Bis(diphenylphosphino)methane copper(I) tetrahydroborate was synthesized by ligands exchange in bis(triphenylphosphine) copper(I) tetrahydroborate, and characterized by XRD, FTIR, NMR spectroscopy. According to XRD the title compound has dimeric structure, [(μ2-dppm)2Cu2(η2-BH4)2], and crystallizes as CH2Cl2 solvate in two polymorphic forms (orthorhombic, 1, and monoclinic, 2) The details of mo...

We attempted investigate a boat model, based on the conversion of energy of surface wave into a sequence of unidirectional pulses of jet spurts, in other words model of the boat, which is thrusting by the waves field on water surface. These pulses are forming some average reactive stream from the output nozzle on the stern of boat. The suggested model provides the conversion of its oscillatory ...

Manatee researchers and wildlife managers continue to explore alternatives for optimally protecting manatees by means of regulatory approaches as well as technological solutions. Florida first began regulating boat speeds as a way of reducing risks to manatees over 30 years ago. Various types of manatee-protection zones have been established throughout Florida with the understanding that reduci...

In this paper, we take a hard look at the performance of REMOTE, a sensor network based application that provides a detailed picture of a boat movement, individual rower performance, or his/her performance compared with other crew members. The application analyzes data gathered with a WSN strategically deployed over a boat to obtain information on the boat and oar movements. Functionalities of ...

An innovative robotic boat has been developed for performing bathymetric mapping of very shallow coastal, estuarine and inland waters. The boat uses a Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) design to provide natural platform stability for a multibeam sonar payload, and a navigation system automatically guides the boat in a “lawn-mowing” pattern in order to map a region of interest. Developed i...

A new generalized Voronoi diagram is defined on the surface of a river with unifonn flow; a point belongs to the territory of a site if and only if a boat starting from the site can reach the point faster than a boat starting from any other site. If the river runs slower than the boat, the Voronoi diagram can be obtained from the ordinary Voronoi diagram by a certain transformation, whereas if ...

We describe the inspiration, development, and deployment of a novel cocktail device modeled after a class of water-walking insects. Semi-aquatic insects like Microvelia and Velia evade predators by releasing a surfactant that quickly propels them across the water. We exploit an analogous propulsion mechanism in the design of an edible cocktail boat. We discuss how gradients in surface tension l...

*Correspondence: Cherng-Yuan Lin, Department of Marine Engineering, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 202, Taiwan e-mail: [email protected] Biodiesel is a renewable, clean, alternative energy source with advantages, such as excellent lubricity, superior biodegradability, and high combustion efficiency. Biodiesel is considered for mixing with fishing boat fuels to adjust their fuel cha...

the results of mndo, am1 and pm3 semi-empirical calculations and hf/6-31g*, mp/6-31g*, mp2/6-311+g**, and b3lyp/6-311g** and qcisd/6-31g* ab initio methods for angle strain and conjugation effects in twist-boat, boat, and half-chair geometries of (z,z,z)-cycloocta-1,3,5-triene indicate that all methods, except pm3, predict wrong ordering of the conformations.