Study of solid lubrication with MoS2MoS_2 coating in the presence of additives using reciprocating ball-on-flat scratch tester

Molybdenum disulphide $(MoS_2)$ based solid lubricant mixtures containing zirconia and graphite were prepared in the laboratory and coated on steel specimens. The experiments were done using reciprocating scratch test for various numbers of cycles. The results showed that the addition of zirconia and graphite into the $MoS_2$ lubricant has improved its properties in terms of both friction and wear. In addition, it was observed that the presence of moisture affects the life of the lubricating film. It was shown that at high temperature the moisture evaporation enhanced the coating performance of the film

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Not AvailableICAR- KVK, Konehalli, Tiptur, Tumakuru I published news letter for the period July – December 2017Not Availabl

Influence of segregation of cotton bales based on its fiber attributes in yarn properties

The spinning mills in India test 2%–10% of bales in a lot for fiber attributes before processing of the fibers, which pose problems in terms of production and quality of the end product. The weak link is the non-availability of fiber property data for each bale, which restricts mills to purchase suitable bales for producing the best quality yarns. A study was undertaken to find out the effect of segregation of bales based on fineness of cotton on the yarns produced thereof. The cotton from different regions of the country was processed considering fiber attributes at each level of processing

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Not AvailableICAR- KVK, Konehalli, Tiptur, Tumakuru I published news letter for the period January – June 2018Not Availabl

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Not AvailableICAR- Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Konehalli, Tiptur, Tumakuru district published news letter for the period July 2018 to December 2018Not Availabl

Mobile Computing, IoT and Big Data for Urban Informatics: Challenges and Opportunities

Over the past few decades, the population in the urban areas has been increasing in a dramatic manner. Currently, about 80% of the U.S. population and about 50% of the world’s population live in urban areas and the population growth rate for urban areas is estimated to be over one million people per week. By 2050, it has been predicted that 64% of people in the developing nations and 85% of people in the developed world would be living in urban areas [1, 2]. Such a dramatic population growth in urban areas has been placing demands on urban infrastructure like never before