Monday 28 November 2011

G.K - National Institutes And Research Stations In India...

Name
Place
Atomic Reactors
Trombay
Artificial Limb Centre
Pune (Maharashtra)
Air Force Flying College
Jodhpur (Rajasthan)
Administrative Staff College
Hyderabad
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
New Delhi
Atomic Energy Institute
Mumbai
Bose Research Institute
Kolkata
Birla Planetarium
Kolkata
Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany
Lucknow (UP)
Bharat Electronics Ltd.
Jalahalli (Bangalore)
Bharat Dynamics Ltd.
Hyderabad
Central Electronics Engineering Institute
Pilani (Rajasthan)
Central Drug Research Institute
Lucknow (UP)
Central Road Research Institute
New Delhi
Central Salt Research Institute
Bhavnagar
Central Glass and Ceramics Research Institute
Jadhavpur (West Bengal)
Central Tobacco Research Institute
Guntur (AP)
Central Fuel Research Institute
Dhanbad (Jharkhand)
Central Rice Research Institute
Cuttack
Central Building Research Institute
Roorkee (Uttaranchal)
Central Food Technology Research Institute
Mysore (Karnataka)
Central Mechanical Engineering Institute
Durgapur (West Bengal)
Central Leather Research Institute
Chennai
Central Electro-Chemical Research Institute
Chennai
Central Arid Zone Research Institute
Jodhpur (Rajsthan)
Central Research Laboratory
Gulmarg (Kashmir)
Central Coconut Research Institute
Ernakulam (Kerala)
Central Family Planning Institute
New Delhi
Central Scientific Instruments Organisation
Delhi
Central Sanskrit Institute
Tirupati (AP)
Central Jute technology Research Laboratory
Kolkata
Central Mining Research Laboratory
Dhanbad (Jharkhand)
Defence Services Staff College
Wellington (Tamil Nadu)
Forest Research Institute
Dehradun (Uttaranchal)
Fast Breeder Test Reactor
Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu)
Film and Television Institute of India
Pune (Maharashtra)
Haffkine Institute
Mumbai
Hindustan Aircraft Factory
Bangalore
Hindustan Antibiotics
Pimpri (Maharashtra)
Hindustan Shipyard Ltd.
Visakhapatnam
Himalaya Mountaineering Institute
Darjeeling (Assam)
High Altitude Research Station
Gulmarg (Kashmir)
Hindustan Aluminium Corporation
Renukoot (Uttaranchal)
Heavy Engineering Corporation
Ranchi (Jharkhand)
Hindustan Motor Ltd
Uttarapara (Kolkata)
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi
Indian Naval Academy
Cochin (Kerala)
Indian Institute of Petroleum
Dehradun (Uttaranchal)
Indian Institute of Nuclear Science
Bangalore
Indian Institute of Nuclear Physics
Kolkata
Indian School of Mines and Applied Geology
Dhabad (Jharkhand)
Indian Institute of Management
Kolkata
Indian Institute of Mass Communication
New Delhi
Indian Lac Research Institute
Ranchi (Jharkhand)
Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore
Indian Institute of Philosophy
Amalner
Indian Rare Earth Factory
Alwaye (Kerala)
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
Pune (Maharashtra)
Indian Institute of Sugar Technology
Kanpur (UP)
Indian Standards Institute
New Delhi
Indian Cancer Research Station
Mumbai
Lalit Kala Akademi
New Delhi
Lal Bahadur Institute of Public Administration
Mussoorie (Uttaranchal)
National Geophysical Research Institute
Hyderabad (AP)
National Sugar Institute
Kolkata
National Defence Academy
Khadakvasla (Maharashtra)
National Defence College
New Delhi
National School of Drama
New Delhi
National Malaria Institute
Delhi
National Environment Engineering Institute
Nagpur (Maharashtra)
National Institute of Oceanography
Panaji (Goa)
Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports
Patiala (Punjab)
National Police Academy
Mount Abu (Rajasthan)
National Geographical Research Institute
Hyderabad (AP)
National Instruments Ltd
Kolkata
National Botanical Garden
Lucknow (UP)
National Institute of Foundry & Forge Technology
Ranchi (Jharkhand)
National Research Institute
Hyderabad (AP)
National Archives of India
New Delhi
National Dairy Research Institute
Karnal (Haryana)
National Aeronautical Laboratory
Bangalore
National Chemical Laboratory
Pune
National Physical Laboratory
New Delhi
National Metallurgical Institute
Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)
Nehru Planetarium
New Delhi
Paratrooper’s Training College
Agra (UP)
Public Health Engineering Research Institute
Nagpur (Maharashtra
Regional Research Laboratory
Jammu
Space Research Stations
Thumba (Kerala)
Rocket Launching Sites
Sriharikota (AP)
Earth Station
Arvi (Maharashtra)
School of Tropical Medicine
Kolkata
Solar Physics Laboratory
kodai Kanal (Tamil Nadu)
Scientific Precision Instruments Institute
Chandigarh (Punjab)
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Mumbai
Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute
Delhi

Sunday 27 November 2011

G.K - SI Base Units and Prefixes...

SI Base Units
Quantity
Unit
Symbol
Length
meter
m
Mass
kilogram
kg
Time
second
s
Temperature
kelvin
K
Amount of Substance
mole
mol
Electric current
ampere
A
Luminous intensity
candela
cd
SI Derived Units
Quantity
Unit
Symbol
Area
Length squared
m2
Volume
Length cubed
m3
Density
Mass per cubic volume
kg/m3
Speed
Distance traveled per unit time
m/s
Acceleration
Speed changed per unit time
m/s2
Force
Mass time acceleration of object
kg . m/s2
Pressure
Force per unit area
kg/(m.s2)
Energy
Force times distance traveled
kg.m2/s2
SI Prefixes
Multiple
Prefix
Symbol
1018
exa
E
1015
peta
P
1012
tera
T
109
giga
G
106
mega
M
103
kilo
k
102
hecto
h
10
deka
da
10-1
deci
d
10-2
centi
c
10-3
milli
m
10-6
micro
µ
10-9
nano
n
10-12
pico
p
10-15
femto
f
10-18
atto
a

Thursday 24 November 2011

Tool Design - Water/Gas assisted injection moulding... a intro

Water-assist injection molding (WAIM) is one of the latest and most promising developments in “assisted” injection molding. As in the established gas-assist injection molding process, WAIM technology uses a fluid under pressure to core out a hollow plastic part in the mold. In water assisted injection molding (WAIM) liquid water is injected during molding which expands to hollow out a plastic part. The thermal conductivity of the water leads to 50% faster cooling cycles and 25% thinner wall sections.Because of similarities between the two processes, both provide several of the same benefits:
  • Lower material costs
  • Lower tool cost
  • More part consolidation and less finishing than with un-assisted injection molding or metals.

The differences between water and gas, however, enable WAIM to introduce significant improvements of its own:
  • 50% faster cooling cycle time than with gas-assist molding
  • Up to 25% thinner wall sections, based on resin / composition

Water Injection Molding

Water Assisted Injection Molding - new methods of using water instead of gas to further reduce time cycles of thick section tubular products.


The mold cavity is filled and partially packed with plastic gas. Gas or water injection creates the initial bubble, followed by water injection to pack the cavity and then sequencing the opening of a shut-off valve to enable the expulsion of molten plastic to the secondary cavity. The secondary cavity is then pierced to allow water to flow through the gas channel(s) to cool the plastic. Water is then drained from the cavity by gas pressure or by air injection to dry the part before opening the mold and ejecting the part.
Molders may also combine gas-assist and water-assist technology in sequence to achieve further benefits in certain applications.

Advantages of WAIM Technology

Cooling:-
                  WAIM reduces cooling cycle time to as little as half that of gas-assist molding both because of the properties of water and the structure of the process. To begin with, the thermal conductivity of water is 40 times greater thanthat of gas; its heat capacity, four times greater. After injection, the continuous flow of water coring out the hollow section cools plastic from the inside at the same time that the mold tool’s metal cools the plastic from the outside. Although the mold tool performs the same cooling function in gas-assist, injected gas simply cannot cool as well as water can. In fact, studies performed by BASF demonstrate that the temperature of parts molded with gas-assist continues to rise after demolding. The temperature of WAIM-molded parts drops. In addition, WAIM creates thinner walls that cool faster.

Thinner walls, less material:-
                                                              Compared to gas, water has higher viscosity and is incompressible. In WAIM, water compresses plastic uniformly into thinner walls – approximately 25% thinner than is typical in gas-assist molding. Uniformity of wall thickness around bends and other geometric shapes is aparticular advantage of WAIM. Thinner walls directly correlate to materials savings; uniform walls, directly to uniform strength.

Material surface and performance:-
                                                                 Even with hygroscopic resins, such as polyamides, the water injection process does not have a negative effect on material characteristics – probably because the rapid cooling with WAIM prevents water ingress. The molecular weights of WAIM-molded resins are comparable to those measured in gas-assist-molded resins. In studies conducted by BASF, both polyamides and polyesters at 25% regrind levels exhibit expected molecular weight retention over five heat histories. And the water-assist-molded parts can be successfully powder-coated or painted.

Proven process technology, materials:-
                                                                       WAIM has been under development for some 10 to 15 years and is already successfully commercialized in Europe. In North America, BASF Corporation has built upon its European experience and established WAIM technology and application development capabilities. At its Budd Lake, New Jersey, location, the company can perform pilot-scale WAIM, gas-assist injection molding, or the combination of the two processes (GAS-WAIM). BASF has already optimized several resin grades* (LINK) specifically for use in WAIM or GAS-WAIM, and in several product applications. Applications
WAIM is especially well suited for a number of hollow-parts applications:
  • Automotive fluid handling tubes for oils and coolants
  • Automotive door handles
  • Oven and refrigerator handles
  • Chain saw handles
  • Office furniture chair arms
  • Structural components in many industries.
Gas-assisted process
The gas-assisted injection molding process begins with a partial or full injection of polymer melt into the mold cavity. Compressed gas is then injected into the core of the polymer melt to help fill and pack the mold. This process is illustrated below.






FIGURE 1. Gas-assisted injection molding: (a) the electrical system, (b) the hydraulic system, (c) the control panel, and (d) the gas cylinder.

Benefits of the gas-assist process 
The gas-assisted injection molding process is capable of producing hollow, light-weight, rigid parts that are free of sink marks and less likely to warp. Other advantages include:
  • Reduced cycle time
  • Reduced pressure and clamp force tonnage
  • Part consolidation with both thick and thin sections.
Typical applications 
Typical applications for the gas-assisted injection molding process can be classified into three categories, or some combination of them:
  1. Tube-and rod-like parts, where the process is used primarily for saving material, reducing the cycle time by coring out the part, and incorporating the hollowed section with product function. Examples are clothes hangers, grab handles, chair armrests, shower heads, and water faucet spouts.
  2. Large, sheet-like, structural parts with a built-in gas-channel network, where the process is used primarily for reducing part warpage and clamp tonnage as well as to enhance rigidity and surface quality. Examples are automotive panels, business machine housings, outdoor furniture, and satellite dishes.
  3. Complex parts consisting of both thin and thick sections, where the process is used primarily for decreasing manufacturing cost by consolidating several assembled parts into one single design. Examples are television cabinets, computer printer housing bezels, and automotive parts.
Learn More About WAIM:-
                                                            Every new processing technology comes with a learning curve. Because WAIM resembles gas-assist injection molding, molders already familiar with gas-assist should grasp the intricacies of WAIM most quickly. Before launching a successful WAIM operation, however, some details regarding equipment, process variations, materials and applications (and investment) require explanation and mastering.
                                                                    Fortunately, several companies in Europe – and now North America – have already done much of the research and development work to ensure this technology’s value and viability. In addition, courses are available to help molders master WAIM.