ammonium perchlorate 

  Sharma, Ekta (Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, 2016)

  Ammonium perchlorate (AP) is an oxidizer used in explosives, fireworks and rocket motors. Due to its hygroscopic nature, it forms agglomerate and solid cake under humid conditions. This creates considerable problem during ...
• Comparative study of interpolating function in CVP based optimal control solutions of Fed-Batch Reactors 

  Tyagi, Dheeraj (Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, 2016)

  Piecewise constant and piecewise linear are the most popular interpolating functions in Control Vector Parameterization (CVP) approach for solving optimal control problems. There has been significant impact of the choice ...
• Lonic liquid assisted exfoliation of layered magnesium diboride 

  Ratnam, Devina (Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, 2016)

  Two dimensional (2D) nanomaterials came into limelight with the discovery of graphene[1] in 2004. Graphene is a single atom thick layer of carbon having a hexagonal honeycomb lattice structure. It’s exceptional optoelectronic ...
• An effective hybrid cuckoo search algorithm with box-complex method for constrained optimization 

  Zade, Anita Dnyanba (Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, 2016)

  It is well known that optimization is becoming an important tool for solving science and engineering problems. Mainly all the real world optimization problems are highly constrained in nature. Many times, solving such ...
• Continuous liquid antisolvent participation of curcumin: poluiomarphic Behavio, morphology and calculations of nucleation rates and solid-liquid interfecial energies 

  Chatte, Amurta Bharat (Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, 2016)

  Almost 40% of the newly developed drugs have poor bioavailability and therefore formulation of these drugs is a current challenge in pharmaceutical industries. Curcumin, one such drug extracted from rhizome curcuma longa ...
• Mass transfer and kinetic characteristics of activated sludge and excess sludge digestion process 

  Hariharan, P. (Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, 2016-07)

  The wastewater generated by industry, municipal and household contains a complex mixture of both organic and inorganic substances. The treatment of this wastewater is highly important before discharging into the ecosystem ...
• Liquid antisolvent precipitation of curcumin: polymorphism, particle formation pathways and long term stability 

  Thorat, Alpana Ankush (Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, 2016)

  The main objective of this work was to understand particle formation pathways and polymorphism of curcumin. Curcumin is a poorly water soluble ingredient found in turmeric (Curcumin longa). In this ork, curcumin was ...

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